interval, eibel, liberty

custom search

Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1632 Washington State University et al. 15568244 FREDMAN 102/103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

1648 CureVac AG 14994913 SCHNEIDER 112(1) Parker Highlander PLLC GILL, RACHEL B

1653 Wayne Ryan 12850269 FREDMAN 103/OTDP The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. MCNEIL, STEPHANIE A N

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1714 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 14978866 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC) QI, HUA

1731 SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14481570 BEST 103 41.50 112(2) SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Services CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1777 Kevin Wyndham 13266166 HASTINGS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1787 Rohm and Haas Company 15183930 TIMM 112(1)/103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1796 Guardian Glass, LLC 15638450 DENNETT 103 Guardian Glass, LLC (Nixon) c/o KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2142 Unify GmbH & Co. KG 16172950 CHUNG 103 Unify c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2176 WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG 15581038 HOMERE 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. MCINTOSH, ANDREW T

2176 International Business Machines Corporation 15890159 HOFF 112(2) IBM Corporation – Patent Center DYER, ANDREW R

Claim language employing terms of degree has long been found definite where it provided enough certainty to one of skill in the art when read in the context of the invention. Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2014); see, e.g., Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45, 65–66 (1923) (finding "substantial pitch" sufficiently definite because one skilled in the art "had no difficulty . . . in determining what was the substantial pitch needed" to practice the invention). Claim terms of degree “necessarily call for a comparison against some baseline.” Liberty Ammunition, Inc., v. U.S., 835 F.3d 1388, 1395 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15991549 BUSCH 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. LEE, JUSTIN S

2191 VMWARE, INC. 15063515 CHEN 101/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC BOURZIK, BRAHIM

2191 VMware, Inc. 15878708 ENGLE 102/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC LUU, BINH K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 14741102 KUMAR 102 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP LEE, Y YOUNG

2453 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15469095 COURTENAY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2477 Nicira, Inc. 15012718 BUSCH 103 ADELI LLP SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2657 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15676106 LEBOVITZ 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2864 Honeywell International Inc. 15625867 HOUSEL 103 HONEYWELL/STW Intellectual Property Services Group PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H

2872 Visioneering Technologies, Inc. 15040518 ROBERTSON 103 Seyfarth Shaw LLP KING, GEORGE G

2892 FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 15796890 HANLON 103 Rabin & Berdo, PC DYKES, LAURA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3623 W.W. GRAINGER, INC. 13731291 HUGHES 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA

3625 CAL-COMP BIG DATA, INC. 15641219 FETTING 112(1)/112(2) JCIPRNET DESAI, RESHA

3646 Infineon Technologies AG 15951918 HOSKINS 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES FAN, BO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3723 P.R. HOFFMAN MACHINE PRODUCTS INC. 15447825 GREENHUT 103 MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC MORGAN, EILEEN P

3753 KHS GmbH 16087205 MURPHY 103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP SHRIEVES, STEPHANIE ALEXANDRA

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1723 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15825726 KENNEDY 112(2)/103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI

1793 FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 15712421 OWENS 103 103 HYLTON-RODIC LAW PLLC GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2161 VMware, Inc. 14716834 SILVERMAN 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - VMware) HOLLAND, SHERYL L

2166 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14754406 HOFF 103 103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC OBERLY, VAN HONG

2176 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 13901343 DEJMEK 103 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (SEAZN) AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SCHALLHORN, TYLER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2477 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 15875044 HOMERE 103 103 Law Office of Patrick D. Benedicto ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

2485 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 15379800 CUTITTA 103 112(4) HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2657 International Business Machines Corporation 15618607 HOFF 102 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

2684 Rosemount Inc. 15290757 HOFF 103 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. NGUYEN, NAM V

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 GIVAUDAN SA et al. 16149759 ADAMS 103 PARFOMAK, ANDREW N. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, PA LOVE, TREVOR M

1628 Vidasym, Inc. 15948359 LEBOVITZ 103 ADSERO IP LLC BADIO, BARBARA P

1658 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 15596529 ADAMS 103 Stinson LLP (WARF 3004049) GARYU, LIANKO G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 15972687 BEST 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1716 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14280031 COLAIANNI 103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/AMAT NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z

1724 TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14899833 GUPTA 103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (TTi) SHEIKH, HAROON S

1772 Albemarle Europe SPRL 14430146 KENNEDY 103 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION MCCAIG, BRIAN A

1783 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION 13800464 GAUDETTE 103 LKGLOBAL (GD-Gulfstream) GUO, TONG

1784 BASF Coatings GmbH 15316661 ROBERTSON 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DUMBRIS, SETH M

1785 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 14771414 CASHION 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

1791 NESTEC S.A. 15537475 KENNEDY 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. BEKKER, KELLY JO

1794 Martin Dubs et al. 13258576 GAUDETTE 103 41.50 112(2) Pearne & Gordon LLP MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1795 ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC. 16289933 HANLON 103 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC- Roche NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN

1797 Genia Technologies, Inc. 16172488 COLAIANNI 102 Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.- Sequencing EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2135 Intel Corporation 15650230 HUGHES 112(1)/103 NDWE LLP/Intel FARROKH, HASHEM

2159 Thomas Millett et al. 13282802 BUSCH 103 MERCHANT & GOULD (MICROSOFT) MINA, FATIMA P

2164 Fortinet, Inc. 15214245 HAGY 103 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright FERRER, JEDIDIAH P

2176 Tyco Safety Products Canada, Ltd. 14098947 ARPIN 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP WONG, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2438 AirWatch LLC 16019847 POTHIER 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) HERZOG, MADHURI R

2439 AirWatch LLC 15012185 LEBOVITZ 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) WILCOX, JAMES J

2485 Solentim Ltd 15593143 EASTHOM 103 FBFK HUANG, FRANK F

2492 The Nielsen Company (US), LLC 14556197 KAISER 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) PAN, PEILIANG

2497 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15243472 KUMAR 102 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC OKEKE, IZUNNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 VMWARE, INC. 15888112 CRAIG 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - VMware CHEN, FRANK S

2637 Oracle International Corporation 15460083 NAPPI 103 PVFD-ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP LI, SHI K

2644 Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. 14991976 MacDONALD 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. CAI, WAYNE HUU

2652 Yehuda Binder 12358596 SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 112(1)/102/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov WOO, STELLA L

2685 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 15749585 SILVERMAN 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP BENLAGSIR, AMINE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 Power Integrations, Inc. 14274519 KENNEDY 103 Power Integrations, Inc IP Administrator - Davina Curtis THOMAS, LUCY M

2837 YAMAHA CORPORATION 15897338 KENNEDY 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP QIN, JIANCHUN

2853 Ackley Machine Corporation 15676614 JURGOVAN 103 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EVANISKO, LESLIE J

2859 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY et al. 15306528 ROBERTSON 102 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2883 CommScope Technologies LLC et al. 15681503 CASHION 102/103 M&G CommScope LAM, HUNG Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 15879011 FETTING 103 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3625 Apple Inc. 14331176 HUTCHINGS 101 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP LEVINE, ADAM L

3628 Lyft, Inc. 15675422 MEDLOCK 101 Keller Jolley Preece/ Lyft VETTER, DANIEL

3631 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15170960 DEFRANCO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LIU, JONATHAN

3632 Nichols-Reeves Enterprises, LLC 16010845 SONG 102/103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP WUJCIAK, ALFRED J

3652 Brooks Automation, Inc. 15465326 MOHANTY 103/OTDP Perman & Green, LLP LOWE, MICHAEL S

3663 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. 15861026 FITZPATRICK 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP GOLDMAN, RICHARD A

3669 The Boeing Company 15642069 CAPP Dissenting GREENHUT 112(1)/101 103 DUFT & BORNSEN, PC WHITTINGTON, JESS G

3695 BGC PARTNERS, INC. 16255728 FETTING 101 INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3715 ValueCorp Pacific, Incorporated 15275335 PLENZLER 101 K&L Gates LLP-ADMINRPL SAINT-VIL, EDDY

3715 Nguyen Gaming LLC 15427308 GUIJT 103 TI Law Group, PC GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

3734 UGOWEAR, LLC 15550441 HOELTER 103 The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW

3741 Honeywell International Inc. 16056101 HOELTER 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL Intellectual Property Services Group NGUYEN, THUYHANG NGOC

3762 Fridgeland UK Limited 14783636 HOELTER 102/103 COOLEY LLP ATTN: IP Docketing Department SCHULT, ALLEN

Tech Center 3900 Reexamination

Affirmed-in-Part 

2153  VIRNETX INC. et al. 95001697 7,490,151 10/259,494 ROBERTSON 102 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER:SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J

eibel, sponnable, conrad

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REVERSED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Kirk P. Seward 13656413 - (D) JENKS 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1643 Katsuko Yamashita et al. 13147905 - (D) GRIMES Concurring TOWNSEND 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DENT, ALANA HARRIS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1793 Cadena Bio, Inc. 14795720 - (D) SQUIRE Concurring HOUSEL 103 CLARK & ELBING LLP
GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1799 Apparuti, Daniele et al. 13378008 - (D) HANLON 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Singal, Kalpesh et al. 14575819 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KABIR, SAAD M

2126 CLARIFAI, INC. 15369735 - (D) HUGHES 101 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (CV) LAMARDO, VIKER ALEJANDRO

2144 Matichuk, Bruce et al. 11544685 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC STORK, KYLE R

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Universal Display Corporation 14573762 - (D) DIXON 103 Morris & Kamlay LLP / UDC GYAWALI, BIPIN

2647 PHAM, HUNG A. et al. 14291404 - (D) BUSCH 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) TORRES, MARCOS L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2829 Applied Materials, Inc. 14567161 - (D) BARRY 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS MAI, ANH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3658 FANUC CORPORATION 15077910 - (D) CALVE 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP 
RUSHING, JR, BOBBY

Our reviewing court recently described this issue as follows: Eibel Process and Sponnoble both stand for the proposition that the discovery of an unknown problem can result in a patentable invention, even if the solution would have been obvious once the problem is identified.  Eibel Process, 261 U.S. at 67–68, 43 S. Ct. 322; Sponnoble, 405 F.2d at 585.  They did not address whether the Board must consider the discovery of an unknown problem when there exists an independent motivation to combine prior art references.  Instead, those cases found that the inventor’s discovery of and solution to an unknown problem weighed in favor of nonobviousness because the proffered reason to modify the prior art did not present a specific, alternate basis that was unrelated to the rationale behind the inventor’s reasons for making the invention.  Here, the examiner and the Board determined that a person of ordinary skill in the art would combine the ’009 publication with Raviendran for a reason independent from solving the problem identified by Conrad—to improve structural integrity by removing the folding seam. 

 

See In re Conrad, 759 F. App’x 982, 985–86 (Fed. Cir. 2019). 

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

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

3691 KAY, Christopher E. et al. 13082654 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1)/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
TINKLER, MURIEL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3732 Brown, Paul Anthony. 13245954 - (D) MARTIN 103 Elan IP Inc. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ

3735 Chew, Kong Mun. 13274100 - (D) SONG 103 Dorsey & Whitney - Menicon NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3793 Palti, Yoram 13750246 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1) Potomac Law Group, PLLC MEHL, PATRICK M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2482 Motorola Mobility LLC 14711833 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group (MM Files) RETALLICK, KAITLIN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3626 LaBorde, David 14228739 - (D) MOHANTY 103 103 Culpepper IP, LLLC KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14432442 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 Getz Balich LLC KIM, CRAIG SANG

3745 United Technologies Corporation 15089891 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/102/103 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER

3793 Neff, Thomas 13170690 - (D) HILL 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(1) Dorton & Willis LLP
CWERN, JONATHAN

AFFIRMED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 Epikinetics Pharma, LLC 14283073 - (D) LAVIER OTDP 103/OTDP BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP RICCI, CRAIG D

1612 Frederic Sedel et al. 13639752 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. PARAD, DENNIS J

1633 2-BBB Medicines B.V. 14692422 - (D) COTTA 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP POPA, ILEANA

1633 Deisseroth, Karl A. et al. 14385331 - (D) VALEK 103 STANFORD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP HILL, KEVIN KAI

1641 Northwestern University 13772796 - (D) PRATS 102/103 103 Quarles & Brady LLP (Northwestern) MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN

1645 ALLERGAN, INC. 14139519 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP ALLERGAN, INC. LYONS, MARY M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1796 JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION 15054610 - (D) CASHION 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WILKINS III, HARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2158 KENEXA TECHNOLOGY, LLC 15137436 - (D) SAADAT 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RUIZ, ANGELICA

2175 Microsoft Corporation 14089663 - (D) NAPPI 112(2) 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HO, RUAY L

2182 KYNDI, INC. 14965708 - (D) HUGHES 101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. NGO, CHUONG D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 Remi Houdaille et al. 13677387 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Invention Mine IDC FLYNN, RANDY A

2432 PHANTOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13857714 - (D) CASS 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) POPHAM, JEFFREY D

2433 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14261908 - (D) HOMERE 103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC GOODCHILD, WILLIAM J

2482 Autoliv Development AB 14704521 - (D) LEE 102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC/Autoliv ASP
KWAN, MATTHEW K

2485 Michael C. Mongeon et al. 13933194 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/102/103 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2812 Daniel Edelstein et al. 15150961 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP SABUR, ALIA

2855 EPCOS AG 14740429 - (D) HEANEY 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) 
SOTO, JANICE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 FAINOR, Judith A. et al. 14036716 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 Reed Smith LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3624 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 14248225 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) 101/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3625 Level 3 Communications, LLC 14120283 - (D) REPKO 103 101 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC LEVINE, ADAM L

3625 LISUTO K.K. 14632346 - (D) McMILLIN 101/102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GARG, YOGESH C

3626 Langdon, Robert W. 12171160 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/102/103 101 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP PORTER, RACHEL L

3666 Yulun Wang et al. 13277449 - (D) REIMERS 103 InTouch Health AMIN, BHAVESH V

3668 Zhou Bailiang 14957425 - (D) MARTIN 101 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google)
SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN

3682 Avaya Inc. 14609615 - (D) CRAIG 112(1) 101/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. ANDREI, RADU

3682 Hypertherm, Inc. 15359880 - (D) CHUNG 101 103 ANDREI, RADU ANDREI, RADU

3685 Navar, Murgesh et al. 13550563 - (D) BRANCH 101/103 Polsinelli LLP - TE2
WINTER, JOHN M

3685 MOSQUERA, LUIS D. 13271131 - (D) STRAUSS 101 101/103 The Law Office of Michael J. Scheer MARTINEZ-HERNAND, EDGAR R

3686 Green, W. Thomas. et al. 13083449 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 BLANK ROME LLP AUGUSTINE, VICTORIA PEARL

3687 Fisher, Michelle 14253607 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(1)/112(2)/103 Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3688 Vohra, Lalit et al. 13946255 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 101 Keller Jolley Preece / Adobe MACASIANO, MARILYN G

3691 Whitehouse, Harry T. 12842695 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP VYAS, ABHISHEK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3711 Benjamin Radford et al. 15694549 - (D) CAPP 102/103 112(2)/102 Aaron Ward WONG, STEVEN B

3746 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15036109 - (D) STEPINA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL

3753 United Technologies Corporation 14616922 - (D) OSINSKI 112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE

3799 David Cerutti et al. 13062592 - (D) GREENHUT 103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Avon Products, Inc. NOBREGA, TATIANA L

eibel, purdue pharma2

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Stanko Skrtic et al. 14255332 TOWNSEND 103 Choate/Shire, Inc. MILLIGAN, ADAM C
Reversed 1619 David E. Bunch et al. 14605539 VALEK 103 HOLLAND & HART CHICKOS, SARAH J

1657 Wilhelmus Theodorus Antonius Maria. De Laat et al. 13057598 VALEK 103 McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP, LLC PATURY, SRIKANTH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Gagan Mongia 13071843 HASTINGS 103 ALCS Law Dept. - Product and IP c/o BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Zhang Jin et al. 14737611 GARRIS 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm BAISA, JOSELITO SASIS

2868 Ronald C. Tate et al. 14750566 GARRIS 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ZAKARIA, AKM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Edward Burke et al. 13826063 BUI dissenting STRAUSS 112(2)/101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / THORATEC COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Zachary Targoff 15587007 SCHOPFER 103 Leason Ellis LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

3733 Boban Jose 14710558 MOHANTY 112(1)/112(2)/103 Jacobsen IP Law - Barracuda Inc. WEAVER, SUE A

3761 Yefim P. Sukhman et al. 14467900 HILL 102/103 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General LAFLAME JR, MICHAEL A

3761 Keith Alan. Barber et al. 14475039 ASTORINO 103 41.50 112(2) Carstens & Cahoon, LLP WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3774 Hyung-Il Kim 15282500 SCHOPFER 103 MH2 TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP, LLP WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Robert F. Diegelmann et al. 11884363 TOWNSEND 112(1)/112(2) 112(2) W&C IP GHALI, ISIS A D

1615 Mohannad Shawer et al. 15006525 GRIMES 103 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Discovery of a problem that was previously unrecognized can show that a solution to that problem would not have been obvious. See Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923). “In Eibel Process, the invention was a machine that could make quality paper at high speeds.” Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Epic Pharma, LLC, 811 F.3d 1345, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2016). “Eibel discovered that the unequal speeds of paper stock and a wire in the machine produced [] wrinkled paper. Thus, he made a minor modification in the existing paper-making machines.” Id. “The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Eibel’s patent, reasoning that the discovery of the problem—unequal speeds of paper stock and the wire—was nonobvious, and thus the solution was as well.” Id.

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

Purdue Pharma v. Epic Pharma, 811 F.3d 1345, 117 USPQ2d 1733 (Fed. Cir. 2016) 2113 , 2144.04 , 2173.05(p)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Sven Ziegenspeck et al. 14297663 PYONIN 103 103 Honigman LLP/Magna NOH, JAE NAM

2487 Jiao Wang et al. 14861049 FISHMAN 102 112(2)/112(4)/102/103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP SLATER, ALISON T

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Philip Robson et al. 15068707 HARDMAN 102/103 103 41.50 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. THOMAS, TIMOTHY P

1625 Thomas G. Gant et al. 15597733 GRIMES 103/OTDP 41.50 103/OTDP BakerHostetler DESAI, RITA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Anders Stralin et al. 12374012 PRAISS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (SCA Americas) SALVATORE, LYNDA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 John Richardson 12267513 NAPPI 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3622 Marcus Sacco et al. 13927742 PYONIN 101/103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP CHOI, PETER H

3623 Vincent Beraudier et al. 14227794 HUME 112(1) 101/103 Shutts & Bowen LLP KASSIM, HAFIZ A

3624 Debanjan Saha et al. 12174130 BISK 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3624 Gary T. Dinkin et al. 14174811 HOFFMANN 103 101 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3629 Ceri Stuart. Jerome et al. 12242593 MEDLOCK 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3686 Brian A. Rosenfeld et al. 13465441 HOWARD 103 112(1)/101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NAJARIAN, LENA

3688 Claudia Reisz et al. 13945158 WIEDER 112(2)/101 COOLEY LLP LONG, MEREDITH A

3691 Brian Frey et al. 13004595 JURGOVAN 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3691 Michael F. Rodin 12900902 JURGOVAN 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Charles C. Sciandra 15660152 SCHOPFER 103 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC GRAHAM, MARK S

3711 Scott R. Berggren et al. 14143364 HILL 103 41.50 103 Quinn IP Law/NIKE, Inc. MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

3746 David Allan. Torrey et al. 14031236 BAHR 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KRAMER, DEVON C

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Scholz et al 13942122 - (D) GRIMES 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY WORSHAM, JESSICA N

1618 Ex Parte AMETAMEY et al 14797640 - (D) WISZ 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. DONOHUE, SEAN R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Lösch et al 13957073 - (D) SNAY 102/103 KRYLOVA, IRINA KRYLOVA, IRINA

1785 Ex Parte AURONGZEB et al 14444485 - (D) SMITH 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. RUMMEL, IAN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte PETERS et al 13328682 - (D) CHUNG 103 Zilka-Kotab, PC - Austin RUSSELL, ANDREW D

2154 Ex Parte Li et al 14045656 - (D) BRANCH 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Adam et al 14462203 - (D) McNEILL 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP NGUY, CHI D

2447 Ex Parte Wang et al 14444900 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Futurewei Technologies, Inc. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. WOLDEMARIAM, AYELE F

2472 Ex Parte Krug et al 13031227 - (D) BELISLE 103 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company SHAND, ROBERTA A

2491 Ex Parte Badge et al 14576089 - (D) BENNETT 112(2)/102/103 Setter Roche LLP POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Shkedi 14085603 - (D) SAADAT 103 LOUIS J. HOFFMAN, P.C. PHUONG, DAI

2654 Ex Parte Visser 12876163 - (D) SAADAT 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm MEI, XU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Boyd et al 14395588 - (D) OWENS 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PICHLER, MARIN

2884 Ex Parte Haney et al 14251490 - (D) SMITH 101 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company FAYE, MAMADOU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte BRÄNNSTRÖM et al 14486681 - (D) HOFFMANN 103/OTDP BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WILKENS, JANET MARIE

3685 Ex Parte Alkove et al 11972612 - (D) HUME 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3691 Ex Parte Bartko et al 14229282 - (D) MOHANTY 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3693 Ex Parte Nadig 11962321 - (D) KHAN 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. MERCHANT, SHAHID R

3693 Ex Parte Grossmann et al 14427830 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MALHOTRA, SANJEEV

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Chlus et al 13586071 - (D) STEPINA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY CORDAY, CAMERON A

3761 Ex Parte Lafferty 14450731 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3791 Ex Parte USUDA et al 13211390 - (D) GUIJT 103 SUGHRUE-265550 AGAHI, PUYA

3792 Ex Parte Mayfield et al 14682826 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Zimmer STICE, PAULA J

3794 Ex Parte MALLIN et al 14154747 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte WU 12329698 - (D) NEW 112(2)/101 OTDP NIXON PEABODY LLP WHALEY, PABLO S

The mathematical processes recited in the claims are thus incorporated into a specific device that is recited in the claim and used in a specific application: viz., the accurate, corrected measurement of an analyte. We therefore conclude that the claims recite additional elements that implement the judicial exception with, and uses a judicial exception in conjunction with, a particular machine or manufacture that is integral to the claim. See, e.g., Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45, 64-65 (1923). 

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

1634 Ex Parte KORLACH et al 12841819 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2) 112(2) 41.50 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Burcham et al 14885239 - (D) SAADAT 103 OTDP ADVANCED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Lubomirsky 14033781 - (D) RANGE 102/103 OTDP Banner & Witcoff, LTD TRAN, NGUYEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Willis 14194005 - (D) CALVE 103 103 Pearne and Gordon, LLP TADESSE, MARTHA

3771 Ex Parte Melvin et al 11722726 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 41.50 112(1)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte DENOME et al 14071024 - (D) GARRIS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

1615 Ex Parte Rubino 11596090 - (D) POLLOCK 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP SINGH, RANDEEP

1618 Ex Parte Bernstein 14095066 - (D) GRIMES 103 Lawrence R. Bernstein LAMBERSKI, JENNIFER A

1621 Ex Parte CHRISTOPH et al 13438410 - (D) JENKS 103 Norris McLaughlin, PA MATOS NEGRON, TAINA DELMAR

1627 Ex Parte Musa et al 13178224 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP Ashland LLC KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

1653 Ex Parte Schiller et al 14540563 - (D) LEBOVITZ OTDP 103 Vivex Biomedical Inc. FOX, ALLISON M

1653 Ex Parte JOHANSSON et al 14840653 - (D) FLAX 103 41.50 103 BIRCH STEW ART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte LEE et al 14410191 - (D) DENNETT 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC PARSONS, THOMAS H

1732 Ex Parte Jenkner et al 12674601 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Gruneberg and Myers PLLC QIAN, YUN

1732 Ex Parte Kauffman et al 13742439 - (D) HEANEY 103/OTDP Cantor Colburn LLP - SABIC Americas SLIFKA, COLIN W

1732 Ex Parte Belisle et al 13875128 - (D) HEANEY 103/OTDP Cantor Colburn LLP - SABIC Americas SLIFKA, COLIN W

1733 Ex Parte SMARSLY 14341955 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 112(2)/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

1747 Ex Parte Chapman et al 13802950 - (D) SNAY 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP KRINKER, YANA B

1771 Ex Parte Lagona 15210502 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1774 Ex Parte Matsumoto et al 14977922 - (D) TIMM 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T

1783 Ex Parte Vanpoulle et al 11830580 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1795 Ex Parte Garrell et al 13154248 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 GATES & COOPER LLP (General) RUFO, LOUIS J

1797 Ex Parte Hsiao 13752403 - (D) OGDEN 103 Litron Patent and Trademark Office MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Assarpour 14041751 - (D) BRANCH 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP WARREN, TRACY A

2179 Ex Parte Migos et al 13588411 - (D) STEPHENS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) KUTIJNDZIC, DINO

2179 Ex Parte Kenney et al 13606880 - (D) JEFFERY 101/102 Wells St. John P.S. LEVY, AMY M

2184 Ex Parte Reidt 14819458 - (D) KUMAR 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) WONG, TITUS

2196 Ex Parte Sayers et al 13879443 - (D) FRAHM 103 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC SWIFT, CHARLES M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Billau et al 15465756 - (D) KUMAR 103/OTDP PERRY+ CURRIER INC. SPRINGER, JAMES E

2456 Ex Parte AMIT et al 13430002 - (D) STEPHENS 103 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte KUMAR et al 13721276 - (D) CURCURI 103 Moser Taboada/ SRI International HE, YINGCHUN

2627 Ex Parte Kinoshita 13575592 - (D) DIXON 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC REED, STEPHEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte JANG et al 14884952 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA) TRAN, DZUNG

2876 Ex Parte Jahne et al 14313401 - (D) GUPTA dissenting NAGUMO 101 112(2) YEE & ASSOCIA TES, P.C. HESS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3600 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 14016369 - (D) SHIANG 101 Keohane & D'Alessandro BOSWELL, BETH V

3626 Ex Parte Bruce 14094579 - (D) SHIANG 101/103 112(1) Gilliam IP (Trinity Technical Group) LUBIN, VALERIE

3636 Ex Parte Sakkinen et al 13265514 - (D) DOUGAL 103 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

3646 Ex Parte Sollner 13680287 - (D) BROWN 103 101 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC NOLAN, JOHN T

3649 Ex Parte LATRILLE et al 11616750 - (D) WARNER 103 Schlumberger Technology Center WONG, ALBERT KANG

3649 Ex Parte KIM et al 11771866 - (D) KRIVAK 103 BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

3671 Ex Parte Smith et al 14216299 - (D) CALVE 103 STOUT, UXA & BUYAN, LLP CHU, KATHERINE J

3681 Ex Parte Patil 11830171 - (D) BRANCH 103 BGL/Excalibur BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3683 Ex Parte KUSHKULEY et al 13645722 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

3683 Ex Parte Dance et al 13969762 - (D) STRAUSS 101 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT HENRY, MATTHEW D

3693 Ex Parte Singleton et al 13153298 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 MatterLight IP MERCHANT, SHAHID R

3695 Ex Parte FLEMING et al 14341160 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C._CoreLogic POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Wolff et al 13944063 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2) 101 BASCH & NICKERSON LLP KIM, KEVIN Y

3716 Ex Parte Davis et al 14103247 - (D) HILL 103 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) DUFFY, DAVID W

3732 Ex Parte Hull 13774186 - (D) HOELTER 112(2)/103 Quinn IP Law/NIKE, Inc. HUYNH, KHOA D

3734 Ex Parte Dais et al 12146015 - (D) HOELTER 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. THEIS, MATTHEW T

3745 Ex Parte Xu 13544184 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M

3745 Ex Parte Boeke et al 14706518 - (D) BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY WHITE, DWAYNE J

3745 Ex Parte Hasel et al 15184253 - (D) CALVE 102/103 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EDGAR, RICHARD A

3747 Ex Parte Pekar et al 13290025 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 Garrett/Seager MO, XIAO EN

3753 Ex Parte LUDWIG 12899551 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/103 103 PCHS/NRI HICKS, ANGELISA