sneed, nievelt

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 David G. Davies 13945207 GRIMES 103 Tully Rinckey PLLC PARAD, DENNIS J

1618 Makio Tamura et al. 14851418 HARDMAN 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY VU, JAKE MINH

1619 Maurice Sydney. Newton et al. 11815845 FLAX 102/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP GREENE, IVAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Gabriel Tarasuk-Levin et al. 14752635 POTHIER 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - VMware) HAILU, TESHOME

2485 Sheldon Katz et al 12879482 McKEOWN 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP HUANG, FRANK F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH 14206187 SQUIRE 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MATES, ROBERT E

2842 Jie Zhou et al. 14534662 GAUDETTE 103 KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP (ADIRE/ADINC/ADHIT) O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2862 NVIDIA CORPORATION 13921146 SNAY 101 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- NVID RASTOVSKI, CATHERINE T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Santo F. Scimeca et al. 14027449 KORNICZKY 102/103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP PATEL, VISHAL A

3685 Hugo John Martin. Vincent et al. 13968733 BARRY 112(1)112(2)/101/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MERCADO, GABRIEL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Panduit Corp. 15007432 FITZPATRICK 103 PANDUIT CORP. PARVEZ, AZM A

3753 Nicholas Brandon Phelps 14790122 HORNER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC HICKS, ANGELISA

3754 Kuohuang Yang 13643843 KORNICZKY 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. KLOTZ, WILLIAM R

3763 PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION 14668974 BAHR 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL

3763 Broan-NuTone LLC 14593883 MARSCHALL 103 Barnes and Thornburg LLP (Broan-NuTone LLC) NIEVES, NELSON J
Reversed

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Flaks, Jason S. et al. 12946701 YAP 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION TARKO, ASMAMAW G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Meyer, Jason et al. 14341069 PLENZLER 112(2)/103 103 41.50 112(1) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford CASTRO, PAUL A

3686 Covit, Andrew B. et al. 11106817 HUME 101 103 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP LAM, ELIZA ANNE

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Lam Research Corporation 14836202 ROSS 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KLUNK, MARGARET D

1726 Hachtmann, Bruce et al. 11451616 SMITH 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC TRINH, THANH TRUC

See also Sneed, 710 F.2d at 1550 (“[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.”); In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) (“Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.”).

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

1744 Thomas Hess et al 13989270 REN 112(2) 102 Abel Schillinger, LLP GRUN, ROBERT J

1749 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH 14808682 ROSS 103 Continental Intellectual Property SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N

1763 Bayer MaterialScience, LLC 13826911 RANGE 103 Covestro LLC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

1791 Wolf Peter. Ludwig 12794332 INGLESE 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP STULII, VERA

1795 Atotech Deutschland GmbH 15503735 INGLESE 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Juha Suorajaervi et al. 13651117 DANG 103 Berggren LLP AZAD, MD ABUL K

2157 Satish Gudiboina et al. 15172755 MacDONALD 103 Rimon PC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Jonathan Allan Arsenault et al 12745352 BARRY 103 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP JOSHI, SURAJ M

2485 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14089169 PER CURIAM 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Infineon Technologies AG 15075266 McMANUS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA JOY, JEREMY J

2837 James Thomas. Doyle et al. 13794558 COLAIANNI 103 Loza & Loza, LLP/Qualcomm LIAN, MANG TIN BIK

2842 Amr M. Lotfy et al. 14831694 SNAY 102 Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP SHIN, JEFFREY M

2853 OCHI, KAZUHIRO et al. 15115268 ANKENBRAND 112(2) 102 JCIPRNET VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

2854 Yunsong Meng et al 14428171 McMANUS 101/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MARINI, MATTHEW G

2859 Ralph Schmidt et al 14345499 RANGE 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2862 Xerox Corporation 14084947 ROBERTSON 103 XEROX CORPORATION C/O FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP PETERS, LISA E

2865 Francisco Alvarez Cavazos et al. 13716212 GAUDETTE 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HENSON, MISCHITA L

2872 Riall, James D. et al. 15144513 SNAY 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COLLINS, DARRYL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Espen D. Kateraas et al. 13055591 DEJMEK 112(1)/112(2)/OTDP 112(1)/101/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DETWEILER, JAMES M

3622 Dana S. Robbins et al. 14478994 FETTING 102 101 Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP - LiveRamp DURAN, ARTHUR D

3624 Guangyu Zou et al. 14190205 HUGHES 101 JONES ROBB, PLLC (CONDUENT) KONERU, SUJAY

3624 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 14656009 TOWNSEND 112(1)101/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3626 Stephen Froehlich 13044017 SILVERMAN 103 101 MIDDLETON REUTLINGER BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3628 Louie F. Pento et al. 12212404 POTHIER 103 101 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

3634 Bin Geng 14454896 DANIELS 103 112(2)/132 41.50 112(1) JIE TAN JT LAW SERVICES, PC KELLY, CATHERINE A

3655 Oliver Luecking 12988678 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Diebold, Incorporated c/o Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh, LPA SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

3681 J. Houston. Cook et al. 12540932 WIEDER 102/103 101 41.50 112(2) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3686 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14360691 McKEOWN 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HEIN, DEVIN C

3692 Richard Lasota et al. 11966813 SZPONDOWSKI 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BAIRD, EDWARD J

3694 BERKELEY POINT CAPITAL LLC 14745375 BUI 101/102/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Mark H. Small 14047370 MOHANTY 101/103 PAUL AND PAUL LEICHLITER, CHASE E

3736 Michael Bucholtz et al. 12992749 SHAH 103 CSP Technologies, Inc. David Gornish c/o Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott WEINERTH, GIDEON R

Reissue

Reversed
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Anthony Friebel et al. 14625437 MCKEOWN 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP SAS Institute Inc. KE, PENG

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Thomas Schulz et al. 14409918 COLAIANNI 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LIANG, ANTHONY M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 David K. Lim et al. 14716950 GARRIS 102 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC DEPEW, KEITH A

keller, sneed, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Battaglia 12991349 - (D) GRIMES 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1619 Ex Parte Minton et al 14274419 - (D) JENKS 102/103 PATE BAIRD, PLLC CHICKOS, SARAH J

1644 Ex Parte BROPHY et al 14188993 - (D) CHANG 103 Parker Highlander PLLC BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Malloy et al 13952441 - (D) SQUIRE 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC BLADES, JOHN A

1767 Ex Parte SHIEH et al 13355651 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP STANLEY, JANEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Ex Parte Palashewski et al 14675355 - (D) CURCURI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) AZAD, MD ABUL K

2153 Ex Parte Rhoads 11620999 - (D) FENICK 103 Foley & Lardner LLP WU, YICUN

2183 Ex Parte KNOX et al 14661376 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Greene 14883793 - (D) CASS 102 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2434 Ex Parte HUANG et al 14400529 - (D) McKEOWN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BAYOU, YONAS A

2489 Ex Parte Chen et al 13336682 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. HALLENBECK-HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES

2498 Ex Parte Xie et al 13803871 - (D) KOHUT 103 41.50 103 JAFFERY WATSON MENDONSA & HAMILTON LLP AMORIN, CARLOS E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte FITCH et al 15516765 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. CUMMING, WILLIAM D

2689 Ex Parte Myers et al 14283127 - (D) CURCURI 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Wilcox et al 14583415 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Laredo et al 14198780 - (D) THOMAS 101 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

3633 Ex Parte Lee 14568365 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. HIJAZ, OMAR F

3643 Ex Parte MacKenzie 13522860 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. VALENTI, ANDREA M

3649 Ex Parte HERZOG 13488951 - (D) STEPHENS 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3697 Ex Parte Kolupaev et al 14306151 - (D) CURCURI 103 DLA PIPER LLP US - Intuit FU, HAO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Ferrera et al 14611564 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Medtronic NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Samaranayake et al 13877246 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 103 Pharmaceutical Patent Attorneys, LLC SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734153 - (D) FRAHM 103 OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734168 - (D) FRAHM 103 OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2157 Ex Parte Kemmler 13902666 - (D) BUSCH 102/103 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP TESSEMA, AIDA Z

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Srivastava et al 14817724 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Annis Intellectual Property Law, LLC DEWAN, SANJAYK

"The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference ... Rather, the test is what the combined teachings of those references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art." In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413,425 (CCPA 1981); see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review."); and In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures."). 

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte HSU et al 13087506 - (D) McNEILL 112(2)/101/103 112(1) Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OSMAN BILAL AHME, AF AF

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 11102726 - (D) JENKS 112(4) 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Laffitte et al 12601348 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 RATNERPRESTIA WHATLEY, KATELYNB

1731 Ex Parte ENDO et al 14796575 - (D) FRANKLIN 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A

1733 Ex Parte Crook 13871405 - (D) SMITH 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1761 Ex Parte Brown et al 13133282 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 Pilloff & Passino LLP ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID

1762 Ex Parte SUMI 14760576 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP NGUYEN, VU ANH

1763 Ex Parte Hara et al 14409012 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1) 112(2)/103 POLSINELLI PC USELDING, JOHN E

1783 Ex Parte RUGGIE 14034168 - (D) SMITH 103 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1791 Ex Parte Holahan 12510504 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 41.50 103 Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, PC STIJLII, VERA

1793 Ex Parte DIERENFELD 14289306 - (D) REN 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNES HAL.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte HIDAKA et al 14936060 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2)/101 101/OTDP Studebaker & Brackett PC KHAN, IFTEKHAR A

2128 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 14146114 - (D) STRAUSS 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC ALHIJA, SAIF A

2129 Ex Parte Lin et al 14607352 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2)/103 101 Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc. GAN, CHUEN-MEEI

2144 Ex Parte LAKRITZ 13734161 - (D) FRAHM 112(1) 103/OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, BENJAMIN J

2153 Ex Parte Richtarsky et al 13874327 - (D) CASS 103 41.50 103 Mintz Levin/SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. VO, CECILE H

2184 Ex Parte Wen 12539502 - (D) HOWARD 103 Trellis IP Law Group/ Sony Corp. OBERLY, ERIC T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Bhamidipaty et al 13052676 - (D) POTHIER 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC PATEL, HARESH N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Singhal 12589487 - (D) FRAHM 103 Tara Chand Singhal LEE, NICHOLAS J

2684 Ex Parte TRUMPHY 14965524 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Perkins Coie LLP - DEN General KING, CURTIS J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Dewey et al 15067047 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/102/103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. SMOOT, STEPHEN W

2833 Ex Parte CHOI et al 14928510 - (D) WILSON 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP WICKLUND, DANIEL PM

2838 Ex Parte Gerber et al 15132294 - (D) WILSON 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NASH, GARY A

2844 Ex Parte ROEBER et al 15160839 - (D) HASTINGS 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L KIM, SEOKJIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte MAHAKIAN et al 13359611 - (D) CRAIG 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) MISIASZEK, AMBER AL TSCHUL

3624 Ex Parte Taysom et al 14462318 - (D) POTHIER 101 Wells St. John P.S. BYRD, UCHE SOW ANDE

3642 Ex Parte Hedlund et al 14039998 - (D) GUIJT 103 SMITH LAW OFFICE TSANG, LISA L

3682 Ex Parte Systrom et al 13829117 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3683 Ex Parte Bentley et al 12978739 - (D) AMUNDSON 101 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

3685 Ex Parte MANI 12122157 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2) 101 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC KUCAB, JAMIE R

3691 Ex Parte Polston et al 13071828 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 101 Tysver Beck Evans, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3691 Ex Parte Poulston et al 14356498 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 101 Tysver Beck Evans, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3692 Ex Parte McKernan et al 13622020 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2) 112(1)/101/102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP ANDERSON, JOHN A

3693 Ex Parte Farnstrom et al 14574930 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) WARDEN, MICHAEL J

3696 Ex Parte Mathew 14166115 - (D) STEPHENS 101 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC CHANG, EDWARD

3696 Ex Parte Haller 14657002 - (D) BEAMER 101 41.50 112(1) IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3697 Ex Parte Acuña-Rohter et al 12559215 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte ONUKI et al 14947635 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1) 112(1)/103 41.50 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3715 Ex Parte Giobbi 10855270 - (D) BAHR 101 112(1)/112(2)/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP SKAARUP, JASON M

3733 Ex Parte PALMER et al 14388273 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAI, TRI M

3791 Ex Parte Volkenand et al 13824202 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP LACYK, JOHN P

sneed

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Tsuchiya 12823506 - (D) MAJORS 112(2)/102/103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP AFREMOVA, VERA

1653 Ex Parte Tsuchiya 14228993 - (D) MAJORS 112(2)/102/103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP AFREMOVA, VERA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Bell et al 14399144 - (D) OWENS 103 Sandia National Laboratories MERSHON, JAYNE L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Weinrib et al 14333751 - (D) BARRY 101/102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED HARRELL, ROBERT B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Liebelt et al 13484612 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 DUFT & BORNSEN, PC BATAILLE, FRANTZ

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Furr et al 14491060 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) REYES, REGINALD R

3689 Ex Parte Golding et al 10556445 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 Ex Parte Wu et al 12351149 - (D) SCHEINER 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PENG, BO JOSEPH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Hyatt et al 14789857 - (D) BENNETT 101/103 112(2) Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Perkuhn et al 14125976 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M

In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.").

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Decre et al 11997174 - (D) POTHIER Dissenting BUSCH 101 101 Signify Holding B.V. OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Nabeta et al 12424382 - (D) MILLS 103 EPA - Bozicevic Field & Francis LLP Bozicevic, Field & Francis WEST, THEODORE R

1643 Ex Parte Broude et al 14770296 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Verrill Dana LLP HUFF, SHEELA JITENDRA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte KRISHNA et al 13941673 - (D) GUPTA 112(1)/103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Tuzhilin et al 13604377 - (D) McNEILL 101 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. ZIDANIC, MICHAEL

2153 Ex Parte Ciabrini et al 14412048 - (D) DIRBA 103 Thompson Hine LLP CHOI, YUK TING

2185 Ex Parte MAUNG et al 14935082 - (D) DIRBA 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED CLEARY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Pedraza et al 14720051 - (D) KUMAR 103 GAVRILOVICH, DODD & LINDSEY, LLP PHAM, QUANG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte TZIORTZIS et al 12770220 - (D) BUI 103 101 Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L. HOAR, COLLEEN A

3625 Ex Parte Berde et al 12917165 - (D) CUTITTA 101 Ascenda Law Group, PC MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 Ex Parte Momita 13207203 - (D) HUGHES 101 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G

3628 Ex Parte Amir et al 14017774 - (D) FRAHM 101/OTDP SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIER

3663 Ex Parte Lubischer et al 14984311 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2)/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP TISSOT, ADAM D

3672 Ex Parte Muller et al 15897481 - (D) CAPP 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) KRECK, JANINE MUIR

3683 Ex Parte Grissom 13772649 - (D) HAMANN Dissenting BENOIT 101 Hultquist IP PADOT, TIMOTHY

3684 Ex Parte Banthia et al 14227312 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

3685 Ex Parte Nix et al 13545094 - (D) CRAIG 112(2)/102 112(1)/103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell CASTILHO, EDUARDO D

3689 Ex Parte King 11598331 - (D) BENNETT 101 103 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKARLLC ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3691 Ex Parte Sheldon 13046677 - (D) HUGHES 101 Richards Patent Law P.C. SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3691 Ex Parte SHIMANSKY 12112824 - (D) BEAMER 101 NIXON PEABODY, LLP KAZIMI, HAN! M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Lopez 13911373 - (D) WARNER 101 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC MOHANDESI, JILA M

3735 Ex Parte Senate 14294983 - (D) WARNER 102/103 Chamberlain Legal Services, PLLC GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

3775 Ex Parte Messerli 15259817 - (D) CAPP 102/103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

3793 Ex Parte Lu et al 14115709 - (D) WOOD 101 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PENG, BO JOSEPH

keller, wood, sneed, orthopedic, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Lawson 11910612 - (D) SMITH 102 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Sultenfuss et al 12261626 - (D) BARRY 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP SHIN, KYUNG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Shahana 11740514 - (D) WIEDER 112(2)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP YABUT, DANIEL D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Der-Yang et al 11761698 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON GREENE, IVAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte ORSINI et al 13024791 - (D) PYONIN 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Niemetz et al 11080251 - (D) MEYERS 103 RATNERPRESTIA NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

"The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference . . . . Rather, the test is what the combined teachings of those references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art." In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981) (citing In re Wood, 599 F.2d 1032 (CCPA 1979)); see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("[l]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.") (citing Orthopedic Equip. Co., Inc. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983)); and In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.").

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

sneed, yorkey

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Noe et al 12134641 - (D) GUIJT 103 JANSSON MUNGER MCKINLEY & SHAPE LTD. TRUONG, THANH K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Dlugos et al 12562267 - (D) GUIJT 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC REDDY, SUNITA

3766 Ex Parte Moffitt 12904933 - (D) WARNER 102/103 Lowe Graham Jones Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Ren 12582142 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP NGUYEN, PHU K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Chornet et al 12587389 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein COHEN, STEFANIE J

see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (“[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.”).

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

1745 Ex Parte Cowan et al 11104409 - (D) DERRICK 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC BELL, WILLIAM P

Yorkey v. Diab, 601 F.3d 1279, 1284 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (The Board has discretion to give more weight to one item of evidence over another “unless no reasonable trier of fact could have done so”).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Schimpf et al 12647965 - (D) TROCK 103 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC c/o LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Olson 11710722 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 SAILE ACKERMAN LLC ULLAH MASUD, MOHAMMAD R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. and PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION Requesters and Respondents v. ABBVIE Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7148359 et al 11/122,300 95000570 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For Third Party Requestor: PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION and MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB HUANG, EVELYN MEI original SHIAO, REI TSANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. BEAR CREEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7889722 et al 11/253,129 95002190 - (D) CHEN 103 Joseph B. Thompson THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP original Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original MARCELO, MELVIN C

sneed, schaumann, petering

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte STAUFFER 13306363 - (D) HASTINGS 103 YOUNG BASILE STEIN, MICHELLE

1783 Ex Parte Doan et al 12841221 - (D) WILSON 102/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Zheng et al 11702553 - (D) DANG 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BOKHARI, SYED M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2696 Ex Parte Fitzli et al 12043236 - (D) BAER 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP SPAR, ILANA L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Das et al 12824265 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/103 PITNEY BOWES INC. RAVETTI, DANTE

3688 Ex Parte Sylvain 12341335 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. NETZLOFF, ERIC R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Rathmann 12390901 - (D) GOODSON 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY, LTD. NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3754 Ex Parte BOGANI et al 12612833 - (D) ASTORINO 103 PATENTS ON DEMAND, P.A.-General SHAVER, KEVIN P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Mischak et al 11126385 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/102/103 112(2)/103 DARDI & HERBERT, PLLC AEDER, SEAN E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 12570861 - (D) ROESEL 112(2) 112(4)/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte FAGAN et al 12023199 - (D) CAPP 103 103 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

It is well established that "it is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review." In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Grootveld et al 11428478 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 SHELL OIL COMPANY AKRAM, IMRAN

Cf. In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 317 (CCPA 1978) (In order to anticipate, a reference must identify something falling within the claimed subject matter with sufficient specificity to constitute a description thereof within the purview of § 102.). It is well established that specific examples of the claimed subject matter are not necessary to establish anticipation. Rather, to anticipate, one skilled in the art must be able to “at once envisage” the claimed subject matter in the prior art disclosure. In re Petering, 301 F.2d 676, 681 (CCPA 1962).

Schauman, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) 706.02(m) , 2131.02 , 2144.08

Petering, In re, 301 F.2d 676, 133 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1962) 2131.02 , 2131.03 , 2144.08

1742 Ex Parte Silvi et al 12043546 - (D) DELMENDO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HUSON, MONICA ANNE

1793 Ex Parte Saggin 12302574 - (D) ROESEL 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Bouzid et al 12171327 - (D) HUME 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. SYED, FARHAN M

2191 Ex Parte Li et al 11777342 - (D) HORVATH 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP CHEN, QING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Gentric 12066106 - (D) KAISER 103 NXP B.V. Intellectual Property and Licensing SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2448 Ex Parte Ravi et al 12207526 - (D) STRAUSS 101/102 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) EDWARDS, JAMES A

2467 Ex Parte Park et al 11410360 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 LOWE HAUPTMAN & HAM, LLP SMITH, MARCUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Haggar et al 12208786 - (D) DANG 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM GENNENE, FIKRU

2637 Ex Parte Shin et al 11998286 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Cha & Reiter, LLC LI, SHI K

2682 Ex Parte Riley et al 12334821 - (D) DANG 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) RUSHING, MARK S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte JANG et al 12235708 - (D) ROESEL 103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) FINCH III, FRED E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Arora et al 11763336 - (D) GOODSON 102 FRANK ROSENBERG LEO, LEONARD R

3763 Ex Parte Hwang et al 12103322 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 The Webb Firm Becton, Dickinson and Company PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3777 Ex Parte Fuimaono et al 10569957 - (D) ADAMS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC