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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1615 NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED 16707319 NEW 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1713 Ayar Labs, Inc. 15646039 WILSON 103 PENILLA IP, APC - PATENT LAW PHAM, THOMAS T

1749 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16641732 COLAIANNI 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1787 TOYOBO CO., LTD. 16486754 FRANKLIN 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD RICE, STEVEN

1793 FIRMENICH SA 16055266 TIMM 103 Christopher M. Gregson MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2124 STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. et al. 15423279 FRAHM 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/STMicroelectronics HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL

2124 International Business Machines Corporation 16299828 MCKEOWN 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT

2125 GOOGLE LLC 15793455 MURRAY 101 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP WERNER, MARSHALL L

2182 Imagination Technologies Limited 16670482 ZADO Concurring CUTITTA Dissenting KENNY 101 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) LAROCQUE, EMILY E

2199 UiPath, Inc. 16941484 FRAHM 102/103 LeonardPatel PC MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2478 QUALCOMM Incorporated 16806232 JEFFERY 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SMARTH, GERALD A

2484 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15858159 MacDONALD 102 BakerHostetler / Comcast CHOWDHURY, NIGAR

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2617 MSG Entertainment Group, LLC 16678792 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. RICHER, AARON M

2632 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 17325150 SHIANG 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP (Arris/Commscope) BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2646 SONY CORPORATION 16958315 HUGHES 103 TUCKER ELLIS LLP - Sony Group AJAYI, JOEL

2647 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL) 14434314 BAUMEISTER 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 16821835 FRANKLIN 102 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation THOMAS, LUCY M

2845 Texas Instruments Incorporated 17182339 ROBERTSON 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NGUYEN, LINH V

Claim 1 recites “[a] multi-stage voltage-to-delay converter for converting input signals into delay signals.” Appeal Br. 9. Claim 1 also recites “wherein timing of the intermediate output signals corresponds to voltages of the input signals” and “wherein timing of the rail-to-rail output signals corresponds to the timing of the intermediate output signals.” Id. The Examiner has not sufficiently explained why the preamble is not necessary to give meaning to these further recitations in claim 1, which relate to the timing of the signals. Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“If the claim preamble, when read in the context of the entire claim, recites limitations of the claim, or, if the claim preamble is ‘necessary to give life, meaning, and vitality’ to the claim, then the claim preamble should be construed as if in the balance of the claim.”).

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111.02

2892 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 16201925 SNAY 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/TSMC NGUYEN, KHIEM D

2893 Infineon Technologies Austria AG 16587631 WILSON 112(1)/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES MAI, ANH D

2899 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 16911288 SNAY 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC PARKER, JOHN M

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

3622 Capital One Services, LLC 16655107 CURCURI 112(1)/103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Capital One BRADY, MARIE P.

3623 Neustar, Inc. 15256568 SILVERMAN 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R

3626 MEDICAL INFORMATICS CORPORATION 15621324 BAYAT 103 Schafer IP Law LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE

3628 Xerox Corporation 16210628 PYONIN 101 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim LLC/Xerox Corporation ZEROUAL, OMAR

3675 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 16822461 ASTORINO 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP BYRD, EUGENE G

3682 PACVUE CORPORATION 16893942 HOFF 101/102 41.50 101 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

3685 Flexera Software LLC 15334238 MOHANTY 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

3698 TABOOLA.COM LTD. 16894004 CRAWFORD 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC EBERSMAN, BRUCE I

3698 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 16391906 FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME KWONG, CHO YIU

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

3732 LML Headwear, LLC 16774580 HUTCHINGS 103 STINSON LLP MARCHEWKA, MATTHEW R

3732 NIKE, Inc. 15809724 DEFRANCO 102/103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP/NIKE, INC. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ

3761 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 14954295 WARNER 103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY STAPLETON, ERIC S

3761 Kenyon International, Inc. 16813132 ASTORINO 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS LLC TRAN, TIFFANY T

3772 TTR LAKESHORE 16911595 ASTORINO 103 MEDLER FERRO WOODHOUSE & MILLS PLLC TO, HOLLY T

3798 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16321562 ASTORINO 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FARAG, AMAL ALY

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 16427723 HANLON 103 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1767 ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S 16610957 SMITH 102/103 102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP HEINCER, LIAM J

1787 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. 16036364 SNAY 103 103 Bell & Manning, LLC SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2148 BYSTRONIC LASER AG 17786004 SHIANG 112(2)/103 112(2) Jacob Eisenberg BelayIP MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN

2194 SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LTD. 16481940 CURCURI 103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP JORDAN, KIMBERLY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 SRI International 16795344 DEJMEK 103 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A./SRI International SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2434 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 17584487 CURCURI 103 103/OTDP BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B

2443 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 17486793 McNEILL 103 OTDP SEC KIM, HEE SOO

2481 Waymo LLC 17207787 HUGHES 103 103 WAYMO LLC BOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW HESS, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2627 Motorola Mobility LLC 16379544 BEAMER 112(2)/103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group (MM Files) WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2884 BRUKER NANO GMBH 15325958 SMITH 103 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, P.A. LEE, SHUN K

2896 Applied Materials, Inc. 15260876 MORGAN 103 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT KENDALL, BENJAMIN R

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

3741 GE Avio S.r.l. 15978097 STEPINA 112(1) 103 General Electric Company / McGarry Bair PC MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

3774 Otto Bock Healthcare LP 16693990 FLAX 112(1) 112(2) GOODWIN PROCTER LLP SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

3785 Touch + Glow, Inc. 15641842 MURPHY 103 112(1) WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Richard Robinson et al. 12866786 KATZ 112(2) 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY MILLIGAN, ADAM C

1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 15299860 COTTA 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1615 Zoono Group Ltd 17180161 GRIMES 112(2) 112(2)/103/OTDP LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD L. HOFFENBERG, ESQ. HELM, CARALYNNE E

1618 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 15461858 CHANG 103 JAKE D. FELDMAN KENVUE INC. RIDER, LANCE W

1619 ELC Management LLC 15404352 SCHNEIDER 101/103 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS, INC PROSSER, ALISSA J

1619 Colgate-Palmolive Company 16992527 THOMAS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1619 BIOSCREEN TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L. 16489049 CHANG 103 POLSINELLI PC NGUYEN, JOHN P

1622 Creyon Bio, Inc. 17220725 LEBOVITZ 103 101 Creyon Bio, Inc./Fenwick HAVLIN, ROBERT H

1628 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 16061278 CHANG 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP HOWELL, THEODORE R.

1654 La Jolla Pharma, LLC 16220901 LEBOVITZ 101 103 FOLEY HOAG LLP D' AMBROSIO, THEA

1655 Indena S.P.A. 17262148 CHANG 103 41.50 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. FIEBIG, RUSSELL G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1715 Carrier Corporation 16623309 FRANKLIN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier TALBOT, BRIAN K

1729 Robert Bosch GmbH 16464086 ROBERTSON 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW W

1734 H.C. Starck Inc. 16012092 DENNETT 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (BO) WANG, NICHOLAS A

1749 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 16611811 SMITH 103 Solaris Intellectual Property Group, PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1749 The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD. 16071463 SNAY 103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN/YOKOHAMA FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1763 Reichhold AS 16345655 HANLON 103 NEAL, GERBER, & EISENBERG HALL, DEVE V.

1766 BASF SE 15745192 MCGEE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R

1777 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. 16811533 KENNEDY 112(2) 101/103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. MENON, KRISHNAN S

1783 Martin Beckenbach 15792131 SMITH 102/103 BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1787 RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION 15533286 FRANKLIN 103 Kohei NAKASHIMA SHUKLA, KRUPA

1787 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 16485299 WILSON 112(2)/103 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE

1789 Milliken & Company 16109930 CAPP 103 Padmakumar Puthillath JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

1791 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 16372187 REN 112(2) 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

1792 CSP Technologies, Inc. 16024600 HASTINGS 103 41.50 112(2) CSP Technologies, Inc. David Gornish c/o Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott NGUYEN, THANH H

1793 Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc. 15553260 COLAIANNI 103 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

1795 MAXELL, LTD. 16331178 CASHION 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2127 SAP SE 15989350 MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) JABLON, ASHER H.

2135 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 17180656 HOMERE
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION_ArentFox KIM, ELIAS YOUNG

2143 PEER INC 17749862 HOFF 102/103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP LI, LIANG Y

2146 Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp. 16059817 HUGHES 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

2147 Dassault Systemes 16724890 ENGLE 112(2) 101/102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SAXENA, AKASH

2154 Madisetti, Vijay 17645832 MORGAN 103 Widerman Malek, PL NGUYEN, THU N

2156 NEC Corporation 16493862 DIXON 102/103 NEC-IPC LU, KUEN S

2163 Red Hat, Inc. 14266399 BENNETT 103 Red Hat / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP DEWAN, KAMAL K

2171 Nicolette Reece et al. 16885612 McNEILL 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW SHIBEROU, MAHELET

2178 Apple Inc. 17031877 SAADAT 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) - Apple HOPE, DARRIN

2193 Citrix Systems, Inc. 14055038 BUI 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 15848460 HUGHES 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. PREVAL, LIONEL

2421 Sky CP Limited 17020045 COURTENAY 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP SALCE, JASON P

2421 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 16041400 REAGAN 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP CASTRO, ALFONSO

2422 Zuma Beach IP Pty Ltd 15682420 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC YENKE, BRIAN P

2426 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 17247931 BISK 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast OCAK, ADIL

2426 Verance Corporation 17353662 CRAIG 103 Verance Corporation TAYLOR, JOSHUA D

2434 EYGS LLP 16542701 HAGY 103 OTDP COOLEY LLP ZOUBAIR, NOURA

2438 INTEL CORPORATION 16489190 MORGAN 103 Alliance IP, LLC PEARSON, DAVID J

2461 NXP B.V. 17444914 TSANG 112(1)/112(2) 103 NXP B.V. LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

2469 NTT DOCOMO, INC. 16767744 JEFFERY 103 103 OSHA BERGMAN WATANABE & BURTON LLP LE, BRIAN T

2483 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16991573 CHUNG 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast REN, ZHUBING

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Apple Inc. 16909519 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Treyz Law Group TZENG, FRED

2645 QUALCOMM Incorporated 16711341 JURGOVAN 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - QUAL OBAYANJU, OMONIYI

2654 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16555845 BENNETT 103 Setter Roche / Microsoft RILEY, MARCUS T

2655 Cerence Operating Company 17357464 KENNY 103 Brooks Kushman / Cerence COLUCCI, MICHAEL C

2655 Ambiq Micro, Inc. 17081640 ENGLE 102/103 101 Stevens Law Group LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

2686 CARTICA Al LTD 16946449 KENNY 103 Cortica Ltd. EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16268047 TIMM 103 41.50 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AHMAD, KHAJA

2818 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16237320 HOUSEL 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NGUYEN, DILINH P

2837 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15889312 SMITH 103 MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN

2853 HP SCITEX LTD. 16034582 TIMM 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC / HP Inc. ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

2863 Future Science Research Inc. 16911808 STRAUSS 101/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. MANG, LAL C

2875 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16611644 CAPP 102 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY HAN, JASON

2875 Samsung Display Co., Ltd. 17064651 SNAY 103 Innovation Counsel LLP EIDE, ERIC T

2896 Infineon Technologies AG 16190998 SNAY 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/INFINEON KOLB, NATHANIEL J

2896 ABB Schweiz AG 17256042 BENNETT 103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR

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

3622 Primer Technologies, Inc. 16426588 FISCHETTI 101/103 Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3622 DROPBOX, INC. 16563085 HORVATH 101 Dropbox c/o Polsinelli PC CARVALHO, ERROL A

3623 The Strategy Collective dba BLKBOX 16483351 HUTCHINGS 101/103 DITTHAVONG, STEINER, & MLOTKOWSKI KNIGHT, LETORIA G

3624 MacPaw Inc. 15448048 MANTIS MERCADER 103 101 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP WEBB III, JAMES L

3624 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16653225 FISCHETTI 103 101 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE

3624 Edunav, Inc. 16894254 BAYAT 103 101 M&B IP Analysts, LLC MANSFIELD, THOMAS L

3624 Dell Products L.P. 16376577 CHUNG 101/103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell GUNN, JEREMY L

3625 Walmart Apollo, LLC 17147344 CRAIG 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (SF)(Walmart) KANG, TIMOTHY J

3626 Allscripts Software, LLC 14643617 MURPHY 101/103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP PORTER, RACHEL L

3626 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14909484 MCKEOWN 112(1)/101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3636 Steven Yu et al. 15904359 GUIJT 103 Ryuh Patent Law MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

3641 Robert Aylor 11706676 ASTORINO 112(4) 112(1) 41.50 112(1) ROBERT B. AYLOR ABDOSH, SAMIR

3681 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. 17222485 HOMERE 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP BAGGOT, BREFFNI

3685 DENTSU INC. 17793767 BAYAT 101 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ANDREI, RADU

3686 Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation 16194277 CUTITTA 101/103 Fulton Jeang PLLC NEWTON, CHAD A

3688 International Business Machines Corporation 16681920 MURPHY 101 DUKE W. YEE – IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. RETTA, YEHDEGA

3691 IGT 15852602 MURPHY 101 Sage Patent Group/IGT ALI, HATEM M

3692 Stoa USA, Inc 16864568 ZADO 101/103 41.50 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3692 Nobuyuki Nonaka 12596564 BUSCH 101 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3694 Capital One Services, LLC 17022830 MOHANTY 101 Capital One / Bookoff McAndrews SHAH, BHAVIN D

3694 International Business Machines Corporation 16157847 DANG 101 International Business Machines Corporation c/o Proactive Patents SHAH, BHAVIN D

3694 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 16448181 CHUNG 101/103 Alexandra TSOURKIS CUNNINGHAM II, GREGORY S

3694 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 16597487 MCKEOWN 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE

3695 APPLE INC. 15627285 CRAWFORD 101 Apple / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP KANAAN, TONY P

3696 Kyndryl, Inc. 16279233 KENNY 101 Kyndryl, Inc. NEWLON, WILLIAM D

3697 Capital One Services, LLC 16151830 WIEDER 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP FU, HAO

3697 Intuit Inc. 15213096 MURPHY 101 Paradice and Li LLP/Intuit LIU, I JUNG

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

3715 Howard Mango et al. 15716359 CAPP dissenting WOODS 101 JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MITCHELL, LLP GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

3734 John Veder 15253726 WOODS 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP PASCUA, JES F

3747 K&N Engineering, Inc. 16172767 STEPINA 103 RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP STAUBACH, CARL C

3791 Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. 16382113 MARTIN 112(1)/101/103 Flaster Greenberg PC COOPER, JONATHAN EPHRAIM

3791 Robyn Haines et al. 12925221 MARTIN 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 Robert B. Aylor WEARE, MEREDITH H

3792 Neural Integrative Solutions LLC 16335970 CAPP 102/103 Sheridan Ross PC HUH, VYNN V

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2159 Brian McFadden 16231749 HOFF 112(2)/101 Brian McFadden ALMANI, MOHSEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2613 Imagination Technologies Limited 17242028 BUI 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) LHYMN, SARAH

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

3622 DynamicLogic, LLC 14244491 HUME 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BRADY, MARIE P.

Reissue

Affirmed

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1756 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA et al. 16727447 GUEST 251 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Hellwig et al 11957476 - (D) KIMLIN 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP CHAU, LISA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 11839868 - (D) JENKS 112(2)/103 IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Gerber et al 12207166 - (D) KUMAR 103 AT&T Legal Department - AS VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2843 Ex Parte Cho 12135659 - (D) KRATZ 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. LEE, BENNY T
DENIED 2491 Ex Parte Smith et al 11430126 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) Jackson Walker LLP BECHTEL, KEVIN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Margolin 11736356 - (D) GERSTENBLITH Dissenting-in-Part CAPP 103 103 JED MARGOLIN MANCHO, RONNIE M

The phrase “for safely flying an unmanned aerial vehicle in civilian airspace” does not appear to warrant significant patentable weight because it merely recites a purpose or an intended use of the system. See, e.g., Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (explaining that if “the body of the claim fully and intrinsically sets forth the complete invention, including all of its limitations, and the preamble offers no distinct definition of any of the claimed invention’s limitations, but rather merely states, for example, the purpose or intended use of the invention, then the preamble is of no significance to claim construction because it cannot be said to constitute or explain a claim limitation” (citations omitted)).

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111.02

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Swalla et al 12136383 - (D) OWENS 103 GE Licensing THOMAS, CIEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Macchletti et al 11707328 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE MACKES, KRIS E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Gopal 11600894 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 Anderson Gorecki & Rouille LLP MURPHY, CHARLES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Torelli et al 11963145 - (D) GARRIS 103 ADDMG -- ST (foreign-originated only) REIDLINGER, RONALD LANCE

2828 Ex Parte Ridderbusch 12227748 - (D) HASTINGS dissenting NAGUMO 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP HAGAN, SEAN P

2875 Ex Parte Freeman et al 12151925 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 OSRAM SYLVANIA INC GRAMLING, SEAN P

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 NETFLIX, INC. Requester v. MEDIA QUEUE, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 7389243 et al 10/771,049 95000469 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 SPX CORPORATION Respondent, Requester v. SÜDMO HOLDING GMBH Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,891,376 et al 12/184,725 95001834 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 102/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC Third Party Requester: FISCH, HOFFMAN, SIGLER LLP KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original LEE, KEVIN L

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Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1711 Ex Parte Hoppe et al 11828560 - (D) GARRIS 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) CORMIER, DAVID G

1791 Ex Parte Cross et al 11206424 - (D) TIMM 103 Hovey Williams LLP GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte NARAYAN et al 11462577 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. ALAM, SHAHID AL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Baugh 11649872 - (D) HORNER 102/103 BENTON F. BAUGH MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Alicherry et al 11668800 - (D) FISHMAN 103 103 ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP TIV, BACKHEAN

Claim construction is an issue of law that we review de novo. Cordis Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 561 F.3d 1319, 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The preamble of claim 8 recites “[a] method for use by a secure client associated with a user device” (emphasis added). “Generally,” [the Federal Circuit has] said, “the preamble does not limit the claims.” Allen Eng'g Corp. v. Bartell Indus., Inc., 299 F.3d 1336, 1346 (Fed.Cir. 2002). Nonetheless, the preamble may be construed as limiting “if it recites essential structure or steps, or if it is ‘necessary to give life, meaning, and vitality’ to the claim.” Catalina Mktg. Int'l, Inc. v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 808 (Fed.Cir.2002), quoting Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed.Cir.1999). We conclude that the preamble of claim 1 does give life and meaning to the steps of the claim and will construe “for use by a secure client.”

Allen Eng’g Corp. v. Bartell Indus., Inc., 299 F.3d 1336, 63 USPQ2d 1769 (Fed. Cir. 2002) 2133.03(e), 2133.03(e)(4)

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002) 2111.02

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111.02

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1726 Ex Parte SENOO et al 09162992 - (D) PAK 103 K&L Gates LLP DOVE, TRACY MAE

1766 Ex Parte Dessinges et al 12348542 - (D) BEST 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION TOSCANO, ALICIA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte Sangili et al 11176121 - (D) SMITH 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WANG, VICTOR W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Yoshihara 10613577 - (D) McKONE 103 TEKTRONIX, INC. WANG, TED M  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Alarcon et al 10428295 - (D) PRATS 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP YANG, NELSON C

mayo, bilski, pitney bowes, boehringer, corkill, maziere, mentor, merck2, pharmastem, susi

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Freer et al 11641362 - (D) METZ 112(1)/103 MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Kirschner et al 11162178 - (D) PLENZLER 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 112(2) SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP NGO, LIEN M

3765 Ex Parte Davis et al 10839695 - (D) GRIMES 101/102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. HOEY, ALISSA L

“Phenomena of nature …, mental processes, and abstract intellectual concepts are not patentable.” Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S.Ct. 1289, 1293 (2012). The machine-or-transformation test, while “a useful and important clue … is not the sole test for deciding whether an invention is a patent-eligible ‘process.”’ Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S.Ct. 3218, 3227 (2010).

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. __, 132 S.Ct. 1289, 101 USPQ2d 1961 (2012) 2106.01

Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. ___, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 95 USPQ2d 1001 (2010) , 2103, 2106
...

See Pitney Bowes Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“[I]f the claim preamble is ‘necessary to give life, meaning, and vitality’ to the claim, then the claim preamble should be construed as if in the balance of the claim.”). See also Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica v. Schering-Plough Corp., 320 F.3d 1339, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“[P]reamble language will limit the claim if it recites not merely a context in which the invention may be used, but the essence of the invention without which performance of the recited steps is nothing but an academic exercise.”).

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111.02

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Alcorn et al 11737928 - (D) SIU 102 102/103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. OBERLY, VAN HONG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Coalter et al 12032892 - (D) TORCZON 103 The Dow Chemical Company LU, C CAIXIA

1776 Ex Parte Kiener et al 12297666 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP JONES, CHRISTOPHER P

An obviousness rejection predicated on selection of one or more components from numerous possible choices may be appropriate if the prior art provides direction as to which of many possible choices is likely to be successful. See PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. v. ViaCell, Inc., 491 F.3d 1342, 1364 (Fed Cir. 2007). The fact that a reference “discloses a multitude of effective combinations does not render any particular formulation less obvious.” Merck & Co., Inc. v. Biocraft Labs, 874 F.2d 804, 808 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (citing In re Corkill, 771 F.2d 1496, 1500 (Fed.Cir.1985) (obviousness rejection of claims affirmed in light of prior art teaching that “hydrated zeolites will work” in detergent formulations, even though “the inventors selected the zeolites of the claims from among ‘thousands' of compounds”)); see also, In re Susi, 440 F.2d 442, 445 (CCPA 1971) (obviousness rejection affirmed where the disclosure of the prior art was “huge, but it undeniably include[d] at least some of the compounds recited in appellant's generic claims and [was] of a class of chemicals to be used for the same purpose as appellant's additives”).

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 716.02(a), 2123, 2144.05, 2144.08

Corkill, In re, 711 F.2d 1496, 226 USPQ 1005 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 716.02(a) , 2107.02

Susi, In re, 440 F.2d 442, 169 USPQ 423 (CCPA 1971) 2123, 2144.08

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte McDaniel 11603462 - (D) SIU 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION ROSWELL, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Hayhurst 10491511 - (D) SMITH 103 HANCOCK HUGHEY LLP HICKS, CHARLES N

2448 Ex Parte HILT 12965121 - (D) MacDONALD 251/102 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LUU, LE HIEN

The recapture rule prevents a patentee from regaining through reissue the subject matter that he surrendered in an effort to obtain allowance of the original claims. See Mentor Corp. v. Coloplast, Inc., 998 F.2d 992, 995 (Fed. Cir. 1993).

Mentor Corp. v. Coloplast, Inc., 998 F.2d 992, 27 USPQ2d 1521 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 1412.02

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2679 Ex Parte Lim et al 11240442 - (D) SIU 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY YANG, RYAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Morris et al 10768711 - (D) KRIVAK 103 SHOEMAKER AND MATTARE, LTD HESS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Scott 11238794 - (D) MILLS 102/103 INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS GOOD, SAMANTHA M

Appellant argues that

MPEP §608.01(p) I.B., specifically states that limitations on incorporation by reference do not apply to establishing an earlier effective filing date. MPEP §608.01(p) I.B states:

The limitations on the material which may be incorporated by reference in U.S. patent applications which are to issue as U.S. patents do not apply to applications relied on only to establish an earlier effective filing date under 35 U.S.C. 119 or 35 U.S.C. 120. Neither 35 U.S.C. 119(a) nor 35 U.S.C. 120 places any restrictions or limitations as to how the claimed invention must be disclosed in the earlier application to comply with 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph. Accordingly, an application is entitled to rely upon the filing date of an earlier application, even if the earlier application itself incorporates essential material by reference to another document. See Ex parte Maziere, 27 USPQ2d 1705, 1706-07 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993).
...

  Appellant argues that a Board Decision, Ex parte Maziere, 27 USPQ2d 1705 (BPAI 1993) supports Appellant's priority position. (App. Br. 11.) We are not convinced by Appellant‟s citation to Maziere. We do not dispute that an application is entitled to rely upon the filing date of an earlier application, even if the earlier application itself incorporates essential material by reference to another document. That being said, the host document or parent application still must identify with detailed particularity what specific material it incorporates and clearly indicate where that material is found in the various documents to comply with 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. That has not been done in the present case.

Maziere, Ex parte, 27 USPQ2d 1705 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993) 608.01(p)

3742 Ex Parte Magg et al 10587162 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ALEXANDER, REGINALD

storage tech., allen eng'g, catalina, pitney bowes, symantec, IMS, american medical

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Squibbs et al 11/035,801 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, NAM V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Schrader et al 10/967,022 KAUFFMAN 103(a) 103(a) WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M

Whether to treat a preamble term as a claim limitation is “determined on the facts of each case in light of the claim as a whole and the invention described in the patent.” Storage Tech. Corp. v. Cisco Sys., Inc., 329 F.3d 823, 831 (Fed.Cir. 2003). While there is no simple test for determining when a preamble limits claim scope, we have set forth some general principles to guide that inquiry. “Generally,” we have said, “the preamble does not limit the claims.” Allen Eng’g Corp. v. Bartell Indus., Inc., 299 F.3d 1336, 1346 (Fed.Cir. 2002). Nonetheless, the preamble may be construed as limiting “if it recites essential structure or steps, or if it is ‘necessary to give life, meaning, and vitality’ to the claim.” Catalina Mktg. Int’l, Inc. v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 808 (Fed. Cir. 2002), quoting Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999). A preamble is not regarded as limiting, however, “when the claim body describes a structurally complete invention such that deletion of the preamble phrase does not affect the structure or steps of the claimed invention.” Catalina, 289 F.3d at 809. If the preamble “is reasonably susceptible to being construed to be merely duplicative of the limitations in the body of the claim (and was not clearly added to overcome a [prior art] rejection), we do not construe it to be a separate limitation.” Symantec Corp. v. Computer Assocs. Int’l, Inc., 522 F.3d 1279, 1288-89 (Fed. Cir. 2008). We have held that the preamble has no separate limiting effect if, for example, “the preamble merely gives a descriptive name to the set of limitations in the body of the claim that completely set forth the invention.” IMS Tech., Inc. v. Haas Automation, Inc., 206 F.3d 1422, 1434-35 (Fed.Cir. 2000).

Am. Med. Sys., Inc. v. Biolitec, Inc., 618 F.3d 1354, 1358-59 (Fed. Cir. 2010).

Allen Eng’g Corp. v. Bartell Indus., Inc., 299 F.3d 1336, 63 USPQ2d 1769 (Fed. Cir. 2002) . . . . . . 2133.03(e), 2133.03(e)(4)

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002).. . . . . 2111.02

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) . . . . . . .2111.02

IMS Technology Inc. v. Haas Automation Inc., 206 F.3d 1422, 54 USPQ2d 1129 (Fed. Cir. 2000) . .2181, 2183, 2184
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Dijk et al 11/699,692 McKELVEY 103(a) KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLC EXAMINER KAUCHER, MARK S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Chane et al 10/306,752 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD EXAMINER AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Aikens et al 10/370,640 HUGHES Concurring BLANKENSHIP 101/102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e)/103(a) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER BURGESS, BARBARA N