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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte De La Torre-Bueno 11642253 - (D) McGRAW 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc.  DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Luo et al 11749201 - (D) HEANEY 103 BrooksGroup ZHU, WEIPING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte LaDuke et al 12800615 - (D) HOWARD 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC TARKO,ASMAMAWG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Baney 13170346 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc, KESSIE, DANIEL

2836 Ex Parte Baney 13283116 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc, KESSIE, DANIEL

2875 Ex Parte PROGL et al 13182017 - (D) WILSON 102 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC LEE, JONG SUK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Goossen et al 12576583 - (D) MARTIN 103 HONEYWELL/S&S BADAWI, MEDHAT

3671 Ex Parte Paulos 12166641 - (D) REIMERS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C ADDIE, RAYMOND W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Wattenbach et al 12842209 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) SWINNEY, JENNIFER B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex Parte Lappetelainen et al 10968248 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation LY, ANH VU H

Moreover, we conclude, under a broad but reasonable interpretation,  the preamble of claim 12 merely recites an intended use of the "apparatus"  that is without support in the body of the claim:

12. An apparatus operable pursuant to IEEE 802.11 standard, comprisng:

a dynamic frequency selection message generator configured to generate a dynamic frequency selection message, the dynamic frequency selection message indicating a change of frequency  allocations upon which to communicate the data, the change  made to attain a selected statistical spreading." 6

(Claim 12, (emphasis added)).

We are not persuaded the Examiner erred because the body of claim 12 is silent regarding the IEEE 802.11 standard recited in the preamble.

6 Contra Eaton Corp. v. Rockwell Int 'l Corp., 323 F.3d 1332, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing e.g., Electro Sci. Indus. v. Dynamic Details, Inc., 307 F.3d 1343, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2002)) ("When limitations in the body of the claim rely upon and derive antecedent basis from the preamble, then the preamble may act as a necessary component of the claimed invention").

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Robottom et al 12840470 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 103 Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, P.C. MICHENER, BLAKE E

3684 Ex Parte Xu et al 13319061 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/102 102 41.50 112(2) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY CIVAN, ETHAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12354541 - (D) BAHR 103 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P,C CHAUDRY, ATIF H

3766 Ex Parte Mehr 12822374 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 102 Robert Bosch LLC PORTER, JR, GARY A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Souza et al 11719508 - (D) HARLOW 103 Parker Highlander PLLC KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Petruno et al 12409877 - (D) COLAIANNI 102 Becton, Dickinson and Company MERKLING, SALLY ANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Moulckers 11103888 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. LOUIE, JUE WANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Norin 11810797 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SMITH, CHENEA

2457 Ex Parte VAN DER MERWE et al 12646492 - (D) CUTITTA 103 AT & T Legal Department - FKM RUBIN, BLAKE J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Nicholson et al 12789751 - (D) DESHPANDE 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte Doan et al 11840299 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BSTZ-OVT ANYA, IGWE U

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte AZAD et al 13737876 - (D) OSINSKI 103 LITMAN LAW OFFICES, LTD, KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. DE C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8148317 et al 12/511,018 95002188 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original WEBB, GREGORY E

eaton2, mintz

REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Gulin et al 11/243,284 JEFFERY 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. EXAMINER BUI, THUY T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte DeFigueiredo et al 11/583,415 BAHR 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER CICCHINO, PATRICK D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Clarke et al 10/533,842 SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP EXAMINER Wiest, Philip

3763 Ex Parte Noda et al 11/765,536 GRIMES 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER CHANDER, DIVA KAKAR

See Eaton Corp. v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 323 F.3d 1332, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“When limitations in the body of the claim rely upon and derive antecedent basis from the preamble, then the preamble may act as a necessary component of the claimed invention.”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex parte MICROLINC, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/009,376 6,009,488 08/965,760 TURNER 112(2)/103 305 LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE M. CUMMINGS, P.C. EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2873 LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. FUJIFILM, CORP. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,450 7,535,658 11/932,081 TURNER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP. (PA) EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER COLLINS, DARRYL J

The mere recitation of the words “common sense” without any support adds nothing to the obviousness equation. Within the statutory test to determine if a claimed invention has advanced its technical art field enough to warrant an exclusive right, “common sense” is a shorthand label for knowledge so basic that it certainly lies within the skill set of an ordinary artisan. Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2012 WL 1940157, *4 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Steger 10/224,309 MacDONALD 103 Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt EXAMINER PHAM, KHANH B

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Nuovo et al 10/451,693 GONSALVES 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EXAMINER LU, ZHIYU

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Winter 11/602,635 GRIMES 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH
 
REHEARING

DENIED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte Rickard et al 11/145,403 HOMERE 112(1) Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. EXAMINER VO, THANH DUC

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Duerksen et al 10/857,935 HOMERE 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER TRAN, THANH Y

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Gully 11/510,219 BAHR 102/103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC EXAMINER PASCUA, JES F