merck, life techs

custom search

Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Anne Wibaux et al. 14240617 JENKS 103 Avery Dennison Corporation SINGH, RANDEEP

1623 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15549877 GRIMES 103 DDP Nutrition & Biosciences DUPONT BAKSHI, PANCHAM

1645 The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabe 15463665 LEBOVITZ 102/103 Hovey Williams LLP HINES, JANA A

To establish obviousness, there must also be a reasonable expectation of success. In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986). The expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made. Life Techs. Inc. v. Clontech Labs. Inc., 224 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

1653 OAKBIO, INC. 15641114 SCHNEIDER 102 Steven Colby Rimon Law, P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

1662 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 14848390 ADAMS 103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 ASM IP Holding B.V. 15954903 HASTINGS 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC CROWELL, ANNA M

1734 Arconic Inc. 15165595 GUPTA 112(a)/103 ARCONIC CORP. / ARCONIC TECH. LLC C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP WANG, NICHOLAS A

1763 Construction Research & Technology, GmbH 16062465 HASTINGS 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI & TRILLIS CO., LPA USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2148 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 14802760 NAPPI 101 41.50 112(2) Brooks Kushman THANGAVELU, KANDASAMY

2166 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC 15773395 HOWARD 102(a)(1) MICRO FOCUS LLC PHAM, KHANH B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16036815 MacDONALD Dissenting Homere 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A

2492 Fingerprint Cards AB 16492563 BAUMEISTER 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC DAVIS, ZACHARY A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC 15862428 HUME 112(a) Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC LIN, HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Linfeng Bi et al. 14868548 INGLESE 103 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N

2849 STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS 15364454 INGLESE 103 Slater Matsil, LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

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

3623 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 15199717 FETTING 103 41.50 101 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3674 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15048733 SCHOPFER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) NOLD, CHARLES R

3682 WIDES LIMITED 14768935 FETTING 112(a)/103 41.50 101 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. ANSARI, AZAM A

3688 HAREXINFOTECH INC. 14907000 FETTING 103 41.50 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Highcon Systems Ltd 14330823 STAICOVICI 103 Daniel Feigelson TAWFIK, SAMEH

3761 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 15179286 PLENZLER 103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3775 Marcus Abboud 15890390 SHAH 103 THOT PATENT KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1628 American Infertility of New York, P.C. et al. 16048004 SCHNEIDER 103 112(4) Hess Patent Law Firm BARSKY, JARED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14641540 KENNEDY 103 102(a)(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford KESSIE, DANIEL

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

3741 8 Rivers Capital, LLC 15807803 SCHOPFER 103 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GOYAL, ARUN

3774 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15842215 KENNEDY 103 112(a)/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc. 15767493 ADAMS 112(a) 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1615 Tolmar International Limited 16451625 TOWNSEND 103 Sheridan Ross P.C./Tolmar AL-AWADI, DANAH J

1628 Veronique Chevalier et al. 14007549 HARDMAN 103 POLSINELLI PC(DC OFFICE) RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

1632 BIOCODEX 15035161 ADAMS 103 ARENT FOX SCHIFF LLP KIM, TAEYOON

1633 HARE, JOSHUA M. 15720373 FLAX 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PYLA, EVELYN Y

1653 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15678337 ADAMS 103 DSM North America Inc. MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 OM SANGYO CO., LTD. 15314761 MCGEE 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

1764 TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED et al. 14652119 SHAH 103 41.50 102/103 PRTSI Inc. KRYLOVA, IRINA

1786 SFC CO., LTD. 15334758 COLAIANNI 103 STIP Law Group, LLC DEGUIRE, SEAN M

1789 First Step Holdings, LLC 17110093 DENNETT 103/OTDP HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. NISULA, CHRISTINE XU

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2122 Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al. 14294000 STRAUSS 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP SMITH, BRIAN M

2136 International Business Machines Corporation 16224620 STRAUSS 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ALSIP, MICHAEL

2175 INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS 14652447 SHAW 103 Invention Mine IDC PARCHER, DANIEL W

2181 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15384164 ARPIN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP MODO, RONALD T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2437 Adobe Inc. 15452397 PYONIN 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 Robert Bosch GmbH et al. 16308770 CUTITTA 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP VALDEZ, PATRICK F

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

3625 MasterCard International Incorporated 14554793 MEDLOCK 101 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. 14838754 BAYAT 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3662 NIO USA, Inc. 15727838 GUIJT 103 Sheridan Ross PC BOST, ALEXANDER CONNOR

3676 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 15761996 HILL 103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP WILLS III, MICHAEL R

3683 SAP SE 15359380 CALVE 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) WHITE, DYLAN C

3695 Paul Fischer et al. 12474308 FETTING 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BRIDGES, CHRISTOPHER

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

3762 ConleyMax Inc. 16437473 WOODS 112(b)/112(d)/103 Darrin Auito HEA Law PLLC YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844381 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844349 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3793 Covidien LP 14709800 HILL 103 Covidien LP MATTSON, SEAN D

3793 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 15584906 PLENZLER OTDP 103 Seager Tufte Wickhem LLP (8150) NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

OPQA F3 & Associates 16416905 JEFFERY 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast LIU, ZHENGXI

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2179 Apple Inc. 15714887 CRAIG 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple POSIGIAN, DAVID S.

Reexaminatinon

Rehearing

Denied 

2153 VIRNETX INC. et al. 95001697 7,490,151 10/259,494 ROBERTSON 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J

life techs, hogan

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Blom et al 12837292 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 BGL CORNET, JEAN P

Expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made. See Life Techs. Inc. v. Clontech Labs. Inc., 224 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2000). ("Reasonable expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of the person of ordinary skill in the art. That the inventors were ultimately successful is irrelevant to whether one of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made, would have reasonably expected success." (citation omitted)).

Later publications may be used "as evidence of the state of the art existing on the filing date of an application." In re Hogan, 559 F.2d 595, 605 (CCPA 1977).

Hogan, In re, 559 F.2d 595, 194 USPQ 527 (CCPA 1977) 2124 , 2164.05(a)

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Patrick et al 13452969 - (D) BEST 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P,C GAMINO, CARLOS J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte MEENAN et al 13616006 - (D) HOWARD 103/double patenting AOL Inc./Finnegan NANO, SARGON N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Carvalho et al 12283652 - (D) KAISER 101/102/103 Treyz Law Group FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Landry 13215494 - (D) BEST 103 Richard A. Clegg NIU, XINNING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Zoldi et al 12040796 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER R

3676 Ex Parte Crosby et al 12271424 - (D) OSINSKI 103 41.50 112(1) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Voges 11843417 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP HUNTER, ALVIN A

3771 Ex Parte Lach 12004004 - (D) CAPP 103 DECA-MEDICS, INC. THANH, QUANG D

CQIC Ex Parte Kumar 12274596 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Motley et al 13782096 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 102 41.50 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC TRAN, THUY V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Bogdanovic et al 12813022 - (D) YAP 103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP JOSHI, SURAJ M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Roths 13016503 - (D) McMILLIN 112(1)/103 Timothy E Siegel Patent Law, PLLC BURGDORF, STEPHEN R

2693 Ex Parte GRANT et al 12776121 - (D) YAP 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P,C LEE, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Wehmeier 13367742 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3763 Ex Parte Wood et al 11975347 - (D) FREDMAN 103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex Parte Lee 12654155 - (D) HAAPALA 103 ROBERT E BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM LEE, DAVID J

o'farrell, life techs, bicon, stumbo

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Wells et al 10/153,207 SPIEGEL 112(1)/102(e) GATES & COOPER LLP EXAMINER SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 

Ex Parte Childress et al 11/144,464 ADAMS 112(1)/103(a) MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. C/O DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP EXAMINER BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN 

Ex Parte Kleinsek 11/711,921 SPIEGEL 102(b)/103(a) DON A. KLEINSEK, PH.D. EXAMINER SCHUBERG, LAURA J 

For obviousness under § 103, all that is required is a reasonable expectation of success." In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903-04 (Fed. Cir. 1988). Expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made. Life Techs., Inc. v. Clontech Labs., Inc. , 224 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2000). 

O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) . . 2143.01, 2143.02, 2144.08, 2145 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Berger et al 10/637,339 HUGHES 102(e) Yee & Associates, P.C. EXAMINER GORTAYO, DANGELINO N 

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

Ex Parte Holmstrom et al 10/832,180 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) ADVANTEDGE LAW GROUP, LLC EXAMINER STRIMBU, GREGORY J 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Jankoski et al 10/364,705 SILVERBERG 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER MAI, TRI M 

Ex Parte Wasylucha 10/872,256 SILVERBERG 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 

Claims are construed with an eye toward giving effect to all terms in the claim. Bicon Inc. v. Straumann Co., 441 F.3d 945, 950 (Fed. Cir. 2006). See Stumbo v. Eastman Outdoors, Inc., 508 F.3d 1358, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (denouncing claim constructions which render phrases in claims superfluous). 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Warrell 10/738,867 GRIMES 103(a) DIEHL SERVILLA LLC EXAMINER GIBBS, TERRA C 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Mantle 10/523,857 SILVERBERG 103(a) SHAY GLENN LLP EXAMINER WIEST, PHILIP R