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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ann Huletsky et al. 11545986 LEBOVITZ 103 41.50 101 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP POHNERT, STEVEN C

1658 Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC 15855162 GRIMES Dissenting KATZ 103 41.50 102 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP HIBBERT, CATHERINE S

1658 ISP INVESTMENTS LLC 15565226 GRIMES 103 THOMPSON HINE L.L.P. REYNOLDS, FRED H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1725 Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. 16164704 SMITH 103 Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. WYLUDA, KIMBERLY

1781 PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC. 14943133 TIMM 103 PPG Industries, Inc. IP Law Group FIGG, LAURA B

1787 IKEA Supply AG 15757541 HOUSEL 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT

1788 CERALOC INNOVATION AB 16433722 SNAY 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

1798 Becton, Dickinson and Company 15472020 GUPTA 102/103 Becton, Dickinson and Company Bozicevic, Field and Francis LLP GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Hayward Industries, Inc. 16134359 SAADAT 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP / Hayward Industries, Inc. LIN, JASON

2133 Intel Corporation 15382103 MCKEOWN 103 Compass IP Law PC AYASH, MARWAN

2138 International Business Machines Corporation 15397374 ARPIN 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (PST) KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C

2153 International Business Machines Corporation 15823736 BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 101 IBM Corporation - Patent Center VUONG, CAO DANG

2154 Teradata US, Inc. 15848491 FRAHM 103 41.50 103 Randy Campbell TERADATA US, INC. MCGHEE, TRACY M

2162 Frederick Strahm 11852948 LORIN 112(2)/103 41.50 101 Patent Capital Group - McAfee, LLC BOCCIO, VINCENT F

2168 Equalum Ltd. 16025153 BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 101 M&B IP Analysts, LLC HOANG, KEN

2169 THE BOEING COMPANY 15921045 HUME 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/BOEING ELIAS, EARL L

2179 Apple Inc. 15655253 SILVERMAN 103 DENTONS US LLP ĄV Apple TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 Kyocera Corporation 16339115 THOMAS 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. RIVAS, SALVADOR E

2422 Universal Electronics Inc. 16146305 BUI 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Greenberg Traurig, LLP TEITELBAUM, MICHAEL E

2435 International Business Machines Corporation 15467460 EVANS 103 Law Office of David H. Judson TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH

2461 QUALCOMM Incorporated 16177858 ZADO 102/103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm MIAN, OMER S

2482 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 15855921 DIXON 103 TechLaw Ventures, PLLC NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

2484 APPLE INC. 16080386 SAADAT 103 F&P, LLP-Arlen Team DANG, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2626 Shunichi Kasahara et al. 13163639 FRAHM 103 41.50 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC NGUYEN, JIMMY H

2644 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 16831214 PYONIN 103 VERIZON ĄV SCLC CASCA, FRED A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2861 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 16406886 ROBERTSON 112(1) The Ollila Law Group LLC RAEVIS, ROBERT R

“To satisfy the enablement requirement of § 112, ¶ 1, a patent application must adequately disclose the claimed invention so as to enable a person skilled in the art to practice the invention at the time the application was filed without undue experimentation.” In re Swartz, 232 F.3d 862, 863 (Fed. Cir. 2000)

Swartz, In re, 232 F.3d 862, 56 USPQ2d 1703 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2107.01 , 2164.07

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

3619 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 16409192 KORNICZKY 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. BISHOP, ERIN D

3626 Enlitic, Inc. 15627644 MOHANTY 103 Cochran Freund & Young, LLC SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S.

3657 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 16482587 KAUFFMAN 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP LANE, NICHOLAS J

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 14959646 BAYAT 112(a)/103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC RAZA, ZEHRA

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

3735 American Innovations, Inc. 15232310 GUIJT 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. POON, ROBERT

3763 Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC 16140256 BROWN 103 41.50 103 Johnson Controls, Inc./Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder PC RUBY, TRAVIS C

3783 Osprey Medical, Inc. 16679572 HUTCHINGS 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. SHAH, NILAY J

3792 EXIMO MEDICAL LTD 16094137 HUTCHINGS 103 DLA Piper LLP (US)/AngioDynamics HOLMES, REX R

3792 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska 16230369 ASTORINO 112(2)/103 Nasr Patent Law LLC KALINOCK, JANE C

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2446 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 14513776 BUSCH 103 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP GUZMAN, JAVIER O

2461 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 16479093 BUI 103 103 41.50 112(1)/103 CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. MIAN, OMER S

2484 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 15665668 CHUNG 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP TRAN, LOI H

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2644 Charter Communications Operating, LLC 16656525 BAER 103 103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP MATHEW, MAX

2689 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 16784185 DEJMEK 103 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP / Ford FEILD, JOSEPH H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2856 Battelle Memorial Institute 16259124 HEANEY 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 103 FAY SHARPE LLP MERCADO, ALEXANDER A

2876 Hubbell Incorporated 15131436 MCGEE 102 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (HLI) KELLY, RAFFERTY D

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

3621 Adobe Inc. 15416856 WIEDER 103 103 41.50 112(b) FIG. 1 Patents VAN BRAMER, JOHN W

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

3793 Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 15364156 BROWN 103 103 Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Coty Inc. 15318310 TOWNSEND 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Coty FRAZIER, BARBARA S

1611 L'OREAL 15420888 SCHNEIDER 112(1)/112(2) 103 Oblon/L'Oreal GHALI, ISIS A D

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 16225823 CHANG 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH

1617 BonAlive Biomaterials Oy 15125932 CHANG 103 WOLTER VAN DYKE DAVIS, PLLC HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA

1641 Becton, Dickinson and Company 15126796 NEW 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company Bozicevic, Field and Francis LLP COUNTS, GARY W

1699 Fenwal, Inc. 14524115 MORGAN 103 COOK ALEX LTD./FENWAL, INC. DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1741 JOHNS MANVILLE 16405892 GUPTA 103 JOHNS MANVILLE DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1759 Abbott Laboratories 14915552 COLAIANNI 103 Abbott Laboratories GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

1759 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 14728896 COLAIANNI 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP WANG, EUGENIA

1787 United Technologies Corporation 15804430 INGLESE 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1791 Allied Blending & Ingredients, Inc. 14087676 SNAY 103 GLOBAL PATENT GROUP ĄV ABI Global Patent Group LLC COX, STEPHANIE A

1793 Bertagni 1882 SpA 15800879 KENNEDY 103 Themis Law MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L.

1799 The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy 15367890 KENNEDY 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL (PATENTS) PRAKASH, GAUTAM

2165 International Business Machines Corporation 15680089 MacDONALD 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM CHEUNG, EDDY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2177 BlackBerry Limited 15614078 GALLIGAN 103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) HUYNH, THU V

2193 SAP SE 16034117 FRAHM 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) PAULINO, LENIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2446 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 14513755 BUSCH 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP GUZMAN, JAVIER O

2448 Arista Networks, Inc. 15626017 EVANS 102/103 FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP P.C./Arista MIAN, MOHAMMAD YOU A

2454 Tara Singhal 12932259 DEJMEK 112(1)/112(2)/103 Tara Chand Singhal LEE, PHILIP C

2454 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 16805608 BUSCH 103 Docket Clerk ĄV SAMS CHANG, JULIAN

2454 VMware, Inc. 16657919 CHUNG 102/103 Kim & Stewart LLP- VMware LEE, PHILIP C

2472 Wistron AiEDGE Corporation 15695766 STEPHENS 103 Grable Martin Fulton PLLC DAYA, TEJIS A

2477 Apple Inc. 15567820 BEAMER 103 Eschweiler/Apple Inc. c/o Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2619 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 16354831 HUME 103/OTDP Whirlpool Corporation / McGarry Bair PC BADER, ROBERT N.

2621 AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 14631232 ANDERSON 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. JOSEPH, DENNIS P

2631 Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 16672694 SAADAT 102/103 Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. YU, LIHONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14290955 TIMM 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR AHMAD, KHAJA

2822 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16225164 SMITH 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED MIYOSHI, JESSE Y

2832 NABTESCO CORPORATION 16314480 SMITH 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP GUGGER, SEAN A

2837 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15693951 GUPTA 102 PEARNE & GORDON LLP ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN

2883 Juniper Networks, Inc. 16599854 MCGEE 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Juniper PASCAL, LESLIE C

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

3628 Uber Technologies, Inc. 15802385 LORIN 103 101 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Uber Technologies, Inc. HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS

3628 Conduent Business Services, LLC 15151773 MOHANTY 101 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT VETTER, DANIEL

3635 Robert Swank 15981701 GUIJT 103 Nolte Lackenbach Siegel LAUX, JESSICA L

3673 Bett1 .de GmbH 15778825 ASTORINO 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ORTIZ, ADAM C

3678 Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC 16574336 WOOD 103 Dickinson Wright PLLC - DRiV/FM ANDERSON, AMBER R

3683 Aessense Technology Hong Kong Limited 15962843 MOHANTY 103 PATENT LAW OFFICES OF DAVID MILLERS WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3686 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15762113 LORIN 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SZUMNY, JONATHON A

3692 Mastercard International Incorporated 15454456 SHAH 101 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3695 Dylan Tyson 13875965 BENNETT 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. KANG, IRENE S

3695 Valid System, LLC 15205709 MOHANTY 112(a) 101 Braxton Perrone, PLLC POLLOCK, GREGORY A

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

3724 SKULL SHAVER, LLC 16561292 WOOD 103 Norman E. LehrerNorman E. Lehrer, P.C. DONG, LIANG

3741 United Technologies Corporation 14972289 HUTCHINGS 103 112(2)/112(4) Snell & Wilmer (Pratt & Whitney) KANG, EDWIN G

3741 General Electric Company 15616049 CAPP 112(2)/103 GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC CHABREYRIE, RODOLPHE ANDRE

3746 BorgWarner, Inc. 17077084 PLENZLER 102/103 REISING ETHINGTON-BORGWARNER ESHETE, ZELALEM

3772 3SHAPE A/S 16063838 PESLAK 112(1) 101/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC LEWIS, RALPH A

3786 SOMMETRICS, INC. 16384730 GUIJT 103 Acuity Law Group, P.C. FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS

3792 Michiel Roersma et al. 11165987 GRIMES 112(1)/112(2) 103/OTDP PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EISEMAN, LYNSEY C

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 15749541 EVANS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1649 Electrophoretics Limited et al. 15104149 MORGAN 112(1) ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 Harmonic, Inc. 16657909 CRAIG 102 Brokaw Patent Law, PC MENGESHA, MULUGETA A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2814 Sony Corporation 15558812 SNAY 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (SONY) KIELIN, ERIK J

Reexamination

Rehearing

Denied

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2176 SOFTVIEW L.L.C. (OWNER) et al. 95000634 7,461,353 11/045,757 MacDONALD estoppel LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: POLSINELLI PC BASEHOAR, ADAM L

2176 SOFTVIEW L.L.C. (OWNER) et al. 95002132 7,461,353 11/045,757 MacDONALD estoppel LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BASEHOAR, ADAM L

2176 SOFTVIEW L.L.C.(OWNER) et al. 95000635 7,831,926 11/738,486 CHEN 103 LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: POLSINELLI PC BASEHOAR, ADAM L

2176 SOFTVIEW LLC et al. 95002126 7,831,926 11/738,486 CHEN 103 LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BASEHOAR, ADAM L

swartz

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Nakanishi 12087896 - (D) NAGUMO 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, LLP, LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1798 Ex Parte Sogaro 13129552 - (D) DELMENDO 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP TAVARES, TIJLIE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Briand et al 13434384 - (D) HAMANN 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, PA NICHOLAS, WENDY K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2479 Ex Parte Capomaggio 12671320 - (D) HUGHES 103 OSHA LIANG LLP, CEHIC, KENAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Wolf et al 13060621 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP ALKAFAWI, EMAN A

2884 Ex Parte Grazioso et al 12560054 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION IGYARTO, CAROLYN

2893 Ex Parte Cai et al 11857569 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 DeLio, Peterson & Curcio, LLC ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Deibert et al 11971586 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Barker et al 11886739 - (D) BROWN 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GRANT, ALVIN J

3733 Ex Parte Arnold et al 13798243 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP COTRONEO, STEVEN J

3741 Ex Parte Dierberger 12286705 - (D) WARNER 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H

3752 Ex Parte Drozd et al 12613372 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL

3761 Ex Parte Judy et al 13164587 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 O'BANION & RITCHEY LLP TOWNSEND, GUY K

3763 Ex Parte Heller et al 13318670 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

3768 Ex Parte Browning et al 12376317 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

3768 Ex Parte Lee et al 11512042 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

3777 Ex Parte Ulric et al 12717818 - (D) BROWN 103 THOMPSON HINE LLP, NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

3781 Ex Parte Wilczak et al 12223501 - (D) LANEY 103 MCCRACKEN & FRANK LLC MAI, TRI M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Rabenhorst et al 11812085 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Park et al 12941946 - (D) WILSON 103 101/112(2) Fletcher Yoder PC GE Power & Water D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Carl 12541833 - (D) HOFF 103 103 TIPS GROUP ANDERSON II, JAMES M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Kruempelmann et al 13299146 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P,C (SAP) KONERU, SUJAY

3667 Ex Parte WELCHKO et al 12704614 - (D) LANEY 102 102 LKGlobal (GM) ALSOMIRI, MAIDI A

3671 Ex Parte Beaujot 12224039 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(2)/103 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MITCHELL, JOEL F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Chu et al 12062245 - (D) PESLAK 103 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Zhang 13020730 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1618 Ex Parte Langereis et al 13062550 - (D) NEWMAN 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

1644 Ex Parte SMITH et al 13409855 - (D) CHANG 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER SCHWADRON, RONALD B

1662 Ex Parte Mcgonigle 12809324 - (D) LAVIER 103 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY ZHOU, SHUBO

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte DOTSON et al 13237166 - (D) HANLON 102 Legal Department (M-495) THROWER, LARRY W

1743 Ex Parte Koo et al 13201961 - (D) NAGUMO 103 ARENT FOX LLP OCHYLSKI, RYAN M

1771 Ex Parte Takeuchi et al 11613961 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 41.50 103 M, CARMEN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC GOLOBOY, JAMES C

1784 Ex Parte Campbell et al 12979038 - (D) COLAIANNI 103/double patenting NIXON PEABODY LLP LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte CHUJOH et al 14028687 - (D) JURGOVAN 112(6) 112(2) OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, NATNAEL, PAULOS M

2422 Ex Parte Waites 14165612 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 Beck Tysver Evans , PLLC LEE, MICHAEL

2427 Ex Parte Garg 12214715 - (D) ENGELS 103 MILLER PATENT SERVICES TELAN, MICHAEL R

2451 Ex Parte Smith et al 13613364 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 Conley Rose - BlackBerry Files MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

2469 Ex Parte Overby, Jr. et al 13547603 - (D) McCARTNEY 101/103/double patenting CRGO LAW HUYNH, DUNG B.

2475 Ex Parte Yu et al 13030688 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PVF -- Brocade Communications Systems Inc. MANSOURY, NOURALI

2485 Ex Parte Katz et al 12879482 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HUANG, FRANK F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Russell et al 12701827 - (D) HUME 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Casey et al 12122682 - (D) BEST 103 Broadcom Limited KAPLAN VERBITSKY, GAIL

2876 Ex Parte Hoofman 13124291 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 NXP B.V. KIM, AHSHIK

2894 Ex Parte Swartz 12932058 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2) 112(1)/101 Mitchell R. Swartz MONDT, JOHANNES P

In re Swartz, 232 F.3d 862, 864 (Fed. Cir. 2000) is illustrative. In that case, the PTO provided several references showing that results in the area of cold fusion were irreproducible. The court found that these references "provided substantial evidence that those skilled in the art would 'reasonably doubt' the asserted utility and operability of cold fusion." Id. at 864. And the evidentiary burden then shifted to Swartz to submit "evidence of operability that would be sufficient to overcome reasonable doubt," i.e., evidence sufficient to convince a person of skill in the art of the invention's asserted utility. Id. Failing to satisfy this evidentiary burden, the court found that "the Board did not err in concluding that the utility of Mr. Swartz's claimed process had not been established and that his application did not satisfy the enablement requirement." Id. 

Swartz, In re, 232 F.3d 862, 56 USPQ2d 1703 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2107.01 , 2164.07

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Ricci et al 12547404 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(2) Baker Botts L.L.P. COUPE, ANITA YVONNE

3628 Ex Parte Bonner et al 12427012 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP(Kroger & Sunr) ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Adiraju et al 12918179 - (D) BROWN 103 41.50 103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC BALLY (DELIZIO LAW) LEE, WEI

3724 Ex Parte Pellenc 12527676 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Egbert Law Offices, PLLC PRONE, JASON D

3735 Ex Parte Zunker et al 12651355 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 112(2) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC, MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS

3753 Ex Parte Bell 13050752 - (D) LANEY 112(2) 102/103 41.50 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

3766 Ex Parte Janzig et al 13088913 - (D) BAYAT 103 MEDTRONIC, INC (NEURO/MRG) BERTRAM, ERIC D

3768 Ex Parte Boyden et al 12011991 - (D) BAYAT 103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF PENG, BO JOSEPH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLC Requester v. Patent of NESTE OIL OYJ Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,187,344 B2 et al 12/354,634 95002084 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FOLEY & LARDNER LLP XU, LING X original TOOMER, CEPHIA D

swartz, enzo2, fisher, fouche, newman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Trimberger 12501445 - (D) PESLAK 112(1) 41.50 112(1)/101 Stephen Trimberger BERGIN, JAMES S

In order for the specification to be enabling, it “must adequately disclose the claimed invention so as to enable a person skilled in the art to practice the invention at the time the application was filed without undue experimentation.” In re Swartz, 232 F.3d 862, 863 (Fed. Cir. 2000) citing, Enzo-Biochem, Inc. v Calgene, Inc., 188 F.3d 1362, 1371–72 (Fed. Cir. 1999). The purpose of the utility requirement of 35 U.S.C. §101 is to limit patent protection to inventions that possess a certain level of “real world” value. In re Fisher, 421 F.3d 1365, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2005). A rejection under 35 U.S.C. §101 for lack of utility is tantamount to a rejection under the how-to-use provision of the enablement clause of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112. In re Fouche, 439 F.2d 1237, 1243 (CCPA 1971) (“[I]f such compositions are in fact useless, appellant’s specification cannot have taught how to use them.”). As such, the lack of utility because of inoperativeness (a question of fact), and the absence of enablement (a question of law) are thus closely related grounds of unpatentability. In re Swartz, 232 F.3d at 863; see also Newman v Quigg, 877 F.2d 1575, 1581 (Fed. Cir. 1989).

The claimed invention must have “a specific and substantial utility to satisfy § 101.” In re Fisher, 421 F.3d at 1371. The substantial utility requirement means

that an application must show that an invention is useful to the public as disclosed in its current form, not that it may prove useful at some future date after further research. Simply put, to satisfy the “substantial” utility requirement, an asserted use must show that the claimed invention has a significant and presently available benefit the public. Id.

Swartz, In re, 232 F.3d 862, 56 USPQ2d 1703 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2107.01 , 2164.07

Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Calgene, Inc., 188 F.3d 1362, 52 USPQ2d 1129 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2164.06(b)

Fisher, In re, 421 F.3d 1365, 76 USPQ2d 1225 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2103 , 2107.01 , 2164.07

Fouche, In re, 439 F.2d 1237, 169 USPQ 429 (CCPA 1971) 608.01(p) , 716.02(b) , 2107.01 , 2164.07

Newman v. Quigg, 877 F.2d 1575, 11 USPQ2d 1340 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2107.01

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