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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Schutze 10991047 - (D) WARREN 103 103 NOTARO, MICHALOS & ZACCARIA P.C. BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH

1765 Ex Parte Rukavina et al 11638876 - (D) McKELVEY 103 103 41.50 112(2) PPG Industries, Inc. SERGENT, RABON A

Precedent teaches that a negative result of prior art compositions obtained by a party having an interest can raise credibility doubts as to the result reported. See In re Reid, 179 F.2d 998, 1002 (CCPA 1950) (“in no way reflecting on the good faith of the makers of the affidavits . . . the failures of experimenters who have no interest in succeeding should not be accorded great weight”) and In re Michalek, 162 F.2d 229, 232 (CCPA 1947) (same), and compare In re Carroll, 601 F.2d 1184, 1886 (CCPA 1979) (“[u]nlike the usual expert opinion, prepared either by the applicant himself, or on his behalf after the controversy has arisen, Dr. Merkal’s opinion was formulated prior to the making of the claimed invention. It was therefore completely untainted by either hindsight or bias.”).

Reid, In re, 179 F.2d 998, 84 USPQ 478 (CCPA 1950) 716.07

Michalek, In re, 162 F.2d 229, 74 USPQ 107 (CCPA 1947) 716.07

Carroll, In re, 601 F.2d 1184, 202 USPQ 571 (CCPA 1979) 716.01(c)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Rukavina et al 11638925 - (D) McKELVEY 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LEONARD, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte KWUN et al 11779588 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

2688 Ex Parte Scholz et al 11925012 - (D) HORVATH 102 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Molnes 11988191 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 Carella Byrne Bain NGUYEN, VU Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Spagnolo 12708538 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLP 1 PERREAULT, ANDREW D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PARTY LTD. Requester and Respondent v. DAKO DENMARK A/S Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,217,392 et al 10/864,620 95001613 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. Third Party Requester: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS RICHMOND, INC. DANAHER LEGAL DAWSON, GLENN K original GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. Requester v. LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8111008 et al 12/503,559 95002261 - (D) CURCURI Concurring BAUMEISTER 112(2) 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP Third Party Requester: Creston Electronics, Inc. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original VO, TUYET THI

anchor wall, deering, laryngeal, michalek, reid, york prod.

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Shanley et al 11582818 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 Dergosits & Noah LLP STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Aichelen et al 11383000 - (D) BUSCH 102 102/103 IBM CORPORATION STREETS & STEELE PATEL, JIGAR P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Said et al 10686127 - (D) WARD 103 103 BANIAK PINE & GANNON BORSETTI, GREG

see also Laryngeal Mask Co. Ltd. v. Ambu A/S, 618 F.3d 1367, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (citations omitted) (concluding the patentee did not act as his own lexicographer because “[t]o be his own lexicographer, a patentee must use a ‘special definition of the term [that] is clearly stated in the patent specification or file history’”).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Krueger et al 12023165 - (D) BROWN 103 103 HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP SMALLEY, JAMES N

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2736 Ex Parte SE-KURE CONTROLS, INC. Appellant 90011404 5,861,807 08/967,729 FITZPATRICK 102 102/103 WOOD PHILLIPS VAN SANTEN CLARK & MORTIMER LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original MULLEN, THOMAS J

See, e.g., York Prods., Inc. v. Cent. Tractor Farm & Family Ctr., 99 F.3d 1568, 1572-73 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (“The term ‘substantially’ has been construed in patent claims as ‘largely but not wholly that which is specified.’”) (quoting Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary 1176 (9th ed. 1983)); Deering Precision Instruments, L.L.C. v. Vector Distribution Systems, Inc., 347 F.3d 1314, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“The term ‘substantially’ can also mean ‘largely’ or ‘essentially.’”) (quoting Webster’s New 20th Century Dictionary 1817 (1983)); cf. Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. v. Rockwood Retaining Walls, Inc., 340 F.3d 1298, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“the phrase ‘generally parallel’ envisions some amount of deviation from exactly parallel”).

York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 40 USPQ2d 1619 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2181 

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Francois et al 10585754 - (D) SCHEINER 103 ELI LILLY & COMPANY MILLIGAN, ADAM C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Smith et al 10787624 - (D) FRAHM 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D

2117 Ex Parte Dietrich et al 10404783 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 CPA Global Caven & Aghevli LLC NGUYEN, STEVE N

2156 Ex Parte Rastegar et al 11520320 - (D) SMITH 103 Thomas Spinelli, Esq. LIAO, JASON G

2169 Ex Parte Osofsky et al 11191332 - (D) SMITH 103 IBM LOTUS & RATIONAL SW c/o GUERIN & RODRIGUEZ CHAU, DUNG K

2171 Ex Parte Resner et al 11149929 - (D) DILLON 103 Charles G. Call PAN, YONGJIA

2421 Ex Parte Pugel et al 10549253 - (D) WARD 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC HANCE, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Barraclough et al 09740263 - (D) WEINBERG 112(1)/103 CRAWFORD MAUNU PLLC HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2435 Ex Parte MacKenzie 10600687 - (D) BENOIT 103 Ryan, Mason, & Lewis, LLP TO, BAOTRAN N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2679 Ex Parte Kerr et al 10161514 - (D) HOFF 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY PRENDERGAST, ROBERTA D

2684 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 10952236 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Siemens Corporation BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Fukui 10925986 - (D) DILLON 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH NADAV, ORI

The failures of experimenters who have no interest in succeeding should not be accorded great weight.

In re Michalek, 162 F. 2d 229 - Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1947

Michalek, In re, 162 F.2d 229, 74 USPQ 107 (CCPA 1947) 716.07

Application of Reid, 179 F. 2d 998 - Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1950

Reid, In re, 179 F.2d 998, 84 USPQ 478 (CCPA 1950) 716.07

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1501 Ex parte SOLTA MEDICAL, INC. 90010160 5660836 08/435,544 LEBOVITZ 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP JONES, DWAYNE C original HULINA, AMY

1712 Ex parte SOLTA MEDICAL, INC. 90010161 6,387,380 08/635,202 LEBOVITZ 102/103 WOOD , HERRON & EVANS, LLP (SOLTA) JONES, DWAYNE C original HULINA, AMY