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REVERSED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Kirk P. Seward 13656413 - (D) JENKS 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1643 Katsuko Yamashita et al. 13147905 - (D) GRIMES Concurring TOWNSEND 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DENT, ALANA HARRIS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1793 Cadena Bio, Inc. 14795720 - (D) SQUIRE Concurring HOUSEL 103 CLARK & ELBING LLP
GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1799 Apparuti, Daniele et al. 13378008 - (D) HANLON 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Singal, Kalpesh et al. 14575819 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KABIR, SAAD M

2126 CLARIFAI, INC. 15369735 - (D) HUGHES 101 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (CV) LAMARDO, VIKER ALEJANDRO

2144 Matichuk, Bruce et al. 11544685 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC STORK, KYLE R

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Universal Display Corporation 14573762 - (D) DIXON 103 Morris & Kamlay LLP / UDC GYAWALI, BIPIN

2647 PHAM, HUNG A. et al. 14291404 - (D) BUSCH 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) TORRES, MARCOS L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2829 Applied Materials, Inc. 14567161 - (D) BARRY 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS MAI, ANH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3658 FANUC CORPORATION 15077910 - (D) CALVE 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP 
RUSHING, JR, BOBBY

Our reviewing court recently described this issue as follows: Eibel Process and Sponnoble both stand for the proposition that the discovery of an unknown problem can result in a patentable invention, even if the solution would have been obvious once the problem is identified.  Eibel Process, 261 U.S. at 67–68, 43 S. Ct. 322; Sponnoble, 405 F.2d at 585.  They did not address whether the Board must consider the discovery of an unknown problem when there exists an independent motivation to combine prior art references.  Instead, those cases found that the inventor’s discovery of and solution to an unknown problem weighed in favor of nonobviousness because the proffered reason to modify the prior art did not present a specific, alternate basis that was unrelated to the rationale behind the inventor’s reasons for making the invention.  Here, the examiner and the Board determined that a person of ordinary skill in the art would combine the ’009 publication with Raviendran for a reason independent from solving the problem identified by Conrad—to improve structural integrity by removing the folding seam. 

 

See In re Conrad, 759 F. App’x 982, 985–86 (Fed. Cir. 2019). 

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

Sponnoble, In re, 405 F.2d 578, 160 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1969) 2141.02

3691 KAY, Christopher E. et al. 13082654 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1)/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
TINKLER, MURIEL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3732 Brown, Paul Anthony. 13245954 - (D) MARTIN 103 Elan IP Inc. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ

3735 Chew, Kong Mun. 13274100 - (D) SONG 103 Dorsey & Whitney - Menicon NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3793 Palti, Yoram 13750246 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1) Potomac Law Group, PLLC MEHL, PATRICK M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2482 Motorola Mobility LLC 14711833 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group (MM Files) RETALLICK, KAITLIN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3626 LaBorde, David 14228739 - (D) MOHANTY 103 103 Culpepper IP, LLLC KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14432442 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 Getz Balich LLC KIM, CRAIG SANG

3745 United Technologies Corporation 15089891 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/102/103 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER

3793 Neff, Thomas 13170690 - (D) HILL 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(1) Dorton & Willis LLP
CWERN, JONATHAN

AFFIRMED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 Epikinetics Pharma, LLC 14283073 - (D) LAVIER OTDP 103/OTDP BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP RICCI, CRAIG D

1612 Frederic Sedel et al. 13639752 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. PARAD, DENNIS J

1633 2-BBB Medicines B.V. 14692422 - (D) COTTA 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP POPA, ILEANA

1633 Deisseroth, Karl A. et al. 14385331 - (D) VALEK 103 STANFORD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP HILL, KEVIN KAI

1641 Northwestern University 13772796 - (D) PRATS 102/103 103 Quarles & Brady LLP (Northwestern) MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN

1645 ALLERGAN, INC. 14139519 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP ALLERGAN, INC. LYONS, MARY M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1796 JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION 15054610 - (D) CASHION 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WILKINS III, HARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2158 KENEXA TECHNOLOGY, LLC 15137436 - (D) SAADAT 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RUIZ, ANGELICA

2175 Microsoft Corporation 14089663 - (D) NAPPI 112(2) 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HO, RUAY L

2182 KYNDI, INC. 14965708 - (D) HUGHES 101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. NGO, CHUONG D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 Remi Houdaille et al. 13677387 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Invention Mine IDC FLYNN, RANDY A

2432 PHANTOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13857714 - (D) CASS 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) POPHAM, JEFFREY D

2433 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14261908 - (D) HOMERE 103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC GOODCHILD, WILLIAM J

2482 Autoliv Development AB 14704521 - (D) LEE 102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC/Autoliv ASP
KWAN, MATTHEW K

2485 Michael C. Mongeon et al. 13933194 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/102/103 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2812 Daniel Edelstein et al. 15150961 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP SABUR, ALIA

2855 EPCOS AG 14740429 - (D) HEANEY 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) 
SOTO, JANICE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 FAINOR, Judith A. et al. 14036716 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 Reed Smith LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3624 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 14248225 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) 101/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3625 Level 3 Communications, LLC 14120283 - (D) REPKO 103 101 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC LEVINE, ADAM L

3625 LISUTO K.K. 14632346 - (D) McMILLIN 101/102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GARG, YOGESH C

3626 Langdon, Robert W. 12171160 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/102/103 101 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP PORTER, RACHEL L

3666 Yulun Wang et al. 13277449 - (D) REIMERS 103 InTouch Health AMIN, BHAVESH V

3668 Zhou Bailiang 14957425 - (D) MARTIN 101 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google)
SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN

3682 Avaya Inc. 14609615 - (D) CRAIG 112(1) 101/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. ANDREI, RADU

3682 Hypertherm, Inc. 15359880 - (D) CHUNG 101 103 ANDREI, RADU ANDREI, RADU

3685 Navar, Murgesh et al. 13550563 - (D) BRANCH 101/103 Polsinelli LLP - TE2
WINTER, JOHN M

3685 MOSQUERA, LUIS D. 13271131 - (D) STRAUSS 101 101/103 The Law Office of Michael J. Scheer MARTINEZ-HERNAND, EDGAR R

3686 Green, W. Thomas. et al. 13083449 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 BLANK ROME LLP AUGUSTINE, VICTORIA PEARL

3687 Fisher, Michelle 14253607 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(1)/112(2)/103 Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3688 Vohra, Lalit et al. 13946255 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 101 Keller Jolley Preece / Adobe MACASIANO, MARILYN G

3691 Whitehouse, Harry T. 12842695 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP VYAS, ABHISHEK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3711 Benjamin Radford et al. 15694549 - (D) CAPP 102/103 112(2)/102 Aaron Ward WONG, STEVEN B

3746 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15036109 - (D) STEPINA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL

3753 United Technologies Corporation 14616922 - (D) OSINSKI 112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE

3799 David Cerutti et al. 13062592 - (D) GREENHUT 103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Avon Products, Inc. NOBREGA, TATIANA L

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Angus et al 11563816 - (D) REIMERS 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC FEENEY, BRETT A

2826 Ex Parte Kruglick 12999684 - (D) TIMM 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle MOORE, WHITNEY

2854 Ex Parte Sekino et al 12497950 - (D) BEST 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP CULLER, JILL E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Jones et al 12832106 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 103 41.50 112(2) SIEMENS CORPORATION TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Kang 11963759 - (D) WARNER 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Cipollini et al 11722862 - (D) HOUSEL 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC O DONNELL, LUCAS J

1735 Ex Parte Aleksov et al 12777476 - (D) PAK 112(1)/103 Winkle, PLLC SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1747 Ex Parte COPELAND et al 13039412 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. FISCHER, JUSTIN R

[R]eferences in a combination may be said to teach away where their combined teachings would produce a "seemingly inoperative device". See In re Sponnoble, 405 F.2d 578, 587 (CCPA 1969). Teaching an alternative or equivalent method, however, does not teach away from the  use of a claimed method. see In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 438 (CCPA 1965).

Sponnoble, In re, 405 F.2d 578, 160 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1969) 2141.02

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Luitjens et al 11814831 - (D) MORGAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Suitts et al 12396389 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CHEN, CAI Y

2436 Ex Parte Belling 12111162 - (D) WARD 102/103 Squire PB (NVA/DC Office) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2469 Ex Parte ORZELL et al 12886138 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix AMBAYE, MEWALE A

2483 Ex Parte Hummel et al 12839441 - (D) HOWARD 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NAWAZ, TALHA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Post 12508408 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LLNL/John P. Wooldridge MULLINS, BURTON S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 NEST LABS, INC., Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7142948 et al 10/753,917 95002037 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 Honeywell/Husch Third Party Requestor: FISH & RICHARDSON PC (TC) RALIS, STEPHEN J original KASENGE, CHARLES R