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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Pierik et al 13121206 - (D) MILLS 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LU, FRANK WEI MIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Elangovan et al 12240725 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CERAMA TEC, INC. CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Minagawa et al 13022804 - (D) BAIN 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED BELAI, NAOD W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Scheibe 11836104 - (D) HAMANN 103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP - Colorado Springs SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Chang et al 13614688 - (D) HORNER 112(2)/102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P,C (AU) BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN

3664 Ex Parte Pickett et al 11655492 - (D) PESLAK 112(1) YEE & ASSOCIATES P.C. MANCHO, RONNIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Merrell 12372300 - (D) WARNER 102/103 41.50 112(2) OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J

When a claim merely recites a function to be achieved by recited element-here, the rod having an insertion end that is "configured for insertion" into a cavity of a bone-the boundaries of the claim scope may be unclear. See Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc. v. M-I LLC, 514 F.3d 1244, 1255 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (noting that the Supreme Court has explained that a vice of functional claiming occurs "when the inventor is painstaking when he recites what has already been seen, and then uses conveniently functional language at the exact point of novelty") (quoting General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364, 371 (1938)).

3738 Ex Parte Schmitz et al 12188113 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Pabst Patent Group LLP SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Lehtiniemi et al 13547705 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1629 Ex Parte Pfluecker et al 12670442 - (D) NEWMAN 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Paul et al 13990137 - (D) SQUIRE 103 The Dow Chemical Company ROLLAND, ALEX A

1746 Ex Parte OLOUGHLIN et al 13610993 - (D) GARRIS 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MUSSER, BARBARA J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Hodges 12906222 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, SAMWEL, DANIEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Shuster 12814197 - (D) KHAN 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P,C TRAN, ELLEN C

2443 Ex Parte Yen et al 12281977 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP COONEY, ADAM A

2449 Ex Parte Etchegoyen 14201612 - (D) BUI 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/CISC CELANI, NICHOLAS P

2487 Ex Parte Rajamani et al  13239823 - (D) MOORE 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

2495 Ex Parte DOHRING et al 12516084 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 Uniloc USA Inc. GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte LI et al 11534845 - (D) NEWMAN 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC ALAM, MOHAMMED R

2881 Ex Parte Preikszas 12931356 - (D) SQUIRE 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC PURINTON, BROOKE J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Scharp 13066552 - (D) CAPP 103 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN

3753 Ex Parte HARRINGTON et al 13210922 - (D) PENICK 101/112(1)/103 DORITY & MANNING, PA MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Wall et al 12010414 - (R) GALLIGAN 103 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. DAYE, CHELCIE L

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Nakamura et al 11579603 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C. DARJI, PRITESH D

1765 Ex Parte Nakamura et al 11727499 - (D) NAGUMO 103/obviousness-type double patenting SUGHRUE-265550 LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Jain et al 10752891 - (D) DIXON 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. HARPER, ELIYAH STONE

2174 Ex Parte Zaremski et al 11398057 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC PHAM, LINH K

2183 Ex Parte Colavin et al 10301372 - (D) CURCURI 103 DOCKET CLERK-STMI FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2184 Ex Parte Brownlow et al 11467839 - (D) EVANS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) NAM, HYUN

3662 Ex Parte Pravetz et al 12195108 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2)/103 Wolfe-SBMC CHEUNG, CALVIN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Boubez et al 09758112 - (D) CRAWFORD 102(e) IBM Raleigh S/W Group c/o Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3691 Ex Parte Khan et al 11295769 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. AKINTOLA, OLABODE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Butler 12416074 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC ETHERTON, BRADLEY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Connearney et al 11617558 - (D) EVANS 102 101/102 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Svendsen 11609945 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 103 Concert Technology Corporation BENGZON, GREG C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Malkos et al 12394152 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GALT, CASSI J

3682 Ex Parte Cline et al 10993185 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP BROWN, ALVIN L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Spies et al 11470500 - (D) SCHEINER 112(1) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hanson et al 12290965 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 William J. Uhl EMPIE, NATHAN H

1724 Ex Parte Gao et al 12831420 - (D) PRAISS 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC THOMAS, BRENT C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte Hegde 11584102 - (D) HOFF 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MORLAN, ROBERT M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Kurzweil 10730485 - (D) MANTIS MERCADOR 102(e)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Holt et al 12135929 - (D) HANLON 102/103 Docket Clerk-Raytheon/MWM PAPE, ZACHARY

2882 Ex Parte Bernhardt et al 11429139 - (D) METZ 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MIDKIFF, ANASTASIA

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Morita et al 11976246 - (R) LORIN 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC LANGMAN, JONATHAN C

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ZIMMER SPINE, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95000451 6,936,050 10/409,805 LEBOVITZ 103 37 CFR § 41.77(b) 103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C. CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original REIP, DAVID OWEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 AIRBUS S.A.S. Requester and Respondent v. FIREPASS CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant 95001553 7,207,392 11/199,770 FITZPATRICK 102 102/103 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original GANEY, STEVEN J

See Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-LA Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2009) ("It has long been the case that an old product is not patentable even if it is made by a new process.") (citing General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364, 373 (1938)); see also In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985) ("If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.").

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2113
HARMON 5: 243, 259a; 8: 13, 18a; 18: 412c-d, 436; 19: 416; 20: 346
general electric HARMON 3: 20

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m), 2113
HARMON 3: 332; 4: 378; 5: 267; 20: 300; 21: 358
DONNER 7: 740; 8: 1473, 1478, 1503, 1554

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex parte TARGET TRAINING INTERNATIONAL, LTD. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011434 7,249,372 09/760,145 BLANKENSHIP 102(e) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE), PTE., LTD, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Third-Party Requester 95001595 6909340 10/446,984 MARTIN 112(1)/103 305/103 Avago Technologies Limited For Third Party Requester: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP DEB, ANJAN K original SUMMONS, BARBARA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 CRANE CO. Respondent, Requestor v. AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 95000606 7343220 11/639,231 McCARTHY 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP Third Party Requester: Munck, Carter, LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

3653 CRANE CO. Respondent, Requestor v. AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 95000607 7191915 10/838,222 McCARTHY 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original BOLLINGER, DAVID H

3673 Ex Parte RAWLS-MEEHAN et al 90011777 7,805,785 11/875,851 MARTIN 103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates c/o CPA Global STORMER, RUSSELL D original TRETTEL, MICHAEL

halliburton, general electric, holmwood, newkirk, coleman

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kabra et al 10/610,090 PRATS 102(a)/103(a) Patrick M. Ryan(Q-148) Alcon Research, Ltd. EXAMINER HARTLEY, MICHAEL G

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Rosenflanz et al 10/211,684 KRATZ 112(1)/102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER HOFFMANN, JOHN M

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Roehrle et al 11/193,815 MacDONALD 101/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PHAM, KHANH B

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Iritani et al 10/468,800 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(5) Cheng Law Group, PLLC EXAMINER RATCLIFFE, LUKE D

3694 Ex Parte Lozano 10/821,610 PETRAVICK 112(1)/101/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER MERCHANT, SHAHID R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Boyle et al 10/662,697 SAINDON 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER TRUONG, KEVIN THAO

Thus, as suggested by Appellants, the claims’ point of novelty lies within functional language. See Halliburton Energy Serv., Inc., v. M-I LLC, 514 F.3d 1244, 1255 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (“a vice of functional claiming occurs … ‘when … conveniently functional language [is used] at the exact point of novelty.’”) (citing General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364, 371 (1938)).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Torrey et al 10/982,279 MORGAN 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Amarr Company Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Wayne-Dalton Corp. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,304 6,640,872 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) PATENT OWNER: PHILLIP L. KENNER RENNER, KEENER, GREIVE, BOBAK, TAYLOR & WEBER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JEFFREY R. MCFADDEN WOMBLE, CARLYLE, SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC EXAMINER GELLNER, JEFFREY L original EXAMINER LEV, BRUCE ALLEN

To prove a reduction to practice, an applicant must show that “the embodiment relied upon as evidence of priority actually worked for its intended purpose.” Holmwood v. Sugavanam, 948 F.2d 1236, 1238 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (quoting Newkirk v. Lulejian, 825 F.2d 1581, 1582, (Fed.Cir.1987)).

The Federal Circuit “applies a ‘rule of reason’ standard when reviewing the sufficiency of evidence about reduction to practice.” Id., at 1238 (citing Coleman v. Dines, 754 F.2d 353, 360 (Fed. Cir. 1985)). The rule of reason “requires the Patent and Trademark Office to examine, analyze, and evaluate reasonably all pertinent evidence when weighing the credibility of an inventor's story.” Id., at 1239.

“Only an inventor's testimony needs corroboration . . . [T]he Board must view the evidence as a whole to determine if the inventor's story withstands careful examination.” Id.

Newkirk v. Lulejian, 825 F.2d 1581, 3 USPQ2d 1793 (Fed. Cir. 1987) . . . . . . . . . 715.07 Coleman v. Dines, 754 F.2d 353, 224 USPQ 857 (Fed. Cir. 1985).. . . . . . . . . . . . 2138.04
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Ponder et al 11/762,313 MILLS 103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

1628 Ex Parte Arduini 10/343,626 FREDMAN 102(b) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

1629 Ex Parte Amalric et al 10/466,558 GRIMES 112(1)/103(a) YOUNG & THOMPSON EXAMINER ROYDS, LESLIE A

1654 Ex Parte Li et al 10/664,697 PRATS 103(a) BELL & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER GUPTA, ANISH

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Erickson et al 11/096,577 ROBERTSON 101/102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MENG, JAU SHYA

2424 Ex Parte Lin et al 10/078,877 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e)/102(b) JOSEPH S. TRIPOLI THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC. EXAMINER SHELEHEDA, JAMES R

NEW

REVERSED

1741 Ex Parte Ackerman et al 09/844,947 OWENS 112(2)/112(1) CORNING INCORPORATED EXAMINER HOFFMANN, JOHN M

2437 Ex Parte Destidar et al 10/165,938 DIXON 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GERGISO, TECHANE

2448 Ex Parte Harvey et al 10/848,159 THOMAS 102(a)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) VERIZON EXAMINER LUU, LE HIEN

2492 Ex Parte Horn et al 10/433,856 THOMAS 112(1)/103(a) KF ROSS PC EXAMINER CHEA, PHILIP J

2871 Ex Parte Maruyama et al 11/065,991 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, LAUREN

3634 Ex Parte Obinata et al 11/321,913 ASTORINO 102(b) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER REDMAN, JERRY E

3634 Ex Parte Sullivan 11/004,230 ASTORINO 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C

AFFIRMED

1618 Ex Parte Arduini 10/343,626 FREDMAN 102(b) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER Vu, Jake

2617 Ex Parte Borst et al 10/422,286 SAADAT 103(a) PRIEST & GOLDSTEIN PLLC EXAMINER LEE, JUSTIN YE

2853 Ex Parte Donovan 11/017,995 WINSOR 102(b)/103(a) LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. EXAMINER HUFFMAN, JULIAN D

2168 Ex Parte Erickson et al 11/096,577 ROBERTSON 101/102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MENG, JAU SHYA

2166 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10/944,623 BARRY 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER YEN, SYLING

2478 Ex Parte Holder 10/138,453 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LIN, KENNY S

3738 Ex Parte Jang 10/419,280 STAICOVICI 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER MILLER, CHERYL L

2439 Ex Parte Kean 10/900,011 THOMAS 102(b)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER WANG, HARRIS C

3752 Ex Parte Petrovic et al 11/359,647 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation EXAMINER GORMAN, DARREN W

2451 Ex Parte Ramamoorthy et al 10/751,899 ZECHER 102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER ANWARI, MACEEH

2161 Ex Parte Yuan et al 10/930,486 POTHIER 103(a) RIM EXAMINER LU, CHARLES EDWARD