mostafazadeh, meyers

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Davidson et al 11/243,302 HANLON 103(a) Eddie E. Scott EXAMINER TALBOT, BRIAN K

1727 Ex Parte Kanasugi 11/396,620 COLAIANNI 103(a) Squire Sanders (US) LLP EXAMINER ARCIERO, ADAM A

1735 Ex Parte Abell et al 12/278,901 DELMENDO 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC EXAMINER SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1783 Ex Parte Mead et al 10/357,162 TIMM 102(b)/103(a) PIETRAGALLO GORDON ALFANO BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Arvin 10/657,427 FRAHM 103(a) GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk EXAMINER KE, PENG

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte An 10/847,469 HOFF 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER FEILD, JOSEPH H

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Searfoss 10/664,806 ASTORINO 102(e)/103(a) MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE EXAMINER GUTMAN, HILARY L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Guenther et al 10/625,325 ASTORINO 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting Wilson Sporting Goods Co. EXAMINER WONG, STEVEN B

3734 Ex Parte Ortiz et al 11/197,544 WALSH 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3748 Ex Parte Yezerets et al 11/613,760 STAICOVICI 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) CUMMINS, INC. EXAMINER TRAN, BINH Q

3763 Ex Parte Southam et al 11/456,952 HORNER 102(b)/103(a)/112(1) Incline / Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Popp 12/313,804 KRIVAK Dissenting-In-Part BAUMEISTER 103(a) 103(a) SMP Logic Systems EXAMINER GARLAND, STEVEN R

2184 Ex Parte Bohrer et al 10/948,407 WINSOR 103(a) 103(a) IBM CORPORATION (MH) c/o MITCH HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, L.L.C. EXAMINER MAMO, ELIAS

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Regnier et al 10/461,296 HAHN 103(a) 103(a) MOLEX INCORPORATED EXAMINER HARVEY, JAMES R

2878 Ex Parte Broude et al 12/589,296 KRIVAK 103(a) 103(a) LEON D. ROSEN FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN EXAMINER LEE, JOHN R

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Mann 10/861,436 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 112(2) RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EXAMINER KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Dysard et al 11/448,205 SMITH 103(a) STEVEN WESEMAN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION EXAMINER DAHIMENE, MAHMOUD

1736 Ex Parte Dai et al 11/588,873 SMITH 103(a) CRAWFORD MAUNU PLLC EXAMINER MCCRACKEN, DANIEL

1746 Ex Parte Bogard et al 11/041,323 NAGUMO 103(a) Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. EXAMINER GOFF II, JOHN L

1765 Ex Parte Bauer et al 10/524,039 HASTINGS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER COONEY, JOHN M

1767 Ex Parte Wang 11/132,604 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) Steptoe & Johnson LLP EXAMINER HEINCER, LIAM J

1767 Ex Parte Zahora et al 11/667,725 SMITH 103(a) Nixon & Vanderhye PC / DSM Desotech Inc. EXAMINER MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

1782 Ex Parte Hansborough 11/370,529 HASTINGS 103(a)/112(1) ROETZEL & ANDRESS EXAMINER WOOD, ELLEN S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Fernandez et al 10/437,230 WINSOR 103(a)/112(1) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER VU, KIEU D

2174 Ex Parte Vienneau et al 11/039,524 ROBERTSON 103(a) GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D

2183 Ex Parte Chauvel et al 10/631,939 THOMAS 103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER PETRANEK, JACOB ANDREW

2193 Ex Parte Baker et al 10/099,508 JEFFERY 103(a) HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. EXAMINER MITCHELL, JASON D

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Rick et al 10/120,329 JEFFERY 103(a) QUALCOMM INCORPORATED EXAMINER HUANG, WEN WU

2629 Ex Parte Stewart 11/146,773 DANG 103(a)/112(1) IBM CORPORATION (RVW) EXAMINER SIM, YONG H

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Ha et al 11/536,502 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) LAW OFFICES OF MIKIO ISHIMARU EXAMINER PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

2829 Ex Parte Forbes et al 11/091,285 HAHN 103(a) ROUND LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP EXAMINER MAI, ANH D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Krueger 12/356,660 7,360,846 McCARTHY 251/103(a) HISCOCK & BARCLAY, LLP EXAMINER BELLINGER, JASON R

Nevertheless,

the recapture rule is violated when a limitation added during prosecution is eliminated entirely, even if other narrowing limitations are added to the [reissue] claim. If the added limitation is modified but not eliminated, the claims must be materially narrowed relative to the surrendered subject matter such that the surrendered subject matter is not entirely or substantially recaptured.

In re Mostafazadeh, 643 F.3d 1353, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

In Mostafazadeh, our reviewing court acknowledged that the recapture rule may not be triggered if the subject matter of the reissue claim is “wholly unrelated” to the subject matter surrendered during prosecution. Id., 643 F.3d at 1360. The court suggested that such a situation might arise if the reissue claim recites additional inventions, embodiments or species not originally claimed, that is, overlooked aspects of the invention as disclosed. Id. (construing MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE (“MPEP”) 5 § 1412.02(I)(C)).

See, e.g., B.E. Meyers & Co. v. United States, 56 USPQ2d 1110, 1116 (Ct. Fed. Cls. 2000)(example of a case, cited in § 1412.02 of the MPEP, illustrating when the subject matter of the reissue claim might be “wholly unrelated” to the subject matter surrendered during prosecution).

3636 Ex Parte Dwire et al 11/088,457 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) Chrysler Group LLC EXAMINER DUNN, DAVID R

3636 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11/291,662 ASTORINO 103(a)/112(2) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER NELSON JR, MILTON

3657 Ex Parte Bates 10/381,031 PER CURIAM 103(a) NIXON PEABODY, LLP EXAMINER KING, BRADLEY T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Sun 11/833,342 ASTORINO 103(a)/112(1)/112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER TRIEU, THERESA

3752 Ex Parte Thompson 11/425,494 ASTORINO 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER GORMAN, DARREN W

3779 Ex Parte Horne et al 10/766,295 CLARKE 103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN