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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Shih et al 12962166 - (D) DERRICK concurring NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP BARR, MICHAEL E

1778 Ex Parte Lauer et al 12225917 - (D) SMITH 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON G

1784 Ex Parte Chandra et al 12086511 - (D) SMITH 103 Cozen O'Connor SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1788 Ex Parte David et al 13004257 - (D) DELMENDO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ADKINS, CHINESSA T

1791 Ex Parte Given 11846236 - (D) BEST 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Nikolov et al 12314706 - (D) HOELTER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LIAO, JASON G

The Examiner cites to the decision in Ex parte Simpson, 218 USPQ 1020 (Bd. App. 1982), for the proposition that “[w]here a trademark or trade name is used in a claim as a limitation to identify or describe a particular material or product, the claim does not comply with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.” (Id.)

Appellants contend the use of Java in the claims does not render the claims indefinite per se; instead “[a] basic question to be resolved is whether the use of ‘Java’ in the context of these claims and this application [is] indefinite, such that a person of ordinary skill in the art could not discern the metes and bounds of the claimed subject matter.” ...

We agree with Appellants. This case is closely analogous to Ex Parte O’Farrell, Appeal No. 2011-011075, 2014 WL 2112325, at *4 (PTAB May 19, 2014) (non-precedential). The O’Farrell panel held that the recitation of the trademark “Java” was not indefinite because “‘Java’ is a well-known and widely-used term identifying a particular programming language.” Id

Simpson, Ex parte, 218 USPQ 1020 (Bd. App. 1982) 706.03(d) , 2173.05(u)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Pandit et al 11795346 - (D) KAISER 112(2)/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC MOHAMMADI, FAHIMEH M

2445 Ex Parte El-Damhougy et al 11749172 - (D) McKEOWN 112(1)/103 LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES W. PETERSON, JR. -- BOEING SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Lee et al 11721357 - (D) HUDALLA 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP AU, SCOTT D

2641 Ex Parte PEARCE 12943288 - (D) CHUNG 103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (BlackBerry) ZEWARI, SAYED T

2649 Ex Parte Walsh et al 11217967 - (D) DIXON 103 PLANTRONICS, INC. HANIDU, GANIYU A

2666 Ex Parte Gritton et al 11700507 - (D) KAISER 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC LEFKOWITZ, SUMATI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Engl et al 11707589 - (D) McGRAW 103 Cozen O'Connor CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M

2875 Ex Parte YUN et al 12605918 - (D) WILSON 103 Innovation Counsel LLP TUMEBO, TSION M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Rajamannan 12496306 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA WILLIAMS, MONICA L

3645 Ex Parte Teigen et al 12189145 - (D) STEPINA 103 WesternGeco L.L.C. BREIER, KRYSTINE E

3649 Ex Parte Chang et al 11321680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 3M Innovative Properties Company KRUER, KEVIN R

3652 Ex Parte Van Mill et al 12192821 - (D) HOELTER 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. MYERS, GLENN F

3692 Ex Parte Rucker 11589661 - (D) HILL 103 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. LIU, I JUNG

3694 Ex Parte Loui et al 11962790 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/112(2)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY ABDI, KAMBIZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Blaney et al 11210039 - (D) BROWN 102/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC NGUYEN, DINH Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Sutardja 12365455 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. (Marvell) SADLER, NATHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Park 12311137 - (D) BARRETT 103 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. HERMANN, KIRK W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Woehler 12626435 - (D) KIM 103 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN PATS, JUSTIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Abernathie 10951227 - (D) WIEKER 102 103 MDBeck Filings HOFFMAN, MARY C

3737 Ex Parte Peszynski et al 11912514 - (D) POLLOCK 112(2)/103 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3745 Ex Parte El-Aini et al 13170433 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 12168521 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP LEVIN, MIRIAM A

1653 Ex Parte Bott et al 11676668 - (D) FREDMAN 103/obviousness--type double patenting DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART

1674 Ex Parte Deutschman et al 11283151 - (D) GRIMES 103 Riverside Law LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Saito et al 12499288 - (D) SMITH 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP SLIFKA, SARAH A

1735 Ex Parte Shan et al 13161030 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1) 103/obviousness-type double patenting ALIX YALE & RISTAS LLP WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

1743 Ex Parte Lechtenboehmer et al 12268701 - (D) DELMENDO 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY DEL SOLE, JOSEPH S

1745 Ex Parte Boekstegers et al 12732690 - (D) KRATZ 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

1746 Ex Parte Benner et al 12544346 - (D) SMITH 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY RIVERA, JOSHEL

1762 Ex Parte Utterodt et al 12614560 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA YOON, TAE H

1764 Ex Parte Lewis et al 11989706 - (D) KAISER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NGUYEN, TRI V

1765 Ex Parte Meyer-Ahrens et al 11252149 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP COONEY, JOHN M

1772 Ex Parte Leflaive et al 12374911 - (D) SMITH 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. NGUYEN, TAM M

1773 Ex Parte Gil et al 12503364 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

1773 Ex Parte Gil et al 12503380 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

1773 Ex Parte Song et al 12825877 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Goyal et al 12495336 - (D) NAPPI 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. NGUYEN, STEVE N

2159 Ex Parte Chen 12432916 - (D) KAISER 102/103 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) PHAM, HUNG Q

2162 Ex Parte Mustonen 12387923 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 HARRINGTON & SMITH FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2166 Ex Parte Muller et al 12327870 - (D) HOMERE 101 101/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG GMAHL, NAVNEET K

2166 Ex Parte Oliver et al 11927450 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP AHN, SANGWOO

2169 Ex Parte Heinson et al 11768083 - (D) ENGELS 103 VIERRA MAGEN/MICROSOFT CORPORATION UDDIN, MD I

2174 Ex Parte Muller et al 11949969 - (D) JENKS 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Miller et al 12327496 - (D) DANG 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG LIN, SHERMAN L

2452 Ex Parte Baker 11530686 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

2453 Ex Parte Moffat et al 12145684 - (D) THOMAS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

2456 Ex Parte Hasson et al 11000270 - (D) THOMAS 112(1) 103 LAW OFFICE OF MARCIA L. DOUBET, P. L. KEEHN, RICHARD G

2463 Ex Parte Del Regno 11627028 - (D) CHUNG 103 VERIZON CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R

2476 Ex Parte LAI 12431758 - (D) TROCK 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP HSIUNG, HAI-CHANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Faccin 11650445 - (D) COURTENAY 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD HTUN, SAN A

2649 Ex Parte Bevan et al 12857197 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Apple Inc. -- FKM DEAN, RAYMOND S

2649 Ex Parte Rietman et al 11569705 - (D) WINSOR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PHAM, TUAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Shero et al 12547911 - (D) TIMM 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP GHYKA, ALEXANDER G

2854 Ex Parte St. Ours et al 12072947 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC CULLER, JILL E

2858 Ex Parte Borghetti et al 12781441 - (D) PAK 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VALONE, THOMAS F

2859 Ex Parte FARR 12544496 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION ISLA RODAS, RICHARD

2859 Ex Parte Gale et al 12423165 - (D) BEST 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2865 Ex Parte Day 12393129 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. PARK, HYUN D

2893 Ex Parte Ranish et al 12437257 - (D) McGRAW 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT REAMES, MATTHEW L

2897 Ex Parte LENSKI et al 12107293 - (D) McGRAW 103 Amerson Law Firm, PLLC GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ge et al 11427098 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 J. B. Kraft ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3623 Ex Parte Sun et al 12055630 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3633 Ex Parte Neuschafer et al 11626650 - (D) GREENHUT 103 NILS H. LJUNGMAN & ASSOCIATES CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

3656 Ex Parte O-Oka et al 11444466 - (D) McKONE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DIAZ, THOMAS C

3687 Ex Parte McDonnell et al 11259691 - (D) KIM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZARE, SCOTT A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Pfeiffer et al 10858206 - (D) BROWNE 103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP JACYNA, J CASIMER

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Bell et al 11755490 - (D) HOMERE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 (SimDesk) WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD NGUYEN, THUONG

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Krauss 11618214 - (D) KAISER 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WU, JUNCHUN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 BASIS SCIENCE, INC. Requester v. BODYMEDIA, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7689437 et al 09/595,660 95002371 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP Third Party Requester: Fenwick & West, LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original PASS, NATALIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 ENGINEERED PLASTICS, INC. Requester v. ADA SOLUTIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8028491 et al 11/822,500 95001775 - (D) SONG 103 NIELDS, LEMACK & FRAME, LLC for Third Party Requester: FOLEY HOAG, LLP original BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP DAWSON, GLENN K original NGUYEN, NINH H

uniroyal, smith1, translogic, simpson, polyvision

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Fink et al 10/501,072 NAGUMO 102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER SELLMAN, CACHET I

1717 Ex Parte Theodorus van Esbroeck et al 09/865,180 PAK 103(a) JOHN S. PRATT, ESQ KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

1726 Ex Parte Yandrasits et al 11/170,456 WARREN 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER ANTHONY, JULIAN

1728 Ex Parte Kelly et al 11/253,069 COLAIANNI 103(a) General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. EXAMINER DAM, DUSTIN Q

1742 Ex Parte Wang et al 10/687,471 TIMM 103(a) FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY EXAMINER HUSON, MONICA ANNE

1772 Ex Parte Farshid et al 10/702,751 COLAIANNI 103(a) CHEVRON CORPORATION EXAMINER DANG, THUAN D

1776 Ex Parte Glad et al 11/570,530 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP. EXAMINER THERKORN, ERNEST G

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Perthou 09/752,015 OWENS 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER BARRETT, SUZANNE LALE DINO

Thus, the Examiner has not established that even if the references were combined as proposed by the Examiner, the Appellants’ claimed invention would result. See Uniroyal, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corp., 837 F.2d 1044, 1052 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

3674 Ex Parte Ueda 11/074,695 McCARTHY 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER PICKARD, ALISON K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Whited 11/358,176 PATE III 102(b) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER CHOI, STEPHEN

3727 Ex Parte Koenig 10/692,703 PATE III 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER EXAMINER RACHUBA, MAURINA T

3746 Ex Parte Oo et al 10/927,556 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER HAMO, PATRICK

3761 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 11/315,278 COCKS 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3781 Ex Parte Smith et al 11/101,932 ADAMS 103(a)/obvious-type double patenting BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

We agree with Appellants that the two-way test is the proper standard for making a determination of obviousness-type double-patenting on this record (see App. Br. 18-22; see also Ex parte Smith et al., (BPAI Nov. 17, 2008).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Guenther et al 11/732,617 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER BERMAN, SUSAN W

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Gage 10/072,531 DROESCH 102(e)/103(a) 102(e)/103(a) GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN PC EXAMINER BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

2453 Ex Parte Izdepski et al 11/086,639 HAHN 102(e)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C

2453 Ex Parte Izdepski et al 11/086,531 HAHN 103(A)/obviousness-type double patenting SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Shum et al 10/286,396 PATE III 103(a) 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER YOO, JASSON H

3765 Ex Parte Vattes et al 11/143,538 SPAHN 103(a) 103(a) LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK EXAMINER MOHANDESI, JILA M
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Kolter et al 10/096,835 SCHEINER 103(a) NOVAK DRUCE DELUCA + QUIGG LLP EXAMINER TRAN, SUSAN T

1634 Ex Parte Lee 11/957,334 GRIMES 103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER MYERS, CARLA J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte SAMOILOV 11/752,477 SMITH 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX EXAMINER DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN

1729 Ex Parte Fereshtehkhou et al 11/091,223 COLAIANNI 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

1741 Ex Parte Fazlani 11/268,286 COLAIANNI 103(a) Charles Muserlain EXAMINER SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

1762 Ex Parte Drzal et al 11/435,471 GAUDETTE concurring NAGUMO 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) Ian C. McLeod McLeod & Moyne, P.C. EXAMINER NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1763 Ex Parte Kinney et al 11/281,006 MILLS 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER CANO, MILTON I

1772 Ex Parte Merrill et al 11/515,539 COLAIANNI 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER DANG, THUAN D

1784 Ex Parte Arsenault et al 11/768,955 GUEST 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global LEE

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte McCarthy et al 11/148,967 KRIVAK concurring MacDONALD 103(a) AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler EXAMINER GUTIERREZ, ANDRES E

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Pihlajamaki et al 10/899,322 HUGHES 103(a) AlbertDhand LLP EXAMINER ANWARI, MACEEH

2467 Ex Parte Rabie et al 10/868,568 SMITH 112(1)/103(a) CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. EXAMINER FOUD, HICHAM B

2854 Ex Parte Roland 10/576,031 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER CULLER, JILL E

A flexible teachings, suggestions, or motivations (TSM) test remains the primary guarantor against a non-statutory hindsight analysis. In re Translogic Tech., Inc., 504 F.3d 1249, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (“[A]s the Supreme Court suggests, a flexible approach to the TSM test prevents hindsight and focuses on evidence before the time of invention.”).

The TSM test, flexibly applied, merely assures that the obviousness test proceeds on the basis of evidence-teachings, suggestions (a tellingly broad term), or motivations (an equally broad term)-that arise before the time of invention as the statute requires. As KSR requires, those teachings, suggestions, or motivations need not always be written references but may be found within the knowledge and creativity of ordinarily skilled artisans.”

Ortho-McNeil Pharm., Inc. v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 520 F.3d 1358, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2008).

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Metz et al 11/037,644 HOFF 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER GARCIA, JOANNIE A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Spelman 09/814,210 KAUFFMAN 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

3632 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10/941,231 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) Michael B. McNeil Liell & McNeil Attorneys PC EXAMINER LE, TAN

3651 Ex Parte Guldenfels et al 10/567,634 LEE 103(a) HODGSON RUSS LLP EXAMINER DEUBLE, MARK A

3657 Ex Parte Scheckelhoff et al 11/347,389 BROWN 103(a) 103(a) CROWELL & MORING LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hugick et al 11/139,830 PATE III 112(2)/103(a) PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP EXAMINER ADDISU, SARA

A trademark simply does not function in this manner. See Ex parte Simpson, 218 USPQ 1020 (BPAI 1982).

...
Appellants cite PolyVision Corp. v. Smart Technologies Inc., 501 F.Supp. 2d 1042 (W.D. Mich. 2007). App. Br. 10. In that case, the District Court declined to follow Simpson, admitting that it acted to preserve the validity of patent claims at issue, in spite of the Court’s inclination to conclude that the reference to the Windows® trademark rendered the claims indefinite. Id. at 1065. The Court stated it was following “the Federal Circuit’s admonition to construe claims so as to sustain their validity, if possible.” Id. Contrary to Appellants’ argument, while the patent owner argued that the trademark was used as an adjective rather than as a noun, the court expressly rejected this argument, as do we.

3766 Ex Parte MacAdam et al 11/120,633 PATE III 103(a) Leason Ellis LLP EXAMINER GEDEON, BRIAN T
REHEARING

DENIED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Recker et al 10/888,542 WARREN 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER DANIELS, MATTHEW J
REMANDED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte Moehlenbruck et al 10/543,931 SCHEINER obviousness-type double patenting/102(e)/103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE