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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1627 Sanggu Kim 13603335 VALEK 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1735 Eric Frank. Schulte 13781927 BEST 103 Robert O. Groover PATEL, DEVANG R

1777 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14595947 BEST 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. PEO, KARA M

1781 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15199084 GAUDETTE 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC YANG, ZHEREN J

1788 Henry Dunn et al. 11813764 GAUDETTE 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

“Facts, such as test data demonstrating inoperativeness . . , or facts set forth in an affidavit (37 CFR 1.132) of an expert in the field suggesting that inoperativeness, [are] highly probative.” In re Payne, 606 F.2d 303, 315 (CCPA 1979)

Payne, In re, 606 F.2d 303, 203 USPQ 245 (CCPA 1979) 716.02(a) , 716.02(e) , 2144.09

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2494 Motorola Mobility LLC 15234618 MacDONALD 102/103 41.50 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group (MM Files) WICKRAMASURIYA, SAMEERA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2842 NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 15842193 ANKENBRAND 102/103 SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP WELLS, KENNETH B

2844 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LUXEMBOURG SA 15036434 INGLESE 103 Delphi Technologies IP Limited CHAN, WEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3681 Google Inc. 15065439 QUINN 102 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3685 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. 15724918 McCARTNEY 112(1) AT&T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - TRBK COPPOLA, JACOB C

3686 International Business Machines Corporation 15045451 MEDLOCK 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC PATEL, JAY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3724 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15035878 CAPP 112(2) 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, LAURA MICHELLE

3746 HOERBIGER KOMPRESSORTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH 14508652 WARNER 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC KASTURE, DNYANESH G

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1743 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 15111949 PRAISS 103 103 HP Inc. TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M

1792 Meister Cook, LLC 15130797 DENNETT 103 103 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC NGUYEN, THANH H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2194 George, William Brandon. et al. 13335648 HOWARD 112(1)/103 112(1) Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Adobe Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2853 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 15313325 INGLESE 102/103 102/103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) CULLER, JILL E

2859 NINTENDO CO., LTD. 15299791 RANGE 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HENZE-GONGOLA, DAVID V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3629 Murray Beaton et al. 12266448 MEDLOCK 103 101 41.50 101 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center WHITAKER, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3771 Access Flow Systems, LLC 15088447 JESCHKE 103 103 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP OU, JING RUI

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1618 Physician's Seal, LLC 15586578 ADAMS 103 41.50 103 Christopher M. Ramsey, Ph. D. GrayRobinson, P.A. WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1628 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 15146020 SHAH 102 Intellectual Property Dept./DeWitt LLP Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1713 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15175774 TIMM 102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP AHMED, SHAMIM

1713 Thomas Plach et al. 14414795 TIMM 103 KUSNER & JAFFE PHAM, THOMAS T

1732 Cristal Inorganic Chemicals Switzerland Ltd 14812280 PRAISS 103 MCAFEE & TAFT FORREST, MICHAEL

1734 Epshteyn, Albert et al. 14881241 ROESEL 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

1735 United Technologies Corporation 16037917 RANGE 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney HA, STEVEN S

1747 RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. 15042868 REN 112(1)/102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WILLETT, TARYN T

1764 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC et al. 14646512 OWENS 112(1)/103 The Dow Chemical Company/Brooks Cameron & Huebsch KRYLOVA, IRINA

1771 Li, Li et al. 13576565 DELMENDO 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - Philadelphia DOYLE, BRANDI M

1799 GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp. 14743960 RANGE 103/OTDP GE Healthcare - Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden LL HOBBS, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2179 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 13862481 CUTITTA 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) THERIAULT, STEVEN B

2192 Kony, Inc. 14506112 JEFFERY 103 Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2439 ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 15145460 CUTITTA 103 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC Nokia KABIR, JAHANGIR

2453 Apple Inc. 15265877 SHAW 103 KLIGLER & ASSOCIATES PATENT ATTORNEYS LTD. NGUYEN, TU T

2486 Poirier, Frédéric et al. 13582878 KUMAR 112(1) 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP KWON, YONG JOON

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14557991 McCARTNEY 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2631 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC 15452696 ARPIN 103 112(1)/103 Ryan Alley IP (GE Docket) SINGH, HIRDEPAL

2641 SEONG SANG INVESTMENTS LLC 14294934 KUMAR 112(1)/103 OTDP Volpe Koenig APPIAH, CHARLES NANA

2652 Cochlear Limited 15143183 KUMAR 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC FALEY, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2839 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15204631 REN 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TIKU, SISAY G

2859 NINTENDO CO., LTD. 15879180 RANGE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HENZE-GONGOLA, DAVID V

2864 Navico Holding AS 14918309 INGLESE 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A

2882 Applied Materials, Inc. 15649341 RANGE 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS KREUTZER, COLIN WRIGHT

2882 Applied Materials, Inc. 15910775 RANGE 112(2)/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS KREUTZER, COLIN WRIGHT

2893 Sensors Unlimited, Inc. 14198923 GAUDETTE 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems LIU, BENJAMIN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3623 LURNITURE CORP. 14792371 MEDLOCK 103 101 PERRY + CURRIER INC. BOYCE, ANDRE D

3623 Alteryx, Inc. 15595880 CALVE 103 FENWICK & WEST LLP GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3623 Akintunde Ehindero et al. 13455497 DIXON 101 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell ROSS, SCOTT M

3628 BANCPASS, INC 15599250 DIXON 101/103 DUBOIS, BRYANT, & CAMPBELL, LLP SINGH, RUPANGINI

3629 NETSUITE INC. 13893053 FREDMAN 103 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle BAHL, SANGEETA

3629 Linkedin Corporation 14814397 CALVE 101 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / LinkedIn/Microsof OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3681 AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP 14180494 MEDLOCK 103 AT&T Legal Department - G&G ROJAS, HAJIME S

3684 W.W. Grainger, Inc. 15214946 PRATS 103 101 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ROSEN, NICHOLAS D

3692 EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. 14194337 WOOD 101/103 Kutak Rock LLP ROSEN, ELIZABETH H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3741 PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 14287125 PLENZLER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) BURKE, THOMAS P

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3649 Bhagat, Urvashi 13877847 DELMENDO 112(2)/112(4)/103 Asha Nutrition Sciences, Inc. BHAT, NINA NMN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3774 Graham, Michael 15015746 FINAMORE 103 Houtteman Law LLC PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

robertson, payne, hoeksema

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Fletcher et al 11935465 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy IBM CORPORATION TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 Ex Parte Manchala et al 12352759 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP HON, MING Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Kabat et al 12165650 - (D) ABRAMS 103 JAY BROWN LAW FIRM MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D

Appellants assert that the Examiner has not met the burden of proof required:

“To establish inherency, the extrinsic evidence ‘must make clear that the missing descriptive matter is necessarily present in the thing described in the reference, and that it would be so recognized by persons of ordinary skill. Inherency, however, may not be established by probabilities or possibilities. The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient.’” In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745, 49 USPQ2d 1949, 1950-51 (Fed. Cir. 1999).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)

3654 Ex Parte Frait et al 12838574 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD BUSE, MARK KENNETH

3692 Ex Parte Mueller et al 11847254 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1)/112(2)/103 Dilworth IP - SAP MONFELDT, SARAH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Henriksen 11578925 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP TRUONG, THANH K

3738 Ex Parte Serafin et al 11220997 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 Christopher John Rudy HOBAN, MELISSA A

3777 Ex Parte Yuan et al 12345282 - (D) CAPP 103 Lowe Graham Jones Boston Scientific Corporation GUPTA, VANI

The Examiner's statement that the mere contemplation of the possibility of the development of a new material at some indeterminate point in the future is sufficient to form the basis of an obviousness rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) is an incorrect statement of the law.  References relied upon to support a rejection under 35 USC 103 must place the claimed invention in the possession of the public.  See In re Payne, 606 F.2d 303, 314 (CCPA 1979).  An invention is not "possessed" absent some known or obvious way to make it.  In re Hoeksema, 399 F.2d 269, 274 (CCPA 1968).

Payne, In re, 606 F.2d 303, 203 USPQ 245 (CCPA 1979) 716.02(a) , 716.02(e) , 2144.09

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

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Casati et al 11503661 - (D) KHAN 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent MAIS, MARK A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Plunkett et al 12883040 - (D) MURPHY 103 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - NEW YORK PASCUA, JES F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Kihira et al 12297508 - (D) SMITH 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA HERNANDEZ-DIAZ, JOSE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Dyrmose 12057475 - (D) BEAMER 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. LIN, JASON

2163 Ex Parte SINGH 12643444 - (D) TROCK 103 TERADATA CORPORATION PHAM, TUAN A

2169 Ex Parte Mordvinov et al 12332871 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC CHOI, MICHELE C

2169 Ex Parte Huang 11382386 - (D) KINDER 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. KIM, PAUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Kutlev et al 11551896 - (D) KIM 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP (ABBI) MARCUS, LELAND R

3679 Ex Parte KAISER et al 12415646 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/102/103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) MCMAHON, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Meng et al 12619604 - (D) HORNER 103 101/102/103 Aerojet Rocketdyne LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

3753 Ex Parte Palaoro 11813214 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. PRICE, CRAIG JAMES

dillon, mayne, payne, hammack,

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Bays et al 10/682,289 ADAMS 103(a) WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. EXAMINER DAVIS, RUTH A 

Ex Parte Donde et al 10/916,243 GREEN 103(a) ALLERGAN, INC. EXAMINER KOSACK, JOSEPH R 

In order to make a prima facie case of obviousness based on the structural similarity between the claimed compound and the compound disclosed by the prior art, not only must the structural similarity exist, but the prior art must also provide reason or motivation to make the claimed compound. See In re Dillon, 919 F. 2d 688, 692 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (en banc), In re Mayne, 104 F. 3d 1339, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re Payne, 606 F.2d 303, 313 (CCPA 1979) 

Dillon, In re, 919 F.2d 688, 16 USPQ2d 1897 (Fed. Cir. 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141, 2144, 2144.09, 2145 

Mayne, In re, 104 F.3d 1339, 41 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1977) . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.09, 2145 

Payne, In re, 606 F.2d 303, 203 USPQ 245 (CCPA 1979) . . . 716.02(a), 716.02(e), 2144.09 

Ex Parte Faecke et al 11/007,015 GRIMES 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 

Ex Parte Yamashita 10/794,187 ADAMS 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP EXAMINER WARE, DEBORAH K 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Fayet et al 10/529,533 DELMENDO 103(a) RANKIN, HILL & CLARK, LLP EXAMINER CHEN, KEATH T 

Ex Parte Wieners et al 10/257,002 NAGUMO 112(1)/102(e)/103(a) PROPAT, L.L.C. EXAMINER AHMED, SHEEBA 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Dresti et al 10/288,727 BARRY 103(a) GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP EXAMINER PITARO, RYAN F 

2600 Communications 

Ex Parte Nomura et al 09/969,845 NAPPI 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. EXAMINER HUNTSINGER, PETER K 

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Bates et al 09/848,573 CRAWFORD 102(e) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER ELISCA, PIERRE E 

Ex Parte McClary 11/101,897 KERINS 112(2)/103(a)/102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) HONEYWELL/FOGG EXAMINER NGUYEN, CHUONG P 

A principal purpose of the definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112,

is to provide those who would endeavor, in future enterprise, to approach the area circumscribed by the claims of a patent, with the adequate notice demanded by due process of law, so that they may more readily and accurately determine the boundaries of protection involved and evaluate the possibility of infringement and dominance.

In re Hammack, 427 F.2d 1378, 1382 (CCPA 1970). 

Hammack, In re, 427 F.2d 1378, 166 USPQ 204 (CCPA 1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Marlborugh et al 10/497,925 FREDMAN 103(a) HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. EXAMINER CHIN, CHRISTOPHER L 

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security 

Ex Parte McCarty 10/347,095 JEFFERY 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) EXAMINER GOLD, AVI M 

2600 Communications 

Ex Parte Simpson 10/052,617 NAPPI 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER THOMAS, ASHISH 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Gluck 11/022,751 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER NEGRON, ISMAEL