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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Vandermolen et al 13836745 - (D) BAIN 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook MINA, FATIMA P

A prima facie case is established when the party with the burden of proof points to evidence that is sufficient, if uncontroverted, to entitle it to prevail as a matter of law. See Saab Cars USA, Inc. v. United States, 434 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2006). 

2175 Ex Parte LEE 14300525 - (D) JEFFERY 103 41.50 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Crona 14321691 - (D) CUTITTA 103 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. BILLAH, MASUM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte BOSS et al 13733418 - (D) KIM 101/102/103 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. NIGH, JAMES D

3697 Ex Parte Adcock et al 14561967 - (D) McKEOWN Concurring CRAIG 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) FU, HAO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte BLUM 14772034 - (D) CALVE 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3763 Ex Parte Selin et al 12992196 - (D) SHAH 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1768 Ex Parte Bastin et al 13511527 - (D) OBERMANN 103 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. CHANG, JOSEPHINE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte KANE et al 13460274 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP (Varian) SONG, DAEHO D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Birkett et al 13785477 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 Henkel Corporation KRUER, KEVIN R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Low et al 13700358 - (D) LAVIER 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (PRF) CABRAL, ROBERTS

1621 Ex Parte Buck et al 13840825 - (D) NEW 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AZI, SABIHA NAIM

1644 Ex Parte Campbell et al 13463127 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/102 112(1)/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Takahashi et al 14125399 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

1793 Ex Parte Beck et al 13577356 - (D) INGLESE 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNES HAL

1797 Ex Parte Aigner et al 14744971 - (D) McMANUS 103 101/102/103 Quarles & Brady LLP (Roche) MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Starr 14883006 - (D) HUGHES 101 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT- G&M CRUTCHFIELD, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte Peterson et al 14301964 - (D) JEFFERY 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BRINICH, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2887 Ex Parte Harding et al 14611320 - (D) ABRAHAM 112(1) 102/103 HONEYWELL/ ADDITON STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte AIHARA et al 13706762 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1) BURR & BROWN, PLLC KRUER,KEVINR

3681 Ex Parte REDMOND 11835415 - (D) CALVE 103 101 STEPHEN E. ZWEIG HENRY, RODNEY M

3685 Ex Parte Wang et al 12666403 - (D) CRAIG 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3686 Ex Parte Berkelhamer et al 13215364 - (D) ARPIN 101 Walgreen Co. Law Department LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3691 Ex Parte KIM et al 13854516 - (D) MEYERS 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP KAZIMI, HANI M

3696 Ex Parte Labuszewski et al 15079758 - (D) PYONIN 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME NGUYEN, LIZ P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Kowalak et al 14439383 - (D) HOELTER 112(2) 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP FRANCIS, FAYE

3761 Ex Parte BEN-SHMUEL et al 12563180 - (D) OSINSKI 103 41.50 103 Finnegan/Goji DUNNER, DIALLO IGWE

saab, dunbar

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Pepper 11426314 - (D) EVANS 102 LAW OFFICES (San Jose) PHAN, TUANKHANH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Sima 11056928 - (D) THOMAS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WRIGHT, BRYAN F

A prima facie case is established when the party with the burden of proof points to evidence that is sufficient, if uncontroverted, to entitle it to prevail as a matter of law. See Saab Cars USA, Inc. v. U.S., 434 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte Chang et al 11772208 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 Lin & Associates WAGNER, JENNY L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Tang et al 11726432 - (D) PRATS 102 FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN THANH, QUANG D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Faecke et al 11472000 - (D) McKELVEY 102 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC TOSCANO, ALICIA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte TERRERO 11139338 - (D) PRATS 112(1) Pabst Patent Group LLP CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Doerr et al 12632285 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC (CGG) HARDEE, JOHN R

1765 Ex Parte Schuft et al 12447612 - (D) PRAISS 103 Henkel Corporation SELLERS, ROBERT E

1765 Ex Parte Obrecht et al 09739034 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 LANXESS CORPORATION SERGENT, RABON A

1778 Ex Parte Schaupp et al 11986358 - (D) TORCZON 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global DRODGE, JOSEPH W

[T]he specification may provide controlling definitions or context for avoiding ambiguities. White v. Dunbar 119 U.S. 47, 51-52 (1886) (context, but not at the expense of actual claim language).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Boylan et al 11442670 - (D) McKEOWN 102 ROPES & GRAY LLP HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2432 Ex Parte Cusey et al 11176620 - (D) ZECHER 103 NORTH WEBER & BAUGH LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte Becker et al 10564607 - (D) WINSOR 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP SHERWIN, RYAN W
 
REMAND
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Charati et al 11689228 - (D) OBERMANN 112(2)/102/103 37 CFR 41.50(e) CANTOR COLBURN LLP VALDEZ, DEVE E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Phillips et al 10059469 - (D) WINSOR 101 37 CFR 41.50(b) MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Schuster 10575997 - (D) KILE 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP ELKINS, GARY E

saab, pfizer, pharmastem

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Guldberg 10/399,899 ADAMS 103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 10/984,355 SMITH 103(a) BURR & BROWN EXAMINER CROUSE, BRETT ALAN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte E et al 10/202,312 STEPHENS 102(e)/103(a) MHKKG/Oracle (Sun) EXAMINER BENGZON, GREG C

A prima facie case is established when the party with the burden of proof points to evidence that is sufficient, if uncontroverted, to entitle it to prevail as a matter of law. See Saab Cars USA, Inc. v. United States, 434 F.3rd 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir 2006)

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 10/799,961 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2)/112(4) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KRAIG, WILLIAM F

A dependent claim in a patent that fails to “‘specify a further limitation of the subject matter’ of the [independent] claim to which [the dependent claim] refers” is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 4. See Pfizer, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Labs., Ltd., 457 F.3d 1284, 1291-92 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Casco-Arias et al 10/439,570 KIM 103(a) MARCIA L. DOUBET LAW FIRM EXAMINER KARDOS, NEIL R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Halliburton et al 10/777,770 STAICOVICI 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER PANDYA, SUNIT

3751 Ex Parte Helmetsie et al 10/774,339 SONG 102(b)/103(a) Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation EXAMINER LE, HUYEN D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11/862,475 TIMM 103(a) H.B. FULLER COMPANY EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2771 Ex Parte 6076094 et al Ex parte IO RESEARCH PTY. LIMITED, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/008,058 TURNER 103(a) PATENT OWNER: GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Richard Kim MORRISON & FOESTER LLP EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER HO, RUAY L

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3724 Ex Parte 7000325 et al Bunzl Processor Distribution LLC, Requester and Appellant, v. Patent of Bettcher Industries, Inc., Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,130 ROBERTSON 103(a) PATENT OWNER: TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: CLYDE L. SMITH THOMPSON COBURN LLP EXAMINER WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original EXAMINER CHOI, STEPHEN

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1651 Ex Parte 5741705 et al Ex parte KERRY GROUP, PLC Appellant 90/010,527 LEBOVITZ 103(a)/112(1)/305 FOR PATENT OWNER: IAN McLEOD FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: WEINGARTEN, SCHURGIN, GAGNEBIN & LEBOVICI, LLP EXAMINER PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original EXAMINER WARE, DEBORAH K

To decide whether a composition, device, or process would have been obvious in light of the prior art, it must be determined whether, at the time of invention, “a person of ordinary skill in the art would have had reason to attempt to make the composition or device, or carry out the claimed process, and would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so.” PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. v. ViaCell, Inc., 491 F.3d 1342, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (internal citations omitted).

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1723 Ex Parte 7281842 et al Vita-Mix Corporation Requester v. K-TEC, Inc. Patent Owner 95/000,339 ROBERTSON 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) PATENT OWNER: HOLLAND & HART THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC EXAMINER STEIN, STEPHEN J original EXAMINER COOLEY, CHARLES E
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Kramer et al 10/981,663 MILLS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER LOVE, TREVOR M

1644 Ex Parte Ringler et al 10/118,600 ADAMS 103(a) McDermott Will & Emery EXAMINER SCHWADRON, RONALD B

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Strebelle 10/567,263 WARREN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER LORENGO, JERRY A

1762 Ex Parte Vandaele 11/498,336 WARREN 102(b)/103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER CHEUNG, WILLIAM K

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Ahmed 10/353,110 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER JARRETT, RYAN A

2161 Ex Parte Aman et al 10/428,893 DANG 103(a) Richard Lau INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION EXAMINER PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2169 Ex Parte Kwon 11/193,347 BLANKENSHIP 101/102(e) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER VO, CECILE H

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Murphy et al 10/408,365 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP EXAMINER AILES, BENJAMIN A

2445 Ex Parte Li et al 10/025,790 MORGAN 103(a) David T. Nikaido RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER, PLLC EXAMINER JOO, JOSHUA

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Forbes et al 10/225,605 ROBERTSON 103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER NADAV, ORI

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Eason et al 10/477,055 SCHAFER 103(a) Davidson Davidson & Kappel EXAMINER DEMILLE, DANTON D