gorman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte AALTONEN et al 13291577 - (D) JENKS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Koers et al 14421381 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP/AkzoNobel KAUCHER, MARK S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Furuichi et al 13956981 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. NAGHDALI, KHALIL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Berry et al 11769346 - (D) EVANS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL KING, CURTIS J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte Lee 11908102 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC MIYOSHI, JESSE Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Roberts et al 13276452 - (D) GUIJT 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. ISLAM, SYED A

3661 Ex Parte Hashimoto 12673179 - (D) KINDER 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP LI, CE LI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Hastings et al 13920847 - (D) COTTA 102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

3779 Ex Parte Turnbull 13138699 - (D) COTTA 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO TORRES DIAZ, ARNALDO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Sayegh et al 12790918 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 103 Milord A. Keshishian HAILE, BENYAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Deeds 13769803 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 41.50 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Diversey, Inc.) DURAND, PAUL R

3771 Ex Parte Crumblin et al 11922140 - (D) HOSKINS 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LOUIS, LATOYA M

Appellants assert the number of references (i.e., five) cited by the Examiner is indicative of nonobviousness. Appeal Br. 15. However, the obviousness “criterion ... is not the number of references, but what they would have meant to a person of ordinary skill in the field of the invention.” In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 986 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Gorman, In re, 933 F.2d 982, 18 USPQ2d 1885 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 707.07(f) , 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte Roos 12747991 - (D) GUPTA 102/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON MCCRACKEN, DANIEL

1768 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14386482 - (D) BEST 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY The Dow Chemical Company BUTCHER, ROBERT T

1771 Ex Parte Garcia Ojeda 13503678 - (D) KRATZ 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY GOLOBOY, JAMES C

1787 Ex Parte Bourcier et al 14026715 - (D) OWENS 102 103/double patenting EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY SHUKLA, KRUPA

1793 Ex Parte Amano et al 11988130 - (D) McGEE 103 Locke Lord LLP TURNER, FELICIA C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Akers et al 12061602 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Findlay et al 13412396 - (D) PYONIN 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2441 Ex Parte Findlay et al 13412443 - (D) PYONIN 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2495 Ex Parte Lyon 13849525 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 HAMILTON DESANCTIS & CHA LLP TORRES-DIAZ, LIZBETH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Nurmi et al 13160001 - (D) CHEN 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte BERUMEN 13193295 - (D) PER CURIAM 103/double patenting Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC WU, JERRY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Wulteputte et al 13046394 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD LEVINE, ADAM L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Hargrove 12809109 - (D) FLAX 101/103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. BERHANU, ETSUB D

3764 Ex Parte Uematsu 12159449 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP LEE, JOSHUA S

3766 Ex Parte Bolea et al 12835984 - (D) ADAMS 102 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HELLER, TAMMIE K

3788 Ex Parte Biggs et al 13562984 - (D) McCARTHY 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. PERREAULT, ANDREW D

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Baumgärtel et al 14158306 - (D) ENGELS 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Newman et al 13285751 - (D) TROCK 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP KELLS, ASHER

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 BEEKLEY CORP. Requester and Respondent v. JAMES R. MATERA Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6685719 et al 09809521 95001930 - (D) MARTIN 103 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP For THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original HOEY, ALISSA L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 GOODMAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Third Party Requester v. CARRIER CORP. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,775,452 B2 et al 10752626 95002314 - (D) MARTIN 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: BAKER BOTTS LLP ENGLISH, PETER C original NORMAN, MARC E

sensonics, myers, jacoby, gorman

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Poikselka 10880982 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Epstien et al 10429230 - (D) FETTING 103 Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC PATS, JUSTIN

3638 Ex Parte Behrens et al 12083167 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Cozen O'Connor BUCKLE JR, JAMES J

Thus, on the record before us, it appears that the Examiner drew upon hindsight knowledge of
the claimed invention, and “use[d] the invention as a template for its own reconstruction—an illogical and inappropriate process by which to determine patentability.” Sensonics, Inc. v. Aerosonic Corp., 81 F.3d 1566, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1996)(citations omitted). Accordingly, we must reverse the Examiner’s rejections.

REMANDED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Karpf et al 11645067 - (D) PER CURIAM 102(e) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP KUDDUS, DANIEL A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Simmons et al 11522395 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE

Patent specifications are written for those skilled in the art and, therefore, need not teach or point out in detail that which is wellknown in the art. In re Myers, 410 F.2d 420, 424 (CCPA 1969). In fact, the omission of that which is well-known is preferred. MPEP § 2164.08. Our inquiry under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) takes into account the fact that that which is old, well-known, or obvious is often left unstated. See In re Jacoby, 309 F.2d 513, 516 (CCPA 1962) (an artisan must be presumed to know something about the art apart from what the references disclose). For these reasons, it has been held that reliance on a large number of references in a rejection does not, without more, weigh against the obviousness of the claimed invention. In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 986 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Gorman, In re, 933 F.2d 982, 18 USPQ2d 1885 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 707.07(f) , 2145

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte Dieffenderfer 11627705 - (D) HOMERE 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED BERNARD, DANIEL J

2184 Ex Parte Roy 12031412 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 Oblon, Spivak/Broadcom Corporation MAMO, ELIAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Bhakta et al 11613214 - (D) BUI 103 IBM CORPORATION SHAHEED, KHALID W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Dassanayake et al 13172435 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NEILS, PEGGY A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Edgett et al 10843790 - (D) WORTH 102(e)/103 IPASS INC. (DeLizio Gilliam) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC HAYES, JOHN W

3682 Ex Parte Nicholas et al 11134116 - (D) FETTING 101/103 CARDINAL LAW GROUP DURAN, ARTHUR D

steele, gorman, process control, raytheon

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Alvarez et al 11702120 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Xue et al 10910371 - (D) FISHMAN 101/112(1)/102/103 Duane Morris LLP (UDC) DICKEY, THOMAS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Morikaku et al 11226278 - (D) CALVE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK

3744 Ex Parte Meerpohl et al 10584164 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (holding that the examiner and the board erred in relying on what were at best speculative assumptions as to the meaning of the claims and basing a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 thereon.)

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Shekleton et al 11696752 - (D) KERINS 103 103 DEERE & COMPANY TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Hunt 11499432 - (D) GRIMES 103 Allergan, Inc. FORD, VANESSA L

See In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 986 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (test of obviousness is “whether the teachings of the prior art, taken as a whole, would have made obvious the claimed invention.”).

Gorman, In re, 933 F.2d 982, 18 USPQ2d 1885 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Abd Elhamid et al 11464844 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

1776 Ex Parte Alpert 11683812 - (D) GARRIS 101/112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. THERKORN, ERNEST G

Under the circumstances of this appeal, the issues presented by the § 112, 1st paragraph, rejection correspond to those presented by the § 101 rejection. See Process Control Corp. v. HydReclaim Corp., 190 F.3d 1350, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“[A] claim containing a limitation impossible to meet may be held invalid under §112[, and], when a claim requires a means for accomplishing an unattainable result, the claimed invention must be considered inoperative as claimed and the claim must be held invalid under either §101 or §112 of 35 U.S.C.” quoting Raytheon Co. v. Roper Corp., 724 F.2d 951, 956 (Fed. Cir. 1983)).

Process Control Corp. v. HydReclaim Corp., 190 F.3d 1350, 52 USPQ2d 1029 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 706.03(d) , 2173.05(a)
DONNER 6: 217, 219, 224-26; 9: 80, 89-91
HARMON 2: 101, 123; 5: 10, 72, 76; 6: 384; 20: 176, 183

Raytheon v. Roper, 724 F.2d 951, 220 USPQ 592 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2107.02 , 2164.08
DONNER 6: 91, 97, 99, 109-11, 215, 218, 221-23; 9: 79, 82, 88; 10: 43; 11: 137
HARMON 1: 66, 208; 2: 100, 102, 104, 106, 110, 126; 5: 9, 29, 70; 6: 127, 304, 358; 20: 183, 194

1791 Ex Parte Richards et al 10971317 - (D) OWENS concurring NAGUMO 102/103 WARF/MAD/QUARLES & BRADY LLP BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Muller et al 11040395 - (D) HUME 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LE, THU NGUYET T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Giannetti et al 10650638 - (D) ZECHER 112(1)/112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2492 Ex Parte Breiter et al 12171744 - (D) POTHIER 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Lee et al 11486204 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Topolinski 12359600 - (D) PLENZLER 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP PRONE, JASON D

3754 Ex Parte Mehus et al 10436454 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. JACYNA, J CASIMER

3766 Ex Parte Stancer et al 11669519 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BAYS, PAMELA M

VACATED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte TORRENS et al 11457720 - (D) FREDMAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. HAVLIN, ROBERT H

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 FEI COMPANY Requester v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Patent Owner 95001313 7262411 11/295,148 SIU 112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77 112(2) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN Third Party Reqeuster: Michael O. Scheinberg MENEFEE, JAMES A original NGUYEN, KIET TUAN

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