lukach

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 The Procter & Gamble Company 14881714 - (D) GRIMES 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY LAZARO, DOMINIC

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2124 Google Inc. 14230222 - (D) CURCURI 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. FIGUEROA, KEVIN W

2129 Bowers, Kevin J. et al. 13329852 - (D) NAPPI 101 41.50 112(2) OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 GainSpan Corporation 14797195 - (D) NAPPI 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP WONG, XAVIER S

2419 GAIASOFT IP LIMITED 13706201 - (D) REPKO 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2491 Robert A. May 15453022 - (D) DANG 103 MICHAEL A DESANCTIS JAFFERY WATSON MENDONSA & HAMILTON LLP TRAN, VU V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 Regal Beloit America, Inc. 14335335 - (D) CASHION 103 PATRICK W. RASCHE (23571) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP DHAKAL, BICKEY

2868 Kaltenegger, Martin et al. 13542470 - (D) RANGE 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/INFINEON 1 POTHEN, FEBA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Houtao Deng 14469238 - (D) REPKO 103 FBFK/Intuit SNIDER, SCOTT

3672 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC. 15100027 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Chamberlain Hrdlicka Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ANDREWS, DAVID L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. 14581110 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) TAWFIK, SAMEH

3763 Thomas Tessnow 13894712 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

3763 Richard Fennelly 14544293 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/112(2)/102 Richard P. Fennelly HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

Appellant acknowledges that although there is no in haec verba requirement, nonetheless, when an explicit limitation in a claim is not present in the written description, it must be shown that a person of ordinary skill would have understood that the description requires that limitation. Appeal Br. 3–4 (citing In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 969 (CCPA 1971)). Thus, Appellant asserts “there is no description in the [S]pecification of any other way in which the coil fouling process is detected or monitored ---- it is only done through monitoring of the temperature rise over time.” Id. at 4 (bolding omitted) (citing Spec. 3; Ex parte Narayanan, Appeal No. 2008- 6356 (BPAI May 18, 2009)).

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

3771 Jim Harrison et al. 13534788 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC DAVID, SHAUN L

3774 Zimmer, Inc. 14931156 - (D) HOFFMANN 101/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer NELSON, CHRISTINE L

3791 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15300318 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WEARE, MEREDITH H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD 14914695 - (D) HUME 103 112(2)/103 JOHNSON, CEDRIC D JOHNSON, CEDRIC D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 15331828 - (D) CYGAN 103 101/103 TILAHUN, ALAZAR TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2446 eTorch Inc. 15872078 - (D) CRAIG 102 103 ETorch, Inc. HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

2819 Zhenyu Lu et al. 14228247 - (D) SNAY 103 103 Compass IP Law PC BRADLEY, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 MasterCard International Incorporated 14310061 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 101/102/103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP VETTER, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Dyson Technology Limited 13963587 - (D) SONG 103 103 TAYLOR, JON S TAYLOR, JON S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Safer Care LLC 14681301 - (D) NEW 103 Muir Patent Law, PLLC ARCHER, MARIE

1662 Cigan, Andrew Mark. et al. 14463687 - (D) VALEK 102/103 41.50 102/103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. UYENO, STEPHEN G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. 15152936 - (D) McMANUS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. VETERE, ROBERT A

1736 Juranitch, James Charles. et al. 13984835 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Dykema Gossett PLLC IQBAL, SYED TAHA

1762 Yunan Cheng et al. 14227302 - (D) HANLON 103 BakerHostetler SASTRI, SATYA B

1793 Braun, Marcel et al. 13379185 - (D) DELMENDO 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

1793 Emmi Martikainen et al. 13394608 - (D) SNAY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Konstantinos Dimou et al. 14236920 - (D) BENNETT 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson AUNG, SAI

2443 Judith H. Bank et al. 13686275 - (D) HUME 102/103 OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SAYOC, KRISTOFFER L S

2452 Yuichi Kageyama et al. 14006765 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 XSENSUS LLP AUNG, AYE M

2458 Accenture Global Services Limited 14481352 - (D) FRAHM 101 Harrity & Harrity, LLP NAOREEN, NAZIA

2468 Setlur, Vidya et al. 13541598 - (D) HOMERE 103 (BLG/Conversant Wireless/27921) Borden Ladner Gervais LLP WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 14888940 - (D) BENNETT 103 ELHAG, MAGDI ELHAG, MAGDI

2646 SUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC. 15785104 - (D) HOMERE 103 LAFONTANT, GARY LAFONTANT, GARY

2683 Cohn, Alan Wade. et al. 12691992 - (D) ENGLE 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2849 Jeffrey W. Waldrip et al. 15152462 - (D) WILSON 103 103 Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP GANNON, LEVI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 MyWorld, Inc. 14161938 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 PATENT LAW GROUP: Atkins and Associates P.C. WHITAKER, JONATHAN J

3622 Facebook, Inc. 14731565 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102 112(1)/101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3624 Sergio de Oliveira et al. 14147180 - (D) NEW 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER LLP GOLDBERG, IVAN R

3629 Srivastava, Amarendra et al. 14814652 - (D) CRAIG 103 101 FBFK/Intuit JASMIN, LYNDA C

3632 GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION 13677234 - (D) HOELTER 103 COOK ALEX LTD GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

3643 Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. 15636867 - (D) WOOD 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP VALENTI, ANDREA M

3688 ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 14313235 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 ARRIS Enterprises LLC REAGAN, JAMES A

3688 Visa International Service Association 14312228 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International PATEL, DIPEN M

3689 Karen Jaffe et al. 12961832 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS

3689 Steven B. Homes, Inc. 15258534 - (D) PYONIN 103 101 DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. YOUNG, MICHAEL C

3691 CFPH, LLC 13888352 - (D) CHUNG 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. KAZIMI, HANI M

3695 Alderucci, Dean P. et al. 12358768 - (D) KAISER 112(1)/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Michael Casey et al. 14866922 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 101 Everi Games, Inc. YEN, JASON TAHAI

3732 Tracey Pickett 14461262 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1)/112(2)/103 SINORICA, LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3753 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15566928 - (D) MOHANTY 103 DON W. BULSON (PARK) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP HICKS, ANGELISA

3763 COVIDIEN LP 15144927 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Covidien LP RUPPERT, ERIC S

3772 BIOMET 3I, LLC 15170190 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer FOLGMANN, DREW S

3794 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 14549121 - (D) HOELTER 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

vas-cath, lukach

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte ENGH-HALSTVEDT et al 13459347 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. LI, SIDNEY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Pan et al 13672117 - (D) OWENS 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - Applied Materials KAPLAN VERBITSKY, GAIL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Boudreaux et al 13232401 - (D) HORNER 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3744 Ex Parte Globerman et al 11561969 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP CRENSHAW, HENRY T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Potineni et al 13415562 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS GAO, JING

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Goldenberg et al 13617059 - (D) LaVIER 112(1) 112(1)/102/103/double patenting Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP SCHWADRON, RONALD B

There is a “subtle distinction between a written description adequate to supports claim under § 112 and a written description sufficient to anticipate its subject matter under § 102(b).” Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1562 (Fed. Cir. 1991). To wit, “the description of a single embodiment of broadly claimed subject matter constitutes a description of the invention for anticipation purposes” even if “the same information in a specification might not alone be enough to provide a description of that invention for purposes of adequate disclosure.” Id. (quoting In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 970 (CCPA 1971)).

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

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

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte NISHIKAWA et al 13630436 - (D) HEANEY 103 BGL WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Fischer 14097290 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 TERADATA US, INC. CHU, GABRIEL L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Bastide et al 13900238 - (D) CUTITTA 103/double patenting Fabian Vancot IBM CORPORATION NGANKAM, PATRICK F

2454 Ex Parte Bastide et al 13898342 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Fabian Vancot IBM CORPORATION NGANKAM, PATRICK F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Luce 13229263 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101/102 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3626 Ex Parte VAN ARKEL et al 13536489 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 VERIZON PAULS, JOHN A

3632 Ex Parte Duperron 14247569 - (D) DIXON 103 Endurance Law Group, PLC MARSH, STEVEN M

3661 Ex Parte Bertosa et al 13872743 - (D) DIXON 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Middleton 13659625 - (D) JESCHKE 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM

3761 Ex Parte Shao et al 13229195 - (D) HORNER 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

lukach

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Li et al 13013139 - (D) FLAX 101/112(1) POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Masue 13393053 - (D) SNAY 102/103 OLIFF PLC LE, HOA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte Sivakumar et al 11063284 - (D) CURCURI 103 Ballard Spahr LLP HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN

2468 Ex Parte MA et al 13730325 - (D) MOORE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C /Vonage ANSARI, NAJEEBUDDIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Inoue 13087482 - (D) MacDONALD 103 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA JACKSON, DARYL L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 Ex Parte Masters 13223504 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (Hollister Incorporated) DEICHL, JENNIFER M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte YANG 12714642 - (D) WIEDER 112(2) 112(2)/102/103 Law Office of Jim Boice BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Loose et al 12077681 - (D) GUIJT 103 112(1) NIXON PEABODY LLP HU, KANG

3763 Ex Parte Aasmul 12673847 - (D) HOELTER 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Chettier et al 13364378 - (D) GRIMES 112(2) 101/112(2)/102/103 Schramm-Personal-ACT KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS

A prior art reference that enables a single embodiment within the scope of a claim anticipates that claim, even if the same embodiment would not enable the full scope of the later-claimed invention. Cf In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 970 ( CCPA 1971) (" [T]he description of a single embodiment of broadly described subject matter constitutes a description of the invention for anticipation purposes ... , whereas the same information in a specification might not alone be enough to provide a description of that invention for purposes of adequate disclosure.").

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

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Rajaiah et al 12939399 - (D) TIMM 103/double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY YOON, TAE H

1793 Ex Parte Kim et al 12452934 - (D) DENNETT 112(1)/103 Parker Highlander PLLC YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 13494382 - (D) DIXON 103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Eames et al 13072217 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

2641 Ex Parte HUANG et al 12829981 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 41.50 102 Slater Matsil, LLP MAGLOIRE, VLADIMIR

2693 Ex Parte CHANG 12822828 - (D) KENNY 112(2)/103 WPAT, PC WANG, QUAN ZHEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Chobot 12968789 - (D) OWENS 102/103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA PHAM, THAI N

2871 Ex Parte Jeong 12314640 - (D) TIMM 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) NGUYEN, THANH NHAN P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Hunt et al 13311420 - (D) DANG 102/103 Pangrle Patent, Brand & Design Law, P.C. LENOVO/P ANGRLE GUO, XILIN

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

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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

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Neubauer et al 12201090 - (D) McGRAW 103 ALVIN T. ROCKHILL FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Pomeranz 12175302 - (D) KAISER 103 BAE SYSTEMS CARTER, MICHAEL W

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 HTC CORP. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7274926 et al 10/089,623 95001210 - (D) CHEN 103/314(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP Third Party Requester: PERKINS COIE LLP original Kenyon & Kenyon LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original CHAN, RICHARD

lukach, scheiber, stempel, foster, palmquist

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Meier 11/578,875 GAUDETTE 103(a) CROWELL & MORING LLP EXAMINER SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1762 Ex Parte Chou et al 11/500,696 McKELVEY 102(e) ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company EXAMINER ENG, ELIZABETH

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3404 Ex Parte 5611214 et al Ex parte BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Patent Owner, Appellant 90/011,090 08/282,663 SONG 102(b) PAUL W. ZIMMERMAN K1 53 EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER WAYNER, WILLIAM E

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Kitson et al 11/600,256 PER CURIAM 103(a) EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY EXAMINER WALKE, AMANDA C

1767 Ex Parte Knauer et al 12/052,982 McKELVEY 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER STANLEY, JANE L

In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967 (CCPA 1971) (to be entitled to § 120 benefit, subject matter claimed in later application must be described in parent in manner required by § 112); In re Scheiber, 587 F.2d 59, 62 (CCPA 1978) (to be entitled to benefit under § 120, claimed invention must be described in parent application; "Stempel" rationale does not apply to issues under § 120).

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163, 2163.05

Scheiber, In re, 587 F.2d 59, 199 USPQ 782 (CCPA 1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163.03

Stempel, In re, 241 F.2d 755, 113 USPQ 77 (CCPA 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715.03
An applicant cannot “antedate” a statutory bar. In re Foster, 343 F.2d 980 (CCPA 1965), overruling In re Palmquist, 319 F.2d 547 (CCPA 1963) (the overruled Palmquist decision arguably supports 3M’s position on appeal).

Foster, In re, 343 F.2d 980, 145 USPQ 166 (CCPA 1965) . . . . . . . 2132.01, 2133, 2133.02, 2133.03(c)

1771 Ex Parte NULL 11/688,702 PER CURIAM 103(a) SHELL OIL COMPANY EXAMINER PO, MING CHEUNG

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2197 Ex Parte Friedman et al 10/417,932 FRAHM 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER WANG, RONGFA PHILIP

wilson, lukach

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10/460,589 DIXON 103(a) 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 112(2)/112(1) William J. McGinnis, Jr. IBM Corporation EXAMINER AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

As the court in In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382 (CCPA 1970) stated:

[a]ll words in a claim must be considered in judging the patentability of that claim against the prior art. If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious -- the claim becomes indefinite.

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Tindal et al 09/730,680 BARRY 103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER WANG, LIANG CHE A
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 11/183,141 FETTING 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) CLARENCE E. ERIKSEN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER AHMED, AFFAF

3644 Ex Parte McMurray et al 11/669,595 GREENHUT 103(a) 103(a) MCGUIREWOODS, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, TRINH T

AFFIRMED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Bourges-Waldegg et al 10/636,004 HOMERE 103(a) IBM EXAMINER NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Leonard et al 10/446,994 HOFF 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER DSOUZA, JOSEPH FRANCIS A

2614 Ex Parte Feit et al 10/638,641 FRAHM 103(a) PLUMSEA LAW GROUP, LLC EXAMINER SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Ramaswamy et al 10/064,894 GREENHUT 112(1)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EXAMINER BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

New or amended claims which introduce elements or limitations which are not supported by the as-filed disclosure violate the written description requirement. See, e.g., In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 968-69 (CCPA 1971)

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163, 2163.05

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Boozer et al 11/249,093 CALVE 103(a) Larson & Anderson, LLC EXAMINER NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

transco, waldemar, lukach, gosteli, chester,

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Zhang et al 10/340,288 MILLS 103(a) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP EXAMINER SWOPE, SHERIDAN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Nilsson et al 10/584,246 GARRIS 103(a) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) EXAMINER YEE, DEBORAH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Kaminkow 10/231,653 HORNER 101/103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER HOEL, MATTHEW D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Lahn et al 09/826,319 GRIMES 112(1)/103(a) SHERIDAN ROSS PC EXAMINER SCHWADRON, RONALD B
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2875 Ex Parte 6719434 et al MOLE-RICHARDSON CO. Requestor, Appellant v. BRUCE L. FINN Patent Owner, Respondent 95/000,383 09/704,639 EASTHOM 103(a)/102(b) Fellers Snider Blankenship Baily & Tippens Third Party Requester: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER NEGRON, ISMAEL

“[T]he bottom line is that, no matter what term is used to describe a continuing application, that application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of an earlier application only as to common subject matter.” Transco Products Inc. v. Performance Contracting, Inc., 38 F.3d 551, 556(Fed. Cir. 1994). “A CIP application can be entitled to different priority dates for different claims. Claims containing any matter introduced in the CIP are accorded the filing date of the CIP application. However, matter disclosed in the parent application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the parent application.” Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. v. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 558 (Fed. Cir. 1994).

Transco Products, Inc. v. Performance Contracting, Inc., 38 F.3d 551, 32 USPQ2d 1077 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . . . . . .201.11, 2107.01, 2165.01

Waldemar Link, GmbH & Co. v. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 31 USPQ2d 1855 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . 706.03(o)
See Application of Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 969-70 (CCPA 1971) (later-filed broad range claim not supported by earlier grandparent disclosure of point in the range and anticipated by a similar disclosure in a related British patent); In re Gosteli, 872 F.2d 1008 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (later-filed claims containing subject matter, a genus, not disclosed in foreign priority application, disclosing a subgenus of the genus claimed, not entitled to foreign priority); Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1577-78 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing Lukach, holding that broader CIP claims in child were anticipated by the parent, which did not support the broader CIP claims).

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163, 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
AFFIRMED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Rizzi et al 09/876,173 FETTING 102(e) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D