thibault, otto

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 12475714 - (D) OWENS 103 HP Inc. XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte Ozden et al 12310752 - (D) HOMERE 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd WIMER, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Tien et al 10844863 - (D) FETTING 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Chakra et al 13166961 - (D) PINKERTON 102 102 WINSTEAD P.C. IBM CORP. (WSM) LY, ANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Kim et al 12866105 - (D) FETTING 102 102 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP LI, SUN M

"[E]xpressions relating the apparatus to contents thereof during an intended operation are of no significance in determining patentability of the apparatus claim." Ex parte Thibault, 164 USPQ 666, 667 (Bd. App. 1969). Furthermore, "inclusion of material or article worked upon by a structure being claimed does not impart patentability to the claims." In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 940 (CCPA 1963).

INCLUDES LINK TO PDF OF THIBAULT FROM USPQ, NOT IN GOOGLE SCHOLAR!

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963) 2111.02 , 2115

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Oron et al 12231601 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP FAY, ZOHREH A

1627 Ex Parte DePierro et al 11841183 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY KAROL, JODY LYNN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Brebion 13325196 - (D) HEANEY 112(2) 103 SEALED AIR CORPORATION YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Braga 12967355 - (D) STRAUSS 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. RUTZ, JARED IAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Mizosoe et al 12182641 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Mcilvain et al 12964024 - (D) LANEY 103 41.50 103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S

otto, young

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte PETRESCU et al 11675556 - (D) HORVATH 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Duane Morris LLP (Harris Corp.) OTTO, ALAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Mont et al 11335877 - (D) CHUNG 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DARROW, JUSTIN T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Popp 12293865 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Huang et al 12695386 - (D) OWENS 112(2)/102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MCCONNELL, WYATT P

1733 Ex Parte Schroder et al 12885015 - (D) ROESEL 102 Yudell Isidore PLLC ABOAGYE, MICHAEL

Appellants also do not persuade us that the Examiner erred in determining that the conductivity limitation pertains to a material being worked upon by the claimed apparatus, rather than the structure of the apparatus, and is therefore entitled to no patentable weight. Ans. 4–5, 8. In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 939 (CCPA 1963) (“inclusion of the material or article worked upon by a structure being claimed does not impart patentability to the claims”); In re Young, 75 F.2d 996, 998 (CCPA 1935).

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963) 2111.02 , 2115

Young, In re, 75 F.2d 996, 25 USPQ 69 (CCPA 1935) 2115

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Adam 13136275 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 David H. Chervitz HUSON, JOSHUA DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Schulz-Harder et al 10560525 - (D) GOODSON 103 Welsh Flaxman & Gitler CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU

3735 Ex Parte Essenpreis et al 12786993 - (D) WIEKER 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

otto, young, rishoi, mcgrew, smith

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Liang et al 11366305 - (D) McKONE 102 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO, LLP TABOR, AMARE F

2464 Ex Parte DelRegno et al 10860609 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 VERIZON YUEN, KAN

2485 Ex Parte Scheffler 11142830 - (D) DANG 102/103 Duane Morris LLP (Entropic) LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Heath 11522408 - (D) SMITH 102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP RICHARDSON, JANY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Simonelli et al 11806483 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3768 Ex Parte Henning et al 11115965 - (D) BAHR 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EVOY, NICHOLAS LANE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bajema et al 11831082 - (D) SMITH 102/103 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CORMIER, DAVID G

Further, we note that the product washed constitutes the material on which the flume washer performs work and, thus, does not confer a patentable limitation on the claimed flume washer. See, e.g., In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 939-40 (CCPA 1963); In re Rishoi, 197 F.2d 342, 344-45 (CCPA 1952) (“[T]here is no patentable combination between a device and the material upon which it works.”); In re Young, 75 F.2d 996 (CCPA 1935); In re Smith, 36 F.2d 302, 303 (CCPA 1929) (“It might be argued that the invention here consists in a combination of extra length carbons with the old machine, and that such a combination is patentable. It will be borne in mind that it has been long established that a person may not patent a combination of device and material upon which the device works, nor limit other persons from the use of similar material by claiming a device patent.”).

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963) 2111.02, 2115

Young, In re, 75 F.2d 996, 25 USPQ 69 (CCPA 1935) 2115

1761 Ex Parte Manthiram et al 12752779 - (D) NAGUMO 35 USC 135(b)1 derivation 35 USC 135(b)1 derivation MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. CHIANG, TIMOTHY S

However, Congress has determined that

Sec. 135. Interferences
(b)
(1) A claim which is the same as, or for the same or substantially the same subject matter as, a claim of an issued patent may not be made in any application unless such a claim is made prior to one year from the date on which the patent was granted.

see In re McGrew, 120 F. 3d 1236 - Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 1997

McGrew, In re, 120 F.3d 1236, 43 USPQ2d 1632 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 715.05, 2304.02(c)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kostamaa et al 11608278 - (D) THOMAS 102 102 TERADATA CORPORATION RAHMAN, SABANA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Daume 10950503 - (D) DANIELS 103 103 SHLESINGER, ARKWRIGHT & GARVEY LLP CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C

3657 Ex Parte Kumper 11363539 - (D) TARTAL 103 103 Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

3673 Ex Parte Canning 11679399 - (D) SPAHN 103 103 FAY SHARPE LLP KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Cavalcante 11440170 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Fang et al 12341384 - (D) PRAISS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CATHEY JR, DAVID A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Munsell et al 11728395 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. FLYNN, RANDY A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Mori 11389034 - (D) HOUSEL 102 BAKER BOTTS LLP MARINI, MATTHEW G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Wilson 11214355 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 112(1) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE SAETHER, FLEMMING

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Frazer 11045866 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 MODERUSTIC, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. AMERICAN FIREGLASS, INC., Requester and Respondent 95001724 7,976,360 11/319,957 MARTIN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 PATENT VENTURE GROUP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original NGUYEN, DUNG V

otto, thibault, tokai

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1654 Ex Parte Von Nussbaum et al 11788649 - (D) WALSH 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Eickhoff 11340978 - (D) TIMM 103 HONEYWELL/SLW LEWIS, BEN

1759 Ex Parte Kumagai et al 11906663 - (D) HASTINGS dissenting TORCZON 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. WONG, EDNA

1775 Ex Parte Windsheimer 12007499 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Bosch MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 11696696 - (D) ADAMS 103 Covidien SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL

3767 Ex Parte Christenson et al 11413835 - (D) FREDMAN 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Kushwah et al 11084065 - (D) WINSOR 102 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 EMC CORPORATION VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP WITZENBURG, BRUCE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2494 Ex Parte Challener et al 09758927 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Roszell 11120132 - (D) PRATS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Cotton et al 11536431 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 HUGH P. GORTLER WYSZOMIERSKI, GEORGE P

"A strong case of prima facie obviousness ... cannot be overcome by a far weaker showing of objective indicia of nonobviousness." Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enterprises, Inc., 632 F. 3d 1358, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2011)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Pennock et al 11771743 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman HASSAN, AURANGZEB

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Opgenoorth et al 11516908 - (D) FETTING 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION OBAID, FATEH M

“[E]xpressions relating the apparatus to contents thereof during an intended operation are of no significance in determining patentability of the apparatus claim.” Ex parte Thibault, 164 USPQ 666, 667 (Bd. App. 1969). Furthermore, “inclusion of the material or article worked upon by a structure being claimed does not impart patentability to the claims.” In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 940 (CCPA 1963).

Thibault, Ex parte, 164 USPQ 666 (Bd. App. 1969) 2115

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963) 2111.02, 2115

3685 Ex Parte Bonalle et al 10905078 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/103 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3686 Ex Parte Vinarov 11396846 - (D) FETTING 103 CARDINAL LAW GROUP LE, LINH GIANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Elmer et al 11173849 - (D) DILLON 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC HEINRICH, SAMUEL M  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Wasser et al 11250578 - (R) MORRISON 102/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC CHAUDRY, ATIF H

otto, thibault, kumar, stepan

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Zimran et al 11/343,313 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) RICHARD AUCHTERLONIE NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP EXAMINER LODHI, ANDALIB FT

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Bernier 10/224,780 DANG 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER LONSBERRY, HUNTER B

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Omar 11/095,887 GRIMES 103(a) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER DUNN, DAVID R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Hacker et al 11/701,228 FETTING 103(a) James P. Broder Roeder & Broder LLP EXAMINER COLLINS, DOLORES R

3716 Ex Parte Mothwurf et al 10/991,308 PETRAVICK 103(a) PATENT LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER KIM, KEVIN Y
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Grenier et al 11/490,319 FRANKLIN 103(a)/112(2) ERAGEN BIOSCIENCES, INC. EXAMINER LU, FRANK WEI MIN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Jones et al 10/832,322 DIXON 103(a)/103(a) Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. EXAMINER REYES, MARIELA D

2176 Ex Parte Errico et al 10/155,269 BARRY 103(a)/103(a) KEVIN L. RUSSELL CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL LLP EXAMINER RIES, LAURIE ANNE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Peterka et al 10/882,606 FETTING 103(a)/103(a) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP EXAMINER MOLINA, ANITA C

"[E]xpressions relating the apparatus to contents thereof during an intended operation are of no significance in determining patentability of the apparatus claim." Ex parte Thibault, 164 USPQ 666, 667 (Bd. App. 1969). Furthermore, "inclusion of the material or article worked upon by a structure being claimed does not impart patentability to the claims." In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 940 (CCPA 1963).

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02, 2115
Thibault, Ex parte, 164 USPQ 666 (Bd. App. 1969) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2115

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Britto et al 10/274,301 FETTING 103(a)/103(a) Eric S. Britto True Bounce, Inc. EXAMINER CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S
REEXAMINATION REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2643 Ex Parte 6985569 et al JINGLE NETWORKS, INC. Third Party Requestor, Appellant v. GRAPE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent, Appellant 95/001,163 TURNER 314(a)/102(b) PATENT OWNER: SOFER & HAROUN LLP. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER BARNIE, REXFORD N
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Kahn et al 11/315,391 MILLS 103(a) Amersham Biosciences Corp EXAMINER YU, MELANIE J

1636 Ex Parte Kenten et al 10/726,069 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER KETTER, JAMES S

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Fournier et al 10/740,584 GUEST 103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1781 Ex Parte Chang et al 11/338,972 PRATS 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER DEES, NIKKI H

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Banavar et al 10/434,815 COURTENAY 102(e) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER VU, THONG H

2159 Ex Parte Brown et al 11/334,615 WINSOR 102(b)/103(a) JAMES M. STOVER TERADATA CORPORATION EXAMINER BURKE, JEFF A

2168 Ex Parte Yan et al 11/096,165 DESHPANDE 102(e)/103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER MENG, JAU SHYA

2191 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/870,222 LUCAS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER NAHAR, QAMRUN

“In a series of opinions, both this court and our predecessor court, the United States Court of Customs & Patent Appeals (“Patent Court”), have recognized that if the appellant has not had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the Board's actual basis of rejection, the administrative validity proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) should be allowed to continue. See In re Kumar, 418 F.3d 1361, 1367–68 (Fed.Cir.2005) (citing numerous Patent Court cases).” In re Stepan Co., 660 F.3d 1341, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2011)

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Reith et al 10/472,326 DROESCH 103(a) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER REZA, MOHAMMAD W

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 11/228,583 FETTING 103(a) Straub & Pokotylo EXAMINER BROWN, ALVIN L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Huber et al 10/535,067 McCARTHY 103(a) Merchant & Gould, P.C. EXAMINER COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT

sullivan, rishoi, otto, ludtke, yanush, lovin

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Tang et al 11/594,148 GREEN dissenting FREDMAN 101/112(1) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER SEHARASEYON, JEGATHEESAN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11/478,401 COLAIANNI 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

1723 Ex Parte Thielert 10/520,853 HANLON 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER MERKLING, MATTHEW J

1727 Ex Parte Gao et al 11/106,225 COLAIANNI 112(2)/102(b) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER SCULLY, STEVEN M

“[W]hen an applicant puts forth relevant evidence . . . the Board must consider such evidence.” In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

1734 Ex Parte Irie et al 10/244,010 COLAIANNI 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1761 Ex Parte Greene et al 11/427,944 COLAIANNI 103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER AHVAZI, BIJAN

1789 Ex Parte O'SULLIVAN et al 11/388,857 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) Annette M. Frawley, Attorney General Mills EXAMINER WONG, LESLIE A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Jeong et al 10/982,560 COURTENAY 102(b)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER DOAN, DUC T

2186 Ex Parte Nevill 10/781,867 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER PATEL, KAUSHIKKUMAR M

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Boudreau et al 10/318,116 MORGAN 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b)/103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER SHANG, ANNAN Q

2451 Ex Parte NISHIMURA et al 11/844,182 HUGHES 102(e) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER DAFTUAR, SAKET K

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Vega et al 10/697,010 DANG 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER ZHU, RICHARD Z

2628 Ex Parte LAMPING et al 09/124,805 STEPHENS 102(b) MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY & POPEO, P.C. EXAMINER WANG, JIN CHENG

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Gore et al 11/426,677 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a)/102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PHAM, THANH V

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Hazama 09/817,123 KIM 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION EXAMINER MOSSER, ROBERT E

3764 Ex Parte Loyd et al 11/322,443 SAINDON 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Kazi et al 10/376,902 HOMERE 103(a) 102(e)/103(a) SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP EXAMINER PARDO, THUY N

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Peterson et al 10/903,121 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) 112(2) MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC EXAMINER LUONG, VINH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Matos 10/841,326 SPAHN 112(2)/102(b)/102(e) 102(b)/102(e) INNOVAR, LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIEN T

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Lizio et al 10/564,096 ADAMS 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1638 Ex Parte Hillebrand et al 10/593,181 PRATS 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1742 Ex Parte Benavitz et al 11/757,143 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER HAUTH, GALEN H

1745 Ex Parte Harding et al 11/787,260 GUEST concurring TORCZON 103(a) The Jackson Patent Group EXAMINER BELL, WILLIAM P

Language in an apparatus or product claim directed to the function, operation, intent-of-use, and materials upon which the components of the structure work that does not structurally limit the components or patentably differentiate the claimed apparatus or product from an otherwise identical prior art structure will not support patentability. See, e.g., In re Rishoi, 197 F.2d 342, 344-45 (CCPA 1952); In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 939-40 (CCPA 1963); In re Ludtke, 441 F.2d 660, 663-64 (CCPA 1971); In re Yanush, 477 F.2d 958, 959 (CCPA 1973).

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02, 2115

Ludtke, In re, 441 F.2d 660, 169 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112.01

1798 Ex Parte Polat et al 10/740,261 GUEST 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER PIZIALI, ANDREW T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Vilalta et al 09/906,168 COURTENAY 112(1)/101/102(e) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER STARKS, WILBERT L

See In re Lovin, 652 F.3d 1349, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“We conclude that the Board has reasonably interpreted Rule 41.37 to require applicants to articulate more substantive arguments if they wish for individual claims to be treated separately.”).

2167 Ex Parte Bergholz 11/222,881 GONSALVES 103(a) FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER EXAMINER BADAWI, SHERIEF

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Washino 10/418,341 DANG 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER YENKE, BRIAN P

2453 Ex Parte Issa 11/234,493 DANG 103(a) FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Toyozawa et al 10/541,092 KOHUT 102(e)/103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER CHOW, YUK

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Santurkar et al 11/244,572 DANG 102(b)/103(a) LAW OFFICES OF MAXIMILIAN R. PETERSON EXAMINER TAN, VIBOL

2855 Ex Parte Meinlschmidt et al 10/381,038 DANG 103(a) WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. EXAMINER VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Ledger et al 11/549,354 HOELTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER PHAN, HAU VAN

3635 Ex Parte Baratuci et al 11/305,041 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER KATCHEVES, BASIL S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
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