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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1644 Kymab Limited 15661658 NEW 112(1) Lathrop GPM LLP | Sanofi-Aventis GAMBEL, PHILLIP

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14582299 HUGHES Dissenting MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/103 VERIZON - SCLC VERIZON PATENTING GROUP CEHIC, KENAN

2415 Apple Inc. 15598470 ENGLE 103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple) KWOH, JASPER C

2431 Intel IP Corporation 15200288 NAPPI 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T

2482 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 15888002 BEAMER 103 MARK D. SARALINO (PAN) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

2485 General Electric Company 15660608 SZPONDOWSKI 102 Wood IP LLC - GEAV MIKESKA, NEIL R

2487 GOOGLE LLC 15613013 KUMAR 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. WERNER, DAVID N

2487 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15570234 BEAMER 103 HP Inc. RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2668 Ormco Corporation 14209487 SAADAT 103 41.50 101 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Sybron) BEG, SAMAH A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3683 Oracle International Corporation 14788536 LORIN 101/103 Invoke / Oracle LEAL, HECTOR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3741 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 14695082 COCKS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. THOMAS, KYLE ROBERT

3775 Loubert Suddaby 15416270 STAICOVICI 102 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC KU, SI MING

In Innova/PureWater Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1117–20 (Fed. Cir. 2004), the court noted that the phrase “operatively connected” is “a general descriptive claim term frequently used in patent drafting to reflect a functional relationship between claimed components,” that is, the term “means the claimed components must be connected in a way to perform a designated function.”

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004)  2173.05(g)

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 15363178 SILVERMAN 103 MEDTRONIC, INC. (NEURO/MRG) BERTRAM, ERIC D

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2135 Lantiq Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG 15527138 BUI 103 103 41.50 103 2SPL Patent Attorneys WADDY JR, EDWARD

2154 Affectomatics Ltd. 15184401 PYONIN 102/103 101 Active Knowledge Ltd. MOSER, BRUCE M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2487 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. et al. 15170103 CURCURI 102 102 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP SLATER, ALISON T

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2656 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15567074 SILVERMAN 103 103 Leffler Intellectual Property Law, PLLC KOETH, MICHELLE M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2835 Seagate Technology LLC 15824816 HASTINGS 112(2)/102/103 102/103 MRG/Seagate c/o Mueting Raasch Group CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C

2844 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. 15532253 INGLESE 103 103 Signify Holding B.V. YANG, AMY X

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3745 Fortinet, Inc. 15269466 STAICOVICI 103 103 Douglas M. Hamilton HDC Fortinet BROWN, ADAM WAYNE

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 14649109 MAJORS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1617 Flamel Ireland Limited 16223940 TOWNSEND 103 POLSINELLI PC BROWE, DAVID

1641 BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM 15109746 TOWNSEND 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC BROWN, MELANIE YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1726 First Solar, Inc. 16305455 PRAISS 103 MacMillan, Sobanski and Todd, LLC - FIRST SOLAR SMITH, ERIC R

1798 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 14602304 PRAISS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION HANDY, DWAYNE K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2122 CBS INTERACTIVE INC. 13656512 EASTHOM 103 Rimon PC SECK, ABABACAR

2144 Emmanuel Zarpas 14028740 HOMERE 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) EDWARDS, JASON T

2158 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14230676 HOMERE 102/103 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. BOCCIO, VINCENT F

2186 Imagination Technologies Limited 15261598 QUINN 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) STEWART, KEVIN MICHAEL

2193 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC. 14279691 SHAW 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems PAULINO, LENIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2482 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14743613 DANG 103 Polsinelli/Qualcomm NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

2495 iControl Networks, Inc. 15617969 JEFFERY 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast LWIN, MAUNG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2624 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15720735 COURTENAY 103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY Attention: Linda H. Kasulke LEE, LAURENCE J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2834 DENSO CORPORATION 14516802 GUPTA 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CHANG, MINKI

2894 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15674266 DENNETT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3619 Wolfgang Bouchain 13984086 CASHION 112(1) MICHAEL L. DUNN MOORE, WALTER A

3621 ADOBE INC. 15348865 SILVERMAN 101 F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC (ADOBE) BRADY, MARIE P.

3623 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 15517212 FETTING 103 101 MICRO FOCUS LLC STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R

3625 eBay Inc. 15862210 CRAWFORD 101/103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) DESAI, RESHA

3626 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 14765040 FETTING 101 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PAULS, JOHN A

3643 Daniel Noblitt 15158017 FREDMAN 103 NOBLITT & NEWSON, PLLC DANIEL J. NOBLITT VALENTI, ANDREA M

3683 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15472580 CRAIG 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K

3685 PAYPAL, INC. 15098102 FETTING 103 101 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3689 Intel Corporation 15142974 FETTING 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel FISHER, PAUL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3711 AARON CHAMBERLAIN 15988477 HILL 112(2)/103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A.

3732 Robert Butler 14756008 KAUFFMAN 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 Robert B. Butler MORAN, KATHERINE M

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14908561 HOELTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KANG, EDWIN G

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14671098 HOELTER 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney LAMBERT, WAYNE A

3746 DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED 15205349 WOODS 103 BorgWarner Delphi Technologies IP Limited STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL

3762 DELTA T, LLC 16265461 SONG 112(2) 112(2)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC - WASHINGTON, DC SCHULT, ALLEN

3763 OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY "RUSSIAN RAILWAYS" 15356411 WOOD 103 112(1)/112(2) Andrew W. Chu Craft Chu PLLC PETTITT, JOHN F

3799 United Technologies Corporation 13904416 OSINSKI 112(2) 112(2)/103/OTDP CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, TAE JUN

Rehearing

Granted 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1628 Upfield US Inc. 13697578 KATZ 102 103 Arent Fox LLP - Los Angeles CORNET, JEAN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3663 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 16045798 HOELTER Dissenting CAPP 112(2) 41.50 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford OHMAN, TIFFANY P

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. 14791553 TOWNSEND 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA

1618 David J. Yang et al. 13562879 GRIMES 103 Parker Highlander PLLC SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H

1644 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 14671322 FREDMAN 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DIBRINO, MARIANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Fei Su et al. 14618303 COURTENAY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHREWSBURY, NATHAN K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Hack, Heiko et al. 13299102 PYONIN 103 COZEN O'CONNOR SMITH, JOSHUA Y

We are persuaded of Examiner error, because the Examiner has not properly identified a teaching in the cited references for both the claimed backplane and the claimed switching node base unit.  See Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1119 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (“[W]hen an applicant uses different terms in a claim it is permissible to infer that [the] different terms [] reflect a differentiation in the meaning of those terms.”).  

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004)  2173.05(g)

2487 MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 14180548 BAUMEISTER 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Intel Corporation 15398042 RAEVSKY 101/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. COBB, MICHAEL J

2619 DANISEVSKIS, Janis 14653858 BAIN 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Marcus D. Rust et al. 14530801 OSINSKI 103 ICE MILLER LLP PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS

3673 Marcus L. Murphy 14692218 PESLAK 102/103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 HBN SHOE, LLC 15905482 MOHANTY 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. CARTER, CAMERON A

3735 Wijbe Dijkstra 15213948 FINAMORE 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

3747 John Robert. Van Wiemeersch et al. 13670525 HOFFMANN 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MANLEY, SHERMAN D

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 NESTEC S.A. 15508289 HEANEY 103 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago NESTEC S.A. LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Andrew James. Whalley 14417578 THOMAS 103 103 Howard L. Speight EL-BKAILY, AHMAD M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 YOUR CITY SAMPLER, LLC 13843015 HUME 102/103 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 King, Joseph A. et al. 12592700 ADAMS 112(2) 103/OTDP Carl L. Johnson Jacobson and Johnson BROWE, DAVID

1617 Antoine Coutant et al. 14443255 GRIMES 103 POLSINELLI PC (DE OFFICE) ALLEY, GENEVIEVE S

1619 EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 15117719 WISZ 103 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL A. SANZO, LLC NGUYEN, JOHN P

1631 CosmosID Inc. 13836139 TOWNSEND 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP ZEMAN, MARY K

1632 Tillman, Bryan et al. 12356982 PRATS 103 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP CHEN, SHIN LIN

1655 ABOCA S.P.A. SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA 14396202 TOWNSEND 101 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. FIEBIG, RUSSELL G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 James W. Comb et al. 13790382 CASHION 103 PAULY, DEVRIES SMITH & DEFFNER, L.L.C. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1777 Darryl W. Brousmiche et al. 14401340 KENNEDY 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC 14294028 NAPPI 101 112(1)/101/102/103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC HOANG, HAU HAI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Scott Wentao. Li et al. 14568621 HUME 112(1)/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC ROWN, CHRISTOPHER J

2461 Chandra, Arty et al. 13957534 BAIN 103/OTDP VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. SHAO, HONG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Valentin Alexandru. Gheorghiu et al. 13753213 KUMAR 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SHERIF, FATUMA G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Philip J. Kaufman et al. 13843283 THOMAS 103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY GUILIANO, CHARLES A

3627 MasterCard International Incorporated 14090854 FREDMAN 101/103 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3649 Berliner Seilfabrik GmbH & Co. 14818489 GREENHUT 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, P.A. KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

3649 Bhagat, Urvashi 13877847 DELMENDO 112(1) 112(2)/112(4)/103 Cermak Nakajima & McGowan LLP BHAT, NINA NMN

3685 Ziv, Aran et al. 11434818 BUSCH 112(2)/103 112(1) BGL/ NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 The Boeing Company 14918899 BAHR 103 Evans & Dixon, LLC TRAVERS, MATTHEW P

3726 THE BOEING COMPANY 14459234 BAHR 103 Evans & Dixon, LLC TRAVERS, MATTHEW P

3731 WACKER CHEMIE AG 14771421 HOELTER 103 Brooks Kushman HIBBERT-COPELAND, MARY CATHERINE

4111 Roberto Puch-Solis et al. 13583754 LAVIER 101/OTDP MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. RIGGS II, LARRY D

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Shim et al 11336110 - (D) WARREN 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP TRAN, TONY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Park et al 11508300 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC LUONG, PETER

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 12516092 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP PATEL, DEVANG R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2187 Ex Parte LUBBERS et al 11771411 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 McCarthy Law Group PARIKH, KALPIT

2194 Ex Parte Gikas et al 11311759 - (D) STRAUSS 112(1) 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Zhu et al 11113852 - (D) JENKS 103 ADDMG - BlackBerry BLAIR, KILE O

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12584791 - (D) BEST 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE ALLEN, STEPHONEB

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester, Appellant v. SULZER MIXPAC AG Patent Owner, Respondent 95001656 7815384 11/563,791 SONG 103 K&L Gates LLP Third Party Requester: CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

DENIED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC., Requester, Appellant v. RICHARD PARKS CORROSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Patent Owner, Respondent 95001371 7,144,170 11/003,449 KERINS 103 K&L Gates LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

VACATED AND REMANDED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MASABA, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2013-1302 7,470,101 11/975,205 7,618,213 11/631,975 CLEVENGER concurring RADER SJ non-infringement claim construction Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC; Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, P.C. FOX, CHARLES A; LAGMAN, FREDERICK LYNDON

First, in claim construction, one must not import limitations from the specification that are not part of the claim. Deere & Co. v. Bush Hog, LLC, 703 F.3d 1349, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Indeed, claims generally are not limited to any particular embodiment disclosed in the specification, even where only a single embodiment is disclosed. Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Second, and relevant to this case, a system claim generally covers what the system is, not what the system does. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1990); see also Roberts v. Ryer, 91 U.S. 150, 157 (1875) (“The inventor of a machine is entitled to the benefit of all the uses to which it can be put, no matter whether he had conceived the idea of the use or not.”). Thus, it is usually improper to construe non-functional claim terms in system claims in a way that makes infringement or validity turn on their function. Paragon Solutions, LLC v. Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004)  2173.05(g)
DONNER 10: 675-83
HARMON 6: 118, 121, 158, 169, 327; 10: 348

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 15 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2114
DONNER 14: 89, 175, 217
HARMON 1: 172; 4: 205; 7: 241, 278

paragon HARMON 6: 71, 169c, 188, 450

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Xiang et al 10807897 - (D) EVANS 103 OLSON & HIERL, LTD. PARAS JR, PETER

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Stout et al 11580184 - (D) HANLON 112(1)/102(b)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. ROLLAND, ALEX A

The Examiner appears to find that Gerber’s cutting edge 40 corresponds to both the claimed cutting tip and the claimed cutting edge. However, “when an applicant uses different terms in a claim it is permissible to infer that he intended his choice of different terms to reflect a differentiation in the meaning of those terms.” Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1119 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2173.05(g)
DONNER 10: 675-83
HARMON 6: 118, 121, 158, 169, 327; 10: 348

1734 Ex Parte Bulan et al 12499431 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1736 Ex Parte Gadkaree et al 12167418 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 CORNING INCORPORATED HENDRICKSON, STUART L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Schmitt et al 11149191 - (D) FISHMAN 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP KUDDUS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Muralidharan 10723864 - (D) HUGHES 102(b)/103 FLETCHER YODER NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2867 Ex Parte Bernklau 12228482 - (D) KRATZ 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP PHAN, HUY Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Arote et al 12025136 - (D) SCANLON 103 ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, P.A. GONZALEZ, PAOLO

3762 Ex Parte Cohn 11545812 - (D) SCHEINER 112(1) Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A

It is well settled that alternative elements which are positively recited in the Specification may be explicitly excluded from the claims. See In re Johnson, 558 F.2d 1008, 1019 (CCPA 1977) (“[The] specification, having described the whole, necessarily described the part remaining.”).

Johnson, In re, 558 F.2d 1008, 194 USPQ 187 (CCPA 1977) 2164.08, 2173.05(i)

3782 Ex Parte Clark et al 11455412 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 QUARLES & BRADY, LLP NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte Wang et al 11361249 - (D) NEW 103 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. SLUTSKER, JULIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Behre et al 12161051 - (D) HILL 103 112(2) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

3775 Ex Parte Sharifi-Mehr 11601596 - (D) DANIELS 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK SCHAPER, MICHAEL T

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Littau et al 11369381 - (D) MITCHELL 103 Merchant & Gould, P.C. SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

1616 Ex Parte Littau et al 11075287 - (D) MITCHELL 103 Merchant & Gould, P.C. SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

1633 Ex Parte Reed 11834897 - (D) ADAMS 112(1) Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. LEAVITT, MARIA GOMEZ

1633 Ex Parte Reed et al 11836563 - (D) ADAMS 112(1) Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. LEAVITT, MARIA GOMEZ

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Popovich et al 11458298 - (D) PRAISS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP OLSEN, KAJ K

1754 Ex Parte Brcka 11196557 - (D) HASTINGS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) BAND, MICHAEL A

1777 Ex Parte Neel et al 11181778 - (D) PRAISS 102(b)/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M

1789 Ex Parte Gardner et al 11343494 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Husch Blackwell LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte El-Wardany et al 11782666 - (D) DANG 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global JONES, HUGH M

2158 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 11676327 - (D) EVANS 103 IBM CORPORATION RSW IPLAW/SEB WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

2161 Ex Parte Herbach et al 11191568 - (D) BOUCHER 102(b)/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC NGUYEN, THU N

2163 Ex Parte Rodefer 11667375 - (D) COURTENAY 102(b)/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC NGUYEN, MERILYN P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Hind et al 11948342 - (D) Per Curiam. 101/102(e)/obviousness-type double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SERRAO, RANODHI N

2444 Ex Parte Robbie et al 11815702 - (D) THOMAS 102(e) ERICSSON INC. PAPPAS, PETER

2447 Ex Parte Dickerson et al 11842486 - (D) COURTENAY 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O DARCELL WALKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW LIN, SHERMAN L

2456 Ex Parte Lund 10647963 - (D) THOMAS 102(e) THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) BARQADLE, YASIN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Bishop 11417732 - (D) HOMERE 103 Krajec Patent Offices, LLC / Sandwave IP, LLC BATISTA, MARCOS

2672 Ex Parte Wei 11155476 - (D) JENKS 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General MCCOMMAS, BRENDAN N

2672 Ex Parte Zeng 11186325 - (D) JENKS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BECKLEY, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Keller et al 10461561 - (D) HOUSEL 112(2)/102(b)/103 KOPPEL, PATRICK, HEYBL & PHILPOTT JACKSON JR, JEROME

2829 Ex Parte Amemiya et al 11630004 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CAMPBELL, SHAUN M

2856 Ex Parte Ferren et al 10930425 - (D) TIMM 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO WEST, PAUL M

2858 Ex Parte Rao et al 11747970 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ASSOUAD, PATRICK J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Webb 11924265 - (D) HOELTER 102(b)/103 Galaxy Gaming, Inc. COLLINS, DOLORES R

3765 Ex Parte Austin 11425039 - (D) BAHR 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG (LV) DURHAM, NATHAN E

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2202 Ex parte LG ELECTRONICS INC., Patent Owner and Appellant 90009630 5537612 08/239,646 POTHIER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) FOR THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Hogan & Hartson, LLP original ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION BANANKHAH, MAJID A original GREGORY, BERNARR E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 PURE FISHING, INC. Requester and Respondent v. GLOBERIDE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000642 7191969 11/352,223 LEBOVITZ 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) Third Party Requester: ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original MARCELO, EMMANUEL MONSAYAC

bicon, miller3, vogel, innova

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Eghtesady 11429395 - (D) GREEN 103 TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

Claim language, however, “should not [be] treated as meaningless.” Bicon, Inc. v. Straumann Co., 441 F.3d 945, 951 (Fed. Cir. 2006)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Marek 10957534 - (D) PARVIS 102/103 ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. GOODARZI, NASSER MOAZZAMI

A claim construction analysis must begin and remain centered on the claim language itself. See Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1116 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2173.05(g)

2446 Ex Parte Sitaraman et al 11693924 - (D) SIU 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. NGUYEN, DUSTIN

2454 Ex Parte Cope 12035584 - (D) COURTENAY statutory double patenting 101 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP AVELLINO, JOSEPH E

In a statutory double patenting rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101, the issue is whether the same invention is being claimed twice. The “same invention” means identical subject matter. Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186, 197 (1894). As expressed by the court in In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 441 (CCPA 1970), “[a] good test, and probably the only objective test, for ‘same invention,’ is whether one of the claims could be literally infringed without literally infringing the other. If it could be, the claims do not define identically the same invention.”

Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894) 804

Vogel, In re, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970) 804, 804.01, 804.02, 1504.06

2456 Ex Parte Terrill et al 11237584 - (D) GONSALVES 103 Patent Capital Group FAN, HUA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Yuuki 11174741 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

2658 Ex Parte Sailer 11870505 - (D) McKONE 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE BORSETTI, GREG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Ford et al 10064962 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Smith et al 10643527 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

HTC, innova

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte Murayama et al 11198587 - (D) Per curiam 112(2)/112(1) Dawes Patent Law Group EXAMINER WANG, CHANG YU

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Lee et al 10528830 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 McKenna Long & Aldridge EXAMINER HECKERT, JASON MARK

1714 Ex Parte Bondokov et al 11605192 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP EXAMINER SONG, MATTHEW J

1766 Ex Parte Hadba et al 11635349 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

1775 Ex Parte Riley 11369428 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HAYES SOLOWAY PC EXAMINER YOO, REGINA M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Avitall et al 10983072 - (D) MILLS 102/103 Vista IP Law Group LLP EXAMINER PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Hacker et al 11287992 - (D) TIMM 102/103 112(1)/103 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. CHACKO EXAMINER DAVIS, DABORAH

Reading the claim in accordance with English grammar requires a conclusion that both etching and ashing etch trenches. See HTC Corp. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., KG, 667 F.3d 1270, 1274-75 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (modifiers should be placed next to the words they modify, and a reader may assume that the claim words follow this rule).

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Murthy 11388300 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE EXAMINER AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte Barrett et al 11150478 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 102/103 COCHRAN FREUND & YOUNG LLC EXAMINER SOHN, SEUNG C

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Litwin 11446990 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 112(1) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EXAMINER BASICHAS, ALFRED

3761 Ex Parte Devinat et al 11685876 - (D) ADAMS 102 102/103/112(2) HONEYWELL/BARLOW EXAMINER MARCETICH, ADAM M

3764 Ex Parte Moulton 11633767 - (D) McCARTHY 103 102/103 ROBERT A. PARSONS GINSBERG, OREN ISAAC

3783 Ex Parte Ferguson 11206637 - (D) SAINDON 103 112(1)/102/103 HOLLAND & HART, LLP EXAMINER MCMAHON, MARGUERITE J

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Jerg et al 11792793 - (D) SMITH 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER CORMIER, DAVID G

1715 Ex Parte Hart et al 10952652 - (D) PAK 103 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. EXAMINER LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1731 Ex Parte IWAHASHI et al 12351998 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER WIESE, NOAH S

1741 Ex Parte Li et al 11041406 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1761 Ex Parte Brooker et al 11369593 - (D) SMITH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1777 Ex Parte Combs 10971825 - (D) HASTINGS 102 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER XU, XIAOYUN

1778 Ex Parte Ehrenberg et al 11334875 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1783 Ex Parte Haskett et al 11045587 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 3M Innovative Properties Company EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A

1783 Ex Parte Kramer et al 11035824 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2) 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KHATRI, PRASHANT J

1798 Ex Parte Wada et al 10570965 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting OCCHIUTI ROHLICEK & TSAO, LLP EXAMINER COLE, ELIZABETH M

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Von Klleeck 10710008 - (D) BISK 103 FURR LAW FIRM EXAMINER BUSS, BENJAMIN J

2174 Ex Parte Howell et al 10346523 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP EXAMINER PHAM, LINH K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Bessel 09826198 - (D) DIXON 112(2) 103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2483 Ex Parte Dorojevets et al 10816391 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP EXAMINER HOLDER, ANNER N

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Wake et al 10231970 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED EXAMINER DANIEL JR, WILLIE J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Hayat-Dawoodi 11154189 - (D) BARRY 112(2) 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER EVERHART, CARIDAD

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Vertelney et al 11290869 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 RIM/NOVAK DRUCE EXAMINER DIACOU, ARI M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Nally et al 11034700 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 FELLERS SNIDER BLANKENSHIP BAILEY & TIPPENS EXAMINER LEGESSE, NINI F

3736 Ex Parte Grillo 11083763 - (D) GREEN 102/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, HUONG Q
 
REHEARING
 
GRANTED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Storm 11782757 - (D) KIM 112(1)/112(2)/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Krol 10692857 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C. EXAMINER TRAN, LIEN THUY

See Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (noting that it is improper to limit claim language to particular embodiments appearing in the Specification, unless the applicant has demonstrated a clear intention to limit the claim scope).

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . . 2173.05(g)

DENIED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Schmidt 10966733 - (R) KERINS 103 HENRICKS SLAVIN AND HOLMES LLP EXAMINER ALIE, GHASSEM