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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte CHATEL 14615088 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Ex Parte Frenne et al 13882632 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Sage Patent Group/Zacco OVEISSI, MANSOUR

2488 Ex Parte Fitzgibbon et al 14868924 - (D) EVANS 102/103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP/CGI DHILLON, PUNEET S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Broadhurst et al 14875873 - (D) EVANS 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) TSENG, CHARLES

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Martin et al 13139522 - (D) HOELTER 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT

On this point, we are instructed, "there are strict requirements before a finding of inherent anticipation is made. Indeed, inevitability is at the heart of inherency." Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. 640 Fed. Appx. 951, 957 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

3686 Ex Parte Darguesse et al 13063678 - (D) DIXON dissenting DEJMEK 101 The Marbury Law Group/Qualcomm TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3691 Ex Parte Latham et al 13042319 - (D) HUME 101/103 Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies (290110) KANERVO, VIRPI H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Oren et al 12919516 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. SIPP, AMY R.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte TOSA et al 15000165 - (D) BARRY 102/103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC NGUYEN, TU X

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Xu et al 15007775 - (D) BAHR 103 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Estrela Ariquel et al 15041013 - (D) NEW 103 SQUIRE PB (SFR Office) PHAN, DOANTHI-THUC

1617 Ex Parte Ori et al 13503577 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(1)/103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

1619 Ex Parte Andjelic et al 14176232 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1619 Ex Parte Hersel et al 14237429 - (D) HARDMAN 102 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP GREENE, NAN A

1631 Ex Parte Greenwood 12530533 - (D) FLAX 101 Umberg Zipser LLP SKIBINSKY, ANNA

1647 Ex Parte Nakagawa et al 13136801 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) 103 MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM DEBERRY, REGINA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Bothe et al 14638105 - (D) SMITH 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1727 Ex Parte HARADA et al 14202749 - (D) HASTINGS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WEI, ZHONGQING

1742 Ex Parte Akiyama et al 14117497 - (D) PRAISS 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. DANIELS, MATTHEW J

1742 Ex Parte Peck et al 14594558 - (D) HASTINGS 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1794 Ex Parte Takahashi et al 13521148 - (D) REN 103 HOWSON & HOWSON LLP BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Nam et al 14581636 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS MAK, PETER K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Gentilin et al 15000381 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 IMMERSV, INC. PATEL, SHIVANG I

2632 Ex Parte Dellock et al 14684496 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN

2689 Ex Parte Salter et al 15184602 - (D) CYGAN 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC BEE, ANDREW W.

2884 Ex Parte TAKAMATSU 14203973 - (D) CRAIG 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP GREEN, YARAB

2893 Ex Parte Sutton et al 14275762 - (D) TIMM 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED GAUTHIER, STEVENB

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Medelius et al 14000797 - (D) ARPIN 112(1)/101/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DETWEILER, JAMES M

3657 Ex Parte Winkler et al 14907414 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 RATNERPRESTIA TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE

3687 Ex Parte Scheinblum et al 13835167 - (D) HUME 101 Clayton, McKay & Bailey, PC CRAWLEY, TALIAF

3692 Ex Parte Nunziata 14254641 - (D) MacDONALD 101 Locke Lord LLP FELTEN, DANIELS

3695 Ex Parte Jain et al 12024875 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM ROBINSON, KITO R

3696 Ex Parte Stubbs et al 14336123 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Hultquist IP JACOB, WILLIAM J

3696 Ex Parte Jeet et al 14505258 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Hultquist IP JACOB, WILLIAM J

3696 Ex Parte Labuszewski et al 15079760 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME NGUYEN, LIZ P

3697 Ex Parte Claus et al 14251179 - (D) SHIANG 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Burch 15817299 - (D) PLENZLER 103 41.50 103 CHRISTOPHER C. DREMANN, P.C. GRAHAM, MARKS

3715 Ex Parte Gray et al 12165648 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3763 Ex Parte VISIN 13670510 - (D) BAYAT 103 112(2) Whirlpool Corporation/Nyemaster Nyemaster Goode, P.C. OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3773 Ex Parte Mitchell 14213743 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/103 112(1) MCHALE & SLAVIN, P.A. SUMMITT, LYNNSY M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Low et al 13665110 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 IBM CORP. (DHJ) CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bergquist 14239429 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 McNair Law Firm, P.A. - Husqvarna DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN

3727 Ex Parte Blocher et al 13193161 - (D) STAICOVICI 102 Whitmyer IP Group LLC WILSON, LEE D

We agree with the Examiner that the argued limitations noted above, and as set forth in claim 3, are functional limitations. However, although “[a] patent applicant is free to recite features of an apparatus either structurally or functionally,” nonetheless, the Examiner is required “to make sufficient factual findings, such that it can reasonably infer that the prior art product and that of the patent at issue are the same.” Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Zimmer Inc., 640 Fed. Appx. 951, 958 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In this case, we agree with Appellants that “[t]he Examiner asserts without factual evidence that Brass discloses” the argued limitations noted above. Appeal Br. 8, 13.

3728 Ex Parte Salzberger et al 13824945 - (D) JESCHKE 112(1) GROSSMAN, TUCKER, PERREAULT & PFLEGER, PLLC STEVENS, ALLAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Huynh et al 11793755 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Crabbe et al 14001524 - (D) OWENS 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) DODDS, SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Boyd 14574218 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Thomas Carulli BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Sanso et al 13718369 - (D) KHAN 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LYNCH, SHARON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Ramprashad 12786285 - (D) SHAW 101/102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP CHEN, JUNPENG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte MacDonald Korth et al 13903819 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/OTDP ALAN J. HOWARTH CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Gerlitz et al 12883063 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101/103 Parsons Behle & Latimer LIU, CHU CHUAN