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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Young et al 11574622 - (D) PRATS 101 FISH IP LAW, LLP WILSON, MICHAEL C

1644 Ex Parte Cannon et al 14040850 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM TIJEDES, AMYE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte King et al 14107044 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 LANXESS Solutions US Inc. RODD, CHRISTOPHER M

1786 Ex Parte Dörr et al 13376807 - (D) WILSON 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) TATESURE, VINCENT

1789 Ex Parte Schmitz et al 13636767 - (D) HANLON 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) WORRELL, KEVIN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Moon et al 14512885 - (D) BENNETT 103 William Park & Associates LTD. THOMAS, JAMES JORDAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte VIJAYASANKAR et al 14540111 - (D) BENNETT 112(1)/112(2) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED MARCELO, MEL VIN C

2469 Ex Parte Jovanovic et al 14336720 - (D) CHEN 103 Fogg & Powers LLC/Commscope ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE

2477 Ex Parte Luo et al 14484194 - (D) BENNETT 103 Qualcomm /Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP ULYSSE, JAEL M

2487 Ex Parte Liang et al 12774491 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103/OTDP Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Gao et al 12381036 - (D) CURCURI 101/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Jones et al 13598734 - (D) THOMAS 101 COOPER LEGAL GROUP / ORACLE SEREBOFF, NEAL

3628 Ex Parte WEISS 13648162 - (D) REPKO 101 41.50 101 HOLLAND & HART, LLP JOSEPH, TONY A S

3629 Ex Parte Karelin et al 12121403 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3633 Ex Parte Oh 14320603 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

Instead, the Examiner cites Howard v. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164, 170 (1893) for the per se rule that "forming in one piece an article which has formerly been formed in two pieces and put together involves only routine skill in the art." (Final Act. 4 & 5). In Detroit Stove Works, the Court held that it would have been obvious to cast a one-piece grate for a circular stove having the shape of a prior art grate that was cast in two pieces for use for burning coal. Id. at 169 & 170. Molding a foam plastic part so as to form a skin layer having desired properties different from those of the foam body beneath is both more complicated, and less predictable, than casting a metal grate as a unitary body. In view of this added complication and loss of predictability, we are not persuaded that the prior art practice of laminating a low-friction, polymeric film onto a foam body of a sports board would have suggested, per se, attempting to mold the outer foam layer in such a manner as to form a comparable skin layer. Although the Examiner represents in the "Response to Arguments" section of the Final Action that "forming the two pieces [ the outer foam layer and the film] of the prior art into one piece [ would have been] obvious to get predictable and expected results as set forth in the rejection" (see Final Act. 10), the Examiner does not direct us to where those predictable and expected results might be articulated.

3643 Ex Parte Schröder 13650749 - (D) HORNER 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK WANG, MICHAEL H

3657 Ex Parte MIYAHARA et al 14090446 - (D) STEPINA 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) NGUYEN, XUAN LANT

3671 Ex Parte Heald 14977989 - (D) REIMERS 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC CHU, KATHERINE J

3676 Ex Parte Collins 13293295 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J

3677 Ex Parte Lowe et al 14493102 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) SCHULTZ & ASSOCIATES, P.C. O BRIEN, JEFFREY D

3688 Ex Parte Jain 14287000 - (D) CRAIG 103 41.50 101 HAMILTON DESANCTIS & CHA LLP MACASIANO, MARILYN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Sciandra 14460742 - (D) MARTIN 103 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3721 Ex Parte HOEPNER et al 13669904 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 SCHOPPE, ZIMMERMANN , STOCKELER & ZINKLER C/O KEA TING & BENNETT, LLP RUSHING-TUCKER, CHINYERE J

3726 Ex Parte Dubugnon et al 13321276 - (D) MARTIN 103 MANELLI SELTER PLLC HOLLY, LEE A

3738 Ex Parte Dobrilovic 14051787 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 Mcinnes & McLane, LLP (JAM) SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

3746 Ex Parte MAYR et al 13384328 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SOLAK, TIMOTHY P

3753 Ex Parte TOKOSHIMA et al 14182752 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP BALLMAN, CHRISTOPHER D

3772 Ex Parte Nussbaum 14746357 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FULWIDER PATTON LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Fernandes et al 12062230 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 41.50 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte Steuer et al 13719284 - (D) BEST 103 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. MULL, HOLLY MICHAELA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Birnbaum et al 12502755 - (D) CHUNG 102/103 103 Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton/Immersion THERIAULT, STEVENB

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Yang et al 14568481 - (D) BAIN 102/103 102/103 Entit Software LLC SOWA, TIMOTHY JOHN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Sharma et al 14289761 - (D) MARTIN 112(2)/103 112(2) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CASS, JEAN PAUL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Orlando 14256984 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 102 Vista IP Law Group LLP ROSE, ROBERT A

3744 Ex Parte KAKIUCHI et al 13650908 - (D) KERINS 112(2) 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BRADFORD, JONATHAN

3748 Ex Parte Gokhale et al 12555043 - (D) WOOD 101/112(2)/103 112(2) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY SHEPPARD, JASON A

3762 Ex Parte Johnson et al 14595771 - (D) JENKS 103 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA TEJANI, ANKIT D

3763 Ex Parte Blinman et al 12605199 - (D) GUIJT 102 102 DUBOIS, BRYANT, & CAMPBELL, LLP FLICK, JASON E

3763 Ex Parte Bracken et al 13762803 - (D) SCHOPPER 102 103 RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP DARB, HAMZA A.

3788 Ex Parte Zimmer 13474376 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/112(2)/103/OTDP 103 BGL PERREAULT, ANDREW D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Shimohirao et al 14572958 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH

1616 Ex Parte Gobbi et al 12665698 - (D) NEW 103 ARENT FOX LLP PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

1629 Ex Parte Kopsel 12744571 - (D) PRATS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) LEE, WILLIAM Y

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Hattori et al 13498327 - (D) SNAY 103 JCIPRNET MALLOY, ANNA E

1723 Ex Parte Amendola et al 13811013 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP DIGNAN, MICHAEL L

1747 Ex Parte Niwa 13856374 - (D) WILSON 103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. LY, KENDRA

1766 Ex Parte Chu et al 13321998 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 HODGSON RUSS LLP KAHN, RACHEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Miner 13927494 - (D) HOFF 103 Law Office of William F. Ryann WYNNE, DAVID J

2126 Ex Parte Tang et al 13624039 - (D) POTHIER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY DUNN, DARRIN D

2171 Ex Parte Parsons 14148656 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

2171 Ex Parte Parsons 14193453 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

2171 Ex Parte Parsons 14193441 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

2177 Ex Parte Lau et al 13229695 - (D) BENNETT 103 ARENT FOX LLP& Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC CHEN, YAHAO

2194 Ex Parte Durham et al 13943408 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 112(2)/101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Ex Parte LEE et al 14093231 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2433 Ex Parte Michiels et al 14313402 - (D) HUGHES 103 NXP B.V. WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2443 Ex Parte Tebbe et al 13751513 - (D) STRAUSS 102 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) SAYOC, KRISTOFFER LS

2447 Ex Parte Lee et al 13296541 - (D) REPKO 103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD NGUYEN, HAO HONG

2459 Ex Parte Hamedi 11064140 - (D) REIMERS 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise TIV, BACKHEAN

2461 Ex Parte Chen et al 12702551 - (D) BAIN 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm DUFFY, JAMES P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Hwang et al 14160276 - (D) MORGAN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LHYMN, SARAH

2621 Ex Parte Seo et al 14546303 - (D) HUME 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - QUAL CERULLO, LILIANA P

2643 Ex Parte Hamalainen et al 14434489 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

2649 Ex Parte Gartner et al 13159189 - (D) BUSCH 103 41.50 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. SHERIF, FATUMA G

2658 Ex Parte KASTNER et al 14616374 - (D) CLEMENTS 101/102 PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte HAN et al 12943398 - (D) HANLON 103 Riverside Law LLP/Universal Display Corporation KIELIN, ERIK J

2858 Ex Parte Morys et al 11993430 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Tumey LLP - HES SCHINDLER, DAVID M

2864 Ex Parte Sheng 13824538 - (D) HASTINGS 101 Patent Docketing PEREZ BERMUDEZ, Y ARITZA H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Baldischweiler et al 10575964 - (D) HUME 101/103 Workman Nydegger ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINAE

3621 Ex Parte Colgrave 14563896 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(2)/101/OTDP IBM Poughkeepsie C/O: Fabian VanCott COPPOLA, JACOB C

3621 Ex Parte Colgrave 10561260 - (D) LORIN 103 101 IBM Poughkeepsie C/0: Fabian VanCott COPPOLA, JACOB C

3621 Ex Parte Walker et al 11681441 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP CROSS, MICHAEL J

3622 Ex Parte Murray et al 12191412 - (D) BRANCH 112(2)/101/103 COOLEY LLP MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3624 Ex Parte Milton et al 13769736 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

3625 Ex Parte Stibel et al 13475377 - (D) BAIN 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP AIRAPETIAN, MILA

3625 Ex Parte Tarinelli et al 11187310 - (D) BAIN 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP AIRAPETIAN, MILA

3625 Ex Parte Zamani 13037177 - (D) CHEN 101 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) DESAI, RESHA

3628 Ex Parte Barillec et al 12661527 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 Thompson Hine LLP JOSEPH, TONY A S

3628 Ex Parte Jain et al 13344596 - (D) MORGAN 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIER

3629 Ex Parte Ponnalagu et al 12885870 - (D) STEPHENS 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BAHL, SANGEETA

3647 Ex Parte Malek et al 13878855 - (D) MARTIN 112(2) 103 Karceski IP Law, PLLC BADAWI, MEDHAT

3649 Ex Parte Frader-Thompson et al 12946011 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/112(2) 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP BORISSOV, IGOR N

3659 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 14282274 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(1)/102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HLAVKA, DAVID J

3681 Ex Parte LEMPHERS et al 13830666 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/103 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP BRADY, MARIE P.

3682 Ex Parte Grigoroscuta et al 12474341 - (D) FINAMORE 102/103 101/102 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 DAGNEW, SABA

3682 Ex Parte Peterson et al 13916107 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. REINHARDT, RICHARD G

3685 Ex Parte Nishimura et al 13565002 - (D) BENNETT 101/103 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. WINTER, JOHN M

3685 Ex Parte OCONNELL et al 13444947 - (D) EVANS 112(2)/102/103 Brown & Michaels (END) c/o Brown & Michaels, PC IMMANUEL, ISIDORA I

3686 Ex Parte Metzger 13174856 - (D) DEJMEK 101 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner I Zimmer TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3689 Ex Parte Waite et al 13690574 - (D) FINAMORE 112(2)/103 GARDNER GROFF GREENWALD & VILLANUEVA. PC MINCARELLI, JAN P

3691 Ex Parte COX et al 13739204 - (D) FINAMORE 103 112(2)/101 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3691 Ex Parte Rekhi et al 13286938 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3691 Ex Parte Rekhi et al 13543073 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3693 Ex Parte Boswell et al 10028284 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

3694 Ex Parte Crawford et al 10969767 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 101/103 41.50 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3694 Ex Parte Mehew et al 12890296 - (D) McCARTNEY 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3695 Ex Parte GREBECK et al 14059194 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 Bookoff McAndrews DONLON, RYAN D

3696 Ex Parte FLITCROFT et al 14150231 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CHANG, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte House et al 12490026 - (D) BROWN 112(1)/101 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP HSU, RYAN

3723 Ex Parte Van Der Veen et al 13062430 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 McNair Law Firm, P.A. - Husqvarna MORGAN, EILEEN P

3724 Ex Parte Weiland et al 14470792 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(2) 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP RILEY, JONATHAN G

3743 Ex Parte Maguire 14272721 - (D) WARNER 103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP LAU, JASON

3745 Ex Parte DAVIDSON et al 14290352 - (D) BROWN 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L

3753 Ex Parte Uhland et al 12987563 - (D) KERINS 103 112(2) CROWELL & MORING LLP REID, MICHAEL ROBERT

3753 Ex Parte Schroeder 14121298 - (D) MARTIN 103 Paul M. Denk TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE

3762 Ex Parte Hauck et al 11647296 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) 103 Wiley Rein LLP NGANGA, BONIFACE N

3765 Ex Parte Polstein et al 13459590 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Beusse, Wolter, Sanks & Maire PLLC TRIEU, TIMOTHY K

3782 Ex Parte GUM 14287117 - (D) GUIJT 103 41.50 103 KF ROSS PC ATTEL, NINA KAY

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Biskeborn 10754392 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 WALTER W. DUFT NEGRON, DANIELL L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10922130 - (D) HORNER 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. PILKINGTON, JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Hochmuth et al 11020982 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TAKELE, MESEKER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Doherty et al 11140633 - (D) KIMLIN 112(2)/103 THOMPSON HINE LLP GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Soto et al 10886021 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Alexander Soto BELLO, AGUSTIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Lin et al 11406030 - (D) SAADAT 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER PINKNEY, DAWAYNE

The Examiner’s reliance on Howard vs. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164 (1893) is inappropriate because Katagiri’s structure requires multiple components of different materials which cannot be integrally formed as one piece (App. Br. 17-18, Reply Br. 9).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Husing 11114595 - (D) BROWN 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. CHIN, PAUL T

howard, dealertrack, cybersource

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Smith et al 10844690 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 MILLER & MARTIN EXAMINER AL-AWADI, DANAH J

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte Quigley 11098612 - (D) ZECHER 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER CHOU, ALBERT T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11172319 - (D) LEE 103 HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT  EXAMINER MILLER, BENA B

3727 Ex Parte Yonezawa et al 10565503 - (D) BAHR 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER WILSON, LEE D

3734 Ex Parte Matsuno et al 10072721 - (D) GREEN 103 Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser EXAMINER MENDOZA, MICHAEL G

Relying on Howard v. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164 (1893), the Examiner concludes:

It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to make the coupling member immovable in an axial direction of the actuating wire and a direction deviating from the axial direction by making the coupling member and actuating wire once piece, since it has been held that forming in one piece an article which has formerly been formed in two pieces and put together involved only routine skill in the art. ...

The Examiner’s position is that Howard v. Detroit Stove Works holds that forming a one piece article from two pieces is a matter of routine skill. The Examiner, however, appears to draw from this case turning on specific facts, a general obviousness rule: namely, that forming several pieces integrally as a single-piece is not considered to be patentable subject matter. No such per se rule exists.

3739 Ex Parte Hanlon et al 11676340 - (D) ADAMS 103 Evans & Dixon, LLC EXAMINER DELLA, JAYMI E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Kouchi et al 10525749 - (D) SCHEINER 103 103 Sheridan Ross, PC EXAMINER HARWARD, SOREN T

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Eiermann et al 11043715 - (D) PRAISS 112(2) 112(1)/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Cheah et al 10955514 - (D) HAHN 102/103 102/103 Avago Technologies Limited EXAMINER ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Kirschner et al 10908350 - (D) WOOD 102 102/103 SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP EXAMINER ALEXANDER, REGINALD

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Fuchs et al 10593791 - (D) GARRIS 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC EXAMINER KRYLOVA, IRINA

1774 Ex Parte Miura et al 11199366 - (D) SMITH 102/103 SUGHRUE-265550 EXAMINER YOUNG, NATASHA E

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Fredrickson et al 11238550 - (D) THOMAS 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP EXAMINER STACE, BRENT S

As for claims 7-12, a computer-implemented method is recited. However, simply using some computer-implemented method in some undefined manner alone cannot confer patentability. More recently, claims were held to be non-statutory where the claims recite only that the method is “computer aided” without specifying any level of involvement or detail. In considering patent eligibility under § 101, one must focus on the claims. This is because a claim may “preempt” only that which the claims encompass, not what is disclosed but left unclaimed. Dealertrack v. Huber, 674 F.3d 1315, 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2012). “Simply adding [computerized sending and receiving steps] to a claim covering an abstract concept, without more, is insufficient to render the claim patent eligible.” Id. at 1340.

As to the “computer-implemented method,” we further note that even if some physical steps are required to obtain information from the database (e.g., entering a query via a keyboard, clicking a mouse), such datagathering steps cannot alone confer patentability. CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2011). The “computer-implemented” modifier is comparable in scope to “computer-aided” and so its inclusion in the preamble does not change the outcome. Here, we find that the computer-implemented system is software (a software system), and is therefore non-statutory subject matter.

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Puettner et al 10589058 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER IMAS, VLADIMIR

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Kleen et al 11473412 - (D) GRIMES 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI
 
REHEARING
 
GRANTED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Dierkes et al 11043379 - (R) OBERMANN NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A. EXAMINER ANDERSON, DENISE R

howard, dealertrack

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Sadamitsu et al 10/985,880 KRATZ 103(a) CLARK & BRODY EXAMINER SONG, MATTHEW J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Richardson et al 10/507,862 KRIVAK 103(a) Joseph S. Tripoli Thomson Licensing Inc. EXAMINER VU, THONG H

2174 Ex Parte Mendel et al 11/177,100 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Schedivy 10/645,048 COURTENAY 103(a) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER YENKE, BRIAN P

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Park et al 10/893,325 JEFFERY 103(a) ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM EXAMINER WILLIS, RANDAL L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lindfors et al 11/658,542 GRIMES 103(a) Mark P. Stone EXAMINER CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Gazdic et al 10/119,663 KAUFFMAN 103(a) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER BUMGARNER, MELBA N

3721 Ex Parte Lang et al 10/189,798 CLARKE 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER DURAND, PAUL R

3737 Ex Parte Maschke et al 11/489,878 PRATS 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER KISH, JAMES M

3742 Ex Parte Kottilingam et al 11/036,991 McCARTHY 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

3752 Ex Parte Burghaus et al 11/439,660 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Hedman 10/371,826 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER CHORBAJI, MONZER R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Cross et al 10/323,272 DANG 102(e) 102(e) GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson EXAMINER RIAD, AMINE

2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Seeger et al 10/886,910 Per Curiam 102(e) 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER ROSARIO, DENNIS

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Heruth et al 10/873,764 SCHEINER 103(a) 103(a) MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3771 Ex Parte Pidcock 11/274,361 ASTORINO 102(b) 102(b)/103(a) DESIGN IP, P.C. EXAMINER DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

The Examiner also determines that “it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to make the flexible massaging element of one piece.” Ans. 5 (citing to Howard v. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164 (1893)).

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1725 Ex Parte 7049546 et al THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,205 PER CURIAM 112(2)/112(1)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 112(2)/112(1) GEORGE R. CORRIGAN CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE EXAMINER DEB, ANJAN K original EXAMINER SHAW, CLIFFORD C
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte INGVOLDSTAD 12/566,038 BONILLA 103(a) GE HEALTHCARE, INC. EXAMINER KUMAR, SHAILENDRA

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/940,539 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER WOOD, ELIZABETH D

1762 Ex Parte Teschner 10/565,701 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) JOHNS MANVILLE EXAMINER MULCAHY, PETER D

1767 Ex Parte Li 11/447,581 PER CURIAM 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F

1772 Ex Parte JUENKE et al 11/531,994 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) (Weatherford) Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP EXAMINER GONZALEZ, MADELINE

1775 Ex Parte Morton et al 11/351,024 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) INFINEUM USA L.P. EXAMINER HINES, LATOSHA D

1782 Ex Parte Shilling et al 10/931,534 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A

1787 Ex Parte Abe et al 12/226,042 McKELVEY 103(a)/112(2) Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Harvey et al 10/648,140 COURTENAY 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LEWIS, ALICIA M

2179 Ex Parte Conally et al 10/400,051 PER CURIUM 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA

2181 Ex Parte Glenn et al 10/225,329 WEINBERG 102(e)/103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER UNELUS, ERNEST

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Molaro et al 10/402,167 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) Jonathan O. Owens HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP EXAMINER GEE, JASON KAI YIN

2439 Ex Parte Gimenez 10/367,657 THOMAS 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Hayem et al 10/733,861 HOMERE 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER CASCA, FRED A

2618 Ex Parte Biundo et al 10/392,562 BAUMEISTER 102(a)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LU, ZHIYU

2618 Ex Parte Luers 10/562,348 MORGAN 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER HUANG, WEN WU

2627 Ex Parte Duong 10/867,330 MORGAN 101/112(1)/112(2) Henri Duong EXAMINER LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

Moreover, claim 7 is so manifestly abstract as to preempt the fundamental concept or idea of recording printing materials in recording materials, thus foreclosing innovation in this area. See Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber, ___ F.3d ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *16, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *35 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Claim 7, being manifestly abstract, is therefore not patentable subject matter. See Dealertrack, ___ F.3d at ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *14, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *30.

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Cabral et al 10/989,639 JEFFERY 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER PHAM, THANHHA S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte MacLennan 11/534,131 KAUFFMAN 103(a) VENABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C. EXAMINER EPPS, TODD MICHAEL

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/935,389 PRATS 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. Richard A. Arrett EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C

3735 Ex Parte Grace 11/436,258 FRANKLIN 103(a) RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. EXAMINER GILBERT, SAMUEL G

3737 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 10/243,057 MILLS 102(e)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC EXAMINER Lauritzen, Amanda