‘318 Patent, goodman

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 L'OREAL 15144622 COTTA 112(1)/102/103 Oblon/L'Oreal WORSHAM, JESSICA N

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Presstek, LLC 15221996 HEANEY 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) ROBINSON, CHANCEITY N

1782 Masami Hayashi et al. 13791655 DENNETT 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC FROST, ANTHONY J

1797 DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGaA 14415355 TIMM 102/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Craig S. Etchegoyen 13657859 BEAMER 103 Uniloc USA Inc. HOANG, HIEU T

2463 Dong W. Pak 13925358 KUMAR 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC CHENG, CHI TANG P

2486 Chen, Sean et al. 15463387 MOORE 101 Blank Rome LLP - Polycom CHIO, TAT CHI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC. 13862135 GAUDETTE 103 TEKTRONIX, INC. RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O

2844 Hans-Peter Hauser et al. 12676980 HOUSEL 103 LUONG, HENRY T LUONG, HENRY T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Mario Anthony. Jakus 14260825 WOODS 103 Moser Taboada / Ansell Limited RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3685 Cree Adams. Edwards et al. 11846501 THOMAS 112(1)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Frank Hermann et al. 14523288 STAICOVICI 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. HICKS, ANGELISA

3763 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 14675798 CAPP 112(1)/112(2)/103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL

The enablement requirement prevents mere ideas from being patented.  In re ‘318 Patent Infringement Litigation, 583 F.3d 1317, 1324 (2009). ... Whether making and using the claimed invention would have required undue experimentation, such that claims were not sufficiently enabled by the Specification, is a legal conclusion based upon underlying facts.  In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 1049–50 (Fed. Cir. 1993).

Goodman, In re, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 804 , 806.04(i) , 1504.06 , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08

3763 Ian Morris et al. 12486627 HILL 103 One LLP KING, BRIAN M

3774 SCHIEBER, Andrew T. et al. 15012544 GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) SHAY GLENN LLP LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Tatsuo Shigeta 13820607 TIMM Concurring HOUSEL 112(1)/103 OTDP MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC BENNETT, CHARLEE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Arturo Vermolen et al. 14463138 FRAHM 103 112(2) NBCUniversal Media, LLC c/o Fletcher Yoder, P.C. BOYD, ALEXANDER L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Backsaver International, Inc. 15678600 CAPP 103 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC PEDDER, DENNIS H

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Blizzard, John D. et al. 15872516 NEW OTDP 112(1) MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN

1644 Jutta Amersdorffer et al. 14126928 JENKS OTDP 103 LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. DAHLE, CHUN WU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Tae Ho. Yoon et al. 12178300 TIMM 102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP MILLER, MICHAEL G

1718 II-VI Incorporated 14966085 SQUIRE 103 The Webb Law Firm / II-VI TUROCY, DAVID P

1718 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14769034 SQUIRE 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1774 LifeCell Corporation 15185280 RANGE 103 McCarter & English, LLP/LifeCell CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C

1777 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14721549 Per Curiam 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPA LEBRON, BENJAMIN L

1794 Fisk, Andrew E. 13087435 SQUIRE 112(1) 103 Massina Patent & Trademark Law PLLC BAND, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Intel Corporation 14483260 SHAW 103 Compass IP Law PC KHAN, MASUD K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Kampmann, Dirk et al. 13319147 MacDONALD 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC COSME, NATASHA W

2468 Jean-Baptiste Henry 11918546 BISK 103 CHU, WUTCHUNG CHU, WUTCHUNG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 15378842 BOUDREAU 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP MISHRA, RICHA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Pei, Donghong et al. 14760142 SMITH 101 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/O PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. YI, CHANGHYUN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 International Business Machines Corporation 14573364 LEBOVITZ 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law (END) C/O Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C. GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3628 RESO HOLDINGS, INC. 14206502 STAICOVICI 101/103 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP VETTER, DANIEL

3628 Reso Holdings, Inc. 14206569 STAICOVICI 103 101/103 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP VETTER, DANIEL

3681 Ayman Omar. Farahat et al. 14011181 THOMAS 112(2) 101 SBMC CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3683 Michael P. Castelli et al. 11364440 HUTCHINGS 103 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD FEACHER, LORENA R

3693 MILLER, Benjamin S. 14183041 SHAH 112(1)/101 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC KWONG, CHO YIU

3693 Miller, Benjamin 13402118 SHAH 112(1)/101 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC KWONG, CHO YIU

3694 Nafeh, John et al. 13185441 PINKERTON 101 CARR & FERRELL LLP MILEF, ELDA G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Howard W. Lutnick et al. 11868013 WOODS 103 112(1)/101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LIDDLE, JAY TRENT

3715 Brian Watkins 13627787 WOODS 102 Everi Games, Inc. LEICHLITER, CHASE E

3731 Elmar Ehrmann 14510088 HOSKINS 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP FRY, PATRICK B

3785 HUBER, Petra et al. 15668619 SCHOPFER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SIPPEL, RACHEL T

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Stefanie Von Thaden et al. 14124096 VALEK 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CHUI, MEI PING

braat, berg, eli lilly, basell, emert, goodman, fallaux

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Dal 10554644 - (D) OWENS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Klein 11442966 - (D) HILL 103 Daniel J. Swirsky NGUYEN, THAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Uysal et al 11498344 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RAHMAN, SABANA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Kiryati et al 10930254 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP WERNER, DAVID N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Brunner et al 11073069 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. MCDONALD, SHANTESE L

3764 Ex Parte Axelrod 11338213 - (D) SPAHN 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) PASTEL LAW FIRM THANH, LOAN H

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1675 Ex Parte Pohl et al 11869693 - (D) FREDMAN obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP BRADLEY,CHRISTINA

“Obviousness-type double patenting is a judicially created doctrine intended to prevent improper timewise extension of the patent right by prohibiting the issuance of claims in a second patent which are not ‘patentably distinct’ from the claims of a first patent.” In re Braat, 937 F.2d 589, 592 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “It requires rejection of an application claim when the claimed subject matter is not patentably distinct from the subject matter claimed in a commonly owned patent.” In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1998).

Two different tests have been set forth to determine whether the claims of an application are obvious over the claims of a commonly-owned patent. The “one-way” test asks whether the application claims under examination are obvious in view of the patent claims. Berg, 140 F.3d at 1432. The one-way test is the test usually applied in obvious-type double patenting rejections. In unusual circumstances, a “two-way” test is applied in which a second question (the second “way”) is asked: whether the patent claims are obvious in view of the application claims. Id.

“The two-way test is only appropriate in the unusual circumstance where, inter alia, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is ‘solely responsible for the delay in causing the second-filed application to issue prior to the first.”’ Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 968 n.7 (Fed.Cir.2001) (quoting Berg, 140 F.3d at 1437); see also Basell, 547 F.3d at 1376; Emert, 124 F.3d at 1461 (applying the one-way test because the applicant “had significant control over the rate of prosecution of the application,” “was responsible for the delays in prosecution,” and “orchestrated the rate of prosecution”); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (applying the one-way test because “PTO actions did not dictate the rate of prosecution”); . . . . In short, the applicant is entitled to the narrow exception of the two-way test when the PTO is at fault for the delay that causes the improvement patent to issue prior to the basic patent.

In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Braat, In re, 937 F.2d 589, 19 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 804
Berg, In re, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 804
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 58 USPQ2d 1869 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 804 , 2144.08 , 2165 , 2165.01
Emert, In re, 124 F.3d 1458, 44 USPQ2d 1149 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 804
Goodman, In re, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 804 , 806.04(i) , 1504.06 , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Benevides et al 11573314 - (D) SMITH 103 Waters Technologies Corporation ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Holley et al 11402648 - (D) SHIANG 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP TSENG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Vagnati 11828490 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. VU, NGOC K

2426 Ex Parte Allport 10250150 - (D) STRAUSS 102 PIONEER NORTH AMERICA, INC. PENG, HSIUNGFEI POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original MEI, XU

2456 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11804463 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. MCKENZIE, MARCUS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Zikria et al 11280104 - (D) SCHEINER 103 EVELYN M. SOMMER FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L

2622 Ex Parte Chen et al 11228824 - (D) EVANS 102/103 LIU & LIU HICKS, CHARLES V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Soyano 12232839 - (D) GARRIS 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP GUPTA, RAJ R

2875 Ex Parte Karman et al 12091592 - (D) GARRIS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P

2885 Ex Parte North 11925674 - (D) HASTINGS 101 obviousness-type double patenting GREG L. MARTINEZ MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE

2891 Ex Parte Bedell et al 12472943 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SLUTSKER, JULIA

2893 Ex Parte Berman et al 11012838 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP RODELA, EDUARDO A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Haggard et al 11355813 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. POON, ROBERT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Wei 10394137 - (D) EVANS 103 GARRETT IP, LLC C/O CPA Global NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 APPLE COMPUTER INC. Requester v. MPMAN.COM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000278 7065417 10/059,777 BLANKENSHIP 103 "LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY Third Party Requester: Novak, Druce & Quigg, LLP