REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Champ et al 12260399 - (D) KRATZ 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP ZEMEL, IRINA SOPHIA
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte BALACHANDRAN et al 11674842 - (D) BROWNE 103 Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. C/O Davidson Sheehan LLP BARON, JAMES T
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11579222 - (D) HUME 102 THOMSON Licensing LLC MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Geis et al 11731338 - (D) TORCZON 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP (MIT) RADKOWSKI, PETER
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Knapp 11356673 - (D) FETTING 103 Siemens Corporation RAJ, RAJIV J
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2699 Ex Parte Im et al 11245231 - (D) FRAHM 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. STERNBANE, LAURENCE J
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 11617902 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP SHAFER, RICKY D
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Harkins et al 11149828 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 101/112(1)/102 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN
3725 Ex Parte Ingvarsson 12221890 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting Mark P. Stone YUSUF, MOHAMMAD I
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
REVERSED
2915 PACIFIC COAST MARINE WINDSHIELDS LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MALIBU BOATS, LLC, AND TRESSMARK, INC., doing business as Liquid Sports Marine, Defendants-Appellees, AND MARINE HARDWARE, INC., MH WINDOWS, LLC, AND JOHN F. PUGH, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1199 D555,070 29/258,753 DYK SJ non-infringement due to prosecution history estoppel Rohde & Van Kampen, PLLC; O’Melveny & Myers LLP CHIN, CYNTHIA M
3764 IN RE RAYMOND GIANNELLI 2013-1167 10/378,261 5,997,447 08/941,455 LOURIE 103 Novak, Druce, Connolly, Bove & Quigg, LLP; Associate Solicitor USPTO DONNELLY, JEROME W; MULCAHY, JOHN M
The PTO bears the initial burden of showing a prima facie case of obviousness. In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2007). When a prima facie case of obviousness is made, the burden then shifts to the applicant to come forward with evidence and/or argument supporting patentability. In re Glaug, 283 F.3d 1335, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2002). The PTO did not carry its burden in this case.
sullivan DONNER 2: 25-45; 8: 948-63, 1195-1215, 1423-45
HARMON 4: 426, 443
glaug DONNER 8: 145-50, 1698-1705
HARMON 4: 36, 209, 369; 6: 146
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION AND WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees, AND SLING MEDIA, INC. Defendant-Appellee, AND VIZIO, INC., Defendant. 2013-1165 7,080,362 09/938,886 7,225,436 09/687,777 DYK concurring LOURIE SJ non-infringement Pepper Hamilton LLP; Wiley Rein, LLP original HAHN AND MOODLEY LLP DAS, CHAMELI; NGUYEN BA, HOANG VU A
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC (formerly known as Motorola Mobility, Inc.), Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, AND APPLE INC., Intervenor. 2012-1666 6,272,333 09/096,664 REYNA non infringement; domestic industry req. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Office of the General Counsel ITC; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP CHOW, CHARLES CHIANG
2785 IN RE ENHANCED SECURITY RESEARCH, LLC 2013-1114 90/010,849 6,119,236 09/210,057 DYK Dissenting O’MALLEY 103; publically available prior art Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.; Associate Solicitor USPTO ELISCA, PIERRE E
3306 ALLEGRA HEMPHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellee. 2013-1503 4,557,720 06/619,684 PER CURIAM Rule 11 sanctions ALLEGRA HEMPHILL; Covington & Burling, LLP NOT, DEFINED FILE REPOSITORY (FRANCONIA)
MICKY A. GUTIER, Appellant, v. HUGO BOSS TRADE MARK MANAGEMENT GMBH & CO. KG, Appellee. 2013-1481 2,909,091 2,921,574 DYK cancelling the registrations under 15 U.S.C. § 1119 MICKY A. GUTIER; DLA Piper, LLP
VACATED AND REMANDED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 PROVERIS SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (formerly known as Image Therm Engineering, Inc.), Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant, v. INNOVASYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. 2013-1166, -1190 6,785,400 09/640,246 PROST claim interpretation Proveris Scientific Corporation; Fox Rothschild, LLP original GREENBERG TRAURIG (NY) TABATABAI, ABOLFAZL
