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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Norman C. Nelson et al. 14342764 FLAX 102 Alston & Bird LLP/ Gen-Probe Incorporated CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Weiming Zhang et al. 13980459 FRANKLIN 103 BLANK ROME LLP GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA

1723 Marko Lemke et al. 14037422 COLAIANNI 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB - Inf YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1783 Tomoko Ichikawa et al. 14435793 FRANKLIN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP HANDVILLE, BRIAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Andreas Wiegenstein et al. 13921834 BELISLE 103 CAESAR RIVISE, PC SKHOUN, HICHAM

2185 Le-Sheng Chou et al. 14865955 FISHMAN 102/103 Nixon Peabody LLP IRADUKUNDA, HERVE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Tomas Lundborg 14649237 CASS 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MIRZA, ADNAN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Tomy Varghese et al. 14276019 CASHION 101 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION C/O BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG

2881 Zhongwei Chen et al. 14830062 DIXON 112(1)/103 Finnegan/ASML STOFFA, WYATT A
Reversed 3651 Russell J. Garehan 14748699 SONG 102 LAITRAM, L.L.C. SINGH, KAVEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Andrew J. Graham et al. 14709077 KERINS 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, CUONG H

3671 Scott Hacker et al. 14096873 SCHOPFER 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL HARTMANN, GARY S

3687 Robert William. Graham et al. 13730999 ADAMS dissenting KATZ 101 A PATENT LAWYER, LLC R WILLIAM GRAHAM DANZIG, REVA R

3688 Varouj A. Chitilian et al. 13474391 FRAHM 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Jordan Harden 14662058 HOSKINS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) LYNCH, MEGAN E

3741 James Arthur. Simmons et al. 14831516 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 112(2) GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H

3754 Michael Paterson et al. 14845235 SONG 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC ROS, NICHOLAS A

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Dietrich Scherzer et al. 13268228 FRANKLIN 103 OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KAHN, RACHEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Elad Gil et al. 14329158 FRAHM 103 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. JAIN, ANKUR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Sylvain Maitrejean et al. 14575329 HASTINGS 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PARENDO, KEVIN A

Technical assertions unsupported by factual evidence are not persuasive.  In re Geisler, 116 F. 3d 1465, 1470 (Fed. Circ. 1997).  It has long been established that attorney’s arguments in a brief cannot take the place of evidence.  In re Pearson, 494 F.2d 1399, 1405 (CCPA 1974). 

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Randy J. Templeton et al. 13987476 BENNETT 101 101/103 Sue Z. Shaper RACIC, MILENA

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Adchara Pongpeerapat et al. 14505933 NEW 103 EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS ARNOLD, ERNST V

1624 Shin Sugimoto 15514020 VALEK 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY

1627 Douglas Sears et al. 14046528 FREDMAN 103 Entralta P.C. RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Marcello Antonelli et al. 14357207 McMANUS 112(2)/103 Oppenhuizen Law PLC ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1781 Chunhe Zhang 14828583 GAUDETTE 103 CORNING INCORPORATED GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T

1781 Krishan Lal. Luthra 14963878 COLAIANNI 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and GEC-Aviation YANG, ZHEREN J

1784 Friedhelm Schmitz et al. 13701155 BEST 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

1787 Jo Won. Lee et al. 14132325 SNAY 112(1) 103 Additon, Higgins & Pendleton, P.A. LOWREY, DANIEL D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Antonis Marinopoulos et al. 14341165 EVANS 103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC LINDSAY, BERNARD G

2158 Ling Qin. Zhang et al. 14508264 McNEILL 103 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

2415 Daniel Freeman et al. 14605793 BEAMER 102/103 OTDP DENTONS US LLP - Apple SIDDIQUI, KASHIF

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Alfred Asterjadhi et al. 14531907 BELISLE 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm THAI, CAMQUYEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Devrim Varoglu et al. 13597894 FETTING 103 101/103 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3626 Todd Reed. Henderson et al. 13169602 BISK 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) SEREBOFF, NEAL

3628 Dale Pollak 13444524 MEYERS 101 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP / CEI NELSON, FREDA ANN

3628 Orhan Bulan et al. 13861553 CHUNG 101 LOZA & LOZA, LLP / Conduent ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

3649 Jacob A. Goble et al. 13838166 BAHR 103 Faegre Baker Daniels - W.L. Gore WEISBERG, AMY REGINA

3682 Subil M. Abraham et al. 14169614 ARPIN 101/102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

3686 Jorn Op Den Buijs et al. 14070618 BUI 112(1) 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HEIN, DEVIN C

3687 Rohit Chauhan 14172311 DEJMEK 112(2)/101 103 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC LUDWIG, PETER L

3688 Brian Maw et al. 13895091 FISCHETTI 102/103 101 MasterCard c/o Ballard Spahr LLP VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

3696 Peter Hansen et al. 10825726 FETTING 101/103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) TROTTER, SCOTT S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Larry Drake. Hansen 14257777 MARTIN 112(2)/102 Larry Drake Hansen ARYANPOUR, MITRA

3715 Bay Leaf. Raitt et al. 13034644 HILL 103 Seed IP Law Group/Valve (930181) GARNER, WERNER G

3715 Bay Leaf. Raitt et al. 13034652 HILL 103 Seed IP Law Group/Valve (930181) GARNER, WERNER G

3736 Sushant Trivedi et al. 15232007 STAICOVICI 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GEHMAN, BRYON P

3745 Rohit Chouhan 13691478 KERINS 112(2)/103 112(1)/102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. BROWN, ADAM WAYNE

Rehearing Decision-Granted
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Heather N. Mendenhall et al. 13804781 MILLS 103 Intellectual Property Dept./DeWitt LLP Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation EBRAHIM, NABILA G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Robert Dale. Murphy et al. 13803015 CASS 103 Setter Roche LLP - Seagate GOLDSCHMIDT, CRAIG S

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte KHANDELWAL et al 14654075 - (D) WILSON 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. KURPLE, KARL

1761 Ex Parte Yajima et al 13514411 - (D) BEST 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1766 Ex Parte MCDANIEL et al 13857639 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP W ASHVILLE, JEFFREY D

1792 Ex Parte Hansen 13612487 - (D) SNAY 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP LACHICA, ERICSON M

1793 Ex Parte Widder et al 14412538 - (D) McMANUS 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP MUKHOPADHYAY,BHASKAR

An applicant may overcome a prima facie case of obviousness by establishing "that the [ claimed] range is critical, generally by showing that the claimed range achieves unexpected results relative to the prior art range." In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1469-70 (Fed. Cir. 1997). 

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Liikanen et al 15160322 - (D) HOFF 101 Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC NGUYEN, THIEN DANG

2191 Ex Parte lmai et al 14371289 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Gibson & Dernier LLP SOLTANZADEH, AMIR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Ex Parte Demos 13325773 - (D) REPKO 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (Dolby) LEE, Y YOUNG

2489 Ex Parte Chien et al 13536218 - (D) HOMERE 101/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. CHANG, DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Wann et al 13729806 - (D) DERRICK 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/TSMC YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S

2872 Ex Parte Schmeder et al 14014991 - (D) McMANUS 102/103 Innovation Counsel LLP PICHLER, MARIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Merz et al 13797400 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/101 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP FLYNN, ABBY J

3625 Ex Parte Shi et al 13644819 - (D) THOMAS Dissenting BAUMEISTER 101 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) DURAISAMYGURUSAMY, LAUTH M

3649 Ex Parte Zahn 14368242 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP TANKERSLEY, BLAKE A

3658 Ex Parte Lee et al 15258941 - (D) SCHOPPER 102 HP Inc. SANDERS, HOW ARD J

3662 Ex Parte Gussner et al 14403494 - (D) COCKS 112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP HILGENDORF, DALE W

3675 Ex Parte Hashemi et al 13674778 - (D) BROWN 102 KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE

3681 Ex Parte Ge et al 13970068 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3687 Ex Parte Sallakonda et al 12477905 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 IPHORIZONS PLLC CRAWLEY, TALIAF

3693 Ex Parte Amancherla 14162114 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 MLO KWONG, CHO YIU

3696 Ex Parte Ates 10506016 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 Baker Botts LLP DEGA, MURALI K

3697 Ex Parte Greenwald et al 13208927 - (D) HUTCHINGS 112(2)/101/103 Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC GOTTSCHALK, MARTIN A

3697 Ex Parte Zhou 14629066 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME OYEBISI, OJO 0

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Yin et al 13794123 - (D) REIMERS 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC - CFH LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW

3774 Ex Parte Graham 14321626 - (D) SONG 102/103 Houtteman Law LLC BLANCO, JAVIER G

3791 Ex Parte Milne et al 13544462 - (D) WARNER 101 Covidien LP / Merchant Gould AGAHI, PUYA

3791 Ex Parte Min et al 14503799 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP (32736) EISEMAN, ADAM JARED

3793 Ex Parte Teodorescu 12643310 - (D) SCHEINER 101/103 ALCON SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Doona et al 12551596 - (D) KATZ 101 101 QUARLES & BRADYLLP SKIBINSKY, ANNA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte IQBAL et al 14628603 - (D) WILSON 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford JELSMA, JONATHAN G

1729 Ex Parte Kimoto 14685936 - (D) WILSON 102/103 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford O DONNELL, LUCAS J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Facemire et al 14142376 - (D) HOFF 103 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MILLS, FRANK D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Noldus et al 14366437 - (D) REPKO 103 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson SHAO, HONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte WALKER 14722207 - (D) TIMM 103 103 Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC BETANCOURT,ALBERTOJ

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12618126 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 103 Rimon Law - CALLIDUS NGUYEN, NGA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte SMITH et al 14021094 - (D) KERINS 103 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC BROWN, ADAM WAYNE

3786 Ex Parte Tuma 13261985 - (D) FINAMORE 103 112(2) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. LEE, MICHELLE J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Beddingfield et al 12627809 - (D) HARDMAN OTDP 103 41.50 103 ALLERGAN, INC. SOROUSH, LAYLA

1631 Ex Parte Lightner et al 12780066 - (D) FREDMAN 101 103 Baker Hostetler BRUSCA, JOHNS

1647 Ex Parte Tang et al 14471727 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(1)/101/102 Foley & Lardner LLP SEHARASEYON, JEGATHEESAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Haas et al 13949414 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 PATENT CENTRAL LLC ZHANG, RACHELL

1747 Ex Parte BONNET et al 14950734 - (D) NAGUMO 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA A Y ALP

1766 Ex Parte Nakashima et al 14234367 - (D) McMANUS 103 OLIFF PLC DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1781 Ex Parte Laurent et al 13391466 - (D) SNAY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1785 Ex Parte RIDEALGH et al 14392110 - (D) RANGE 103 MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC RUMMEL, IAN A

1788 Ex Parte Moore et al 12997391 - (D) OWENS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY WALSHON, SCOTT R

1792 Ex Parte Fenske et al 13812986 - (D) McMANUS 103 Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC THAKUR, VIREN A

1793 Ex Parte Enz et al 14763017 - (D) HOUSEL 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte EILEBRECHT et al 14493901 - (D) MacDONALD 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

2168 Ex Parte Foebel et al 14318853 - (D) GALLIGAN 101 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC MOBIN, HASANUL

2178 Ex Parte Koarai et al 13135555 - (D) FENICK 103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/0 KEA TING & BENNETT, LLP TSUI, WILSON W

2199 Ex Parte KARAMANOLIS et al 14010275 - (D) SAADAT 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - VMware AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Elmdahl et al 14115654 - (D) HOMERE 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson FAYED, RASHAK

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Muijs et al 14003832 - (D) McMILLIN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MCCULLEY,RYAND

2636 Ex Parte Bernasconi et al 14594313 - (D) THOMAS OTDP MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C. LEE, JAI M

2659 Ex Parte Majumder 15212621 - (D) CHUNG 101 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP BAKER, MATTHEW H

2677 Ex Parte Cordell 14738602 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/112(2) 101/103 PATENT INGENUITY, P.C. LELAND III, EDWIN S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte EDELSTEIN et al 15151260 - (D) McMANUS 103 112(2) THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. EICHELBURG SABUR, ALIA

2855 Ex Parte Borkholder et al 13838492 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. ROBERTS, HERBERT K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Esprey 13158355 - (D) HUGHES 103 101/103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY TSUI, ALFRED H

3623 Ex Parte Nienstedt 13601591 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP GUILIANO, CHARLES A

3624 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12362409 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

3625 Ex Parte Cutler 13652462 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 112(2) Pearson IP DESAI, RESHA

3626 Ex Parte LOSCALZO et al 13117733 - (D) KHAN 101/102/103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G

3628 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12336587 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., LP.A. ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

3628 Ex Parte Runkle et al 13210241 - (D) FISCHETTI 101/103 Hoffman Warnick LLC VETTER, DANIEL

3635 Ex Parte Simon et al 14783998 - (D) HOELTER 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. ADAMOS, THEODORE V

3636 Ex Parte Frost 15095731 - (D) REIMERS 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER

3637 Ex Parte Matus 14488425 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

3647 Ex Parte Batten 14505330 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 103 KLEMCHUK LLP ARK, DARREN W

3651 Ex Parte Sagardoy Muniesa et al 15070705 - (D) BROWN 103 Moser Taboada/ Ansell Limited RANDALL, JR, KELVIN L

3657 Ex Parte CITRO et al 14888420 - (D) CALVE 103 41.50 103 Steinfl + Bruno LLP SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

3659 Ex Parte ONEILL et al 14271771 - (D) WOOD 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford HLAVKA, DAVID J

3681 Ex Parte Clark et al 14465063 - (D) CRAIG 101/103 Harness Dickey (Mastercard) CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3685 Ex Parte Himmelstoin 11455556 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/101/103 The Law Office of Patrick F. O"Reilly III, LLC NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A

3685 Ex Parte Martinez de Velasco Cortina et al 14585057 - (D) BRANCH 101 103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP OUSSIR, EL MEHDI

3685 Ex Parte Nishimura et al 13564858 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. WINTER, JOHN M

3686 Ex Parte Hahn et al 13891881 - (D) DIXON 101/103 Atirix Medical Systems WILLIAMS, TERESA S

3686 Ex Parte NOLTE et al 12567174 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) KANAAN, MAROUN P

3686 Ex Parte NOLTE et al 13236343 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) KANAAN, MAROUN P

3688 Ex Parte Arroyo et al 14632185 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103/OTDP IBM CORPORATION C/0: Fabian Vancott FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

3688 Ex Parte POOLE et al 14288069 - (D) BRANCH 101/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP NETZLOFF, ERIC R

3691 Ex Parte Roman 11965494 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP KAZIMI, HAN! M

3692 Ex Parte Vice et al 13625423 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3693 Ex Parte Cummings 12113989 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103 BELZER PC KHATTAR, RAJESH

3694 Ex Parte HAMILTON et al 14303853 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3695 Ex Parte Leuer et al 14214694 - (D) HUGHES 112(1)/103 101 MAHAMEDI IP LAW LLP TIBLJAS, SHACOLE C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Hart 15226861 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Law Office of J. Steven Svoboda LAYNO, BENJAMIN

3745 Ex Parte Chlus et al 14728568 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SEHN, MICHAEL L

3745 Ex Parte Klinetob et al 14428749 - (D) GUIJT 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY NEWTON, JASON TODD

3745 Ex Parte Trenberth 14092378 - (D) STEPINA 103 PEACOCK LAW P.C. LAMBERT, WAYNE A

3753 Ex Parte Dumont et al 14384756 - (D) REIMERS 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM

3772 Ex Parte Huizinga 12699199 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCA Hygiene Products AB c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES

3783 Ex Parte Brandt et al 14317848 - (D) REIMERS 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3791 Ex Parte Esfandiari 13055536 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

3793 Ex Parte Cathier et al 14442427 - (D) HILL 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS YANG, YI-SHAN

3793 Ex Parte Daon et al 14226708 - (D) WARNER 102 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC LAMPRECHT, JOEL

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REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 RIO TINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Requester and Cross-Appellant v. NORSK HYDRO ASA Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8147625 et al 09/611,009 95002225 - (D) GUEST 112(2) 112(2)/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. VINCENT, SEAN E original YANG, JIE

In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1469 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“[A] claimed invention is rendered prima facie obvious by the teachings of a prior art reference that discloses a range that touches the range recited in the claim.”) (citing In re Malagari, 499 F.2d 1297, 1303 (CCPA 1974))

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7167864 et al 10/911,368 95000700 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FISH & RICHARDSON PC (DC) LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Camp 11615281 - (D) HORVATH 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

We take Official Notice that the SNR of signals transmitted in diversity mode is proportional to the total output power of the transmitters that are transmitting those signals. The Board may take Official Notice of “facts beyond the record which . . . are capable of such instant and unquestionable demonstration as to defy dispute.” In re Ahlert, 424 F.2d 1088, 1091 (CCPA 1970). Consequently, we find the invention recited in claim 1 to be obvious in view of Bird.

Ahlert, In re, 424 F.2d 1088, 165 USPQ 418 (CCPA 1970) 2144.03

2671 Ex Parte Yamaguchi et al 10662443 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Bacik 12354323 - (D) CALVE 102(e)/102/103 Whitley Legal Group, P.C. YIP, WINNIE S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Harrington 11304857 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP MARRERO, ZAIDA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte THOMAS et al 12169724 - (D) MOORE 102 102/103 Conley Rose, P.C. KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Wright 12057288 - (D) KINDER 101/103 SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3774 Ex Parte Tan 10889432 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

[I]t is elementary that the mere recitation of a newly discovered function or property, inherently possessed by things in the prior art, does not cause a claim drawn to those things to distinguish over the prior art. Additionally, where the Patent Office has reason to believe that a functional limitation asserted to be critical for establishing novelty in the claimed subject matter may, in fact, be an inherent characteristic of the prior art, it possesses the authority to require the applicant to prove that the subject matter shown to be in the prior art does not possess the characteristic relied on.

In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254–55 (CCPA 1977). “An assertion of what seems to follow from common experience is just attorney argument and not the kind of factual evidence that is required to rebut a prima facie case of obviousness.” In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1470 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112 , 2112.01 , 2112.02 , 2114

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145

geisler, gurley

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Day et al 11605642 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 CORNING INCORPORATED KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

“A prima facie case of obviousness can be rebutted if the applicant . . . can show ‘that the art in any material respect taught away’ from the claimed invention.” In re Haruna, 249 F.3d 1327, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (citing In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1469 (Fed. Cir. 1997)). Furthermore,

[a] reference may be said to teach away when a person of ordinary skill, upon reading the reference, would be discouraged from following the path set out in the reference, or would be led in a direction divergent from the path that was taken by the applicant. The degree of teaching away will of course depend on the particular facts . . . .

In re Gurley, 27 F.3d 551, 553 (Fed. Cir. 1994).

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145
Gurley, In re, 27 F.3d 551, 31 USPQ2d 1130 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2123 , 2145

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Hindle 12035868 - (D) FINK 103 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Meade et al 12159589 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 102/103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP. TYSON, MELANIE RUANO

3788 Ex Parte Erickson et al 12492688 - (D) ABRAMS 103 112(1) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED
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1714 Ex Parte Alemany et al 11721827 - (D) PRAISS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP CAMPBELL, NATASHA N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Chou et al 10814081 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Maldjian Law Group LLC YEN, ERIC L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Ferren et al 11725982 - (D) MILLS 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO BERTRAM, ERIC D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2758 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6088816 et al 08/942,071 90012315 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC Third Party Requester: BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. KE, PENG original NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2839 CERRO WIRE, INC. Requester and Respondent v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,749,024 et al 11/675,441 95000594 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/112(2) 102 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP PATEL, HETULB original DUVERNE, JEAN F

klosak, ishizaka, peterson, geisler

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Gau 10954078 - (D) OBERMANN 103 LAW OFFICES OF TRAVIS L. DODD, PC BALL, JOHN C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Chengalvarayan et al 11336081 - (D) CLEMENTS Dissenting SMITH 102/103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. CHAWAN, VIJAY B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Hancock 11317562 - (D) WOOD 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. MORRISON, THOMAS A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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3721 Ex Parte Toulouse et al 11569567 - (D) FLOYD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 LOWE, HAUPTMAN, HAM & BERNER, LLP (ITW) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIELC

AFFIRMED
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1731 Ex Parte Amey et al 11678117 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA MARCANTONI, PAUL D

1733 Ex Parte Jiang et al 12603152 - (D) OWENS 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1747 Ex Parte Mruk et al 11838422 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1782 Ex Parte Hanita et al 10567360 - (D) SCHAFER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC RAUDENBUSH, ELLEN SUZANNE

1784 Ex Parte Dangelmaier 11776184 - (D) GARRIS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J

1791 Ex Parte Roth 11363419 - (D) HASTINGS 103 The Culbertson Group, P.C. STULII, VERA

The burden of showing unexpected results rests on the person who asserts them by establishing that the difference between the claimed invention and the closest prior art was an unexpected difference. See Application of Klosak, 455 F. 2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972), Ex Parte ISHIZAKA, 24 USPQ2d 1621, 1624 (BPAI 1992).  Further, the showing of unexpected results must be commensurate in scope with the claims.  See In re Peterson, 315 F. 3d 1325, 1330-31 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Finally, unexpected results must be established by factual evidence.  See In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1470-71 (Fed. Cir. 1997)

Klosak DONNER 8:1316, 1317

Ishizaka, Ex parte, 24 USPQ2d 1621 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1992) 716.02(b)

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d), 2144.05
HARMON 4: 90, 374
DONNER 8: 1713-19

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05, 2145
HARMON 4: 373, 374-76; 20: 165
DONNER 8: 1682, 1683, 1689, 1713; 13: 234

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Blohm 10954440 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 Fritzsche Patent c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2164 Ex Parte Zondervan et al 11612317 - (D) CURCURI 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ADAMS, CHARLES D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3674 Ex Parte Miller et al 11262313 - (D) PLENZLER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global LEE, GILBERT Y

REEXAMINATION  

AFFIRMED
1203 PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION Requester v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES Patent Owner and Appellant 90009811 5,648,497 08/410,623 LEBOVITZ Obviousness-type double patenting ABBOTT LABORATORIES HUANG, EVELYN MEI original FAN, JANE T  

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Requester v. APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000518 7457446 11/173,818 WEINBERG 112(1)/103 PATTRIC J. RAWLINS / Aperio Technologies, Inc. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original LU, TOM Y

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED  
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 2503 THOMSON LICENSING SAS, AND THOMSON LICENSING, LLC, Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, AND QISDA CORPORATION, QISDA AMERICA CORPORATION, QISDA (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., BENQ CORPORATION, BENQ AMERICA CORPORATION, AND BENQ LATIN AMERICA CORPORATION, Intervenors, AND AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, AND AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA, Intervenors, AND CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOLUX CORPORATION, AND CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS USA INC., Intervenors.  2012-1536 5,978,063 08/842,586 5,648,674 08/474,845 LOURIE 102/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; Office of General Counsel ITC; Latham & Watkins, LLP; White & Case LLP; Hogan Lovells US LLP TON, MINH TOAN T  JACKSON JR, JEROME