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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16764433 SCHNEIDER 103 41.50 112(2) Solventum Intellectual Properties Company BERRIOS, JENNIFER A

1613 Valcuria AB 16087034 SCHNEIDER 103 EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1671 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 15524181 BEST 101 DeWitt LLP Intellectual Property Department CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1786 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 16608565 KENNEDY 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. TATESURE, VINCENT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2115 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16512712 JEFFERY 102 Foley & Lardner LLP YANCHUS III, PAUL B

2153 MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 16884579 KAZHDAN 102 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

2174 GOOGLE LLC 16335979 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. PARCHER, DANIEL W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2463 Charter Communications Operating, LLC 17111501 HUME 102/103 Straub & Straub - Charter ANWAR, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2897 Texas Instruments Incorporated 14307880 REN 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED JUNGE, BRYAN R.

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

3736 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 16547884 STEPINA Dissenting CAPP 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Graphic Packaging International, LLC GUIDRY, ABIGAIL ELIZABETH

3752 Carlisle Fluid Technologies (UK) Ltd 16521534 WOODS 103 Peter J. Beardsley CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL

3774 DePuy International Limited 15652709 PESLAK 112(1) Mintz Levin/DePuy Synthes Spine HOBAN, MELISSA A

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

1728 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 16764010 PER CURIAM dissenting McManus 102 103 41.50 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC MARTIN, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2656 RINGCENTRAL, INC. 16898887 NAPPI 102/103 102/103 RINGCENTRAL/FINNEGAN AZAD, ABUL K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 EV Group E. Thallner GmbH 16080156 DIXON 102/103 103 KUSNER & JAFFE KING, SUN MI KIM

“[A]nticipation is a question of fact.” In re Hyatt, 211 F.3d 1367, 1371–1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000), (citing Bischoff v. Wethered, 76 U.S. (9 Wall.) 812, 814–815 (1869) ...

We are bound by the controlling guidance of our reviewing court: “[i]t is the claims that measure the invention.” See SRI Int’l v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of Am., 775 F.2d 1107, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc)

Hyatt, In re, 211 F.3d 1367, 54 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2111

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

3791 St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. 16224204 SONG 103 OTDP Wiley Patent Administration HENSON, DEVIN B

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Beiersdorf AG et al. 16035762 FREDMAN 112(2) 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP YU, HONG

1616 L'OREAL 16422976 FREDMAN 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC/L'OREAL SAEED, ALI S

1631 Mazed, Mohammad A. 16602403 ADAMS 103 Mohammad A. Mazed LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1723 SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. 16083130 RANGE 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP HENSHAW, MARY G

1735 ArcelorMittal 15500090 KAZHDAN Concurring ROBERTSON 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 Davidson Kappel LLC HILL, STEPHANI A

1783 UPONOR INNOVATION AB 16069788 MCMANUS 103 HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP THOMAS, ALEXANDER S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2467 Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy 17104338 MacDONALD 102/103 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC Nokia SWEET, LONNIE V

2474 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16917723 PER CURIAM 102 BakerHostetler / Comcast MYERS, ERIC A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 DexCom, Inc. 14959946 COLAIANNI 103 PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, L.L.P. - Dexcom BARBEE, MANUEL L

2857 International Business Machines Corporation 16383779 CAPP 101 DUKE W. YEE - IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

3689 Walmart Apollo, LLC 17226675 SILVERMAN 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (SF)(Walmart) SITTNER, MATTHEW T

3694 iVinci Partners, LLC 16808601 CRAWFORD 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. YONO, RAVEN E

3695 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 16440444 BROWN 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME MALKOWSKI, MARK A

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

3711 Tim Kenney 17694877 STEPINA 101/103 Eaton Peabody c/o Jeffrey Joyce VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S

3792 PACESETTER, INC. 16262625 BROWN 101/103 Pacesetter, Inc. The Small Patent Law Group, LLC DOWNEY, JOHN R

3798 Louis-Philippe AMIOT et al. 16101974 SONG 112(1)/112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) PENG, BO JOSEPH

RD00 THE BOEING COMPANY 16166785 NAPPI 112(1) 102/103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

Reexamination

Affirmed 

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

3641B/E AEROSPACE, INC (PATENT OWNER) et al. 90014980 9,440,742 15/141,338 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

3641B/E AEROSPACE, INC. et al. 90014979 9,073,641 14/043,500 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

3641Cook, Don et al. 90014978 8,590,838 13/089,063 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte KIMURA et al 12903977 - (D) KHAN 103 41.50 112(2) HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP NGUYEN, LAUREN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Satyavolu et al 13180533 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates (Trnaxis, Inc,) NGUYEN, TIEN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Fork et al 12972384 - (D) HANLON 103 103 MARGER JOHNSON/PARC THOMAS, BRENT C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte Zhao et al 12674713 - (D) ENGELS 103 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN

2468 Ex Parte South et al 12841290 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103/double patenting NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C /Vonage CHU, WUTCHUNG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Zaidel et al 13262015 - (D) MAJORS 102 112(2)/103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTERE

1617 Ex Parte Qin et al 13445754 - (D) ADAMS 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC, PALLAY, MICHAEL B

1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 12283128 - (D) PAULRAJ 103/double patenting 41.50 101 Dorsey & Whitney I INVENTION SCIENCE FUND BORIN, MICHAEL L

1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 12283158 - (D) PAULRAJ 101/112(2)/double patenting 112(2)/103/double patenting 41.50 101 Dorsey & Whitney I INVENTION SCIENCE FUND BORIN, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Agrawal et al 12325360 - (D) RANGE 103 KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC MERKLING, MATTHEW J

1742 Ex Parte Huang 12335816 - (D) McMANUS 103 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

1788 Ex Parte Craamer et al 11886714 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER LLP CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte South et al 12841285 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C /Vonage CHU, WUTCHUNG

2483 Ex Parte Adachi et al 11966609 - (D) BEAMER 103 BGL/NTT DoCoMo, Inc BAILEY, FREDERICK D

2486 Ex Parte Pitcher 12773616 - (D) YAP 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC TRUONG, NGUYEN T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Rudolf et al 12186657 - (D) POTHIER 112(2) 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. TIMORY, KABIR A

2642 Ex Parte Viering et al 13257135 - (D) HOWARD 103 HARRINGTON & SMITH MIAH, LITON

Regardless of the general contentions and imputed intended meanings articulated by Appellants in the Appeal Brief, "[i]t is the claims that measure the invention." See SRI Int 'l v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of Am., 775 F.2d 1107, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc) (citations omitted).

2689 Ex Parte Worthington et al 13015327 - (D) HORVATH 103 HONEYWELL/CONLEY ROSE TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Buchwalter et al 13312456 - (D) NAGUMO 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE+ QUIGG LLP (FOR IBM YORKTOWN - DC OFFICE) PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

2837 Ex Parte HO 12885330 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - San Diego ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN

2884 Ex Parte O'KEEFE et al 12078755 - (D) DENNETT 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LEE, SHUNK

2894 Ex Parte Taleyarkhan 11653791 - (D) WILSON 112(1)/112(2)/101 Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP - Chicago MONDT, JOHANNES P

"The PTO may establish a reason to doubt an invention's asserted utility when the written description 'suggest[ s] an inherently unbelievable undertaking or involve[s] implausible scientific principles."' In re Cortright, 165 F.3d 1353, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (quoting In re Brana, 51 F.3d 1560, 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1995)) (alteration in original). Stated differently, the Examiner must present the evidence necessary to establish a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art to question the objective truth of the statement of utility. Id.

Cortright, In re, 165 F.3d 1353, 49 USPQ2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111 , 2164.04

Brana, In re, 51 F.3d 1560, 34 USPQ2d 1436 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 2107.01 ,   2107.03 ,   2164.01(c) ,   2107.02 ,   2164.02 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.07

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte GUILFOYLE 13013921 - (D) CAPP 103 Seyfarth Shaw LLP WONG, STEVEN B

3724 Ex Parte Skrobis et al 13419929 - (D) HOELTER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PRONE, JASON D

3742 Ex Parte Nürnberger et al 12865817 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 KENNAMETAL INC NGUYEN, PHUONG T

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Weber et al 12822055 - (R) BEST 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP STARK, JARRETT J

Phillips, sri2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Skirmont et al 13421666 - (D) BARRY 102 Brocade c/o Blank Rome LLP MERANT, GUERRIER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2118 Ex Parte BOSS et al 12825904 - (D) KUMAR 101/102 101/102/103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. HICKS, AUSTIN

However, Specification paragraph 9 states "the noted plurality of drawings [are] by way of non-limiting examples" (emphasis added). Therefore, it would be improper to use the drawings to limit the definition of the "virtual power delivery network" as Appellants have argued. "[A]lthough the specification often describes very specific embodiments of the invention, we have repeatedly warned against confining the claims to those embodiments. .  [C]laims may embrace different subject matter than is illustrated in the specific embodiments in the specification." Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). Rather, "[i]t is the claims that measure the invention." SRI Int'l v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of Am., 775 F.2d 1107, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc) (citations omitted).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111 , 2111.01 , 2143.01 , 2258

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte HERRIOTT et al 12544012 - (D) PINKERTON 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LOPATA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte van Willigenburg et al 12072678 - (D) LENTIVECH 102 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent AREVALO, JOSEPH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte Florez et al 12221252 - (D) BEST 103 41.50 103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. HENKEL, DANIELLE B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Ramer et al 13219626 - (D) HORVATH 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (AOL Inc.) PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte Wang et al 11839464 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED BARBEE, MANUEL L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Garbe et al 11748242 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Smith et al 12619797 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DRIGGS, HOGG, DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. AKAR, SERKAN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 SHIMANO INC., Requester, v. Patent of COMPOSITECH, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6991298 et al 10/306,750 95001028 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1) 112(2) LEWIS RICE LLC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP original Indiano Law Group LLC GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original STORMER, RUSSELL D