fout

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Fromm 12493780 - (D) OWENS 103 Prass LLP SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Zhao et al 12249358 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Ohno 11006620 - (D) WINSOR 103 41.50 101 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO CHEN, HUO LONG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Schenck et al 12455634 - (D) JESCHKE 103 41.50 112(2) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC HALL JR, TYRONE VINCENT

3723 Ex Parte Moudry et al 12831401 - (D) HILL 102/103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate - MKM) NGUYEN, DUNG V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Kawate et al 11029279 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BGL BROWN, MELANIE YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Pinchuk 11379608 - (D) BEST 103 GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

See In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301 (CCPA 1982) (“Express suggestion to substitute one equivalent for another need not be present to render such substitution obvious.”).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 2129 , 2143.01 , 2144.06

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Ghosh et al 12432904 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VU, TOAN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Mahajan et al 13179289 - (D) BEAMER 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE YI, DAVID

2483 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12651986 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) NAVAS JR, EDEMIO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte DOHTA 12427240 - (D) BEAMER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HE, YINGCHUN

2667 Ex Parte Kreitmeier et al 11975983 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP BALI, VIKKRAM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte Searls et al 12231965 - (D) TIMM 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN c/o CPA Global SPALLA, DAVID C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Greer 11778733 - (D) FETTING 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) REYES, REGINALD R

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 SHELL OIL COMPANY Requester and Appellant v. SPECIALTY FERTILIZER PRODUCT, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6210459 et al 09/604,137 95002388 - (D) GUEST 103 41.77 103 HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original LANGEL, WAYNE A

fout, mayne

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Bolli et al 10579357 - (D) PRATS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KIM, YUNSOO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Shen 11188366 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Siemens Corporation BROOKS, JULIAN D

2671 Ex Parte Severens 10445049 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Segato 11577754 - (D) SPAHN 102(b)/103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

3665 Ex Parte Noguchi 11065069 - (D) GREENHUT 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC MAWARI,REDHWAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Tehrani 11841806 - (D) ADAMS 103 One LLP LOUIS, LATOYA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte May et al 12253259 - (D) SCHEINER 103 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Biomet) STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

3766 Ex Parte Gerber 11116932 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/102(e) 102(e)/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BERTRAM, ERIC D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte ODONNELL 12230413 - (D) BEST 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN

1727 Ex Parte Gibbons et al 11387010 - (D) PRAISS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HAN, KWANG S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Shaper 10433914 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(2)/103 101/103 Sue Z. Shaper LOFTUS, ANN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Hill et al 12012911 - (D) ADAMS 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. ORKIN, ALEXANDER J

“Express suggestion to substitute one equivalent for another need not be present to render such substitution obvious.” In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301, (CCPA 1982); see also In re Mayne, 104 F.3d 1339, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“Because the applicants merely substituted one element known in the art for a known equivalent, this court affirms [the rejection for obviousness].”).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 2129, 2143.01, 2144.06

DONNER 8: 126,156,162

Mayne, In re, 104 F.3d 1339, 41 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1977) 2144.09, 2145

HARMON 4: 373; 20: 167
DONNER 2: 310; 8: 1047, 1069, 1370

aslanian, merck, keller, klosak, mcclain, fout, siebentritt

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Young et al 11853855 - (D) HASTINGS 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 102 FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC DUDLEY, ARCHER DAVIS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Weiss et al 12288560 - (D) HANLON 103 103 M.P. Williams PILLAY, DEVINA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Muthiah et al 10873501 - (D) HORNER 103 103 GERALD K. WHITE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. NGUYEN, SON T

See also In re Aslanian, 590 F.2d 911, 914 (CCPA 1979) (“a drawing in a utility patent can be cited against the claims of a utility patent application even though the feature shown in the drawing was unintended or unexplained in the specification of the reference patent.”) (citations omitted).

Aslanian, In re, 590 F.2d 911, 200 USPQ 500 (CCPA 1979) 2125

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

3774 Ex Parte Ryan et al 12059495 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H

We are not persuaded by Appellants’ arguments because one cannot show nonobviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on a combination of references. See In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f), 716.02,  2143.02,  2144.08,  2144.09, 2145

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f), 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Skinlo 10665687 - (D) HASTINGS 103 QUALLION LLC RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

1762 Ex Parte Stueven et al 12438835 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP ENG, ELIZABETH

In order to rely on an alleged expected result (or a "substantial effect"), applicant must show that it in fact gets that result. In re Klosak, 455 F.2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972) (inventor must show that the results the inventor says the inventor gets with the invention are actually obtained with the invention). See also McClain v. Ortmayer, 141 U.S. 419, 429 (1891) (conclusive evidence needed to establish new function).

1763 Ex Parte Okada et al 12531655 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 Styron/BHGL USELDING, JOHN E

1771 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12019276 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC STEIN, MICHELLE

1774 Ex Parte Zetlmeisl et al 11601401 - (D) METZ 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC ROBINSON, RENEE E

1784 Ex Parte Munro et al 11758765 - (D) NAGUMO 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

1785 Ex Parte Hood 11546067 - (D) OBERMANN 103 INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

Where two known alternatives are interchangeable for a desired function, an express suggestion to substitute one for the other is not needed to render a substitution obvious. In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301 (CCPA 1982); In re Siebentritt, 372 F.2d 566, 568 (CCPA 1967).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 2129, 2143.01, 2144.06

1791 Ex Parte Ikuina et al 11498154 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PADEN, CAROLYN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Lim 11615637 - (D) DANG 103 AKA CHAN LLP REYES, MARIELA D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Lee 11353584 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2477 Ex Parte Sadot 11238924 - (D) EVANS 102/103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. ZHOU, YONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte SONG et al 11564760 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC CHI, SUBERR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte McGee 11117022 - (D) WALSH 112(1)/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LUONG, PETER
 
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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2863 GARRY IAN HOLLOWAY Requester and Appellant v. GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001542 7,571,060 10/952,386 SIU 102/103 DLA PIPER US LLP NASSER, ROBERT L original LE, JOHN H