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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1795 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11924763 - (D) OWENS 103 SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Braun et al 14490257 - (D) DIXON 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP PATEL, JIGAR P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Stuntebeck et al 14498253 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 Thomas I Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) IQBAL, KHAWAR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Chobotov et al 12245620 - (D) SCHEINER 103 Foley & Lardner LLP SHIPMON, TIFFANYP

3762 Ex Parte Snyder 12096756 - (D) BROWNE 112(1)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

3772 Ex Parte Bolla 13583867 - (D) GREENHUT 103 PAULEY ERICKSON & KOTTIS NGUYEN,CAMTUTRAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte LEE et al 14628357 - (D) WILSON OTDP 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) GONDARENKO, NATALIA A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Felix et al 13063605 - (D) FLAX 103 103 41.50 103 Workman Nydegger JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Davis et al 12064063 - (D) COTTA 103 THOMAS I HORSTEMEYER, LLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

While Appellants argue that "it cannot be that [ the monodispersed state of Josephson's colloids] exists other than theoretically" (App. Br. 22), Appellants do not provide evidence to support this argument. See, Johnston v. IVAC Corp., 885 F.2d 1574, 1581 (Fed. Cir. 1989) ("Attorneys' argument is no substitute for evidence.")

1619 Ex Parte Stella et al 13585890 - (D) LAVIER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PROSSER, ALISSA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte CHIU et al 14490423 - (D) GUPTA 103 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company c/o Patterson & Sheridan, LLP MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1777 Ex Parte Stamey et al 12139800 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP KIM, VICKIE Y

In re Hanlon, 285 F.2d 829, 831 (CCPA 1961) ("[A] mere change in shape or form is not patentable unless the changed element performs a new function"). 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Mannon et al 14149575 - (D) SHAW 103 HONEYWELL/S&S NGUYEN, PHUONG H

2181 Ex Parte Garibay et al 14956373 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC LEE, CHUN KUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte Jung et al 11434568 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC HOLDER, ANNER N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte LEE 13468452 - (D) SNAY 103 Russell Ng PLLC (LENOVO) ISLAM, HASAN Z

2854 Ex Parte Zindl et al 13147107 - (D) GARRIS 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK EVANISKO, LESLIE J

2894 Ex Parte Prokes et al 14192935 - (D) DELMENDO 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY KEBEDE, BROOK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte BYRD 13486274 - (D) HAGY 102/103 101/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KASSIM, HAFIZ A

3629 Ex Parte Kanter et al 13307500 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick WHITAKER, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Bakker et al 14126580 - (D) ADAMS 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY & STANDARDS WEARE, MEREDITH H

3735 Ex Parte Hermann et al 12982823 - (D) ADAMS 112(1)/103 Vista IP Law Group LLP GILBERT, SAMUEL G

3744 Ex Parte Taras et al 13988568 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier JONES, GORDON A

3754 Ex Parte Newton 14356756 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier MELARAGNO, MICHAEL

3779 Ex Parte Ratnakar 12172237 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102/103 JDM Patent Law PLLC LEUBECKER, JOHN P

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Karau et al 11583192 - (D) FLOYD 102/103 Jackson Walker LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P

“[T]he ‘broadest reasonable interpretation’ that an examiner may give means-plus-function language is that statutorily mandated in paragraph six.” In re Donaldson, 16 F.3d 1189, 1194-95 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (en banc). In other words, in order to meet a “means plus function” limitation, the prior art must (1) perform the identical function recited in the means limitation and (2) perform that function using the structure disclosed in the specification or an equivalent structure. Cf. Carroll Touch Inc. v. Electro Mechanical Sys. Inc., 15 F.3d 1573, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1994); Valmont Indus. Inc. v. Reinke Mfg. Co., 983 F.2d 1039, 1042 (Fed. Cir. 1993); Johnston v. IVAC Corp., 885 F.2d 1574, 1580 (Fed. Cir. 1989).

Donaldson, In re, 16 F.3d 1189, 29 USPQ2d 1845 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2111.01, 2114, 2181, 2182

Valmont Industries, Inc. v. Reinke Manufacturing Co., 983 F.2d 1039, 25 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1993)  2183,  2184, 2186

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte MALET et al 12147111 - (D) GAUDETTE 103/obviousness-type double patenting THE DIAL CORPORATION DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

This argument is unpersuasive because the "motivation to modify a prior art reference to arrive at the claimed invention need not be the same motivation that the [applicant] had. See KSR, 550 U.S. at 420, 127 S.Ct. 1727 (stating that it is error to look "only to the problem the patentee was trying to solve");

Alcon Research, Ltd. v. Apotex Inc., 687 F. 3d 1362, 1368 ((Fed. Cir. 2012)

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) 2141, , 2145, 2216,  2242,  2286,  2616,  2642,  2686.04

1767 Ex Parte Mabey et al 11654486 - (D) DELMENDO 103/obviousness-type double patenting CHRISTOPHER JOHN RUDY STANLEY, JANE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Bourland et al 11647964 - (D) JEFFERY 102 PITNEY BOWES INC. NGUYEN, KIM T

2193 Ex Parte Weaver 10041743 - (D) KUMAR 112(1)/102/103 NCR Corporation VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2496 Ex Parte van Bemmel et al 10970143 - (D) JEFFERY 103 ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP POLTORAK, PIOTR