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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Pelletier et al 13577457 - (D) BAIN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. VALLECILLO, KYLE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Davis 13000515 - (D) JEFFERY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC HUANG, JEN-SHI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Cherian et al 13648070 - (D) ENGLE 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED KHAN, MEHMOOD B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Allen et al 13228957 - (D) O'HANLON 102 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. KOEHLER, CHRISTOPHER M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Kolter et al 13122827 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC PALLAY, MICHAEL B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Pilch et al 13501901 - (D) MILLS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH

1648 Ex Parte Kawaoka et al 11654863 - (D) ADAMS 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/WARF CHEN, STACY BROWN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Markovitz et al 12491913 - (D) RANGE 103 Hansen IP Law PLLC GOLOBOY, JAMES C

1789 Ex Parte EGAN et al 13585937 - (D) GARRIS 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA STEELE, JENNIFER A

1791 Ex Parte Neergaard et al 13719670 - (D) BEST 103 ST ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Garg et al 10662724 - (D) JEFFERY 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP MURRAY, DANIEL C

2467 Ex Parte Shaw et al 12389600 - (D) JEFFERY 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. TSEGAYE, SABA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Coleman Boone et al 13276949 - (D) DANG 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC NGUYEN, ANT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Bernloehr et al 13721420 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103/double patenting REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. VENNE, DANIEL V

3668 Ex Parte Moshchuk et al 13190111 - (D) CAPP 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION RAMESH, KRISHNAN

Essentially, Appellants are asking us to import a limitation from the Specification into the claim. Our reviewing court has repeatedly cautioned lower courts against limiting the claimed invention to preferred embodiments or specific examples in the specification. Teleflex, Inc. v. Ficosa North America Corp., 299 F.3d 1313, 1328 (Fed. Cir. 2002).

[T]he line between construing terms and importing limitations can be discerned with reasonable certainty and predictability if the court's focus remains on understanding how a person of ordinary skill in the art would understand the claim terms. For instance, although the specification often describes very specific embodiments of the invention, we have repeatedly warned against confining the claims to those embodiments ... In particular, we have expressly rejected the contention that if a patent describes only a single embodiment, the claims of the patent must be construed as being limited to that embodiment. 

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2005). Phillips counsels us that, upon reading the specification in the context of teaching a person of ordinary skill in the art to make or use the invention, it will become clear whether the specification is setting out specific examples of the invention to accomplish the goal of teaching or whether the specification and claims, instead, are intended to be coextensive. Id. Based on our review of the Specification, we are of the opinion that the teaching of paragraphs 19-20 is merely exemplary and not limiting.

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

3687 Ex Parte Smith et al 12977145 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 NCR Corporation PARIKH, HARSHAD R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 SNF HOLDING COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. CIBA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS LIMITED Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8067215 et al 10/580,447 95002219 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 103 41.77 102/103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC BASF Corporation Third Party Requester: DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP KUNZ, GARY L original MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. Requester v. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Patent Owner Ex Parte 7259972 et al 10/959,188 95002009 - (R) HOFF 102/103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) original Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC MENEFEE, JAMES A original STERRETT, JEFFREY L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 STRYKER CORPORATION Requester, Respondent v. BRIAN K. REAUX Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8261375 et al 12/689,181 95002390 - (R) SONG 103 REAUX MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, LLC Third Party Requester: MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD. DAWSON, GLENN K original DURHAM, NATHAN E

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kondoh et al 12600709 - (D) KRATZ 103 CLARK & BRODY ZHU, WEIPING

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Boldyrev et al 13359182 - (D) NAPPI 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation JAMI, HARES

2176 Ex Parte Canora et al 12890960 - (D) ULLAGADDI 102/103 Ference & Associates LLC DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. BURKE, TIONNA M

We do not agree Appellants’ Specification defines the term “story arc” in a manner that conforms to the strict “words or expressions of manifest exclusion or restriction” requirement articulated by the Federal Circuit in Teleflex, Inc. v. Ficosa N. Am. Corp., 299 F.3d 1313, 1327 (Fed. Cir. 2002). Instead, the cited portion of the Specification uses non-limiting language to describe term “story arc.” We construe “story arc” in accordance with the extrinsic definition presented by Appellants, i.e., a subplot, underlying a plot, which moves a character or situation from one state to another throughout the story.

2184 Ex Parte Hofstee et al 13269583 - (D) HUGHES 103 LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) HASSAN, AURANGZEB

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Zeng et al 13051936 - (D) GREENHUT 103 HP Inc, FEENEY, BRETT A

2882 Ex Parte Scaccabarozzi et al 12989045 - (D) McCARTNEY 102/103 41.50 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) LIU, CHIA HOW MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Neyer et al 11977068 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS & GREEN, PA WEBER, JONATHAN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Voges et al 13450364 - (D) BROWNE 103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Jacob 13297235 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YEN, SYLING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12462789 - (D) SMITH 103 102/103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES CUEVAS, PEDRO J

2844 Ex Parte Turányi et al 13376755 - (D) MORGAN 103 103 Patents on Demand, P,A, KING, MONICA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Vanderzwet et al 12515831 - (D) SHAH 102/103 112(2)/102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. SINGH, AMIT K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Bruckner et al 10859683 - (D) NEW 103 Mars Petcare Theresa Shearin FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1639 Ex Parte Behler et al 12937821 - (D) MAJORS 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/BASF BUNKER, AMY M

1653 Ex Parte Lantero 12432101 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. PYLA, PAUL D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Zheng 12837195 - (D) ROSS 102/103 JOHNS MANVILLE STEELE, JENNIFER A

1791 Ex Parte Otte et al 11690369 - (D) WILSON 103 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Huang et al 11850081 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Fox Rothschild LLP IBM - Patents HEFFINGTON, JOHN M

2175 Ex Parte Bastide et al 13860232 - (D) HAAPALA 103 Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION HUYNH, LINDA TANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Lakshmanan et al 13117065 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 CRGO LAW DONABED, NINOS

2487 Ex Parte Schweiger et al 12926383 - (D) HAMANN 102/103 BGL/NTT DoCoMo, Inc LI, TRACY Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Stannard et al 12231147 - (D) PYONIN 103 Terrance A. Meador ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

2616 Ex Parte Hunt et al 13311420 - (D) DANG 102/103 Pangrle Patent, Brand & Design Law, P.C. LENOVO/PANGRLE GUO, XILIN

2628 Ex Parte Prest et al 13544527 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP NOVA LAM, VINH TANG

2631 Ex Parte Hung et al 13101419 - (D) TROCK 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent VARNDELL, ROSS E

2641 Ex Parte Lipford et al 13240425 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 SPRINT LAI, DANIEL

2658 Ex Parte Katpelly et al 12251835 - (D) DROESCH 103 Concert Technology Corporation COLUCCI, MICHAEL C

2668 Ex Parte Lundberg 13309146 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. CESE, KENNY A

2682 Ex Parte Marwah et al 12399366 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LAU, HOI CHING

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Pasko et al 13276232 - (D) Hill 112(2) 112(2)/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Shiao et al 12864464 - (D) SMITH 103 PAUL AND PAUL REDDY, KARUNA P

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 INPHI CORPORATION Requester, SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (WWH), INC. Requester, and GOOGLE INC. Requester v. Patent of NETLIST, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7619912 11/862,931 et al 95/001,339, 95/000,578, and 95/001,579 95001339 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 112(1)/102/103 41.77 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: For Requester 95/000,578 King & Spalding, LLP For Requester 95/000,579 Fish & Richardson, PC For Requester 95/001,339 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original SOFOCLEOUS, ALEXANDER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 MicroStrategy, Inc. ‘1892 Requester and Respondent and Facebook, Inc. ‘2203 Requester and Respondent v. Auto-Completion Solutions, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,879,691 B1 et al 09/853,539 95002203 - (D) DILLON 102/103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP Third Party Requester: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) HEIDI L. KEEFE PATENT GROUP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original PEESO, THOMAS R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (WWH), INC., Requester v. NETLIST, INC., Patent Owner Ex Parte 7864627 et al 12/577,682 95001758 - (D) POTHIER 103 41.77 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: KING & SPALDING, LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original SOFOCLEOUS, ALEXANDER

2837 W. TODD BAKER Third Party Requester and Respondent v. INVENTIO AG Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,892,861 B2 et al 10/316,575 95002222 - (D) BAUMEISTER 314/112(1)/103 41.77 103 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP Third Party Requester: OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original SALATA, ANTHONY J

2837 W. TODD BAKER Third Party Requester and Respondent v. INVENTIO AG Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6935465 et al 10/316,502 95002228 - (D) BAUMEISTER 314/112(1)/112(2)/103 41.77 103 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original SALATA, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 DIVERSIFIED ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Requester v. C & C POWER, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 8,100,271 B2 et al 11/346,042 95002323 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BGL FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Seyfarth Shaw LLP ENGLISH, PETER C original PUROL, SARAH L

3676 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,213,651 B2 et al 10/865,315 96000010 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original BATES, ZAKIYA W

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 STRYKER CORPORATION Stryker and Respondent v. HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. Hill-Rom and Appellant Ex Parte 7237287 et al 11/353,743 95002050 - (D) LEBOVITZ claim construction Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Hill-Rom) THIRD PARTY STRYKER: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original TRETTEL, MICHAEL