fallaux

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1617 Daniel Wright et al. 13634093 GRIMES 112(2)/103 STINSON LLP (MTC) PEEBLES, KATHERINE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1725 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15688169 FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CREPEAU, JONATHAN

1742 PIPELINE INDUCTION HEAT LIMITED 14454053 COLAIANNI Dissenting CASHION 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M

1773 Pascal Kopperschmidt et al. 13512133 OWENS 103 KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C. OLIVERA, ANGEL J

1789 SI GROUP, INC. 15125534 INGLESE 102/103 COZEN O'CONNOR (SI Group) MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T

1793 FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. 15026251 HANLON 112(2)/103 JCIPRNET GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1793 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15563475 PRAISS 103 McBee Moore & Vanik, IP, LLC LI, CHANGQING

1799 Handylab, Inc. 14267232 DENNETT 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (BD/HANLB) HASSAN, LIBAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2117 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16112582 FENICK 103 Foley & Lardner LLP CHOI, ALICIA M

2153 SISENSE LTD. 15234732 MacDONALD 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC CHOI, YUK TING

2173 Robert Bosch GmbH 15374595 CRAIG 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP HAILU, TADESSE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 Aruba Networks, Inc. 15663109 STRAUSS 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIVAS, SALVADOR E

2436 Red Hat Israel, Ltd. 15053899 SAADAT 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (49145/50833) FIELDS, COURTNEY D

2459 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 14846293 ARPIN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MS) GOODWIN, SCHQUITA D

2468 Honeywell International Inc. 15000813 MORGAN 112(1)/112(2) Resideo/Husch Blackwell Husch Blackwell LLP JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

2486 GOOGLE LLC 16239633 CYGAN 103 Google LLC c/o Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. BOYLAN, JAMES T 2486

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2616 Motorola Mobility LLC 15706169 FRAHM 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group(MM Files) WU, MING HAN

2626 Google LLC 15799404 SAADAT 102/103 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & BerghoffLLP/Google LLC XIE, KWIN

2646 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 15970729 CUTITTA 103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Motorola) (Motorola Solutions, Inc) LAFONTANT, GARY

2699 The Boeing Company 16040381 EVANS 102/103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HAJNIK, DANIEL F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2843 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 16161117 WILSON 103 MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP RAHMAN, HAFIZUR

2853 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 15570634 HASTINGS 103 HP Inc. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

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

3643 Gary Johnson et al. 16634938 PLENZLER 103 Erica M. Cipparone WOLTER VAN DYKE DAVIS, PLLC CONLON, MARISA V

3666 Polaris Industries Inc. 15836223 ASTORINO 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP ĄV Polaris ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE

3673 Michelle O'Doherty 15252968 GUIJT 103 NYLS PATENT LAW CLINIC MCCLURE, MORGAN J

3674 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 15113163 WOODS 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC - HESNOLD, CHARLES R

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

3735 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 16401745 STEPINA 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP PERREAULT, ANDREW D

3745 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 15748386 ASTORINO 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP DAVIS, JASON GREGORY

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 NantOmics, LLC et al. 16073105 TOWNSEND 102/103 102 Umberg Zipser, LLP CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2159 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15815294 FISCHETTI 102/103 102/103 41.50 112(2) IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott SOMERS, MARC S

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

3664 Maytronics Ltd. 15702773 JEFFERY 103 103 RECHES PATENTS NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

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

3745 Robert Bosch GmbH 15989341 STEPINA 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP LOPEZ, FRANK D

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1619 DURECT CORPORATION 15870745 KATZ 103 DURECT CORPORATION BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS & LLP ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Durect Corporation 16281026 KATZ 103 DURECT CORPORATION BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS & LLP ALAWADI, SARAH

1633 Ingmar Hoerr et al. 12522214 SCHNEIDER 103 103/OTDP Parker Highlander PLLC BURKHART, MICHAEL D

1633 CureVac AG 15015657 SCHNEIDER 103 103/OTDP Parker Highlander PLLC BURKHART, MICHAEL D

1639 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 14871327 GRIMES 103 Stinson LLP (WARF 3004049) DINES, KARLA A

1644 Bayer HealthCare LLC 15997481 WISZ 112(2) BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC (Berkeley) SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD

1647 Judith Baumeister et al. 14128681 FREDMAN OTDP WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. ALLEN, MARIANNE P

“The harassment justification for obviousness-type double patenting is particularly pertinent here because the . . . patents are not commonly owned. . . . We note that this defect was of the applicant’s creation as through assignment it allowed ownership of the applications to be divided among different entities.” In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The same facts in Fallaux apply here, as the ’090 patent is assigned to Merck, Sharp, & Dohme Corp. (see ’090 INID code [73]) and the instant application, US 14/128,681, is assigned to Ablynx, N.V., a subsidiary of Sanofi (see Appeal Br. 3).

1649 Palo Alto Investors 14303492 FREDMAN 112(1) EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M

1662 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 15323772 ADAMS 103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. COLLINS, CYNTHIA E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 15110347 REN 103 Leason Ellis LLP LEE, AIDEN Y

1718 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15830062 HOUSEL 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and GEC-Aviation BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1721 International Business Machines Corporation 14870121 REN 103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLCIBM ĄV Austin MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1733 Board of Regents, The University of Texas System 14418759 HOUSEL 112(1)/103 Nexsen Pruet, PLLC (Charlotte Office) SU, XIAOWEI

1742 CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 16935301 GUPTA 103 Andrew D. Dorisio HUSON, MONICA ANNE

1747 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 15775240 CASHION 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. KESSIE, JENNIFER A

1781 CORNING INCORPORATED 14896856 WILSON 103 CORNING INCORPORATED ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1783 Zeon Chemicals L.P. 15472682 OWENS 103 BakerHostetler DILLON, DANIEL P

1792 Upfield US Inc. 14005911 HOUSEL 103 Arent Fox LLP - Los Angeles ZILBERING, ASSAF

1793 Novozymes A/S 15817109 REN 103 NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2116 The Boeing Company 15680519 HOMERE 103 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP/BOEING CHOI, MICHAEL W

2119 WINSOR LAM et al. 13570712 CHUNG 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

2128 DENSO CORPORATION 14597386 BAUMEISTER Dissenting ARPIN 103 112(2) POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC LEE, TSU-CHANG

2144 Veeva Systems Inc. 15672287 CRAIG 103 Veeva Systems Inc. AMIN, MUSTAFA A

2145 NOVARTIS AG 16025502 EVANS 103 ALCON INC.C/O ALCON RESEARCH LLC ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2153 DELL SOFTWARE, INC. 14680242 DIXON 103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP ĄV Dell WU, YICUN 2153

2191 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15653699 EVANS 103 OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE COYER, RYAN D

2191 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15805675 EVANS 103 OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE COYER, RYAN D

2193 International Business Machines Corporation 15849560 LEBOVITZ 103 IBM Corporation - Patent Center WHEATON, BRADFORD F

2195 Imagination Technologies Limited 15236148 SAADAT 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) TEETS, BRADLEY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Viacom International Inc. 16191219 HOMERE 102 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP DUBASKY, GIGI L

2423 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 14510840 CUTITTA 102/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP TRAN, HAI V

2439 AIRWATCH LLC 15223012 SHIANG 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) LONG, EDWARD X

2439 Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 15792033 CUTITTA 103 103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Palo Alto Networks) JACKSON, JENISE E

2451 7517700 Canada Inc. O/A Girih 14039352 NAPPI 112(2)/102 MIDDLETON REUTLINGER HLAING, SOE MIN

2468 Vonage Business Solutions, Inc. 14827548 MCKEOWN 103 Alexander Legal LLC HARLEY, JASON A

2473 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15268279 CHUNG 102/103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

2483 NEXANS 13924805 SAADAT 103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP. SHAHNAMI, AMIR

2483 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14449034 PYONIN 101/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2633 NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 15821270 SHIANG 103 KOWERT, HOOD, MUNYON, RANKIN & GOETZEL, P.C. FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

2651 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15804718 MORGAN 102/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. GANMAVO, KUASSI A

2684 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 15720795 KHAN 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP NGUYEN, NAM V

2685 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 15534420 ZADO 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC - HESBALSECA, FRANKLIN D

2685 DIEHL METERING SYSTEMS GMBH 15613631 PYONIN 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2848 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15755207 MCGEE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY TRAN, BINH BACH THANH

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

3619 NATIONAL CANCER CENTER et al. 15287121 NEW 103 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC WHALEY, PABLO S

3624 BGC Partners, Inc. 16238442 WIEDER 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. PURI, VENAY

3632 Tim Goldburt et al. 16939724 STAICOVICI 112(2)/103 Matt Sandy GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

3684 XLINK LLC 14799567 CRAWFORD 102/OTDP Hershkovitz and Associates, PLLC LOHARIKAR, ANAND R

3685 Accreditrust Technologies, LLC 14883285 BAYAT 102/103 101 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP LEFFALL-ALLEN, NAKIA

3686 TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. 15859538 FISCHETTI 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SZUMNY, JONATHON A

3694 Howard Pfeffer et al. 13452797 FISCHETTI 101 STRAUB & POKOTY LOSHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z

3695 Jacob Pechenik et al. 12537552 FISCHETTI 112(1) 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLLOCK, GREGORY A

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

3733 KONINKLIJE PHILIPS N.V. 15312199 STEPINA 112(2) 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAI, TRI M

3741 United Technologies Corporation 16125875 WOODS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BURKE, THOMAS P

3741 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC 16825892 WOOD 103/OTDP WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP BURKE, THOMAS P

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14571737 STAICOVICI 112(1) 112(1)/112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14902373 HOELTER 112(2) 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SEABE, JUSTIN D

3761 Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) 15545839 ASTORINO 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LIU, CHRIS Q

3783 ICU Medical, Inc. 15164251 STEPINA 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP TRINH, HONG-VAN N

3791 DexCom, Inc. 16504175 STAICOVICI 101/103 FIG. 1 Patents/DexCom, Inc. CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15109330 STEPINA 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2411 APPLE INC. 14871913 ARPIN 103 APPLE INC. ĄV Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC JAIN, RAJ K

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2652 Stefan Kristo et al. 15875960 THOMAS 101/102/103/OTDP Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP DIAZ, SABRINA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2865 Foster Findlay Associates Limited 16462111 HOMERE 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) ALKAFAWI, EMAN A

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

3688 Lucian Lita et al. 13455024 CRAWFORD 101 Oracle / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP PATEL, DIPEN M

Reexamination

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2838 VICOR CORPORATION, Requester, v. SYNQOR, INC., Patent Owner 95001702 7,072,190 10/812,314 MORGAN 103 OTDP GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. NGUYEN, LINH M

Affirmed

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

3649 BN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC (Assignee) et al. 90019004 8,225,795 12/568,230 SONG 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP For Third Party Requester: FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP DAWSON, GLENN K

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

3726 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. 96000342 10,556,374 15/527,485 PLENZLER 112(2) HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD. DAWSON, GLENN K

fallaux, ochiai, torpharm

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Yamka et al 13274597 - (D) POLLOCK 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ZAREK, PAUL E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Hertel et al 11651327 - (D) WILSON 112(1)/103 DAVID M. QUINLAN, P.C. STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Duerdodt et al 12014641 - (D) DIXON 103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC PATEL, JAY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Houghton et al 12622087 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 103/double patenting Larson & Anderson, LLC RAWLINGS, STEPHEN L

We find this argument unpersuasive because “harassment justification for obviousness-type double patenting is particularly pertinent here because the . . . application and the . . . patents are not commonly owned. If the . . . application and the . . . patents were commonly owned, the terminal disclaimer filed in this case would have been effective to overcome the double patenting rejection.” In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2009).  We note that this defect was of Appellants creation as through assignment it allowed ownership of the applications to be divided among different entities, because the original assignment received on May 7, 2003 was to the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research and it was only in the later July 23, 2003 assignment that The Animal Medical Center was added to the assignment.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Castellanos et al 12889805 - (D) JIVANI 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise MACKES, KRIS E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Lifson et al 12280840 - (D) COCKS 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. GONZALEZ, PAOLO

3788 Ex Parte Kindig 12111638 - (D) CALVE 103 103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A

The Examiner's reliance on a per se rule of obviousness does not provide the necessary analysis. see In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1995) ("section 103 requires a fact-intensive comparison of the claimed process with the prior art rather than the mechanical application of one or another  per se rule."), TorPharm, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharms., Inc., 336 F.3d 1322, 1327 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing Ochiai)

Ochiai, In re, 71 F.3d 1565, 37 USPQ2d 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 706.02(n) , 2116.01 , 2158

TorPharm., Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, 336 F.3d 1322, 67 USPQ2d 1511 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2116.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte SUCK et al 12167712 - (D) GRIMES double patenting MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

1674 Ex Parte Bennett et al 12064330 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MCGARRY, SEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte MIZUSHIMA et al 13033338 - (D) BEST 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RODEE, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Childress et al 13478951 - (D) STRAUSS 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. TRAN, JIMMY H

2484 Ex Parte JOHNSON et al 14155956 - (D) WINSOR 103/double patenting THOMSON Licensing LLC DANG, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte KIMURA et al 13550855 - (D) DANG 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

2683 Ex Parte Vader 11566468 - (D) MARGOLIES 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP NGUYEN, AN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Hofman et al 13454670 - (D) HILL 103/double patenting BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte George et al 12272093 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

braat, berg, eli lilly, basell, emert, goodman, fallaux

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Dal 10554644 - (D) OWENS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Klein 11442966 - (D) HILL 103 Daniel J. Swirsky NGUYEN, THAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Uysal et al 11498344 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RAHMAN, SABANA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Kiryati et al 10930254 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP WERNER, DAVID N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Brunner et al 11073069 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. MCDONALD, SHANTESE L

3764 Ex Parte Axelrod 11338213 - (D) SPAHN 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) PASTEL LAW FIRM THANH, LOAN H

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1675 Ex Parte Pohl et al 11869693 - (D) FREDMAN obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP BRADLEY,CHRISTINA

“Obviousness-type double patenting is a judicially created doctrine intended to prevent improper timewise extension of the patent right by prohibiting the issuance of claims in a second patent which are not ‘patentably distinct’ from the claims of a first patent.” In re Braat, 937 F.2d 589, 592 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “It requires rejection of an application claim when the claimed subject matter is not patentably distinct from the subject matter claimed in a commonly owned patent.” In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1998).

Two different tests have been set forth to determine whether the claims of an application are obvious over the claims of a commonly-owned patent. The “one-way” test asks whether the application claims under examination are obvious in view of the patent claims. Berg, 140 F.3d at 1432. The one-way test is the test usually applied in obvious-type double patenting rejections. In unusual circumstances, a “two-way” test is applied in which a second question (the second “way”) is asked: whether the patent claims are obvious in view of the application claims. Id.

“The two-way test is only appropriate in the unusual circumstance where, inter alia, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is ‘solely responsible for the delay in causing the second-filed application to issue prior to the first.”’ Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 968 n.7 (Fed.Cir.2001) (quoting Berg, 140 F.3d at 1437); see also Basell, 547 F.3d at 1376; Emert, 124 F.3d at 1461 (applying the one-way test because the applicant “had significant control over the rate of prosecution of the application,” “was responsible for the delays in prosecution,” and “orchestrated the rate of prosecution”); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (applying the one-way test because “PTO actions did not dictate the rate of prosecution”); . . . . In short, the applicant is entitled to the narrow exception of the two-way test when the PTO is at fault for the delay that causes the improvement patent to issue prior to the basic patent.

In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Braat, In re, 937 F.2d 589, 19 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 804
Berg, In re, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 804
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 58 USPQ2d 1869 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 804 , 2144.08 , 2165 , 2165.01
Emert, In re, 124 F.3d 1458, 44 USPQ2d 1149 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 804
Goodman, In re, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 804 , 806.04(i) , 1504.06 , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Benevides et al 11573314 - (D) SMITH 103 Waters Technologies Corporation ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Holley et al 11402648 - (D) SHIANG 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP TSENG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Vagnati 11828490 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. VU, NGOC K

2426 Ex Parte Allport 10250150 - (D) STRAUSS 102 PIONEER NORTH AMERICA, INC. PENG, HSIUNGFEI POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original MEI, XU

2456 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11804463 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. MCKENZIE, MARCUS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Zikria et al 11280104 - (D) SCHEINER 103 EVELYN M. SOMMER FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L

2622 Ex Parte Chen et al 11228824 - (D) EVANS 102/103 LIU & LIU HICKS, CHARLES V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Soyano 12232839 - (D) GARRIS 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP GUPTA, RAJ R

2875 Ex Parte Karman et al 12091592 - (D) GARRIS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P

2885 Ex Parte North 11925674 - (D) HASTINGS 101 obviousness-type double patenting GREG L. MARTINEZ MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE

2891 Ex Parte Bedell et al 12472943 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SLUTSKER, JULIA

2893 Ex Parte Berman et al 11012838 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP RODELA, EDUARDO A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Haggard et al 11355813 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. POON, ROBERT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Wei 10394137 - (D) EVANS 103 GARRETT IP, LLC C/O CPA Global NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 APPLE COMPUTER INC. Requester v. MPMAN.COM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000278 7065417 10/059,777 BLANKENSHIP 103 "LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY Third Party Requester: Novak, Druce & Quigg, LLP

van ornum, fallaux, cybersource

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Gerder-Kallisch et al 11243584 - (D) MILLS 102/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC LIN, JERRY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Olds et al 10970424 - (D) WINSOR 103 HolzerIPLaw, P.C. LI, ZHUO H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Kim et al 09766473 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 THOMAS, KAYDEN, HORSTEMEYER & RISLEY, LLP AILES, BENJAMIN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Woyzichovski 10501310 - (D) SMITH 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP BOCURE, TESFALDET

2617 Ex Parte Moganti 11026498 - (D) CALDWELL 102 ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Tiramani 10653523 - (D) JUNG 103 112(2)/103 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E

3676 Ex Parte Vick et al 11409518 - (D) SCANLON 102/103 102/103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. BOMAR, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Bergersen 10447099 - (D) McCARTHY 102 102 PATENTS+TMS, P.C. EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Birnbaum 11523508 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP RIDER, LANCE W

1638 Ex Parte Stomp et al 11590071 - (D) PRATS obviousness-type double patenting MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC ZHENG, LI

We are also not persuaded that the present fact situation, in which the two sets of conflicting claims are separately owned, precludes an obviousness-type double patenting rejection grounded in the possibility of harassment by multiple assignees. It may be true that issuance of the instant application would not result in unjustified timewise extension of patent rights.

However, in In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937 (CCPA 1982), in a fact situation similar to that presented here, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals affirmed an obviousness-type double patenting rejection over a patent with a common inventor, despite a lack of common ownership. The court reasoned there that the concern over potential harassment of an infringer by multiple assignees asserting essentially the same patented invention outweighed the applicant‟s inability to proffer a terminal disclaimer tying together ownership of the application and conflicting patent. Id. at 944-48.

Van Ornum, In re, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982) . . . . . . . . 804, 804.02

In In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313 (2009), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed the Van Ornum rationale:

The harassment justification for obviousness-type double patenting is particularly pertinent here because the Fallaux application and the Vogels patents are not commonly owned. If the Fallaux application and the Vogels patents were commonly owned, the terminal disclaimer filed in this case would have been effective to overcome the double patenting rejection. We note that this defect was of the applicant‟s creation as through assignment it allowed ownership of the applications to be divided among different entities.

Id. at 1319 (footnote omitted).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Ramachandran et al 11561868 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CAMPBELL, NATASHA N.

1729 Ex Parte Budinski et al 11227771 - (D) KATZ 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Frey et al 10040799 - (D) DANG 103 IBM Corporation John R. Pivnichny, Ph.D CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

2179 Ex Parte Celik 10233551 - (D) BLANKENSHIP 103 APPLE INC. c/o BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY, PC HUYNH, BA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Numao et al 10600547 - (D) SMITH 103 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (YOR) TOLENTINO, RODERICK

2493 Ex Parte Whittaker et al 09952208 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 112(1)/103 IP STRATEGIES COLIN, CARL G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Morton 11876019 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GARLICK & MARKISON ALAM, FAYYAZ

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Cybulski et al 11173955 - (D) RUGGIERO 102 CYMER INC PARK, KINAM

2835 Ex Parte Hanks 09946130 - (D) COURTENAY 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DINH, TUAN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte O'SULLIVAN 11318972 - (D) TURNER 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP LAN, TZU-HSIANG

See CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (holding method for verifying the validity of a credit card transaction over the Internet to be non-statutory as an abstract idea capable of being performed in the human mind or by a human using a pen and paper.)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Aranyi et al 11728699 - (D) WALSH 103 Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien SONNETT, KATHLEEN C

3734 Ex Parte Patel et al 11466202 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Roche Diagnostics Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP YABUT, DIANE D

3767 Ex Parte Fitzgerald et al 12181673 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

3775 Ex Parte Roman et al 11402319 - (D) CAPP 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Biomet) WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Jensen et al 10723423 - (D) ADAMS 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

DENIED
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3662 GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant v. SiRF TECHNOLOGY INC. Requester 95001377 6,417,801 09/715,860 COCKS 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ENGLISH, PETER C original BLUM, THEODORE M