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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 John D. Lambris et al. 12918101 GRIMES 112(1)/103 POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP GAMBEL, PHILLIP

1649 Jae Gyun. Jeong 15030999 PRATS 112(1) FENWICK & WEST LLP ULM, JOHN D

1743 David J. Cooper 13934256 MCGEE 103 Guardian Glass, LLC c/o KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves ROBITAILLE, JOHN P

1792 Tobias Richter 14278695 GAUDETTE 103 Brooks Kushman BECKER, DREW E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Wanshi Chen et al. 14264220 CUTITTA 102/103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm DIVITO, WALTER J

2621 Imran A. Chaudhri et al. 14142640 PER CURIAM 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple BRAY, STEPHEN A

2655 Oskar Myhre. Broberg et al. 14660275 CUTITTA 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC DABNEY, PHYLESHA LARVINIA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Noboru Shiokawa 14996561 BEST 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC BARNES, MALCOLM

2883 Michael David. Simmonds et al. 13265260 MANTIS MERCADER 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC RADKOWSKI, PETER

2886 Herbert Gross et al. 15100244 GAUDETTE 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP AKANBI, ISIAKA O

Our reviewing court, however, has explained that “dictionary definitions must give way to the meaning imparted by the specification.” In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2006). “Even when guidance is not provided in explicit definitional format, the specification may define claim terms by implication such that the meaning may be found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents.”  Irdeto Access, Inc. v. Echostar Satellite Corp., 383 F.3d 1295, 1300 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (internal quotation marks omitted), quoted in In re Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., 696 F.3d 1142, 1150 (Fed. Cir. 2012). 

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., In re, 696 F.3d 1142, 104 USPQ2d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2012) 2111.01

3695 Michael Gooch et al. 11011883 ENGLE 112(1)/101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3763 Bruce Mccormick 13333457 PLENZLER 103 41.50 112(2) JAMES D. STEVENS REISING ETHINGTON P.C. FEBLES, ANTONIO R

Affirmed-in-Part 
1721 Andreas Pawlik et al. 13649498 RANGE 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Weiguang Wang 13991608 ADAMS 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1613 Christopher Michael. Macneill et al. 14979313 FLAX 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BASQUILL, SEAN M

1627 Rathmacher, John et al. 12973803 HARDMAN 103 102/103 Davis Brown Law Firm/ Metabolic Technologies, Inc. CHONG, YONG SOO

1649 Catherine Rougeot 14730396 FLAX OTDP ARRIGO, LEE, GUTTMAN & MOUTA-BELLUM LLP CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Leandro P. Rizzuto et al. 13551007 KENNEDY 103 Conair Corporation Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP WHATLEY, KATELYN B

1783 Ake Sjoberg 13595795 INGLESE 103 Pergo LLC Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Philip Lawrence 13714172 NAPPI 103 NVIDIA C/O MURABITO, HAO & BARNES LLP CRAWLEY, KEITH L

2658 Venkata V. Gadepalli et al. 15257109 KUMAR 101/103 IBM CORPORATION - ENDICOTT (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2691 Hatambeiki, Arsham et al. 12645037 MORGAN 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2872 Fetze Pijlman et al. 15233084 INGLESE 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHANG, AUDREY Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Rodrigo Pierzchalski. Carvalho 13841136 KUMAR 101/103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP GILLS, KURTIS

3623 John Edward. O'Malley et al. 13111804 McCARTNEY 103 FIS/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ROSS, SCOTT M

3624 Richard Tyler. Curtis et al. 13464314 AMUNDSON 101 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3625 Deborah Liu 14196227 McCARTNEY 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick PALAVECINO, KATHLEEN GAGE

3681 Marc Rowen 10426498 CALVE 101/103 Invoke / Oracle BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3682 Andrew G. Bosworth et al. 13611522 MEDLOCK 101 Facebook/Fenwick SITTNER, MATTHEW T

3683 Juan J. Liu et al. 13797663 KUMAR 101 PVF -- PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3684 Liang Gou et al. 14453081 AMUNDSON 101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

3694 Rosenthal, Brian 13954913 ARPIN 101 Facebook/Fenwick ANDERSON, SCOTT C

3696 Lutnick, Howard W. et al. 13887486 MEYERS 101/103/OTDP INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. HOLLY, JOHN H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Sloan, J. Nathaniel. et al. 14757978 CAPP 101 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP LIM, SENG HENG

3715 Solheim Witt, Marit 13760715 PLENZLER 101 ALLISON JOHNSON, P.A. BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte THOMAS et al 12358954 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Prismatic Law Group, PLLC ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Edwards et al 13173113 - (D) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R

2176 Ex Parte HOMMA et al 13246473 - (D) HAGY 102 Paratus Law Group, PLLC RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Khan et al 12008856 - (D) HUGHES 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Basnayake et al 12616858 - (D) FENICK 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM ALAM, MIRZA F

3658 Ex Parte OKU et al 12503892 - (D) KERINS 112(2)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP PRATHER, GREGORY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Osborne et al 12316734 - (D) STEPINA 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

3744 Ex Parte Schnell et al 12776133 - (D) SHAH 103 HONEYWELL/STW COMINGS, DANIEL C

3744 Ex Parte Gasteyer et al 11702472 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Dechert LLP ZEC, FILIP

3754 Ex Parte Rahn 12181527 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. NGUYEN, TUAN N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Madison 12185885 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 102/103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Quinn et al 12608154 - (D) PAK 103 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

1733 Ex Parte Daou 13257411 - (D) WILSON 112(4)/102/103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP KASTLER, SCOTT R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Singh Kushwah et al 11084679 - (D) WINSOR 112(1)/103 103 41.50 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP AND EMC CORPORATION TIV, BACKHEAN

Dependent claim 38 does not further limit the scope of claim I because both steps can be omitted. Cf. In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384—5 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (affirming a dependent claim reciting only an optional element as anticipated because "optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted").

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Raghavan et al 12454622 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 103 FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. MEHMOOD, JENNIFER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Belokin 11544675 - (D) HORNER 103 102/103 JACK A. KANZ STERLING, AMY JO

3663 Ex Parte Yu et al 12473314 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 41.50 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD TISSOT, ADAM D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Lytle et al 12620541 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte FRIED et al 12957937 - (D) SMITH 103 Russell Ng PLLC (IBM AUS) SOMERS, MARC S

2168 Ex Parte Lai et al 13024467 - (D) SHIANG 101 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Etchegoyen 12784464 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 Ellis B. Ramirez CHIANG, JASON

2464 Ex Parte Cai et al 11741590 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) MUI, GARY

2484 Ex Parte Greenfield 12788934 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. DANG, HUNG Q

2497 Ex Parte Chaudhry 11959060 - (D) HUME 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Keates et al 12132908 - (D) FENICK 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2652 Ex Parte Martin 13252595 - (D) FENICK 103/double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, QUYNH H

2688 Ex Parte PARK et al 12939328 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP HOLDER, REGINA NEAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Swei 13237177 - (D) OGDEN 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) TRA, ANH QUAN

2879 Ex Parte Cohen 12820427 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SANTIAGO, MARICELI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Sindambiwe 12769311 - (D) OSINSKI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3684 Ex Parte Wren 12556353 - (D) CRAWFORD double patenting 112(1)/103 Stephen C. Wren ZURITA, JAMES H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Stautner 12415313 - (D) PESLAK 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 LG ELECTRONICS, INC. and LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., Requesters and Appellants, v. Patent of DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD, Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6,991,666 B2 et al 10/468,676 95002101 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 41.44 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRINKS GILSON & LIONE TILL, TERRENCE R original CHIESA, RICHARD L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Requester v. FINJAN, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6480962 et al 09/551,302 95001836 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Finjan Inc.) BASEHOAR, ADAM L original LE, DIEU MINH T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 KOHLER CO. Requester and Appellant v. GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7230345 et al 11/033,579 95001558 - (D) HOFF 112(1)/103 41.77(f) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original PONOMARENKO, NICHOLAS

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC., Requester v. VEDERI, LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7805025 et al 12/482,314 95000681 - (D) POTHIER 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Labgold et al 11703103 - (D) MILLS 102 41.50 103 Steven B. Kelber CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Herlein et al 12736122 - (D) SHIANG 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC FRANKLIN, RICHARD B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte LIN et al 12419761 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA MARTELLO, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Era et al 12077641 - (D) HILL 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. MAYE, AYUB A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Kermani 12277778 - (D) BUI 103 WALL & TONG, LLC / ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC AMIN, MUSTAFA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Karczewicz 11868009 - (D) SMITH 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Thomas 12790673 - (D) FISHMAN dissenting THOMAS concurring KAISER 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm BUTTRAM, ALAN T

We are not persuaded the Examiner erred.  We begin our analysis by construing the steps reciting "responsive to" in claim 1.  Claim 1 recited two sets of steps each responsive to one of two mutually exclusive conditions. ... see also In re Johnston, 435 F..3d 1381, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ("optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted.").  In particular, claim 1 recites steps to be performed "responsive to determining ... that the cursor is present in the input field" and steps responsive to determining the opposite condition (cursor not in the input field.) 
...
I do not believe In re Johnston supports the Majority's position.

Distinguishable from the present application, In re Johnston analyzed the linguistic precision of optional elements, i.e., the claimed "said wall may be smooth, corrugated, or profiled ...." and affirmed the Board's ruling that such limitations "did not narrow the scope of the claim because these limitations are stated in the permissive form 'may'" (see In re Johnston at 1384)(emphasis added).  The majority has not identified any similar permissive language in the present application and in any case, fails to point out precisely what they consider to be "optional" language in claim 1.  I believe the facts of In re Johnston highlights the concept of being "optional" when the claim language indicated that a limitation may be chosen and the Majority has not explained why the presently claimed responsive to steps are similarly optional, i.e., how the claim language signifies choosing between the different responsive to steps. 

2613 Ex Parte Redmann 12737191 - (D) FISHMAN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC COBB, MICHAEL J

2625 Ex Parte Baik 13250405 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Ver Hage et al 12472547 - (D) ABRAMS 103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP KIM, SHIN H

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2137 Ex Parte Grochowski et al 11967868 - (D) BARRETT 103 Mnemoglyphics, LLC CPA Global CYGIEL, GARY W

2141 Ex Parte Johns et al 12395156 - (D) HAAPALA 103 VERIZON DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Stuart et al 11508091 - (D) KAISER 103 41.50 112(2) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Ehrnberg 12448963 - (D) KRATZ 103 BABCOCK IP, PLLC GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Laible et al 12226380 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation WILKENS, JANET MARIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Huffman et al 11677334 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 McGarry Bair PC SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

3761 Ex Parte Gann et al 12488768 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY SU, SUSAN SHAN

3763 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12525976 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/102 NOVO NORDISK INC. GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte HAMILTON et al 12235954 - (D) BARRETT 103 101 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. NGUYEN, TUAN S

See In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ("optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted")

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Kramer 12605269 - (D) NEW 103 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ WOOLCOCK, MADHU

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Hendrickson et al 11744948 - (D) KRATZ 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 CORMIER, DAVID G

1786 Ex Parte Dubrow 12076530 - (D) PAK 103 NANOSYS, INC. THOMPSON, CAMIE S

1792 Ex Parte Keller et al 12273355 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/112(2) 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP LEFF, STEVEN N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Brugler et al 12393868 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B

2166 Ex Parte Nelken et al 11843972 - (D) SMITH 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - IBM LIN, SHEW FEN

2184 Ex Parte Lo et al 12389356 - (D) ENGELS 103 JIANQ CHYUN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Hyndman et al 12345926 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Anderson Gorecki & Rouille, LLP BUKHARI, SIBTE H

2485 Ex Parte SUGAHARA 12249208 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 MOTS LAW, PLLC LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Grider et al 12405314 - (D) SMITH 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL WANG, JACK K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Rathsack 12741624 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC WMS GAMING (DELIZIO LAW) MYHR, JUSTIN L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 SARA LEE CORPORATION Requester and Appellant v. NATURE’S FIRST, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6777014 et al 09/898,968 95000238 - (D) GUEST 103 GRAY ROBINSON, P.A. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Vinson and Elkins, LLP KUNZ, GARY L original WEIER, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. and CIRRUS LOGIC INT’L (UK) LTD. Third Party Requesters and Respondents and BSE CO., LTD. Third Party Requester and Respondent v. KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,781,231 et al 10/238,256 95001363 - (D) BAUMEISTER 314 112(1)/102/103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP Third Party Requester: SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. LADAS & PARRY Y. LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBLISS, ALONZO

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Shwartz et al 11424901 - (D) HOMERE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

2186 Ex Parte Fineberg et al 11411467 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ALSIP, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Chavez et al 11761526 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. GORNEY, BORIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Ex Parte Kaufman et al 11702765 - (D) SMITH 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Prass LLP GONZALEZ, MILTON

If “connector” excludes “adhesive,” then the subsequent limitation referring to “lesser strength adhesives” is an optional limitation that does not further limit the claim. See In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted”).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Sturtevant 11891421 - (D) PRATS 102/103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHERL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Kaminsky 11534824 - (D) JEFFERY 102 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP GEBRESENBET, DINKU W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Sharma et al 11082135 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARK, JEONG S

2455 Ex Parte Bodin et al 11536733 - (D) SMITH 102 The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC YU, XIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Hiertz et al 10561457 - (D) BOUCHER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GU, YU

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Huber et al 11403427 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. COX, ALEXIS K

3767 Ex Parte Cheves et al 10828699 - (D) JENKS 102 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC GILBERT, ANDREW M

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
IN RE ROBERT YEAGER 2012-1667 12/218,144 PER CURIAM 102/103 ROBERT D. YEAGER; NATHAN K. KELLEY, Deputy Solicitor

VACATED
3507 PRECISION LINKS INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. USA PRODUCTS GROUP, INC., AND HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1461 5,673,464 08/710,168 BRYSON sanctions under 35 U.S.C. § 285 Harrington Law, P.C.; Haynes and Boone, LLP original RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP SANDY, ROBERT JOHN

johnston, altiris

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Huey et al 11/592,477 PRATS 103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER RAO, SAVITHA M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Barkac et al 11/113,682 PAK Concurring SMITH 102(e)/103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. EXAMINER SERGENT, RABON A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11/290,895 FRAHM 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2164 Ex Parte Singh 10/882,721 FRAHM 101/103(a)/112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 Ex Parte Lagnado et al 11/344,296 CHANG 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KARACSONY, ROBERT

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Brosius et al 11/044,708 HOELTER 102(e) LAW OFFICE OF DUANE S. KOBAYASHI EXAMINER MANCHO, RONNIE M

The Examiner further notes that both claims 10 and 31 contain ‘if’ clauses in their limitations (b) and (c) and states that they “are optional statements” such that they “do not narrow the claims because they can always be omitted” (Ans. 8-9, 13 citing MPEP § 2106 II C and In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2006))....
Regarding the “if” clauses found in limitations (b) and (c) of claims 10 and 31, we are not persuaded that these clauses are optional statements as noted by the Examiner (Ans. 8-9, 13). Optional statements include those limitations “stated in the permissive form ‘may’” as in Johnston (“said wall may be smooth”) and “do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted” (Johnston 435 F.3d at 1384). Conditional statements, on the other hand, leave open the situation where the condition is not satisfied; but if the condition is satisfied, then a stated action occurs (Altiris, Inc. v. Symantec Corp, 318 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2003)). In Altiris, the court stated that “[t]he body of the claims, by using conditional language in the ‘booting normally’ step (‘if said testing step indicates a normal boot sequence’) indicates that the ‘testing’ step must occur before the computer boots normally” (Altiris, 318 F.3d at 1372). The court continued stating that “[i]t is the result of this ‘testing’ step that determines whether the automation boot sequence….occurs, or whether the ‘booting normally’ step occurs” (Id.). This is consistent with MPEP § 2106 II C relied on by the Examiner which states “[l]anguage that suggests or makes optional but does not require steps to be performed…does not limit the scope of a claim” (italics added). Here, limitations (b) and (c) are not optional because if their condition is satisfied, these limitations require certain steps to be performed. For example, if the mobile terminal is in view of a communication satellite, then transmission of the location data to the satellite occurs and if the mobile terminal is in view of a more terrestrial cellular mobile telephone network, then transmission of the location data to a cell tower occurs. We thus disagree with the Examiner that limitations (b) and (c) of claim 10 are optional (i.e. are stated in the permissive form) as found in Johnston.

Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 65 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . 2111.01
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Wickramanayake 11/239,728 TIMM 102(e)/103(a) nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER FAISON, VERONICA F

AFFIRMED

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1743 Ex Parte MONSHEIMER et al 11/671,820 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER BROWN II, DAVID N

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