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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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Thursday, October 16, 2014

medical instrumentation, harris2, b. braun

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Raman et al 12415042 - (D) OWENS dissenting DELMENDO 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BOYER, RANDY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Guo 11881341 - (D) NAPPI 102(e) KRAGULJAC LAW GROUP, LLC / ORACLE HERSHLEY, MARK E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Pearce 11342124 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. HARLEY, JASON A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Albanese et al 10856704 - (D) BAYAT 103 KANG LIM JOSEPH, TONYA S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11586349 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

The rules that “structure corresponding to the claimed function must be disclosed in the specification with clear linkage between the structure and the claimed function serve worthy goals. Such rules are intended to produce certainty in result.” Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1220 (Fed. Cir. 2003). “A computer-implemented means-plus-function term is limited to the corresponding structure disclosed in the specification and equivalents thereof, and the corresponding structure is the algorithm.” Harris Corp. v. Ericsson Inc., 417 F.3d 1241, 1253 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

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

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Vinokurov et al 12146716 - (D) STEPHENS 102 102/103 MARKS & CLERK LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11362545 - (D) GRIMES obviousness-type double patenting 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

“[S]tructure 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. This duty to link or associate structure to function is the quid pro quo for the convenience of employing § 112, ¶ 6.” B. Braun Medical, Inc. v. Abbott Labs., 124 F.3d 1419, 1424 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

B. Braun Medical, Inc. v. Abbott Labs, 124 F.3d 1419, 43 USPQ2d 1896 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2163 , 2181 , 2182

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Sriram et al 13059781 - (D) KRATZ 112(2) 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. USELDING, JOHN E

REHEARING

 DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Miller et al 11693281 - (D) BROWNE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CHIBOGU, CHIEDU A

REEXAMINATION

 AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. Requester v. LUTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8009042 et al 12/203,518 95001821 - (D) JEFFERY 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. NGUYEN, LINH M original TRAN, THUY V

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester v. BORGWARNER, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,663,347 et al 09/875,760 95000431 - (D) GUEST 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Alston & Bird, LLP TILL, TERRENCE R original VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M
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Friday, July 25, 2014

kemco, harris2, medical instrumentation

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11516689 - (D) GRIMES 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

“Use of the term ‘means’ in a claim limitation creates a presumption that section 112, paragraph 6 has been invoked, but that presumption may be rebutted if the properly construed claim limitation itself recites sufficiently definite structure to perform the claimed function.” Kemco Sales, 208 F.3d at 1361. In this case, claims 1 and 49 use the term “means” and recite no structures to perform the claimed functions. We therefore conclude that the claims invoke 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph. 

 Section 112, paragraph 6 provides that a patentee [or applicant] may define the structure for performing a particular function generically through the use of a means expression, provided that it discloses specific structure(s) corresponding to that means in the patent specification. . . . As such, [the court has] referred to section 112, paragraph 6 as embodying a statutory quid pro quo. . . . If a patentee [or applicant] fails to satisfy the bargain because of a failure to disclose adequate structure, the claim will be rendered . . . indefinite under section 112, paragraph 2. 

 Id. at 1360-61. The rules that “structure corresponding to the claimed function must be disclosed in the specification with clear linkage between the structure and the claimed function serve worthy goals. Such rules are intended to produce certainty in result.” Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1220 (Fed. Cir. 2003). “A computer-implemented means-plus-function term is limited to the corresponding structure disclosed in the specification and equivalents thereof, and the corresponding structure is the algorithm.” Harris Corp., 417 F.3d at 1253.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Hjelm 12118849 - (D) CALVE 103 Leffler Intellectual Property Law, PLLC VU, VIET DUY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Kerofsky 11293066 - (D) CURCURI, 112(1)/112(2)/102(e)/103 CHERNOFF VILHAUER MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Bartolome 12039988 - (D) CHUNG 103 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Kiefel et al 12066115 - (D) GOODSON 103 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. HIJAZ, OMAR F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Velusamy 11935261 - (D) KOHUT 103 VERIZON MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2186 Ex Parte Ahluwalia et al 11223559 - (D) NEW 103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC ALSIP, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Schofield et al 11469395 - (D) WEINSCHENK 102/103 CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. MURRAY, DANIEL C

2487 Ex Parte Subramanian et al 10892897 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Foley & Lardner LLP/ Broadcom Corporation CZEKAJ, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 Ex Parte Gill et al 11376491 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (LUCENT) TRAN, HOANG Q

REHEARING

 GRANTED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte McGowan et al 11303990 - (D) DESHPANDE 102(e)/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. UDDIN, MOHAMMED R

REEXAMINATION

 AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Requester and Respondent v. X IMMUNOMEDICS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6653104 et al 09/986,119 95000062 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP Third-Party Requester: Woodcock Washburn LLP TURNER, SHARON L original PARK, HANKYEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3713 Ex parte WALKER DIGITAL, LLC Ex Parte 6,110,041 et al 08/775,388 90012333 - (D) KOHUT 102(e)/103 FAHMI, SELLERS, EMBERT & DAVITZ Ascenda Law Group, PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Callie A. Pendergrass c/o Erise IP, P.A. SAGER, MARK ALAN original PARADISO, JOHN ROGER
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