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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Pickett 13818472 - (D) CASHION 112(1)/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1712 Ex Parte SEYLER 14473788 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(2)/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1716 Ex Parte SANKARAKRISHNAN 14522196 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- -Applied Materials CROWELL, ANNA M

1731 Ex Parte Eyre et al 14062533 - (D) INGLESE 103 OSHA, LIANG LLP / SMITH ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1773 Ex Parte Koch et al 13809849 - (D) BEST 102/103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC OLIVERA, ANGEL J

1784 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 13149027 - (D) REN dissenting GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte LIU et al 15237209 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP NILSSON, ERIC

2166 Ex Parte Tseng et al 12977027 - (D) HUME 101 Facebook/Fenwick HARPER, ELIY AH STONE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Wilson 12104360 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BODDIE, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Asghari et al 13573892 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 GA VRILOVICH, DODD & LINDSEY, LLP VU, VU A

2837 Ex Parte Curiel 13586674 - (D) DELMENDO 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP MUSTAFA, IFTEKHAR

Although an obviousness conclusion may properly be based on common knowledge or common sense in appropriate circumstances, we do not think it is appropriate here because the facts needed to support the obviousness conclusion are not capable of instant and unquestionable demonstration as being well-known. K/S Himpp v. Hear-Wear Techs., LLC, 751 F.3d 1362, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ([T]he Board cannot accept general conclusions about what is 'basic knowledge' or 'common sense' as a replacement for documentary evidence for core factual findings in a determination of patentability." (citing In re Zurko, 258 F.3d 1379, 1385-86 (Fed. Cir. 2001))). 

Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2144.03

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte SOUBARAS 13606601 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES

3652 Ex Parte Hanses et al 14372468 - (D) HOELTER 103 Michael Soderman ROMANO, ASHLEY K

3679 Ex Parte Chen 15197799 - (D) MURPHY 112(2)/102/103 LEONG C. LEI HEWITT, JAMES M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Chun et al 12878039 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1)/103 Ashok Tamma APONTE, MIRA YDA ARLENE

3782 Ex Parte Frenette 11521876 - (D) CALVE 103 Grable Martin Fulton PLLC LUARCA, MARGARET M

3786 Ex Parte Bowman 14216484 - (D) ENGELS 103 41.50 102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HICKS, VICTORIA J

3792 Ex Parte Vansickle et al 14214752 - (D) NEW 102/103 41.50 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

3792 Ex Parte Sommer et al 14259904 - (D) LAVIER 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Casey 14593771 - (D) BEST 103 112(2)/102 Griffith Barbee PLLC RASHID, FAZLE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Kinoshita et al 13892907 - (D) BISK 102 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Omron LEE, MICHAEL

2449 Ex Parte Sachtjen et al 14977505 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting GALLIGAN 103 103 Marc P. Schuyler CELANI, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Nygaard et al 14722329 - (D) RANGE 103 103 Brooks Kushman AHMED, JAMIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte FLORES et al 13611065 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/101/102/103 112(1) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Lang et al 13849818 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 102/103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS TIGHE, DANA K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Freeman et al 12668349 - (D) ADAMS 103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP THAKOR, DEV ANG K

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Morita et al 14190868 - (D) SQUIRE 112(1)/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MILLER, MICHAEL G

1718 Ex Parte MICHEL et al 14900847 - (D) KENNEDY 112(2) 103 Brooks Kushman TUROCY, DAVID P

1771 Ex Parte Hanyuda et al 14344347 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY VASISTH, VISHAL V

1777 Ex Parte Michienzi 14233212 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/102/103 WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION c/o Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP PEO, KARA M

1783 Ex Parte Senior 14449184 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

1783 Ex Parte Mauro et al 13961211 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1793 Ex Parte Hartnell et al 14250766 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP (MTC) TIJRNER, FELICIA C

1793 Ex Parte ITO et al 14646471 - (D) INGLESE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 11948458 - (D) PAULRAJ 102/103/OTDP Shutts & Bowen LLP TAN,ALVINH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Slamka 13770870 - (D) BEAMER 103 Fisher Broyles, LLP/Jablonski Law PLLC SOSANYA, OBAFEMI OLUDAYO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Gateau 14625885 - (D) PYONIN 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia SHIN, ANDREW

2631 Ex Parte Yu 15155860 - (D) McMILLIN 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD YU, LI HONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Noninski 13730870 - (D) HOUSEL 112(2)/101 Vesselin C. Noninski FLEMING, FRITZ M

2842 Ex Parte Gomm et al 14258522 - (D) McGEE 103 41.50 103 Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC - Micron NGUYEN, HAIL

2858 Ex Parte Kunow et al 11568097 - (D) CASHION 103 Eubanks PLLC (OneSubsea) SCHINDLER, DAVID M

2865 Ex Parte Kita et al 13806833 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Chris Mizumoto QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

2882 Ex Parte Sorg et al 14843338 - (D) McGEE 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) KIM, PETER B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Kirkby et al 13839378 - (D) HUME 101/103 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. JESSEN, DEREK

3622 Ex Parte Garcia-Martinez 13789463 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3623 Ex Parte Nordstrand 13947988 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP STERRETT, JONATHAN G

3627 Ex Parte Li et al 12947928 - (D) HUME 101 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./NOKIA CHAMPAGNE, LUNA

3671 Ex Parte STRYBOS 14753951 - (D) PLENZLER 102 American Air Liquide, Inc. MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

3682 Ex Parte Littlejohn et al 12475375 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/103 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) DAGNEW, SABA

3686 Ex Parte Corfield 13410971 - (D) ARPIN 101 Perkins Coie LLP - DEN General LE, LINH GIANG

3688 Ex Parte Dresden et al 11425234 - (D) BUSCH 103 101 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP RETTA, YEHDEGA

3689 Ex Parte Hill et al 12186905 - (D) CRAIG 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3691 Ex Parte VARADHACHARY et al 15051249 - (D) SAADAT 112(2)/101 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM AKINTOLA, OLABODE

3694 Ex Parte Walsh et al 11668359 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 Meister Seelig & Fein LLP MILEF, ELDA G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Nair 14171996 - (D) CALVE 103 Grable Martin Fulton PLLC LUARCA, MARGARET M

3783 Ex Parte Hart et al 11279600 - (D) CAPP 103 APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION ENGEL, MATTHEW A

3792 Ex Parte Harris et al 13977536 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) Mintz Levin/EES NGANGA, BONIFACE N

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Reynolds 13434463 - (D) CURCURI 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - Synaptics SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Amano 13634354 - (D) MacDONALD 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP HARE, DAVID R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Iaizzo et al 10876301 - (D) ADAMS 103 41.50 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BERHANU, ETSUB D

Although this

Board has subject matter expertise, [] the Board cannot accept general conclusions about what is “basic knowledge” or “common sense” as a replacement for documentary evidence for core factual findings in a determination of patentability. . . . To hold otherwise would be to embark down a slippery slope which would permit the examining process to deviate from the well-established and time-honored requirement that rejections be supported by evidence. It would also ultimately “render the process of appellate review for substantial evidence on the record a meaningless exercise.”

K/S Himpp v. Hear-Wear Technologies LLC, 751 F.3d 1362, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting In re Zurko, 258 F.3d 1385—86 (Fed. Cir. 2001)); see generally, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure § 2144.03(C) (“If applicant adequately traverses the examiner’s assertion of official notice, the examiner must provide documentary evidence in the next Office action if the rejection is to be maintained”).

Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2144.03

3779 Ex Parte BANIK et al 14092505 - (D) CAPP 102/103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN

3779 Ex Parte Zappia et al 13599929 - (D) CHANG 102 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC TORRES DIAZ, ARNALDO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Quintard et al 13386342 - (D) SNAY 102/103 112(2) American Air Liquide, Inc. MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Manning 13184168 - (D) SNAY 112(2) 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/MICRON NGUYEN, VAN THU T

2865 Ex Parte Schmidt 13132861 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/101/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Wright et al 12765362 - (D) TIMM 112(2) KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLC KRUER, KEVIN R

3662 Ex Parte Sautron et al 13529204 - (D) LENTIVECH 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, NGA X

3673 Ex Parte Rensink 13666253 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP KURILLA, ERIC J

3682 Ex Parte Skowronek et al 12052962 - (D) KIM 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BROWN, ALVIN L

3682 Ex Parte Urban et al 13211079 - (D) KIM 103 101/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Chi) BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3691 Ex Parte Baldrick et al 13599739 - (D) FINAMORE 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Mittermeyer et al 12048647 - (D) BROWNE 103 Tucker Ellis LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

3765 Ex Parte Kaufman 13234624 - (D) REIMERS 112(1) 103 BELZER PC KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN

3775 Ex Parte Kubiak et al 12577688 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte WHITEHOUSE 12976289 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 41.50 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP TRAN, ELLEN C