thompson smithkline, gardner

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Chu et al 11885237 - (D) MILLS 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Bar-Gadda 10819591 - (D) HANLON 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 EDWARD S. WRIGHT WONG, EDNA

See In re Thompson, 545 F.2d 1290, 1294 (CCPA 1976) (economic factors alone may provide motivation for the proposed combination).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Cheng et al 11622698 - (D) SAADAT 102 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN TRAN, TONGOC

2491 Ex Parte Barsness et al 12145181 - (D) FISCHETTI 102(e)/103 IBM CORPORATION GOLDBERG, ANDREW C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte KOTRLA et al 12205955 - (D) OWENS 102/103 VERIZON HAGAN, SEAN P

2833 Ex Parte Zak 12108454 - (D) OWENS 103 JUAN ZAK FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2833 Ex Parte Fink et al 10583216 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 Michael M Rickin FISHMAN, MARINA

2853 Ex Parte Kosydar et al 12164653 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY SHAH, MANISH S

2854 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11136142 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 PITNEY BOWES INC. CULLER, JILL E

2887 Ex Parte Combs et al 10745096 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. MAI, THIEN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Gottlieb 10981116 - (D) LORIN 103 Nuance Communications, Inc. c/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

3654 Ex Parte Hagleitner 12365490 - (D) KERINS 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP CAMPOS, JR, JUAN J

SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 403 F.3d 1331, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (breadth is not indefiniteness); see also In re Gardner, 427 F.2d 786, 788 (CCPA 1970).

SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 403 F.3d 1331, 74 USPQ2d 1398 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2112

3685 Ex Parte Wetherell 11246657 - (D) LORIN 102(e)/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE KIM, STEVEN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Seger 11486884 - (D) BAHR 102/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Bayley et al 11027064 - (D) POLLOCK 102e)/103 102(e)/103 PLANTRONICS, INC. OLANIRAN, FATIMAT O

2671 Ex Parte Barnes et al 10644468 - (D) CHUNG 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Gang et al 10535203 - (D) HOELTER 102(e) 102(e)/103 AOL Inc./Finnegan ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Sharma et al 12263432 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NORMAN, MARC E

3752 Ex Parte Chan et al 11788394 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE JONAITIS, JUSTIN M

AFFIRMED 
1674 Ex Parte Zernicka-Goetz et al 11933153 - (D) MILLS 103 DLA PIPER US LLP Lisa A. Haile, J.D., Ph.D. GIBBS, TERRA C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Voss et al 10858656 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BASF CORPORATION HANDAL, KAITY V

1735 Ex Parte Weber 12215191 - (D) ROESEL 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. IP, SIKYIN

1767 Ex Parte Konishi et al 12095369 - (D) GARRIS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

1772 Ex Parte Sechrist et al 12333379 - (D) KRATZ obviousness-type double patenting HONEYWELL/UOP NGUYEN, TAM M

1774 Ex Parte Ikemizu 12162149 - (D) SMITH 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP GRIFFIN, WALTER DEAN

1775 Ex Parte WEAVER et al 12371042 - (D) DERRICK 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. HURST, JONATHAN M

1789 Ex Parte Kuhn et al 11429082 - (D) HANLON 103 GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION COLE, ELIZABETH M

1797 Ex Parte Thrier 12698362 - (D) HANLON 102/103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP ADAMS, MICHELLE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte POWER et al 12139748 - (D) STEPHENS 102(e) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC BLACK, LINH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte MacDonald et al 12031393 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/112(2)/103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2425 Ex Parte Dawson et al 11726558 - (D) HUGHES 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES CHEN, CAI Y

2452 Ex Parte Nastacio 11391653 - (D) CALVE 103 Jordan IP Law (IBM-RSW) TRAN, NAM T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Nathans et al 11847853 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(2)/103 Pay Rent, Build Credit, Inc. LIU, CHIA-Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Leidel et al 12031470 - (D) LaVIER 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG HUYNH, PHONG KY

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex parte DuPont Nutrition BioSciences ApS Appellant Ex Parte 8163315 et al 13/085,567 90020026 - (D) TIMM 102/103 Vedder Price P.C. Third Party Requestor: TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex parte Walker Digital, LLC Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7593033 et al 11/424,738 90009999 - (D) EVANS 102/103 Ascenda Law Group, PC For Third Party Requester: VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. AHMED, SALMAN original RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT

yorkey, celeritas, crish, boyer, bush, kuhle, thompson

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte Verfaillie et al 10561826 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. WANG, CHANG YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Weismantel et al 12065123 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

Determination that a claim is anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) involves two analytical steps: (1) the Board must interpret the claim language; and (2) the Board must then compare the construed claim to a prior art reference and make factual findings that "each and every limitation is found either expressly or inherently in [that] single prior art reference."

Yorkey v. Diab, 605 F.3d 1297 (2010) (quoting In re Crish, 393 F.3d 1253, 1256 (Fed.Cir. 2004) (quoting Celeritas Techs. Ltd. v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 150 F.3d 1354, 1360 (Fed.Cir.1998) (alteration in original))).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Xydis 09997299 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC PICH, PONNOREAY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Lunak et al 11423060 - (D) KAMHOLZ concurring SCANLON 103 103 McKesson Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP BURGESS, RAMYA PRAKASAM

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Buehlmeyer et al 12084162 - (D) OWENS 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION CORMIER, DAVID G

1733 Ex Parte Ougi et al 10855868 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. YANG, JIE

The elimination of a feature disclosed by the prior art, along with its attendant function, is a matter of obviousness for one of ordinary skill in the art. Application of Thompson, 545 F. 2d 1290, 1294 (CCPA 1976) Application of Kuhle, 526 F. 2d 553, 555 (CCPA 1975)

1782 Ex Parte Bartley et al 11840467 - (D) McKELVEY 103 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN

1793 Ex Parte DeSmidt et al 10918892 - (D) KIMLIN 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C. WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Kwon et al 11226693 - (D) JEFFERY 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LUONG, ALAN H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Chambers et al 10951930 - (D) KOHUT 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FISHMAN, LLP GENACK, MATTHEW W

2645 Ex Parte Link et al 11541916 - (D) McKONE 103 O'Shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C. MILLER, BRANDON J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Nathans et al 10392849 - (D) TURNER 103 Pay Rent, Build Credit, Inc. MONFELDT, SARAH M

In sustaining a multiple reference rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the Board may rely on one reference alone without designating it as a new ground of rejection. In re Bush, 296 F.2d 491, 496 (CCPA 1961); In re Boyer, 363 F.2d 455, 458 n.2, (CCPA 1966).

thompson, kuhle

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Cleary et al 10/207,627 KIMLIN 103(a) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY EXAMINER SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Parsons et al 10/496,546 GARRIS dissenting-in-part and concurring-in-part NAGUMO 103(a) FERRELLS, PLLC EXAMINER SALVATORE, LYNDA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Frye 10/200,734 HORNER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) DAVIS, BROWN, KOEHN, SHORS & ROBERTS, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2172 Ex Parte 6408307 et al 90/008,398 08/920,044 Ex parte Civix DDI LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner PER CURIAM concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part TURNER 102(b)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: LATHROP & GAGE LLP FOR THE THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: Robert A. Saltzbert Morrison & Foerster LLP EXAMINER LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original EXAMINER ALAM, HOSAIN T

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Staffel et al 11/021,405 FREDMAN 103(a) KAMMER BROWNING PLLC EXAMINER MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1634 Ex Parte Herman 11/007,582 FREDMAN 103(a) SMITHS DETECTION INC. EXAMINER FORMAN, BETTY J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Groezinger 10/591,198 PAK 103(a) Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC EXAMINER LIN, KUANG Y

1763 Ex Parte Toussaint et al 11/735,189 GUEST 103(a) COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EXAMINER LACLAIR, DARCY D

See In re Thompson, 545 F.2d 1290, 1294 (CCPA 1976) (“Eliminating the cost of the preliminary step of wax impregnation would have been sufficient motivation”); In re Kuhle, 526 F.2d 553, 555 (CCPA 1975) (“deletion of the switch member (and other elements) found in Smith and Sherrard, thereby deleting their function, was an obvious expedient”).

Kuhle, In re, 526 F.2d 553, 188 USPQ 7 (CCPA 1975). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04

1764 Ex Parte Adur et al 10/567,292 GARRIS 103(a) POLYONE CORPORATION EXAMINER BOYLE, ROBERT C

1772 Ex Parte Xiao et al 11/082,445 OWENS concurring NAGUMO 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER DANG, THUAN D

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Ahokas 10/946,567 BROCKETTI 103(a) NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Cummins 11/384,593 PETRAVICK 102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3682 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 09/805,336 FISCHETTI 101/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Carter et al 11/706,929 HOELTER 103(a) STEVEN WESEMAN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION EXAMINER MORGAN, EILEEN P