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Reversed
1629 Sonali Puri et al 12341433 GRIMES 112(1) KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC SPRINGER, STEPHANIE K

1652 Ex parte SAMSONOV et al. 15165606 PRAT 103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA & MCGOWAN LLP EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Thomas Hess et al. 13822713 COLAIANNI 112(1)/102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP SULTANA, NAHIDA

1767 Tomohisa, Hiroshi et al. 14400633 CASHION 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP STANLEY, JANE L

1777 Ex parte BATTEN et al. 14628977 SQUIRE 103 MACCORD MASON PLLC KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Takahiro Harada et al. 13892712 HOMERE 101/102/103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. GE, JIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Bender GmbH & Co. KG 15248598 ROBERTSON 102/103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC REISNER, NOAM S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Hamed Tadayon 13441721 REPKO 103 Cotman IP Law Group, PLC ZIMMERMAN, JEFFREY P

3673 Don E. Hinderliter 13681270 LANEY 102/103 Tompkins P.C. CUOMO, PETER M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14713186 WOODS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY THOMAS, KYLE ROBERT

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 JAMES W. NEAL 14920081 SMITH 103 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. MOORE, KARLA A

 Claims directed to an apparatus must be distinguished from the prior art in terms of structure.  See In re Danly, 263 F.2d 844, 848 (CCPA 1959) (“Claims drawn to an apparatus must distinguish from the prior art in terms of structure rather than function”)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Michael Thomas 15394769 HOELTER 103 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP MORGAN, EMILY M

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Sachin Khapli et al. 14742547 NEW 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY

1652 Valery Vasilievich. Samsonov et al. 15165606 PRATS 103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA & MCGOWAN LLP EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW

1655 Toshihiko Hibino et al. 14004977 LEBOVITZ 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Xiuwen Tu et al. 13725663 ROSS 103 CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMA CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMA

1747 Christopher S. Tucker et al. 15843096 WILSON 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce-Altria WILLETT, TARYN T

1747 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 14484956 SQUIRE 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WILL, KATHERINE A

1763 Harriman, Steven K. et al. 14820582 HASTINGS 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC USELDING, JOHN E

1774 Adrian Peter. Revington et al. 13699131 CASHION 103 BakerHostetler SOOHOO, TONY GLEN

1777 Thermaco, Inc. 14628977 SQUIRE 103 MACCORD MASON PLLC KEYWORTH, PETER

1781 BASF Coatings GmbH 14358107 SQUIRE 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1789 Cheong, Wun Chet Davy. et al. 13578605 CASHION 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SALVATORE, LYNDA

1798 Jonathan Liss 14698790 SQUIRE 102 Law Offices of Lance M. Pritikin WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL

2121 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 14505179 PYONIN 103 Cozen O'Connor RUTTEN, JAMES D

2169 David Mizell 13827321 SAADAT 101 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General ZHAO, YU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Sai Shankar. Nandagopalan 11572961 STRAUSS 112(1)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SHAO, HONG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Paul Littlewood et al. 14975191 DESHPANDE 112(1)/112(2) 101 Clements Bernard Walker PASCAL, LESLIE C

2645 Richard Mackenzie et al. 15118967 ARPIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TRAN, MONG-THUY THI

2658 International Business Machines Corporation 15075383 HORVATH 101/OTDP Rolnik & Associates, P.C. ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A

2675 Robert Scott. Trowbridge 14598189 EVANS 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. c/o Patent Ingenuity, P.C. SIDDO, IBRAHIM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 KILGER, Michael 14649617 REN 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A

2865 Jennifer A. Market 12595294 COLAIANNI 101/102/103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) ALKAFAWI, EMAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 MIDIGATOR LLC 14292496 LEBOVITZ 101 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3682 Dilip Krishnaswamy et al. 12268905 JURGOVAN 112(1)/103 112(1)/101 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

3687 Kris Bliesner 13865952 KENNY 101 LEE & HAYES, P.C. CHEIN, ALLEN C

3687 Peter Sirota et al. 14701377 BAER 103 101/103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Amazon) HAYLES, ASHFORD S

3697 Jon McConaughy et al 12356671 NAPPI 101 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Nicholas D. Stilin et al. 13527036 CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M

3783 John J. Landy et al. 14121749 CAPP 103 CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP SNYDER, MELISSA A

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Meyer 10845471 - (D) SMITH Concurring MORGAN 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (EP ORIGINATING) PATEL, DHAVAL V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Joshi et al 11839826 - (D) GAUDETTE 102(b)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHARIOUI, MOHAMED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Barnett et al 09879825 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) DURAN, ARTHUR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Scirica 11520343 - (D) GROSSMAN 102(b)/103 Covidien LP WEEKS, GLORIA R

3725 Ex Parte Kaufman 12137682 - (D) BROWNE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Southeast IP Group, LLC BATTULA, PRADEEP CHOUDARY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Chun et al 11139591 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 NSIP LAW CHBOUKI, TAREK

2165 Ex Parte Chun et al 11832982 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 NSIP LAW CHBOUKI, TAREK

2171 Ex Parte Muir 11831660 - (D) JENKS 103 102(b) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LEGGETT, ANDREA C.

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Ford 12381451 - (D) PLENZLER 102(b)/103 102(b) Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. SWINEHART, EDWIN L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Hester et al 11425139 - (D) KERINS 103 103 TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC LEWIS, JUSTIN V

Interpreting the claim term “removably” to mean merely being capable of being removed so as to encompass dissolution of the adhesive or disruption of other conventional and generally permanent attachment methods identified in Lee does not give appropriate weight to the meaning of that term and is not consistent with the nature of the attachment method disclosed by Appellants. See Bicon, Inc. v. Straumann Co., 441 F.3d 945, 950 (Fed. Cir. 2006) and In re Danly, 263 F.2d 844, 847 (CCPA 1959) (appellant has used such phrases as “for holding” and “for insulating” throughout the appealed claims with the obvious intention of limiting them to actual performance of the stated functions, as distinguished from mere possibility of such performance). The Examiner’s interpretation essentially renders the terms in the claims superfluous as most attachment methods are capable of being removed if exposed to some outside destructive force. Thus, the Examiner’s interpretation is unreasonably broad as it effectively would expunge the term “removably” from the claim language. See Stumbo v. Eastman Outdoors, Inc., 508 F.3d 1358, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (denouncing claim constructions that render phrases in claims superfluous).

Danly, In re, 263 F.2d 844, 120 USPQ 528 (CCPA 1959) 2114

DONNER 8: 1554

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Cummings et al 12124725 - (D) PAK 103 ECOLAB USA INC. CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN

1732 Ex Parte Palla et al 12475102 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HONEYWELL/UOP NGUYEN, COLETTE B

1792 Ex Parte Bekele 12152615 - (D) MURPHY 103 Sealed Air Corporation THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Mourra 10906592 - (D) SMITH 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Oketani et al 12274599 - (D) SMITH 112(2)/103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP LEE, JONG SUK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Wilcoxen et al 10970037 - (D) OSINSKI 103 The Law Office of Steven G. Roeder VERAA, CHRISTOPHER

3677 Ex Parte Swerdlick 12080226 - (D) DANIELS 112(2)/102(b)/103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. MILLER, WILLIAM L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Brown 11614302 - (D) CAPP 103 Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. FRISBY, KESHA

3778 Ex Parte Davidowski et al 11300052 - (D) SNEDDEN 102(e)/103 37 C.F.R § 41.50(b) 102(e) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Richards 12069674 - (R) CALVE Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 CONJUCHEM, LLC Requester and Cross-Appellant v. AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000276 6924264 09/561,226 LEBOVITZ 103 103 CONJUCHEM BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: JONES DAY TURNER, SHARON L original LIU, SAMUEL W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2151 APPLE INC. Requester and Respondent v. ZAPMEDIA SERVICES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001143 7343414 11/162,716 HOFF 102(b)/102(e)/103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. Third Party Requester NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP FERRIS III, FRED O original MAUNG, ZARNI

danly, haas, desilva, young2, sneed

REVERSED

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Smith et al 10/891,883 SAADAT 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - CC EXAMINER THIER, MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Sperry et al 10/979,583 STAICOVICI 103(a) Sealed Air Corporation EXAMINER PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Piepgras et al 11/419,660 SAADAT 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) Philips Intellectual Property and Standards EXAMINER PAYNE, SHARON E
The Examiner, citing MPEP § 2114, found that the phrase “to provide the at least one control signal to the at least one lighting unit” is functional language not entitled to patentable weight as it merely describes an intended use of the apparatus (Ans. 5, 23-24). Appellants contend that “a conductor ‘provid[ing] the at least one control signal’ claims what a conductor is, not what a conductor does” (Reply Br. 13 (brackets in original); see also App. Br. 14). ... We find that this distinction between the conductors for the power and the control signal is a structural distinction that must be given patentable weight, see In re Danly, 263 F.2d 844, 847 (CCPA 1959).

Danly, In re, 263 F.2d 844, 120 USPQ 528 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2114

AFFIRMED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Hakiel et al 10/667,581 DANG 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER BELANI, KISHIN G
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Nordstrand 10/302,564 BARRETT 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD PC EXAMINER KATCHEVES, BASIL S
3684 Ex Parte Campbell et al 10/237,424 LORIN 102(b) TIMOTHY P. O'HAGAN EXAMINER VIZVARY, GERALD C
Cf. Ernst Haas Studio, Inc. v. Palm Press, Inc., 164 F.3d 110, 112 (2d Cir. 1999) ("Appellant's Brief is at best an invitation to the court to scour the record, research any legal theory that comes to mind, and serve generally as an advocate for appellant. We decline the invitation."); DeSilva v. DiLeonardi, 181 F.3d 865, 867 (7th Cir. 1999) (“[An appeal] brief must make all arguments accessible to the judges, rather than ask them to play archaeologist with the record.”)
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11/415,333 COCKS 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER ESHETE, ZELALEM

The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings of the references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art. In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991). It is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable, without change, to render obvious the invention under review. In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1445, 2145

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.01
3751 Ex Parte Adelman 11/650,711 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LE, HUYEN D