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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

smith4, ruschig





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REVERSED 
1625 Ronald Biediger et al. 15497414 - (D) VALEK 103 BENJAMIN A. ADLER O DELL, DAVID K

1627 LG CHEM, LTD. 14913132 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP NEAGU, IRINA

The disclosure of a genus does not necessarily implicitly describe every subgenus encompassed by that  genus. In re Smith, 458 F.2d 1389, 1395 (CCPA 1972). Ruschig explained this standard in the written description context by analogizing a genus and its constituent species to a forest and its trees, noting that, 

It is an old custom in the woods to mark trails by making blaze marks on the trees. It is no help in finding a trail . . . to be confronted simply by a large number of unmarked trees. Appellants are pointing to trees. We are looking for blaze marks which single out particular trees. We see none.

In re Ruschig, 379 F.2d 990, 994–95 (1967). As Appellant correctly notes, the Examiner has not provided any blaze marks directing the ordinary artisan to select either the elected species or compounds within the scope of the instant claim 1.

Smith, In re, 458 F.2d 1389, 173 USPQ 679 (CCPA 1972) 2163 , 2163.05

Ruschig, In re, 379 F.2d 990, 154 USPQ 118 (CCPA 1967) 2163 , 2163.05

1632 Alexandra Blak et al. 12903521 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) DANN, DORFMAN, HERRELL & SKILLMAN SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1635 France Behr et al. 12735595 - (D) FREDMAN 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SHIN, DANA H

1774 WACKER CHEMIE AG 14889347 - (D) DENNETT 103 Brooks Kushman LEUNG, JENNIFER A

1798 ABBOTT POINT OF CARE, INC. 14768680 - (D) TIMM 103 O''''Shea Getz P.C. TURK, NEIL N

2163 The Regents of the University of California 14091986 - (D) CHEN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP BLACK, LINH

2164 International Business Machines Corporation 14022537 - (D) RANGE 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. OHBA, MELLISSA M

2166 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 14177810 - (D) COURTENAY 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC) MCQUITERY, DIEDRA M

2439 Asavie R&D Limited 15244074 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. LE, CANH

2454 Avaya Inc. 14691253 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. SPRINGER, JAMES E

2486 Purvin Bibhas Pandit et al. 12311481 - (D) NAPPI 103 THOMSON Licensing PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE

2487 INTEL CORPORATION 14139716 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC WERNER, DAVID N

2633 Infineon Technologies AG 14802439 - (D) RANGE 103 Infineon Technologies AG c/o Schiff Hardin LLP JOSEPH, JAISON

2652 Avaya Inc. 14734085 - (D) COURTENAY 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. EL-ZOOBI, MARIA

2842 NVIDIA CORPORATION 14456805 - (D) PRAISS 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA O NEILL, PATRICK

3651 Kent Savage et al. 15490284 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102 THOMPSON HINE L.L.P. COLLINS, MICHAEL

3745 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15030128 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 41.50 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HTAY, AYE SU MON

3763 Christopher Migliaccio et al. 14583830 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

3771 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 14845824 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 41.50 112(2) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP 1 HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT

3774 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 14220849 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
2481 Google LLC 14177461 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Byrne Poh LLP/Google LLC NOH, JAE NAM

2685 Robert Bosch GmbH 15377632 - (D) PYONIN 103 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D

2844 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. 15028153 - (D) PRAISS 112(1) 103 Signify Holding B.V. YANG, AMY X

AFFIRMED
1616 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC. 14674536 - (D) PRATS OTDP JOHNSON & JOHNSON VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

1634 Neil Reginald. Beer 14334462 - (D) NEW 112(2) 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

1723 UChicago Argonne, LLC 15006456 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S

1771 Infineum International Limited 14190151 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. OLADAPO, TAIWO

1784 Corning Incorporated 15215073 - (D) REN 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SAMPLE, DAVID R

2127 Landmark Graphics Corporation 14365520 - (D) FRAHM 103 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP JOHANSEN, JOHN E

2152 James E. Jackson 12564486 - (D) PINKERTON 102/101 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center LEE, WILSON

2412 Daniel Nathan. Frydman et al. 14714372 - (D) BEAMER 103 Professional Patent Solutions LIN, WILL W

2413 Dell Products L.P. 14221371 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell FAYED, RASHA K

2421 International Business Machines Corporation 15058707 - (D) COURTENAY 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SALCE, JASON P

2457 pMDsoft, Inc. 14644069 - (D) BUSCH 101 Patent GC LLC c/o Clarivate Analytics - IP Admin Services KIM, HEE SOO

2651 COCHLEAR LIMITED 15003106 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Merchant & Gould Cochlear NGUYEN, SEAN H

2847 CommScope Technologies LLC 15246200 - (D) CASHION 103 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. NGUYEN, CHAU N

2883 CCS Technology, Inc. 14806928 - (D) REN 102/103 CORNING INCORPORATED JORDAN, ANDREW

2899 Micron Technology, Inc. 15203692 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron JEFFERSON, QUOVAUNDA

3624 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14191936 - (D) MORGAN 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

3626 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 14668682 - (D) CALVE 101/103 PVF -- PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP HOLCOMB, MARK

3626 BROWN, Theresa M. et al. 12354739 - (D) FETTING 101 GRIFFITHS & SEATON PLLC (IBM) 3 LONG, FONYA M

3626 ADP, LLC 14613510 - (D) DEJMEK 101 Yee & Associates, P.C. MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3627 David Miller 12848279 - (D) MORGAN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3677 Freis, Amanda Kay. et al. 14520488 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Dykema Gossett PLLC SAETHER, FLEMMING

3681 Coupons.com incorporated 13944558 - (D) FETTING 101 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham / Quotient SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3683 MD Insider, Inc. 14482949 - (D) DESHPANDE 112(1)/101 Baker Botts L.L.P. 1 TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

3684 Personali Inc. 15164247 - (D) BUSCH 101/103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP WEINER, ARIELLE E

3685 Jackson, Peter et al. 11422281 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC RAVETTI, DANTE

3689 Rochester Institute of Technology 14720006 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/102/103 101 Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3689 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14539497 - (D) FETTING 103 101 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3693 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 14074660 - (D) BAER 112(2) 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME ALLADIN, AMBREEN A

3695 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 14644460 - (D) HUME 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME BRIDGES, CHRISTOPHER

3715 ADP, LLC 14682611 - (D) HILL 101 Yee & Associates, P.C. THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3723 VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 15086195 - (D) WIEKER 103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. HORTON, ANDREW ALAN

3723 Butler Home Products, LLC 14089952 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP GRAHAM, GARY K

3732 Sole Supports, Inc. 15147560 - (D) FINAMORE 102/103 102/103 Pitchford Fugett, PLLC KAVANAUGH, JOHN T

3763 AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD. 14611518 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(2)/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP SANKS, SCHYLER S

3772 Michael Vaillancourt et al. 15290665 - (D) HOELTER 102 103 41.50 102 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

REHEARING 

DENIED 
3626 MDX Medical, Inc. 14293918 - (R) SILVERMAN 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD TIEDEMAN, JASON S
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Friday, August 10, 2012

vas-cath, ruschig, sud-chemie

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REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Casey et al 11702895 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 PRETI FLAHERTY BELIVEAU & PACHIOS LLP KETTER, JAMES S

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Cooper et al 11793847 - (D) TORCZON 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. LEE, REBECCA Y

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Bryant et al 11278829 - (D) DILLON 103 IBM CORPORATION GUPTA, MUKTESH G

2492 Ex Parte Grebus et al 11013197 - (D) HOMERE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RAHIM, MONJUR

2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Fisher et al 09781917 - (D) KRIVAK 102/103 Gregory J. Koerner Redwood Patent Law JERABEK, KELLY L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Nastacio 10845964 - (D) KIM 102/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy JEANTY, ROMAIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Zhao-Wilson et al 11378032 - (D) PRATS 112(1) 112(1)/102/103/obviousness-type double patenting BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN MARTINELL, JAMES

The written description requirement obliges an applicant to “convey with reasonable clarity to those skilled in the art that, as of the filing date sought, he or she was in possession of the invention. The invention is, for purposes of the ‘written description’ inquiry, whatever is now claimed.” Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1563 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Thus, where an applicant had, by amendment, inserted into an application a claim to a specific chemical compound encompassed by the specification’s generic disclosure, our reviewing court’s predecessor found that the specification failed to describe the compound as being part of the invention because the specification lacked sufficient “blaze marks” to guide a skilled practitioner to the claimed compound from the broader disclosure. In re Ruschig, 379 F.2d 990, 995 (CCPA 1967).

Consistent with the blaze marks directive, in addressing the issue of incorporation by reference, the Federal Circuit has stated that the “host document must identify with detailed particularity what specific material it incorporates and clearly indicate where that material is found in the various documents.” Zenon Environmental, Inc. v. U.S. Filter Corp., 506 F.3d 1370, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing Cook Biotech Inc. v. Acell, Inc., 460 F.3d 1365, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2006)).

Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 19 USPQ2d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 1991). . .1504.20, 2161, 2163, 2163.02, 2164, 2181

Ruschig, In re, 379 F.2d 990, 154 USPQ 118 (CCPA 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2163, 2163.05

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Jung et al 09775315 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP ANTHONY, JULIAN

In addition, we emphasize that, although secondary considerations such as unexpected results must be taken into account, they do not necessarily control the obviousness conclusion. See Sud-Chemie, Inc. v. Multisorb Technologies, Inc., 554 F.3d 1001, 1009 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“[E]vidence of unexpected results and other secondary considerations will not necessarily overcome a strong prima facie showing of obviousness”);

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Natarajan et al 09838205 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Cao 10852280 - (D) FRAHM 103 Brake Hughes PLC C/O Portfolio IP LAM, TUAN THIEU

2874 Ex Parte Stingl et al 12220784 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 CORNING INCORPORATED TRAN, HOANG Q

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Gilder et al  11217985 - (D)  BAHR 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PRONE, JASON D

3736 Ex Parte Osborn et al 11295247 - (D) MILLS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FOREMAN, JONATHAN M

3739 Ex Parte Eggleston 11242475 - (D) FREDMAN 103 TYCO Healthcare Group LP GOOD, SAMANTHA M

3761 Ex Parte Qin et al  11640042 - (D)  JENKS 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. MARCETICH, ADAM M

3762 Ex Parte Yu et al 11113809 - (D) MILLS 112(2)/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. GETZOW, SCOTT M
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

ruschig, fressola

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Meeuwssen et al 10/490,006 OWENS 103(a) GERSTENZANG, WILLIAM C. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA EXAMINER MUI, CHRISTINE T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Baijens et al 10/515,620 SAINDON 102(b) Robert P Seitter RatnerPrestia EXAMINER HSIAO, JAMES K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Oestreicher 11/047,295 CLARKE 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b)/103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER CEGIELNIK, URSZULA M

3721 Ex Parte Engelfried 11/242,345 GREENHUT 102 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER LOW, LINDSAY M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Simon et al 09/792,502 RUGGIERO 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER HA, DAC V
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Namburi et al 10/617,350 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Glaxo Smith Kline c/o The Nath Law Group EXAMINER ANDERSON, JAMES D

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Hagan et al 11/037,698 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) Roy W. Truelson EXAMINER FALASCO, LOUIS V

1789 Ex Parte Armstrong et al 10/889,481 OWENS 103(a) FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Albert et al 11/052,207 THOMAS 101/103(A) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Gimson 10/106,466 JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Mazzara et al 10/940,531 WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(1)/103(a) General Motors Corporation EXAMINER LAM, DUNG LE

The Specification must contain some guideposts, akin to “blaze marks” on trees that mark a trail that would establish the claimed invention “as something appellants actually invented.” In re Ruschig, 379 F.2d 990, 995 (CCPA 1967).

Ruschig, In re, 379 F.2d 990, 154 USPQ 118 (CCPA 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2163, 2163.05
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Ferris 10/895,098 MILLS obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

3711 Ex Parte TACKETT 11/748,360 GREENHUT 112(2)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1)/112(2)/112(4) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

Mere reference to a specific figure does not render the claim an omnibus-type claim, nor indefinite, as the Examiner suggests. Ans. 5. Compare Ex parte Fressola, 27 USPQ2d 1608 (BPAI 1993) (affirming a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph of a claim reciting a system “as disclosed in the specification and drawings herein”) with Ex parte Squires, 133 USPQ 598 (BPAI 1961) (reversing a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph of a claim reciting a font “as shown in Fig. 1”).

Fressola, Ex parte, 27 USPQ2d 1608 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993) . . . .2173.05(r), 2173.05(s)
REHEARING

DENIED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte Hilgendorff et al 11/564,494 GARRIS 103 BASF CATALYSTS LLC EXAMINER ZIMMER, ANTHONY J
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