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Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Hariton 12939369 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 PRITZKAU PATENT GROUP, LLC NICHOLAS, WENDY K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Redpath 10654214 - (D) DANG 103 CRGO LAW SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Berg 13045573 - (D) MURPHY 103 HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER LLP BURGESS, MARC R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Barrus 13675100 - (D) GRIMES 103 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP COTRONEO, STEVEN J

3744 Ex Parte Van Aken 12993257 - (D) PESLAK 112(2)/103 SHELL OIL COMPANY KING, BRIAN M

3762 Ex Parte Yang 12977655 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Medtronic Inc. (CRDM/MRG) D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3766 Ex Parte Arnholt et al 13958193 - (D) GRIMES 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP BAYS, PAMELA M

See also Ex parte Skinner, 2 USPQ2d 1788, 1789 (BPAI 1986) (“[T]he examiner must provide some evidence or scientific reasoning to establish the reasonableness of the examiner’s belief that the functional limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art” before the burden is shifted to Appellants to disprove the inherency.).

3766 Ex Parte Gerber et al 13456969 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A PLATESKI, ERIN M

3779 Ex Parte Bettocchi 12477702 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY

3779 Ex Parte ROBERTSON 13539975 - (D) MAJORS 112(2)/102 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC CHOU, WILLIAM B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Lablans 12983168 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 103 Peter Lablans BECK, LERON

2811 Ex Parte Donofrio et al 13027006 - (D) PRAISS 103 103 Sage Patent Group/Cree NADAV, ORI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Wang et al 13541106 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL WILTEY, NICHOLAS K

3735 Ex Parte Pradeep et al 12546586 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/112(2)/103 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY

3778 Ex Parte Landis et al 13545606 - (D) GREENHUT 102 102 CRGO LAW HEFFNER, NED T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Shu et al 13479736 - (D) ENGELS 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) NGUYEN, LUU-PHUONG T

2193 Ex Parte Little et al 13207958 - (D) JEFFERY 103 LEE LAW, PLLC IBM ENDICOTT IP VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte McCown et al 13196781 - (D) BEAMER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK FIELDS, COURTNEY D

2459 Ex Parte Sinha 12837090 - (D) FINK 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. NGUYEN, MINH CHAU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Angelides 14307906 - (D) ADAMS 112(2) 101/103 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM SEREBOFF, NEAL

3626 Ex Parte Benjamin et al 12545576 - (D) PINKERTON 102 101 Becker Patent Law, LLC COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

3638 Ex Parte Gompper 13723307 - (D) BAHR 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO SADLON, JOSEPH

3696 Ex Parte April et al 11438572 - (D) BAYAT 112(2) 112(2)/101/103 David H. Chervitz SEE, CAROL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Schraa et al 12669895 - (D) NEWMAN 112(2)/103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION AGAHI, PUYA

3735 Ex Parte Shah et al 12949038 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GATES & COOPER LLP (General) CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY

3769 Ex Parte Kahlert et al 12515842 - (D) ADAMS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGANGA, BONIFACE N

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Aoki et al ADAMS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. 

"Evidence that a compound is unexpectedly superior in one of a spectrum of common properties . . . can be enough to rebut a prima facie case of obviousness." In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643, 646 (Fed. Cir. 1987). 

Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) . . . . . . .716.01(d), 716.02(a), 2145 

Ex Parte Brahmbhatt LEBOVITZ 103(a) AIR LIQUIDE 

Ex Parte McDevitt et al LEBOVITZ 112(1) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. 

Ex Parte Yun et al SCHEINER 102(b) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP 

"[T]he examiner must provide some evidence or scientific reasoning to establish the reasonableness of the examiner’s belief that the functional limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art" before the burden is shifted to Applicants to disprove the inherency. Ex parte Skinner, 2 USPQ2d 1788, 1789 (BPAI 1986). 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

Ex Parte Runge et al DELMENDO 102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 

Ex Parte Mao et al PAK 102(b)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, P.C. 

Ex Parte Champ et al NAGUMO 112(1)/103(a) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP 

Ex Parte Chen et al HANLON 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Henderson et al TURNER 102(e) CANTOR COLBURN, LLP 

Ex Parte Lahiri TURNER 103(a) Robert V. Wilder 

Ex Parte Wahlbin et al CRAWFORD 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Laing SONG 102(b)/103(a) RATNERPRESTIA 

Ex Parte Schaller et al McCARTHY 103(a) GREIGG & GREIGG P.L.L.C.