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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Juha Rouru et al. 14504925 ADAMS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Bessieres, Marshall et al. 11866248 MacDONALD 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Adobe Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 MINCEY, JERMAINE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Shing Franky. Sze et al. 15010106 THOMAS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. COONEY, ADAM A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Kun Jiao et al. 14292487 DENNETT 101 WesternGeco L.L.C. BLOSS, STEPHANIE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 BGC PARTNERS, INC. 13898657 CURCURI Dissenting Baumeister 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Dominik Zaeuner et al. 12975714 HILL 101 SIEMENS CORPORATION GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Blatt, Thomas et al. 10337661 WISZ 102 102/103 41.50 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Berend Jan Reinders et al. 14916084 McMANUS 103 103 N.V. Nederlandsch Octrooibureau MCKENZIE, THOMAS B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Robert B. Basham et al. 14793706 RAEVSKY 112(1)/101 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM MERCADO, RAMON A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Antti Johannes. Eronen et al. 15030457 McNEILL 101/103 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP PATEL, SANJIV D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 EATON CORPORATION 15140539 HASTINGS 102 102/103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION FIGUEROA, FELIX O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 BSH Home Appliances Corporation et al. 15423617 BAHR 103 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 PERINI, Fabio 14143428 KERINS 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC ALIE, GHASSEM

3794 INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 14070184 HOELTER 103 103 Jones Robb, PLLC (w/ Intuitive Surgical) OUYANG, BO

"The use of patents as references is not limited to what the patentees describe as their own inventions or to the problems with which they are concerned. They are part of the literature of the art, relevant for all they contain." In re Heck, 699 F.2d 1331, 1332-33 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (quoting In re Lemelson, 397 F.2d 1006, 1009 (CCPA 1968).

Heck, In re, 699 F.2d 1331, 216 USPQ 1038 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2123

Lemelson, In re, 397 F.2d 1006, 158 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1968) 2123

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Katja Berg et al. 14639043 KATZ 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LIU, SUE XU

1653 Masayoshi Shigyo et al. 14236152 LAVIER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MOSS, NATALIE M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Bridgestone Corporation 14363230 RANGE 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 TERADATA US, INC. 14094190 BARRY 101 102 TERADATA US, INC. ALMANI, MOHSEN

2166 Jorn Lyseggen 14794610 FRAHM 101/103 HOUSTON OFFICE OF POLSINELLI PC MCQUITERY, DIEDRA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Sathish Kumar. Gnanasekaran et al. 15144541 BARRY 103 Xsensus/Broadcom LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation 14755523 ABRAHAM 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 TEZUKA, Shinji 12888709 SHAH 101 SUGHRUE-265550 PAULS, JOHN A

3626 Albert, Benjamin 13075399 BARRY 101 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

3626 Liotta, Lance A. et al. 13026346 CRAWFORD 103 101/103 FAY SHARPE LLP SOREY, ROBERT A

3683 Patrick J. O'Sullivan et al. 11566718 CRAWFORD 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC YOUNG, ASHLEY YA-SHEH

3691 Marcia Keld 13955019 BEAMER 101 JPMorgan Chase / Greenblum & Bernstein CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3695 Intuit Inc. 14607586 CALVE 101 Paradice and Li LLP/Intuit POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Joshua R&D Technologies, LLC 15163920 CAPP 103 KLEMCHUK LLP TRIEU, TIMOTHY K

3733 Gelinas, Mariel 15058952 BAYAT 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Satish Gudiboina et al. 15172755 MacDONALD 103 Rimon PC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Hernan A. Cunico et al. 15483474 MacDONALD 101 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC ZEWDU, MELESS NMN

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Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Yoshihara et al 14314728 - (D) BEST 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1727 Ex Parte Birke et al 12597377 - (D) BEST 103 41.50 103 RATNERPRESTIA LAIOS, MARIA J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte BLAKE et al 14692959 - (D) DEJMEK 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HO, AARON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte Simmons 14448472 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./ Atmel Corporation YANG, KWANG-SU

2689 Ex Parte Brodersen et al 12401350 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Rothman et al 11282644 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 112(2)/101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/JPMorgan Chase DURAN, ARTHUR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Robinson 13126466 - (D) JENKS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KINNARD, LISA M

3744 Ex Parte Patel et al 13091705 - (D) HORNER 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. COMINGS, DANIEL C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte KITAZATO 14626216 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MARANDI, JAMES R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte Ritter 14703607 - (D) DEJMEK 103 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP LE, SARAH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte LIN 14466412 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. WALL, VINCENT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Burdick et al 13139537 - (D) JENKS 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

"The use of patents as references is not limited to what the patentees describe as their own inventions or to the problems with which they are concerned. They are part of the literature of the art, relevant for all they contain." In re Heck, 699 F.2d 1331, 1332-33 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (quoting In re Lemelson, 397 F.2d 1006, 1009 (CCPA 1968).

Heck, In re, 699 F.2d 1331, 216 USPQ 1038 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2123

Lemelson, In re, 397 F.2d 1006, 158 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1968) 2123

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Coleman et al 12191751 - (D) HASTINGS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP FELTON, MICHAEL J

In addition, we emphasize that, although secondary considerations such as unexpected results must be taken into account, they do not necessarily control the obviousness conclusion. Intercontinental Great Brands (Kraft) v. Kellogg, 869 F.3d 1336, 1345--46 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (there are some prima facie obviousness cases so strong that they are impossible to overcome even with the best possible secondary indicia of nonobviousness)

1766 Ex Parte Scherzer et al 13588446 - (D) GARRIS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) KAHN, RACHEL

1781 Ex Parte Shigeta 13639036 - (D) GARRIS 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC SAWDON, ALICIA JANE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Wilson 12913203 - (D) SHAW 103 Baker Botts LLP/CA Technologies BASOM, BLAINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Wager et al 14381492 - (D) NAPPI 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. WEI, SIREN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Susitaival et al 14793884 - (D) NAPPI 112(2)/103/OTDP BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. MIAH, LITON

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte OMULLAN et al 14704044 - (D) HANLON 102/103 Timothy M. Honeycutt HAGAN, SEAN P

2886 Ex Parte Hillis et al 13623041 - (D) REN 103 Elwha LLC c/o Polsinelli PC AMARA, MOHAMED K

2892 Ex Parte Castro et al 14838729 - (D) DELMENDO 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ZHU, SHENG-BAI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Jacob Sushil et al 13554049 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP YESILDAG, MEHMET

3629 Ex Parte Cloran 14136003 - (D) FETTING 101/103 103 FENWICK & WEST LLP MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3629 Ex Parte GIL et al 13326336 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick FLEISCHER, MARK A

3629 Ex Parte Lutnick 11616756 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/101 103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3688 Ex Parte Prehofer et al 12329499 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. REAGAN, JAMES A

3693 Ex Parte HAMOR 13958961 - (D) FETTING 101 Charles A. Rattner KHATTAR, RAJESH

3693 Ex Parte Priebatsch 14107677 - (D) WIEDER 101 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) KHATTAR, RAJESH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Garbers et al 14461798 - (D) SAWERT Dissenting-in-Part ADAMS 112(2) 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES

3762 Ex Parte McNamara et al 12425361 - (D) NEW 103 BRAEMAR MANUFACTURING, LLC WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL