REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Sandoval et al 11821246 - (D) TORCZON 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 Ovonyx, Inc VALENTINE, JAMI M
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Freeny 11018176 - (D) MOHANTY 103 DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. WINTER, JOHN M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Vasa et al 11768971 - (D) CALVE 103 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON TIV, BACKHEAN
2438 Ex Parte Starr et al 12641681 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 112(2)/103 Spectra Logic Corporation HERZOG, MADHURIR
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Gotte et al 11621674 - (D) BUI 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG CALLE, ANGEL J.
2184 Ex Parte Diab et al 12056445 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF DUANE S. KOBAYASHI BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Van Der Velde et al 11543253 - (D) STEPHENS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. GAO, JING
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Pratt 11248248 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP HARTMANN, GARY S
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Wool 12169717 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP WALTERS, RYAN J
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2767 Ex parte IMX, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 5995947 et al 08/928,559 90009857 - (D) THOMAS 103 102/103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP For Third Party Requester: O’BRIEN JONES, PLLC CARLSON, JEFFREY D original PEESO, THOMAS R
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex parte MOBILEMEDIA IDEAS LLC Ex Parte 6055439 et al 08/744,244 90012450 - (D) LEE 102 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original DOLINAR, ANDREW M
Recently, the Federal Circuit held that a newsgroup post was a printed publication under § 102. Suffolk Techs., LLC v. AOL Inc., No. 2013-1392, 2014 WL 2179274, at *5-6 (Fed. Cir. May 27, 2014). In Suffolk, while there was no evidence in the record that any person of ordinary skill (other than the post’s author) had actually accessed the specific newsgroup on which the alleged prior art was posted, the court was persuaded by evidence that persons of ordinary skill used newsgroups generally at that time. Id. at *5. The court also held that the reference was sufficiently disseminated because the newsgroup was organized by subject matter (so a person interested in the topic could find the post at issue and others like it), the newsgroup’s purpose was to facilitate discussion of information in its posts, and several users had in fact accessed and responded to the post. Id.
In contrast, the Federal Circuit vacated a summary judgment of invalidity based on a paper posted on an FTP server where the record appeared to show the paper was not a printed publication under § 102. SRI Int’l, Inc. v. Internet Sec. Sys., Inc., 511 F.3d 1186, 1196-97 (Fed. Cir. 2008). In SRI Int’l, the public was not notified of the paper’s existence, and the nature of the FTP server did not inform interested artisans that the paper or like information was present on the server. Id. Therefore, the court held the record did not support the summary judgment ruling that the paper was accessible by the public. Id.
SRI Int'l, Inc. v. Internet Sec. Sys., Inc., 511 F.3d 1186, 85 USPQ2d 1489 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2152.02(e)
REHEARING
DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 GLOBAL BETTING EXCHANGE Third Party Requestor, Respondent v. THE SPORTING EXCHANGE, LTD. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7690991 et al 09/959,975 95000561 - (R) SAINDON 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original HOEL, MATTHEW D
