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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Adams, Steven E. et al. 15380439 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 LAMBERT SHORTELL & CONNAUGHTON TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T

1726 KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 14439655 - (D) CASHION 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC GOLDEN, ANDREW J

1792 Conagra Foods RDM, Inc. 14697138 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Advent, LLP LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14716001 - (D) KUMAR 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED WU, STEPHANIE

2182 International Business Machines Corporation 14317413 - (D) BARRY 103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center LAROCQUE, EMILY E

2182 International Business Machines Corporation 14573273 - (D) BARRY 101/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center LAROCQUE, EMILY E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Dawson, Thomas et al. 15656495 - (D) DIRBA 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAIEM, SEAN N

2488 Baxter International Inc. et al. 14606582 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago Baxter YOUNG, PATRICIA I

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Siva Sandeep. Dhandu et al. 15154894 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 VERIZON - AK VERIZON PATENTING GROUP BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 International Business Machines Corporation 14973928 - (D) RANGE 102 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM FISHKILL HO, HOANG QUAN TRAN

2846 Yu Chen 13651994 - (D) TIMM 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP JOSEPH, DEVON A

2875 Hubbell Incorporated 14984827 - (D) McMANUS 102/103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Hubbell) GUHARAY, KARABI

2883 Tyco Electronics Nederland BV 14584230 - (D) CURCURI 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. JORDAN, ANDREW

2893 Texas Instruments Incorporated 14671727 - (D) McMANUS 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED SEFER, AHMED N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Mylan Inc. 13907028 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. COBANOGLU, DILEK B

3652 VanRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14377696 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 41.50 112(1) Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC MCCLAIN, GERALD

3669 Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH 15313134 - (D) HILL 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) KERRIGAN, MICHAEL V

3682 Facebook, Inc. 14328509 - (D) DIXON 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Cameron International Corporation 15231945 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 OneSubsea IP UK COLON MORALES, DAVID

3763 Prim, Eric 13295601 - (D) BAHR 112(1) CONLEY ROSE, P.C. KING, BRIAN M

3774 Michael A. Rees 14215807 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/101/103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP DIOP, ROKHAYA

3793 John Hauck 11647272 - (D) HILL 103 Wiley Patent Administration NGANGA, BONIFACE N

3794 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15535566 - (D) CALVE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EKRAMI, YASAMIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 LEICHTBAU-ZENTRUM SACHSEN GMBH 14362694 - (D) INGLESE 103 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP TUCKER, PHILIP C

1779 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. 14958335 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 Kilyk & Bowersox, P.L.L.C. PEO, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Sony Corporation 15656691 - (D) DIRBA 103 102/103/OTDP ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAIEM, SEAN N

2426 Lam Hoang 15276585 - (D) HOMERE 102 102/103 Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Vista IP Law Group) ALATA, YASSIN

2433 ASSA ABLOY AB 14785653 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102 102 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/Assa-HID WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2439 Lovelace, Aaron F. et al. 14725593 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 103 SINORICA, LLC WANG, HARRIS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH 15278009 - (D) McMANUS 103 112(2) Maschoff Brennan/Hexagon JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Jeremy Hornik et al. 11379176 - (D) SAINDON 103 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

3726 ALSTOM Technology Ltd 15062301 - (D) PLENZLER 102 103 41.50 103 General Electric Company VAUGHAN, JASON L

3786 BONE FOAM, LLC 13766063 - (D) LORIN 103 112(2) Workman Nydegger HICKS, VICTORIA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 AL-MELH, MANAL MANSOUR ABU. 15680113 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Richard C. Litman Nath, Goldberg & Meyer COHEN, MICHAEL P

1612 SHARE-X CO., LTD. et al. 14912013 - (D) PRATS 103 Harness Dickey (St. Louis) YU, HONG

1627 Yoneoka, Takatomo 14342889 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1628 Rios, Humberto Gonzalez. et al. 13446594 - (D) HARDMAN 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. LEE, ANDREW P

1639 BULK CHEMICAL SERVICES, LLC. 14755185 - (D) GRIMES 103 OTDP CLARK & BRODY HAVLIN, ROBERT H

1657 James Nial. Hynes et al. 14233602 - (D) JENKS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. PATURY, SRIKANTH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Beguinot, Jean et al. 10535174 - (D) SMITH Dissenting HANLON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC YANG, JIE

1765 Brian B. Marr et al. 15018221 - (D) TIMM 112(2) Ashland LLC WILLIAM J. DAVIS, ESQ. LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1793 Sahagian, Michael 12294004 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Adam R. Stephenson, LTD. COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 14804654 - (D) SAADAT 101 MICRO FOCUS LLC EHNE, CHARLES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Fox Sports Productions, Inc. 15068819 - (D) RAEVSKY 101 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2422 Saturn Licensing LLC 15492362 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LEE, MICHAEL

2448 D2L Corporation 14030189 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP SOWA, TIMOTHY JOHN

2453 Ludwig, Reiner et al. 14346766 - (D) SAADAT 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson HOUSTON, CLIFTON L

2457 Jonathan J. Lee et al. 13891983 - (D) BRANCH 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) PENA-SANTANA, TANIA M

2483 Jean-Francois Macq 13517326 - (D) BRANCH 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA VOLENTINE, REBECCA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 RippleNami Inc. 15256218 - (D) BENNETT 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) CHEN, FRANK S

2616 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15156658 - (D) THOMAS 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. DEPT. AMD HOANG, PETER

2616 Ofstad, Andrew 13658794 - (D) CRAIG 112(2/103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google) GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2619 Norman Weyrich 14904065 - (D) CHUNG 103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman DOAN, PHUC N

2636 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 14771998 - (D) CURCURI 103 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. LIU, LI

2674 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15118720 - (D) STRAUSS 101 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. PHAM, THIERRY L

2675 Kieran Hayes 14436045 - (D) JURGOVAN 101/103 Maschoff Brennan ZHU, RICHARD Z

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Micron Technology, Inc. 14743124 - (D) DENNETT 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Hummel, Paul C. 12051196 - (D) CHEN 103 101 Boeing and Alston & Bird, LLP DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3624 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14105016 - (D) RAEVSKY 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN RINES, ROBERT D

3627 Neeran Karnik et al. 12977780 - (D) JEFFERY 103 101 41.50 101 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP RACIC, MILENA

3629 International Business Machines Corporation 14816548 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 Terrile Cannatti & Chambers, LLP IBM - POU LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3649 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 14754755 - (D) BROWN 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3687 Stephen Seawall 13792110 - (D) HOWARD 101 DEEPAK MALHOTRA MALHOTRA LAW FIRM, PLLC CHEIN, ALLEN C

3692 Airbnb, Inc. 13909626 - (D) SHIANG 101 AIRBNB/FENWICK MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3694 Adobe Systems Incorporated 14611830 - (D) BAYAT 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Richard Baskerville 14491930 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/102 112(2) 41.50 112(2) John Karl Buche Buche & Associates, P.C. LYNCH, MEGAN E

See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862–63 (CCPA 1962) (holding that the Board erred in affirming an obviousness rejection of indefinite claims because the rejection was based on speculative assumptions as to the meaning of the claims) ... 

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

We find the reasoning in In re Steele to be applicable to the written description rejection because reaching a decision as to whether the claims have adequate written description support requires that we first understand the metes and bounds of the claims.  Cf. In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971) (One is not in a position to determine whether a claim is enabled under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 until the metes and bounds of that claim are determined under the second paragraph of this section of the statute.). 

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

3735 KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 14903480 - (D) KERINS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PAGAN, JAVIER A

3761 Crain Cutter Company, Inc. 14742642 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/112(2) FENWICK & WEST LLP FUQUA, SHAWNTINA T

3774 Graham, Michael 15015746 - (D) FINAMORE 103 Houtteman Law LLC PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3775 Urs Hulliger 13426079 - (D) SCHOPFER 102 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP COLEY, ZADE JAMES

3783 Moonen, Chretien et al. 12438934 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, WENG WAH

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 ADARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 13911961 NEW 103 Cooley LLP / Eurand WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION 14252661 LEE 103 Muir Patent Law, PLLC WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Kazumasa Arakita et al. 13552002 HOMERE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PATEL, SHIVANG I

2669 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15050539 CURCURI 103 MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP LU, ZHIYU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Calendar Research LLC 13831758 MEYERS 103 Foley & Lardner LLP BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE

3629 Gendloff, Elie 14145972 MOHANTY 101/102/103 Elie Gendloff PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3637 BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH 15363026 BAYAT 102 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

3664 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14845882 HOELTER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HOLLOWAY, JASON R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Markus Holubarsch et al. 14270908 O’HANLON 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC DESAI, HEMANT

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Dish Technologies L.L.C. 14717190 CURCURI 103 103 Perkins Coie LLP - DISH Network EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI

2435 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 14948268 RAEVSKY 103 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC DADA, BEEMNET W

2448 Laurence R. Lipstone et al. 13715466 BRANCH 102 102 Level 3 Communications, LLC VU, VIET D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Gong, Haiyan et al. 14160706 CASHION 103 112(2) PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO

Thus, the test for determining the question of indefiniteness may be formulated as whether the claims “set out and circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity.”  In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971). 

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Daniel Williams et al. 15149668 OSINSKI 102 102 Telekta Law, P.S. DO, ROWLAND

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Jeffery F. Perlak et al. 14789036 HILL 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MCGLYNN, JAMES P

3792 COCHLEAR LIMITED 14832950 HOELTER 103 102 Merchant & Gould Cochlear BERTRAM, ERIC D

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Otto O. Yang et al. 14131159 LAVIER 103/OTDP GATES & COOPER LLP (General) GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1629 PLEDPHARMA AB 14439471 VALEK OTDP 103/OTDP PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS

1634 McDonald Cassidy, Pamela 15052825 GRIMES 112(1)/112(2) 101/103 PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General POHNERT, STEVEN C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1749 Jacob John et al. 14997146 McMANUS 103 Continental Intellectual Property FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1787 SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. 14938023 RANGE 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(2)/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC EXATEC STACHEL, KENNETH J

1791 Zihua Ao et al. 13775202 CASHION 103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Harish Kumar. Lingappa 14061627 HOMERE 101 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) PELLETT, DANIEL T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 William Deweese et al. 15220331 HOMERE 102/103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2476 De Schepper, Koen et al. 14653162 SHAW 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Bussat, Jean-Marie et al. 14335553 ARPIN 103 APPLE INC./BROWNSTEIN c/o Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP TESHOME, KEBEDE T

2649 Michael J. Lombardi et al. 14737990 HOWARD 103 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC CHEN, JUNPENG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ernst, Larry et al. 13042857 REN 103 InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely MORGAN, JEFFREY CHAD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Conduent Business Services, LLC 14560293 SAADAT 101 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3627 WONG, Kevin Nelson. et al. 13462178 COURTENAY 101 PERRY + CURRIER INC. BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER R

3643 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 14868422 CALVE 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC LARSEN, JEFFREY R

3649 BROWNMED, INC. 14464762 MOHANTY 112(1)/103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. DOUGLAS, STEVEN O

3651 GPCP IP Holdings LLC 14595694 CAPP 103 41.50 103 GP-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP KUMAR, RAKESH

3681 DynamicLogic, LLC 14244491 HUME 103 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BRADY, MARIE P.

3683 Knowmadics, Inc. 14620491 CUTITTA 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3684 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC 14522435 FENICK 101 GREENBERG TRAURIG (NJ) ZUKANOVICH, BRANDY A

3686 Elwha LLC 14252098 CALVE 103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH

3688 Adobe Systems Incorporated 14635811 MEDLOCK 101 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3689 Dianna Serio et al. 14169921 HUME 101/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. CoreLogic113027 SEOH, MINNAH L

3691 KUDELSKI, Henri 12572804 SHAH 101 OBLON/KUDELSKI KANERVO, VIRPI H

3692 Keefer, Alan Harrison. 12566452 SAADAT 101 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP ANDERSON, JOHN A

3694 Wei-Yeh Lee 13135240 FENICK 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/HERE SIGMOND, BENNETT M

3694 CFPH, LLC 14028751 PRATS 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. ANDERSON, MICHAEL W

3694 U.S. Payments, LLC 14863280 ARPIN 101 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC RANKINS, WILLIAM E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Oracle International Corporation 14539858 CAPP 103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3715 IGT 14169869 HORNER 101 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) COBURN, CORBETT B

3791 Timmerman, Robert David. 12620202 FITZPATRICK 103 Harness Dickey (Roche) JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Kidmose, Preben et al. 13335896 FITZPATRICK 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BERHANU, ETSUB D

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Ohmi et al 12531515 - (D) OWENS 112(2) Pearne & Gordon LLP BAND, MICHAEL A

“[T]he indefiniteness inquiry asks whether the claims ‘circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity.’” Marley Mouldings Ltd. v. Mikron Indus. Inc., 417 F.3d 1356, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (quoting In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971)).

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

1781 Ex Parte Bailey et al 13196036 - (D) OWENS 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. KHAN, TAHSEEN

1791 Ex Parte Kendall 13214518 - (D) PRAISS 103 Ward Law Office LLC COX, STEPHANIE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte HICKS et al 14149367 - (D) REPKO 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP CONTINO SAUMBY, KRISTA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Ling et al 13857805 - (D) NAPPI 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD HANIDU, GANIYU A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13023748 - (D) SNAY 103 Quinn IP Law TRISCHLER, JOHN T
AFFIRMED 1765 Ex Parte Keske et al 11195983 - (D) OWENS 103 DENTONS US LLP COONEY, JOHN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Hamann 13361572 - (D) PRAISS 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte Chan et al 13177395 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SIVANESAN, SIVALINGAM

2128 Ex Parte MENG 12878607 - (D) REPKO 103 ConocoPhillips Company MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte CLEMENT 14095029 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES BECHTEL, KEVIN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Menendez et al 12650113 - (D) FETTING 112(2) 101/103 4.50 103 THOMPSON COBURN LLP VIG, NARESH

3624 Ex Parte Flockhart et al 12545413 - (D) McSHANE 103 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. PRASAD, NANCY N

3663 Ex Parte Bohe et al 13003980 - (D) HORNER 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP TISSOT, ADAM D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Beck et al 11184327 - (D) HOELTER 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

3744 Ex Parte NADEL et al 12623986 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 103 BLANK ROME LLP DUKE, EMMANUEL E

3768 Ex Parte Schaerer et al 13012164 - (D) BROWN 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. KELLOGG, MICHAEL S

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Kittle et al 12514187 - (D) NAGUMO 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Kampmann et al 11911254 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 ERICSSON INC. HARLEY, JASON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Schaefer et al 12375457 - (D) BROWNE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. SELF, SHELLEY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Chandrasekar et al 12403153 - (D) WINSOR 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE KUDDUS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Sun et al 12094623 - (D) SAADAT 103 RPX Clearinghouse, LLC MURPHY, CHARLES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Johnson 12409166 - (D) GARRIS 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Itron) HOANG, ANN THI

2854 Ex Parte Bechberger et al 12178931 - (D) WILSON 112(2) 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

The relevant inquiry under 35 U.S.C. 112(2), in the examination context "is to determine whether the claims do, in fact, set out and circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity." In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971) (emphasis added).  "[T]he definiteness of the language employed must be analyzed - not in a vacuum, but always in light of the teachings of the prior art and of the particular application disclosure as it would be interpreted by one possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pretinent art." Id.

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

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REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte SOMMER et al 11/677,782 TIMM 103(a) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC EXAMINER LEONG, SUSAN DANG

1732 Ex Parte Li et al 12/002,162 SMITH 103(a) Altis Law Group, Inc. EXAMINER QIAN, YUN

1736 Ex Parte Yamada et al 10/866,694 DELMENDO 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER ZIMMER, ANTHONY J

1765 Ex Parte Waddell et al 12/092,057 SMITH 103(a) EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY EXAMINER LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1786 Ex Parte Jaffee et al 10/718,007 OWENS 112(2)/103(a) EXAMIENR MATZEK, MATTHEW D

“[T]he indefiniteness inquiry asks whether the claims ‘circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity.’” Marley Mouldings Ltd. v. Mikron Industries Inc., 417 F.3d 1356, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2005), quoting In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971).

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . .1504.04, 2164.08, 2172

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Sattler et al 11/055,750 DESHPANDE 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER VU, BAI D

2171 Ex Parte Nickell et al 11/171,452 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 Daniel E. Ovanezian Lowenstein Sandler PC EXAMINER ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Andrews et al 10/194,610 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER HA, DAC V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Haus 11/425,582 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50 (b) 103(a) ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Henderson et al 11/591,303 ADAMS 102(b) Richard A. Arrett VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

3761 Ex Parte Mosbacher et al 11/303,222 GRIMES 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

3774 Ex Parte Shanley et al 10/849,324 KAUFFMAN 102(e)/103(a) Dergosits & Noah LLP EXAMINER BLANCO, JAVIER G
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Almeda et al 11/640,582 HOFF 103a)/112(1)/112(2)/obviousness-type double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA CT EXAMINER LAM, DUNG LE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Harris 10/064,439 PETRAVIK 103(a) 103(a) SCOTT C HARRIS EXAMINER FU, HAO

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Chiu et al 11/279,898 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) William S. Wang EXAMINER SZPIRA, JULIE ANN
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Stukanov 11/789,108 FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2) IGOR STUKANOV EXAMINER LEVIN, MIRIAM A

The written description requirement “serves a teaching function, as a "quid pro quo" in which the public is given "meaningful disclosure in exchange for being excluded from practicing the invention for a limited period of time."” Univ. of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 922 (Fed. Cir. 2004). In this case, the Specification does not provide a meaningful disclosure of the invention to the public in return for the grant of a patent, failing to satisfy the basic quid pro quo underlying the patent system.

University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 69 USPQ2d 1886 (Fed. Cir. 2004). . . . . . . 2163

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Smith 10/857,139 SMITH 103(a) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP (SF) EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P

1746 Ex Parte Burke et al 12/193,743 SMITH 103(a) SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD EXAMINER RIVERA, JOSHEL

1765 Ex Parte Rogunova et al 11/713,484 SMITH 102(b) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER MULLIS, JEFFREY C

1786 Ex Parte Wang et al 10/785,445 HASTINGS 103(a) Brenda D. Wentz EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Kuhne 11/250,553 PER CURIAM 102(b)/103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER MORROW, JASON S

3617 Ex Parte Martin 11/185,580 BARRETT 103(a) Rutan & Tucker, LLP. EXAMINER VENNE, DANIEL V

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Jackson 10/783,889 ADAMS 102(b) John C. McMahon EXAMINER COMSTOCK, DAVID C

3737 Ex Parte Brill et al 10/372,260 CALVE 103(a) DUBOIS, BRYANT, CAMPBELL & SCHWARTZ, LLP EXAMINER KISH, JAMES M

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1712 Ex Parte 6495633 et al ACUSHNET COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. Patent of CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,445 09/562,773 DELMENDO 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER BUTTNER, DAVID J

kamal, sneed, moore, sarett, optivus, scholl

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Ellington et al 10/431,634 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Yagi et al 10/942,107 KIMLIN 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) SUGHRUE – 265550 

It is by now axiomatic that claim language is not to be read in a vacuum but in light of the supporting specification as it would reasonably be read by one of ordinary skill in the art. In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1548 (Fed. Cir. 1983); In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971). Also, claims are not to be read in manner that renders them inoperative. In re Kamal, 398 F.2d 867, 872 (CCPA 1968); In re Sarett, 327 F.2d 1005, 1019 (CCPA 1964). 

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1445, 2145 

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . .1504.04, 2164.08, 2172 

Sarett, In re, 327 F.2d 1005, 140 USPQ 474 (CCPA 1964) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .804 

2600 Communications 

Ex Parte Ginggen et al 11/098,071 BAUMEISTER 102(e)/103(a) CHERYL F. COHEN, LLC 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Moriyama et al 10/263,642 ADAMS 103(a) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Kuwahara et al 10/702,661 RUGGIERO 102(b) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC 

See Optivus Tech., Inc. v. Ion Beam Appl’ns S.A. , 469 F.3d 978, 989 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“[A]n issue not raised by an appellant in its opening brief . . . is waived.”) (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Ex parte Scholl, No. 2007-3653, slip op. at 18 n.13 (BPAI Mar. 13, 2008) (informative), available at  http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/bpai/its/fd073653.pdf.