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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Dirk Bollen et al. 14895067 PRAISS 103 AGFA c/o KEATING & BENNETT, LLP GATES, BRADFORD M

1716 Johan Mathiasson et al. 14376925 CASHION 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC CHEN, KEATH T

1733 Seiji Okabe et al. 14907868 OGDEN 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) WYSZOMIERSKI, GEORGE P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ryan J. Thompson et al. 14642898 McKEOWN 103 Philip McKay Hawley Troxell CHEN, ZHAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Richard Jay. Cohen et al. 14487414 McKEOWN 103 IBM CORP. (DHJ) c/o DAVID H. JUDSON MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY

2486 Gary J. Pitcher 15285290 YAP 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC TRUONG, NGUYEN T

2486 Shunichi Sekiguchi et al. 11980497 FENICK 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Hans-Joachim Schulze et al. 15465688 SMITH 103 Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB - Inf PARK, SAMUEL

2835 Wolfgang Ullermann et al. 13849745 McMANUS 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP CRUM, JACOB R

2847 KUMADA, Taketo 14881601 WILSON 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP NGUYEN, CHAU N

2854 Paul J. Hays 14241949 WILSON 101/103 THE OLLILA LAW GROUP LLC SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

2899 Aya Miki et al. 14416927 HUGHES 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. JEFFERSON, QUOVAUNDA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Moore, David E. 14732164 FITZPATRICK 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP LUGO, CARLOS

3686 Satoshi Okuyama 13575636 COURTENAY 101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHNG, JOY POH AI

3692 Isaac Saft et al. 14272825 HOFF 101 M&B IP Analysts, LLC MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Bruno Michel et al. 13975869 SONG 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. HOLLY, LEE A

3736 Patrick O. Tennican 15349828 KERINS 112(1)/103 LEE & HAYES, P.C. STEVENS, ALLAN D

3747 Yasser Mohamed Sayed. Yacoub et al. 13934150 BAYAT 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP KIM, JAMES JAY

To the contrary, “the omission of an element and retention of its function is an indicia of unobviousness.” Id.; see In re Edge, 359 F.2d 896 (CCPA 1966). 

Edge, In re, 359 F.2d 896, 149 USPQ 556 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Wesley A. Stoller 14923429 DENNETT 103 112(2) Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC HON, SOW FUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Kevin B. Leigh et al. 14898686 HOUSEL 102/103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise PATEL, MUKUNDBHAI G

3688 Amro Shihadah et al. 13840893 CRAIG 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PATEL, DIPEN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex parte GARCIA-CRESPO et al. 13532713 SONG 103 103 GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC LAMBERT, WAYNE A

3747 Ross Dykstra. Pursifull et al. 13620021 BAYAT 103 112(2) MCCOY RUSSELL LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A

3771 Matthew T. Vanderpool et al. 14204227 PLENZLER 112(1)/102/103 102 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) OU, JING RUI

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Philippe Duchateau et al. 15080232 SCHNEIDER 103 112(1) ARRIGO, LEE, GUTTMAN & MOUTA-BELLUM LLP MARVICH, MARIA

1649 Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus. Kamphuis et al. 12666611 NEW 103 103/OTDP 41.50 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HAYES, ROBERT CLINTON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Grunlan, Jaime C. et al. 14369957 SQUIRE 103 Tumey LLP - Michelin MELLOTT, JAMES M

1712 HENDRIKS, ROB JACOB. et al. 15387297 WILSON 103 Russell Ng PLLC HORNING, JOEL G

1783 Jimmie R. Baran et al. 13885496 BEST 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY AUER, LAURA A

1783 Michael L. Holly et al. 14835918 BEST 112(1)/112(2)/103 BrooksGroup JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

1792 Richard S. Wilkes 12521938 OGDEN 103 STINSON LLP (MTC) ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Kevin S. Beyer et al 12826077 BRANCH 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC LO, SUZANNE

2127 Kevin S. Beyer et al 13595446 BRANCH 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC LO, SUZANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Steve Barrett 14007191 HUME 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia MATTIS, JASON E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Edwin W. Peters et al. 14216682 JEFFERY 102/103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 David K. Lim et al. 14716950 GARRIS 102 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC DEPEW, KEITH A

2837 Tseng, Shih-Hsien et al. 13571381 PRAISS 112(1)/103 Litron Patent and Trademark Office CHAN, TSZFUNG JACKIE

2837 Yi Li et al. 14262783 HOUSEL 103 The Mason Group Patent Specialists LLC DUDA, RINA I

2842 Goeran Schubert et al. 14759051 HOUSEL 102 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2857 Jason P. Bommer et al. 13969715 WILSON 101 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company CORDERO, LINA M

2859 Joseph D. Rocci et al. 12888181 DANG 103 BakerHostetler TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 William Cameron. Powell et al. 13075903 POTHIER 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) NGUYEN, TRANG T

3687 Brian James. Messerich et al. 13600895 SAADAT 101 Thompson Hine LLP HAIDER, FAWAAD

3691 O'Neill, Darryl S. 12880212 CHANG 101 NCR Corporation KANERVO, VIRPI H

3691 Pawan Kumar et al. 14216843 BAIN 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA LICKTEIG, BLANE A

3692 Thomas P. Anderson 13917230 LORIN 101 Vitale, Vickrey, Niro & Gasey LLP MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3693 John Clerkin 14753440 CURCURI 101/103 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3695 Anindeep Kar et al. 13949850 COURTENAY 101/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROBINSON, KITO R

3697 Adam Lee 13397014 MURPHY 103 101 Stephen M. De Klerk MatterLight IP NORMAN, SAMICA L

3697 Deborah Kimberg et al. 14479610 BAUMEISTER 101 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

3697 Julian D. A. Wiseman 14249172 BAYAT 101 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC O'CONNOR, GERALD J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Richard Vermaak et al. 14543594 OSINSKI 101 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP DUFFY, DAVID W

3726 David Labonte et al. 14458991 KORNICZKY 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. / Weatherford WALTERS, RYAN J

3741 Hoskin, Robert Frank. et al. 13945786 STEPINA 103 112(2) GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC DUGER, JASON H

3741 Zbigniew M. Grabowski et al. 12377623 MOORE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3753 Eric J. Zuercher 14272849 KERINS 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP (TUC) COLON MORALES, DAVID

3774 James Stuart. Cumming 15069746 KORNICZKY 112(2) 112(2)/102/103 41.50 112(2) SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP PREBILIC, PAUL B

3784 Kurt Hafeken et al. 13603119 MOORE 103 HEAD, JOHNSON, KACHIGIAN & WILKINSON, PC FISCHER, RAE

3785 Joanne Elizabeth. Drew et al. 13975601 KORNICZKY 112(1)/103 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC STUART, COLIN W

3792 Earl Zergiebel et al. 14559308 KORNICZKY 103 Covidien LP BALDWIN, NATHAN AARON

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3642 Dunn, W. Michael. 13844649 HILL 103 Gerald T Peters JTT Patent Services, LLC BARLOW, MORGAN T

3665 SHAH, Jitendra et al. 14804067 KERINS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, CUONG H

3685 Paul V. Morinville 12014887 BAYAT 101/102 Loveless Law Group, PLLC WINTER, JOHN M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Angelides 13485849 - (D) ADAMS 103 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Baumgart 11610591 - (D) GRIMES 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LEGGETT, ANDREA C.

2176 Ex Parte Rubanovich et al 11848850 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BLACKBERRY/FINNEGAN BURKE, TIONNA M

Therefore, the “reentry” step of Pathiyal is omitted in the claim 1 method, but the function of outputting a list is retained by claim 1. “While it may often be true that the mere omission of an element together with its function does not produce a patentable invention, it may also be unobvious to omit an element while retaining its function.” In re Edge, 359 F.2d 896, 899 (CCPA 1966). We are therefore, constrained to reverse this rejection.

Edge, In re, 359 F.2d 896, 149 USPQ 556 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Brickell 10999576 - (D) NAPPI 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 Mission/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN PALIWAL, YOGESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Thorson 12497580 - (D) PAK 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP WU, JERRY

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Weber et al 11749808 - (D) KALAN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP SMITH, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Nishioka et al 11227947 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP CAO, ALLEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11388945 - (D) KATZ 102 Goldeneye, Inc. HSIEH, HSIN YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Imhof 12296796 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. HOFFMAN, MARCIA

3778 Ex Parte Song 11741943 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. ANDERSON,CATHARINE L

INTER PARTES REVIEW

ALL CLAIMS INVALID
2767 APPLE INC. v ACHATES REFERENCE PUBLISHING, INC. 5,982,889 08/845,805 08845805 - (D) ARBES 102/103 PETITIONER: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PATENT OWNER: PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A.; KAPLAN BREYER SCHWARTZ & OTTESEN; GIBBONS, P.C. original Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LL CALLAHAN, PAUL E

SOME CLAIMS INVALID
2767 APPLE INC. v ACHATES REFERENCE PUBLISHING, INC. 6,173,403 09/288,012 09288012 - (D) ARBES 102/103 102/103 PETITIONER: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PATENT OWNER: PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A.; KAPLAN BREYER SCHWARTZ & OTTESEN; GIBBONS, P.C. original Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP CALLAHAN, PAUL E

net moneyin, edge, lindemann

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Remacle et al 10/991,087 MILLS 103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP WILDER, CYNTHIA B

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Takagi et al 10/854,212 COURTENAY 102(e) CROWELL & MORING LLP CHOWDHURY, NIGAR

See Net MoneyIn, Inc. v. Verisign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (To anticipate under §102 “it is not enough that the prior art reference discloses part of the claimed invention, which an ordinary artisan might supplement to make the whole, or that it includes multiple, distinct teachings that the artisan might somehow combine to achieve the claimed invention.”) (underline added).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Linder et al 10/936,857 ADAMS 102(e)/103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LANG, AMY T

3733 Ex Parte Klaue et al 11/245,703 MILLS 103(a) Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP HOFFMAN, MARY C

3742 Ex Parte Zajchowski et al 10/976,969 STAICOVICI 103(a) BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. RALIS, STEPHEN J

3748 Ex Parte Nakhamkin 12/818,186 SPAHN 103(a) Manelli Selter PLLC JETTON, CHRISTOPHER M

The Examiner appears to be relying on the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 2144.04 II B, which states that “the omission of an element and retention of its function is an indicia of (un)obviousness. [sic]” See In re Edge, 359 F.2d 896 (CCPA 1966).

Edge, In re, 359 F.2d 896, 149 USPQ 556 (CCPA 1966). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04

3761 Ex Parte Roe et al 10/769,493 WALSH 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

The requirement for anticipation that the prior art elements themselves be “arranged as in the claim” means that claims cannot be “treated ... as mere catalogs of separate parts, in disregard of the part-to-part relationships set forth in the claims and that give the claims their meaning.” Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. Am. Hoist & Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1458-59 (Fed. Cir. 1984).

Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist & Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 221 USPQ 481 (Fed. Cir. 1984). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716.03, 2164.01, 2164.05(a)

3764 Ex Parte Long et al 11/512,801 PRATS 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

3776 Ex Parte Evazynajad et al 11/204,453 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Andreas-Schott et al 11/434,386 TIMM 102(a,e)/103(a) 102(a,e)/103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION RYAN, PATRICK J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Mukund et al 10/712,711 BISK 103(a) 103(a) MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP LO, SUZANNE

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Williams et al 11/235,102 BARRY 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) 103(a) JOHN S. HALE GIPPLE & HALE TANG, SON M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Daniel et al 11/027,613 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LANG, AMY T

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Richardson et al 10/811,309 GARRIS 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LAZORCIK, JASON L