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Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Venkataramani Anandan et al. 14864042 FRANKLIN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LEONG, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 John Kalamatianos et al. 13944148 SAADAT 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP THOMAS, JAMES JORDAN

2178 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14580798 McKEOWN 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC KHAN, SHAHID K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Amir Peles et al. 14079344 MORGAN 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC RECEK, JASON D

2478 Youn-Hyoung Heo et al. 14564965 MacDONALD 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) VOGEL, JAY L.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2696 John Hancock. Lupher et al. 14715590 JURGOVAN 103 RM Reed Law PLLC WU, ZHENZHEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Universal Display Corporation 15173109 ROBERTSON 112(1)/103 Morris & Kamlay LLP / UDC ZHU, SHENG-BAI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Jason Czaplewski et al. 13705964 LORIN 112(1)/101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BOYCE, ANDRE D

3626 Paul Burton et al. 12907346 LORIN 101 41.50 112(2) Law Office of Jim Boice REYES, REGINALD R

3628 Sergey Georgiev et al 13411254 WHITEHEAD JR. 101 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP/PROS JOSEPH, TONYA S

3688 Varouj A. Chitilian et al 13474977 ADAMS 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V

3697 VeriFone, Inc. 13793013 CUTITTA 101 41.50 112(2) GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP (GT) C/O: GREENBERG TRAURIG DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION et al 14774810 BAHR 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3763 WIELAND-WERKE AG 15103193 BROWN 102/103 41.50 112(2) FLYNN THIEL, P.C. HOPKINS, JENNA M

3794 Bryan Weber et al 13358337 BAHR 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General EKRAMI, YASAMIN

3794 Gary Kalser et al 14709060 STEPINA 103 Mayback & Hoffman, P.A. GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Paul Carl. Kocher et al. 13831545 JURGOVAN 101/103 103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Rambus NGUYEN, THUONG

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 CHRONO THERAPEUTICS INC. 15385665 NEW 112(2)/103 SHAY GLENN LLP GHALI, ISIS A D

In other words, “[a] dependent claim that contradicts, rather than narrows, the claim from which it depends is invalid.”  Multilayer Stretch Cling Film Holdings, Inc. v. Berry Plastics Corp., 831 F.3d 1350, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

1625 Satoshi Yanagisawa et al. 14647683 ADAMS 103/OTDP BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP DESAI, RITA J

1634 Anubhav Tripathi et al. 13731338 ADAMS 103 Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. FORMAN, BETTY J

1653 Scott Dorfner 13162129 NEW 112(1)/103 FLASTER/GREENBERG P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Young Min Kim et al. 13510989 FRANKLIN 103 LEX IP MEISTER, PLLC YANG, JIE

1742 Kelvin S. Gray et al. 14289042 DERRICK 103 FCA US LLC HAUTH, GALEN H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Joseph Robert. Parker 14178405 BAER 112(2)/101 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC XIAO, DI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 William J. Westerinen et al. 13428879 DANG 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2632 Juergen Nowottnick et al. 14472112 KHAN 103 112(1) Intellectual Property and Licensing CADEAU, WEDNEL

2677 Murat Akbacak et al. 14308174 KUMAR 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC) SHAH, BHARATKUMAR S

2686 Rachid M. Alameh et al. 14595261 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group (MM Files) SHERWIN, RYAN W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 14888998 REN 101 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC PHAM, LY D

2829 Micron Technology, Inc. 15684054 SQUIRE 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron TRAN, DZUNG

2853 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15298076 SQUIRE 103 HP Inc. LIN, ERICA S Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Jeremy A. Greenberger et al. 15275909 AMUNDSON 112(1) 101/103 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3621 Gary Gilchrist et al. 11311758 FISCHETTI 103 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3621 Greenberger, Jeremy A. et al. 15270362 DROESCH 112(1)/103 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3626 Stephen Trey. Moore et al. 13798661 CRAWFORD 103 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) COBANOGLU, DILEK B

3649 Massimo Pignatelli et al. 13144211 STEPINA 103 Rao DeBoer Osterrieder, PLLC KRUER, KEVIN R

3681 Max Eulenstein et al. 13914884 MORGAN 101/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P./FACEBOOK INC. NGUYEN, THUY N

3688 Kevin Detrick 14267465 FENICK 103 101 GENERAL (Berwyn/Philadelphia) Pepper Hamilton LLP FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

3689 Robert Harris 13975298 CRAWFORD 112(1)/101/102 Shutts & Bowen LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Bryant Rushing 14819740 LANEY 112(2)/112(4)/103 SINORICA, LLC BALDORI, JOSEPH B

3715 CFPH, LLC 14485646 HOFFMANN 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. CLARKE JR, ROBERT T

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Joachim H. Frank et al. 11618182 PETRAVICK 101 Shutts & Bowen LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

schulpen, multilayer

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Kouda, Tohru et al. 11165200 JENKS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WESTERBERG, NISSA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Vogel, Roland et al. 13811663 INGLESE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

In re Schulpen, 390 F.2d 1009, 1013 (CCPA 1968) (explaining that an obviousness rejection cannot stand when the modification proposed by the Examiner would run counter to the teaching of a prior art reference). 

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Linda Tong et al. 14329796 MEDLOCK 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3674 Flotek Chemistry, LLC 14857097 HOFFMANN 102/103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

3697 Akli Adjaoute 14815940 STEPHENS 101 Hovey Williams LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Zhang, Yu et al. 14091016 FITZPATRICK 112(2)/103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP STAPLETON, ERIC S

3785 Mark D'Angelo et al. 14125663 HOFFMANN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN

When the phrase “consists of” appears in a clause in the claim body, rather than immediately following the preamble, there is an “exceptionally strong presumption that a claim term set off with ‘consisting of’ is closed to unrecited elements.”  Multilayer Stretch Cling Film Holdings, Inc. v. Berry Plastics Corp., 831 F.3d 1350, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Nimal K. K. Gamage et al. 15012801 MacDONALD 103 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. LAM, YEE F

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Celine Farcet et al. 14116015 MAJORS 103 POLSINELLI PC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

1656 Mikhail Kharisovich. Ziyatdinov et al. 13432519 SMITH 103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA MCGOWAN LLP LEE, JAE W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ponomarev, Sergey G. 13644268 McMANUS 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP LEE, DOUGLAS

1722 Kouki Sagou et al. 13806146 CASHION 103 JCIPRNET MALLOY, ANNA E

1723 Harris, W. Porter. et al. 14841617 HASTINGS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP ZENG, LINGWEN R

1733 Takeshi Nishiuchi et al. 14780264 INGLESE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SU, XIAOWEI

1765 Becker, Heinrich et al. 14913086 GAUDETTE 102 103 Kim IP Law Group PLLC MC GINTY, DOUGLAS J

1789 Kunze, Ulrich E. et al. 14134538 HASTINGS 112(1)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PIZIALI, ANDREW T

1792 Luckhardt, Christoph 14381617 RANGE 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Gregory James. Lipinski et al. 14982857 SHAW 101 Gilliam IP PLLC (Broadcom) CONTINO, PAUL F

2143 Roddy Mckee. Bullock 14664843 CYGAN 101/103 Roddy M. Bullock YOON, ERIC

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 John I. Okimoto et al. 13305958 HAGY 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Jagannath Ghoshal et al. 15063383 DIRBA 103 SPRINT TAYLOR, BARRY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Rodrigo Alejandro. Acuna Agost et al. 14174196 MEDLOCK 101 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP STERRETT, JONATHAN G

3623 Vishwanath Bandoo. Pargaonkar et al. 13260293 FETTING 102/103 101 MICRO FOCUS LLC SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3627 Ex parte NOCHTA 11483478 SHAH 101 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3647 DeMonte, Todd R. et al. 14276372 HOELTER 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BURGESS, MARC R

3665 Mark E. Krugman et al. 14260417 HOELTER 103 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL WALLACE, DONALD JOSEPH

3681 John Hegeman et al. 12611874 FETTING 101 Facebook/Fenwick LI, SUN M

3681 Sean Michael. Bruich 13658536 FETTING 102 101 Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M

3682 David Selinger et al. 12012323 FETTING 101 James A. D. White VLP Law Group WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

3683 Marin Litoiu et al. 12023708 FETTING 102/103 101 The Steadman Law Firm PLLC YOUNG, ASHLEY YA-SHEH

3692 Salmon, Diane et al. 14244488 BELISLE 101 LOEB & LOEB, LLP WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3693 Matthew Hanmer 14500578 FETTING 101 Harness Dickey (Mastercard) MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

3693 Davide Messina et al. 14451818 FETTING 103 101 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3694 Patricia M. Mckernan et al. 14171529 RAEVSKY 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3697 Art Porth et al. 15373170 BUI 101 Richards Patent Law P.C. FU, HAO

3697 Shashi Kapur et al 13159936 PYONIN 101/103 Toering Patents PLLC LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 David Woodhouse et al. 14813470 HOFFMANN 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC BATTISTI, DEREK J

3772 Kwang Bum Park et al. 13642570 DOUGAL 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP NELSON, MATTHEW M

3785 John Power et al. 12583256 WOOD 103 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS LOUIS, LATOYA M

3794 Shawn L. Stewart 14696779 HOFFMANN 103 Global Intellectual Property Agency, LLC DEMIE, TIGIST S

Reexamination

Rehearing

Granted-in-Part 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 VICOR CORPORATION, Requester, v. SYNQOR, INC., Patent Owner. 7272021 et al. 95/001,637 11/407,699 95001637 SIU 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. NGUYEN, LINH M original BERHANE, ADOLF D

multilayer, mannesmann

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte KAWA et al 13932088 - (D) COTTA 103 Medley, Behrens & Lewis, LLC MILLIGAN, ADAM C

It is well settled that the transitional phrase "consisting of" is closed to elements not recited. Multilayer Stretch Cling Film Holdings, Inc. v. Ben:v Plastics Corp., 831 F.3d 1350, 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Here, the transitional phrase "consisting of" appears in the body of the claim in a clause identifying ingredients effective for treating xerostomia or mouth drvness. It is preceded by the transitional phrase "comprising" in the preamble. Accordingly, we construe the transitional phrase "consisting of' in the clause at issue to lirnit the ingredients that are effective for treating xerostomia or mouth dryness to those recited in the claim, but not to limit other method steps. Mannesmann Dernag Cmp. v. Engineered Metal Products Co., 793 F.2d 1279, (Fed. Cir. 1986) (finding that "[t]he district court correctly observed that the phrase 'consisting of' appears in clause (a), not the preamble of the claim, and thus limits only the element set forth in clause (a)").

Mannesmann Demag Corp. v. Engineered Metal Products Co., 793 F.2d 1279, 230 USPQ 45 (Fed. Cir. 1986)   2111.03

1653 Ex Parte Wainwright et al 13875969 - (D) JENKS 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte FUKUMIZU et al 14221865 - (D) INGLESE 103 CARRIER BLACKMAN AND ASSOCIATES PC STUCKEY, PHILIP A

1782 Ex Parte Smith et al 13218095 - (D) INGLESE dissenting NAGUMO 102/103 CHOATE, HALL & STEWARTLLP PATTERSON, MARC A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Zazueta-Hall et al 14166269 - (D) BEAMER 103 MOSER TABOADA CASCHERA, ANTONIO A

2627 Ex Parte Tripathi 13627885 - (D) ZADO 101/102/103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) YODICHKAS, ANEETA

2632 Ex Parte Singerl et al 14931195 - (D) FRAHM 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC. HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y

2689 Ex Parte HOELLWARTH 12240947 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA SWARTHOUT, BRENT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Sultenfuss et al 13779598 - (D) DENNETT 103 Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell) BROWN, ROBERT D

2844 Ex Parte Shah et al 14439646 - (D) OWENS 103 OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc. CHAN, WEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Symons et al 13201774 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. LI, SUN M

3687 Ex Parte Upadhyaya et al 13095931 - (D) THOMAS 101 IPHORIZONS PLLC MASUD, ROKIB

3691 Ex Parte Pasupulati et al 13586763 - (D) KUMAR 101 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Farah et al 14598574 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EDWARDS, LORENC

3753 Ex Parte Nelson 13052814 - (D) CALVE 103 Masco Corporation Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GARDNER, NICOLE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Rein et al 13080296 - (D) PYONIN 103 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Systems Incorporated) NAZAR, AHAMED I

2182 Ex Parte Aarre et al 14674585 - (D) HOWARD 101 101 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS MALZAHN, DAVID H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2696 Ex Parte Alameh et al 14629895 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 Motorola/ Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP KETEMA, BENY AM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 Ex Parte Mittal et al 13879045 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Siripurapu et al 14735794 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP MURATA, AUSTIN

1724 Ex Parte BODDAKAYALA et al 14258221 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD LYLES-IRVING, CARMEN V

1787 Ex Parte Gallagher et al 15183930 - (D) TIMM 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1793 Ex Parte Segall et al 12703996 - (D) DENNETT 103 Marks & Clerk MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNES HAL.

1799 Ex Parte Vellutato 10754629 - (D) DELMENDO 103 112(1)/103 BLANK ROME LLP MARCHESCHI, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Mattson et al 14229041 - (D) MacDONALD 101 Siemens Corporat PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte CHANG et al 15088855 - (D) CASHION 102 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION PHAM, THANHHA S

2836 Ex Parte Kissane 13507120 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1)/112(2)/101 John Kissane AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID

2844 Ex Parte Lehane et al 14578198 - (D) INGLESE 101 Keysight Technologies, Inc. KIM, SEOKJIN

2868 Ex Parte DRANGE 14561332 - (D) HASTINGS 102 Dickinson Wright, PLLC Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. RODAK, LEE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Puttaswamy 12272669 - (D) FETTING 101/103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. KIM, PATRICK

3621 Ex Parte Selinger et al 12012449 - (D) FETTING 103 101 VLP Law Group POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3622 Ex Parte Hu et al 13181338 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3628 Ex Parte Aaron et al 14348016 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP EPSTEIN, BRIAN M

3628 Ex Parte Barry et al 11780811 - (D) WIEDER 101 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP NELSON, FREDA ANN

3629 Ex Parte Morsa 13694192 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Steve Morsa OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3682 Ex Parte Faith et al 13836110 - (D) FETTING 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP OHNSON, ROBERT C

3685 Ex Parte Drake et al 13944806 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. c/o Patent Ingenuity, P.C. FENSTERMACHER, JASON B

3695 Ex Parte Bonissone et al 12509703 - (D) FETTING 101/OTDP KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3697 Ex Parte Emison 14185215 - (D) BUSCH 101 NEW RIVER VALLEY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PC BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

3697 Ex Parte Mun 13753624 - (D) REPKO 112(2) 101 James M Smedley LLC TRAN, HAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Heidari et al 13679432 - (D) CALVE 102/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. CHANG, RICK KILTAE

3774 Ex Parte Eller et al 14044050 - (D) NEW 103/OTDP MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. C/0 STOEL RIVES, LLP DIOP, ROKHAYA

multilayer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Ma et al 14085127 - (D) CASHION 103 41.50 112(2) MDT_RTGNV/Shumaker & Sieffert P.A. NELSON, MICHAEL B

The subject matter of claim 1 encompasses a substrate that comprises metals "selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, steel, aluminum, cobalt, chromium, titanium, niobium, tantalum, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof." When the phrase "consisting of' appears in a clause of the body of a claim, rather than immediately following the preamble, there is an "exceptionally strong presumption that a claim term set off with 'consisting of' is closed to unrecited elements." Multilayer Stretch Cling Film Holdings, Inc. v. Berry Plastics Corp., 831 F.3d 1350, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (a layer "selected from the group consisting of' specific resins is closed to resins other than those listed). However, there is a lack of clarity as to the recited element "alloys thereof."

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte OLIVAR 14436903 - (D) SHIANG 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) KHALID, OMER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2695 Ex Parte Lacroix et al 11697374 - (D) SAADAT 103 Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton/Immersion CASTIAUX, BRENT D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Crocker et al 12410363 - (D) DIXON 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. SHANKER, TIJLIE MEYERS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Ikeda 14156068 - (D) JESCHKE 102 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP MANLEY, SHERMAN D

3763 Ex Parte Haase 13218007 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Krassner et al 12316781 - (D) BARRY 102/103 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. JOSEPH, SHAWN S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Elwart et al 14482307 - (D) REIMERS 103 102/103 FGTL/Burgess Law Office, PLLC WORDEN, THOMAS E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte REFAI et al 14222862 - (D) DOUGAL 103 103 RATNERPRESTIA BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Wibaux et al 14128658 - (D) FLAX 102/103 Avery Dennison Corporation YU, HONG

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Hatton et al 13881298 - (D) McGEE 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY CATHEY JR, DAVID A

1723 Ex Parte CALLICOAT et al 14165510 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL VO, JIMMY

1792 Ex Parte Bot et al 14005911 - (D) HOUSEL 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte EIBL 12397156 - (D) CHUNG 103 DITTHA VONG & STEINER, P.C. PAN, PHOEBE X

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte YOSUI et al 13765541 - (D) CASHION 112(2)/102/103 OTDP Studebaker & Brackett PC DINH, TRINH VO

2864 Ex Parte ANANDAMURUGAN S et al 13362585 - (D) HASTINGS 101/102/103 Mintz Levin/GE SUOLO, JANET L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Pal et al 13483785 - (D) BAIN 101/103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP (DXC) CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N

3637 Ex Parte Dublan et al 13737685 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP ING, MATTHEW W

3654 Ex Parte Billard et al 14349734 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Otis Elevator RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

3685 Ex Parte Itkin et al 12426344 - (D) NAPPI 103 101 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS MCINTYRE, CHARLES AARON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Mattia et al 13630015 - (D) CAPP 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. BEEBE, JOSHUA R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex parte BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GmbH, Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7105470 et al 09371612 90020011 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MAGLEBY CATAXINOS & GREENWOOD LEAK & JAMISON PLLC CAMBELL, BRUCE R original CLARDY, S