shealy

REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Austin et al 10/797,704 COLAIANNI 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. Richard A. Arrett  EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

1761 Ex Parte Khan et al 10/851,580 GARRIS 103(a) GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION SZEKELY, PETER A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Khan Alicherry et al 10/722,651 BARRY 102(e) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP SILVER, DAVID

2156 Ex Parte Merchant et al 11/051,200 HUGHES 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY AL HASHEMI, SANA A

2159 Ex Parte Murthy et al 11/256,527 DANG 103(a) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

2168 Ex Parte Arora et al 10/949,102 NAPPI 102(b)/103(a) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE MOBIN, HASANUL

2178 Ex Parte Saito et al 11/071,230 THOMAS 101/102(b) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC VAUGHN, GREGORY J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10/878,654 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. DICKEY, THOMAS L

2833 Ex Parte Fedde et al 11/069,102 HOFF 103(a) MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. CHUNG TRANS, XUONG MY

2833 Ex Parte Minich 11/678,775 HOFF 102(b)/103(a) WOODCOCK WASHBURN, LLP LE, THANH TAM T

2856 Ex Parte Dwyer et al 11/419,938 PER CURIAM 112(1)/102(e)/103(a) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. FAYYAZ, NASHMIYA SAQIB

2857 Ex Parte Green et al 10/570,742 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b) MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP LAU, TUNG S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Anderson 11/033,586 McCARTHY 102(e)/103(a) Medtronic, Inc (Spinal/Krieg DeVault) COTRONEO, STEVEN J

3733 Ex Parte Wolford et al 11/387,282 GREEN 102(b)/103(a) TAYLOR IP, P.C. COMSTOCK, DAVID C

3761 Ex Parte Gilbert et al 11/601,946 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHAPMAN, GINGER T

3761 Ex Parte Karapasha et al 10/994,075 BONILLA 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3764 Ex Parte Bewick-Sonntag et al 10/422,670 MILLS 102(b)/103a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

3775 Ex Parte Block et al 10/956,181 LEE 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP BATES, DAVID W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Friske et al 11/106,404 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) 103(a)
CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. CAPOZZI, CHARLES
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Roesner et al 10/847,175 POTHIER 102(b) 102(b)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PHAM, KHANH B

2197 Ex Parte Li et al 09/955,764 DANG 103(a) 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RUTTEN, JAMES D

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex Parte Hassink et al 10/322,814 BAUMEISTER 112(2)/103(a) 112(2)/101 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC QURESHI, AFSAR M

See, e.g., Ex parte Shealy, No. 2006-1601, at 36 (BPAI Apr. 23, 2007) (informative) (An expanded panel of this tribunal sustained the Examiner’s rejection of the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being directed to non-statutory subject matter because the Specification expressly stated that “the computer-readable medium could even be paper.”).

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Ott 10/532,231 STEPHENS 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LU, SHIRLEY

2613 Ex Parte Sawyers et al 10/357,857 BARRY 112(1) 103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED LEUNG, WAI LUN

2624 Ex Parte McKinley et al 10/053,488 CHEN 102(e) 103(a) Foley & Lardner LLP CHEN, WENPENG

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Iida 10/499,907 HOFF 103(a) 103(a) OSHA LIANG L.L.P. VU, HIEN D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Salvadori et al 11/362,659 STAICOVICI 103(a) 102(b) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK

3739 Ex Parte Francischelli et al 10/844,213 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) Medtronic CardioVascular PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Bischoff et al 11/692,115 ADAMS 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Choi 11/139,349 HANLON 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CHEN, KEATH T

1716 Ex Parte Donis 11/063,788 HOUSEL 103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP FORD, NATHAN K

1716 Ex Parte Toshima 11/826,336 TORCZON 103(a) NIXON PEABODY, LLP CHANDRA, SATISH

1732 Ex Parte Wang et al 11/639,941 SMITH 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LI, JUN

1744 Ex Parte Rauwendaal 11/101,973 GUEST 103(a) Patent Law Office of Larry Guernsey LEYSON, JOSEPH S

1746 Ex Parte Dronzek 10/674,116 SMITH 103(a) HEDMAN & COSTIGAN, P.C. GOFF II, JOHN L

1766 Ex Parte Saito et al 11/921,865 PRAISS 102(b)/103(a) KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1774 Ex Parte Levitt et al 11/923,410 McKELVEY 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 103(a) ECOLAB USA INC. VANDEUSEN, CHRISTOPHER

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Deng et al 10/797,266 DANG 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SOMERS, MARC S

2179 Ex Parte Parimi 10/904,934 HOMERE 103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC LO, WEILUN

2191 Ex Parte Cote et al 09/790,283 McNAMARA 103(a) FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP VO, TED T

2193 Ex Parte Kanoor et al 10/826,481 HUGHES 102(a)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WANG, JUE S

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Boer et al 10/859,752 FRAHM 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Zahorsky 10/873,613 COURTENAY 103(a) VENABLE LLP MENBERU, BENIYAM

2628 Ex Parte Cannon et al 10/810,283 BARRY 112(2)/103(a) EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY SAMS, MICHELLE L

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Mirafzal et al 11/541,623 DANG 102(b)/103(a) Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY

2856 Ex Parte Boos et al 10/483,157 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. FRANK, RODNEY T

2857 Ex Parte Sundaresan et al 11/271,156 MANTIS MERCADER 101/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC CHARIOUI, MOHAMED

2858 Ex Parte Haase 10/594,285 HOFF 102(e)/102(b) MICHAEL J. STRIKER PHAN, HUY Q
 
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1775 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. v. Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc. Requester and Respondent Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,267 90/010,861 6377439 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original LAM, CATHY FONG FONG

REHEARING
 
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Kim et al 11/191,018 PAK 103(a) H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC ENIN-OKUT, EDU E

miller2, shealy

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Gyllensten et al 10/529,447 SCHEINER 103(a) PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP EXAMINER THOMAS, DAVID C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Swidersky et al 11/453,922 GARRIS 103(a) CROWELL & MORING LLP EXAMINER KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S

1787 Ex Parte Forloni et al 10/565,868 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) Sealed Air Corporation EXAMINER FREEMAN, JOHN D

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Cruanes et al 11/001,363 DIXON 102(e) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG & BECKER/ORACLE EXAMINER RADTKE, MARK A

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Fischer et al 10/400247 DILLON 102(e)/103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER SHERKAT, AREZOO

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Reithofer 11/498,286 JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA EXAMINER KAPLAN, HAL IRA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11/622,897 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. EXAMINER KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K

3653 Ex Parte Vernon et al 10/699,485 McCARTHY 103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Blaker et al 09/852,562 POTHIER 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC EXAMINER CALLAHAN, PAUL E

Paper containing logic or a program is printed matter and is considered non-statutory under § 101. See In re Miller, 418 F.2d 1392, 1396 (CCPA 1969); see also Ex parte Shealy, 2007 WL 5211669, No. 2006-1601, at *21-22 (BPAI April 23, 2007) (informative) and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 706.03(a)(I)(A), 8th ed., Rev. 6, Sept. 2007.

Miller, In re, 418 F.2d 1392, 164 USPQ 46 (CCPA 1969) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706.03(a)

2453 Ex Parte Sen et al 10/245,476 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 103(a) WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THU HA T
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3745 Ex Parte 7384244 et al 90/009,815 COCKS 103(a) PATENT OWNER: TREGO, HINES & LADENHEIM, PLLC GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Mark F. Smith EXAMINER DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original EXAMINER WHITE, DWAYNE J
REISSUE

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Budmiger 11/255,236 6,634,238 NAPPI 251 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER PATEL, HARSHAD R

We note that MPEP § 1414 (II)(C) states “[a]ny error in the claims must be identified by reference to the specific claim(s) and the specific claim language wherein lies the error.” MPEP § 1414(II)(C) also states “[a] statement of “. . . failure to include a claim directed to . . .” and then presenting a newly added claim, would not be considered [a] sufficient “error” statement because applicant has not pointed out what the other claims lacked that the newly added claim has, or vice versa. Such a statement would be no better than saying in the reissue oath or declaration that “this application is being filed to correct errors in the patent which may be noted from the change made by adding new claim 10. In both cases, the error has not been identified.”
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Puri et al 12/200,211 FREDMAN 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER SHOMER, ISAAC

1617 Ex Parte Glenn et al 11/973,591 FREDMAN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER BUCKLEY, AUDREA

1633 Ex Parte Zimenkov et al 11/063,223 WALSH 112(1) written description/112(1) enablement CERMAK NAKAJIMA LLP EXAMINER POPA, ILEANA

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ogasawara et al 10/897,409 TIMM 103(a) KUBOVCIK & KUBOVCIK EXAMINER ANTHONY, JULIAN

1741 Ex Parte Park et al 11/260,585 McKELVEY 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MINSKEY, JACOB T

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Roye 10/690,674 DILLON 103(a) Walter J. Tencza Jr. EXAMINER RYAN, PATRICK A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Mirlas et al 10/286,921 KIM 101/103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER MILEF, ELDA G