hyatt

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Jennifer L. Sample et al. 13622666 HARDMAN 103 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. CABRAL, ROBERT S

1619 Roeder, Ryan K. et al. 14078614 HARDMAN 103/OTDP Diane Dobrea COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2124 Dennis Bushmitch et al. 14499297 BISK 101 U.S. ARMY CECOM LCMC, LEGAL OFFICE CHANG, LI WU

2161 Warren Young 14202657 HAGY 103 Richards Patent Law P.C. HOLLAND, SHERYL L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 X Development LLC 14829716 ARPIN 103 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP/ X Development LLC HE, WEIMING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2861 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15061545 INGLESE 103 Bracewell LLP MORELLO, JEAN F

2868 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14515999 GAUDETTE 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HAWKINS, DOMINIC E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Arash Mofakhami et al. 13512065 ASTORINO 112(1)/101 Pearne & Gordon LLP WASIL, DANIEL D

3662 Xiaohong Nina. Duan et al. 14887867 KERINS 112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HAN, CHARLES J

3677 Tough Love Rings, LLC 15479697 KAUFFMAN 103 NK Patent Law MORGAN, EMILY M

3685 Hall, William E. et al. 12245964 COURTENAY 103 IBM Corp. (WIP) c/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C. RAVETTI, DANTE

The Federal Circuit has held, “the prima facie case is merely a procedural device that enables an appropriate shift of the burden of production.”  Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2007).  This burden is met by “adequately explain[ing] the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.”  Id. at 1370.

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

3689 HomeAway, com, Inc. 14512279 PYONIN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FISHER, PAUL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Zaffir A. Chaudhry 14315396 HUTCHING 112(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

3747 Palazzolo, Christopher K. et al. 13270110 HOELTER 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP KIM, JAMES JAY

3754 PaPa Squat Port A Pot, LLC 15251117 GREENHUT 103 WENDY W. KOBA SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J

3761 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 15179436 KAUFFMAN 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP ISKRA, JOSEPH W

3761 Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) 14168434 BAHR 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DUNIVER, DIALLO IGWE

3763 Kelley, William A. 14673462 ASTORINO 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL

3783 SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 14495934 FITZPATRICK 102 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO AHMED, TASNIM M

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Nyi Oo. Myo et al. 13937889 MCGEE 103 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. YU, YUECHUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 INOUE, Kozo 14166581 SHAW 103 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 FUNG, HENRY H. et al. 15047301 MOORE 103 112(2)/103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Li, Hongqi et al. 14612926 HEANEY 112(2)/103 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Singur, Igor 14123318 CAPP 103 112(2)/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP FRY, PATRICK B

3745 Jonathon P. Baker et al. 13488615 KAUFFMAN 103 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company DAVIS, JASON GREGORY

3773 MUSC Foundation for Research Development 13957190 GUIJT 102/103 112(4) Riverside Law LLP JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 LABORATOIRES URGO 15183310 HARDMAN 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. GHALI, ISIS A D

1617 Angeliqueo E. Padilla et al. 14082662 VALEK 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Theresa Chang et al. 13907126 SQUIRE 103 CORNING INCORPORATED ROLLAND, ALEX A

1749 Milliken & Company 14148876 KENNEDY 103 Legal Department (M-495) FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 14732202 CUTITTA 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC DANG, HUNG H

2131 SanDisk Enterprise IP LLC 14597174 KUMAR 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PH)(SanDisk) KHAN, MASUD K

2158 EXCALIBUR IP, LLC 14497760 CURCURI 112(2)/101/102/103 Cooper Legal Group LLC SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

2177 Greenspan, David L. et al. 13288010 JEFFERY 103/OTDP LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Google FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Joey Ray. Grover et al. 14148129 HUME 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MURPHY, JOSEPH B

2442 Atul Asthana et al. 13596222 HOMERE 102 101 Conley Rose - BlackBerry Files HARRELL, ROBERT B

2466 Martin Feuersaenger et al. 14396713 QUINN 102 Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panasonic (PIPCA) LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2488 Chikashi Yajima 15146324 BELISLE 103 XSENSUS LLP AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Nokia Technologies Oy 15245495 9,066,197 13/746,717 MacDONALD 103 Locke Lord LLP NASSER, ROBERT L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Josh C. Swenson et al. 14996472 HOUSEL 102 103 41.50 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. PAPE, ZACHARY

2855 Jørgen Hallundbæk et al. 14130224 HASTINGS 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC HERNANDEZ-PREWITT, ROGER G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Facebook, Inc. 13758553 SILVERMAN 101 Facebook/Fenwick ELCHANTI, TAREK

3624 Mickey Iqbal et al. 11746782 MEDLOCK 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS PRASAD, NANCY N

3624 International Business Machines Corporation 14033497 KOHUT 101 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3624 International Business Machines Corporation 14153217 FREDMAN 101 IBM END IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC CHOY, PAN G

3628 Ivory Wellman. Knipfer et al. 13163673 WHITEHEAD JR. 101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. ROBINSON, AKIBA KANELLE

3628 Yates, James M. 10591416 DEJMEK 101/103 Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, PC NELSON, FREDA ANN

3665 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14718541 CALVE 41.50 101 Burr Forman McNair - FGTL SMITH, AARON C

3681 Jain, Kamal 12820323 CHUNG 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LI, SUN M

3692 Greenstein, Mark 14050590 GALLIGAN 101/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3693 Driscoll, James R. et al. 12985894 BUI 112(1) 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LEMIEUX, JESSICA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 NEOPERL GMBH 14796138 CAPP 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. BOECKMANN, JASON J

3754 Denis Gagnon et al. 13437618 PESLAK 102/103 O''''Shea Getz P.C. LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH

vitronics, best, crown operations, Jung, hyatt, schreiber

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Davidai 11454720 - (D) GREEN 103 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION CHONG, YONG SOO

1648 Ex Parte Doranz et al 10901399 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 Pepper/Integral Molecular, Inc. LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

1651 Ex Parte Morozov et al 11419593 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Fryer et al 11441767 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. CHU, JOHN S Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Atkins 11536556 - (D) DILLON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Barnett 11516600 - (D) FLOYD 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

3764 Ex Parte Grind 12317586 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Precor Incorporated Amer Sports North America THANH, LOAN H

3767 Ex Parte McFerran 10667056 - (D) GREEN 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Chu 10933702 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) TABOR, AMARE F

2444 Ex Parte Jennings et al 11049808 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Norin et al 11593711 - (D) McKONE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SOROWAR, GOLAM

2677 Ex Parte Laksono 11285643 - (D) McKONE 103 103 VIXS Systems, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Xu 12039913 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 103 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Cieslik et al 11628727 - (D) SPAHN 103 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION WALBERG, TERESA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Yadav et al 10898849 - (D) GARRIS 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1741 Ex Parte Pinkham et al 11805373 - (D) METZ 103 Johns Manville LAZORCIK, JASON L

1782 Ex Parte Lovett et al 10588710 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Monro 11255090 - (D) HUGHES 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. JACOB, AJITH

2171 Ex Parte Torres et al 11304947 - (D) DILLON 102/103 IBM END IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Vellanki et al 10818227 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, DUSTIN

2448 Ex Parte Gonen et al 10941790 - (D) BENOIT 103 WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. BUI, JONATHAN A

2456 Ex Parte Mamas 10492095 - (D) BOUCHER 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP BARQADLE, YASIN M

Although technical treatises and dictionaries fall within the category of extrinsic evidence, as they do not form a part of an integrated patent document, they are worthy of special note. Judges are free to consult such resources at any time in order to better understand the underlying technology and may also rely on dictionary definitions when construing claim terms, so long as the dictionary definition does not contradict any definition found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents. Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1584 n. 6 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Holtschneider 10929829 - (D) WINSOR 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON CASCA, FRED A

2675 Ex Parte Walmsley et al 11176372 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Memjet c/o Cooley LLP HON, MING Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Miyaji et al 11772537 - (D) COURTENAY 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KIM, JOHN K

The Examiner has the burden of providing reasonable proof that a claim limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art. In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254-55 (C.C.P.A. 1977); see also Crown Operations Int'l, LTD v. Solutia Inc., 289 F.3d 1367, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2002). The Examiner meets this "burden of production by `adequately explaining the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.'" In re Jung, 637 F.3d 1356, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Hyatt v. Dudas,492 F.3d 1365, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2007)). The burden of proof then shifts to the applicant "to prove that the subject matter shown to be in the prior art does not possess the characteristic relied on." Best, 562 F.2d at 1254-55; In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (holding that once the Examiner established a prima facie case of anticipation, the burden of proof was properly shifted to the inventor to rebut the finding of inherency).

In re MOUSA, 479 Fed. Appx. 348, 352 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (unpublished) 

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02, 2112, 2114

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte White 11213603 - (D) McCARTHY 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE DONDERO, WILLIAM E  

FEDERAL CIRCUIT  

AFFIRMED IN PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1614 NOVO NORDISK INC. AND NOVO NORDISK A/S, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1031 6,677,358 09/459,526 PROST inequitable conduct 103 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Latham & Watkins LLP SPIVACK, PHYLLIS G

1614 NOVO NORDISK A/S AND NOVO NORDISK INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARACO PHARMACEUTICAL LABORATORIES, LTD. AND SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., Defendants-Appellees. 2011-1223 6,677,358 09/459,526 PROST inequitable conduct 103 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Winston & Strawn LLP SPIVACK, PHYLLIS G

ariad, hyatt

US 6,592,593 B1

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Egli 11311748 - (D) KATZ 102/103 The Dow Chemical Company ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC IP, SIKYIN
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Parees et al 11858931 - (D) COURTENAY 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. LU, CHARLES EDWARD

2168 Ex Parte van Beek et al 10867981 - (D) HUME 103 CHERNOFF VILHAUER MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP LY,CHEYNE D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Harrington 11774660 - (D) DANG 102 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC BARQADLE, YASIN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Fletcher et al 11581094 - (D) PLENZLER 103 HONEYWELL/IFL KISWANTO, NICHOLAS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Taylor et al 11544477 - (D) GRIMES 112(1) 102/103 Covidien LP LAUER, CHRISTINA C

See Ariad Pharms., Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (“[T]he test for sufficiency is whether the disclosure of the application relied upon reasonably conveys to those skilled in the art that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter as of the filing date.”).

Ariad Pharms., Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 94 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 2010)(en banc) 2161.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Linder et al 10103123 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Siemens Corporation ALHIJA, SAIF A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Nakatsuyama 10725149 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC ZHONG,JUN FEI

2437 Ex Parte Himmel et al 11764829 - (D) CURCURI 103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC ABYANEH, ALI S

2478 Ex Parte Eytchison et al 10763866 - (D) QUINN 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP ALI, FARHAD

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2699 Ex Parte Chung et al 10844544 - (D) SMITH 103/obviousness-type double patenting H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC LIANG, REGINA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Yaw et al 11941627 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Fox Rothschild LLP NEGRON, ISMAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Stewart et al 11211978 - (D) BAHR 103 CAROTHERS AND CAROTHERS STERLING, AMY JO

3634 Ex Parte Ulatowski 11316074 - (D) HORNER 112(2)/103 DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP - Denver PUROL, DAVID M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3778 Ex Parte DeVries et al 11979142 - (D) FRANKLIN 103/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting McDermott Will & Emery LLP DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

See Hyatt v. Dudas, 551 F.3d 1307, 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (“When the appellant fails to contest a ground of rejection to the Board, . . . the Board may treat any argument with respect to that ground of rejection as waived. In the event of such a waiver, the PTO may affirm the rejection of the group of claims that the examiner rejected on that ground without considering the merits of those rejections.”). See also MPEP § 1205.02 (“If a ground of rejection stated by the examiner is not addressed in the appellant‟s brief, that ground of rejection will be summarily sustained by the Board.”).

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3663 GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester and Appellant v. PIONEER CORPORATION Patent Owner 95001335 6941222 10/132,570 WEINBERG 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON CABRERA, ZOILA E original TO, TUAN C

crown packaging, lampi, hyatt, chester, interconnect

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REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zhou 11/478,095 JENKS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) ALAWADI, SARAH

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Padmanabhan et al 10/932,662 COLAIANNI 103 HONEYWELL/STW KINGAN, TIMOTHY G

1778 Ex Parte Kung et al 12038879 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. DRODGE, JOSEPH W

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Petronelli 11/182,895 RUGGIERO 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 AT&T Legal Department - JW D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Novak et al 11/196,607 SCHEINER 103 COLEMAN SUDOL SAPONE, P.C. SEVERSON, RYAN J

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2763 Ex parte VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. 90/010,173 6,002,854 08/815,399 COCKS 102 HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP WOOD, WILLIAM H original BRODA, SAMUEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Domingues 11/614,215 COLAIANNI 102/103 103 General Mills BADR, HAMID R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Willats et al 11/491,836 BAUMEISTER 103 102/103 PAMELA A. KACHUR FRISTOE JR, JOHN K

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3763 NEXUS MEDICAL LLC Requester v. Patent of VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. (a subsidiary of C.R. BARD, INC.) Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,271 6,447,485 09/797,341 ROBERTSON 112(1)/102/103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original MENDEZ, MANUEL A

However, consistent with the ‘390 Decision, we do not impart any specific structure from Figures 10A-12 as being required for the claimed channel or portion of the medical line to be “irregularly shaped.” See Crown Packaging Tech., Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., 635 F.3d 1373, 1381 (Fed. Cir. April 1, 2011) (citing Lampi Corp. v. Am. Power Prods., 228 F.3d 1365, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (concluding that the embodiment drawings did not compel a conclusion that the written description is so narrowly tailored to be limited to the embodiments depicted in the drawings).

Lampi Corp. v. American Power Products Inc., 228 F.3d 1365, 56 USPQ2d 1445 (Fed. Cir. 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Zhamu et al 11/879,680 COLAIANNI 103/obviousness-type double patenting Bor Z. Jang LEE, REBECCA Y

1772 Ex Parte Butler et al 11/515,679 COLAIANNI 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC DANG, THUAN D

1775 Ex Parte Jung et al 11/442,688 COLAIANNI 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE YOO, REGINA M

1785 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/613,495 PAK 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HESS, BRUCE H

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Feeney et al 11/473,617 HUME 102/103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC PHAN, TUANKHANH D

The Federal Circuit has outlined how the prima facie case burden for anticipation is met, and its purpose. Specifically, “the prima facie case is merely a procedural device that enables an appropriate shift of the burden of production.” Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2007). This burden is met by “adequately explain[ing] the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.” Id, at 1370. It is only “when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection” that the prima facie burden has not been met and the rejection violates the minimal requirements of 35 U.S.C. §132. Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Swart et al 09/973,081 NEW 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2421 Ex Parte Boykin et al 09/907,471 DILLON 102/103 W. Edward Johansen MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2455 Ex Parte Jablow 09/835,376 HUME 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC LAZARO, DAVID R

When it is necessary to select elements of various teachings in order to form the claimed invention, we ascertain whether there is any suggestion or motivation in the prior art to make the selection made by applicant. Interconnect Planning Corp. v. Feil, 774 F.2d 1132, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Kovales et al 09/782,772 KUMAR 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy PHAN, JOSEPH T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Martin et al 11/416,668 TURNER 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. JABR, FADEY S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Steinke et al 11/122,263 HORNER 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP SHAY, DAVID M

Jung, hyatt, frye, PPG, herz, de lajarte, hoffman, schreiber, ludtke, hallman

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Clark et al 11/702,607 KRATZ 102(b)/103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Chalupsky et al 10/656,652 DANG 102(e)/103(a) Caven & Aghevli LLC c/o CPA Global EXAMINER WHIPPLE, BRIAN P
2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Brady et al 10/217,795 KRIVAK 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - JW EXAMINER TRAN, QUOC DUC
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2163 Ex parte NETAPP, INC. 90/009,129 7,174,352 EASTHOM 112(2)/305/102(b) PATENT OWNER CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER RONALD L. YIN DLA PIPER US LLP EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER LE, UYEN T

By failing to "articulate what gaps, in fact exist" between Gait and these claims, Appellant fails to show error, when as here, the Examiner put Appellant on notice as to how the claims were being treated. See In re Jung, No. 2011-1019, 2011 WL 1235093 * 4, 5 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2011). In Jung, the appellant at least alleged a gap existed, "but chose not to proffer a serious explanation of this difference." Id. at * 7. The failure to allege such a gap exists constitutes an effective waiver. See Hyatt v. Dudas, 551 F.3d 1307, 1313-14 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (the Board may treat arguments appellant failed to make for a given ground of rejection as waived); Ex parte Frye, 94 USPQ2d 1072, 1075 (BPAI 2010) (precedential) ("If an appellant fails to present arguments on a particular issue — or, more broadly, on a particular rejection — the Board will not, as a general matter, unilaterally review those uncontested aspects of the rejection.")

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) . . . . 2163.04

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Bamba et al 10/182,908 McCOLLUM 102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, McCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER VERA AFREMOVA
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Guthrie 10/816,403 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) M. P. Williams EXAMINER

WALKER, KEITH D

1761 Ex Parte Yang et al 10/951,849 KRATZ 103(a) ARKEMA INC. EXAMINER SZEKELY, PETER A

Concerning the first issue and the claim term “consisting essentially of”, it is well settled that the term “consisting essentially of” is interpreted as allowing for the inclusion not only of those ingredients specifically recited, but also those that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristics of a claimed invention. PPG Indus. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., 156 F.3d 1351, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Herz, 537 F.2d 549, 551-52 (CCPA 1976). However, the burden is on Appellants to show what the basic and novel characteristics are and how they would be materially changed by the ingredient of the reference sought to be excluded from inclusion by Appellants’ use of this term. See In re De Lajarte, 337 F.2d 870, 873-74 (CCPA 1964); Ex parte Hoffman, 12 USPQ2d 1061, 1063-64 (BPAI 1989).

PPG Industries v. Guardian Industries, 156 F.3d 1351, 48 USPQ2d 1351 (Fed. Cir.1998) . . . . . .2111.03, 2163

Herz, In re, 537 F.2d 549, 190 USPQ 461 (CCPA 1976). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03

De Lajarte, In re, 337 F.2d 870, 143 USPQ 256 (CCPA 1964). . . . . . . . . . 2111.03, 2163

Hoffman, Ex parte, 12 USPQ2d 1061 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1989) . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03
1767 Ex Parte Haider et al 11/315,639 GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER HEINCER, LIAM J

1789 Ex Parte De Haan et al 10/380,883 TIMM 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER WONG, LESLIE A

Choosing to define an element functionally, i.e., by what it does, carries with it a risk: Where there is reason to conclude that the structure of the prior art is inherently capable of performing the claimed function, the burden shifts to the applicant to show that the claimed function patentably distinguishes the claimed structure from the prior art structure. See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re Ludtke, 441 F.2d 660, 664 (CCPA 1971); In re Hallman, 655 F.2d 212, 215 (CCPA 1981).

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . 2111.02, 2112, 2114

Ludtke, In re, 441 F.2d 660, 169 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112.01
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Zilavy 10/984,478 DANG 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CHOE, YONG J