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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Okubo et al 12748768 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BGL WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R

1798 Ex Parte Colella et al 13959007 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 COOLEY LLP KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Lin et al 13456084 - (D) DIXON 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) KIM, PAUL

2173 Ex Parte Lindberg et al 13866455 - (D) THOMAS 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP HAILU, TADESSE

2175 Ex Parte Xu et al 12491688 - (D) EVANS 101/112(1)/102/103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP HO, RUAY L

2184 Ex Parte Miller 14032382 - (D) STRAUSS 102 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate Technology LLC) BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A

2197 Ex Parte Tsaur et al 14247410 - (D) CURCURI 103 ORACLE (Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Qi et al 13948634 - (D) STRAUSS 103 41.50 102 Spectrum IP Law Group LLC CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R

2468 Ex Parte WANG et al 13963962 - (D) REPKO 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Broadcom) WAQAS, SAAD A

2483 Ex Parte Wahl et al 14401417 - (D) HOFF 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP AN, SHAWN S

2485 Ex Parte Bally et al 13800697 - (D) HUGHES 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Magna MATT, MARNIE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Gruber et al 13421523 - (D) CHEN 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2651 Ex Parte LI 14770948 - (D) SAADAT 103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman EASON, MATTHEW A

2656 Ex Parte Ramsay 12580630 - (D) HUGHES 103 Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton/Immersion FLANDERS, ANDREW C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ward et al 12833059 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP MANDEL, MONICA A

3638 Ex Parte McLoughlin et al 14563248 - (D) JESCHKE 112(1)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP KATCHEVES, BASIL S

3642 Ex Parte Pantalone et al 14049535 - (D) MARSCHALL 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. BONZELL, PHILIP J

3652 Ex Parte Rohou 13187799 - (D) BROWN 103 DEERE & COMPANY JARRETT, RONALD P

3691 Ex Parte McIver et al 13717482 - (D) HUME 101 Ascenda Law Group, PC AKINTOLA, OLABODE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Vahala 14391183 - (D) CHANG 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

3744 Ex Parte Arik et al 13074700 - (D) REIMERS 112(1) GE GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION SCHERMERHORN, JON

3746 Ex Parte James et al 13741425 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HAMO, PATRICK

3754 Ex Parte Schreiber 14521560 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. CHIANG, JENNIFER C

What the skilled artisan would "recognize" or have considered "obvious" is not necessarily determinative of "inheren[cy]." Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals, 339 F. 3d 1373, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2003). The Examiner appears to be conflating certain standards for demonstrating inherency with those for demonstrating obviousness. In relying upon the theory of inherency, the examiner must provide a basis in fact and/or technical reasoning to reasonably support the determination that the allegedly inherent characteristic necessarily flows from the teachings of the applied prior art. Ex parte Levy, 17 USPQ2d 1461, 1464 (BPAI 1990); MPEP § 2112.

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Levy, Ex parte, 17 USPQ2d 1461 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1990) 2112 

3761 Ex Parte Kassem 13848295 - (D) REIMERS 103 Mintz Levin/Cadman & Shurtleff ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1616 Ex Parte Passlick-Deetjen et al 11596181 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 Kilyk & Bowersox, P.L.L.C. CHOI, FRANK I

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Quan et al 14199449 - (D) Per Curiam 103 103 41.50 103 Invoke YU, HENRY W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Stallings et al 13281943 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 OTDP VERIZON KARWAN, SIHAR A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Boyd 14744383 - (D) BEAMER 103 103 Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP SHAH, TANMAY K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Nagarkatti et al 13562750 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. MATOS NEGRON, TAINA DELMAR

1674 Ex Parte COLLARD et al 14629768 - (D) NEW 102/103 OPKO Health, Inc. CHONG, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Brown 13632477 - (D) PRAISS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) WHATLEY, KATELYN B

1718 Ex Parte Maeda et al 14043379 - (D) HOUSEL 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP JAVED, MIRZA ISRAR

1734 Ex Parte NARUMI et al 14599721 - (D) GUPTA 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. WANG, NICHOLAS A

1784 Ex Parte Mauro et al 13684632 - (D) HANLON 112(1) CORNING INCORPORATED SAMPLE, DAVID R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Estroff et al 13961430 - (D) CHEN 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC GOLDEN, STEVE PETER

2158 Ex Parte Huang et al 13017335 - (D) CRAIG 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. PENG, HUAWEN A

2163 Ex Parte EL DAHER et al 12788808 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC) BLACK, LIN H

2165 Ex Parte Dixon 12474497 - (D) McCARTNEY 101/103 CRGO LAW SYED, FARHAN M

2193 Ex Parte Malyshev et al 13974026 - (D) BUI 103/OTDP CRGO LAW VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Alsina et al 14186764 - (D) HAMANN 103 Polsinelli -- Apple Inc. c/o Polsinelli PC CASTRO, ALFONSO

2491 Ex Parte GARCIA MORCHON et al 14416353 - (D) McKEOWN 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SHAW, BRIAN F

2498 Ex Parte Chang et al 14161818 - (D) REPKO 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. AN, WAYNE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Vigneras et al 14540814 - (D) FRAHM 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General) SHENG, XIN
2644 Ex Parte Hua et al 14132748 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC Nokia HANNAN, B M M

2647 Ex Parte Partee 14186373 - (D) HAMANN 103 MCGUIREWOODS, LLP YANG, JIANXUN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Krueger et al 14136968 - (D) BENNETT 103 101 DUBOIS, BRYANT, & CAMPBELL, LLP OBAID, FATEH M

3636 Ex Parte Lara sandoval et al 14458570 - (D) GREENHUT 103 41.50 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT

3641 Ex Parte Kray et al 13492130 - (D) MARTIN 103 General Electric Company SEMICK, JOSHUA T

3643 Ex Parte Blizzard 14557028 - (D) REIMERS 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC ALKER, KATHLEEN IWASAKI

3646 Ex Parte Jensen et al 14114619 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., LP.A. NOLAN, JOHN T

3656 Ex Parte Freeman et al 13832213 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation YABUT, DANIEL D

3685 Ex Parte Singer et al 10686955 - (D) BARRY 101/112(2) 112(2)/103 Procopio - SPE OBEID, MAMON A

3686 Ex Parte NAEYMI-RAD et al 13622934 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 BEEM PATENT LAW FIRM TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3686 Ex Parte Wagner et al 13798081 - (D) SAADAT 112(2)/101 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) KANAAN, MAROUN P

3686 Ex Parte Perkins et al 13798138 - (D) SAADAT 101/102 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) KANAAN, MAROUN P

3686 Ex Parte Perkins 14253833 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) KANAAN, MAROUN P

3688 Ex Parte Patel et al 14053889 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham/ Quotient ANDERSON, SCOTT C

3694 Ex Parte Noviello 14280119 - (D) FINAMORE OTDP 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. NGUYEN, TIEN C

3697 Ex Parte Crum et al 13955838 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102 101/103 MasterCard c/o Ballard Spahr LLP GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Englman et al 12161849 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 101 NIXON PEABODY LLP MOSSER, ROBERT E

3723 Ex Parte Monroe 13495593 - (D) MARTIN 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MORGAN, EILEEN P

3723 Ex Parte Zick et al 13624391 - (D) MARTIN 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) MULLER, BRYAN R

3728 Ex Parte Nobile 13566558 - (D) MARTIN 103 J.M. Robertson, LLC CHEUNG, CHUN HO!

3737 Ex Parte Gleich 13392576 - (D) KATZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SUNWOO, NATE S

3753 Ex Parte Morris 12956502 - (D) WOOD 103 Legal Department (M-495) HOOK, JAMES F

3754 Ex Parte COURTNEY et al 13474315 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP ROS, NICHOLAS A

3762 Ex Parte Viola 14257086 - (D) KERINS 103 Covidien LP JENNESS, NATHAN JAY

3781 Ex Parte I et al 13559642 - (D) MARTIN 102 Locke Lord LLP ANDERSON, DON M

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex parte RICHARD GRAMM Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 6202395 et al 09223921 90013868 - (D) SONG 103 LARKIN HOFFMAN DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original MAMMEN, NATHAN SCOTT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 AIRBUS S.A.S. Requester and Respondent v. FIREPASS CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6418752 et al 09750801 95001555 - (D) SONG 103 The Law Office of Roger S. Thompson Patent Owner:Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original CAPOSSELA, RONALD C

schering, ochiai

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Megarity et al 13533376 - (D) HOELTER 102 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. MALIK, RAHEENA REHMAN

3782 Ex Parte Ponce et al 12453004 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Noberto Ponce BATTISTI, DEREK J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Sallaz et al 13992426 - (D) DERRICK 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1783 Ex Parte Abuto et al 14106101 - (D) BEST 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and KIMBERLY-CLARK VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1784 Ex Parte PABLA et al 14193241 - (D) HEANEY 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC KATZ, VERA

1787 Ex Parte Kitano et al 13391732 - (D) McMANUS 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Nayak et al 12824979 - (D) FISCHETTI 101/103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Glydon et al 11897117 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP PAGAN, JENINE MARIE

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Shur 12449838 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Joel D. Citron HOBAN, MELISSA A

 That which is inherent is not necessarily known, see Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmas., Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 1378–79 (Fed. Cir. 2003); and, as a general rule, that which was unknown could not have been obvious, see In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565, 1569–70 (Fed. Cir. 1995). 

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Ochiai, In re, 71 F.3d 1565, 37 USPQ2d 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1995)  706.02(n) ,  2116.01 ,  2158

schering

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Wei et al 11071975 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Messer et al 14105365 - (D) OWENS 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CULLER, JILL E

2854 Ex Parte Tribble et al 13399092 - (D) OWENS 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CULLER, JILL E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Cloft 13216281 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BROWN, ADAM WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Landerth et al 12438478 - (D) PRATS 103/double patenting TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY

1628 Ex Parte Sun 13656395 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 121 SW Salmon St Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 0 PAGONAKIS, ANNA

A gap in an otherwise anticipating reference may be closed by reference to extrinsic evidence. The evidence must make clear though that the missing descriptive matter is necessarily present in the other reference. Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharms., 339 F.3d 1373, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2003). ...

Analysis

We find that Appellant has the better argument. Taylor broadly mentions the use of a dry powder inhaler (Taylor p. 16,11. 26—35), Taylor is silent as to the structure of the inhaler. Thus, Taylor does not anticipate the pending claims.

The Examiner points to Islam as evidencing the structure of the standard dry powder inhalers referenced in Taylor. Ans. 6. While this may be true, Islam does not teach that all “standard dry powder inhalers” taught in Taylor to be devices for use with the disclosed xinafoate salt necessarily have a chamber that houses an active as an excipient free, dry powder, and an advancement mechanism capable of distributing the active ingredient to the chamber as required by the claim. Thus, the Examiner has failed to show that the claimed structure is “necessarily present.” Id.

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Monahan et al 10412194 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3634 Ex Parte Einhaus 12521943 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC CHIN-SHUE, ALVIN CONSTANTINE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Lussier et al 14161860 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LEE JR, WOODY A

REHEARING

DENIED

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Williamson et al 11961773 - (R) BEAMER 103 Apple c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP SF THATCHER, PAUL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex parte VALENTINA LUGO, et al 12974286 - (R) STEPINA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS P.C. FLORES, JUAN G

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte Peschke Map Technologies LLC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6397143 et al 90020088 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1)/112(2)/102 103 KASHA LAW LLC FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Driver McAfee Peek & Hawthorne ENGLISH, PETER C original HERNANDEZ, OLGA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Ex parte CARGILL, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7588696 et al 11303260 90010860 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 CARGILL, INCORPORATED FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE KUGEL, TIMOTHY J original BARRY, CHESTER T

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 ROY A. TERRY Requester and Appellant v. PIPE RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte Gillanders et al 7,858,149 11649647 95001717 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN S. STEINBERGER P.A Patent Owner: LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN S. STEINBERGER P.A. Till, Terrence original FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex parte HONDA MOTORS CO., LTD. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 8,565,936 B2 et al 13105895 96000062 - (D) McCARTHY 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) ENGLISH, PETER C original NGUYEN, ROBERT T

telemac, schering digitech

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Badyal et al 10509295 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 WINSTEAD P.C. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

Appellants argue that the Examiner’s reliance upon Levy in an anticipation rejection is improper. Appeal Br. 6. However, under certain circumstances, an anticipation rejection over multiple references has been held to be proper, for example, to show that a characteristic not disclosed in the reference is inherent, as in the instant case. See Telemac Cellular Corp. v. Topp Telecom, Inc., 247 F.3d 1316, 1328, 58 USPQ2d 1545, 1553 (Fed. Cir. 2001)(“[R]ecourse to extrinsic evidence is proper to determine whether a feature, while not explicitly discussed, is necessarily present in a reference.”).1

1 While we cite to Telemac Cellular Corp., we note that the Court in Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm., 339 F.3d 1373, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2003), rejected the contention that inherent anticipation requires recognition in the prior art. Thus, recognition by a person of ordinary skill in the art before the critical date of a patent is not required to show anticipation by inherency.

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

1716 Ex Parte Scheible et al 11553982 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 Janah & Associates,P.C. FORD, NATHAN K

1735 Ex Parte Kirkwood et al 11556099 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 KLINTWORTH & ROZENBLAT IP LLC AND THE BOEING COMPANY SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1743 Ex Parte Johnston et al 11427149 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY OCHYLSKI, RYAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Kim 11586396 - (D) MacDONALD 103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

2166 Ex Parte Dickerson et al 11427365 - (D) NAPPI 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

2168 Ex Parte Grems et al 11428016 - (D) LEE E. BARRETT 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2)/101 STAAS & HALSEY LLP GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

“Data in its ethereal, non-physical form is simply information that does not fall under any of the categories of eligible subject matter under section 101.” Digitech Image Techs., LLC v. Electronics for Imaging, Inc., 758 F.3d 1344, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Monier et al 12848502 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. ESKANDARNIA, ARVIN

2459 Ex Parte Rama et al 12249753 - (D) FINK 102 Perkins Coie LLP - NetApp NGUYEN, MINH CHAU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Creus et al 11375531 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2898 Ex Parte Kuo et al 13028306 - (D) TIMM 102/103 37 C.F.R. §41.77(b) 112(2) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. MOVVA, AMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Kaiser et al 11646365 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 CATERPILLAR/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, L.L.P. SINGH, GURKANWALJIT

3637 Ex Parte Pipkorn et al 12653541 - (D) WARNER 103 HERBERT E. HAYNES JR. CHEN, JOSE V

3689 Ex Parte Rule et al 11643578 - (D) WORTH 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MOONEYHAM, JANICE A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Erdler et al 12266214 - (D) DELMENDO 102 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. OLSEN, KAJ K

1791 Ex Parte Yang et al 12719549 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 103 CP Kelco US, INC c/o Pete Pappas, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Justin 11000019 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAIS, MARK A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Sutardja et al 11964696 - (D) HANLON 102/103 112(2) Lee & Hayes , pllc LI, MEIYA

2894 Ex Parte Lee et al 11569060 - (D) HANLON 103 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC LAURENZI, MARK A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Azar 12334521 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/103 112(4) Yen Jung Sung DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 12451932 - (D) HOUSEL 103 LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP TRAN, BINH X

1767 Ex Parte Brothers et al 12436273 - (D) SMITH 103 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1778 Ex Parte Fisher et al 12581459 - (D) WARREN 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1792 Ex Parte Labrunie et al 11569478 - (D) BEST 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago WILLIAMS, LELA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Lu et al 12784490 - (D) KRIVAK 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION STIGLIC, RYAN M

2135 Ex Parte Starr et al 12058228 - (D) HOMERE 103 Spectra Logic Corporation RIGOL, YAIMA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Riley et al 11781814 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. BELIVEAU, SCOTT E

2434 Ex Parte Dalzell et al 11835490 - (D) DANG 103 HONEYWELL/S&S LIPMAN, JACOB

2462 Ex Parte Miettinen et al 12318209 - (D) BEAMER 103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F

2466 Ex Parte Cavgalar et al 11093768 - (D) HOMERE 103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. and Wi-LAN Inc. OH, ANDREW CHUNG SUK

2474 Ex Parte Huo 11150634 - (D) DANG 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (LUCENT) CHUNG, HOON J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Liu 12310357 - (D) BUI 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NGUYEN, DINH

2646 Ex Parte Tanach 12586703 - (D) KAISER 103 INTEL CORPORATION c/o CPA Global IQBAL, KHAWAR

2657 Ex Parte POI 11694316 - (D) JEFFERY 102 VERIZON ROBERTS, SHAUN A

2659 Ex Parte Emam et al 12026319 - (D) SAADAT 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X

2699 Ex Parte Oliver 11658718 - (D) DANG 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP STERNBANE, LAURENCE J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Chiang et al 11674137 - (D) HANLON 103 Legal Department NIESZ, JAMIE C

2857 Ex Parte Minai et al 11597221 - (D) FRANKLIN concurring NAGUMO 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2862 Ex Parte Singh et al 12367893 - (D) WILSON 112(1) IBM CORPORATION (MH) c/o MITCH HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, L.L.C. NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Hack et al 10188310 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. NGUYEN, TAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Lund et al 12135289 - (D) MURPHY 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,650,634 B2 et al 10/402,920 95002251 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 37 C.F.R. §41.77(b) 103 Irelll & Manella LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original REZA, MOHAMMAD W

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6315921 et al 09/346,752 90011596 - (R) LEBOVITZ SNQ PACTIV CORPORATION C/O NIXON PEABODY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original CROSS, LATOYA I

therasense, schering, continental can, chester bancorp

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Curtis et al 12050233 - (D) CHUNG 103 LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE David A. Dagg, Esq. OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE

2156 Ex Parte Carter et al 12125485 - (D) FRAHM 102 IBM RALEIGH IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LIAO, JASON G

2161 Ex Parte Hamada et al 10543565 - (D) HUME 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ACOB, AJITH

Anticipation of a claim under 35 U.S.C. § 102 occurs when each claimed element and the claimed arrangement or combination of those elements is disclosed, inherently or expressly, by a single prior art reference. Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 593 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2010). A reference inherently discloses an element of a claim “if that missing characteristic is necessarily present, or inherent, in the single anticipating reference.” Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharms., 339 F.3d 1373,
1377 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citation omitted) (emphasis added). “Inherency, however, may not be established by probabilities or possibilities. The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient.” Therasense, 593 F.3d at 1332 (citing Cont'l Can Co. USA, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 948 F.2d 1264,1269 (Fed. Cir. 1991)).

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Continental Can Co. v. Monsanto Co., 948 F.2d 1264, 20 USPQ2d 1746 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01

2169 Ex Parte Kar et al 11675392 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/102(e) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP ROBINSON, GRETA LEE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Boleyn et al 10211047 - (D) DANG 103 Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

The prima facie burden has not been met and the rejection does not adhere to the minimal requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 132 “when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection.” Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Schoen et al 10784719 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 PETER K. TRZYNA, ESQ. MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

In regard to the claims that recite the additional steps of computing, monitoring, signaling, notifying, etc., these steps relate to only ordinary functions of a computer and do not confer patent eligibility to the claims.
See Bancorp Servs., L.L.C. v. Sun Life Assurance Co., 687 F.3d 1266, 1278–79 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11471289 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12133766 - (D) HOFF 112(2)/103 112(2)/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP CHOI, YUK TING

2166 Ex Parte Peskin 11668368 - (D) WORMMEESTER 112(2)/101 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LIN, SHEW FEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Dominique et al 11139693 - (D) FRAHM 102(e) 102(e)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NGUYEN, HAI V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Hilger et al 10415201 - (D) TIMM 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11272583 - (D) Per Curiam 103 IBM CORPORATION ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte LEIGH 11554294 - (D) BRANCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T

2468 Ex Parte Flanagan et al 11445103 - (D) HUGHES 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHU, WUTCHUNG

2492 Ex Parte Schiller 11799217 - (D) DANG 102(e)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Hunt et al 11570080 - (D) DANG 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CASCHERA, ANTONIO A

2643 Ex Parte Ahn 11773192 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. HTUN, SAN A

2646 Ex Parte Yang et al 11789446 - (D) DANG 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP - Ruckus IQBAL, KHAWAR

2651 Ex Parte Self 11332581 - (D) KINDER 103 ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, P.A. GAY, SONIA L

2657 Ex Parte Bangalore et al 11646983 - (D) DIXON 102 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Slusky ROBERTS, SHAUN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Wong et al 11185031 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP SAYADIAN, HRAYR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Maier-Hunke 11992443 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 Mark P. Stone KIM, SHIN H

3695 Ex Parte Lundquist 11989449 - (D) CHERRY 103 Hemingway & Hansen, LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex parte EXMARK MFG. CO., INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 5987863 et al 09/135,926 90012406 - (D) BROWN 103 JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY Arnold & Porter LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original BATSON, VICTOR D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester, Respondent v. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7789909 et al 12/557,458 95001615 - (D) SONG 112(1) EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original WILLSE, DAVID H

spada, king, ludtke, fresenius, schering

custom search

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1654 Ex Parte Carpenter et al 10271832 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/102 Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. c/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP GUPTA, ANISH

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Luo et al 10996218 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

1726 Ex Parte Fukumoto et al 11520571 - (D) HOUSEL 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP RHEE, JANE J

1782 Ex Parte Wang et al 10241278 - (D) BEST 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. PATTERSON, MARC A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Doerfler et al 11213168 - (D) KIM 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN JACKSON, ERNEST ADEYEMI

3635 Ex Parte Near et al 11731066 - (D) SAINDON 103 JOHNS MANVILLE KATCHEVES, BASIL S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Clague et al 10694037 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Medtronic CardioVascular NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

3734 Ex Parte Valencia 11526326 - (D) SCHEINER 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3739 Ex Parte Scott et al 11238698 - (D) MILLS 112(2)/102/103 PATENT DEPT - INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS GOOD, SAMANTHA M

3763 Ex Parte Kusleika 10825309 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3773 Ex Parte Vogel et al 11363426 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 Klaus J. Bach MASHACK, MARK F

“[W]hen the PTO shows sound basis for believing that the products of the applicant and the prior art are the same, the applicant has the burden of showing that they are not.” In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing In re King, 801 F.2d 1324, 1327 (Fed. Cir. 1986) and In re Ludtke, 441 F.2d 660, 664 (CCPA 1971)). In this case, however, the Examiner has not shown a sound basis to shift the burden to Appellants.

Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2112.01

King, In re, 801 F.2d 1324, 231 USPQ 136 (Fed. Cir.1986) . . . . . . .1206, 2112.02, 2131.01

Ludtke, In re, 441 F.2d 660, 169 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112.01

3778 Ex Parte Calvert 11277571 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP HAND, MELANIE JO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Czyzewski et al 11044396 - (D) OWENS 103 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION RIGGLEMAN, JASON PAUL

1727 Ex Parte Vyas et al 11201767 - (D) PAK 103 103/obviousness-type double patenting MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ENIN-OKUT, EDU E

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Schoenfeld 10693423 - (D) GONSALVES 103 103 Fogarty, L.L.C. VU, VIET DUY

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 10925905 - (D) GREEN 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE SKIBINSKY, ANNA

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Prohaska et al 11169936 - (D) OWENS 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC OLSEN, KAJ K

1774 Ex Parte Martin et al 10006875 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. DUONG, THANH P

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Poerner et al 10666227 - (D) McNAMARA 103 Siemens Corporation LO, WEILUN

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Young 10621227 - (D) McNAMARA 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. INGVOLDSTAD, BENNETT

2457 Ex Parte Orhomuru 09862789 - (D) DIXON 102/103 WILLIAMSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLC JACOBS, LASHONDA T

We first note that Appellant employs the Markush group format in claim 5 by reciting “selecting an operation from the group consisting of accessing data . . . , posting data . . . , updating data . . . , deleting data . . . , and combinations thereof.” See MPEP § 2173.05(h)(I). Accordingly, Xu discloses the “selecting” step if Xu discloses selecting one of the recited operations in the group. See Fresenius USA, Inc. v. Baxter Int’l, Inc., 582 F.3d 1288, 1298 (2009) (“[T]he entire element is disclosed by the prior art if one alternative in the Markush group is in the prior art.”) (citing Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharms., Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2003)).

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . . . .2112

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte HASHIGUCHI et al 09166233 - (D) MORRISON 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC MILLER, WILLIAM L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Wilson et al 11606620 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EASTWOOD, DAVID C

3737 Ex Parte Tarakci et al 11189437 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 CARR & FERRELL LLP HUNTLEY, DANIEL CARROLL

3778 Ex Parte Song et al 10902998 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HAND, MELANIE JO
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Davenport et al 10121325 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FUBARA, BLESSING M