dunn, freeman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte CRINE et al 12638527 - (R) ADAMS 103 Clark+Elbing LLP/Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DESAI, ANAND U

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte Jackson 14798841 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/112(2)/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Kawato 12445187 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC OSENBAUGH-STEWAR, ELIZA W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Walther et al 13961631 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC YIP, WINNIE S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1673 Ex Parte Gödl et al 12442288 - (D) SMITH 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP OLSON, ERIC

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Bloembergen et al 12630526 - (D) ROSS 102 103 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP STEWART, KIMBERLY ANN

1767 Ex Parte Jakubek et al 13409074 - (D) WILSON 103 HP Inc. KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

1776 Ex Parte FUKUDA et al 14672257 - (D) RANGE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

See In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 439 (CCPA 1965) (“The cause and effect sought to be proven is lost here in the welter of unfixed variables.”). 

See In re Freeman, 474 F.2d 1318, 1324 (CCPA 1973) (in order for a showing of unexpected results to be probative evidence of nonobviousness, an applicant must establish (1) that there is a difference between the results obtained through the claimed invention and the prior art and (2) that the results obtained would not have been expected by one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention).

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Anderson 13963590 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Emerson) KABIR, SAAD M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte CHOI et al 14169740 - (D) EVANS 103 OTDP THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Hjelmvik 12377749 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON BORISSOV, IGORN

3681 Ex Parte KNORR 14134294 - (D) EVANS 101 OLIFF PLC LI, SUN M

Heyna, dunn

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Kronzer et al 13213160 - (D) OWENS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Zou et al 13828772 - (D) TROCK 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MARTELLO, EDWARD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Karlsson 13322952 - (D) SHAH 103 Patents on Demand, P.A. HAIDER, FAWAAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Geissler et al 11876246 - (D) OSINSKI 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP VAN, QUANG T

3749 Ex Parte Conner et al 11625764 - (D) HILL 103 HONEYWELL/LKGlobal MILLER, SAMANTHA A

3763 Ex Parte Bourgeois et al 13586288 - (D) O’HANLON 112(2)/103 POLSINELLI PC BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Gale et al 12488858 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EVANS, BRYAN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Wilkerson et al 13934884 - (D) CASHION 102 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

1767 Ex Parte Li 11447581 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Covestro LLC GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F

1788 Ex Parte SUGIURA et al 12500413 - (D) SMITH 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Also, it is not clear from the showing relied upon in the Specification whether the asserted improvement in performance results are due to the employment of the claimed pre-sizing agent consisting of an epoxy resin or the combination forming the pre-sizing agents discussed on pages 36—37 of the Specification (i.e., Epikote 828, Epikote 1001 and Pluronic F88). In re Heyna, 360 F.2d 222, 228 (CCPA 1966); In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 439 (CCPA 1965) (“While we do not intend to slight the alleged improvements, we do not feel it an unreasonable burden on appellants to require comparative examples relied on for non-obviousness to be truly comparative. The cause and effect sought to be proven is lost here in the welter of unfixed variables.”).

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

1797 Ex Parte Chinchilla 11799416 - (D) KRATZ 103 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Barhate et al 13873736 - (D) BRANCH 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SKHOUN, HICHAM

2163 Ex Parte Hagar et al 12263169 - (D) MacDONALD 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. LE, MICHAEL

2171 Ex Parte Greenawalt et al 13315981 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(2)/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Raytheon NUNEZ, JORDANY

2176 Ex Parte Sefton et al 13416258 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC MERCADO, ARIEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Panosyan et al 14085392 - (D) CASHION 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY QUIGLEY, THOMAS K

2842 Ex Parte Flores et al 14103433 - (D) KENNEDY 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED SKIBINSKI, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Patel et al 13204091 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/112(2)/101 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC DAVIS, SHARON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Kwok 11364055 - (D) HILL 112(1)/112(2)/103/double patenting NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC STUART, COLIN W

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Alphey et al 11733737 - (D) NEWMAN double patenting 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP MONTANARI, DAVID A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Damberg et al 14112347 - (D) HUGHES 103 Barcelo, Harrison & Walker, LLP ELBINGER, STEVEN Z

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte CONTOPANAGOS et al 14085128 - (D) YAP 112(2)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. HUGHES, DEANDRA M

dunn, shuping

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte WANG et al 13284288 - (D) COTTA 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

1647 Ex Parte Elia 11986690 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) GERALD K. WHITE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GAMETT, DANIEL C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Stuart 11640651 - (D) HOWARD 112(1) Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P,A, I PayPal ROBERTS, BRIANS

2481 Ex Parte Dixon et al 13155940 - (D) MacDONALD 103 BANNER & WITCO FF , LTD TEKLE, DANIEL T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte KAWAKAMI 12904460 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA

3668 Ex Parte Moshchuk et al 12908689 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION JABR, FADEY S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Taguchi et al 12672451 - (D) CALVE 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. LONG, DONNELL ALAN

3774 Ex Parte Koob et al 11964756 - (D) GUIJT 103 41.50 112(2) MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. SHARMA, YASHITA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Iwata et al 12401292 - (D) CHANG 102 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. PARAD, DENNIS J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Jo et al 12376516 - (D) OGDEN 103 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY CANTELMO, GREGG

1746 Ex Parte Yun et al 12180509 - (D) GUPTA 103 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY PATEL, VISHAL I

1747 Ex Parte Brantley et al 12205285 - (D) NAGUMO 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP KRINKER, YANA B

1754 Ex Parte Oguri 11794261 - (D) GUPTA 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP LIN, JAMES

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Yang et al 12866069 - (D) BEAMER 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M

It is well established that teaching an alternative method does not teach away from the use of a claimed method. In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 438 (CCPA 1965); see also, Ex parte Shuping, No. 2008-0394, 2008 WL 336222, at *2 (BPAI 2008) ("[T]eaching a way is not teaching away").

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

2159 Ex Parte BISWAS et al 13628146 - (D) BAIN 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation SPIELER, WILLIAM

2164 Ex Parte Li et al 10541859 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC OHBA, MELLISSA M

2168 Ex Parte Velayudham et al 11289554 - (D) DANG 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise MENG, JAU SHYA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Kitamura et al 11480470 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC CHANG, AUDREY Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Hennessy 13069949 - (D) SHAH 103 NCR Corporation DETWEILER, JAMES M

3663 Ex Parte Syed et al 12825627 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 112(1) BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L 1 NGUYEN, CUONG H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Hebert et al 13542998 - (D) KERINS 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP ATTEL, NINA KAY

sponnoble, dunn

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Angus et al 11563816 - (D) REIMERS 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC FEENEY, BRETT A

2826 Ex Parte Kruglick 12999684 - (D) TIMM 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle MOORE, WHITNEY

2854 Ex Parte Sekino et al 12497950 - (D) BEST 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP CULLER, JILL E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Jones et al 12832106 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 103 41.50 112(2) SIEMENS CORPORATION TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Kang 11963759 - (D) WARNER 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Cipollini et al 11722862 - (D) HOUSEL 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC O DONNELL, LUCAS J

1735 Ex Parte Aleksov et al 12777476 - (D) PAK 112(1)/103 Winkle, PLLC SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1747 Ex Parte COPELAND et al 13039412 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. FISCHER, JUSTIN R

[R]eferences in a combination may be said to teach away where their combined teachings would produce a "seemingly inoperative device". See In re Sponnoble, 405 F.2d 578, 587 (CCPA 1969). Teaching an alternative or equivalent method, however, does not teach away from the  use of a claimed method. see In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 438 (CCPA 1965).

Sponnoble, In re, 405 F.2d 578, 160 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1969) 2141.02

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Luitjens et al 11814831 - (D) MORGAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Suitts et al 12396389 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CHEN, CAI Y

2436 Ex Parte Belling 12111162 - (D) WARD 102/103 Squire PB (NVA/DC Office) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2469 Ex Parte ORZELL et al 12886138 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix AMBAYE, MEWALE A

2483 Ex Parte Hummel et al 12839441 - (D) HOWARD 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NAWAZ, TALHA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Post 12508408 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LLNL/John P. Wooldridge MULLINS, BURTON S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 NEST LABS, INC., Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7142948 et al 10/753,917 95002037 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 Honeywell/Husch Third Party Requestor: FISH & RICHARDSON PC (TC) RALIS, STEPHEN J original KASENGE, CHARLES R

thibault, clay, dunn, innovention toys

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Tam et al 11393218 - (D) GARRIS 103 HONEYWELL/DLA PIPER ROGERS, MARTIN K

1772 Ex Parte Wohltjen 11474532 - (D) METZ 112(1)/112(2)/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP KILPATRICK, BRYAN T

1791 Ex Parte Lykomitros et al 12021959 - (D) GARRIS 103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP DEGUIRE, KATHERINE E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Thiessen et al 10607892 - (D) WEINBERG 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LIANG, LEONARD S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Herrmann 11735253 - (D) TORCZON 103 112(a) GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC CULLEN, SEAN P

In Thibault, the board explained that

If the apparatus as claimed is not fully described in [the prior art], it differs so little therefrom as to be obvious to the designer of apparatus. The purpose to which the apparatus is to be put and the numerous expressions relating the apparatus to contents thereof during an intended operation are of no significance in determining patentability of the apparatus claim.

Thibault does not reproduce the apparatus claim in question, but expressly finds that it is very closely the same as the prior art. Thibault, thus, does not create a per se rule that contents and mode of operation never count, but rather simply holds that when disclosed structures are essentially the same and the contents and use would have been obvious from the prior-art structure, the lack of an express teaching of content and use will not prevent anticipation. In short, Thibault's holding cannot be abstracted from its context. Today, we might say that the prior art apparatus was capable of containing and operating as claimed.

Thibault, Ex parte, 164 USPQ 666 (Bd. App. 1969) 2115

1729 Ex Parte Owens et al 11643392 - (D) TIMM 103 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC DAVIS, PATRICIA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Ex Parte Gordon 10871657 - (D) JEFFERY 102 102 Broadcom/BHGL LEE, Y YOUNG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Petereit et al 10532831 - (D) BONILLA 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WESTERBERG, NISSA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Albright 12290333 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Robert W. Mulcahy, Esq. SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

1762 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11260749 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY REDDICK, MARIE L

1789 Ex Parte Dumond 11741266 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. ORTIZ, ANGELA Y

Innovention Toys, LLC v. MGA Entm’t, Inc., 637 F.3d 1314, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (noting a reference qualifies as prior art for an obviousness analysis only when it is analogous to the claimed invention (citing In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 658 (Fed. Cir. 1992))). If a reference is in a different field from that of the inventor’s endeavor, it is still considered analogous art if it deals with a matter which logically would have commended itself to an inventor’s attention in considering his problem. In re Clay, 966 F.2d at 659.

Clay, In re, 966 F.2d 656, 23 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2144.08

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Disange et al 11014063 - (D) HOMERE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. PAUL, DISLER

Teaching an alternative or equivalent method, however, does not teach away from the use of a claimed method. See In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 438 (CCPA 1965).

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 Ex Parte Schippers et al 11753368 - (D) KOHUT 103 Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C. RADKE, JAY W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Burgdorf et al 11182303 - (D) ASTORINO 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

dunn, animal

REVERSED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11/244,467 MOHANTY 102(b) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER GOLDMAN, MICHAEL H
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Zeng 11/473,794 HANLON 103(a) ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY EXAMINER WANG, CHUN CHENG

Third, the Examiner explains that the comparative data contains a number of unfixed variables and “without the identities and amounts of the components being held constant systematically, the probative value of appellants’ evidence of nonobviousness is limited.” Ans. 8-9; In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 439 (CCPA 1965) (cause and effect sought to be proven is lost in the welter of unfixed variables).

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804.02

1765 Ex Parte Coffin et al 11/425,208 GARRIS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) LAW OFFICE OF DELIO & PETERSON, LLC. EXAMINER MOORE, MARGARET G

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Litwin 10/567,717 JEFFERY 103(a) Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations THOMSON Licensing LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, QUANG N

See generally Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Quigg, 932 F.2d 920, 923 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (“The use of a negative limitation to define the metes and bounds of the claimed subject matter is a permissible form of expression.”) (citation omitted).

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Koch 10/457,882 KIM 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - SZ EXAMINER ZARE, SCOTT A