pioneer

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Schliephacke et al 10/830,172 GUEST 103(a) Briscoe, Kurt G. Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA EXAMINER SELLS, JAMES D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Szymonski et al 11/216,468 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER KUMAR, RAKESH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Vinegar et al 11/112,881 McCARTHY 103(a) SHELL OIL COMPANY EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP
AFFIMRED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hess et al 11/541,098 CALVE 103(a) 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER WEEKS, GLORIA R

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Li et al 10/936,239 TIMM 103(a)/provisional obviousness double patenting CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER ZHU, WEIPING
REHEARING

DENIED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Samn 10/392,768 ROBERTSON 103(a) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS EXAMINER NGUYEN, VAN KIM T

To find good cause on this basis would allow a party to allege good cause at any time by retaining new counsel. Parties are bound by the conduct of prior counsel. See Pioneer Inv. Serv. Co. v Brunswick Assoc., 507 U.S. 380, 396-97 (1993).