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Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Acorn Technologies, Inc. 14811507 SILVERMAN 103 William H. Wright LIU, JUNG-JEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 WORLDWISE, INC. 15204828 SHAH 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC BURGESS, MARC R

However, our reviewing court has cautioned that “[m]erely stating that a particular [limitation] is a design choice does not make it obvious.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 F. App’x 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (nonprecedential)).  Similarly, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) states that “[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness.”  MPEP § 2144.04 (quoting Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1984).  The Examiner must still provide a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art, “without the benefit of the appellant’s specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device.”  Id.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Black & Decker Inc. 14174496 MURPHY 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SEIF, DARIUSH

3754 John Bongiovanni 15610932 HUTCHINGS 103 Miller & Hurley PANCHOLI, VISHAL J

3786 Mary Braun. Leibold 13092426 MARTIN 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 BINDER, Yehuda et al. 15361434 JEFFERY 112(2)/103 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 ABB Schweiz AG 15409089 PYONIN 103 112(2) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13739142 GUIJT 103 112(1) 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Cornfeld, Arthur et al. 11860183 SQUIRE 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH 14468702 HEANEY 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SMITH, ERIC R

1774 NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH 15093050 HASTINGS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC BHATIA, ANSHU

1793 McPherson, Andrew Edward. et al. 13708487 KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 International Business Machines Corporation 13930267 SHAW 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BOUSTANY, JIHAD KAMAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 CEM Corporation 14930754 DIXON 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Kristi Mitchell 15046989 WOOD Concurring CAPP 112(1) 103 Indiana University Maurer School of Law ATTEL, NINA KAY

3794 Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc. 15407673 BAHR 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC CLARK, RYAN T

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Reversed
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Miles Lennon et al. 15282375 SHIANG 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA) PHAM, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 John Owlett et al. 15040044 CURCURI 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2453 Cavium, LLC 14870675 AHMED 103 Rimon Law - CAVIUM/MARVELL KHANAL, SANDARVA

2467 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL) 14769223 HAGY 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson SWEET, LONNIE V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 LEE, Hee-ran et al. 15397262 CURCURI 101/103 HP Inc. EBRAHIMI DEHKORDY, SAEID

2677 Facebook, Inc. 14695540 SHAW 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P./FACEBOOK INC. LELAND III, EDWIN S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3642 Blaine Knight. Rawdon et al. 14283149 WOOD Dissenting CAPP 112(2)/103 Kolisch Hartwell, P.C. Boeing Customer Number WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

The dissent correctly notes that MacCready teaches that each wing section be self-supporting in terms of a “preference” rather than a requirement.  Dissent, 8.  But this does not justify ignoring this teaching altogether.  “A reference ‘must [be] considered for all it taught,’” and “even if a reference is not found to teach away, its statements regarding preferences are relevant to a finding regarding whether a skilled artisan would be motivated to” modify the reference in the manner claimed.  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 (Fed. Cir. 2018).  

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3786 Heiko Drewitz 13695137 LANEY 103 HOLLAND & HART HICKS, VICTORIA J

3792 Robert C. Farnan 13788039 WOODS 103 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. SO, ELIZABETH K

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Sony Akkarakaran et al. 14602034 CURCURI 112(1)/103 103 Arent Fox, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated BEDNASH, JOSEPH A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Michael Bodary et al. 14080363 BROWN 112(1)/103 103 41.50 112(2)/102 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3745 Mark David. Ring et al. 14644596 SONG 102 112(2) Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3791 Kidmose, Preben et al. 13335896 FITZPATRICK 103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BERHANU, ETSUB D

3793 Abi-Jaoudeh, Nadine et al. 14396064 FITZPATRICK 101/103 112(2)/101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, RUTH S

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Dirk Burdinski et al. 13379056 NEW 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 John-Paul Mua et al. 13325765 RANGE 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP MAYES, DIONNE WALLS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Nan, Jennifer et al. 13230737 YAP 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION WONG, WILLIAM

2181 DULUK, Jerome F. et al. 14055345 DROESCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA LEE, CHUN KUAN

2182 Emrah Acar et al. 14635007 SAADAT 101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. LAROCQUE, EMILY E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Mian Huang 14749952 NAPPI 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP SCHMIDT, KARI L

2445 Deepak Suryanarayanan et al. 13928290 BARRY 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2477 Dave Alberto Tavares. Cavalcanti et al. 13141495 KOHUT 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, JOSHUA Y

2486 Raoul Florent 14412051 SAADAT 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KWON, YONG JOON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Anoop Deoras et al. 14016186 CURCURI 102/103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BLANKENAGEL, BRYAN S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Jochen Lothar. Leidner et al. 12628426 BUI 112(1)/112(2) 101 Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3626 Baxter Corporation Englewood 14936898 MANTIS MERCADER 103 101 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago Baxter SEREBOFF, NEAL

3628 Boris Paul et al. 13702869 CHUNG 112(2)/103 101 International IP Law Group HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

3642 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 13947809 MARSCHALL 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M

3663 Devendra Bajpai 13927680 GREENHUT 103 41.50 103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA EVANS, GARRETT F

3682 RICHARDS, Ronald et al. 14662924 MOHANTY 102 101 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3686 Daniel L. Cosentino et al. 14514850 AMUNDSON 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 Medtronic, Inc. MOSELEY, GREGORY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3785 Ronald D. Matich 13754875 OSINSKI 103 ROBERT J JACOBSON PA STUART, COLIN W

3785 Roderick A. Hyde et al 12384104 KAUFFMAN 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC VASAT, PETER S

Rehearing

Granted
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Colin Tanner et al. 13372907 DEJMEK 101 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP ANDERSON, JOHN A

Denied
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Karl-Heinz Kuefer et al. 13989448 FINAMORE 102/103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP DORNA, CARRIE R

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Boris P. Kovatchev et al. 12664444 GRIMES 101 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (UVA) RIGGS II, LARRY D

1649 Ernest S. Smith et al. 13842523 GRIMES 103/OTDP FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN FONTAINHAS, AURORA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Shinichi Maeda et al. 14226225 SMITH 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Thomas B. Richardson et al. 13981974 CASS 103 MacDermid Performance Solutions - Patents c/o Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP SLUTSKER, JULIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Qui V. Le 13343067 WOOD 103 41.50 101 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC DAVIS, SHARON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Riccardo Palumbo 12993997 GREENHUT 102 Sealed Air Corporation TAWFIK, SAMEH

3747 Sven Hartmann et al. 13140948 CALVE 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) ZALESKAS, JOHN M

3774 Bjoern Klocke et al. 13191647 HOSKINS 103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

“A reference may be said to teach away when a person of ordinary skill, upon reading the reference, would be discouraged from following the path set out in the reference, or would be led in a direction divergent from the path that was taken by the applicant.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Quanta Comput. Inc., 550 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2008)).  Further, “a reference ‘must [be] considered for all it taught, disclosures that diverged and taught away from the invention at hand as well as disclosures that pointed towards and taught the invention at hand.’”  Id. (quoting Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 296 (Fed. Cir. 1985)).  Thus, “even if a reference is not found to teach away, its statements regarding preferences are relevant to a finding regarding whether a skilled artisan would be motivated to combine that reference with another reference” in the manner claimed.  Id. (citing Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 839 F.3d 1034, 1051 n.15 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (en banc)).

Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 227 USPQ 657 (Fed. Cir. 1985)  716.01(b) ,   716.01(c) ,  2145

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Glen De Vries et al. 14066421 THOMAS 101/103 101 Steptoe & Johnson LLP ELLIS, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Moo Young Kim et al. 14712849 COURTENAY 101 101 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. SHAH, BHARATKUMAR S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Tetyana Vdovina et al. 14922276 INGLESE 101 101 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company TURNER, BRIAN

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Frederick Dewey et al. 13445925 FREDMAN 101 KPPB LLP BRUSCA, JOHN S

1633 Randall T. Moon et al. 13736539 FLAX 103 Nixon Peabody LLP (UWC4C) LONG, SCOTT

1642 Martin Leonard. Ashdown et al. 14579487 COTTA 103 101 41.50 103 Sheridan Ross PC HALVORSON, MARK

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Damian Daykin 14245223 RANGE 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. THOMAS, BINU

1735 Srikanth Chandrudu. Kottilingam et al. 14037887 HOUSE 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC HILL, STEPHANI A

1792 David Voisin et al. 12092642 WILSON 103 RATNERPRESTIA THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Johnathan Bachrach et al. 13740093 JEFFERY 101 Artegis Law Group, LLP LUU, CUONG V

2177 Vivek Hebbar 12756798 CHUNG 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ajit A. Dhavle et al. 12836205 MEDLOCK 101 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3668 Al Chakra et al. 14497035 CAPP 103 41.50 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A

3668 Al Chakra et al. 14725902 CAPP 103 41.50 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A

3683 Krishna Kishore. Dhara et al. 13308832 NAPPI 103 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. KARMIS, ALISSA D

3688 Debashis Ghosh et al. 14269685 BAUMEISTER 102 101 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

3689 Paul Morinville 13244613 DANG 112(2) 101/103 Loveless Law Group, PLLC NGUYEN, TAN D

3692 Freddy Guime et al. 13739531 GRIMES 101 41.50 101 LOEB & LOEB, LLP POE, KEVIN T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Joshua Stopek et al. 13780121 HOELTER 102/103 Covidien LP MEDWAY, SCOTT J