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Reversed

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 General Mills, Inc. 15725736 EVANS 112(2)/103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC 16377524 THOMAS 103 Volpe Koenig ABAZA, AYMAN A

2434 Apple Inc. 16293541 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2621 Dwayne James et al. 11617553 SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO, & FINNAN, LLC BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2623 Key Lights, LLC 15611223 EVANS 102/103 Dykema Gossett PLLC ZHOU, HONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2845 CommScope Technologies LLC 16459827 OWENS 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM

2853 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15760319 OWENS 103 HP Inc. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

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

3628 Municipal Parking Services, Inc. 15223301 WIEDER 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. NELSON, FREDA ANN

3645 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 15661215 STEPINA 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL HULKA, JAMES R

3647 Toshiharu YANAGAWA et al. 14421203 WOODS 103 CLARK & ELBING LLP EVANS, EBONY E

3659 Ridge Tool Company 16214325 SCHOPFER 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP HANNON, TIMOTHY

3685 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14577891 CALVE 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 VERIZONLEGAL DEPT - PATENTS RAZA, ZEHRA

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

3741 Takaitsu KOBAYASHI 15572629 WOOD 112(1)/102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. NG, HENRY

3752 Hansgrohe SE 15846551 STEPINA 103 Hansgrohe SEBose McKinney & Evans LLP LIEUWEN, CODY J

3774 Cook Medical Technologies LLC 15804049 STEPINA 112(2) MacMillan, Sobanksi & Todd, LLC - Cook Medical WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3783 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 15570589 WOOD 102(a)/(2)/103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. 15494160 LEBOVITZ 103 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

1639 Agilent Technologies, Inc. 15648240 VALEK 102/103 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. KAUP, SAHANA S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Swisscom AG 15723883 BEAMER 103 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD SAMARA, HUSAM TURKI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2486 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 16256057 HUME 103 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CHIO, TAT CHI

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

3689 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15432033 MEDLOCK 103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FISHER, PAUL R

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

3732 NIKE, Inc. 15631344 MOHANTY 103 103 NIKE, INC.SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP MOHANDESI, JILA M

3772 Millennium Healthcare Technologies, Inc. 14940126 DEFRANCO 103 112(2)/103 Ocean Law FOLGMANN, DREW S

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Beiersdorf AG et al. 16035762 FREDMAN 112(2)/102 103/OTDP Abel Schillinger, LLP YU, HONG

1619 The Procter & Gamble Company 15206595 BEST 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MATTISON, LORI K

1619 W. L Gore & Associates, Inc. 14210118 TOWNSEND 103 103 41.50 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - W.L. Gore GOTFREDSON, GAREN

“The patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985). 

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

“Where a product-by-process claim is rejected over a prior art product that appears to be identical, although produced by a different process, the burden is upon the applicants to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product.” In re Marosi, 710 F.2d 799, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Marosi, In re, 710 F.2d 799, 218 USPQ 289 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 706.02(m), 2111.01, 2113, 2173.05(b)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Sleep Number Corporation 15188391 BUSCH 112(d)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) PEREZ-VELEZ, ROCIO DEL MAR

2132 NETFLIX, INC. 15725259 CUTITTA 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

2133 Seagate Technology LLC 15610806 CRAIG 103 Hall Estill - Seagate Technology LLC WU, STEPHANIE

2146 Schlumberger Technology Corporation et al. 14751736 BAUMEISTER 101 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS KIM, EUNHEE

2154 LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD. LTD. 14098118 THOMAS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC AHMED, SABA

2177 WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 15221291 COURTENAY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BARNES JR, CARL E

2177 Clarius Mobile Health Corp. 15398650 LEBOVITZ 103 Clarius Mobile Health Corp. BARNES JR, CARL E

2178 Universal Electronics Inc. 15711381 EVANS 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP KEATON, SHERROD L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 comScore, Inc. 16035527 PYONIN 101 BakerHostetler FOGG, CYNTHIA M

2424 VideoAmp, Inc. 15985639 CUTITTA 101/OTDP BUCHALTER CORBO, NICHOLAS T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2828 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 14704044 HANLON 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP HAGAN, SEAN P

2857 Safran Aircraft Engines 15532482 COLAIANNI 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP CORDERO, LINA M

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

3611 Steve Gilbert 15608047 STEPINA 103 112(b)/102(a)(1)/103 41.50 112(b) Ray Quinney & Nebeker ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER

3623 Athenium, LLC 15017220 WIEDER 101 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3631 Lauren Cecchi 16668046 DEFRANCO 112(a) 103 Law Offices of Michael A. Blake, LLC HOGE, GARY CHAPMAN

3685 Jianjun SHEN et al. 13197577 MEDLOCK 103 WAGNER BLECHER LLP _ VMware AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3693 International Business Machines Corporation 15971943 MOHANTY 101 IBM Corporation - Patent Center MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H

3693 Allstate Insurance Company 15216822 MOHANTY 101/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

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

3715 CG TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 14779863 BROWN 112(b)/101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LIDDLE, JAY TRENT

3733 Joseph Shapiro et al. 15666332 BAHR 103 112(a) 41.50 112(b) Joseph ShapiroStrong & Hanni CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14903988 SHAH 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney SEHN, MICHAEL L

3783 Teleflex Life Sciences Limited 16264803 BAHR 103 Vascular Solutions LLC Teleflex Incorporated SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3799 Evgeny Olomskiy 13252056 BROWN 103 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP COBURN, CORBETT B

Reissue

Affirmed

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ignis Innovation Inc 15687017 8,471,875 12/510,780 ENGLE Dissenting MURPHY 251 Stratford Group Ltd. CHOI, WOO H original PRABODH M DHARIA

thorpe, marosi

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Formenti et al 13580437 - (D) SMITH 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Moscatelli et al 11948806 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP / AI ORR, HENRY W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte FUKASAWA 13167247 - (D) NAGUMO concurring HOUSEL 103 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC SALERNO, SARAH KATE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Kleinwaechter et al 13000241 - (D) SMITH 112(2)/102 112(2)/102/103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. FISHER, MELISSA L

We are not persuaded. It is well settled that “[t]he patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 111 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (citations omitted). Moreover, “[wjhere a product-by-process claim is rejected over a prior art product that appears to be identical, although produced by a different process, the burden is upon the applicants to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product.” In re Marosi, 710 F.2d 799, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (affirming rejections under Sections 102 or 103).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

1627 Ex Parte Katsikis et al 13418045 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia) WANG, SHENGJUN

1675 Ex Parte McInnes et al 13851661 - (D) LaVIER 103/double patenting DORITY & MANNING, P.A. REYNOLDS, FRED H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Boerrigter 11134507 - (D) GUPTA 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1764 Ex Parte KUEHN et al 13524059 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company BROOKS, KREGGT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Duarte et al 12200782 - (D) CHEN 103 Paradice and Li LLP/Qualcomm WONG, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kuether et al 11931450 - (D) FISHMAN 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Schoen 13043424 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3643 Ex Parte Van Gemert et al 13123942 - (D) MELVIN 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON VALENTI, ANDREA M

schreiber, altenpohl, fessmann, marosi, schumer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte JEONG et al 12720430 - (D) JEFFERY 251/112(2) HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

These conversions from active steps to functional language effectively broaden the patented apparatus claims to merely require that the recited apparatus elements (e.g., “connection manager,” “classifier,” “service manager,” etc.) are capable of performing the intended function—not that they actually perform that function. See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477-78 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the present reissue application is effectively a broadening reissue application.

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02, 2112, 2114
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In any event, corrections to claims via reissue to avoid potential indefiniteness have been judicially sanctioned, albeit in another context, to avoid having to rely on implication or litigation. See In re Altenpohl, 500 F.2d 1151, 1156-57 (CCPA 1974) (“Lack of antecedent basis in a claim could render it invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, and . . . a patentee should be allowed to correct an error or ambiguity in a claim without having to rely on implication or litigation.” (emphases added)).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Ng et al 11742563 - (D) CALVE 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MCCLAIN, GERALD

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2671 Ex Parte Damera-Venkata 10698895 - (D) POTHIER 103 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Ali et al 11437466 - (D) DIXON 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global PHILLIPS, FORREST M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Pechtold et al 10843013 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 102/103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC PETTITT, JOHN F

3777 Ex Parte BLUMHOFER et al 11548848 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 102 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP REMALY, MARK DONALD

3777 Ex Parte Benndorf et al 11724657 - (D) WALSH 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte DiLorenzo 11159842 - (D) FREDMAN 103/obviousness-type double patenting NEUROVISTA / SHAY GLENN SIMS, JASON M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Bianchi 10806710 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1)/103 HUGH P. GORTLER MERSHON, JAYNE L

1791 Ex Parte Jani et al 11415044 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting Hoffmann & Baron LLP BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Gonzalez 11064490 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 Carlos Gonzalez TELAN, MICHAEL R

2461 Ex Parte Lauber 11757583 - (D) ZECHER 103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. MIAN, OMER S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Dale et al 10340290 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) DANNEMAN, PAUL

3656 Ex Parte Gaechter 10524298 - (D) GREENHUT 103 EGBERT LAW OFFICES PILKINGTON, JAMES

The USPTO bears a lesser burden of proof in making out a prima facie case of obviousness in a product-by-process situation because of its peculiar nature. In re Fessmann, 489 F.2d 742 (CCPA 1974). Once the examiner provides a rationale tending to show that the claimed product appears to be the same or similar to that of the prior art, although produced by a different process, the burden shifts to applicant to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product. In re Marosi, 710 F.2d 799, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1983)

Fessmann, In re, 489 F.2d 742, 180 USPQ 324 (CCPA 1974) 2113

Marosi, In re, 710 F.2d 799, 218 USPQ 289 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 706.02(m), 2111.01, 2113, 2173.05(b)

3671 Ex Parte Suggate 10519546 - (D) CAPP 103 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP HARTMANN, GARY S

3682 Ex Parte Gupta et al 11712276 - (D) KIM 102/103 YAHOO! OVERTURE BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE MYHRE, JAMES W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Morgenstern et al 10585162 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC PRAGER, JESSE M

3769 Ex Parte Odrich et al 10600027 - (D) PRATS 103 AMO / Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP SHAY, DAVID M

3788 Ex Parte Benson et al 11796384 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHU, KING M

3788 Ex Parte Busch et al 12092646 - (D) KAUFFMAN obviousness-type double patenting 102/103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

The body of each claim describes a structurally complete invention, and if the preamble were deleted, the structure of the claimed invention would be unchanged. See Schumer v. Lab. Computer Sys., Inc., 308 F.3d 1304, 1310 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (If the body of the claim “sets out the complete invention,” the preamble is not ordinarily treated as limiting the scope of the claim.).