fritch

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Dutta 13770005 - (D) BEST 103 W &T/Qualcomm VU, PAULINE

2859 Ex Parte Fendt et al 13807934 - (D) OWENS 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP PIGGUSH, AARON C

2887 Ex Parte Downing 14517334 - (D) OWENS Dissenting HASTINGS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LY, TOAN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte HAWLEY et al 14568833 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ZHOU, QINGZHANG

3761 Ex Parte Fujiwara 12993889 - (D) HILL 103 RATNERPRESTIA STAPLETON, ERIC S

3774 Ex Parte DANEK et al 14171973 - (D) FLAX 103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

However, the "mere fact that the prior art may [ or can] be modified in the manner suggested by the Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the modification." In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992). 

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Lees et al 13581102 - (D) MILLS 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP (RL Y) RONEY, CELESTE A

1612 Ex Parte Neubourg 12664732 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1619 Ex Parte Rashid et al 14627589 - (D) ADAMS 103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP PROSSER, ALISSA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Sun et al 14430389 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY QIAN, YUN

1734 Ex Parte Karches et al 13255111 - (D) REN 112(1)/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1789 Ex Parte Muthanandam et al 13671342 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP MCCONNELL, MARLA D

1793 Ex Parte Smith et al 13840020 - (D) KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Stading et al 12544738 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Cesari & Reed, L.L.P. MORRIS, JOHN J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Oksman et al 13401731 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC BUTT, WALLIZ

2426 Ex Parte Oliver et al 14067596 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Mannava & Kang, P.C. ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

2486 Ex Parte Zouridakis 13852672 - (D) CYGAN 103 BENJAMIN A. ADLER LIMA, FABIO S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte IWASAKI et al 14682713 - (D) JEFFERY 103 ARENT FOX LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Giaimo et al 13570073 - (D) SNAY 103 112(1) MICROSOFT CORPORATION VORTMAN, ANATOLY

2836 Ex Parte FICHTLSCHERER et al 13312011 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Cozen O'Connor AMRANY, ADI

2862 Ex Parte Herriot 13998302 - (D) ROBERTSON 101 McNair Law Firm, P.A. LE, JOHN H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3600 Ex Parte Bou-Ghannam et al 13869107 - (D) 103 101 Greg Goshorn, P.C. BOSWELL, BETH V

3627 Ex Parte CHAKRAVARTHY 14102604 - (D) HUME 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) OBAID, FATEH M

3668 Ex Parte Chan 14248631 - (D) BUSCH 101/103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA REFAI, RAMSEY

3683 Ex Parte Abrahamsen et al 12469390 - (D) CHUNG 101 Keohane & D'Alessandro PEACHER, LORENA R

3683 Ex Parte Davidson 13435686 - (D) BUI 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) YOUNG, ASHLEY YA-SHEH

3691 Ex Parte SAGASTIVERZA et al 14086693 - (D) PINKERTON 101 MasterCard c/o Ballard Spahr LLP KAZIMI, HAN! M

3691 Ex Parte SHARMA 13963781 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 FIS/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP AKINTOLA, OLABODE

3697 Ex Parte LaFever et al 14695952 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Blank Rome LLP - Houston General OYEBISI, OJO 0

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Divakaran et al 13755783 - (D) PESLAK 101 Moser Taboada/ SRI International GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3772 Ex Parte WANG 14416566 - (D) MILLS 103 NOVICK, KIM & LEE, PLLC EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

3784 Ex Parte ARLINE 14189924 - (D) DOUGAL 103 SINORICA, LLC FISCHER, RAE

3791 Ex Parte Pfeiffer et al 13722393 - (D) COTTA 101 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

3792 Ex Parte Irani et al 12293218 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Shartsis Friese LLP WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL

SIBIA, ormco, kotzab, fritch

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Vial et al 12991506 - (D) FLAX 103 Winston & Strawn LLP HIRT, ERIN E

A claim can be obvious even where all of the claimed features are not found in specific prior art references, where “there is a showing of a suggestion or motivation to modify the teachings of [the prior art] to the claimed invention.” SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharm. Corp., 225 F.3d 1349,1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (concluding that patent would have been obvious in light of teachings in prior art which provided motivation and suggestion to modify existing techniques to arrive at method in question).

Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc., 463 F.3d 1299, 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

However, “[e]ven when obviousness is based on a single prior art reference, there must be a showing of a suggestion or motivation to modify the teachings of that reference.” In re Kotzab, 217 F.3d 1365, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

“The mere fact that the prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the modification.” In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992).

1631 Ex Parte SHIOYAMA et al 13217338 - (D) MILLS 101 SUGHRUE-265550 LIN, JERRY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Raffa et al 13834262 - (D) PINKERTON 103 International IP Law Group, P.L.L.C. CASAREZ, BENJAMIN X.

2627 Ex Parte Murarka et al 13705384 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. DAVIS, DAVID DONALD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Greenspan et al 12657725 - (D) BROWNE 112(1)/102/103 HolzerlPLaw, PC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3662 Ex Parte DUNKELBERGER et al 12852159 - (D) HOMERE 102 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A

3747 Ex Parte Pingen et al 13451401 - (D) SHAH 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP AMICK, JACOB M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Cohen 12471557 - (D) KAISER 112(1)/103 103 URI COHEN SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Xu 13066827 - (D) O’HANLON 103 103 HONEYWELL/GRIECCI MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M

3745 Ex Parte Xu 13066838 - (D) O’HANLON 103 103 HONEYWELL/GRIECCI MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Iwamoto et al 14098037 - (D) RANGE 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

1787 Ex Parte Voge et al 13576143 - (D) KRATZ 103/double patenting Cozen O'Connor SHAH, SAMIR

1788 Ex Parte Bartusiak et al 14234074 - (D) GARRIS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY DESAI, ANISH P

1793 Ex Parte Palav et al 12590521 - (D) GUPTA 103 FAY SHARPE LLP MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Sela et al 12775956 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 BGL/ MERCADO, RAMON A

2132 Ex Parte Wade et al 14286443 - (D) MacDONALD 112(4)/103 Setter Roche LLP AHMED, ZUBAIR

2164 Ex Parte Dietz et al 11255143 - (D) THOMAS 103 IBM CORPORATION OHBA, MELLISSA M

2182 Ex Parte Guillemin et al 13543673 - (D) HAGY 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) MEHTA, JYOTI

2185 Ex Parte BERENBAUM 13004890 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC ZAMAN, FAISAL M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Chia-Chen 12262598 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP SHIBRU, HELEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Singh et al 13173139 - (D) INGLESE 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Lakshminarayanan et al 13623697 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MILLER, ALAN S

3637 Ex Parte Watts 13827342 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Pearne and Gordon, LLP AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL

3641 Ex Parte Ehmig et al 13936911 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB ELDRED, JOHN W

3684 Ex Parte Sanguinetti 13966215 - (D) KIM 101 P&T LAW, APC STOPP, COURTNEY L

3686 Ex Parte Baronov et al 13826441 - (D) SCHOPFER 101 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP GO, JOHN P

3696 Ex Parte Jayaram et al 13622967 - (D) SHAH 101 The Law Office of James Baudino, PLLC PATEL, JAGDISH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte PELISSIER et al 12188191 - (D) GRIMES 103 DRIGGS, HOGG, DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. COOK, CHRISTOPHER L

3778 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13435248 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH

3788 Ex Parte Benedetti et al 12095475 - (D) STEPINA 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex parte TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8793181 et al 13659050 90013558 - (D) SIU 103 Polsinelli PC Special Reexam Group Third Party Requester: SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL REICHLE, KARIN M original WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

japikse, fritch

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Sharpless et al 12748141 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP LEE, AIDEN Y

1766 Ex Parte Scheim et al 13130672 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,C NGUYEN, HA S

1789 Ex Parte Weeks et al 12499667 - (D) TIMM 102 Husch Blackwell LLP/The Dow Chemical Company JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Evans et al 13339153 - (D) DROESCH 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KARIM, ZIAUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Nylander et al 12991502 - (D) HUME 112(2)/102 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC HOANG, THAI D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Martin et al 13164267 - (D) ROSS 112(2)/103 HP Inc, VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

The principle of "rearrangement of the parts" finds its roots in In re Japikse, 181 F.2d 1019, 1023 (CCPA 1950). There, claims were held unpatentable because rearranging the position of a starting switch would not have modified the operation of the device. Id. But, Japikse does not stand for a per se rule of obviousness simply through rearrangement of individual parts nor does it displace the requirement of an articulated reason to support the proposed modification. See In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992).

Japikse, In re, 181 F.2d 1019, 86 USPQ 70 (CCPA 1950) 2144.04

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Motoyama et al 12122497 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP BOSWELL, BETH V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Davis 14177997 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) MATHEW, HEMANT MATHAI

3774 Ex Parte Maloney et al 13009117 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Adams and Reese, LLP WATKINS, MARCIAL YNN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Rogers et al 13384764 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 103 HP Inc, DADA, BEEMNET W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 13381078 - (D) COTTA 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

1633 Ex Parte Tsujiuchi 12293574 - (D) SMITH 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. POPA, ILEANA

1656 Ex Parte Ziyatdinov et al 13432519 - (D) SMITH 103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA MCGOWAN LLP LEE, JAE W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Cao et al 11720384 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) NGUYEN, COLETTE B

1756 Ex Parte Sidhu 13126914 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

1767 Ex Parte MATSUOKA et al 12577785 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Li et al 13223313 - (D) SHAW 102 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP KARIM, ZIAUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte LEV et al 12828368 - (D) JURGOVAN 102/103 RECHES PATENTS ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

2484 Ex Parte Grady et al 11549608 - (D) STEPHENS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SHIBRU, HELEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte FISK 13355862 - (D) HOWARD 101 103 Imagination Technologies NGUYEN, KIMBINH T

2649 Ex Parte Larsson et al 14134697 - (D) HAAPALA 103 ERICSSON INC DEAN, RAYMOND S

2658 Ex Parte Grosse-Schulte et al 11928251 - (D) HOMERE 103 Daly, Crowley, Mofford and Durkee, LLP Nuance ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A

2682 Ex Parte Butzine et al 13449080 - (D) DIXON 103/double patenting FLETCHER YODER, PC GE HEALTHCARE NGUYEN, NAM V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Koolen 12989822 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Michael C Stephens, Jr, YANG, AMY X

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Law 12958103 - (D) GUIJT 102 Adams and Reese LLP MOHANDESI, JILA M

fritch,

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 12044550 - (D) ADAMS 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE

"It is impermissible to use the claimed invention as an instruction manual or 'template' to piece together the teachings of the prior art so that the claimed invention is rendered obvious." In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992). 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte DeAngelis 11938198 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

Cf. In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992) ("dependent claims are nonobvious if the independent claims from which they depend are nonobvious").

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Thiele et al 13027672 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP PHASGE, ARUN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Makela et al 12329493 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. ELL, MATTHEW

2174 Ex Parte Neely et al 11707643 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 KALEIDESCAPE, INC. SAX, STEVEN PAUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Hulyalkar et al 12578048 - (D) BUI 102 Foley & Lardner LLP/ Broadcom Corporation IBRAHIM, MOHAMED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Burchfield et al 11015551 - (D) SHAH 103 Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser PATS, JUSTIN

fritch, gordon

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Logan 11799194 - (D) WARREN 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C THOMAS, BRENT C

SeeIn re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (citing In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (“The mere fact that the prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the modification.”).

Gordon, In re, 733 F.2d 900, 221 USPQ 1125 (Fed. Cir. 1984)  2143.01 ,  2144.08

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Dockser 11381870 - (D) ARPIN 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SANDIFER, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Ray et al 12388777 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3654 Ex Parte Knox 11394838 - (D) SMEGAL 103 THE GATES CORPORATION LIU, HENRY Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Koo 12464812 - (D) REIMERS 103 JOSEPH SWAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION MOHANDESI, JILA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte South et al 12271545 - (D) WARREN 103 112(2) Foley & Lardner LLP KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Kumazawa 11803367 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. GALLEGO, ANDRES F

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Fuertes-Lopez et al 10816591 - (D) REIMERS 103 24IP LAW GROUP USA, PLLC WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Duren et al 11394849 - (D) KRATZ 102(e)/103 JDI PATENT VETERE, ROBERT A

1731 Ex Parte Kilinc et al 11922799 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Cozen O'Connor OLSEN, KAJ K

1741 Ex Parte SHIN 12720967 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CALANDRA, ANTHONY J

1747 Ex Parte Donckels et al 12115585 - (D) OWENS 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY DYE, ROBERT C

1756 Ex Parte Ellmer et al 12516713 - (D) HANLON 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1763 Ex Parte Gudik-Sorensen 12377678 - (D) HANLON 103 Abel Law Group, LLP MESH, GENNADIY

1778 Ex Parte Karanikos et al 10658925 - (D) PAK 103 Wolf Greenfield DRODGE, JOSEPH W

1784 Ex Parte Fisher 12211064 - (D) WARREN 102/103 Lewis Rice COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Oommen 11157613 - (D) FISHMAN 101/102(e)/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2699 Ex Parte Lee et al 11481528 - (D) BOUDREAU 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BALAOING, ARIEL A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Stelzer et al 12061797 - (D) WARREN 103 BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS & MAIRE, P. A. LIAN, MANG TIN BIK

2882 Ex Parte Ziegler et al 12293087 - (D) PAK 102 102(e)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CORBETT, JOHN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Lenneman et al 11770927 - (D) WARNER 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Tessier et al 12700643 - (D) WOODS 103 103/obviousness-type double patenting HONEYWELL/STW BRADFORD, JONATHAN

3765 Ex Parte Stinson et al 12586663 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting LAW OFFICE OF DUNCAN PALMATIER HOEY, ALISSA L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 BELL’O INTERNATIONAL CORP. Requester v. WHALEN FURNITURE MANUFACTURING, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 8079311 et al 11/860,271 95002169 - (D) McCARTHY 102(e)/102/103 102(e) BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. Third Party Requester: LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK LLP DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original CHEN, JOSE V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex parte SEESAW FOUNDATION Ex Parte 7953599 et al 12/104,207 90012232 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 THE CALDWELL FIRM, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. KISS, ERIC B original LERNER, MARTIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex parte MOBILEMEDIA IDEAS LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 5845219 et al 08/697,981 90012126 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP FOR THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original WOLFE JR, WILLIS RAY

fritch, mayo

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 11/119,890 BISK 101/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER ENGLAND, SARA M

2176 Ex Parte Dejean et al 11/116,100 EVANS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 FAY SHARPE LLP EXAMINER HUTTON JR, WILLIAM D

“'[L]aws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas' are not patentable.” (Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S.Ct. 1289, 1290 (2012) (citation omitted).

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Kreitzer et al 11/284,751 JEFFERY 102(e) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER MAUNG, ZARNI

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Kim et al 10/898,565 JEFFERY 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER SHENG, TOM V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Waddell et al 10/630,897 ASTORINO 103(a) Browdy and Neimark, PLLC EXAMINER JOHNSON, STEPHEN

3643 Ex Parte Lang et al 11/893,331 GRIMES 103(a) PRAXAIR, INC. EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11/506,356 GREEN 102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

3761 Ex Parte Mortensen et al 11/211,115 PRATS 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER WIEST, PHILIP R

As the court explained in In re Fritch, rather than relying on reasoning grounded in hindsight, the Examiner must advance an evidence-based explanation to support a conclusion that it would be obvious to modify an apparatus in a particular manner. See In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (“The mere fact that the prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the modification.”). Thus, “[i]t is impermissible to use the claimed invention as an instruction manual or „template‟ to piece together the teachings of the prior art so that the claimed invention is rendered obvious.” Id.

3761 Ex Parte Roe et al 11/098,362 SCHEINER 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3776 Ex Parte Scommegna et al 11/007,818 FREDMAN 103(a) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC EXAMINER PATEL, YOGESH P

AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Armstead et al 11/173,286 DIXON 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER VU, TRISHA U

2113 Ex Parte Poletto et al 10/701,154 ZECHER 102(e) Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP EXAMINER MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Akins 10/383,130 DESHPANDE 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER LANIER, BENJAMIN E

2443 Ex Parte Frank et al 10/728,374 JEFFERY 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER SIKRI, ANISH

2443 Ex Parte Plewnia 11/799,909 C. THOMAS 102(e)/103(a) SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. C/O LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI EXAMINER NGUYEN, PHUOC H

2451 Ex Parte Kreitzer et al 11/284,750 JEFFERY 102(e)/obviousness-type double patenting MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER MAUNG, ZARNI

2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Vaananen 10/504,418 BISK 103(a) YOUNG & THOMPSON EXAMINER LI, SHI K

2625 Ex Parte Aidinejad 10/286,135 GONSALVES 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HANG, VU B

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Ringermacher et al 10/627,206 DANG 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN

2861 Ex Parte Hickey et al 11/264,830 McNAMARA 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LEGESSE, HENOK D
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
 
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Jennings et al 11/040,265 PER CURIAM 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER LE, CANH

fritch, princeton biochemicals, gechter, pullman-standard

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Hsu 12/156,687 NAGUMO 103(a) PRICE HENEVELD LLP EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Shepard 11/541,354 DESHPANDE 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP EXAMINER LE, DIEU MINH T

2165 Ex Parte Armanino et al 11/130,773 STEPHENS 101/103(a) AT & T Legal Department - BK EXAMINER PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Neo et al 11/164,204 SAADAT 103(a) NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION EXAMINER MALDONADO, JULIO J
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 11/302,162 COCKS 112(2)/103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

A patent examiner evaluating the patentability of a claimed invention must take care when assessing the teachings of the prior art to refrain from impermissible reliance on hindsight using the inventor’s own disclosure in concluding obviousness. In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992). The record must show that a skilled artisan confronted by the problems faced by the inventor and with no knowledge of the claimed invention would have selected the various elements of the prior art and combined them in the manner claimed. Princeton Biochemicals, Inc. v. Beckman Coulter, Inc., 411 F.3d 1332, 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Mellott et al 11/514,320 GARRIS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER VETERE, ROBERT A
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Nelson 11/337,098 BAHR 103(a) Jonathan A. Bay EXAMINER ARYANPOUR, MITRA

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3671 Ex Parte 6,336,311 et al 95/000,245 THE TORO COMPANY Requester v. TEXTRON INNOVATIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant SONG 102/103(a)/112(1) Patent Owner: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. Third Party Requestor James W. Miller EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC
AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Aitken et al 11/270,818 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER TABONE JR, JOHN J

2186 Ex Parte Arndt et al 11/066,487 STEPHENS 102(b)/103(a) IBM CORP (YA) EXAMINER ALSIP, MICHAEL
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Novack et al 10/887,807 GONSALVES 101/103(a) AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - GB EXAMINER SHAN, APRIL YING
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Gotsick et al 11/592,680 KRIVAK 103(a) John L. Cordani Carmody & Torrance, LLP EXAMINER YAN, REN LUO

2858 Ex Parte Lubcke et al 10/694,349 HOFF 102(b)/103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER KOVAL, MELISSA J
REHEARING

DENIED - VACATED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Aikens et al 10/370,640 HUGHES Concurring BLANKENSHIP 101/102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER BURGESS, BARBARA N

As explained by the Gechter court (supra), vacatur is appropriate when the decision under review “lacks adequate fact findings [and] meaningful review is not possible.” Gechter, 116 F.3d at 1457. The federal circuit courts of appeal vacate trial court decisions “[w]hen an appellate court discerns that a district court has failed to make a finding because of an erroneous view of the law.” Pullman-Standard v. Swint, 456 U.S. 273, 291 (1982). See 9 Moore’s Federal Practice § 52.12[1] (3d ed., Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. 1997) (“When the trial court completely fails . . . to make findings on a material issue, the appellate court is entitled to vacate the judgment and remand the action to the district court . . . .” (footnotes omitted)).

fritch, gorman, gordon,

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Loughner 11/351,765 FREDMAN 103(a) DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 

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

Ex Parte Bevilacqua 10/839,198 SILVERBERG 103(a) BROUSE MCDOWELL LPA 

Ex Parte Sultan et al 09/899,265 FETTING 102(e) BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON, LLP 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Gagliardi et al 10/346,962 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering Ex Parte Shannon et al 10/823,364 OWENS 103(a) MOSER IP LAW GROUP / APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software Ex Parte Mennecart et al 10/450,872 BARRY 102(b)/103(a) THE JANSSON FIRM 

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

Ex Parte Kokis et al 10/294,998 FETTING 102(e)/103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

"It is impermissible to use the claimed invention as an instruction manual or 'template' to piece together the teachings of the prior art so that the claimed invention is rendered obvious." In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (citing In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 987 (Fed. Cir. 1991)). Furthermore, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit "has previously found a proposed modification inappropriate for an obviousness inquiry when the modification rendered the prior art reference inoperable for its intended purpose." Fritch, 972 F.2d at 1266 n.12 (citing In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125, 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1984)). 

Fritsch v. Lin, 21 USPQ2d 1731 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1991) . . . .2137.01, 2138.06 

Gorman, In re, 933 F.2d 982, 18 USPQ2d1885 (Fed. Cir. 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . 707.07(f), 2145 

Gordon, In re, 733 F.2d 900, 221 USPQ 1125 (Fed. Cir. 1984) . . . . . . . . . .2143.01, 2144.08