sullivan

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 13972532 - (D) KATZ 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP (OTT-NIH) SANG, HONG

See In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ("Whether the composition would have been obvious cannot be determined without considering evidence attempting to rebut the prima facie case.").

1643 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 14868040 - (D) KATZ 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP (OTT-NIH) SANG, HONG

1657 Ex Parte Budaraju et al 12818757 - (D) TOWNSEND 101 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY JOHNSON, KARA D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Utano et al 13889478 - (D) HEANEY 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP CROWELL, ANNA M

1717 Ex Parte Halfar et al 14237499 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP ZHANG, HAI Y

1735 Ex Parte Wirth 12566294 - (D) DENNETT 112(2)/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. GAMINO, CARLOS J

1783 Ex Parte Khaselev et al 13287820 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 MacDermid Performance Solutions - Patents c/o Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP UTT, ETHAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Ortiz Hernandez et al 14934490 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC ISLAM, SYED A

3645 Ex Parte Harrick et al 13273707 - (D) JUNG 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC - PGS HULKA, JAMES R

3692 Ex Parte Flurscheim et al 14279653 - (D) THOMAS 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA WONG,ERICTAKWAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3795 Ex Parte Menard et al 11992020 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Kenig 12998645 - (D) WILSON 103 112(2) MYERS WOLIN, LLC BROOKS, KREGG T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Popovski et al 14453910 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 41.50 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC SAN, JASON W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Sweeney 12800993 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 101 Daniel Leo Sweeney KOSACK, JOSEPH R

1631 Ex Parte Breton et al 13634040 - (D) SCHNEIDER 101 University of Virginia (DexCom) c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Chen et al 14953701 - (D) McGEE 112(2)/103 CORNING INCORPORATED EMPIE, NATHAN H

1726 Ex Parte DeGRAAFF et al 14747836 - (D) DELMENDO 102 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP BAKHTIARI, NIKI

1765 Ex Parte ONG et al 15019294 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1767 Ex Parte Felipe et al 14319668 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC OYER, ANDREW J

1791 Ex Parte Badolato Bönisch et al 14236538 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC DEES, NIKKI H

1798 Ex Parte Soyez et al 14377760 - (D) SMITH 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP KRCHA, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Appelman et al 13616734 - (D) DIXON 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook NICHOLAS, WENDY K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Banatwala et al 14951689 - (D) REPKO 102/103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DENNISON, JERRY B

2489 Ex Parte Côté et al 14853868 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103/OTDP IP-MEX Inc. HALLENBECK-HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte MAKINEN et al 15098551 - (D) DEJMEK 102/103/OTDP YOUNG & THOMPSON DU, HAIXIA

2625 Ex Parte Westphal 12361072 - (D) POTHIER 103 41.50 112(2) Greenberg Traurig, LLP SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2625 Ex Parte Westphal 13530659 - (D) POTHIER 103 112(1) Greenberg Traurig, LLP SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2684 Ex Parte Landers 14979052 - (D) DEJMEK 103 LKGLOBAL (GD-Gulfstream) BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED 0

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Chilcote et al 14819320 - (D) WILSON 103 HONEYWELL/THOMPSON RHODES, JUANITA B

2834 Ex Parte Pal et al 14524019 - (D) McGEE 112(1) 103 Locke Lord LLP ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2871 Ex Parte Cuvillier 13124379 - (D) HEANEY Dissenting-in-Part CASHION 103 112(1) Johnson Controls, Inc. c/o Fletcher Yoder PC MERLIN, JESSICA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte CHAUHAN 14048774 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KNIGHT, LETORIA G

3626 Ex Parte Moore et al 14551541 - (D) BUI 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

3683 Ex Parte AL-FILALI 14272435 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. Concurring BUI 101/103 Studebaker & Brackett PC WAESCO, JOSEPH M

armbruster, marzocchi, angstadt, sullivan, vitronics

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Bastian 12420311 - (D) HORVATH 103 BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS & MAIRE, P. A. SHIN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Taylor et al 12830810 - (D) PAK 112(1)/112(2) ENDURANCE LAW GROUP PLC k-Space Associates, Inc. KAPLAN VERBITSKY, GAIL

As the predecessor to our reviewing court stated in In re Armbruster, 512 F.2d 676, 677 (CCPA 1975):

[A] specification disclosure which contains a teaching of the manner and process of making and using the invention in terms which correspond in scope to those used in describing and defining the subject matter sought to be patented must be taken as in compliance with the enabling requirement of the first paragraph of 112 unless there is reason to doubt the objective truth of the statements contained therein which must be relied on for enabling support.

(quoting In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971)).  However, the Examiner did not supply a sufficient reason to doubt the object truth of the statements in the Specification.  Nor did the Exminer proffer any evidence to show that the above spectra preprocessing steps could not be conducted without "undue experimentation."  In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976) (explaining that the Examiner has the "burden of giving reason, supported by the record as a whole, why the specification in not enabling.... Showing that the disclosure entails undue experimentation is part of the PTO's initial burden ....")  The Examiner did not even meaningfully address the Rule 132 Affidavits of record relied upon by Appellants to show that one of ordinary skill in the art would be able to perform the above spectra preprocessing steps recited in the claims based on the information provided in the Specification.  Compare Ans. 8 with App. Br. 6-7; In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (explaning that failure to meaningfully address submitted evidence is error). Rather than focusing on the sufficiency of any underlying evidence and/or any passages of the Specification relied upon by the affiants for their averments, the Examiner inappropriately ignored the contents of the Rule 132 Affidavits because the affiants were deemed experts, rather that one of ordinary skill in the art.  Ans. 8; see, e.g., Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1585 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (explaining that an expert testimony can be relied on to show the state of the art, e.g., the knowledge of one possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pertinent art.)

Armbruster, In re, 512 F. 2d 676, 185 USPQ 152 (CCPA 1975) 608.01(b) , 2161 , 2181

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971)  2107.01 ,   2107.02 ,   2124 ,   2163 ,   2163.04 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.08

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Hanes 11669232 - (D) KAISER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MESA, JOSE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Rasmusson et al 12127462 - (D) FINK 112(2) 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC CRADDOCK, ROBERT J

sullivan, glaug

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Champ et al 12260399 - (D) KRATZ 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP ZEMEL, IRINA SOPHIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte BALACHANDRAN et al 11674842 - (D) BROWNE 103 Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. C/O Davidson Sheehan LLP BARON, JAMES T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11579222 - (D) HUME 102 THOMSON Licensing LLC MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Geis et al 11731338 - (D) TORCZON 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP (MIT) RADKOWSKI, PETER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Knapp 11356673 - (D) FETTING 103 Siemens Corporation RAJ, RAJIV J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2699 Ex Parte Im et al 11245231 - (D) FRAHM 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. STERNBANE, LAURENCE J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 11617902 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP SHAFER, RICKY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Harkins et al 11149828 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 101/112(1)/102 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

3725 Ex Parte Ingvarsson 12221890 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting Mark P. Stone YUSUF, MOHAMMAD I

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
2915 PACIFIC COAST MARINE WINDSHIELDS LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MALIBU BOATS, LLC, AND TRESSMARK, INC., doing business as Liquid Sports Marine, Defendants-Appellees, AND MARINE HARDWARE, INC., MH WINDOWS, LLC, AND JOHN F. PUGH, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1199 D555,070 29/258,753 DYK SJ non-infringement due to prosecution history estoppel Rohde & Van Kampen, PLLC; O’Melveny & Myers LLP CHIN, CYNTHIA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 IN RE RAYMOND GIANNELLI 2013-1167 10/378,261 5,997,447 08/941,455 LOURIE 103 Novak, Druce, Connolly, Bove & Quigg, LLP; Associate Solicitor USPTO DONNELLY, JEROME W; MULCAHY, JOHN M

The PTO bears the initial burden of showing a prima facie case of obviousness. In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2007). When a prima facie case of obviousness is made, the burden then shifts to the applicant to come forward with evidence and/or argument supporting patentability. In re Glaug, 283 F.3d 1335, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2002). The PTO did not carry its burden in this case.

sullivan DONNER 2: 25-45; 8: 948-63, 1195-1215, 1423-45
HARMON 4: 426, 443

glaug DONNER 8: 145-50, 1698-1705
HARMON 4: 36, 209, 369; 6: 146

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION AND WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees, AND SLING MEDIA, INC. Defendant-Appellee, AND VIZIO, INC., Defendant. 2013-1165 7,080,362 09/938,886 7,225,436 09/687,777 DYK concurring LOURIE SJ non-infringement Pepper Hamilton LLP; Wiley Rein, LLP original HAHN AND MOODLEY LLP DAS, CHAMELI; NGUYEN BA, HOANG VU A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC (formerly known as Motorola Mobility, Inc.), Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, AND APPLE INC., Intervenor. 2012-1666 6,272,333 09/096,664 REYNA non infringement; domestic industry req. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Office of the General Counsel ITC; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP CHOW, CHARLES CHIANG

2785 IN RE ENHANCED SECURITY RESEARCH, LLC 2013-1114 90/010,849 6,119,236 09/210,057 DYK Dissenting O’MALLEY 103; publically available prior art Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.; Associate Solicitor USPTO ELISCA, PIERRE E

3306 ALLEGRA HEMPHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellee. 2013-1503 4,557,720 06/619,684 PER CURIAM Rule 11 sanctions ALLEGRA HEMPHILL; Covington & Burling, LLP NOT, DEFINED FILE REPOSITORY (FRANCONIA)

MICKY A. GUTIER, Appellant, v. HUGO BOSS TRADE MARK MANAGEMENT GMBH & CO. KG, Appellee. 2013-1481 2,909,091 2,921,574 DYK cancelling the registrations under 15 U.S.C. § 1119 MICKY A. GUTIER; DLA Piper, LLP

VACATED AND REMANDED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 PROVERIS SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (formerly known as Image Therm Engineering, Inc.), Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant, v. INNOVASYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. 2013-1166, -1190 6,785,400 09/640,246 PROST claim interpretation Proveris Scientific Corporation; Fox Rothschild, LLP original GREENBERG TRAURIG (NY) TABATABAI, ABOLFAZL

sullivan

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Braun 10/508,143 WALSH 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP EXAMINER PENG, BO

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Kawamura et al 11/411,487 SMITH 103(a) SHELL OIL COMPANY EXAMINER VASISTH, VISHAL V

1782 Ex Parte Bernig et al 10/523,130 SMITH 103(a) GERSTENZANG, WILLIAM C. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA EXAMINER WOOD, ELLEN S

See In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (Failure to meaningfully address submitted evidence is error.)

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Day et al 11/557,601 ARBES 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 Streets & Steele-IBM Corporation EXAMINER NGUYEN, LOAN T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Wilder 11/465,538 ROBERTSON 103(a) MITCHELL A. SMOLOW EXAMINER ISLAM, SYED A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Honkura et al 10/546,059 FRANKLIN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MAI, HAO D

3737 Ex Parte Maschke 11/062,304 SAINDON 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2)
SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI
3737 Ex Parte Scheirer et al 10/599,322 GRIMES 112(2)/103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SANTOS, JOSEPH M

3761 Ex Parte Tippey et al 11/729,702 WALSH 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER MARCETICH, ADAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Durrance et al 10/210,260 SMITH 112(1)/103(a) 103(a) Christopher M. Goff (27839) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP EXAMINER SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Kainth et al 11/796,585 FREDMAN 103(a) 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER TREYGER, ILYA Y

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Mukherji et al 11/611,173 SMITH 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE

1743 Ex Parte Wu et al 11/451,993 SMITH 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DEL SOLE, JOSEPH S

2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Erfani et al 09/895,948 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc EXAMINER CURS, NATHAN M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Stahmann et al 11/136,195 PRATS 103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER EXAMINER JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Benazzi et al 10/270,075 GAUDETTE 103(a) MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAM M
 
GRANTED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Almberg et al 10/684,585 WALSH 101 double patenting SCA Hygiene Products AB c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

sullivan, rishoi, otto, ludtke, yanush, lovin

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Tang et al 11/594,148 GREEN dissenting FREDMAN 101/112(1) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER SEHARASEYON, JEGATHEESAN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11/478,401 COLAIANNI 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

1723 Ex Parte Thielert 10/520,853 HANLON 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER MERKLING, MATTHEW J

1727 Ex Parte Gao et al 11/106,225 COLAIANNI 112(2)/102(b) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER SCULLY, STEVEN M

“[W]hen an applicant puts forth relevant evidence . . . the Board must consider such evidence.” In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

1734 Ex Parte Irie et al 10/244,010 COLAIANNI 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1761 Ex Parte Greene et al 11/427,944 COLAIANNI 103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER AHVAZI, BIJAN

1789 Ex Parte O'SULLIVAN et al 11/388,857 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) Annette M. Frawley, Attorney General Mills EXAMINER WONG, LESLIE A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Jeong et al 10/982,560 COURTENAY 102(b)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER DOAN, DUC T

2186 Ex Parte Nevill 10/781,867 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER PATEL, KAUSHIKKUMAR M

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Boudreau et al 10/318,116 MORGAN 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b)/103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER SHANG, ANNAN Q

2451 Ex Parte NISHIMURA et al 11/844,182 HUGHES 102(e) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER DAFTUAR, SAKET K

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Vega et al 10/697,010 DANG 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER ZHU, RICHARD Z

2628 Ex Parte LAMPING et al 09/124,805 STEPHENS 102(b) MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY & POPEO, P.C. EXAMINER WANG, JIN CHENG

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Gore et al 11/426,677 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a)/102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PHAM, THANH V

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Hazama 09/817,123 KIM 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION EXAMINER MOSSER, ROBERT E

3764 Ex Parte Loyd et al 11/322,443 SAINDON 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Kazi et al 10/376,902 HOMERE 103(a) 102(e)/103(a) SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP EXAMINER PARDO, THUY N

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Peterson et al 10/903,121 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) 112(2) MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC EXAMINER LUONG, VINH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Matos 10/841,326 SPAHN 112(2)/102(b)/102(e) 102(b)/102(e) INNOVAR, LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIEN T

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Lizio et al 10/564,096 ADAMS 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1638 Ex Parte Hillebrand et al 10/593,181 PRATS 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1742 Ex Parte Benavitz et al 11/757,143 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER HAUTH, GALEN H

1745 Ex Parte Harding et al 11/787,260 GUEST concurring TORCZON 103(a) The Jackson Patent Group EXAMINER BELL, WILLIAM P

Language in an apparatus or product claim directed to the function, operation, intent-of-use, and materials upon which the components of the structure work that does not structurally limit the components or patentably differentiate the claimed apparatus or product from an otherwise identical prior art structure will not support patentability. See, e.g., In re Rishoi, 197 F.2d 342, 344-45 (CCPA 1952); In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 939-40 (CCPA 1963); In re Ludtke, 441 F.2d 660, 663-64 (CCPA 1971); In re Yanush, 477 F.2d 958, 959 (CCPA 1973).

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02, 2115

Ludtke, In re, 441 F.2d 660, 169 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112.01

1798 Ex Parte Polat et al 10/740,261 GUEST 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER PIZIALI, ANDREW T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Vilalta et al 09/906,168 COURTENAY 112(1)/101/102(e) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER STARKS, WILBERT L

See In re Lovin, 652 F.3d 1349, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“We conclude that the Board has reasonably interpreted Rule 41.37 to require applicants to articulate more substantive arguments if they wish for individual claims to be treated separately.”).

2167 Ex Parte Bergholz 11/222,881 GONSALVES 103(a) FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER EXAMINER BADAWI, SHERIEF

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Washino 10/418,341 DANG 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER YENKE, BRIAN P

2453 Ex Parte Issa 11/234,493 DANG 103(a) FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Toyozawa et al 10/541,092 KOHUT 102(e)/103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER CHOW, YUK

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Santurkar et al 11/244,572 DANG 102(b)/103(a) LAW OFFICES OF MAXIMILIAN R. PETERSON EXAMINER TAN, VIBOL

2855 Ex Parte Meinlschmidt et al 10/381,038 DANG 103(a) WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. EXAMINER VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Ledger et al 11/549,354 HOELTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER PHAN, HAU VAN

3635 Ex Parte Baratuci et al 11/305,041 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER KATCHEVES, BASIL S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Horn et al 10/490,165 BARRETT 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER TAWFIK, SAMEH

3754 Ex Parte Dux et al 10/149,988 SPAHN 102(b) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER NICOLAS, FREDERICK C

3788 Ex Parte Mitten et al 11/025,743 ASTORINO 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN