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Friday, August 21, 2020

biomedino, medical instrumentation



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REVERSED 
1611 Noha Elmouelhi et al. 13340405 - (D) ADAMS 103/OTDP Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

1794 SULZER METAPLAS GMBH 14188134 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/112(2)/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. BAND, MICHAEL A

1798 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH 15454868 - (D) CASHION 103 Dugan & Dugan, PC WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

2176 Eftekhari, Amir et al. 13195298 - (D) KHAN 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - Intuit Inc. NGUYEN, MAIKHANH

2413 Lindoff, Bengt et al. 14116955 - (D) KUMAR 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson FAYED, RASHA K

2488 Christophe Chevance et al. 14348107 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. and InterDigital EDWARDS, TYLER B

2696 Alexander Schoenen et al. 14818170 - (D) HAGY 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Google) MONK, MARK T

2698 Imagination Technologies Limited 13721286 - (D) DIXON 103 Imagination Technologies SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

2872 Griffin, Richard A. 14126056 - (D) BRADEN 103 Seyfarth Shaw LLP WILKES, ZACHARY W

3619 PRECISION PLANTING LLC 14437995 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 AGCO Corporation, IP Legal
TORRES, ALICIA M

3621 Sundaresan, Neelakantan 11647544 - (D) MURPHY 101/103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

3642 THE BOEING COMPANY 15652433 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

3691 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 14300117 - (D) BARRY 101/103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Amazon) AKINTOLA, OLABODE

3694 VAANANEN, Mikko 15412087 - (D) MURPHY 101 Mikko Kalervo Vaananen
RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3771 Medtronic, Inc. 14872770 - (D) HILL 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) ROSEN, ERIC J

3771 National University of Ireland Galway 15008057 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
1736 ArcelorMittal 14615125 - (D) MCGEE Dissenting MCMANUS 103 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC WALCK, BRIAN D

2196 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 14015947 - (D) MORGAN 103 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Samsung PATEL, HIREN P

2663 ORCAM TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 14807321 - (D) BARRY 112(2)/101 112(2)/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP MOYER, ANDREW M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14912175 - (D) BAYAT 103 112(2)/102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BURKE, THOMAS P

3795 Schaaf, Hansgeorg 12674636 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. BOLER, RYNAE E

3799 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 14863737 -(D) HOSKINS 112(1)/112(2)/112(6) 112(2)/112(6)/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP NGUYEN, NGOC T

“[I]n return for generic claiming ability, the applicant must indicate in the specification what structure constitutes the means,” because if the specification is not clear in this regard, “the patentee has not paid the price [demanded by 35 U.S.C. § 112(f)] but is rather attempting to claim in functional terms unbounded by any reference to structure in the specification.”  Biomedino, LLC v. Waters Techs. Corp., 490 F.3d 946, 948 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (quoting, in part, Medical Instrumentation & Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1211 (Fed. Cir. 2003)).  In short: “The duty of a patentee to clearly link or associate structure with the claimed function is the quid pro quo for allowing the patentee to express the claim in terms of function under” 35 U.S.C. § 112(f).  Medical Instrumentation, 344 F.3d at 1211. 

Biomedino, LLC v. Waters Technologies Corp., 490 F.3d 946, 83 USPQ2d 1118 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163 , 2181

Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 68 USPQ2d 1263 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2181 , 2182

AFFIRMED 
1613 AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC 15398207 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA

1616 William P. Clinton et al. 11638450 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 DENTONS US LLP CHUI, MEI PING

1717 Steven Glenn. Keener et al. 13964713 - (D) HEANEY 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T

1791 Givaudan S.A. 14391764 - (D) CASHION 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA DEES, NIKKI H

2111 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15202207 - (D) CRAIG 101 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm NGUYEN, THIEN DANG

2163 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P. 14388177 - (D) SHAW 112(1) 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

2424 Walter Dees et al. 14770838 - (D) KUMAR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2441 SUNDERMEYER, Ken et al. 13104932 - (D) SHAW 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast 
HIGA, BRENDAN Y

2468 Google LLC 15396512 - (D) KUMAR 103 GOOGLE Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP PATEL, PARTHKUMAR

2659 Oracle International Corporation 14243591 - (D) CUTITTA 101 TUCKER ELLIS LLP KIM, JONATHAN C

2884 Petersson, Sture et al. 13462060 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP LEE, SHUN K

3621 Facebook, Inc. 14527151 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Facebook/Fenwick ELCHANTI, TAREK

3623 International Business Machines Corporation 14449973 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott BOYCE, ANDRE D

3623 International Business Machines Corporation 14708842 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 Poole, John et al. 14209175 - (D) STRAUSS 101 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3625 My World, Inc. 14611995 - (D) CALVE 112(1) 112(1)112(2)/101/102/103 PATENT LAW GROUP: Atkins and Associates P.C. RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI

3629 McLaughlin, Michael 12728121 - (D) PINKERTON 101/103 TI Law Group, PC BAHL, SANGEETA

3678 KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE PTE LTD 14782546 - (D) HILL 103 BakerHostetler ANDRISH, SEAN D

3684 Geng Zhu et al. 14586475 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MILLER, BRITTNEY N

3685 Benjamin T. Wallach 11464143 - (D) McNEILL 102 112(1)/101/103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3691 Groupon, Inc. 14454695 - (D) EVANS 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP KANERVO, VIRPI H

3694 Feinstein, Jeffrey A. et al. 12939975 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Mintz Levin/Fair Isaac Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z

3695 Clifford J. Weber et al. 14822355 - (D) HUME 112(1)/101 103/OTDP IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3697 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 15232224 - (D) RAEVSKY 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME TRAN, HAI

3723 Phillips, Heather 12666262 - (D) DOUGAL 112(2)/103 103 Brian Tucker Kirton McConkie
SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

3734 Sonoco Development, Inc. 14928489 - (D) KERINS 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP ATTEL, NINA KAY

3772 Dora Ricci et al. 14564310 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/103 Kloss, Stenger & LoTempio
KALACH, BRIANNE E

3799 SHELL OIL COMPANY 15029207 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1)/112(2) SHELL OIL COMPANY STCLAIR, ANDREW D

REHEARING

GRANTED 
3675 Song Li 14449003 - (R) SCHOPFER 102/103 41.50 112(2) Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP AHMAD, FARIA F

DENIED 
3688 Kohn, Jeffrey 13952572 - (R) MEYERS 112(2)/101/103 Richards Patent Law P.C. 
SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V
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Monday, July 1, 2013

med. instrumentation, mewherter, ullstrand

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Saini et al 10736339 - (D) PAK 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Clay et al 10956902 - (D) HUGHES 112(2)/112(6)/102 Jackson Walker (Trimble) SHAH, KAMINI S

Under § 112, algorithms only need to disclose adequate structure to render the bounds of the claim understandable to one of ordinary skill in the art. See, e.g., Med. Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1214 (Fed. Cir.2003).

Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 68 USPQ2d 1263 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2181, 2182

 DONNER 10: 1195-1212; 11: 85-102
HARMON 6: 255

2172 Ex Parte Creasor et al 10303399 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Gurr 11122451 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Michael J. Gurr CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

3646 Ex Parte Kropaczek et al 11589723 - (D) GROSSMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BURKE, SEAN P

3651 Ex Parte Balk 11587269 - (D) DANIELS 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. SINGH, KAVEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Hornik et al 11137071 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP MYHR, JUSTIN L

3721 Ex Parte Griggs et al 11151669 - (D) McCARTHY 103/obviousness-type double patenting MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

3724 Ex Parte Welsh et al 11408401 - (D) WOOD 103 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION PATEL, BHARATC

3766 Ex Parte Snyder 11909470 - (D) BUNTING 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MORALES, JON ERIC C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gale et al 11306128 - (D) STRAUSS 102 102/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy LEIBOVICH, YAIR

2181 Ex Parte Giles et al 11588903 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VIDWAN, JASJIT S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Doyle et al 11238615 - (D) POTHIER 102 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP MEANS, JAREN M

2458 Ex Parte Luciani et al 10728465 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 112(1)/103/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DINH, KHANH Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Stellwag et al 11904657 - (D) JUNG 103 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC MCGUE, FRANK J

3689 Ex Parte Hassinger et al 10112531 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP NGUYEN, TAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Druenert 11248518 - (D) PRAISS 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC ARCIERO, ADAM A

1759 Ex Parte Takizawa et al 12587816 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC WONG, EDNA

1767 Ex Parte Visintin et al 11935838 - (D) WARREN 112(2) 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1773 Ex Parte Palmieri et al 10813604 - (D) CRUMBLEY 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Briggs et al 11999834 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIGOL, YAIMA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Harris 11381800 - (D) ANDERSON 103 Law Office of Scott C Harris, Inc FLYNN, RANDY A

2441 Ex Parte Boston 10847281 - (D) EVANS 103 AT&T Legal Department - CC BATURAY, ALICIA

2443 Ex Parte Bedi et al 11459654 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/112(2)/102/103 GRASSO PLLC BELANI, KISHIN G

2445 Ex Parte Gilbert et al 10635586 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

We agree with the Examiner that the recited computer-readable storage medium encompasses transitory media, such as signals or carrier waves, where, as here, the Specification does not limit the storage medium to non-transitory forms. Accord Ex parte Mewherter, No. 2012-007692 (PTAB May 8, 2013) (expanded panel) (holding recited machine-readable storage medium ineligible under § 101 since it encompasses transitory media).

2468 Ex Parte Plun et al 10914602 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 ROBERT M. MCDERMOTT, ESQ. PHUNG, LUAT

2491 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 11557583 - (D) McKEOWN 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP DESROSIERS, EVANS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 Ex Parte Nachef et al 10468032 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 THE JANSSON FIRM AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Luk et al 11408752 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(2)/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP LIN, JOHN

2883 Ex Parte Page et al 11768230 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CHIEM, DINH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Dau et al 12313982 - (D) WOOD 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S

3653 Ex Parte Koenig 11724392 - (D) ASTORINO 102 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SUAREZ, ERNESTO A

See e.g., Ullstrand v. Coons, 147 F.2d 698, 700 (CCPA 1945)(The accepted definition of the term “connected” is restricted to neither a direct nor an indirect connection, and it is therefore applicable to an indirect connection.).

DONNER 10: 657, 658

3677 Ex Parte Dholakiya 11867832 - (D) FLOYD 103 MEREDITH & KEYHANI, PLLC LAVINDER, JACK W

3689 Ex Parte Li 10907141 - (D) SMEGAL 101/112(2) 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Weber et al 11818001 - (D) BUNTING 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB ROSE, ROBERT A

3729 Ex Parte Tsukizawa et al 10596312 - (D) McCARTHY 102 MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP PHAN, THIEM D

3737 Ex Parte Avinash et al 10723859 - (D) MILLS 102/103 GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3746 Ex Parte Guillard et al 10580797 - (D) HORNER 103 Air Liquide HAMO, PATRICK

3749 Ex Parte Baptista et al 11565252 - (D) HILL 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KAMPS, FRANCES H

3764 Ex Parte Graber 10833529 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. THANH, LOAN H

3771 Ex Parte Campbell et al 11453161 - (D) MILLS 103 Covidien LP YOUNG, RACHEL T  

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Dagle et al 11241321 - (D) SCHEINER Frank S. Roseberg KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Banerji et al 10074765 - (D) HOFF THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Haumont 10500874 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER Squire Sanders (US) LLP Nokia Corporation BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Cox et al 10775746 - (D) ASTORINO DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP MILLER, WILLIAM L

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. Requester and Respondent v. EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patent Owner and Appellant 95001146 6974670 10/132,561 LEBOVITZ 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP; HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP CAMPELL, BRUCER original FORMAN, BETTY J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RICHARD PARKS CORROSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95001371 7,144,170 11/003,449 KERINS 103 K&L Gates LLP; CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 RAMBUS INC., Appellant, v. Teresa Stanek Rea, ACTING DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Appellee. 2012-1480 95/001,166 7,287,109 10/966,767 RADER Dissenting WALLACH 102 JOHN M.WHEALAN; Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

AFFIRMED
1808 WYETH AND CORDIS CORPORATION, Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., AND ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., Defendants Counterclaimants-Appellees, AND MEDTRONIC INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., AND MEDTRONIC USA, INC., Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellees, AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellees. 2012-1223,-1224 5,516,781 08/238,305 5,563,146 08/452,051 MOORE summary judgment 112(a) WYETH LLC; Sidley Austin, LLP; McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.; Arnold & Porter, LLP WITZ, JEAN C
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Friday, February 17, 2012

aoyama, golight, cardiac pacemakers, med. instrumentation, larson, default proof, prater, biomedino, donaldson

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Garg et al 11/284,193 SMITH 103(a) AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. EXAMINER TUROCY, DAVID P

1729 Ex Parte Takeguchi et al 11/225,586 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER DAVIS, PATRICIA A

1761 Ex Parte Wenderoth et al 10/333,611 NAGUMO 103(a) NOVAK DRUCE DELUCA + QUIGG LLP EXAMINER OGDENJR, NECHOLUS

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2186 Ex Parte Blandy et al 10/854,990 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. EXAMINER PATEL, HETUL B

2193 Ex Parte Satoh et al 10/762,174 WINSOR 102(b)/103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER MAI, TAN V

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Iwasaki 10/588,935 HOFF 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER ALLEN, DANIELLE NICOLE

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Norcom 11/068,092 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER BRADEN, SHAWN M

3761 Ex Parte Parks et al 10/453,316 SAINDON 103(a) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. EXAMINER SU, SUSAN SHAN
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Chandler 11/401,198 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) 103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER HANDY, DWAYNE K

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte DeCenzo 11/478,905 NAPPI 103(a) 103(a) Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens EXAMINER THAI, TUAN V

“‘The first step in construing a means-plus-function claim limitation is to define the particular function of the claim limitation. The court must construe the function of a means-plus function limitation to include the limitations contained in the claim language, and only those limitations.’” In re Aoyama, 656 F.3d 1293, 1296 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (Fed. Cir. 2011, internal cites omitted).

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2464 Ex Parte D. et al 10/620,044 Per Curiam 101/102(e)/103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER SINKANTARAKORN, PAWARIS

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Richards 11/375,319 FRAHM 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER EVANISKO, LESLIE J
REEXAMINATION

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3724 Ex Parte 6,672,187 et al Ex parte BIMEDA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 90/010,445 LEBOVITZ 112(1) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER HUANG, EVELYN MEI original EXAMINER ASHLEY, BOYER DOLINGER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1614 Ex Parte 6506400 et al ZUND SYSTEMTECHNIK AG & ZUND AMERICA, INC. Requester v. Patent of MIKKELSEN GRAPHIC ENGINEERING, INC. 95/001,354 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) Patent Owner JANSSON, SHUPE & MUNGER, LTD EXAMINER DAWSON, GLENN K original EXAMINER REAMER, JAMES H

“The first step in construing a means-plus-function claim limitation is to define the particular function of the claim limitation.” Golight, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 355 F.3d 1327, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (citation omitted). “The court must construe the function of a means-plus function limitation to include the limitations contained in the claim language, and only those limitations.” Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc., 296 F.3d 1106, 1113 (Fed. Cir. 2002). . . .

“The next step in construing a means-plus-function claim limitation is to look to the specification and identify the corresponding structure for that function.” Golight, 355 F.3d at 1334. “Under this second step, structure disclosed in the specification is corresponding structure only if the specification or prosecution history clearly links or associates that structure to the function recited in the claim.” Med. Instrumentation & Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1210 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (internal citation and quotation omitted).

In re Aoyama, 656 F.3d 1293, 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

Golight Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 355 F.3d 1327, 69 USPQ2d 1481 (Fed. Cir. 2004).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2182

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc., 296 F.3d 1106, 63 USPQ2d 1725 (Fed. Cir. 2002) . 2181, 2182

Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 68 USPQ2d 1263 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . . . . . .2181, 2182
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Yudoovsky et al 12/246,086 GUEST 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP EXAMINER BLAN, NICOLE R

In the “Response to Arguments” section of the Answer, the Examiner, for the first time, expresses an alternative rationale for unpatentability, which is that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to transform the RT2 and RT3 devices of Ohshimo into a single device, citing In re Larson, 340 F.3d 965, 968 (CCPA 1965) (Ans. 10). This abstract rationale is completely unrelated to the claim interpretation rationale of the Examiner’s stated rejections. We decline to consider this new rationale because it implicitly constitutes an unauthorized new ground of rejection. The “Response to Arguments” section of the Answer is not an appropriate place to raise a new rationale for unpatentability.

Larson, In re, 340 F.2d 965, 144 USPQ 347 (CCPA 1965) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04

1731 Ex Parte Chen et al 11/374,238 SMITH 103(a) STEVEN WESEMAN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION EXAMINER PARVINI, PEGAH

1745 Ex Parte Gammons et al 11/459,625 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) KNOX PATENTS EXAMINER KOCH, GEORGE R

1764 Ex Parte Scherzer et al 11/813,833 GUEST 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L

1766 Ex Parte Eipper et al 11/996,489 GUEST 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

1782 Ex Parte Kendig et al 11/180,263 TIMM 102(e)/103(a) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY EXAMINER WOOD, ELLEN S

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Graves et al 10/893,617 JEFFERY 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HUQ, FARZANA B

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Brandt 11/603,264 SIU 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - CC EXAMINER WOO, STELLA L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Alverson et al 10/634,504 FISCHETTI 101/112(2)/103(a) ERNEST D. BUFF ERNEST D. BUFF AND ASSOCIATES, LLC. EXAMINER CHOI, PETER H

Therefore, we agree with the Examiner that claim 1 is indefinite because at best, the human involvement required in the claim fails to describe non-human structure and/or material, which perform the functions recited by the "means". See Default Proof Credit Card System, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 412 F.3d 1291 (fed. Cir. 2005), citing to In re Prater, 56 C.C.P.A. 1381, 415 F.2d 1393, 1398 (CCPA 1969) (“…a human being cannot constitute a “means”). The test is whether the Specification actually describes the structure that performs the claimed function. “If there is no structure in the specification corresponding to the means-plus-function limitation in the claims, the claim will be found invalid as indefinite.” Biomedino, LLC v. Waters Techs. Corp., 490 F.3d 946, 950 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citations omitted); see also In re Donaldson Co., 16 F.3d 1189, 1195 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (en banc).

Default Proof Credit Card System, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 412 F.3d 1291, 75 USPQ2d 1116 (Fed. Cir. 2005) . . . . . 2181

Prater, In re, 415 F.2d 1393, 162 USPQ 541 (CCPA 1969) . . .2106, 2111, 2172, 2173.05(a), 2173.05(q), 2411.01

Biomedino, LLC v. Waters Technology Corp., 490 F.3d 946, 952, 83 USPQ2d 1118, 1123 (Fed. Cir. 2007). . . . . . . . . . .2181, 2185

Donaldson, In re, 16 F.3d 1189, 29 USPQ2d 1845 (Fed. Cir. 1994). . . . .2106, 2111.01, 2114, 2181, 2182
As to the latter activity, we find that

[s]imply adding a “computer aided” limitation to a claim covering an abstract concept, without more, is insufficient to render the claim patent eligible. See [SiRF Tech, Inc. v. ITC, 601 F.3d 1319, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2010)] (“In order for the addition of a machine to impose a meaningful limit on the scope of a claim, it must play a significant part in permitting the claimed method to be performed, rather than function solely as an obvious mechanism for permitting a solution to be achieved more quickly, i.e., through the utilization of a computer for performing calculations.”).

Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber, 2012 WL 164439 at *17 (Fed. Cir. 2012).
3633 Ex Parte Snyder et al 11/561,468 SAINDON 103(a) DUANE MORRIS LLP EXAMINER GLESSNER, BRIAN E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Matsumura et al 11/172,058 KAUFFMAN 103(a) SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC EXAMINER CAMPBELL, VICTORIA P
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

crown packaging, budde, cardiac pacemakers, med. instrumentation, b. braun

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Zeng et al 11/347,003 GAUDETTE 112(1) General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

cf. Crown Packaging Tech., Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., 98 USPQ2d 1244, 1249 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“[W]hile Ball is correct in noting that the embodiment drawings in the specification all show chuck drive outside the reinforcing bead, that does not compel the conclusion that the written description is so narrowly tailored as to preclude Crown from claiming an embodiment that only utilizes the angled chuck wall solution.”).

1736 Ex Parte Elwart et al 10/767,339 GAUDETTE 103(a) ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE, LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, EDWARD M

1742 Ex Parte Boucherie 10/530,351 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER HUSON, MONICA ANNE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Brummel et al 09/950,242 PETRAVICK 102(e) Epic c/o Boyle Fredrickson S.C. EXAMINER MORGAN, ROBERT W

3691 Ex Parte Carroll et al 10/680,020 LORIN 102(b)/103(a) Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP EXAMINER CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS
Construing means-plusfunction claim language in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 112, paragraph 6, is a two-step process.

The first step in construing a means-plus-function claim limitation is to define the particular function of the claim limitation. Budde v. Harley-Davidson, Inc., 250 F.3d 1369, 1376 (Fed.Cir.2001). “The court must construe the function of a means-plus function limitation to include the limitations contained in the claim language, and only those limitations.” Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc., 296 F.3d 1106, 1113 (Fed.Cir.2002). . . . The next step in construing a means-plus-function claim limitation is to look to the specification and identify the corresponding structure for that function. “Under this second step, ‘structure disclosed in the specification is “corresponding” structure only if the specification or prosecution history clearly links or associates that structure to the function recited in the claim.’ ” Med. Instrumentation & Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1210 (Fed.Cir.2003) (quoting B. Braun Med. Inc. v. Abbott Labs., 124 F.3d 1419, 1424 (Fed.Cir.1997)).

Golight Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 355 F.3d 1327, 1333-34 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Budde v. Harley-Davidson, Inc., 250 F.3d 1369, 58 USPQ2d 1801 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . 2181, 2182

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc., 296 F.3d 1106, 63 USPQ2d 1725 (Fed. Cir. 2002) . . . . . . .2181, 2182

Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 68 USPQ2d 1263 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . 2181, 2182

B. Braun Medical, Inc. v. Abbott Labs, 124 F.3d 1419, 43 USPQ2d 1896 (Fed. Cir. 1997). . . . . 2163, 2181, 2182Golight Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 355 F.3d 1327, 69 USPQ2d 1481 (Fed. Cir. 2004).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2182

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Yao et al 11/375,966 NAPPI 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH
REEXAMINATION
EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2743 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, L.P. Appellant 90/008,229, 90/010,044 and 90/010,130 5,974,120 BOALICK 102(e)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: REENA KUYPER, ESQ. BYARD NILSSON, ESQ. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG LLP WELSH & FLAXMAN, LLC EXAMINER KIELIN, ERIK J original EXAMINER WOO, STELLA L
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Allawi et al 11/266,723 McCOLLUM 103(a) Casimir Jones, S.C. EXAMINER
WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Laskoski et al 11/851,411 PRATS 103(a) NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H

1764 Ex Parte Laskoski et al 11/850,854 PRATS 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY EXAMINER PAK, HANNAH J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Baek 10/970,517 LUCAS 103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER CHAU, DUNG K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Lo et al 09/961,879 LUCAS 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Naghshineh et al 10/097,828 LORIN 112(2)/103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3686 Ex Parte Gortler et al 11/064,743 DESHPANDE 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER LE, LINH GIANG

NEW

REVERSED
1765 Ex Parte Pelliconi 10/551,679 GAUDETTE 102(e) DILWORTH IP, LLC EXAMINER NUTTER, NATHAN M
1778 Ex Parte Patil et al 11/339,106 103(a) GAUDETTE Gregory N. Clements Clements Walker EXAMINER SAVAGE, MATTHEW O
2816 Ex Parte Welty 11/382,995 NAPPI 102(b) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER ALMO, KHAREEM E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1798 Ex Parte Bunyard et al 11/413,446 GARRIS 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEELE, JENNIFER A

2611 Ex Parte Agazzi 10/282,447 NAPPI 112(1)/102(e)/103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER HA, DAC V

AFFIRMED
1622 Ex Parte Telschow 10/534,156 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) AKZO NOBEL INC. EXAMINER LOEWE, SUN JAE Y

1761 Ex Parte Kalyanasundaram et al 11/013,872 GAUDETTE 103(a) MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. EXAMINER KOPEC, MARK T

1776 Ex Parte Cadours et al 11/014,788 GAUDETTE 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER
WU, IVES J

3744 Ex Parte Buckley et al 11/564,895 CHEN 102(b)/103(a) HITT GAINES P.C. EXAMINER ROGERS, LAKIYA G
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