dailey

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Berggren et al 12663516 - (D) NAGUMO 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

The Examiner reasons, however, that a modification to reduce from the first part to the second part in a step like manner would have been obvious because such a modification would require a mere change in shape of the element. It has been held that a mere change in shape of an element is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art when the change in shape is not significant to the function of the element. (Id. at 11. 16-19, citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (CCPA 1966).)

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2488 Ex Parte Alper et al 13926864 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD BROWN JR, HOW ARDD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Flanders 13852769 - (D) SMITH 103 HoustonHogle LLP LAPAGE, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Montemayor et al 13629525 - (D) HUME 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm FISHER, PAUL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 Ex Parte Boone et al 11913494 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP IP, JASON M


AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kumar 14025853 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 103 IPHORIZONS PLLC OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE

2157 Ex Parte Reitter et al 13495840 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Anderson et al 13284303 - (D) FLAX 103 Blue Filament Law ALLEY, GENEVIEVE S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte La Forest et al 13550190 - (D) REN 103 HONEYWELL/S&S TUROCY, DAVID P

1781 Ex Parte Abayasinghe et al 13991293 - (D) GUPTA 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Hunter Douglas Inc GUGLIOTTA, NICOLET

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Bailey et al 15219985 - (D) KUMAR 103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. P PATEL, HITESHKUMARR

2441 Ex Parte Bailey et al 15247141 - (D) KUMAR 103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. PATEL, HITESHKUMARR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Dunik et al 13242701 - (D) PRAISS 101/102/103 HONEYWELL/FOGG PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Sumner et al 11022742 - (D) NAPPI 103 101 Welsh & Katz, Ltd. SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3629 Ex Parte Radhakrishnan et al 13837592 - (D) LENTIVECH 112(2) 101/103 Mahamedi IP Law LLP (Uber) WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3686 Ex Parte Saria et al 13786073 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 KPPB LLP TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3688 Ex Parte GUINEY 14166087 - (D) THOMAS 103 101 MASTERCARD C/0 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC MACASIANO, MARILYN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Heaton et al 14285285 - (D) BROWN OTDP 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. HSU, RYAN

3724 Ex Parte BINDER 13893976 - (D) HOELTER 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov NGUYEN, PHONG H

3753 Ex Parte Mortensen et al 14900669 - (D) SONG 102 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP ELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM

3772 Ex Parte Salcedo et al 14297000 - (D) CALVE 112(1) 102 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP MAI, HAO D

3791 Ex Parte HEATH 13572094 - (D) BROWN 101 Nixon Peabody LLP PORTILLO, JAIRO H

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Upadhyaya et al 12254502 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

trintec, robertson, oelrich dailey, gal

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REVERSED

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Bayer et al 12001556 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Francis C. Hand, Esq., c/o Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein ARIANI, KADE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12488158 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Rang et al 11616512 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(d) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK REYES, MARIELA D

2166 Ex Parte Acharya et al 12725381 - (D) CHUNG 102(e)/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE YEN, SYLING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Wen et al 10937986 - (D) DIXON 103 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP AFOLABI, MARK O

2453 Ex Parte Malaby et al 12469294 - (D) HOELTER 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Bejerano 12101333 - (D) DIXON 103 Ryan, Mason & Leiws, LLP PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Tajbakhsh 12177448 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 Jafari Law Group, Inc. TRAN, HANH VAN

3681 Ex Parte Koli 11428001 - (D) LORIN 102/103 102 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. HENRY, RODNEY M

“Inherent anticipation requires that the missing descriptive material [be] ‘necessarily present,’ not merely probably or possibly present, in the prior art.” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (citation omitted)). “The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient [to establish inherency.]” In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981). (emphasis added).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) 2112

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Drillet et al 12669188 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LEE, REBECCA Y

1741 Ex Parte Lee et al 11548584 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/103 Georgia-Pacific LLC CALANDRA, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Ishida et al 11213319 - (D) STRAUSS 112(2)/103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Sieracki et al 12269581 - (D) HUME 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A NGUYEN, PHU K

2644 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 11773062 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LEE, JUSTIN YE

2648 Ex Parte Petersson et al 11722993 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ERICSSON INC. BILODEAU, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Rathbone et al 11490019 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11235864 - (D) MURPHY 102(e)/103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11236281 - (D) MURPHY 103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3683 Ex Parte Chen et al 11780362 - (D) MEDLOCK 102(e) CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, NGA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Boyd et al 11512653 - (D) MAYBERRY 112(2)/103 ALCON RESEARCH LTD. NICHOLS II, ROBERT K

The Examiner concludes that “[a] change in form or shape is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art, absent any showing of unexpected results.” Id. (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (C.C.P.A. 1966)).

See In re Dailey, 357 F.2d at 672–73.Cf. In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719  (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding that the claimed structure and prior art structure “achieve different purposes” and, as a result, the claimed structure was not a matter of design choice).

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. VOLTSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7960648 et al 12/251,882 95002378 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102(e)/102/103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(a) 112(1)/112(2) Schneider Rothman IP Law Group for THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SNELL & WILMER LLP (OC) MENEFEE, JAMES A original MAYO III, WILLIAM H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 AUGME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of YAHOO! INC.Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,640,320 et al 10/466,132 95001794 - (D) KOHUT 103 YAHOO! INC. C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP Third Party Requester: Goodwin Procter, LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original HU, JINSONG

carella, dailey, KSR

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Wong 10786941 - (D) GLENN J. PERRY 102/103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE PHAM, MICHAEL

2184 Ex Parte Moertl et al 11550191 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. TSENG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Hudson et al 11982081 - (D) FETTING 102 SONYNJ Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Stanley et al 11698303 - (D) IPPOLITO 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP ALGAHAIM, HELAL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte KHOURY 11425872 - (D) JENKS 103 Blue Filament Law STEWART, ALVIN J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Pearson et al 11830541 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WALDRON, SCOTT A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Saridakis 11158710 - (D) FETTING 103 103 Winstead PC HENRY, MARIEGEORGES A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Pop et al 11713144 - (D) JUNG 103 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC GREGORY, BERNARRE

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Bleck et al 10759315 - (D) ADAMS 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 Ex Parte Chen et al 11399924 - (D) DELMENDO 103 JAY BROWN LAW FIRM CHU,CHRIS H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Hyde et al 11605933 - (D) JUNG 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE GREGORY, BERNARRE

3685 Ex Parte Demartini et al 11528680 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/112(2)/102 Reed Smith LLP KIM, STEVEN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Hord et al 11982696 - (D) KERINS 103 William M. Hobby, III NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

In arguing that the citation of the references is improper, Appellants contend that citable “prior art must contain some teaching, suggestion or incentive to combine the individually known elements or features in such a manner as to result in the claimed invention.” App. Br. 9 (citing Carella v. Starlight Archery and Pro Line Co., 804 F.2d 135 (Fed. Cir. 1986); see also id. at 7. The Examiner responds that the rejection utilizes both the suggestion that the alternate mating structure of Christoff is a known arrangement and thus substitutable, and also points to case law standing for the proposition that a change in shape or form may well be within the level of ordinary skill in the art. Ans. 13 (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (CCPA 1966)).

The decision of the Supreme Court in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007), (decided after Carella) recognized that “[t]he obviousness analysis cannot be confined by a formalistic conception of the words teaching, suggestion and motivation . . . .” “What matters [in determining whether the subject matter of a patent claim is obvious] is the objective reach of the claim. If the claim extends to what is obvious, it is invalid under § 103.” Id. at 419. Thus, the question before us is not whether the cited art contains a teaching or suggestion to combine, but rather whether the Examiner provided a reason with a rationale underpinning for the proposed combination. Here, as discussed above, the Examiner did just that.

Carella v. Starlight Archery, 804 F.2d 135, 231 USPQ 644 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2128, 2132
HARMON 1: 185; 3: 11, 104, 172, 286, 288; 4: 332; 12: 282; 15: 53, 64, 101; 20: 45, 243
DONNER 5: 19; 7: 66, 152, 198, 218, 441, 731; 8: 197

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) 2141, ,  2145,   2216,   2242,   2286,   2616,   2642, 2686.04
DONNER 8
HARMON 4

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 XILINX, INC. Requester and Respondent v. TAICHI HOLDINGS, LLC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001551 6,747,350 10/455,525 LEBOVITZ 103 112(1) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. KIELIN, ERIK J original CLARK, SHEILA V

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 NVIDIA CORPORATION Requester v. RAMBUS INC. Patent Owner 95001472 6,715,020 10/037,171 SIU Paul M. Anderson, PLLC Third Party Requester HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 THE TORO COMPANY Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95001741 6,438,931 09/714,824 SONG NIXON & VANDERHYE PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: James W. Miller JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD

3671 THE TORO COMPANY Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95001742 6,935,093 10/186,680 SONG NIXON & VANDERHYE PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: James W. Miller JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD

dailey, gal

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Hansted et al 10176517 - (D) FREDMAN 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP GHALI, ISIS A D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Rodak et al 11459950 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC ARCIERO, ADAM A

1779 Ex Parte Spurgeon et al 11219985 - (D) GARRIS 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

1779 Ex Parte Hendrickson et al 12428652 - (D) GARRIS 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Becher et al 10836248 - (D) HUGHES 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP JOHNSON, JOHNESE T

2174 Ex Parte Kordun 11426105 - (D) DILLON 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TILLERY, RASHAWN N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Desai 10426824 - (D) McKEOWN 102 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Komeda 11657022 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC TSAI, H JEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 11775212 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ISSING, GREGORY C

3651 Ex Parte Delves et al 10514960 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION HARP, WILLIAM RAY

First, the Examiner reasons that the proposed modification would have been an obvious change in shape with no change in function. Ans. 4 (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (CCPA 1966)).

A change of shape does not make a product nonobvious where the claimed shape is not of functional significance and accomplishes the same purpose as the prior art shape. In re Dailey 357 F.2d at 672-673. However, such is not the case here.

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04
...
Because the proposed modification results in a change in function, the modification is more than an obvious variation of shape. See In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding of obvious design choice precluded when claimed structure and the function it performs are different from the prior art).

HARMON 4: 202

3665 Ex Parte Hochkirchen et al 11427594 - (D) TARTAL 102/103 TUNG & ASSOCIATES NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3689 Ex Parte Birimisa et al 10372009 - (D) LORIN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. LONG, FONYA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Neidert et al 10867059 - (D) GREEN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3767 Ex Parte Lamson et al 11838103 - (D) JENKS 103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON - NEOTRACT OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Tousimis 11594336 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 OBER / KALER Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver HADDAD, MAHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Arnold et al 11189395 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 IBM WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. LIN, SHEW FEN

2175 Ex Parte ALDERSON et al 11624765 - (D) PRATS 103 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte de Beus et al 11250029 - (D) LORIN 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP RAJ, RAJIV J

3679 Ex Parte Rode et al 10945074 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(2)/102/103 102 Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Cameron 10946394 - (D) BAHR 103 103/obviousness-type double patenting SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3721 Ex Parte Denome et al 11784675 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 102 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3751 Ex Parte Selover 11110262 - (D) SPAHN 102 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation LE, HUYEN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Merisko-Liversidge 12292395 - (D) GREEN 103 Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

1615 Ex Parte Woods 10311674 - (D) GREEN 103 CONVATEC INC. AHMED, HASAN SYED

1629 Ex Parte Lemmens et al 10678082 - (D) GREEN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

1644 Ex Parte Zaghouani et al 11425084 - (D) SNEDDEN 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting K&L Gates LLP EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Nardi et al 11436826 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1717 Ex Parte Davis 11759100 - (D) PRAISS 103 Hovey Williams LLP CAPOZZI, CHARLES

1741 Ex Parte Inoue et al 11826440 - (D) GARRIS 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1765 Ex Parte Ronk et al 11383092 - (D) BEST 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA

1765 Ex Parte White et al 11756280 - (D) GARRIS 112(1) BLANCHARD & ASSOCIATES POURBOHLOUL, SARIRA CAMILLA

1766 Ex Parte Saini et al 12386696 - (D) GARRIS 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP TOSCANO, ALICIA

1779 Ex Parte Johnson 11866958 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KIRK HAHN FORTUNA, ANA M

1792 Ex Parte Lockwood et al 11689237 - (D) METZ 103 BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Tamarkin et al 11478001 - (D) HOFF 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

2157 Ex Parte Zoltan et al 11211320 - (D) HUGHES 103 VERIZON CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

2159 Ex Parte Vaitzblit et al 10702127 - (D) ARPIN 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

2172 Ex Parte Nickerson et al 11104329 - (D) DILLON 101/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ENGLAND, SARA M

2182 Ex Parte Fischer et al 11370192 - (D) BENOIT 103 Infineon Technologies AG c/o Schiff Hardin LLP SCHNEE, HAL W

2193 Ex Parte Steele 11394083 - (D) DANG 103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP MAI, TAN V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Chauvin et al 10051340 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting FOLEY & LARDNER LLP NGUYEN, THU V

2462 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10658161 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) RUSSELL, WANDA Z

2462 Ex Parte Paskett et al 10870170 - (D) ANDERSON 103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. DUONG, CHRISTINE T

2482 Ex Parte Auyeung 10943295 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Vinberg 10091067 - (D) SMITH 103 Baker Botts LLP LEE, PHILIP C

2646 Ex Parte Mathis et al 11019067 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. IQBAL, KHAWAR

2666 Ex Parte Homegger 11089251 - (D) DANG 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WANG, CLAIRE X

2675 Ex Parte Vega et al 10697010 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZHU, RICHARD Z

2686 Ex Parte Katsuma et al 11244292 - (D) CURCURI 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FISCHER, MARK L

2694 Ex Parte Nguyen 10159518 - (D) EVANS 112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Muth 10511492 - (D) FRAHM 103 NXP B.V. AMRANY, ADI

2853 Ex Parte Vondran et al 11106963 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, LAM S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Chen et al 10353657 - (D) LORIN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Kovasity et al 10793065 - (D) POWELL 103 PAUL S. RULON NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3745 Ex Parte Dube et al 11197162 - (D) DeFRANCO 102/103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. c/o CPA Global WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Giniger et al 12014021 - (R) GREENHUT Martin Giniger MORAN, EDWARD JOHN

erlich, clinical products, dailey

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Matsumoto et al 10538079 - (D) SMITH 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH MILLER, MICHAEL G

1735 Ex Parte Casanave et al 11075965 - (D) SMITH 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

1754 Ex Parte Bayer et al 11249701 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

1761 Ex Parte Petry 10183854 - (D) WARREN 102/103 W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. SZEKELY, PETER A

1778 Ex Parte Kamleiter et al 11632631 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. ANDERSON, DENISE R

1782 Ex Parte Shi et al 11164181 - (D) SMITH 103 SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

1786 Ex Parte Shin et al 11643979 - (D) HASTINGS 103 ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM YANG, JAY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Goodman et al 10964126 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC LI, GUANG W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 Ex Parte Goldbach 11244662 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CHEN, CHIA WEI A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2800 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11786976 - (D) COURTENAY 103 CAREFUSION C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP TAMAI, KARL I

2859 Ex Parte Ayala et al 11410114 - (D) KRIVAK 102/103 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Bleibler et al 10502744 - (D) SPAHN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 Bingham McCutchen, LLP PAINTER, BRANON C

Without the recitation of a positive, active step specifying how the reinforcing device for load-bearing structures is to be produced, a person of ordinary skill in the art cannot determine which production method is encompassed by the claim. See Ex Parte Erlich, 3 USPQ.2d 1011, 1107 (BPAI 1986) (“While . . . the claims need not recite all of the operating details, we do find that a method claim should at least recite a positive, active step(s) so that the claim will ‘set out and circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity,’ and make it clear what subject matter [the] claims encompass, as well as making clear the subject matter from which others would be precluded.”) (citations omitted); see also Clinical Products Limited v. Brenner, 255 F. Supp. 131, 133 (D.C. D.C. 1966) (“[A] proper process or method claim should recite at least one process step.”).

Clinical Products Ltd. v. Brenner, 255 F. Supp. 131, 149 USPQ 475 (D.D.C. 1966) 706.03(d), 2173.05(q)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Tischler 12169515 - (D) WALSH 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

3742 Ex Parte Ellin et al 10500716 - (D) McCARTHY 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

3753 Ex Parte Grancher 11187999 - (D) DILLON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M

3766 Ex Parte Roberts et al 10561334 - (D) BROWN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KIMBALL, JEREMIAH T

3771 Ex Parte Luetke-Wenning 11505015 - (D) ASTORINO 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY YU, JUSTINE ROMANG

3782 Ex Parte Schneider 11045834 - (D) O’HEARN 103 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. McCarter & English LLP PASCUA, JES F

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Huang et al 11094496 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. WEBB, WALTER E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10937322 - (D) DIXON 103 102/103 Broadcom/BHGL LUONG, ALAN H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Vetterli et al 09817314 - (D) BENOIT 112(1)/112(2) 103 BLANK ROME LLP NGUYEN, PHU K

2687 Ex Parte McAllister et al 11396669 - (D) DIXON 102 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte OMEARA et al 10673513 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. COLEMAN, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Hertweck 12275875 - (D) GRIMES 102 102 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated LEE, WENG WAH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Weber et al 11900779 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC BARHAM, BETHANY P

1637 Ex Parte Lapidus et al 11167046 - (D) SCHEINER 103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP TUNG, JOYCE

1648 Ex Parte Birkett 09930915 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/103/obviousness-type double patenting Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte CAREY et al 11459856 - (D) SCHAFER 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1723 Biotage AB Requester v. Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000497 7138061 10/842,288  ROBERTSON 103 DAVID M QUINLAN, PC STEIN, STEPHEN J original THERKORN, ERNEST G

1745 Ex Parte Costello et al 10813873 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. OSELE, MARK A

In other words, Appellants’ “absence advertisements” is a change in the particular shape of the graphic, which does not affect the particular method steps in a significant way. See, In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (CCPA 1966).

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

1746 Ex Parte Sjoberg 11579153 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO GOFF II, JOHN L

1775 Ex Parte Larmer et al 11211928 - (D) GARRIS 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP HOBBS, MICHAEL L

1785 Ex Parte Haese et al 11312013 - (D) OBERMANN concurring in part NAGUMO 102/103 CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP HIGGINS, GERARD T

1789 Ex Parte Keuchel et al 10792483 - (D) PRAISS 103 ANDREW F. SAYKO JR. PIZIALI, ANDREW T

1797 Biotage AB Requester v. Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000495 7381327 11/125,017 ROBERTSON 103 DAVID M QUINLAN, PC STEIN, STEPHEN J original THERKORN, ERNEST G

1797 Biotage AB Requester v. Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000496 7410571 11/476,292 ROBERTSON 102/103 DAVID M QUINLAN, PC KUGEL, TIMOTHY J original THERKORN, ERNEST G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10667829 - (D) DIXON 103 GARLICK & MARKISON SCHNURR, JOHN R

2445 Ex Parte Garbow 10777260 - (D) MacDONALD 103 IBM CORPORATION POLLACK, MELVIN H

2452 Ex Parte Keohane et al 10666816 - (D) McKEOWN 103 IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC DAILEY, THOMAS J

2465 Ex Parte Fairhurst et al 11634572 - (D) EVANS 103 NET NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, LLC HSU, ALPUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Bethea et al 10180173 - (D) THOMAS 112(1)/103 LAW OFFICES OF PETER H. PRIEST, PLLC CURS, NATHAN M

2641 Ex Parte Kallio 10517442 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. MEHRPOUR, NAGHMEH

2645 Ex Parte Morris 10869699 - (D) KUMAR 103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC KIM, WESLEY LEO

2655 Ex Parte Leipold 10673914 - (D) WARD 102/103 O'Shea Getz P.C. LAO, LUNSEE

2666 Ex Parte Lundberg et al 10926754 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP LLC FUJITA, KATRINA R

2677 Ex Parte Diamond et al 11779231 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/NVIDIA NGUYEN, HAU H

2682 Ex Parte Jung et al 11895631 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103/obviousness-type double patenting Constellation Law Group, PLLC SMALL, NAOMI J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Yoo 11431666 - (D) DILLON 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP CARTER, MICHAEL W

2854 Ex Parte Trilk et al 11116709 - (D) COURTENAY 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP CULLER, JILL E

2856 Ex Parte Marsh et al 11164291 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Schlumberger Reservoir Completions Schlumberger Technology Corporation JAGAN, MIRELLYS

2859 Ex Parte Ward 10955667 - (D) KRIVAK 103 EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC BOATENG, ALEXIS ASIEDUA

2876 Ex parte CARD ACTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 90011146 6032859 08/929,993 McNAMARA 102/103 STINSON MORRISON HECKER LLP RIMELL, SAMUEL G original LEE, MICHAEL GUNYOUNG

2891 Ex Parte Lee et al 11274489 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP WAGNER, JENNY L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Shikhman et al 10726031 - (D) ELLURU 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT

3731 Ex Parte Simonson 10899707 - (D) McCARTHY 103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

3732 Ex Parte Chapoulaud et al 09941151 - (D) JENKS 103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Sybron) EIDE, HEIDI MARIE