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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Tang et al 13622123 - (D) SHIANG 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP TRAN, LOI H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3668 Ex Parte Seiter et al 13177277 - (D) GREENHUT 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP RAMESH, KRISHNAN

3779 Ex Parte Cooper et al 12705439 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Patent Dept. - Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. EL ALAMI, RAJAA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte DOWBEN 13604927 - (D) HEANEY 103 102/103 The Kelber Law Group HORTON, DUJUAN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Vogels et al 12460678 - (D) FLAX 112(1) TRASKBRITT, P.C. MARVICH, MARIA

A specification may satisfy the written description requirement when, at a minimum, ‘“the essence of the original disclosure’ conveys the necessary information — ‘regardless of how it’ conveys such information, and regardless of whether the disclosure’s ‘words [a]re open to different interpretation[s].’” Inphi Corp. v. Netlist, Inc., 805 F.3d 1350, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (quoting In re Wright, 866 F.2d 422, 424—25 (Fed.Cir.1989) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

Wright, In re, 866 F.2d 422, 9 USPQ2d 1649 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2163 , 2163.03

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte GERLACH 13371987 - (D) HOUSEL 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GRUN, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Mockford 11977124 - (D) DANG 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Munsell et al 11828624 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] THOMAS, JASON M

2449 Ex Parte Kuulusa 13935886 - (D) KOHUT 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. BUKHARI, SIBTE H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Deflorian et al 12600870 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP MATHEW, FENN C

3782 Ex Parte Koenigkramer 12686075 - (D) HORNER 102/103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. PASCUA, JES F

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Marvin et al 13808920 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS BERHANE, ADOLF D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Memmott et al 13495069 - (D) JESCHKE 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC DAVIS, SHARON M

3657 Ex Parte Reinke et al 13090872 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Walter Ottesen, P.A. MOMPER, ANNA M

3669 Ex Parte Aixala et al 13130712 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 WRB-IP LLP CASS, JEAN PAUL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Giuliani 11916066 - (D) BROWN 103 41.50 112(2) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC COMINGS, DANIEL C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte Joshi 13279174 - (D) WINSOR 103 112(1) Hewlett Packard Enterprise MORLAN, ROBERT M

We agree with the Examiner. The limitation “only” idle voice clients does not appear in the claims as originally filed, but rather was added during prosecution. Compare Spec. 5—6 (original claims), with Amendment after Final Rejection 2—5 (Jan. 26, 2015) (amended claims). The language at lines 2—3 of claim 28 recites “to send the transition management message only to voice clients that are idle and not to voice clients that are not idle” (Appeal Br. 29 (Claims App’x) (emphasis added)). The ordinary meaning of “only,” which is consistent with claim 28, is “adverb ... 1 a : as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different. . . b : solely, exclusively.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 812 (10th ed. 1999). Sending a transition management message to “only” voice clients that are idle is sending the transition management message exclusively to idle voice clients, and not to voice clients that are not idle — a negative limitation.

It is well settled that negative limitations are permissible forms of expression to define the scope of a claimed invention. See generally Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Quigg, 932 F.2d 920, 923 (Fed. Cir. 1991). But the mere absence of a positive recitation in the original disclosure is not basis to exclude the limitation. MPEP § 2173.05. Rather, “[n]egative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant limitation.” Santarus, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 694 F.3d 1344, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (emphasis added). “The ‘reason’ required by Santarus is provided, for instance, by properly describing alternative features of the patented invention.” Inphi v. Netlist, Inc., 805 F.3d 1350, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (emphasis added).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte SANTINATO et al 12886618 - (D) MEYERS 103 101 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte McCulloch et al 13252072 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Taniguchi et al 13616317 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP MALLOY, ANNA E

1768 Ex Parte BARNES et al 13937317 - (D) ROSS 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY FIGUEROA, JOHN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Sinnema et al 10559360 - (D) KERINS 112(2) 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DEXTER, CLARK F

3771 Ex Parte Fine et al 12541148 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC Requester, Respondent v. PPC BROADBAND, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8192237 et al 95/002,400 13/033,127 95002400 - (S) SONG 103 Barclay Damon, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Hougard et al 10588492 - (D) MAJORS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON BROWN, COURTNEY A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte McDaniel 12766416 - (D) DROESCH 103 Siemens Corporation OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

2169 Ex Parte Lipson et al 13110198 - (D) MOORE 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP KIM, PAUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2665 Ex Parte MATTHEWS 13252251 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Davidson Sheehan LLP Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc, SHAH, UTPAL D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Rebstock 12025752 - (D) HILL 112(1)/112(2)/103 Perman & Green, LLP SNELTING, JONATHAN D

Appellant argues that “without an intermediate transfer” has support in Figures 10 and 12 and paragraphs 68, 74, and 75 of the Specification.  Br. 6–7.  Appellant has the better argument.  The Federal Circuit has explained that “[n]egative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant limitation,” and the reason to exclude may be provided by properly describing alternative features of the patented invention.  Inphi Corp. v. Netlist, Inc., 805 F.3d 1350, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (citing In re Johnson, 558 F.2d 1008, 1019 (CCPA 1977)).

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

3663 Ex Parte Rohlfs et al 12158971 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP CHEN, SHELLEY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Tuscano et al 13334480 - (D) KENNY 103 103 41.50 112(2) VERIZON GOFMAN, ALEX N

2194 Ex Parte Saxena et al 11954739 - (D) BUI 112(1) 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Richman et al 13794222 - (D) BARRY 103 103 41.50 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES MONSHI, SAMIRA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Zhou et al 13840962 - (D) KUMAR 102 102 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP ALUNKAL, THOMAS D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Forrest et al 12034934 - (D) MELVIN 112(2)/103 112(2)/103 41.50 103 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Ex Parte Legare et al 12935630 - (D) HASTINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SHAO, PHILLIP Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Scouller et al 13530169 - (D) HAMANN 102/103 NXP USA, Inc. TSUI, DANIEL D

2155 Ex Parte Lanham et al 12429218 - (D) CURCURI 112(2) 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M

2165 Ex Parte Kong et al 13370209 - (D) FENICK 102/103 DOCKET CLERK YOUNG, KEVIN L.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte De Zwart et al 12865865 - (D) KUMAR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BEASLEY, DEIRDRE L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Langer 13706239 - (D) CRAIG 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte CASTRO 13077209 - (D) CALVE 103 MARSH, FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP HARP, WILLIAM RAY

3686 Ex Parte Moore 11615224 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 NEWSILIKE MEDIA GROUP, INC. NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

3688 Ex Parte Loeger et al 11610434 - (D) MEYERS 112(2)/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD CAO, VINCENT M

3689 Ex Parte Salmon 11094027 - (D) MEYERS 112(1)/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER