cronyn, constant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte NIEMELÄ 12998038 - (D) WINSOR 103 41.50 103 HARRINGTON & SMITH SCOTT, RANDY A

“The statutory phrase ‘printed publication’ has been interpreted to mean that before the critical date the reference must have been sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art; dissemination and public accessibility are the keys to the legal determination whether a prior art reference was ‘published.’”  In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (quoting Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1988)).  

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989) 2128.01 , 2152.02(e)

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Allen et al 12458399 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BURKE, SEAN P

3667 Ex Parte Cooper et al 13486946 - (D) COCKS 102/103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M

3686 Ex Parte Reisman 11749654 - (D) FETTING 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD NGUYEN, TRAN N

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte De Mey et al 11729825 - (D) FENICK 103 41.50 103 Law Office Of Edward B Weller JOSEPH, JAISON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte NICHOLAS 14186552 - (D) BAHR 101/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. SHAH, MILAP

3723 Ex Parte THYSELL 12976558 - (D) CHERRY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MORGAN, EILEEN P

lister, cronyn, klopfenstein, cordis, wyer, hall

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Zobel et al 11111263 - (D) HOUSEL 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1767 Ex Parte Veltman et al 12692158 - (D) BEST 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1774 Ex Parte Yows et al 12041713 - (D) BEST concurring KRATZ 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Schlarb et al 10683138 - (D) FRANKLIN SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PHAM, LINH K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Kim et al 11471359 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. CHOO, MUNSOON

2679 Ex Parte Yu et al 10039187 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. PRENDERGAST,ROBERTA D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Aleshin et al 11332058 - (D) McCARTHY 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC MONDT, JOHANNES P

2897 Ex Parte Wells 11828092 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP NEWTON, VALERIE N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Benz et al 11290746 - (D) McCARTHY 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION BRADFORD, CANDACE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Passoni 11664394 - (D) BROWN 102/103 GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

3724 Ex Parte Souza et al 12288747 - (D) SCHEINER 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP ALIE, GHASSEM

3724 Ex Parte Matthes et al 11485655 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NGUYEN, PHONG H

3749 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11335874 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP MILLER, SAMANTHA A

For Rittal Catalogue 31 to “qualify as a printed publication within the meaning of § 102, [it] ‘must have been sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art.’” In re Lister, 58[2]3 F.3d 1307, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (quoting In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). “Whether a reference is publicly accessible is determined on a case-by-case basis based on the ‘facts and circumstances surrounding the reference’s disclosure to members of the public.’” Id. (quoting In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2004)). A reference is considered publicly accessible if “it ‘has been disseminated or otherwise made available to the extent that persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art, exercising reasonable diligence, can locate it.’” Cordis Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 561 F.3d 1319, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (quoting In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 226 (CCPA 1981)). The PTO carries the initial burden of demonstrating public accessibility. See In re Hall, 781 F.2d 897, 899 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (“The proponent of the publication bar must show that prior to the critical date the reference was sufficiently accessible . . . .”); In re Lister, 583 F.3d at 1317 (rejecting the position that the burden shifted from the PTO to the applicant to show inaccessibility where there was a lack of substantial evidence that the reference was publicly accessible as of the critical date).

cordis HARMON 3: 94, 156, 161a; 6: 38, 71, 121, 278; 7: 168b; 8: 62; 10: 40; 13: 181, 184; 20: 161, 175, 184

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989) 2128.01
DONNER 7: 848
HARMON 3: 129, 158

Klopfenstein, In re,380 F.3d 1345, 72 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2128.01
DONNER 7: 106-21
HARMON 3: 151

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981) 901.05, 2127, 2128
DONNER 5: 28; 7: 31-33, 56, 57, 71

Hall, In re, 781 F.2d 897, 228 USPQ 453 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2128, 2128.01, 2128.02
DONNER 7: 38
HARMON 1: 82; 3: 125, 129, 148, 158

3752 Ex Parte MICHELI 11927559 - (D) KERINS 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) BOECKMANN, JASON J

3769 Ex Parte Irion et al 11432014 - (D) SCHEINER 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC CRANDALL, LYNSEY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Blonigan et al 11176742 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX RUDAWITZ, JOSHUA I

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11998532 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte McKinney et al 11563618 - (D) EVANS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DICKINSON, PAUL W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Uesugi et al 12137382 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1792 Ex Parte Sagel 12037522 - (D) KRATZ 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte O' Malley et al 10834774 - (D) DANG 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. DAY, HERNG DER

2158 Ex Parte Findeisen et al 11032384 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HASAN, SYED HAROON

2197 Ex Parte Foster et al 10926255 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C ZHEN, LIB

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Phillips et al 10444941 - (D) DANG 103 Qwest Communications International Inc. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2425 Ex Parte Goodwill et al 11556898 - (D) WINSOR 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. ALCON, FERNANDO

2442 Ex Parte Helm et al 10745328 - (D) THOMAS 101/112(1)/103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) SURVILLO, OLEG

2453 Ex Parte Morton et al 11674231 - (D) HOFF 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, THU HA T

2462 Ex Parte Beming et al 10595312 - (D) FRAHM 103 ERICSSON INC. DUONG, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Chang 12074754 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL, INC. WEI TE CHUNG LEON, EDWIN A

2834 Ex Parte Scanlon 11608200 - (D) DANG 112(2) 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) KIM, JOHN K

2834 Ex Parte Theuss 12038275 - (D) DANG 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA LE, DANG D

2892 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11100672 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Howard IP Law Group KRAIG, WILLIAM F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Kim et al 11698801 - (D) MILLS 112(1)/112(2) 103 Medtronic CardioVascular HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

3763 Ex Parte Krivitski et al 11370721 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 102/103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP EISENBERG, REBECCA E

3767 Ex Parte Hickle 11783342 - (D) REIMERS 103 Dorsey L. Baker SCHELL, LAURA C

3788 Ex Parte Pender et al 11582636 - (D) BUNTING 103 Tod T. Tumey GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 JAMES H. ANDERSEN and TRU-BALANCE, LLC, Patent Owner, Appellant v. ALCOA, INC., Third-Party Requestor, Respondent GREENBURG TRAURIG, LLP 95001677 7,178,880 10/868,687 KERINS 102/103 112(2) COCHRAN FREUND & YOUNG LLC STORMER,RUSSELL D original BELLINGER, JASON R

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 PLANTRONICS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALIPH, INC. AND ALIPHCOM, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1355 5,712,453 08/420,241 WALLACH summary judgment of non-infringement and obviousness Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP DANG, KHANH

bayer, cronyn, MIT, northern telecom, wyer

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REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Blomberg et al 10394674 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. OLSEN, KAJ K

1726 Ex Parte Ohzuku et al 11797130 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP WANG, EUGENIA

1765 Ex Parte Bruckmann 10962614 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PHAN LAW GROUP PLLC ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1778 Ex Parte Lescoche 10839704 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1783 Ex Parte Harward 10906392 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP O'HERN, BRENT T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Lee 09875937 - (D) JEFFERY 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC NGUYEN, CINDY

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Knittel et al 10146422 - (D) MacDONALD 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) WALL & TONG, LLP/ ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Kirshenbaum 11588690 - (D) DIXON 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Stoving 11881952 - (D) GONSALVES 102 KING & SPALDING, LLP FISHMAN, MARINA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Ronnewinkel 10868139 - (D) HOMERE 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. EVANS, KIMBERLY L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Saikin 11494050 - (D) BROWNE 103 ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS c/o The Dow Chemical Company ROSE, ROBERT A

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3900 3634 TITAN MARKETING, LLC Requester, Respondent v. TC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001438 6575310 09/780,553 SONG 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz ENGLISH, PETER C original GIBSON, ROBERT W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11187802 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 102/103 Sealed Air Corporation KASHNIKOW, ERIK

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Tsuchida et al 09963136 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 103 Arris Group, Inc. CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Zilla et al 10627114 - (D) SAINDON 103 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. WILLSE, DAVID H

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3900 2413 Ex parte TREND MICRO INC., Appellant and Patent Owner 90011022 5623600 08/533,706 SIU 103 103
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original DECADY, ALBERT
However, even assuming that the content of the reference was written with the intent to be read by “an outside audience” (Ans. 25) as the Examiner states, the Examiner has not adequately demonstrated that the reference itself was publicly accessible. For example, the Examiner has not demonstrated that the Norman reference was catalogued and shelved in a meaningful way (In re Bayer, 568 F.2d 1357, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 1978); In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1989)), was actually disseminated without restriction (Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. AB Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 1109 (Fed. Cir. 1985)), or was such that “anyone could have had access to the [Norman reference] by the exercise of reasonable diligence” (Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corporation, 908 F.2d 931, 937 (Fed. Cir. 1990); In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 226 (CCPA 1981)).

Bayer, In re, 568 F.2d 1357, 196 USPQ 670 (CCPA 1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2128.01

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128.01

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. A.B. Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 227 USPQ 428 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . .2128.01, 2164.01

Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corp., 908 F.2d 931, 15 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 1990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128.01

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.05, 2127, 2128

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Potts et al 11690745 - (D) ADAMS 102/101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HARWARD, SOREN T

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Freyer 11596571 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

1783 Ex Parte Shannon et al 11220378 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. O'HERN, BRENT T

2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Tian et al 11015222 - (D) JEFFERY 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

2625 Ex Parte Phillips 09851038 - (D) HOMERE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PHAM, THIERRY L

2625 Ex Parte Sojian et al 10777347 - (D) POTHIER 103 Gerald W. Maliszewski DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Rosinko 11225530 - (D) FREDMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

3769 Ex Parte Uchikubo et al 10961987 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC JOHNSON III, HENRY M
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Haase 10413849 - (R) WARREN 103 RICHARD A. HAASE (INVENTOR) HRUSKOCI, PETER A