peterson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte VALENCIA et al 12907641 - (D) WILSON 102/103 LKGlobal (GM) DIGNAN, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex Parte WILFORD 12773054 - (D) BEAMER 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 MA, CALVIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Beutel et al 11972817 - (D) SNAY 103 103 BrooksGroup USYATINSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Luneau et al 12117646 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) CHAMBERS, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Ostrovsky et al 11374811 - (D) STEPHENS 103 103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global GUPTA,VANI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte OHAGAN 13041042 - (D) MILLS 102 103 41.50 103 NOVARTIS VACCINES atGSK TONGUE, LAKIA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Cui et al 13083181 - (D) ROSS 103 General Electric Company SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1758 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13836742 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp, GONZALEZ RAMOS, MA YLA

1758 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13768683 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp, GONZALEZ RAMOS, MA YLA

1783 Ex Parte Kruse et al 13705290 - (D) GARRIS 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1791 Ex Parte Miura et al 13021083 - (D) PAK 112(2)/103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA MCGOWAN LLP SAYALA, CHHAYA D

In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1329-330 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ("In cases involving overlapping ranges, we and our predecessor court have consistently held that even a slight overlap in range establishes a prima facie case of obviousness.").

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d) , 2144.05

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Riley et al 11828292 - (D) HAGY 102/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MARANDI, JAMES R

2424 Ex Parte Loytana et al 10487368 - (D) MOORE 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, ANDRAMUNO, FRANKLIN S

2468 Ex Parte Ko et al 12922681 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2)/103 LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & W AIMEY HARLEY, JASON A

2473 Ex Parte Tirronen et al 12956886 - (D) HAAPALA 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Grover et al 13196932 - (D) WINSOR 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HICKS, CHARLES V

2665 Ex Parte FUKAZAWA et al 13219883 - (D) NAPPI 112(1)/103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC JOHNS, ANDREW W

2694 Ex Parte Kimura 11605537 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz Husch Blackwell LLP HORNER, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Maynard et al 12351823 - (D) HEANEY 102/103 41.50 102 Zebra/ Alston & Bird SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

atofina, harris, boesch, peterson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Weksler 11135781 - (D) WIEDER 103 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) PayPal AKINTOLA, OLABODE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Frank et al 11302313 - (D) BAER 102 102/103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) TALUKDAR, ARVIND

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Bowers et al 12006079 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 112(2) Dorsey & Whitney / INVENTION SCIENCE FUND KNUTSON, JACOB D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Morini et al 12448288 - (D) McKELVEY 103 LyondellBasell Industries ENG, ELIZABETH

We assume the Examiner did not reject based on anticipation because (1) no embodiment (i.e., example) described by Sacchetti falls within the scope of claim 14 and (2) ranges described by Sacchetti do not fall within the scope of claim 14, albeit the Sacchetti ranges overlap those of claim 14.

Cf. Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999–1000 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (prior art temperature range of 100 to 500 ºC does not anticipate claimed range of 330 to 450 ºC.; prior art range of 0.001 to 1% oxygen to methylene chloride molar ratio does not anticipate range of 0.1 to 5.0%.; description of a genus in the prior art is not necessarily a disclosure of every species that is a member of that genus).

However, as is apparent from the claim chart, all the elements required by claim 14 are described by Sacchetti and the ranges of amounts of elements and property values described by Sacchetti overlap those of claim 14. Overlapping ranges establish the necessary prima facie case in the application on appeal. See In re Harris, 409 F.3d 1339, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a prima facie case of obviousness arises when the ranges of a claimed composition overlap the ranges disclosed in the prior art); In re Boesch, 617 F.2d 272, 275 (CCPA 1980) (overlapping ranges establish a prima facie case of obviousness); In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (a prima facie case of obviousness typically exists when the ranges of a claimed composition overlap the ranges disclosed in the prior art).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2131.03

Harris, In re, 409 F.3d 1339, 74 USPQ2d 1951 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2144.05

Boesch, In re, 617 F.2d 272, 205 USPQ 215 (CCPA 1980) 716.02(b) , 2144.05

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d) , 2144.05

1768 Ex Parte AVTOMONOV et al 12428256 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, PC SANDERS, KRIELLION ANTIONETTE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Gannon et al 12331085 - (D) HORVATH 102/103 Morris & Kamlay LLP/ 030120-M CASANOVA, JORGE A

2196 Ex Parte Okmianski 11264188 - (D) BAER 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM, LLP MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Cai et al 13044742 - (D) NEW 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

peterson, iron grip, stepan

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Lisa et al 10999580 - (D) POLLOCK 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

“[A] prior art reference that discloses a range encompassing a somewhat narrower claimed range is sufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness.” In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2003) Such a finding shifts the burden to the Applicant to show that the claimed invention is non-obvious in view of the cited art, for example, by showing that the claimed range is critical and achieves unexpected results relative to the prior art range. Id.; see also Iron Grip Barbell Co., Inc. v. USA Sports, Inc., 392 F.3d 1317, 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (Applicant can rebut a presumption of obviousness based on a claimed invention that falls within a prior art range by showing “(1) [t]hat the prior art taught away from the claimed invention . . . or (2) that there are new and unexpected results relative to the prior art.”)

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d) , 2144.05

Iron Grip Barbell Co., Inc. v. USA Sports, Inc., 392 F.3d 1317, 73 USPQ2d 1225 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2144.05

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Graser et al 12094858 - (D) HUGHES 103 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) HOLDER, BRADLEY W

2473 Ex Parte Allan et al 12259560 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 Daniels IP Services LTD. LIU, JUNG

2619 Ex Parte Smith 11829453 - (D) DIXON 102 CRAIN, CATON & JAMES HARRISON, CHANTE E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Sasamoto et al 11676510 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 James W. Judge JENNISON, BRIAN W

3752 Ex Parte Shanklin et al 11252347 - (D) GREENHUT 102/obviousness-type double patenting MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

The PTO has a statutory obligation under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) to provide timely notice to the applicant of all “matters of fact and law asserted.” See In re Stepan Co., 660 F. 3d 1341, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2011)(citing 5 U.S.C. § 554(b)). 37 C.F.R. § 41.31(c) provides that “[a]n appeal, when taken, is presumed to be taken from the rejection of all claims under rejection.” When this appeal was taken on April 3, 2012, “the rejection” for purposes of § 41.31(c) was that set forth in the Final Office action of January 3, 2012. By failing to designate the rejection set forth in the Examiner’s Answer as a “new ground” under 37 C.F.R. § 41.39(a)(2) the Examiner failed to comply with our rules and, potentially, the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

AFFIRMED–IN–PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Caligiuri et al 11629638 - (D) POLLOCK 103 102 Yankwich & Associates, P.C. RICCI, CRAIG D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Fornage 12804017 - (D) SHIANG 103 103 MOSER TABOADA YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Braedt 11689466 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 103 SRAM, LLC MOMPER, ANNA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Kristen et al 12799184 - (D) MURPHY 103 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LOPEZ, MICHELLE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Todd 12443830 - (D) Per Curiam 112(2)/102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG KUDDUS, DANIEL A

2198 Ex Parte Novak 12249423 - (D) HUME 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WU, DAXIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Brown et al 12242216 - (D) HORVATH 101 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R

2447 Ex Parte Tierney et al 12005985 - (D) HUME 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY JOSHI, SURAJ M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Sela 11161051 - (D) THOMAS 103 YOSSY SELA HUYNH, CHUCK

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 MOVEA SA. Patent Owner and Appellant v. HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. Requester and Respondent Ex Parte 8010313 et al 09/989,011 95000645 - (D) BRANCH 103 DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP Third Party Requester: FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original BHAT, NINA NMN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 INTEGRATED MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester, Respondent v. KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8,029,437 B2 et al 12/413,891 95002301 - (D) SONG 112(1)/120 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC Third Party Requester: Troutman Sanders LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN

klosak, ishizaka, peterson, geisler

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Gau 10954078 - (D) OBERMANN 103 LAW OFFICES OF TRAVIS L. DODD, PC BALL, JOHN C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Chengalvarayan et al 11336081 - (D) CLEMENTS Dissenting SMITH 102/103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. CHAWAN, VIJAY B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Hancock 11317562 - (D) WOOD 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. MORRISON, THOMAS A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Toulouse et al 11569567 - (D) FLOYD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 LOWE, HAUPTMAN, HAM & BERNER, LLP (ITW) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIELC

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Amey et al 11678117 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA MARCANTONI, PAUL D

1733 Ex Parte Jiang et al 12603152 - (D) OWENS 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1747 Ex Parte Mruk et al 11838422 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1782 Ex Parte Hanita et al 10567360 - (D) SCHAFER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC RAUDENBUSH, ELLEN SUZANNE

1784 Ex Parte Dangelmaier 11776184 - (D) GARRIS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J

1791 Ex Parte Roth 11363419 - (D) HASTINGS 103 The Culbertson Group, P.C. STULII, VERA

The burden of showing unexpected results rests on the person who asserts them by establishing that the difference between the claimed invention and the closest prior art was an unexpected difference. See Application of Klosak, 455 F. 2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972), Ex Parte ISHIZAKA, 24 USPQ2d 1621, 1624 (BPAI 1992).  Further, the showing of unexpected results must be commensurate in scope with the claims.  See In re Peterson, 315 F. 3d 1325, 1330-31 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Finally, unexpected results must be established by factual evidence.  See In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1470-71 (Fed. Cir. 1997)

Klosak DONNER 8:1316, 1317

Ishizaka, Ex parte, 24 USPQ2d 1621 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1992) 716.02(b)

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d), 2144.05
HARMON 4: 90, 374
DONNER 8: 1713-19

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05, 2145
HARMON 4: 373, 374-76; 20: 165
DONNER 8: 1682, 1683, 1689, 1713; 13: 234

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Blohm 10954440 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 Fritzsche Patent c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2164 Ex Parte Zondervan et al 11612317 - (D) CURCURI 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ADAMS, CHARLES D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3674 Ex Parte Miller et al 11262313 - (D) PLENZLER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global LEE, GILBERT Y

REEXAMINATION  

AFFIRMED
1203 PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION Requester v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES Patent Owner and Appellant 90009811 5,648,497 08/410,623 LEBOVITZ Obviousness-type double patenting ABBOTT LABORATORIES HUANG, EVELYN MEI original FAN, JANE T  

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Requester v. APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000518 7457446 11/173,818 WEINBERG 112(1)/103 PATTRIC J. RAWLINS / Aperio Technologies, Inc. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original LU, TOM Y

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED  
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 2503 THOMSON LICENSING SAS, AND THOMSON LICENSING, LLC, Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, AND QISDA CORPORATION, QISDA AMERICA CORPORATION, QISDA (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., BENQ CORPORATION, BENQ AMERICA CORPORATION, AND BENQ LATIN AMERICA CORPORATION, Intervenors, AND AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, AND AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA, Intervenors, AND CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOLUX CORPORATION, AND CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS USA INC., Intervenors.  2012-1536 5,978,063 08/842,586 5,648,674 08/474,845 LOURIE 102/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; Office of General Counsel ITC; Latham & Watkins, LLP; White & Case LLP; Hogan Lovells US LLP TON, MINH TOAN T  JACKSON JR, JEROME

peterson, rose,

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Beumer et al 10344226 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC HINES, JANA A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Rosenbauer et al 11794519 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION OSTERHOUT, BENJAMIN LEE

1722 Ex Parte Field et al 11006060 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KELLY, CYNTHIA HARRIS

1732 Ex Parte Chettouf et al 12307937 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY LI, JUN

1777 Ex Parte Lin et al 12414373 - (D) HANLON 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP XU, XIAOYUN

1782 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 10471996 - (D) TIMM 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN

1787 Ex Parte Lam et al 10898882 - (D) KRATZ 102 BrooksGroup JACKSON, MONIQUE R

1788 Ex Parte Creasy 11143333 - (D) NAGUMO 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C DESAI, ANISH P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Salazar 10324612 - (D) DIXON 102/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC AL HASHEMI, SANA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Jiang 11245531 - (D) HUGHES 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION HUSSAIN, FARRUKH

2457 Ex Parte Chen et al 10900795 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101/103 IBM Corporation (SAUL-END) C/O Saul Ewing LLP KIM, HEE SOO

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Vasudevan et al 11372967 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SHAH, MANISH S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Sade 11364955 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC KWIECINSKI,RYAN D

3654 Ex Parte Ach 12403026 - (D) RICE 103 WOLFF & SAMSON, P.C. KRUER, STEFAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Kurzweil 10735294 - (D) BROWN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) MOSSER, KATHLEEN MICHELE

3721 Ex Parte Karogal 11142586 - (D) SMITH 103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3736 Ex Parte Speeg et al 12038359 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 Devicor Medical Products, Inc. c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC NGUYEN, HUONG Q

3744 Ex Parte Jackman 11829169 - (D) KERINS 103 BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS MORA & MAIRE, P. A. TYLER, CHERYL JACKSON

3767 Ex Parte Cheng et al 11954408 - (D) ADAMS 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3775 Ex Parte Horan et al 11361245 - (D) JENKS 102/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Quinn et al 10152745 - (D) MILLS 103 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED HAQ, SHAFIQUL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Theis 11191405 - (D) HUGHES 101 103 IBM (ROC-BLF) C/O BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP CHAU, DUNG K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Dunko et al 11315867 - (D) HOFF 103 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. BATISTA, MARCOS

2649 Ex Parte Hillyard 12338927 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) NGUYEN, HAI V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Ruby et al 11402198 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/112(2) James C. Wray BRADEN, SHAWN M

3767 Ex Parte Christenson 12105441 - (D) JENKS 103 103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Berlin 11055338 - (D) SCHEINER 103 WYETH LLC MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

“In cases involving overlapping ranges . . . even a slight overlap in range establishes a prima facie case of obviousness.” In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Moreover,

Selecting a narrow range from within a somewhat broader range disclosed in a prior art reference is no less obvious than identifying a range that simply overlaps a disclosed range. In fact, when . . . the claimed ranges are completely encompassed by the prior art, the conclusion is even more compelling than in cases of mere overlap. . . . [A] prior art reference that discloses a range encompassing a somewhat narrower claimed range is sufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness.

(Id. at 1329-1330.)

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d), 2144.05
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Molaire 10887968 - (D) METZ 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1764 Ex Parte Wenz et al 11725388 - (D) HANLON 103/obviousness-type double patenting Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC KRYLOVA, IRINA

1776 Ex Parte Gidner 11666694 - (D) KATZ 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. STELLING, LUCAS A

1791 Ex Parte Melisch et al 11881533 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. ANDERSON, JERRY W

1792 Ex Parte Rossin 11579402 - (D) HANLON 103 LADAS & PARRY THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Winter 10805888 - (D) HUME 112(2)/103 Robert W. Winter MYINT, DENNIS Y

2173 Ex Parte HONG 12262818 - (D) COURTENAY 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. SHIH, HAOSHIAN

2198 Ex Parte Wade 10881663 - (D) CHEN 102/103 LSI CORPORATION TECKLU, ISAACTUKU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Kamperman 10521858 - (D) FISHMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SCHWARTZ, DARREN B

2457 Ex Parte Meiri et al 11083486 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC NANO, SARGON N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Liu 11391018 - (D) KRIVAK 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON PEREZ, ANGELICA

2682 Ex Parte Graef 11738626 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Hamilton,DeSanctis & Cha (LSI) LABBEES, EDNY

2683 Ex Parte Fitzgibbon et al 10715988 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

2683 Ex Parte Rofougaran et al 11377815 - (D) KRIVAK 103 GARLICK & MARKISON YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Sato et al 10495865 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Rader Fishman & Grauer GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A

2829 Ex Parte Giles et al 11559572 - (D) WHITEHED, JR. 102/103 Infineon Technologies AG c/o Schiff Hardin LLP TRAN, THANH Y

2871 Ex Parte Choi et al 11217399 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Innovation Counsel LLP BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R

2894 Ex Parte Rueger et al 10924707 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP GRAYBILL, DAVID E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Kilper et al 11616917 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 WALL & TONG, LLP/ ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BOLDA, ERICL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Marshall et al 10958193 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP MOSSER, KATHLEEN MICHELE

3746 Ex Parte McCormick et al 10533329 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 GRACO MINNESOTA INC BAYOU, AMENE SETEGNE

3788 Ex Parte Edenfield 11281543 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103 James C. Wray NEWAY,BLAINE GIRMA

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Grilliot et al 11375735 - (D) HORNER 103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

The Examiner relies on In re Rose, 220 F.2d 459 (CCPA 1955) for the proposition that “[a] change in size is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art.” Ans. 8.

The Examiner’s reliance on In re Rose is misplaced... The court in Rose did not address a modification in which the size of a particular component of the article is modified without a respective size change in the remaining components...

Rose, In re, 220 F.2d 459, 105 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1955) 2144.04