lintner

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Fabre et al 12133115 - (D) KRATZ 103 K&L Gates LLP DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte HUFFMAN et al 11780777 - (D) HULSE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 IBM_SVL c/o Sawyer Law Group, P.C. GOFMAN, ALEX N

cf. In re Lintner, 458 F.2d 1013, 1015 (CCPA 1972) (citation omitted) (“Claims which are broad enough to read on obvious subject matter are unpatentable even though they also read on nonobvious subject matter.”).

Lintner, In re, 458 F.2d 1013, 173 USPQ 560 (CCPA 1972) 2142, 2143.01, 2144, 2144.08, 2145
DONNER 8: 95

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Gleissner et al 11885906 - (D) KRATZ 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG FIGUEROA, FELIX O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Bash et al 11353557 - (D) CAPP 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KOSANOVIC, HELENA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11186394 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE LIN, JERRY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Chen 11742104 - (D) SMITH 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Doyle et al 10831056 - (D) ASTORINO 103 LAW OFFICE OF MARCIA L. DOUBET, P. L. BATURAY, ALICIA

2441 Ex Parte Yao 10593524 - (D) FETTING 102/103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. ZONG,RUOLEI

2447 Ex Parte O'SULLIVAN et al 11967853 - (D) MORRISON 101/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy ISOM, JOHN W

2434 Ex Parte Garay et al 10976353 - (D) KUMAR 101/102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP TRAN, TONGOC

2483 Ex Parte Thangaraj et al 10816724 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) HOLDER, ANNER N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Shuttleworth et al 11757798 - (D) MILLS 102/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman LAO, LUNSEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Kennedy et al 11428201 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DONLON, RYAN D

landgraf, lintner, muchmore, serrano, spitzglass

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Olson et al 12119885 - (D) BONILLA 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

3774 Ex Parte Rhodes et al 11425921 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP GANESAN, SUBA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Yoshioka et al 11680118 - (D) DELMENDO 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP FORD, NATHAN K

1745 Ex Parte Maddaleni et al 10589007 - (D) SCHAFER 103 BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

A claim is unpatentable if it encompasses an unpatentable embodiment. See In re Landgraf, 436 F.2d 1046, 1050 (CCPA1971); In re Muchmore, 433 F.2d 824, 826 (CCPA 1970) (Claims that read on patentable as well as unpatentable subject matter are unpatentable.)


1793 Ex Parte Chatel et al 11313483 - (D) OBERMANN 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, TRAN, LIEN THUY

In re Lintner, 458 F.2d 1013, 1016 (CCPA 1972) (“The fact that appellant uses sugar for a different purpose does not alter the conclusion that its use in a prior art composition would be prima facie obvious from the purpose disclosed in the references.”).

Lintner, In re, 458 F.2d 1013, 173 USPQ 560 (CCPA 1972) 2142, 2143.01, 2144, 2144.08, 2145

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Dahan et al 10322893 - (D) BUSCH 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

2451 Ex Parte Sinclair et al 10616515 - (D) NAPPI 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Kawai et al 11183041 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 HARNESS DICKEY & PIERCE, PLC MICHENER, JOSHUA J

3643 Ex Parte Osborn et al 11084785 - (D) JENKS 103 CARGILL, INCORPORATED PARSLEY, DAVID J

See Serrano v. Telular Corp., 111 F.3d 1578, 1582 (Fed. Cir. 1997)(“The inventors’ definition and explanation of the meaning of the word … as evidenced by the specification, controls the interpretation of that claim term).

3677 Ex Parte Biro 10975333 - (D) PLENZLER 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP BATSON, VICTOR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Pacey et al 10657650 - (D) GREENHUT 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HOEL, MATTHEW D

3734 Ex Parte Jones et al 11821340 - (D) WALSH 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3775 Ex Parte Cragg 10430751 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP NELSON, CHRISTINE L

see also, e.g., In re Spitzglass, 96 F.2d 1002, 1005 (CCPA 1938) (construing functional limitations in such a manner prior to the enactment of what became 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph).

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Ainsworth et al 11453881 - (D) WINSOR 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KUNDU, SUJOY K

lintner

REVERSED
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Mukherjee et al 10/724,284 DANG 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BATES, KEVIN T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Skinner et al 11/120,295 SAINDON 102/103 Slater & Matsil, L.L.P. PARSLEY, DAVID J

3654 Ex Parte Ito 11/782,303 GREENHUT 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD KRUER, STEFAN

3665 Ex Parte Li 11/945,650 ZECHER 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP NGUYEN, CHUONG P

Claims that are so broad that they read on nonstatutory as well as statutory subject matter are unpatentable. Cf. In re Lintner, 458 F.2d 1013, 1015 (CCPA 1972) (citation omitted) (“Claims which are broad enough to read on obvious subject matter are unpatentable even though they also read on nonobvious subject matter.”). “A claim drawn to such a computer readable medium that covers both transitory and non-transitory embodiments may be amended to narrow the claim to cover only statutory embodiments to avoid a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by adding the limitation „non-transitory‟ to the claim.” David J. Kappos, Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media, 1351 OFF. GAZ. PAT. OFFICE 212 (Feb. 23, 2010).

Lintner, In re, 458 F.2d 1013, 173 USPQ 560 (CCPA 1972) . . . . . . . . . .2142, 2143.01, 2144, 2144.08, 2145

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Davis et al 11/486,549 SAINDON 112(2)/102/103 HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP KIM, PAUL D

3742 Ex Parte Patel 10/490,542 BAHR 103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3761 Ex Parte Nagao et al 10/509,673 GRIMES 102/103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP WIEST, PHILIP R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Sipka et al 10/651,136 McCOLLUM 103 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Schurr et al 09/957,451 GREENHUT 103 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EREZO, DARWIN P

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Weyandt et al 11/202,563 NAGUMO 103 YOUNG BASILE COLEMAN, RYAN L

1776 Ex Parte Saito et al 10/574,762 DELMENDO 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER SMITH, DUANE

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Nallur et al 10/623,683 KRIVAK 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Saarinen et al 10/952,195 SCANLON 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. DIACOU, ARI M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Trovato et al 11/574,200 WALSH 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP MATNEY, BROOKE MARIE
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
 
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Pickett 11/132,239 GREENHUT BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C. SKURDAL, COREY NELSON