sneed, nievelt

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 David G. Davies 13945207 GRIMES 103 Tully Rinckey PLLC PARAD, DENNIS J

1618 Makio Tamura et al. 14851418 HARDMAN 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY VU, JAKE MINH

1619 Maurice Sydney. Newton et al. 11815845 FLAX 102/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP GREENE, IVAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Gabriel Tarasuk-Levin et al. 14752635 POTHIER 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - VMware) HAILU, TESHOME

2485 Sheldon Katz et al 12879482 McKEOWN 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP HUANG, FRANK F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH 14206187 SQUIRE 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MATES, ROBERT E

2842 Jie Zhou et al. 14534662 GAUDETTE 103 KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP (ADIRE/ADINC/ADHIT) O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2862 NVIDIA CORPORATION 13921146 SNAY 101 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- NVID RASTOVSKI, CATHERINE T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Santo F. Scimeca et al. 14027449 KORNICZKY 102/103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP PATEL, VISHAL A

3685 Hugo John Martin. Vincent et al. 13968733 BARRY 112(1)112(2)/101/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MERCADO, GABRIEL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Panduit Corp. 15007432 FITZPATRICK 103 PANDUIT CORP. PARVEZ, AZM A

3753 Nicholas Brandon Phelps 14790122 HORNER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC HICKS, ANGELISA

3754 Kuohuang Yang 13643843 KORNICZKY 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. KLOTZ, WILLIAM R

3763 PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION 14668974 BAHR 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL

3763 Broan-NuTone LLC 14593883 MARSCHALL 103 Barnes and Thornburg LLP (Broan-NuTone LLC) NIEVES, NELSON J
Reversed

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Flaks, Jason S. et al. 12946701 YAP 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION TARKO, ASMAMAW G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Meyer, Jason et al. 14341069 PLENZLER 112(2)/103 103 41.50 112(1) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford CASTRO, PAUL A

3686 Covit, Andrew B. et al. 11106817 HUME 101 103 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP LAM, ELIZA ANNE

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Lam Research Corporation 14836202 ROSS 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KLUNK, MARGARET D

1726 Hachtmann, Bruce et al. 11451616 SMITH 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC TRINH, THANH TRUC

See also Sneed, 710 F.2d at 1550 (“[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.”); In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) (“Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.”).

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

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

1744 Thomas Hess et al 13989270 REN 112(2) 102 Abel Schillinger, LLP GRUN, ROBERT J

1749 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH 14808682 ROSS 103 Continental Intellectual Property SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N

1763 Bayer MaterialScience, LLC 13826911 RANGE 103 Covestro LLC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

1791 Wolf Peter. Ludwig 12794332 INGLESE 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP STULII, VERA

1795 Atotech Deutschland GmbH 15503735 INGLESE 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Juha Suorajaervi et al. 13651117 DANG 103 Berggren LLP AZAD, MD ABUL K

2157 Satish Gudiboina et al. 15172755 MacDONALD 103 Rimon PC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Jonathan Allan Arsenault et al 12745352 BARRY 103 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP JOSHI, SURAJ M

2485 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14089169 PER CURIAM 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Infineon Technologies AG 15075266 McMANUS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA JOY, JEREMY J

2837 James Thomas. Doyle et al. 13794558 COLAIANNI 103 Loza & Loza, LLP/Qualcomm LIAN, MANG TIN BIK

2842 Amr M. Lotfy et al. 14831694 SNAY 102 Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP SHIN, JEFFREY M

2853 OCHI, KAZUHIRO et al. 15115268 ANKENBRAND 112(2) 102 JCIPRNET VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

2854 Yunsong Meng et al 14428171 McMANUS 101/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MARINI, MATTHEW G

2859 Ralph Schmidt et al 14345499 RANGE 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2862 Xerox Corporation 14084947 ROBERTSON 103 XEROX CORPORATION C/O FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP PETERS, LISA E

2865 Francisco Alvarez Cavazos et al. 13716212 GAUDETTE 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HENSON, MISCHITA L

2872 Riall, James D. et al. 15144513 SNAY 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COLLINS, DARRYL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Espen D. Kateraas et al. 13055591 DEJMEK 112(1)/112(2)/OTDP 112(1)/101/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DETWEILER, JAMES M

3622 Dana S. Robbins et al. 14478994 FETTING 102 101 Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP - LiveRamp DURAN, ARTHUR D

3624 Guangyu Zou et al. 14190205 HUGHES 101 JONES ROBB, PLLC (CONDUENT) KONERU, SUJAY

3624 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 14656009 TOWNSEND 112(1)101/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3626 Stephen Froehlich 13044017 SILVERMAN 103 101 MIDDLETON REUTLINGER BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3628 Louie F. Pento et al. 12212404 POTHIER 103 101 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

3634 Bin Geng 14454896 DANIELS 103 112(2)/132 41.50 112(1) JIE TAN JT LAW SERVICES, PC KELLY, CATHERINE A

3655 Oliver Luecking 12988678 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Diebold, Incorporated c/o Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh, LPA SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

3681 J. Houston. Cook et al. 12540932 WIEDER 102/103 101 41.50 112(2) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3686 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14360691 McKEOWN 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HEIN, DEVIN C

3692 Richard Lasota et al. 11966813 SZPONDOWSKI 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BAIRD, EDWARD J

3694 BERKELEY POINT CAPITAL LLC 14745375 BUI 101/102/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Mark H. Small 14047370 MOHANTY 101/103 PAUL AND PAUL LEICHLITER, CHASE E

3736 Michael Bucholtz et al. 12992749 SHAH 103 CSP Technologies, Inc. David Gornish c/o Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott WEINERTH, GIDEON R

Reissue

Reversed
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Anthony Friebel et al. 14625437 MCKEOWN 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP SAS Institute Inc. KE, PENG

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Thomas Schulz et al. 14409918 COLAIANNI 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LIANG, ANTHONY M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 David K. Lim et al. 14716950 GARRIS 102 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC DEPEW, KEITH A

keller, sneed, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Battaglia 12991349 - (D) GRIMES 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1619 Ex Parte Minton et al 14274419 - (D) JENKS 102/103 PATE BAIRD, PLLC CHICKOS, SARAH J

1644 Ex Parte BROPHY et al 14188993 - (D) CHANG 103 Parker Highlander PLLC BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Malloy et al 13952441 - (D) SQUIRE 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC BLADES, JOHN A

1767 Ex Parte SHIEH et al 13355651 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP STANLEY, JANEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Ex Parte Palashewski et al 14675355 - (D) CURCURI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) AZAD, MD ABUL K

2153 Ex Parte Rhoads 11620999 - (D) FENICK 103 Foley & Lardner LLP WU, YICUN

2183 Ex Parte KNOX et al 14661376 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Greene 14883793 - (D) CASS 102 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2434 Ex Parte HUANG et al 14400529 - (D) McKEOWN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BAYOU, YONAS A

2489 Ex Parte Chen et al 13336682 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. HALLENBECK-HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES

2498 Ex Parte Xie et al 13803871 - (D) KOHUT 103 41.50 103 JAFFERY WATSON MENDONSA & HAMILTON LLP AMORIN, CARLOS E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte FITCH et al 15516765 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. CUMMING, WILLIAM D

2689 Ex Parte Myers et al 14283127 - (D) CURCURI 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Wilcox et al 14583415 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Laredo et al 14198780 - (D) THOMAS 101 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

3633 Ex Parte Lee 14568365 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. HIJAZ, OMAR F

3643 Ex Parte MacKenzie 13522860 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. VALENTI, ANDREA M

3649 Ex Parte HERZOG 13488951 - (D) STEPHENS 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3697 Ex Parte Kolupaev et al 14306151 - (D) CURCURI 103 DLA PIPER LLP US - Intuit FU, HAO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Ferrera et al 14611564 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Medtronic NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Samaranayake et al 13877246 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 103 Pharmaceutical Patent Attorneys, LLC SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734153 - (D) FRAHM 103 OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734168 - (D) FRAHM 103 OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2157 Ex Parte Kemmler 13902666 - (D) BUSCH 102/103 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP TESSEMA, AIDA Z

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Srivastava et al 14817724 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Annis Intellectual Property Law, LLC DEWAN, SANJAYK

"The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference ... Rather, the test is what the combined teachings of those references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art." In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413,425 (CCPA 1981); see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review."); and In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures."). 

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

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

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte HSU et al 13087506 - (D) McNEILL 112(2)/101/103 112(1) Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OSMAN BILAL AHME, AF AF

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 11102726 - (D) JENKS 112(4) 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Laffitte et al 12601348 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 RATNERPRESTIA WHATLEY, KATELYNB

1731 Ex Parte ENDO et al 14796575 - (D) FRANKLIN 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A

1733 Ex Parte Crook 13871405 - (D) SMITH 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1761 Ex Parte Brown et al 13133282 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 Pilloff & Passino LLP ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID

1762 Ex Parte SUMI 14760576 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP NGUYEN, VU ANH

1763 Ex Parte Hara et al 14409012 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1) 112(2)/103 POLSINELLI PC USELDING, JOHN E

1783 Ex Parte RUGGIE 14034168 - (D) SMITH 103 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1791 Ex Parte Holahan 12510504 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 41.50 103 Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, PC STIJLII, VERA

1793 Ex Parte DIERENFELD 14289306 - (D) REN 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNES HAL.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte HIDAKA et al 14936060 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2)/101 101/OTDP Studebaker & Brackett PC KHAN, IFTEKHAR A

2128 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 14146114 - (D) STRAUSS 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC ALHIJA, SAIF A

2129 Ex Parte Lin et al 14607352 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2)/103 101 Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc. GAN, CHUEN-MEEI

2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734161 - (D) FRAHM 112(1) 103/OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2153 Ex Parte Richtarsky et al 13874327 - (D) CASS 103 41.50 103 Mintz Levin/SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. VO, CECILE H

2184 Ex Parte Wen 12539502 - (D) HOWARD 103 Trellis IP Law Group/ Sony Corp. OBERLY, ERIC T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Bhamidipaty et al 13052676 - (D) POTHIER 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC PATEL, HARESH N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Singhal 12589487 - (D) FRAHM 103 Tara Chand Singhal LEE, NICHOLAS J

2684 Ex Parte TRUMPHY 14965524 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Perkins Coie LLP - DEN General KING, CURTIS J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Dewey et al 15067047 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/102/103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. SMOOT, STEPHEN W

2833 Ex Parte CHOI et al 14928510 - (D) WILSON 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP WICKLUND, DANIEL PM

2838 Ex Parte Gerber et al 15132294 - (D) WILSON 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NASH, GARY A

2844 Ex Parte ROEBER et al 15160839 - (D) HASTINGS 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L KIM, SEOKJIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte MAHAKIAN et al 13359611 - (D) CRAIG 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) MISIASZEK, AMBER AL TSCHUL

3624 Ex Parte Taysom et al 14462318 - (D) POTHIER 101 Wells St. John P.S. BYRD, UCHE SOW ANDE

3642 Ex Parte Hedlund et al 14039998 - (D) GUIJT 103 SMITH LAW OFFICE TSANG, LISA L

3682 Ex Parte Systrom et al 13829117 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3683 Ex Parte Bentley et al 12978739 - (D) AMUNDSON 101 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

3685 Ex Parte MANI 12122157 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2) 101 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC KUCAB, JAMIE R

3691 Ex Parte Polston et al 13071828 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 101 Tysver Beck Evans, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3691 Ex Parte Poulston et al 14356498 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 101 Tysver Beck Evans, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3692 Ex Parte McKernan et al 13622020 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2) 112(1)/101/102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP ANDERSON, JOHN A

3693 Ex Parte Farnstrom et al 14574930 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) WARDEN, MICHAEL J

3696 Ex Parte Mathew 14166115 - (D) STEPHENS 101 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC CHANG, EDWARD

3696 Ex Parte Haller 14657002 - (D) BEAMER 101 41.50 112(1) IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3697 Ex Parte Acuña-Rohter et al 12559215 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte ONUKI et al 14947635 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1) 112(1)/103 41.50 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3715 Ex Parte Giobbi 10855270 - (D) BAHR 101 112(1)/112(2)/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP SKAARUP, JASON M

3733 Ex Parte PALMER et al 14388273 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAI, TRI M

3791 Ex Parte Volkenand et al 13824202 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP LACYK, JOHN P

keller, wood, sneed, orthopedic, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Lawson 11910612 - (D) SMITH 102 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Sultenfuss et al 12261626 - (D) BARRY 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP SHIN, KYUNG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Shahana 11740514 - (D) WIEDER 112(2)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP YABUT, DANIEL D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Der-Yang et al 11761698 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON GREENE, IVAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte ORSINI et al 13024791 - (D) PYONIN 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Niemetz et al 11080251 - (D) MEYERS 103 RATNERPRESTIA NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

"The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference . . . . Rather, the test is what the combined teachings of those references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art." In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981) (citing In re Wood, 599 F.2d 1032 (CCPA 1979)); see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[l]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.") (citing Orthopedic Equip. Co., Inc. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983)); and In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.").

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

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

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

sneed, orthopedic, andersen, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Miller et al 12407136 - (D) MURPHY 102 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Pepperell 11515631 - (D) WEINBERG 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Rolleston 11001431 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP RUDOLPH, VINCENT M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Manning 11492138 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 102/103 FLETCHER YODER SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Bruns et al 12754752 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER LLP NELSON JR, MILTON

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Bandholz et al 12135305 - (D) SHAW 102/103 IBM (RPS-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

2139 Ex Parte LIU et al 12333022 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) BANSAL, GURTEJ

2158 Ex Parte Koch et al 11760483 - (D) JURGOVAN 112(1)/102 KENYON & KENYON LLP SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Moore et al 10883993 - (D) DIXON 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP RICHER, AARON M

2648 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 11039020 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 BGL/Broadcom SHARMA, SUJATHA R

2669 Ex Parte Kaus et al 11573290 - (D) DILLON 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MOTSINGER, SEAN T

We find the Examiner’s position persuasive. "[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review." In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 Fed. Cir. 1983 (citing Orthopedic Equip. Co. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983); In re Andersen, 391 F.2d 953, 958 (CCPA 1968)); see also In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.").

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

Orthopedic Equip. Co., Inc. v. All Orthopedic Appliances, Inc., 707 F.2d 1376, 217 USPQ 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 716.04

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

2683 Ex Parte Buck et al 12041746 - (D) DIXON 103 HAMILTON, DESCANCTIS & CHA (GENERAL) SAMSON, SARA B

2689 Ex Parte Adams 11955455 - (D) FRAHM 103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (FOR RIM) TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Chauncey et al 11512535 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2881 Ex Parte Muntean et al 12277198 - (D) OWENS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global CHANG, HANWAY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Mayabb 11709018 - (D) HOELTER 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. KOEHLER, CHRISTOPHER M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Atkin 11463131 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION (RHF) C/O ROBERT H. FRANTZ HUYNH, THU V

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 XILINX, INC. Requester v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte GABARA et al 7,429,899 11/697,908 95001628 - (D) CURCURI 112(1)/102/103 NDQ Special Reexam Group Third Party Requester: Haynes & Boone, LLP Deb, Anjan original MIS, DAVID C

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Nishimura et al 11398638 - (D) 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WANG, EUGENIA

1782 Ex Parte Monk et al 11637591 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 JON M. DICKINSON, P.C. KASHNIKOW, ERIK

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Roth 11167452 - (D) JEFFERY 103 McKinney Law, PLLC GEBRESENBET, DINKU W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Miao et al 10952071 - (D) POTHIER 103 Intel Corporation Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC HAILU, KIBROM T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Lee et al 11810371 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2686 Ex Parte Kim et al 10897015 - (D) MacDONALD 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP TRAN, THANG V

2689 Ex Parte Pieralli 11832780 - (D) McKONE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group SWARTHOUT, BRENT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Brown et al 11712869 - (D) PRATS 101/112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Shirley L. Church, Esq. SMITH, RUTH S

3738 Ex Parte Chudik 11585041 - (D) GREEN 112(1)/112(2)/102 Law Offices of Gregory B. Beggs PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E

3766 Ex Parte Satin et al 11383381 - (D) GRIMES 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BERTRAM, ERIC D

3767 Ex Parte Kyvik et al 11706634 - (D) GRIMES 103 ROGERS TOWERS, P.A. MEHTA, BHISMA

3767 Ex Parte Steube 11070314 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien GRAY, PHILLIP A

3769 Ex Parte Ferren et al 12005709 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE CRANDALL, LYNSEY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Chauvel et al 10631185 - (D) POTHIER 102 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED SAVLA, ARPAN P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Klotzer et al 12065680 - (D) MILLS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

1634 Ex Parte Dapprich et al 11724043 - (D) WALSH 103 Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Bovino, LLP FORMAN, BETTY J

References need not be capable of physical combination in order to show obviousness. In re Etter, 756 F.2d 852, 859 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (in banc); see also, In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1976) (“Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures”); In re Andersen, 391 F.2d 953, 958 (CCPA 1968) (“There is a distinction between trying to physically combine the two separate apparatus disclosed in two prior art references on the one hand, and on the other hand trying to learn enough from the disclosures of the tw references to render obvious the claims in suit. . . . Claims may be obvious in view of a combination of references, even if the features of one reference cannot be substituted physically into the structure of the other reference.”).

Etter, In re, 756 F.2d 852, 225 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2242, 2258, 2279, 2286, 2642, 2686.04

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Classen 10575613 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

1715 Ex Parte Tang et al 10895739 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1765 Ex Parte SUZUKI et al 12432832 - (D) SCHAFER 103/obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SERGENT, RABON A

1785 Ex Parte Ng et al 11606584 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP RICKMAN, HOLLY C

1787 Ex Parte Remillard et al 11556243 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

1791 Ex Parte RICHARDS 12044520 - (D) KIMLIN 103 GENERAL MILLS, INC. DEGUIRE, KATHERINE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Segler et al 10306808 - (D) HUME 102 SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN AL HASHEMI, SANA A

2159 Ex Parte Gross 11643145 - (D) ANDERSON 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. CHANG, JEFFREY

2163 Ex Parte Wolczko et al 11648135 - (D) HUME 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK NGUYEN, KIM T

2164 Ex Parte De Mes 10809575 - (D) THOMAS 103 IBM CORPORATION MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte Dittrich 10866106 - (D) DIXON 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Sheppard et al 11185398 - (D) Per Curiam 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M