hedges, schulhauser

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Foegler et al 10588477 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 ProPat, LLC SANDERSON, LEE E

“It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art.”  See In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (citations omitted)).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

1788 Ex Parte Ambrose et al 13735409 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PPG Industries, Inc. VO, HAI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Bomholt et al 12692000 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 SYNOPSYS, INC. C/O HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP JONES, HUGH M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex Parte Lidstrom et al 13121957 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 41.50 103 Clairvolex Inc. AHMED, ABDULLAHI

Before we consider the teachings of Jagannathan and Trandal, however, we first address the issue of claim scope in light of this Board’s recent precedential decision in Ex Parte Schulhauser, Appeal No. 2013-007848 (PTAB April 28, 2016) (“Schulhauser”). In Schulhauser, the Board held, when construing a method claim according to its broadest reasonable interpretation, conditional steps in process claims need not be carried out to be within the scope of the claim. Schulhauser at 8.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 12701084 - (D) MAJORS 103/double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Chen et al 12758647 - (D) BENNETT 103 Wolfe-SBMC COTHRAN, BERNARD E

2158 Ex Parte Meng et al 11844507 - (D) HAMANN 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (CA, Inc.) WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

2159 Ex Parte Harvey et al 12525746 - (D) BUI 112(2) 102 Williams Mullen SPIELER, WILLIAM

2164 Ex Parte Higgins et al 12357345 - (D) STRAUSS 103 BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLP MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 12014105 - (D) BEAMER 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION TRAORE, FATOUMATA

2461 Ex Parte Gröhlich et al 13383803 - (D) FRAHM 103 Cozen O'Connor MATTIS, JASON E

2461 Ex Parte Wentink 12711725 - (D) SMITH 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED HALL, TEISHA DANEA

2479 Ex Parte Lin et al 13387319 - (D) ENGLE 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIVAS, SALVADOR E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Nikaein 13196752 - (D) ENGLE 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. CORRIELUS, JEAN B

2658 Ex Parte Lim 13298629 - (D) BRANCH 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

2693 Ex Parte Miwa et al 13513157 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Global OLED Technology LLC EURICE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Yechuri 13299860 - (D) PESLAK 103 NCR Corporation WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

3689 Ex Parte WEISS et al 13281822 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC MOONEYHAM, JANICE A

3691 Ex Parte Barrie et al 13088424 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP PRESTON, JOHN O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Suciu et al 13417615 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. YOO, JUN S

3732 Ex Parte Gantes 12245697 - (D) O’HANLON 112(1)/112(2)/103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP APONTE, MIRAYDA ARLENE

rosselet, hedges

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Nebrigic et al 11726101 - (D) HASTINGS 102 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Joshi et al 13616991 - (D) FRAHM 102 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Chatterjee 12840241 - (D) GARRIS 103 Qualcomm /Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Fanaian et al 12732514 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SHEIKH, ASFAND M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Rogers et al 11853445 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3762 Ex Parte Fong et al 12921801 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Palmer et al 11429850 - (D) McKELVEY 103 double patenting INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. SERGENT, RABON A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Brackney 12947045 - (D) HUME 103 102/103 Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC KALAPODAS, DRAMOS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Rice 13249408 - (D) REN 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company TATESURE, VINCENT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Heidasch et al 13281050 - (D) HAGY 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP OBERLY, VAN HONG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 12882239 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise JAVAID, JAMAL

2435 Ex Parte Idicula et al 11947235 - (D) EVANS 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PVF -- ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION SCHWARTZ, DARREN B

2443 Ex Parte Nemeth et al 12240149 - (D) SHAW 103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. SHIN, KYUNG H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Hoellwarth et al 12976879 - (D) BUI 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/Apple D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2692 Ex Parte HOTELLING et al 12504639 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA HEGARTY, KELLY B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Geserich 12500704 - (D) DELMENDO 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

The test of obviousness is not whether an express suggestion of the claimed invention is present in any or all references but rather what the references taken collectively would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art presumed to be familiar with them. In re Rosselet, 347 F.2d 847, 851 (CCPA 1965); In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 IONROAD, LTD., Requester and Respondent, v. MOBILEYE TECHNOLOGIES LTD., Patent Owner and Appellant. Ex Parte 7113867 et al 09/723,755 95002012 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER BARATZ LLP LIE, ANGELA M original NGUYEN, THU V

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of Honeywell International Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,524,805 et al 10/837,526 95000574 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original WEBB, GREGORY E

1796 Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of Honeywell International Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7825081 et al 12/198,411 95000630 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original WEBB, GREGORY E

hedges, young2

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Petereit et al 11695848 - (D) MILLS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DICKINSON, PAUL W

“[T]he Board must weigh each reference for its power to suggest solutions to an artisan of ordinary skill.” In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “If a prima facie case is made in the first instance, and if the applicant comes forward with reasonable rebuttal, whether buttressed by experiment, prior art references, or argument, the entire merits of the matter are to be reweighed.” In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1039 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2143.01

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Kim et al 11065800 - (D) OWENS 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP MERKLING, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Flores et al 11566772 - (D) EVANS Concurring POTHIER 102/obviousness-type double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ALHIJA, SAIF A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte DIDIER et al 11161792 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 102/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. STONE, ROBERT M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Gilad et al 10879054 - (D) ADAMS 102 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Cannell et al 11301184 - (D) PRATS 103 L'Oreal USA JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ratte 12470363 - (D) KATZ 102 PERKINS COIE LLP RHEE, JANE J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Brinkman et al 11469635 - (D) HOMERE  102 IBM (RPS-BLF) c/o BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2122 Ex Parte Aguilar et al 11032182 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN RIFKIN, BEN M

2156 Ex Parte Stevens 11219242 - (D) PARVIS 103 Qwest Communications International Inc. VO, TRUONG V

2175 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11634000 - (D) DILLON 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN ZAHR, ASHRAF A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Knee et al 10357154 - (D) McKONE 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Sacco et al  10877727 - (D) KIM 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY GORT, ELAINE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Nair et al 10751362 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHAPMAN, GINGER T

3765 Ex Parte CHO 11750374 - (D) FLOYD 102/103 FELLERS SNIDER BLANKENSHIP TOMPKINS, ALISSA JILL

hedges, costello, facius, mcginley

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte TREACY et al  11931434 - (D)  JENKS 103 NOVAK DRUCE DELUCA + QUIGG LLP QAZI, SABIHA NAIM

“If a prima facie case is made in the first instance, and if the applicant comes forward with reasonable rebuttal, whether buttressed by experiment, prior art references, or argument, the entire merits of the matter are to be reweighed.” In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1039 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2145

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Daeubler et al  10581147 - (D)  KRATZ 102/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SAVAGE, JASON L

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Noda  11029499 - (D)  POTHIER 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) CHOWDHURY, NIGAR

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Nossen et al 10229850 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT WONG, LINDA

2618 Ex Parte Randazzo 10835936 - (D) JEFFERY 103 LSI Logic Corporation HU, RUI MENG
 
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Gosvener 11356372 - (D) SMITH 101/112(1) RICHARD A. RYAN WAKS, JOSEPH

2859 Ex Parte Raiser et al 11112103 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC RAMADAN, RAMY O
 
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Leroy et al 11212777 - (D) ABRAMS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. ELDRED, JOHN W

3694 Ex Parte Nicholls et al 10/992,959 LORIN 101/102/103 Jackson Walker LLP HOLLY, JOHN H
 
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hoffman 09965162 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH ALIE, GHASSEM

3761 Ex Parte Ueminami et al 11443708 - (D) ASTORINO 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

AFFIRMED-IN- PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Walter et al  11269861 - (D)  THOMAS 103 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler HEFFINGTON, JOHN M

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Abe et al  10128474 - (D)  THOMAS 102 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP NAJJAR, SALEH

While derivation will bar the issuance of a patent to the deriver, a disclosure by the deriver, absent a bar under 35 U.S.C. 102(b), will not bar the issuance of a patent to the party from which the subject matter was derived. In re Costello, 717 F.2d 1346, 1348-49 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[a] prior art reference that is not a statutory bar may be overcome by two generally recognized methods": an affidavit under 37 CFR 1.131, or an affidavit under 37 CFR 1.132 "showing that the relevant disclosure is a description of the applicant's own work"); In re Facius, 408 F.2d 1396, 1407 (CCPA 1969) (subject matter incorporated into a patent that was brought to the attention of the patentee by applicant, and hence derived by the patentee from the applicant, is available for use against applicant unless applicant had actually invented the subject matter placed in the patent).

Costello, In re, 717 F.2d 1346, 219 USPQ 389 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . 716.10, 2136.05, 2137, 2138, 2138.04, 2138.05

Facius, In re, 408 F.2d 1396, 161 USPQ 294 (CCPA 1969) . . . . . . . . . .715.01(a), 715.01(c), 2132.01, 2136.04, 2136.05, 2137, 2137.01

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Pontanari et al  10543080 - (D)  BROWN 103 103
CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Provost-Tine et al 11259004 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3774 Ex Parte Baker et al 10373057 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/102/103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC COBURN, LESLIE ANN

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Lakshmanan et al 11508545 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CHEN, BRET P

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Larson et al  10461209 - (D)  SMITH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Yost 10524285 - (D) JEFFERY 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Erhart et al 10984398 - (D) PERRY 103 Ulmer & Berne LLP Avaya Inc. BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

2618 Ex Parte van Rooyen et al 11011000 - (D) WEINBERG 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SHARMA, SUJATHA R

2629 Ex Parte Tortola 10606153 - (D) SMITH 103 JOSEPH STECEWYCZ PERVAN, MICHAEL

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Lu et al 11080296 - (D) SMITH 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, LONG T

2833 Ex Parte Harwood 11154153 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. GUSHI, ROSS N

2872 Ex Parte Clauss et al 10590257 - (D) POTHIER 102 Striker Striker & Stenby SAHLE, MAHIDERE S

2893 Ex Parte Cao 11142034 - (D) CURCURI 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP RODELA, EDUARDO A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Guermonprez et al  10443205 - (D)  FISCHETTI 101/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ONYEZIA, CHUKS N

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Johnson 11363568 - (D) ASTORINO 103 THE LAW OFFICE OF STEVE GRATTON SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL
 
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1734 Ex parte Continental Datalabel, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 90010761 - (D) 6,837,957 10/390,338 GUEST 102/103 PAULEY PETERSEN & ERICKSON MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original CHAN, SING P

3763 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Requester & Respondent v. MICHAEL J. VAILLANCOURT Patent Owner & Appellant 95000565 - (D) 6699221 09/879,872 GUEST 102/103 CARELLA, BYRNE, BAIN, GILFILLAN et al. CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original THISSELL, JEREMY

Although a combination of references would be non-obvious when the combination would produce an inoperative device, see McGinley v. Franklin Sports, Inc., 262 F.3d 1339, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2001), Patent Owner has provided no more than mere speculation, without evidence, that the radial compression of Cox would not function with the central aperture of Sylvanowicz.

hedges, klosak, aoyama

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Mao et al 11/693,454 GREEN obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik PLLC EXAMINER LACLAIR, DARCY D

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Condon 11/060,332 DESHPANDE 103(a) AT & T Legal Department - BK EXAMINER HOMAYOUNMEHR, FARID

2443 Ex Parte Rodman et al 10/032,766 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. EXAMINER ENGLAND, DAVID E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Nikodym 10/376,185 HORNER 103(a) THOMPSON HINE LLP EXAMINER
ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

The Examiner appears to have impermissibly picked the disclosure of antimony from Kimoto without consideration of what the totality of the disclosure in Kimoto would have fairly suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art. See In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (“It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art.” (citations omitted)).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2145

3764 Ex Parte Datta et al 10/430,655 O’NEILL Concurring BARRETT 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Radnedge et al 11/075,059 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory EXAMINER POHNERT, STEVEN C

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Rettig et al 10/588,678 DANG 102(b)/103(a) STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER ASSOUAD, PATRICK J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Reuteler et al 10/532,528 McCARTHY 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC EXAMINER HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Cavazza et al 12/320,430 WALSH 103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

1628 Ex Parte Cavazza et al 12/320,422 WALSH 103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Muldermans et al 10/518,985 WARREN 103(a) KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLC EXAMINER JOHNSON, CONNIE P

1771 Ex Parte Wen et al 11/887,684 McKELVEY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1,2,4)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global EXAMINER WEISS, PAMELA HL

An inventor must show that the results the inventor says the inventor gets with the invention are actually obtained with the invention. In re Klosak, 455 F.2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972).

1781 Ex Parte Schneider et al 10/944,929 HANLON 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP EXAMINER
DEES, NIKKI H

1782 Ex Parte Plourde et al 11/127,879 WARREN 102(b)/103(a) Dennis M. Flaherty, Esq.
Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman P.C. EXAMINER KASHNIKOW, ERIK

We agree with Appellants that the interpretation of claims 1, 4, and 20, a matter of law, is the first step in determining whether these claims are anticipated as a matter of fact. See, e.g., In re Aoyama, No. 2010-1552, 2011 WL 3796243, at *2 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 29, 2011) and cases cited therein.

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Bixby et al 10/945,653 JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) RICHARD AUCHTERLONIE NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP EXAMINER TIMBLIN, ROBERT M

2171 Ex Parte Farn 11/121,654 DANG 102(e)/103(a) RSW IP Law IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER NUNEZ, JORDANY

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Grilliot et al 10/619,161 DANG 102(e) HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS EXAMINER LIPMAN, JACOB

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Virolainen et al 10/465,909 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER BRINEY III, WALTER