ratti, mouttet, etter

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Nakazawa 11587022 - (D) GRIMES 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Fröjdh et al 13502242 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC DANG, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13111500 - (D) CRAIG 102/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES P.C. BOUSONO, ORLANDO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Lumley et al 12550383 - (D) MacDONALD 103 HP Inc, BROWN, SHEREE N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Bhandarkar et al 11014149 - (D) STEPHENS 102 102/103 Salesforce.com/Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP LE, HUNG D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Tevanian et al 11753128 - (D) WORTH 103 101 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. STERRETT, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Marks et al 12275126 - (D) CAL VE 103 103 INSKEEP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP, INC RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Stan et al 12123864 - (D) COLAIANNI 103/double patenting SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1756 Ex Parte Ramm 12428699 - (D) SMITH 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A

1768 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11698518 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 HP Inc. FINK, BRIEANN R

1778 Ex Parte Murthy et al 12957240 - (D) ROSS 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PERRIN, CLARE M

Combinations of prior art that change the "basic principles under which the [prior art] was designed to operate" may weigh against a conclusion of obviousness. In re Ratti, 270 F.2d 810, 813 (CCPA 1959). However, "[i]t is well-established that a determination of obviousness based on teachings from multiple references does not require an actual, physical substitution of elements." In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing In re Etter, 756 F.2d 852, 859 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc) (further citations omitted).

Ratti, In re, 270 F.2d 810, 123 USPQ 349 (CCPA 1959) 2143.01

Etter, In re, 756 F.2d 852, 225 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2258 , 2279 , 2286 , 2642 , 2686.04

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11592786 - (D) DANG 103 Dilworth IP - SAP SCHALLHORN, TYLER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Bishop et al 13276833 - (D) SMITH 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC LEE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Lee et al 11848501 - (D) CRAIG 103 FARJ AMI & FARJAMI LLP MIDKIFF, AARON

2623 Ex Parte Zehner et al 12553120 - (D) BAIN 103 E INK CORPORATION MATHEWS, CRYSTAL

2658 Ex Parte Katpelly et al 12251835 - (D) DROESCH 103 Concert Technology Corporation COLUCCI, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Floyd et al 13047180 - (D) SAADAT 103 KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP NIXON, OMAR H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Huber et al 11618424 - (D) SMEGAL 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD NGUYEN, CHUONG P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Davidson et al 12925400 - (D) WARNER 112(1) 112(1)/103 LADAS & PARRY LLP ARYANPOUR, MITRA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 ZHEJIANG TRIMONE ELECTRIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. and FUJIAN HONGAN ELEC. CO., Third Party Requesters, v. LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Patent Owner Ex Parte 7737809 et al 11/618,673 95001992 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Leviton Manufacturing Company Incorporated (CDFS) Third Party Requester: MEI & MARK LLP TON, MY TRANG original VU, DAVID HUNG

mouttet

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Saraswati 12101792 - (D) DIXON 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BOURZIK, BRAHIM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Shameli et al 12983454 - (D) FRAHM 103 GARLICK & MARKISON PEREZ, JAMES M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Kern et al 12620656 - (D) OGDEN 103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC CHAN, KAWING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Bursey et al 12579398 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 41.50 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3662 Ex Parte Tang 12938364 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 Intellectual Property Investment Law Group KAN, YURI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Wingeier et al 10593001 - (D) GUIJT 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA BOECKMANN, JASON J

3766 Ex Parte Corndorf et al 12363109 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

3777 Ex Parte Pascal 11645797 - (D) OSINSKI 102 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP ROY, BAISAKHI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Kumar 12195789 - (D) CHANG 102/103 103 41.50 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Biomet ZISKA, SUZANNE E

In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1333—1334 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (explaining that mere disclosure of alternative design does not teach away and an "inferior combination" is not inapt for obviousness purposes merely because better alternatives exist in prior art).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gebhardt et al 12368716 - (D) DIXON 103 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Weisbrot et al 11829082 - (D) STEPHENS 102 102/103 SMITH RISLEY TEMPEL SANTOS LLC SIDDIQI, MOHAMMAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Sonoda et al 12306832 - (D) HILL 103 103 41.50 112(2) WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3769 Ex Parte Jung et al 12154279 - (D) BAHR 103 101 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO ARCHER, MARIE

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Elliott et al 12496305 - (D) MILLS 103/double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY YU, HONG

1634 Ex Parte Yamada et al 12210094 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global BHAT, NARAYAN KAMESHWAR

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Konishiike et al 10935827 - (D) BEST 103 THE CHICAGO TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP, LLC WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO

1792 Ex Parte Fujita et al 12524460 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Scott et al 11619301 - (D) MacDONALD 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP DILLON, SAMUEL A

2141 Ex Parte Durham et al 12924129 - (D) McNEILL 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B

2166 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12579402 - (D) WINSOR 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY JOHNSON, JOHNESE T

2168 Ex Parte Gustafson et al 12471115 - (D) KUMAR 103 FLETCHER YODER P.C. MORRISON, JAY A

2174 Ex Parte Newman et al 11831692 - (D) NAPPI 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PVF -- PARC SHIAU, SHEN C

2185 Ex Parte SIEGWART 13418804 - (D) NAPPI 102 double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DANG, KHANH

2197 Ex Parte SIMA et al 11560984 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise PAN, HANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Jorke 12515342 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 PATENT CENTRAL LLC MUNG, ON S

2491 Ex Parte Rich 11988779 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC HENNING, MATTHEW T

2498 Ex Parte Barsness et al 12144783 - (D) BUI 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP GOLDBERG, ANDREW C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Hotelling et al 11204873 - (D) ARBES 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA APPLE ONYEKABA, AMY

2637 Ex Parte Cui et al 12511795 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ BELLO, AGUSTIN

2644 Ex Parte Granda et al 12651439 - (D) THOMAS 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. EISNER, RONALD

2688 Ex Parte MORINAGA et al 12642660 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- HIT GARCIA, CARLOS E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Mylaraswamy 12112849 - (D) KRATZ 101/102/103 HONEYWELL/IFL SUAREZ, FELIX E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11608257 - (D) CALVE 112(1) 112(1)/103 The Small Patent Law Group GE GPO- Transportation LE, MARK T

3621 Ex Parte Colosso et al 11585512 - (D) WIEDER 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3686 Ex Parte Rosow et al 13117674 - (D) SHAH 101/103 Tillman Wright, PLLC LE, LINH GIANG

3691 Ex Parte Harris et al 12482204 - (D) BAYAT 103 BGL/CBOE KANERVO, VIRPI H

3695 Ex Parte Ames et al 12631680 - (D) BAYAT 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Jung et al 12156663 - (D) BAHR 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO ARCHER, MARIE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 MOVEA, INC. Requester and Respondent v. HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7158118 et al 11/119,719 95002036 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP  LIE, ANGELA M original SHANKAR, VIJAY

REHEARING

DENIED

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 QUEST SOFTWARE, INC. Requester and Respondent v. CENTRIFY CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,591,005 et al 11/262,000 95001434 - (D) McKEOWN 102 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: COOLEY LLP RIMELL, SAMUEL G original SONG, HOSUK

mouttet

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Flinn et al 13027042 - (D) MacDONALD 103 MANYWORLDS, INC. BHARADWAJ, KALPANA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte King et al 11241136 - (D) GRIMES 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) Depuy Products, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company ORWIG, KEVIN S

Because the order in which the references are listed in the rejection makes no substantive difference, we consider this rejection to be simply an alternative statement of the rejection listed above.  See In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2012)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Sharma et al 12546008 - (D) SMITH 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. BELOUSOV, ANDREY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Schedelbeck et al 11696515 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 Eschweiler & Associates (Lantiq) FOUD, HICHAM B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Jungerink 11755319 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Blank Rome LLP Weatherford/Precision BENLAGSIR, AMINE

winner int'l, mouttet

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Rupp et al 11789045 - (D) TIMM 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP HAN, JONATHAN

2833 Ex Parte Ochs et al 12159326 - (D) ABRAHAM 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP FIGUEROA, FELIX O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Nelson et al 10390570 - (D) FETTING 103 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham / Apollo BOSWELL, BETH V

3669 Ex Parte Foo et al 12299754 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. DO, TRUC M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Shelton et al 12253134 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PAYER, PAUL F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Muller et al 11931762 - (D) MILLS concurring ADAMS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C GHALI, ISIS A D

1673 Ex Parte Sheu et al 11312873 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 double patenting Licata & Tyrrell P.C. CRANE, LAWRENCE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Lacasse et al 12150673 - (D) GARRIS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Yim et al 12230769 - (D) PYONIN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. SCHELL, JOSEPH O

2159 Ex Parte Gross 12191896 - (D) SAADAT 103 PATENTBEST MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN

2159 Ex Parte Gross 12191973 - (D) SAADAT 103 PATENTBEST MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN

2163 Ex Parte Mordetsky et al 12819037 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 Uniloc USA Inc. HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

2196 Ex Parte Chandhoke 11875059 - (D) SHAW 103 Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Adolph et al 10496713 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc CHOKSHI, PINKAL R

2447 Ex Parte Kataoka 11752970 - (D) SHAW 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Rork et al 12544621 - (D) FINK 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SABOURI, MAZDA

2645 Ex Parte Nishikata et al 10568240 - (D) MacDONALD 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HUYNH, NAM TRUNG

2689 Ex Parte Wengrovitz 12650850 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. POINT, RUFUS C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12157922 - (D) McGRAW 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Wallace 12337309 - (D) MAYBERRY 102/103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S

3769 Ex Parte Mansfield et al 11733273 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

"The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another."  Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n.8 (Fed. Cir. 2000).  Further, "just because better alternatives exist in the prior art does not mean that an inferior combination is inapt for obviousness purposes."  In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte KIM et al 11853525 - (D) MOORE 112(1) H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC DUFFY, DAVID W

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 CSR PLC, Requester, v. SKULLCANDY, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7187948 et al 10/382,960 95001305 - (D) SIU 102/103 Workman Nydegger Third-Party Requester: Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original JACKSON, BLANE J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Natural Alternatives, LLC Ex Parte 6,080,330 et al 09/333,180 90010381 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTENSEN, O'CONNOR, JOHNSON, KINDNESS, PLLC XU, LING X original GREEN, ANTHONY J

oakley, mouttet

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Tehrani et al 11553942 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, NGON BINH

2676 Ex Parte Cardells et al 12239997 - (D) POLLOCK 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SANTIAGO CORDERO, MARIVELISSE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte BECK et al 12323477 - (D) BEST 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. C/O CPA Global HWANG, TIMOTHY

Claim construction is a necessary predicate to an obviousness determination.  Oakley, Inc. v. Sunglass Hut Int'l, 316 F.3d 1331, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

2896 Ex Parte Birau et al 11189259 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER SUCH, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Morinville 11003557 - (D) BAYAT 103 LAW OFFICES OF MARK L. BERRIER NGUYEN, TAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Domschot 11944843 - (D) WARNER 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Streyl 11878786 - (D) BEST 103 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. PURINTON, BROOKE J

Obviousness is determined by considering what combined teachings of the references would have suggested to a routineer. See In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1324, 1332‒33 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Muldoon 11550691 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 103 KELLY & KELLEY, LLP DURAN, ARTHUR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Baumann 10698215 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 102/103 HUGH P. GORTLER SHAKERI, HADI

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Bielski et al 10800031 - (D) JENKS 103 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. WAX, ROBERT A

1627 Ex Parte Xie et al 11804802 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PIHONAK, SARAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Bernhard et al 12442189 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP LIN, KUANG Y

1755 Ex Parte Tachibana et al 12446699 - (D) DERRICK 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GOLDEN, ANDREW J

1763 Ex Parte Neff et al 12758656 - (D) ROESEL 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BASF SE LEONARD, MICHAEL L

1787 Ex Parte Song et al 12001319 - (D) SMITH 103 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Liao et al 11552135 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP LEIBOVICH, YAIR

2161 Ex Parte Trepess et al 10723086 - (D) MacDONALD 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DAYE, CHELCIE L

2166 Ex Parte Pini 11134819 - (D) Per Curiam 103 Baker Botts LLP LO, ANN J

2169 Ex Parte Carey et al 11421269 - (D) DANG 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC ALLEN, BRITTANY N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Xia 11892922 - (D) POTHIER 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. COSTIN, JEREMY M

2471 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11103017 - (D) DANG 112(1)/103 SPRINT ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID

2488 Ex Parte Hannuksela et al 10844676 - (D) DANG 103/ obviousness-type double patenting Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Chipchase et al 10518871 - (D) FINK 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC SYED, NABIL H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2800 Ex Parte Frieder et al 11450739 - (D) HUME 103/obviousness-type double patenting Pauley Petersen & Erickson LIANG, VEI CHUNG

2818 Ex Parte Nitta et al 13096757 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. EICHELBURG FOX, BRANDON C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Curley 13041785 - (D) WORTH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC KRAMER, DEAN J

3688 Ex Parte Arasu et al 12347931 - (D) MOORE 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY CAO, VINCENT M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Fischell et al 11625400 - (D) MILLS 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Goldszmidt et al 11848405 - (D) BEAMER 102 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG CALLAHAN, PAUL E

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of K.G. MOTORS, Inc. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7334846 et al 95001125 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 WILMERHALE/DC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MICHAL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original STORMER, RUSSELL D

proctor & gamble, o'farrell, mouttet, bush, cowles

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Conti et al 11836033 - (D) PRATS 103 Hogan Lovells US LLP PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

As the Federal Circuit has explained, even post-KSR, “patents are not barred just because it was obvious 'to explore a new technology or general approach that seemed to be a promising field of experimentation, where the prior art gave only general guidance as to the particular form of the claimed invention or how to achieve it.'” Procter & Gamble Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 566 F.3d 989, 997 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (quoting In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903 (Fed. Cir. 1988)).

O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01, 2143.02, 2144.08, 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Luhrs et al 12143398 - (D) LORIN 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C. PENNY, TABATHA L

1716 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11046656 - (D) GARRIS 103 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. WALLACE DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR

1744 Ex Parte Sheehan et al 11895756 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HINDENLANG, ALISON L

1756 Ex Parte Stachowiak 11254672 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1779 Ex Parte Hudson 11755106 - (D) HANLON 102/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC BASS, DIRK R

1788 Ex Parte Stevens et al 11529181 - (D) Per Curiam 112(1)/103 Siemens Corporation CHANG, VICTOR S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Bryant et al 11130728 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. ULRICH, NICHOLAS S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Goodman et al 11554052 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 FLEIT, GIBBONS, GUTMAN, BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. PAPPAS, PETER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Kurzweil et al 10179486 - (D) HOFF 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) LAO, LUNSEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Lantier 12013840 - (D) ASTORINO 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F

3683 Ex Parte Stolmeier et al 11443914 - (D) CRAWFORD 102 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. McCarter & English LLP SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3685 Ex Parte Goldberg 10913140 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG QAYYUM, ZESHAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Anderson 11685822 - (D) PLENZLER 103 DEERE & COMPANY LOPEZ, FRANK D

3761 Ex Parte Fabo et al 11794942 - (D) GRIMES 103 Ballard Spahr LLP SU, SUSAN SHAN

3767 Ex Parte Carlyon 12409133 - (D) MILLS 102/103 Covidien BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

3767 Ex Parte Weber et al 11068330 - (D) GRIMES 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3767 Ex Parte Reynolds et al 12009783 - (D) SCHEINER 103 Eric Fincham BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3773 Ex Parte Stokes et al 11394150 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EREZO, DARWIN P

3777 Ex Parte Gleich 10552808 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GUPTA, VANI

3781 Ex Parte Young 11640178 - (D) SPAHN 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP ALLEN, JEFFREY R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Nordenhake 11428590 - (D) WEINBERG 103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WARREN A. SKLAR (SOER) ZAHR, ASHRAF A

Nevertheless, it does not matter which reference is primary and which reference is secondary. “[W]here the relevant factual inquiries underlying an obviousness determination are otherwise clear, characterization by the examiner of prior art as ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ is merely a matter of presentation with no legal significance.” In re Mouttet, 686. F.3d 1322, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Accord, In re Bush, 296 F.2d 491, 496 (CCPA 1961). In Bush, the Court stated

[W]e deem it to be of no significance, but merely a matter of exposition, that the rejection is stated to be on A in view of B instead of on B in view of A, or to term one reference primary and the other secondary. It would perhaps have saved much argument of the kind we have before us if the Patent Office had stayed with its rejection of the claims as unpatentable over A and B ‘considered together’ and had merely stated its reasons for such rejection without formal alinement [sic] of the references. Fifteen years ago this court pointed out in In re Cowles, 156 F.2d 551, 554, 33 CCPA 1236, that such differing forms of expression did not constitute different grounds of rejection, were of little consequence, and that basing arguments on them was ‘attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Wang et al 11844407 - (D) WARD 102 102 HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP RAMADAN, RAMY O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte DiMaggio 10610681 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3655 Ex Parte Martin, III et al 11782685 - (D) SCANLON 103 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. CHAU, TERRY C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Krzysik et al 10957506 - (D) PRATS 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP Christopher M. Goff (27839) BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

1655 Ex Parte Decombaz et al 10570185 - (D) SCHEINER 103 K&L Gates LLP HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Witzke et al 11636742 - (D) BEST 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

1761 Ex Parte Korzenski et al 11552808 - (D) SMITH 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1765 Ex Parte Vilato et al 11630772 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SEIDLECK, JAMES J

1765 Ex Parte Busico et al 11665706 - (D) OWENS concurring NAGUMO 112(2)/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LU, C CAIXIA

1779 Ex Parte Moller et al 10978888 - (D) GARRIS 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Bare et al 11205358 - (D) MORGAN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ABEL JALIL, NEVEEN

2183 Ex Parte Koch et al 10521881 - (D) CURCURI 103 POTOMAC PATENT GROUP PLLC GIROUX, GEORGE

2184 Ex Parte Katibian et al 11285400 - (D) DANG 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED HASSAN, AURANGZEB

2185 Ex Parte Khan et al 11591010 - (D) JEFFERY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY YU, JAE UN

2187 Ex Parte Brown 11343698 - (D) WARD 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP BERTRAM, RYAN

2194 Ex Parte Berstis et al 10832036 - (D) ANDERSON 102/103 BIGGERS & OHANIAN (END) HOANG, PHUONG N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Tsai 11680356 - (D) DANG 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TEITELBAUM, MICHAEL E

2426 Ex Parte Faihe 10262383 - (D) McKONE 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ZHONG, JUN FEI

2442 Ex Parte Graupner et al 11158777 - (D) POTHIER 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, ANGELA

2451 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11085647 - (D) CURCURI 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP WOOLCOCK, MADHU

2455 Ex Parte Stratton et al 11520268 - (D) DANG 102/103 VERIZON LAZARO, DAVID R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Huegle et al 10554419 - (D) KILE 103 Cozen O'Connor SMITH, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Correia et al 11602137 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 TREGO, HINES & LADENHEIM, PLLC WHITE, DWAYNE J

3767 Ex Parte Albrecht 10943218 - (D) JENKS 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC HALL, DEANNA K

3773 Ex Parte Dubrul et al 10943121 - (D) MILLS 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC OU, JING RUI

3782 Ex Parte Nowak et al 11078032 - (D) O’HEARN 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - Philadelphia PASCUA, JES F

mouttet, superguide

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Briesch et al 11351976 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Siemens Corporation AKRAM, IMRAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Venegas 09829033 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 09914033 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Rader Fishman & Grauer RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ

3682 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 11112732 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Straub & Pokotylo BROWN, ALVIN L

3685 Ex Parte Haller et al 10950790 - (D) MOHANTY 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. OBEID, MAMON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Bennett 11566063 - (D) KAUFFMAN 102/103 THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC NGUYEN, DINH Q

3784 Ex Parte Butler et al 11941669 - (D) WOOD 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C ABDUR RAHIM, AZIM

3748 Ex Parte Odendall 11103606 - (D) BAHR 103 Novak Druce + Quigg LLP TRAN, BINH Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Mello et al 11847935 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SUTTON, DARRYL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Schwartz 11840787 - (D) EVANS 103 103 BELASCO, JACOBS & TOWNSLEY LLP SHAFER, RICKY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Tsonton et al 11798632 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC DORNA, CARRIE R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Jain et al 11311220 - (D) WALSH 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP LOVE, TREVOR M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Wheatley 12212110 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1792 Ex Parte Groneberg-Nienstedt 11886809 - (D) METZ obviousness-type double patenting/103 KF ROSS PC SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Savilampi et al 11293887 - (D) DILLON 103 NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP HOTELLING, HAROLD A

An optional embodiment cannot be read into a claim when, as here, the claim language is broader than the embodiment. SuperGuide Corp. v. DirecTV Enters., Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 875 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (citation omitted).

Superguide Corp. v. Direct TV Enterprises, Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 69 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.01

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Rollins 09993495 - (D) CALDWELL 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Deng et al 11001228 - (D) SMITH 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TORRES, JOSE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Brukilacchio et al 11291369 - (D) POTHIER 103 FRANCIS J. CAUFIELD REAMES, MATTHEW L

Rather, “[a] reference may be read for all that it teaches, including uses beyond its primary purpose.” In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citations omitted); see also id. at 1334 (The Federal Circuit has explained “that just because better alternatives exist in the prior art does not mean that an inferior combination is inapt for obviousness purposes.”).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Williams 10679088 - (D) OSINSKI 103 W. Edward Johansen HALE, GLORIA M  

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2756 Ex parte Motorola Mobility, Inc. 90010888 5974447 08/682,483 ZECHER 102 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original RINEHART, MARK H

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Schweitzer et al 10952668 - (D) KIM SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SINGH, GURKANWALJIT