paulsen, intellicall, sasse, hoeksema

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Hendriks et al 10582119 - (D) KAISER 103 OLIFF PLC CHOI, PETER Y

See In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (inventor may define specific terms used to describe invention, but must do so “with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision” and, if done, must “'set out his uncommon definition in some manner within the patent disclosure' so as to give one of ordinary skill in the art notice of the change” in meaning) (quoting Intellicall, Inc. v. Phonometrics, Inc., 952 F.2d 1384, 1387-88 (Fed. Cir. 1992)).

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.03 , 2114 , 2144.08

Intellicall, Inc. v. Phonometrics, Inc., 952 F.2d 1384, 21 USPQ2d 1383 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2111.01 , 2181

Prior art in presumed to be enabling, but this presumption can be overcome by evidence that a process for making a claimed composition was unknown in the art at the time of the invention of that composition.  In re Sasse, 629 F.2d 675, 681 (CCPA 1980); In re Hoeksema, 399 F.2d 269, 274 (CCPA 1968).

Sasse, In re, 629 F.2d 675, 207 USPQ 107 (CCPA 1980) 716.07 , 2121 , 2121.02

Hoeksema, In re, 399 F.2d 269, 158 USPQ 596 (CCPA 1968) 2121.01 , 2121.02 , 2144.09 , 2145

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Swoboda 12545353 - (D) HUGHES 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R

2117 Ex Parte Whetsel 13097362 - (D) JURGOVAN double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TU, CHRISTINE TRINH LE

2184 Ex Parte Chaussade et al 11979361 - (D) FRAHM 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Jupin 11603878 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MURPHY, CHARLES C

2477 Ex Parte Krstulich 12241659 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 MARKS & CLERK ZHOU, YONG

2481 Ex Parte Lin et al 11495255 - (D) CHUNG 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC KHAN, ASHER R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Leung et al 12203254 - (D) FRAHM 101/103 Davidson Sheehan LLP Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

2636 Ex Parte Bardalai et al 12109455 - (D) SIU 102 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. DOBSON, DANIEL G

2682 Ex Parte Benedict et al 12640024 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OBINIYI, PAULSON IDOWU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Barr et al 12462325 - (D) HOUSEL 103 ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC The Dow Chemical Company WHALEN, DANIEL B

2835 Ex Parte Blok 12094415 - (D) FRAHM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2842 Ex Parte LIN 12603119 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION CHENG, DIANA

2842 Ex Parte Sindalovsky et al 13178812 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 LSI CORPORATION KIM, JUNG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Forbes 12698664 - (D) BAHR 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP LE, MARK T

3664 Ex Parte ARNOLD et al 12192652 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY AMIN, BHAVESH V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Rogers et al 11877428 - (D) WARNER 112(1)/101/103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates c/o CPA Global FRISBY, KESHA

3761 Ex Parte BERLAND et al 12370449 - (D) WIEKER 103 41.50 112(2)/103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB TREYGER, ILYA Y

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Nagra et al 11825351 - (D) BUI 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAIS, MARK A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Surdeanu et al 10550741 - (D) HOUSEL 103 103 41.50 112(1) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP LIN, JOHN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Priesett et al 11516823 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 102/103 Dilworth IP - SAP AMSDELL, DANA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Rogers et al 11853608 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates c/o CPA Global THAI, XUAN MARIAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Jaworowski et al 13198362 - (D) LEBOVITZ concurring NAGUMO 112(2)/103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. EMPIE, NATHAN H

1731 Ex Parte Roberts et al 11950974 - (D) DERRICK 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) Helena Holding Company SMITH, JENNIFER A

1733 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 12812252 - (D) WARREN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE

1745 Ex Parte Pendse 12018441 - (D) WARREN 103 Atkins and Associates, P.C. STATS ChipPAC/PATENT LAW GROUP: TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1763 Ex Parte Sriram et al 13059726 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. USELDING, JOHN E

1787 Ex Parte Fujimura et al 12298147 - (D) NAGUMO 112(2) 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ENGLISH, PATRICK NOLAND

1792 Ex Parte Sugiura et al 11993228 - (D) KAISER 103 41.50 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Moerman et al 11916349 - (D) STEPHENS 103 NXP B.V. PUCHE, TAHILBA O

2159 Ex Parte Schofield 12700861 - (D) ZADO 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC International Business Machines Corporation MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN

2193 Ex Parte Mintzlaff 12063894 - (D) McCARTNEY 101/102 NXP B.V. YAARY, MICHAEL D

2194 Ex Parte Cheng et al 11958696 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Middleton Reutlinger (IBM) DORAIS, CRAIG C

2198 Ex Parte Belkin et al 11536838 - (D) ENGELS 103 Setter Roche LLP KRETZMER, ERIKA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Gaughan et al 10420131 - (D) FRAHM 103 Zenith Electronics LLC ZHONG, JUN FEI

2453 Ex Parte Lei et al 10459811 - (D) FRAHM 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PVF -- ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION KYLE, TAMARA TESLOVICH

2463 Ex Parte Feng 11274956 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC ANWAR, MOHAMMAD S

2463 Ex Parte Gorbachov 12470960 - (D) NEW 102/103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER RFAXIS, INC. CHENG, CHI TANG P

2469 Ex Parte Luciani et al 11209579 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HUYNH, DUNG B.

2486 Ex Parte He 11608690 - (D) TROCK 103 Huffman Law Group, P.C. Freescale Semiconductor Inc. DOBBS, KRISTIN SENSMEIER

2494 Ex Parte Omahony 11578882 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 NXP B.V. GERGISO, TECHANE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Schmidl et al 11704495 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TAYONG, HELENE E

2631 Ex Parte Ghauri 12147784 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC YU, LIHONG

2656 Ex Parte LIN et al 12419563 - (D) BEAMER 102 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP Realtek Semiconductor Corporation FLANDERS, ANDREW C

2667 Ex Parte BISSETT 12178428 - (D) KAHN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BALI, VIKKRAM

2686 Ex Parte Venkatesan et al 12611580 - (D) KUMAR 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH ADNAN, MUHAMMAD

2687 Ex Parte Breuil et al 12524850 - (D) NEW 102/103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP ST-Eriksson SA. TUN, NAY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Wang et al 11784076 - (D) HOUSEL 103 SAILE ACKERMAN LLC Headway Technologies Inc. KIM, SUN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Lesur 12089864 - (D) WIEKER 102 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KIM, SHIN H

3657 Ex Parte Kim et al 12434057 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BrooksGroup SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Dilyard et al 11151166 - (D) GUIJT 102 MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE

3773 Ex Parte Helmus 10075970 - (D) GUIJT 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Paturu 10461603 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 DR. SUMATHI PATURU, MD. SEREBOFF, NEAL

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester, v. Patent of VEDERI, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,239,760 B2 et al 11/130,004 95000682 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 41.77 102/103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 SEALED AIR CORPORATION, Requester, v. Patent of FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte RE42,240 E et al 05/463,266 95001694 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Alston & Bird, LLP SPEER, TIMOTHY M

1803 ENZO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 5241060 et al 07/532,704 90012361 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: Karen R. Zachow, Ph.D. LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. KUNZ, GARY L original ROLLINS, JOHN W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3713 NINTENDO OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, INC., AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Requester, v. ADC TECHNOLOGY, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6702585 et al 95001236 - (D) 10/307,886 SIU 103 DAVIS & BUJOLD, P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: Erise IP, P.A. WOOD, WILLIAM H original CHENG, JOE H

3713 NINTENDO OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, INC., AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Requester, v. ADC TECHNOLOGY, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6,488,508 et al 09/733,541 90009521 - (D) SIU 102/103 DAVIS & BUJOLD, P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: Erise IP, P.A. WOOD, WILLIAM H original CHENG, JOE H

buszard, paulsen tempo lighting, zletz, bigio

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Andrade et al 12814576 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) CONNORS ASSOCIATESpc SMITH, CHAIM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Vanzante et al 12494993 - (D) HOFF 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SLOMS, NICHOLAS

“A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that each and every limitation of the claimed invention be disclosed in a single prior art reference.” See In re Buszard, 504 F.3d 1364, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (quoting In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1478-79 (Fed. Cir. 1994)).

Buszard, 504 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2111

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.03 , 2114 , 2144.08

2483 Ex Parte Kuo 11393268 - (D) CHUNG 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP HOLDER, ANNER N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte Yano 12310825 - (D) KRATZ 103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP WIMER, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Ignatin 11014121 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3687 Ex Parte Suvernev et al 11155732 - (D) FETTING 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP REFAI, RAMSEY

3689 Ex Parte Victor 11854089 - (D) FETTING 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. FISHER, PAUL R

3692 Ex Parte Taylor et al 11970170 - (D) LORIN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Sardar et al 10543001 - (D) KERINS 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP BRUTUS, JOEL F

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Fry 12144193 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 102/103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C SHAHEED, KHALID W

Appellant’s reliance on this purported prosecution disclaimer is unavailing. “[T]he PTO is under no obligation to accept a claim construction proffered as a prosecution history disclaimer, which generally only binds the patent owner.” Tempo Lighting, Inc. v. Tivoli, LLC, 742 F.3d 973, 978 (Fed. Cir. 2014). Rather, the PTO is obligated to give claims their broadest reasonable interpretation not inconsistent with the remainder of the specification. In re Zletz, 893 F.2d 319, 321 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (“[D]uring patent prosecution when claims can be amended, ambiguities should be recognized, scope and breadth of language explored, and clarification imposed.”) (citations omitted); see also In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (counseling “the PTO to avoid the temptation to limit broad claim terms solely on the basis of specification passages”) (citation omitted). The PTO has been counseled that it “should only limit the claim based on . . . prosecution history [that] expressly disclaim[s] the broader definition.” Id. However, this is a caution against careless reliance on prosecution history by the PTO, not a mandate for the liberal reliance on prosecution disclaimer to allow broadly worded claims to be read narrowly without requiring clarifying amendments to the claims or to the Specification.

Zletz, In re, 893 F.2d 319, 13 USPQ2d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 715 ,   2111 ,   2111.01 ,   2111.03 ,    2138 ,   2171 ,   2173.05(a) ,   2181 ,   2286 ,   2686.04

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a)

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Kim 11417132 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 LAW OFFICE OF PERRY M. FONSECA, PC LAVARIAS, ARNEL C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Hampton 12330882 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/103 GIPPLE & HALE ROYSTON, ELIZABETH

1758 Ex Parte Mathai et al 12262147 - (D) WILSON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MEKHLIN, ELI S

1782 Ex Parte Julien et al 11298610 - (D) ROESEL 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP WOOD, ELLEN SUZANNE

1783 Ex Parte SCHMIDT et al 12854686 - (D) GARRIS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Bossmeyer et al 12111438 - (D) FISHMAN 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP REYES, MARIELA D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Nishikawa et al 11938660 - (D) MORGAN 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN CHIN, RICKY

2425 Ex Parte Santangelo et al 10970429 - (D) DANG 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC STRONCZER, RYAN S

2435 Ex Parte Yeap et al 11002077 - (D) CHUNG 103 GOWLING, LAFLEUR & HENDERSON LLP PALIWAL, YOGESH

2452 Ex Parte Yu 11972030 - (D) SAADAT 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) WIDHALM, ANGELA M

2456 Ex Parte Parsons 11225936 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC CHACKO, JOE

2475 Ex Parte Fleury et al 11327699 - (D) BENOIT 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC PREVAL, LIONEL

2492 Ex Parte Fedronic et al 10218665 - (D) NAPPI 103 Muirhead and Saturnelli, LLC PAN, PEILIANG

2493 Ex Parte Borghetti et al 12348389 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2695 Ex Parte Anzai et al 11907186 - (D) SAADAT 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Michaud et al 12573598 - (D) MOORE 103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP C/O CPA Global ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3645 Ex Parte Tenghamn et al 12151314 - (D) KERINS 103 Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. MURPHY, DANIEL L

3657 Ex Parte Knappe et al 10512705 - (D) HOELTER 103 Striker Striker & Stenby BURCH, MELODY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Delfini et al 12341360 - (D) McGRAW 112(1) 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY ALIE, GHASSEM

3725 Ex Parte BUTTERFIELD et al 12487295 - (D) WOODS 102/103 Prass LLP KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. MONOSOL RX, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7897080 et al 12/614,928 95002170 - (D) GUEST 112(1)/112(2)/103 37 CFR 41.77(b) 112(1)/112(2) Hoffmann & Baron LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: McCarter & English, LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original LEE, EDMUND H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. MONOSOL RX, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7666337 et al 10/856,176 95002171 - (D) GUEST 112(2) 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original LEE, EDMUND H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 IBM, SAS, and ALGORITHMICS INC. Requester and Respondent v. INVESTPIC, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6349291 et al 09/489,364 95001939 - (D) DILLON 102/103 Foster Pepper PLLC Third Party Requester: JONES DAY SAGER, MARK ALAN original FELTEN, DANIEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex parte RPOST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Ex Parte 8275845 et al 13/107,819 90012771 - (D) HUGHES 112(1)/103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP. Third Party Requester: WANG LAW FIRM, INC. DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original TRAN, PHILIP B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 PSKW, LLC. Third Party Requester TRIALCARD INCORPORATED Patent Owner Ex Parte 7925531 et al 10/098,700 95002029 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original COBANOGLU, DILEK B

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1752 MACDERMID PRINTING SOLUTIONS LLC Requester and Appellant v. E.I. DUPONT de NEMOURS & CO. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6797454 et al 10/069,426 95001962 - (D) GUEST 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original GILLIAM, BARBARA LEE

paulsen

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Oberlander 12332048 - (D) SMITH 103 Hovey Williams LLP LEE, DOUGLAS

1779 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12288159 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. BASS, DIRK R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Cragun et al 11669886 - (D) MILLS 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Heimann et al 11780045 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 Qwest Communications International Inc. CHEN, XIAOLIANG

2851 Ex Parte Dangler et al 12101449 - (D) OWENS 102 IBM Corporation, Dept. 917 Matthew C. Zehrer ROSSOSHEK, YELENA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Loewenstein et al 11431066 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 101/103 David Loewenstein COLLINS, DOLORES R

3721 Ex Parte Mimura et al 12585518 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WEEKS, GLORIA R

3744 Ex Parte Swoboda et al 11899210 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Bodin et al 11372319 - (D) LORIN 102/103 101/102/103 The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC FAN, HUA

2438 Ex Parte ORMAZABAL et al 11557739 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 VERIZON VICTORIA, NARCISO F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2879 Ex Parte Yan et al 11316267 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RALEIGH, DONALD L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Crystal et al 11083627 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(2)/103 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (Client: Arbitron) FLEISCHER, MARK A

3695 Ex Parte Tolson 10381524 - (D) FETTING 101/102 102 H.E.B., Inc. WEIS, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11825597 - (D) KERINS 103 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Thorman et al 11846676 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LU, C CAIXIA

1771 Ex Parte Siggelkow et al 11149674 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CLARIANT CORPORATION GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Kumpitsch et al 11511786 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2168 Ex Parte Yoshinari 12058210 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC EHICHIOYA, IRETE FRED

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Roelens et al 11225053 - (D) LORIN 101/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HWANG, JOON H

2453 Ex Parte Bae et al 11421591 - (D) LORIN 101/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LINDSEY, MATTHEW S

2466 Ex Parte Hall et al 11935343 - (D) FISHMAN 112(2)/102 HONEYWELL/FOGG ROBERTS, BRIAN S

See also In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (Although an inventor is free to define the specific terms used to describe the invention, this must be done with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision; where an inventor chooses to give terms uncommon meanings, the inventor must set out any uncommon definition in some manner within the patent disclosure so as to give one of ordinary skill in the art notice of the change.).  Appellants have identified no such clear definitions in Appellants’ Specification.

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.03, 2114, 2144.08

2468 Ex Parte Gilde et al 11336692 - (D) EVANS 103 Patent Capital Group C/O CPA Global JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

2494 Ex Parte Wyssen 10582831 - (D) BRANCH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Koller et al 11848002 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC TSVEY, GENNADIY

2648 Ex Parte Timms et al 11053207 - (D) WNSOR 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. PEREZ, ANGELICA

2648 Ex Parte TRAPPENIERS et al 11842924 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HUANG, WEN WU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Sato et al 11896682 - (D) TIMM 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Grasmueck 11381159 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2) 103 CRGO LAW HELLNER, MARK

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Fitzpatrick 11213577 - (D) FETTING 102/103 MACCORD MASON PLLC IWARERE, OLUSEYE

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED AND VACATED 
ENERGY RECOVERY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEIF J. HAUGE, Defendant-Appellant, AND ENERGY RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant. 2013-1515 4,887,942 5,338,158 5,988,993 6,659,731 WALLACH civil contempt/injunction Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.; Fish & Richardson P.C.

AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART
ALCON RESEARCH LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Cross-Appellant. 2012-1340, -1341 5,631,287 6,011,062 LOURIE 112(1) JMOL/non-infringement Williams & Connolly LLP; Winston & Strawn LLP

AFFIRMED 
GABRIEL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, AND TRACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, SNAPTRACK, INC., AND NORMAN KRASNER, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1205 PER CURIAM § 285 Attorney Fees Chapin Fitzgerald LLP; Cooley LLP

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Angermeier et al 11137082 - (D) KATZ 103 SABIC Innovative Plastics LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Erlanger et al 11404330 - (D) WINSOR 103 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC REYES, MARIELA D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Shelton et al 11652164 - (D) SPAHN 112(2)/103 K&L Gates LLP LOPEZ, MICHELLE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Tardi et al 10294474 - (D) WALSH 102/103 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1629 Ex Parte Ueno 11110698 - (D) PRATS 103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Xu et al 11696772 - (D) BENOIT 103 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP MAI, TIEN HUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11829010 - (D) FREDMAN 103 102/103 Becton, Dickinson and Company (Kirton & McConkie) SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

In Icon the court found that:

an inventor considering a hinge and latch mechanism for portable computers would naturally look to references employing other "housings, hinges, latches, springs, etc.," which in that case came from areas such as "a desktop telephone directory, a piano lid, a kitchen cabinet, a washing machine cabinet, a wooden furniture cabinet, or a two-part housing for storing audio cassettes." citing Paulsen, 30 F.3d at 1481-82.

In re ICON Health and Fitness, Inc., 496 F. 3d 1374, 1380 (Fed Cir 2007)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Swaniker 11700063 - (D) PAK 103 Covidien SCOTT, ANGELA C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Sundaram 11161459 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LAW FIRM OF NAREN THAPPETA C/O LANDON IP, INC. COONEY, ADAM A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Niemenmaa et al 11341026 - (D) ARPIN 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.
WANG-HURST, KATHY W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Hori et al 10600571 - (D) CAPP Dissenting SPAHN 103 KUBOVCIK & KUBOVCIK TRAN, DIEM T

paulsen, jansen, batteux, whittaker, ACS

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Vishlitzky et al 10/306,706 DIXON 102 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC EXAMINER TIMBLIN, ROBERT M

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Burton et al 10/132,403 THOMAS 103(a)/112(1) David A. Mims International Business Machines Corporation EXAMINER HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Freudenthal et al 11/428,878 LEBOVITZ 103(a) Beck & Thomas, P.C. EXAMINER WOO, JULIAN W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Thomas et al 11/144,898 SAINDON 103(a) Patrick S. Yoder FLETCHER YODER EXAMINER VAN, QUANG T

See In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (an inventor must define specific terms with “reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision” in order to be his own lexicographer, as opposed to merely describing “in a general fashion certain features”).
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1621 Ex parte BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LP Appellant 90/008,317 5,700,460 LEBOVITZ 102(b) FOR PATENT OWNER: BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JEFFREY S. MELCHER MANELLI, DENISON & SELTER, PLLC EXAMINER KUNZ, GARY L BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC original EXAMINER BURN, BRIAN M

Appellant contends that Jansen v. Rexall Sundown, Inc., 342 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2003) demands a different result (Reply Brief (“Reply Br.”) 8, dated January 21, 2011).

The preambles “for attracting insects” and “for attracting and killing insects” set forth the objective of the method, and the body of each claim directs that the method be performed on “said insects.” The recitation of “said insects” In [sic] both claims 1 and 15 gives life and meaning to the preambles' statement of purpose.

In Jansen, the claims were directed to methods of treating or preventing macrocytic-megaloblastic anemia comprising administering effective amounts of folic acid and vitamin B12 “to a human in need thereof.” Jansen at 1333. The Federal Circuit stated that the claim must be interpreted to require the method be practiced with the intent to achieve the objective stated in the preamble. Id. “The preamble is therefore not merely a statement of effect that may or may not be desired or appreciated. Rather, it is a statement of the intentional purpose for which the method must be performed.” Id.

The reason why Jansen does not require a different result has already been addressed in Ex parte Batteux, Appeal No. 2007-0622, 2007 WL 5211675 (BPAI, Mar. 27, 2007, Informative Opinion).

Jansen was an infringement case, requiring the court to construe the subject claim “so as to sustain [its] validity, if possible.” Whittaker Corp. v. UNR Indus., 911 F.2d 709,712, 15 USPQ2d 1742, 1743 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing ACS Hosp. Sys., Inc. v. Montefiore Hosp., 732 F.2d 1572, 1577, 221 USPQ 929, 932 (Fed. Cir. 1984). In contrast, during prosecution, a claim must be given its broadest reasonable interpretation. Unlike the case here, in Jansen, the patentee was arguing a broad construction to establish infringement. 342 F.3d at 1331, 68 USPQ2d at 1156. However, the court “strictly construed” the claim against the inventor, in view of statements made during prosecution. Id. at 1334, 68 USPQ2d at 1158.

Batteux, 2007 WL 5211675 at *5.

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Platz et al 11/426,927 FREDMAN 112(2)/103(a) NOVARTIS EXAMINER HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Arya et al 11/035,250 GARRIS 102(e)/103(a) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

1713 Ex Parte Arya et al 11/037,755 GARRIS 103(a) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Inoue 10/812,177 LUCAS 101/112(2)/102(b) LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK EXAMINER ALHIJA, SAIF A

2167 Ex Parte Vishlitzky et al 10/306,706 DIXON 102 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC EXAMINER TIMBLIN, ROBERT M

2173 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/001,140 DIXON 103(a) CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP EXAMINER BONSHOCK, DENNIS G

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Singh et al 10/267,978 LUCAS 112(2)/103(a) ROPES & GRAY LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, THUONG

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Arya et al 11/037,753 GARRIS 103(a) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER MILLER, BRIAN E

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte O'GORMAN 11/200,931 DROESCH 103(a) Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. EXAMINER AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 11/586,604 GREENHUT 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER BOLDA, ERIC L

3689 Ex Parte Jamison 10/128,375 KIM 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) Tucker Ellis & West LLP EXAMINER FISHER, PAUL R

NEW

REVERSED

3742 Ex Parte Blankenship et al 11/181,616 STAICOVICI 103(a) BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. c/o CPA Global EXAMINER PASCHALL, MARK H

1629 Ex Parte Brusilow 10/758,415 FREDMAN 103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER VAKILI, ZOHREH

1612 Ex Parte Faour et al 10/851,866 McCOLLUM 103(a) INNOVAR, LLC EXAMINER MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

1714 Ex Parte Gast 11/096,935 KRATZ 102(b)/103(a) KAGAN BINDER, PLLC EXAMINER GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

3725 Ex Parte Hoyaukin 10/548,882 McCARTHY 102(b) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER EKIERT, TERESA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1734 Ex Parte Kato et al 11/185,879 NAGUMO 112(2)/102(b) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER KOSLOW, CAROL M

AFFIRMED

3624 Ex Parte Blackwood et al 10/739,564 DESHPANDE 103(a) IBM Corporation EXAMINER
MANSFIELD, THOMAS L

2436 Ex Parte Muttik et al 10/403,013 DIXON 103(a) Patent Capital Group EXAMINER REZA, MOHAMMAD W

3744 Ex Parte O'NEILL et al 10/449,173 SAINDON 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER DUONG, THO V