martin, jepson, lockwood

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Marek Matusz 12116905 FREDMAN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY KOSACK, JOSEPH R

1627 Patrick L. Mcgeer et al. 14537611 COTTA 103 OYEN, WIGGS, GREEN & MUTALA LLP MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1627 David Rutenberg et al. 15230494 GRIMES 103/OTDP FlashPoint IP Ltd. SOROUSH, LAYLA

1633 Rakesh N. Chettier 15421186 ADAMS 112(1) 41.50 112(2) Schramm-Personal-ACT LEAVITT, MARIA GOMEZ

1645 Carlos Alberto. Guzman et al. 13848936 ADAMS 103/OTDP W&C IP ZEMAN, ROBERT A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Christian Hying et al. 12063626 SNAY 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CONLEY, OI K

1731 Karl Bernt-Ola. Sandstrom 14901284 HASTINGS 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1788 Vasily A. Topolkaraev et al. 12855984 GAUDETTE 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

1798 David Andrew. Fish 13264210 ROBERTSON 112(1)/112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Casey Dugan et al. 12651204 HORVATH 103 Shutts & Bowen LLP PAN, YONGJIA

2152 Eric Horvitz et al. 12490413 SILVERMAN 101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ADAMS, CHARLES D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Hai Jiang et al. 12996033 COURTENAY 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC ELPENORD, CANDAL

However, contrary to the Examiner’s finding (Ans. 15), written description support cannot be derived from obvious variants of the disclosure:  

The question is not whether a claimed invention is an obvious variant of that which is disclosed in the specification.  Rather, a prior application itself must describe an invention, and do so in sufficient detail that one skilled in the art can clearly conclude that the inventor invented the claimed invention as of the filing date sought.  See Martin v. Mayer, 823 F.2d 500, 504, 3 USPQ2d 1333, 1337 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (stating that it is “not a question of whether one skilled in the art might be able to construct the patentee’s device from the teachings of the disclosure . . . .  Rather, it is a question whether the application necessarily discloses that particular device.”) (quoting Jepson v. Coleman, 50 C.C.P.A. 1051, 314 F.2d 533, 536, 136 USPQ 647, 649–50 (1963)). 

Lockwood v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (emphasis added).

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2133.03(a) , 2163 , 2163.02

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Yoshihiro Yamaguchi et al. 14268219 LENTIVECH 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. STOWE, SCOTT C

2863 Shiva Sander-Tavallaey et al. 14224752 EVANS 101 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SUN, XIUQIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Jose Alfredo Peregrina Loera et al. 14933187 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

3651 Nathan J. Erickson et al. 13286709 BROWN 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3685 Bruce P. Mazza et al. 13493587 MEDLOCK 101/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. OBEID, MAMON A

3689 Steven M. Rafferty et al. 13106641 SHIANG 101/103 DOCKET CLERK SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS

3693 John J. Roach et al. 13526532 SILVERMAN 112(2)/101 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP BORLINGHAUS, JASON M

3695 Gevork Levon. Odabashyan et al. 14038944 EVANS 112(2)/101 OSTROLENK FABER LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Andrew Michael. Leach et al. 13662595 HOFFMANN 103 GE Healthcare, IP Department ALOSH, TAREQ M

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Thomas F. Soules et al. 14531875 TIMM 103 103 LLNL/Zilka-Kotab Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Bernd Haberland et al. 14111386 STEPHENS 103 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA RIVAS, SALVADOR E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Michael Jay. Zbriger et al. 14546626 RANGE 112(2) 103 Dickinson Wright PLLC - Hubbell TSO, STANLEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Hamish Ross. Sutherland et al. 14119378 OSINSKI 102 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP NGUYEN, SON T

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Indrajit Ghosh et al. 15017084 ADAMS 103/OTDP ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC MILLIGAN, ADAM C

1619 Najib Babul et al. 12988209 NEW 112(1)/112(2) 102/OTDP WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP MATTISON, LORI K

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Gerd Steinhoff et al. 15480193 KENNEDY 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EMPIE, NATHAN H

1732 Bjorn Moden et al. 13449230 SNAY 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DAVIS, SHENG HAN

1784 Katsutoshi Takashima et al. 14346363 CASHION 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1793 David John. Fulton 12789280 PRAISS 103 Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Miron Vranjes et al. 13863369 SILVERMAN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LEE, JUSTIN S

2179 Andres Lucero et al. 14105992 STRAUSS 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Anand Srinivas et al. 14520238 BRANCH 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/General Firm (Email) ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

2454 Lewis Robert. Varney et al. 14088358 BRANCH 102 Level 3 Communications, LLC MEKONEN, TESFU N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ryota Hashimoto 14823385 GAUDETTE 103 41.50 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC BARNES, MALCOLM

2863 John Michael. Burke 13342439 RANGE 101/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM HAGOS, EYOB

2886 Xing Yan et al. 14561398 KENNEDY 103 Murtha Cullina LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Michael Libes et al. 11372904 FRAHM 101/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. DETWEILER, JAMES M

3623 Curtis Villars 14290571 BISK 101 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC JEANTY, ROMAIN

3626 Peter Stangel 14941503 WIEDER 103 101/103 Kurtz Firm, PLLC RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3654 John Azzarelli 14279606 WIEDER 102/103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. ADAMS, NATHANIEL L

3664 Amir M. Farhi 13420048 MEYERS 112(1) 101/103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

3669 Hafiz Shafeek. Khafagy et al. 14826902 SCHOPFER 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC WORDEN, THOMAS E

3697 Mark Carlson et al. 14260169 CRAIG 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA NORMAN, SAMICA L

3697 Patrick Faith et al. 15182241 SAADAT 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Rong Long et al. 14652485 STEPINA 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

tronzo, lockwood, barker, winkhaus

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Chang et al 13438099 - (D) GARRIS 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP KHAN, TAHSEEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte DeBoer et al 13969768 - (D) DENNETT 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH

2892 Ex Parte Bergenek et al 13516848 - (D) KRATZ 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Taylor 13625550 - (D) SNAY 103 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS MICHENER, BLAKE E

3693 Ex Parte Dwyer et al 13833602 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WARDEN, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Eckerbom et al 13063648 - (D) SMITH 103 KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP AGAHI, PUYA

3762 Ex Parte Hunt et al 13377905 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Tibbetts et al 14484897 - (D) GUEST 103 112(1)/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LEE, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Heman et al 13417204 - (D) SHIANG 102 112(2) DLA PIPER LLP (US ) YEN, SYLING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Kramer et al 12696267 - (D) HASTINGS 103 112(1) Schlumberger Technology Center SCHINDLER, DAVID M

A disclosure that merely renders the later-claimed subject matter obvious is not sufficient to meet the written description requirement; the disclosure must describe the claimed invention with all its 
limitations. Tronzo v. Biomet, Inc., 156 F.3d 1154, 1158 (Fed. Cir. 1998); Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997). “That a person skilled in the art might realize from reading the disclosure that such a step is possible is not a sufficient indication to that person that [the] step is part of appellants’ invention.” In re Barker, 559 F.2d 588, 593 (CCPA 1977) (quoting In re Winkhaus, 527 F.2d 637, 640 (CCPA 1975)).

Tronzo v. Biomet, Inc., 156 F.3d 1154, 47 USPQ2d 1829 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 211.05 , 2163 , 2163.03 , 2163.05

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2133.03(a) , 2163 , 2163.02

Barker, In re, 559 F.2d 588, 194 USPQ 470 (CCPA 1977) 2161 , 2163

Winkhaus, In re, 527 F.2d 637, 188 USPQ 129 (CCPA 1975) 2173.05(q)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Lifson et al 12447728 - (D) BROWNE 103 103/double patenting CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ATKISSON, JIANYING CUI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte LIU et al 13189992 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

1764 Ex Parte Fricke et al 13515139 - (D) DELMENDO 103/double patenting OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD

1788 Ex Parte RODEWALD et al 14330688 - (D) ROSS 103 Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA DESAI, ANISH P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Satish et al 13742218 - (D) McMILLIN 103 SYMANTEC/ FENWICK PEREZ-ARROYO, RAQUEL

2178 Ex Parte KIM et al 13303428 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP ROY, SANCHITA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 Ex Parte Grokop et al 14186730 - (D) ENGLE 101 103/double patenting Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm THOMAS-HOMESCU, ANNE L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Kormann 13704315 - (D) BUSCH 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Jordan IP Law, LLC POLAY, ANDREW

3632 Ex Parte Carnevali 12799659 - (D) ENGELS 102 Charles J. Rupnick DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

3638 Ex Parte Groetzner et al 14009578 - (D) CALVE 103 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

3651 Ex Parte Giammanco 14121475 - (D) CUTITTA 102/103 Law Offices of Gregory B. Beggs RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Ast et al 12827510 - (D) SONG 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY STANEK, KELSEY L

3763 Ex Parte Christian et al 13091552 - (D) O’HANLON 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) MEDWAY, SCOTT J

wilder, enzo, lockwood

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Crum 11891323 - (D) GRIMES 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. MOERSCHELL, RICHARD P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte TAKAHASHI et al 12256896 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte Lejeune 12355578 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP ELLIOTT IV, BENJAMIN H

see also In re Wilder, 429 F.2d 447, 450 (CCPA 1970) (“[E]very limitation positively recited in a claim must be given effect in order to determine what subject matter that claim defines.”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Vichailak et al 12206039 - (D) KENNEDY 103 103 CDTech/Lummus/Osha Liang LLP PREGLER, SHARON

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Senter et al 13296517 - (D) BAHR 103 112(1) Setter Roche LLP BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Drawings may be relied upon to satisfy the written description requirement.  See Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Gen-Probe Inc., 323 F.3d 956, 969 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (stating that the "written description requirement is satisfied by the [patent applicant's] disclosure of  'such descriptive means as words, structures, diagrams, formulas, etc., that fully set forth the claimed invention.'" (quoting Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997)).

Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Gen-Probe, Inc., 323 F.3d 956, 63 USPQ2d 1609 (Fed. Cir. 2002) 2161.01 , 2163

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2133.03(a) , 2163 , 2163.02

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Verlee et al 10704114 - (D) HARLOW 112(1) 102 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Lindsay et al 11638910 - (D) McKELVEY 102 Huntsman Corporation SERGENT, RABON A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Cipriani et al 12256103 - (D) KUMAR 103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC BYCER, ERIC J

2175 Ex Parte Do et al 11970201 - (D) SMITH 103 MOLLBORN PATENTS, INC. HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Ex Parte Robbins 13079190 - (D) MacDONALD 102 VERIZON NGUYEN, STEVEN H D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Vijay et al 11191346 - (D) HOELTER 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Systems Incorporated) HOLDER, BRADLEY W

2461 Ex Parte Du et al 12493358 - (D) HAGY 102 BGL/Huawei HAILU, KIBROM T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Suh et al 12120006 - (D) PINKERTON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. GENACK, MATTHEW W

2682 Ex Parte Conley et al 11863790 - (D) STEPHENS 103 JENKINS, WILSON, TAYLOR & HUNT, P.A. SANDISK CORPORATION WANG, JACK K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Walther et al 11189249 - (D) HOELTER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A

3724 Ex Parte Madeira et al 13105958 - (D) WOODS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PAYER, HWEI-SIU C

3768 Ex Parte Altmann et al 11264221 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. Requester, Respondent v. SPINEOLOGY INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7226481 et al 10/440,036 95002179 - (D) SONG 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Third Party Requester: NDQ SPECIAL REEXAM GROUP Patent Owner: Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, Lindquist & Schuman, PA Patent Owner: DAWSON, GLENN K original ROBERT, EDUARDO C

giacomini, lockwood, jepson

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Haltiner et al 12788834 - (D) McSHANE 103 Delphi Technologies, Inc. DUDLEY, ARCHER DAVIS

1786 Ex Parte KWONG et al 13233213 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Duane Morris LLP (UDC) CLARK, GREGORY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2198 Ex Parte Moon et al 11877184 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KABIR, MOHAMMAD H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Jiang 11984779 - (D) MacDONALD 103 41.50 112(2) Blue Capital Law Firm, P.C. ALMEIDA, DEVIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Collomosse et al 12179857 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHEN, XUEMEI G

Our reviewing court guides, "[A]n application is not entitled to a patent if another's patent discloses the same invention, which was carried forward from an earlier U.S. provisional application or U.S. non-provisional application."  In re Giacomini, 612 F.3d 1380, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2010). "An important limitation is that the provisional application must provide provisional written description support for the claimed invention."  Id. (emphasis added). ...

However, our reviewing court clarifies that "it is 'not a question of whether one skilled in the art might be able to construct the patentee's device from the teachings of the disclosure....  Rather, it is a question whether the application necessarily discloses that particular device,' ... A description which renders obvious the invention for which an earlier filing date is sought is not sufficient." Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fd. Cir. 1997) (quoting Jepson v. Coleman, 314 F.2d 533, 536 (CCPA 1963))(emphasis added). ...

Because of the Examiner's repeated reliance on the word "implied" in the Final Office Action, and based upon our review of the record, we are persuaded the Liu application, at best, may render obvious some portions of the necessary support.  However, under 112, first paragraph (written description), "[a] description which renders obvious the invention for which an earlier filing date is sought is not sufficient." Lockwood, 107 F.3d at 1572. (Emphasis added).

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2133.03(a) , 2163 , 2163.02

2691 Ex Parte MA 11840906 - (D) JIVANI 112(1)/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. YANG, KWANG-SU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Lich et al 12665897 - (D) HOFFMAN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP LANG, MICHAEL DEAN

3671 Ex Parte KUREK 12620908 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 41.50 112(2) James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Diehl et al 10487489 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC HOLDER, BRADLEY W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Zhang 12010150 - (D) HORVATH 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LEE, JUSTIN YE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Davis et al 12239964 - (D) HOELTER 103 103 BGL/Yahoo! Overture MYHRE, JAMES W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte State 11775332 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2)/103 112(2)/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. NGUYEN, TIN DUC

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte HAAS et al 12487137 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP COONEY, JOHN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Peled et al 10927044 - (D) HAAPALA 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. WANG, HARRIS C

2447 Ex Parte Rimac et al 12813026 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. JOSHI, SURAJ M

2457 Ex Parte Esfahany et al 12582201 - (D) BAER 103 Baker Botts LLP NANO, SARGON N
AFFIRMED 2625 Ex Parte Sun 11372458 - (D) MANTIS MERCADOR 103 Griggs Bergen LLP SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte CRUESS et al 12203480 - (D) HUME 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 Ex Parte Keeton et al 12332469 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 NCR Corporation SMITH, CHAD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Blouin et al 11303165 - (D) FETTING 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) JASMIN, LYNDA C

3646 Ex Parte Newman et al 12423411 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3659 Ex Parte Silva et al 12641829 - (D) HOELTER 103 FCA US LLC KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS

3689 Ex Parte Villena et al 10536692 - (D) McSHANE 102/103 Northern Virginia Law and Technology Services, LLC RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3693 Ex Parte Richter 11475573 - (D) FETTING 101 Welsh & Katz, Ltd. WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Harpell 12381031 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 JACK PAAVILA MULLER, BRYAN R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Koefelda et al 11499251 - (D) WOODS 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. MCKINLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 SEMILEDS CORPORATION Requester and Respondent v. CREE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte Edmonds et al 7,737,459 11/112,429 95001627 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 WILMERHALE/BOSTON Third Party Requester: Baker Botts LLP original MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original LOUIE, WAI SING

reiffin, vas-cath, union oil, lockwood, gosteli, edwards, lukach, ariad

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Sundaresan et al 11834817 - (D) MORGAN 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte VOLLM et al 11740573 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/102/103 McKesson Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP BUTLER, MICHAEL E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1673 Ex Parte Chang et al 12072578 - (D) MILLS 112(1)/102 HOWARD EISENBERG, ESQ. MAIER, LEIGH C

The purpose of the written description requirement is to “ensure that the scope of the right to exclude, as set forth in the claims does not overreach the scope of the inventor’s contribution to the field of art as described in the patent specification.” Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp., 214 F.3d 1342, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2000). To that end, to satisfy the written description requirement, the inventor “must also convey with reasonable clarity to those skilled in the art that, as of the filing date sought, he or she was in possession of the invention.” Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1563-64 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “One shows that one is ‘in possession’ of the invention by describing the invention, with all its claimed limitations” (emphasis in original). Lockwood v. American Airlines, 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997). It is not necessary for the specification to describe the claimed invention ipsissimis verbis; all that is required is that it reasonably convey to those skilled in the art that, as of the filing date sought, the inventor was in possession of the claimed invention. Union Oil Co. of California v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 208 F.3d 989, 997 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d at 1563-64; In re Gosteli, 872 F.2d 1008, 1012 (Fed. Cir. 1989); In re Edwards, 568 F.2d 1349, 1351-52 (CCPA 1978).

When an Applicant claims a class, the Applicant “must describe that class in order to meet the description requirement of the statute.” In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 968 (CCPA 1971). “[W]hile the description requirement does not demand any particular form of disclosure …, or that the specification recite the claimed invention in haec verba, a description that merely renders the invention obvious does not satisfy the requirement.” Ariad Pharms, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (citations omitted). “[T]he specification must demonstrate that the applicant has made a generic invention that achieves the claimed result and do so by showing that the applicant has invented species sufficient to support a claim to the functionally-defined genus.” Id. at 1349. “[A]n adequate written description of a claimed genus requires more than a generic statement of an invention's boundaries.” Id.

Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 19 USPQ2d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 1991)  1504.20 ,   2152.02(b) ,   2161 ,   2161.01 ,   2163 ,  2163.02 ,  2164 ,  2181

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2133.03(a) , 2163 , 2163.02

Union Oil of Cal. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 208 F.3d 989, 54 USPQ2d 1227 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2163.05

Gosteli, In re, 872 F.2d 1008, 10 USPQ2d 1614 (Fed. Cir. 1989)  608.01(p) ,   715.03 ,   2131.02 ,   2136.05 ,   2163.02 ,   2163.03 ,   2163.05

Edwards, In re, 568 F.2d 1349, 196 USPQ 465 (CCPA 1978) 2138.05

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) 211.05 , 2152.02(b) , 2163 , 2163.05

Ariad Pharms., Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 94 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 2010)(en banc) 2161 , 2181

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