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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Markus Krumme et al. 13354714 VALEK 103 ProPat, LLC PARAD, DENNIS J

We agree with Appellant that these results represent an unexpected and substantial improvement over the prior art.  See In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 751 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (“[W]hen an applicant demonstrates substantially improved results, as Soni did here, and states that the results are unexpected, this should suffice to establish unexpected results in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”)  

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Larnholm, Per-Reidar et al. 14346558 FRANKLIN 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC MCKENZIE, THOMAS B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Azfar Inayatullah et al. 14854173 HUME 102/103 NBCUniversal Media, LLC c/o Fletcher Yoder, P.C. RYAN, PATRICK A

2436 Unify GmbH & Co. KG 15398019 CYGAN 103 Fritzsche Patent c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) JOHNSON, CARLTON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Guido Hiertz et al. 10561457 FRAHM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KASRAIAN, ALLAHYAR

2646 Irwin O. Kennedy et al. 14237771 SHAW 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA LAM, DUNG LE

2655 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 14467969 BENNETT 102/103 Cirrus Logic c/o Jackson Walker LLP c/o Jackson Walker, L.L.P. LAO, LUNSEE

2674 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14745002 EVANS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC PHAM, THIERRY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Zhu Wen et al. 13947210 MCGEE 101 Keysight Technologies, Inc. AIELLO, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Nico Corporation 15070739 GREENHUT 102/103 HONIGMAN LLP PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J

3783 Rontal, Michael 14172393 HOSKINS 103 BELZER PC CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

3783 Wickham, Henry 15432816 STEPINA 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3785 Nathan John. Berry Ann et al. 14422012 KERINS 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LUARCA, MARGARET M

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Francisco Maturana et al. 13692884 SHAW 102/103 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR SAXENA, AKASH

2144 Ramerth, Brent D. et al. 12976849 RAEVSKY 103 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple JUNG, SEUNG WOON

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Robert E. Smith 14182180 KERINS 102 102/103 Blank Rome LLP - Houston General LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT

3679 Chad Amborn et al. 13860770 BARRETT 102/103 112(2) LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Crawford, James Thomas. et al. 15959186 SCHOPFER 103 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. MOSSER, ROBERT E

3783 Vaillancourt, Michael J. et al. 15193681 COURTENAY 103 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO MEDWAY, SCOTT J

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 PREDICTION BIOSCIENCES S.A.S. 14391883 VALEK 112(1)/103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. GROSSMAN, ANDREA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH 14724228 BEST 103/OTDP DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP Dilworth & Barrese, LLP YOO, HONG THI

1793 Derwin G. Hawley et al. 13985712 SMITH 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

1798 Kazunori Mototsu 13549953 PRAIS 103 BGL WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2118 Steingart, Robert et al. 13208992 JEFFERY 112(1) 103 3D Systems, Inc. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

2143 Apple Inc. 14719163 RAEVSKY 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple WAN, QI

2152 MACHINES CORPORATION, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 13838731 COURTENAY 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HO, BINH VAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Yehuda Binder 15002425 DIXON 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2621 Yehuda Binder 15001422 KENNY 102/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2623 Will John. Temple 14539977 SAADAT 102/103 Will Temple BOLOTIN, DMITRIY

2642 Bryan Jerrel. Busropan et al. 13500250 SHAW 112(2)/103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Wolter, James F. 15135688 INGLESE 112(4) 102/103 James Edward Shultz Jr. AMRANY, ADI

2837 Heckenlively, Steven 14463907 TIMM 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Steven D. Heckenlively DONELS, JEFFREY

2842 Ramin Zanbaghi et al. 15336995 ROSS 102/103 OTDP Cirrus Logic c/o Jackson Walker LLP c/o Jackson Walker, L.L.P. GANNON, LEVI

2914 Paul W. Adam 29525529 KERINS 112(1)/112(2) David H. Chervitz DOAN, ANHDAO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Jorge A. Arroyo et al. 14709181 MURPHY 103 101/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott BOYCE, ANDRE D

3628 Nishida, Norimasa 12737343 KHAN 101 Muramatsu & Associates ZEROUAL, OMAR

3637 University of Dundee 14716585 KERINS 112(1)/112(2)/103 KS - Whitmyer IP Group LLC ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 13888112 DESHPANDE 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC WINTER, JOHN M

3691 Lutnick, Howard W. et al. 13620496 PYONIN 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. KAZIMI, HANI M

3693 Cantor Index, LLC 14179783 CHEN 112(2)/101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. BARTLEY, KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Stephanie Pasko 14942755 HILL 112(2) 112(2)/101/102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3735 MATTEL, INC. 13682215 PLENZLER 103 Edell, Shapiro & Finnan LLC NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3771 FRANCE CHIRURGIE INSTRUMENTATION SAS (FCI) 13935632 BAHR 103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA ANDERSON, GREGORY A

3785 Ovard, LLC 14807405 HOELTER 103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP TSAI, MICHAEL JASPER

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Massimo Pignatelli et al. 13144211 STEPINA 103 Rao DeBoer Osterrieder, PLLC KRUER, KEVIN R

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1635 Christopher E. Bradburne et al. 14768465 JENKS 103 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. ANGELL, JON E

1653 Etienne Jourdier et al. 14654063 VALEK 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. BARRON, SEAN C

1662 Justin M. Lira et al. 12517906 GRIMES 103 Magleby Cataxinos & Greenwood/Dow AgroSciences LLC KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Dr. Wright has stated that the transformation results were surprising, and that neither the transformation frequency nor the PPT resistance in plants would have been expected. Wright Decl. ¶ 23. “Mere improvement in properties does not always suffice to show unexpected results. . . . [H]owever, when an applicant demonstrates substantially improved results . . . and states that the results were unexpected, this should suffice to establish unexpected results in the absence of evidence to the contrary.” In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 751 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (emphasis in original).

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ravi Keshav. Joshi et al. 14230056 DELMENDO 103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1793 Geoffrey A. Brown et al. 14018039 INGLESE 103 Hovey Williams LLP MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNESHA L.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2124 David D. Chambliss et al. 14746905 RAEVSKY 101 LIEBERMAN & BRANDSDORFER, LLC WOOLWINE, SHANE D

2163 Sartaj K. Sahni et al. 14212107 McCARTNEY 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP BLACK, LINH

2175 Bernaudin, Ingrid et al. 13931592 MCCARTNEY 103 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. HO, RUAY L

2176 Singhal, Tara Chand. 13136610 ARPIN 102 Tara Chand Singhal DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Thompson, Mark et al. 12782404 MacDONALD 103 KRISTOFER E. ELBING TARKO, ASMAMAW G

2492 VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION 14781538 McCARTNEY 112(1)/112(2)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Shareef F. Alshinnawi et al. 15234183 McCARTNEY 102/103 Streets Lawfirm, PC - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

3693 Burkhardt, Roger et al. 11182982 BAYAT 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) BORLINGHAUS, JASON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD. 14796037 FINAMORE 102/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3711 Lateral Line, LLC. 15278133 PESLAK 103 THE BLK LAW GROUP DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3723 McNeil, Gilbert 14120472 FINAMORE 103 KENNETH D. BAUGH NEJAD, MAHDI H

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Eric C. Leuthardt et al. 12462404 ADAMS 103 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Karen L. Hills 14886530 BEST 103 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC PERRIN, JOSEPH L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14932224 RANGE 101 101 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford THAPA, SAILESH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Hans-Dieter Gruetering 14763401 FINAMORE 103 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FORD, GISELE D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 James Alexander. Hallam et al. 13040455 SCHOPFER 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3685 Jason Martin et al. 14859611 BUSCH Concurring BAIN Dissenting SHIANG 103 103 41.50 112(2) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. PERUNGAVOOR, VENKATANARAY

3686 APPLE INC. 14499512 LORIN 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/Apple NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Richard T. Stone et al. 13982159 MITCHELL 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(2) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A KREMER, MATTHEW

3993 Shimano Inc. 14644855 8,833,182 MCKEOWN 112(1)/103 103 DELAND LAW OFFICE STORMER, RUSSELL D

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 15846944 NEW 103/OTDP COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SHOMER, ISAAC

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 AOKI SCIENCE INSTITUTE CO., LTD. et al. 15124752 ROESEL 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION

1723 Jesus Cardoso 13495841 DELMENDO 101/102/103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL ZENG, LINGWEN R

1746 Patrick G. Lennon 14925833 SMITH 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - Philadelphia LEE, DANIEL H.

1777 Edouard S. P. Bouvier et al. 13336009 HASTINGS 112(2)/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1783 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15302885 HASTINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1795 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15022571 ROESEL 102/103 112(1)/112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 SAP SE 14483411 NAPPI 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) LEE, TSU-CHANG

2131 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13778396 NAPPI 112(2) 112(1)/101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC YEW, CHIE W

2141 Christopher Lee. Graham et al. 13555330 FRAHM 103 Christopher Graham MUHEBBULLAH, SAJEDA

2157 Phibbs, Paul H. et al. 12351501 HAGY 103 TERADATA US, INC. MINA, FATIMA P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Hao Xu et al. 14489146 CYGAN 102/103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm MORLAN, ROBERT M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Cameron International Corporation 15207326 HOELTER 102/103 Eubanks PLLC (Cameron International Corporation) GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS

3685 Jackson, Corey 12144262 PYONIN 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) HUANG, JAY

3685 Singhal, Tara Chand. 13942651 LORIN 101/103 112(2) Tara Chand Singhal QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3695 Howard W. Lutnick et al. 14622151 THOMAS 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY

3697 Thomas M. Wolf 13926264 CHEN 101 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Whitney Products, Inc. 14244885 CALVE 103 Richards Patent Law P.C. THEIS, MATTHEW T

3736 McGee - Greene, Desiree 15286240 HOFFMANN 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW STEVENS, ALLAN D

3792 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14906276 FINAMORE 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS JENNESS, NATHAN JAY

bristol-myers2, soni

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte TAKAMURA et al 14046386 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2)/103 CHOATE, HALL & STEWARTLLP ORWIG, KEVIN S

1633 Ex Parte Averbuch 12170385 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101/103 Covidien LP LI, QIAN JANICE

1783 Ex Parte Matsumoto et al 13688324 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Venable LLP PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

1792 Ex Parte Russell-Maynard 13755593 - (D) HANLON 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Aleksovski 13786524 - (D) ENGLE 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHOW, DOON Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Menon et al 13913965 - (D) THOMAS Concurring BAUMEISTER 101/103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP ZAMAN, SADARUZ

3793 Ex Parte Herrmann 13884978 - (D) FREDMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MEHL, PATRICK M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Hong 13240818 - (D) ROSS 103 112(2) H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC CAPOZZI, CHARLES

1767 Ex Parte ATWATER et al 12176057 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte DeVincent 12780762 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 112(2) PEARNE & GORDON LLP EVANS, KIMBERLYL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Busch et al 12092646 - (D) HORNER 103 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) NEWAY,BLAINE GIRMA

To the extent that the statement in paragraph 9 of the Schmitz Declaration that thinly metallized film made with PLA film "is gaining unexpectedly - excellent barrier properties" as compared to conventional laminate paper is evidence of improved results, it is weak evidence, as no data was supplied in the Declaration in support of this statement, and thus, no quantification of the extent of the improvement can be discerned. See Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 769 F.3d 1339 (per curiam) (Fed. Cir. 2014) ("[O]ne should consider the substantiality of the differences between the properties of the prior art and those of the invention to determine the significance of those differences."); In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 751 (Fed. Cir. 1995) ("Mere improvement in properties does not always suffice to show unexpected results."). 

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Sinclair et al 14145839 - (D) OWENS 112(1) Roy Kiesel Ford Doody & Thurmon NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1788 Ex Parte Erasmus 13811146 - (D) HASTINGS 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP VAZQUEZ, ELAINE M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte KIM et al 14195971 - (D) SMITH 103 NSIPLAW HENNING, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Cheng et al 13241997 - (D) SNAY 103/OTDP PPG Industries, Inc. RAKOWSKI, CARA E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Paulos et al 13033195 - (D) FETTING 101/103 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN CROSS, MICHAEL J

3626 Ex Parte Skocic 13492791 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/101/103 Law Offices of John D. Gugliotta, P.E. Esq., LPA LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G

3685 Ex Parte Huxham 14234130 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 OTDP KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA CASTILHO, EDUARDO D

3693 Ex Parte ALTMAN 12698774 - (D) MEYERS 101 BGL/ Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE BARTLEY, KENNETH

3693 Ex Parte AMAITIS et al 13288223 - (D) FETTING 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. ALLADIN, AMBREEN A

3695 Ex Parte Priebatsch 13899760 - (D) BISK 101/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) ROBINSON, KITO R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Sorenson et al 13540359 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/101 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC HUMPHREY, MICHAEL C

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Hsu et al 12731348 - (D) THOMAS 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP GARLAND, STEVEN R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Clark et al 11983091 - (D) BAYAT 103 JELD-WEN, Inc. c/o Stoel Rives LLP RAMSEY, JEREMY C

We next turn to Appellants’ attempt to rebut the prima facie case of obviousness by evidence “of ‘unexpected results,’ i.e., to show that the claimed invention exhibits some superior property or advantage that person of ordinary skill in the relevant art would have found surprising or unexpected.” In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1995). “[W]hen unexpected results are used as evidence of nonobviousness, the results must be shown to be unexpected compared with the closest prior art.” In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The unexpected results must be “different in kind and not merely in degree from the results of the prior art.” In re Applied Materials, Inc., 692 F.3d 1289, 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01 , 2145

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. MEDTECH CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,749,585 et al 10/688,292 95001484 - (D) GUEST 102/103 Hershkovitz and Associates, PLLC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP TILL, TERRENCE R original JACKSON, MONIQUE R

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Chen et al 11373054 - (D) HOUSEL 103/double patenting FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

The Examiner further finds Amine Declarant's statement that the synergy between the anion receptor and the electrode stabilizer as evidenced by Figures 6 and 7 was suprising and unexpected "is not evidence of unexpected results."  Ans. 10.  However, while we agree that the statement alone is not evidence of unexpected results, it is an essential component of Appellants' evidentiary showing.  In re Soni, 54 F.3d 745, 751 (Fed. Cir. 1995) ("Mere improvement in properties does not always suffice to show unexpected results.  In our view, however, when an applicant demonstrates substantially improved results ... and states that the results were unexpected, this should suffice to establish unexpected results in the absense of evidence to the contrary.")

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

1746 Ex Parte Zhu et al 12249030 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Dobrusin Law Firm PC The Dow Chemical Company LEE, DANIEL H.

1747 Ex Parte Thiebaud 11988209 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC DYE, ROBERT C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Graefe et al 12364063 - (D) ZADO 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MUELLER, KURT A

2169 Ex Parte McLain et al 12276577 - (D) STRAUSS 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HUTTON, NAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Hardacker 11786066 - (D) EVANS 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES KHALID, OMER

2454 Ex Parte Boss et al 11381434 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC WU, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Fitzgibbon 11670221 - (D) MANTIS MERCADOR 102/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP NGUYEN, HAI V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Kline et al 12946140 - (D) GUIJT] 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY DO, ROWLAND

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Hesselink et al 10988280 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION CHEEMA, AZAM M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Mishra 12011931 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MOORAD, WASEEM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte Kar et al 12503783 - (D) PAK 102/103 101 HONEYWELL/MUNCK HWANG, TIMOTHY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Clauser et al 12493637 - (D) KINDER 102 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION FLEMING, FAYE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Bandholz et al 12393614 - (D) MARSCHALL 102 102/103 41.50 102/103 STREETS & STEELE - IBM CORPORATION (ROC) SPURLOCK, BRETT SHANE

3768 Ex Parte Schmidt 10708723 - (D) HARLOW 103 103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (GEMS) WEATHERBY, ELLSWORTH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Sumcad et al 12234284 - (D) STRAUSS 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. General Motors Corporation KIM, TAELOR

2157 Ex Parte Krishnamurthy 12668815 - (D) HUDALLA 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HUANG, MIRANDA M

2173 Ex Parte Sankaranarayan 12056728 - (D) WIEKER 112(2)/102/103 VERIZON ULRICH, NICHOLAS S

2185 Ex Parte Bolderl-Ermel et al 12224484 - (D) HOMERE 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MYERS, PAUL R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Molaro 11895870 - (D) HOMERE 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

2493 Ex Parte Chow et al 12351193 - (D) HUGHES 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Bian et al 11456188 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT GAO, JING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2898 Ex Parte Hosking 11110112 - (D) HOUSEL 102 Maschoff Brennan MOVVA, AMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Graziano et al 13224196 - (D) BAHR 102/103 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP WILKENS, JANET MARIE

3693 Ex Parte Debonnett 10985744 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/103 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP MERCHANT, SHAHID R

See Santaurus, Inc. v. ParPharm., Inc. 694 F.3d 1344, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2012) ("Negative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant information.) 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Buckley et al 12264156 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2) 102/103 SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP YUSUF, MOHAMMAD I

3742 Ex Parte Huang et al 12222658 - (D) SMEGAL 103 CATERPILLAR/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, L.L.P. HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

3771 Ex Parte Kressierer / Huber et al 12068901 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC YOUNG, RACHEL T

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Dahms et al 11220820 - (D) KOHUT 103 Jones Day (BlackBerry) - 2N RAMPURIA, SATISH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Sano 10526587 - (D) MOHANTY 102 Greg Goshorn, P.C. BENOIT, ESTHER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Ogura 10537699 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SOBUTKA, PHILIP

2668 Ex Parte Chang et al 10942183 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP TSAI, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Szajewski et al 11964846 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY MARTIN, LAURA E

“[W]hen secondary considerations are present, though they are not always dispositive, it is error not to consider them.” In re Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1067 (Fed. Cir. 2011); see also In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (explaining that all evidence of nonobviousness, including data in the specification, must be considered when assessing patentability).

In re Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, ___, 98 USPQ2d 1799, 1811-12 (Fed. Cir. 2011) MPEP § 2111.05
HARMON 4: 21-23; MV4: 228; MV18: 131

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f), 2145
DONNER 8: 1311, 1314, 1315, 1675, 1681, 1685, 1688, 1689, 1704

2854 Ex Parte Vest et al 12183461 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP FREEMAN, SHEMA TAIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Beutler et al 12342734 - (D) SPAHN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. HOLMES, JUSTIN

3658 Ex Parte Plews 11514405 - (D) SPAHN 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) GrayRobinson, P.A. BOES, TERENCE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Faltys et al 11418847 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 (Advanced Bionics)Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP HELLER, TAMMIE K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 12145166 - (D) KALAN 103 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Petersen 11754757 - (D) BAHR 102/103 102/103 Concert Technology Corporation NGUYEN, PHUOC H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Ashraf et al 11769063 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent IRACE, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Keigler et al 10971726 - (D) WILSON 112(1) 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. LEADER, WILLIAM T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Kridner et al 11279691 - (D) LEE 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED VU, TUAN A

2196 Ex Parte Gschiermeister et al 10562380 - (D) SMITH 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN VERDI, KIMBLEANN C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Tsuria 10471380 - (D) SMITH 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

2434 Ex Parte Lin et al 11619672 - (D) DANIELS 102 IBM CORP. (DHJ) c/o DAVID H. JUDSON TRAN, TONGOC

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte McKiou et al 11317144 - (D) DIXON 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP GONZALEZ, AMANCIO

2668 Ex Parte Coon et al 11669575 - (D) DESHPANDE 102/103 IBM (ROC-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP MANGIALASCHI, TRACY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Shaneour 11764995 - (D) HASTINGS 103 YOUNG BASILE CARIASO, ALAN B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Banavar et al 12114346 - (D) FETTING 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP KANG, IRENE S

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED-IN-PART, VACATED-IN-PART, AND REMANDED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 BUTAMAX(TM) ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEVO, INC., Defendant- Appellee. 2013-1342 7,851,188 11/586,315 7,993,889 12/018,216 LINN granting of SJ for noninfringement under doctrine of equivalents and invalidity under 112(1)/denial of SJ for infringement  Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; Cooley, LLP FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L

AFFIRMED
2736 PAUL MICHELOTTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. 2013-5131 6023221 08/917,590 PER CURIAM lack of subject matter jurisdiction PAUL MICHELOTTI; US DOJ POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ÖSSUR HF AND ÖSSUR AMERICAS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1650 6,726,726 09/785,714 09/534,274 LOURIE denial of preliminary injunction Morrison & Foerster, LLP; Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP original HOLLAND & HART WILLSE, DAVID H