abbott labs3, biogen2, pilkington, thorpe

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 BASF SE 15126706 ADAMS 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP
VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

1623 ROQUETTE FRERES 16471753 TOWNSEND 103 OLIFF PLC
KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY

1644 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 15487619 FREDMAN 112(1)/102/OTDP Cantor Colburn-WARF WEN, SHARON X

In addition, the claims here are drawn to a product-by-process format. “[I]f an inventor invents a product whose structure is either not fully known or too complex to analyze . . . this court clarifies that the inventor is absolutely free to use process steps to define this product. The patent will issue subject to the ordinary requirements of patentability. The inventor will not be denied protection. Because the inventor chose to claim the product in terms of its process, however, that definition also governs the enforcement of the bounds of the patent right.” Abbott Labs. v. Sandoz, Inc., 566 F.3d 1282, 1294 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (en banc). And “nesting of the product-by-process limitation within a method of treatment claim does not change the proper construction of the product-by-process limitation itself.” Biogen v. EMD Serono, 976 F.3d 1326, 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2020). ...

This type of product-by-process limitation has been “developed in response to the need to enable an applicant to claim an otherwise patentable product that resists definition by other than the process by which it is made.” In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

However, “the patentability of a claim to a product does not rest merely on a difference in the method by which that product is made.” In re Pilkington, 411 F.2d 1345, 1348 (CCPA 1969). The product-by-process limitation of claim 1 therefore requires orally administering an antibody preparation that is structurally the same as one produced by the recited method.

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 17087161 COLAIANNI 103 Brooks Kushman
GREENE, PATRICK MARSHALL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2117 Senthil SUNDARAM et al. 13110172 BEAMER 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD (ABB)
LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN

2125 Conectric, LLC 15184887 GUPTA 103 41.50 112(2) PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP CHEN, YING YU

2183 Imagination Technologies Limited 14745880 DEJMEK 102/103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2495 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15908511 BUSCH 102/103 Comcastc/o Ballard Spahr LLP LE, THANH T

2499 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16211703 COURTENAY 102/103 Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. SHEHNI, GHAZAL B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2688 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 16751297 HUME 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP HAILE, BENYAM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2824 Shanghai Denglin Technologies Co. Ltd 16025226 REN 103 41.50 112(2) Zhong Law, LLC HUR, JUNG H

2839 Bender Gmbh & Co. KG 16030918 WILSON 102/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC - WASHINGTON, DC NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL

2839 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 16616657 HEANEY 102/103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Motorola) (Motorola Solutions, Inc) SREEVATSA, SREEYA

2857 Conectric, LLC 15184896 CASHION 103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP ALKAFAWI, EMAN A

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

3622 Hypertherm, Inc. 15359880 CALVE 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP ANDREI, RADU

3663 Robert Bosch GmbH 15718015 STAICOVICI 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP EVANS, GARRETT F

3698 Apple Inc. 16581614 FETTING 103 DENTONS US LLP – Apple ANDERSON, JOHN A

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

3711 EPOCH LACROSSE LLC 15352794 PER CURIAM 112(2) 41.50 112(1)/103 H. JAY SPIEGEL - H. JAY SPIEGEL & ASSOCIATES KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

3735 Stolle Machinery Company, LLC 15382850 BROWN 102/103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC COLLINS, RAVEN

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1754 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH 16010095 KENNEDY 102/103 112(2) Continental Intellectual Property TAUFIQ, FARAH N

1782 Berry Plastics Corporation 15367556 MCGEE 103 103 41.50 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN)
HOCK, ELLEN SUZANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2161 TERADATA US, INC. 13728345 HUME 103 103 Randy Campbell TERADATA US, INC.
AGHARAHIMI, FARHAD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 Cisco Technology, Inc. 16294861 CRAIG 103 103 41.50 112(2) Lee & Hayes PC/Cisco
PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2438 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. 16094283 CUTITTA 102 102/103 Signify Holding B.V.
VU, PHY ANH TRAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2632 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 16709581 SAADAT 103 112(2)/101 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP (Arris/Commscope) MALEK, LEILA

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 L'OREAL 15582076 GRIMES 103 POLSINELLI PC (L'Oreal USA)
VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

1634 Evonik Operations GmbH 15555531 ADAMS 103 Law Office of Michael A. Sanzo, LLC
GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1734 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15786964 MCGEE 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York
WANG, NICHOLAS A

1749 THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 15564710 HOUSEL 112(4)/103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN/YOKOHAMA BOOTH, ALEXANDER D

1759 NESTEC S.A. 15558344 HASTINGS 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

1786 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD 14903197 TIMM 103 LEE IP LAW, P.C. DAHLBURG, ELIZABETH M

1786 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16789700 KENNEDY 103 OLIFF PLC LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1797 Unicorn Pharmaceuticals Inc. 17529787 FRAHM 101 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2152 SAP SE 15386969 DEJMEK 101 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. KIM, PAUL

2156 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba et al. 14206819 HOMERE 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE

2177 Adobe Inc. 15469178 WHITEHEAD JR. Dissenting PYONIN 103 FIG. 1 Patents ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H

2191 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14846595 BEAMER 103 WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT BROPHY, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 The Procter & Gamble Company 16437115 GALLIGAN 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY DENNISON, JERRY

2424 VideoAmp, Inc. 16120149 FRAHM 103 BUCHALTER FLYNN, RANDY A

2458 General Electric Company 15958860 CRAIG 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC BATES, KEVIN T

2462 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16112342 CUTITTA 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. MILLS, DONALD L

2468 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15905425 SAADAT 112(1) 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm KASSIM, KHALED M\

2498 EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC 16722661 MacDONALD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/DELL-VCE WALIULLAH, MOHAMMED

2611 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16498730 SAADAT 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WU, YANNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2656 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16131968 HORVATH 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast
KOETH, MICHELLE M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2832 YANJUN CHE 14252778 ROBERTSON 112(1)/101 Yanjun Che
NGUYEN, VIET P

2842 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 16507883 KENNEDY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL
CHEN, PATRICK C

2857 CGG SERVICES SAS 16032429 GUPTA 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC
PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H

2894 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 16459033 MCKONE 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TURNER, BRIAN

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

3624 Airbus Operations GmbH et al. 15388066 FETTING 101/103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK CHOY, PAN G

3628 K.L. HARRING TRANSPORTATION LLC 15290254 FETTING 103 112(1)/112(2) VOLPE KOENIG ELCHANTI, ZEINA

3643 KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 16846613 HILL 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC LARSEN, JEFFREY R

3685 Self Financial, Inc. 17015761 CRAWFORD 112(1)/112(2) 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) OBEID, MAMON A

3687 Arnold Chase et al. 16044663 MEDLOCK 103 101 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC WERONSKI, MATTHEW S

3697 Dionda Gatling 15718992 FETTING 101 Armstrong Teasdale LLP FU, HAO

Rehearing

Denied

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

3685 Robert Gierkink et al. 13045843 WIEDER 101 Invoke / Oracle AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

thorpe, marosi

custom search

Reversed

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 General Mills, Inc. 15725736 EVANS 112(2)/103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC 16377524 THOMAS 103 Volpe Koenig ABAZA, AYMAN A

2434 Apple Inc. 16293541 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2621 Dwayne James et al. 11617553 SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO, & FINNAN, LLC BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2623 Key Lights, LLC 15611223 EVANS 102/103 Dykema Gossett PLLC ZHOU, HONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2845 CommScope Technologies LLC 16459827 OWENS 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM

2853 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15760319 OWENS 103 HP Inc. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

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

3628 Municipal Parking Services, Inc. 15223301 WIEDER 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. NELSON, FREDA ANN

3645 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 15661215 STEPINA 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL HULKA, JAMES R

3647 Toshiharu YANAGAWA et al. 14421203 WOODS 103 CLARK & ELBING LLP EVANS, EBONY E

3659 Ridge Tool Company 16214325 SCHOPFER 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP HANNON, TIMOTHY

3685 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14577891 CALVE 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 VERIZONLEGAL DEPT - PATENTS RAZA, ZEHRA

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

3741 Takaitsu KOBAYASHI 15572629 WOOD 112(1)/102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. NG, HENRY

3752 Hansgrohe SE 15846551 STEPINA 103 Hansgrohe SEBose McKinney & Evans LLP LIEUWEN, CODY J

3774 Cook Medical Technologies LLC 15804049 STEPINA 112(2) MacMillan, Sobanksi & Todd, LLC - Cook Medical WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3783 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 15570589 WOOD 102(a)/(2)/103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. 15494160 LEBOVITZ 103 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

1639 Agilent Technologies, Inc. 15648240 VALEK 102/103 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. KAUP, SAHANA S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Swisscom AG 15723883 BEAMER 103 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD SAMARA, HUSAM TURKI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2486 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 16256057 HUME 103 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CHIO, TAT CHI

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

3689 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15432033 MEDLOCK 103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FISHER, PAUL R

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

3732 NIKE, Inc. 15631344 MOHANTY 103 103 NIKE, INC.SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP MOHANDESI, JILA M

3772 Millennium Healthcare Technologies, Inc. 14940126 DEFRANCO 103 112(2)/103 Ocean Law FOLGMANN, DREW S

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Beiersdorf AG et al. 16035762 FREDMAN 112(2)/102 103/OTDP Abel Schillinger, LLP YU, HONG

1619 The Procter & Gamble Company 15206595 BEST 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MATTISON, LORI K

1619 W. L Gore & Associates, Inc. 14210118 TOWNSEND 103 103 41.50 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - W.L. Gore GOTFREDSON, GAREN

“The patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985). 

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

“Where a product-by-process claim is rejected over a prior art product that appears to be identical, although produced by a different process, the burden is upon the applicants to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product.” In re Marosi, 710 F.2d 799, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Marosi, In re, 710 F.2d 799, 218 USPQ 289 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 706.02(m), 2111.01, 2113, 2173.05(b)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Sleep Number Corporation 15188391 BUSCH 112(d)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) PEREZ-VELEZ, ROCIO DEL MAR

2132 NETFLIX, INC. 15725259 CUTITTA 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

2133 Seagate Technology LLC 15610806 CRAIG 103 Hall Estill - Seagate Technology LLC WU, STEPHANIE

2146 Schlumberger Technology Corporation et al. 14751736 BAUMEISTER 101 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS KIM, EUNHEE

2154 LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD. LTD. 14098118 THOMAS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC AHMED, SABA

2177 WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 15221291 COURTENAY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BARNES JR, CARL E

2177 Clarius Mobile Health Corp. 15398650 LEBOVITZ 103 Clarius Mobile Health Corp. BARNES JR, CARL E

2178 Universal Electronics Inc. 15711381 EVANS 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP KEATON, SHERROD L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 comScore, Inc. 16035527 PYONIN 101 BakerHostetler FOGG, CYNTHIA M

2424 VideoAmp, Inc. 15985639 CUTITTA 101/OTDP BUCHALTER CORBO, NICHOLAS T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2828 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 14704044 HANLON 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP HAGAN, SEAN P

2857 Safran Aircraft Engines 15532482 COLAIANNI 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP CORDERO, LINA M

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

3611 Steve Gilbert 15608047 STEPINA 103 112(b)/102(a)(1)/103 41.50 112(b) Ray Quinney & Nebeker ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER

3623 Athenium, LLC 15017220 WIEDER 101 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3631 Lauren Cecchi 16668046 DEFRANCO 112(a) 103 Law Offices of Michael A. Blake, LLC HOGE, GARY CHAPMAN

3685 Jianjun SHEN et al. 13197577 MEDLOCK 103 WAGNER BLECHER LLP _ VMware AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3693 International Business Machines Corporation 15971943 MOHANTY 101 IBM Corporation - Patent Center MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H

3693 Allstate Insurance Company 15216822 MOHANTY 101/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

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

3715 CG TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 14779863 BROWN 112(b)/101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LIDDLE, JAY TRENT

3733 Joseph Shapiro et al. 15666332 BAHR 103 112(a) 41.50 112(b) Joseph ShapiroStrong & Hanni CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14903988 SHAH 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney SEHN, MICHAEL L

3783 Teleflex Life Sciences Limited 16264803 BAHR 103 Vascular Solutions LLC Teleflex Incorporated SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3799 Evgeny Olomskiy 13252056 BROWN 103 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP COBURN, CORBETT B

Reissue

Affirmed

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ignis Innovation Inc 15687017 8,471,875 12/510,780 ENGLE Dissenting MURPHY 251 Stratford Group Ltd. CHOI, WOO H original PRABODH M DHARIA

thorpe, garnero

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 BETA INNOV 14399336 - (D) COTTA 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON BADIO, BARBARA P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Backus, Alan 14723758 - (D) RANGE 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14938523 - (D) EVANS 102/103 VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. TARKO, ASMAMAW G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 YAZAKI CORPORATION 15135612 - (D) LEE 103 41.50 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP GE, JIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Intel Deutschland GmbH 15350460 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC DSOUZA, JOSEPH FRANCIS A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 The Boeing Company 14938444 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Felix L. Fischer-The Boeing Company C/O Felix L. Fischer, Attorney at Law PAGHADAL, PARESH H

Product-by-process claims are generally not limited by the process used to make the product.  In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 698 (Fed. Cir. 1985).  However, the structure implied by the process steps should be considered when assessing the patentability of product-by-process claims over the prior art where the manufacturing process steps would be expected to impart distinctive structural characteristics to the final product.  See, e.g., In re Garnero, 412 F.2d 276, 279 (CCPA 1969).

Garnero, In re, 412 F.2d 276, 162 USPQ 221 (CCPA 1979) 2113

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

2858 Helmut Koeck et al. 14812907 - (D) HANLON 102/103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/INFINEON RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 FACEBOOK, INC. 14448725 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Lawrence Epstein et al. 12792482 - (D) DOUGAL 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Brooks Kushman ACKUN, JACOB K

3793 Joachim Kahlert et al. 12515842 - (D) ADAMS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGANGA, BONIFACE N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Anthony Charles. Martin et al. 14833709 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 OTDP 41.50 112(2) MOSER TABOADA WHITE, SADIE

2646 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 14406796 - (D) DEJMEK 102 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SOLTANZADEH, MARYAM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Backsaver International, Inc. 15678630 - (D) WIEDER 103 103 41.50 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC PEDDER, DENNIS H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Rashtchian, Ayoub et al. 10633629 - (D) KATZ 103 Ballard Spahr LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 American Lithium Energy Corporation 14952755 - (D) PRAISS 103 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office MCCONNELL, WYATT P

1783 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 15745493 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. UTT, ETHAN A

1798 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 14884132 - (D) RANGE 102/103 ARENT FOX LLP - New York TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Kunihito Sawai et al. 14572884 - (D) BRANCH 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. VU, TOAN H

2144 Haramaty, Lior 14274151 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 101 Hershkovitz and Associates, PLLC TAPP, AMELIA L

2165 CBS Interactive Inc. 14954491 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Rimon PC SYED, FARHAN M

2177 Malyshev, Stanislav et al. 14554329 - (D) BELISLE 101/102/103 Shutts & Bowen LLP Steven M. Greenberg, Esq. HUYNH, THU V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
3622 Facebook. Inc. 14280137 - (D) CHUNG 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3622 Hao, Jianxiu et al. 11495274 - (D) FETTING 103 101 VERIZON - HH VERIZON PATENTING GROUP TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3623 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14098191 - (D) ADAMS 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3681 MasterCard International Incorporated 14554713 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 101 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP NGUYEN, THUY N

3681 Ouimet, Kenneth J. et al. 13282322 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 PATENT LAW GROUP: Atkins and Associates P.C. SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

3689 Ece Kamar et al. 12491635 - (D) BEAMER 112(1)/102 101 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Microsoft) WHITE, LANCE WILLIAM

3692 WEISS, DAVID et al. 12210826 - (D) CRAIG 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. ANDERSON, JOHN A

3692 Walmart Apollo, LLC 13632491 - (D) THOMAS 101 McCarter & English, LLP / Walmart Apollo, LLC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3694 Adobe Inc. 14553911 - (D) CALVE 101 SBMC ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 The Procter & Gamble Company 14331420 - (D) KERINS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY OLIVER, BRADLEY S

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 QIAGEN GmbH 14423062 - (R) ADAMS 103 41.50 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14628754 - (R) CAPP 112(1)/112(2) 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SMITH, ISAAC G

3685 Medidata Solutions, Inc. 14140734 - (R) CRAIG 101 Steptoe & Johnson LLP NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A

pilkington, thorpe

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Chakravarthy 13549839 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN

The Federal Circuit has provided us with the following guidance on product-by-process claims.

Product-by-process claims are not specifically discussed in the patent statute. The practice and governing law have developed in response to the need to enable an applicant to claim an otherwise patentable product that resists definition by other than the process by which it is made. For this reason, even though product-by-process claims are limited by and defined by the process, determination of patentability is based on the product itself. [citations omitted].  The patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. In re Pilkington, 411 F.2d 1345, 1348, 162 USPQ 145, 147 (CCPA 1969). If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process. [citations omitted]. 

In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Bakale et al 14127511 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Holden 13631117 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD SAINT CYR, JEAN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Hampton 13358712 - (D) BAYAT 103 112(2)/103 Kim Winston LLP SILBERMANN, JOANNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte JIANG et al 14019749 - (D) NEW 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGH OFF LLP/ AkzoNobel PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte CHOPRA et al 13925506 - (D) DELMENDO 103 MARYLOU J. LAVOIE, ESQ. LLC YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1785 Ex Parte Kawai et al 13318665 - (D) DELMENDO 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. POWERS, LAURA C

1787 Ex Parte Kinloch et al 13522604 - (D) PRAISS 112(1) 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

1789 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12968847 - (D) BEST 112(2)/102/103 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Carriero et al 13654220 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) LEE, SOOKIL J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Wang et al 14414920 - (D) HOWARD 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT CORBO, NICHOLAS T

2471 Ex Parte Vikberg et al 14238230 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 Clairvolex Inc. RIVAS, RAUL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Tabarovsky et al 12351979 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC ZHANG, HAIDONG

2884 Ex Parte Myrick et al 13695831 - (D) CASHION 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. GUNBERG, EDWIN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Flockhart et al 13623310 - (D) BAYAT Concurring SILVERMAN 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. ZIMMERMAN, JEFFREY P

3625 Ex Parte Sundaresan et al 13544598 - (D) MORGAN 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) AIRAPETIAN, MILA

3694 Ex Parte Milne 14304471 - (D) SHAH 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3696 Ex Parte Hammad 12507745 - (D) HUME 101 112(2)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Snell 14611467 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 103/OTDP TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC BUI, LUAN KIM

3731 Ex Parte Martin et al 12982852 - (D) FREDMAN 103 CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP DAVID, SHAUN L

3769 Ex Parte Carriazo 11913458 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. DOWNEY, JOHN R

thorpe, marosi

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Formenti et al 13580437 - (D) SMITH 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Moscatelli et al 11948806 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP / AI ORR, HENRY W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte FUKASAWA 13167247 - (D) NAGUMO concurring HOUSEL 103 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC SALERNO, SARAH KATE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Kleinwaechter et al 13000241 - (D) SMITH 112(2)/102 112(2)/102/103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. FISHER, MELISSA L

We are not persuaded. It is well settled that “[t]he patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 111 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (citations omitted). Moreover, “[wjhere a product-by-process claim is rejected over a prior art product that appears to be identical, although produced by a different process, the burden is upon the applicants to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product.” In re Marosi, 710 F.2d 799, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (affirming rejections under Sections 102 or 103).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

1627 Ex Parte Katsikis et al 13418045 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia) WANG, SHENGJUN

1675 Ex Parte McInnes et al 13851661 - (D) LaVIER 103/double patenting DORITY & MANNING, P.A. REYNOLDS, FRED H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Boerrigter 11134507 - (D) GUPTA 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1764 Ex Parte KUEHN et al 13524059 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company BROOKS, KREGGT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Duarte et al 12200782 - (D) CHEN 103 Paradice and Li LLP/Qualcomm WONG, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kuether et al 11931450 - (D) FISHMAN 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Schoen 13043424 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3643 Ex Parte Van Gemert et al 13123942 - (D) MELVIN 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON VALENTI, ANDREA M

thorpe

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Spangenberg et al 13063992 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Patolsky et al 12988518 - (D) TIMM 103 MARTIN D, MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC CHERNOW, FRANK A

1784 Ex Parte Schmitz et al 13701155 - (D) BEST 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Vaananen et al 12691506 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 41.50 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP I AI HAILU, TADESSE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Mizukoshi 13137198 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC ROSE, DERRICK V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Becker et al 10335139 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 Wolfe-SBMC SAMS, MATTHEW C

2673 Ex Parte TSUJIMOTO 13448736 - (D) CUTITTA 102 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MARK D, SARALINO ( SHARP ) TAGGART, MARCHELLE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Goldman et al 13947787 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP DUNN, DAVID R

3649 Ex Parte Scalzo et al 13449184 - (D) CALVE 103 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P,C, HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3657 Ex Parte Overzier et al 13048923 - (D) MELVIN 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NGUYEN, XUAN LANT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte TILL et al 12323579 - (D) HILL 102/103 NILS H LJUNGMAN & ASSOCIATES ZHOU, QINGZHANG

3753 Ex Parte Kormanik 12858642 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P,C MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte CHOI et al 12026654 - (D) PYONIN 103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC CHACKO, JOE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Larsen et al 13417644 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 102/103 HONEYWELL/SLW PORTA, DAVID P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Joshi et al 13550234 - (D) BAHR 103 103 41.50 101 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC BALLY MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Nawawi-Lansade et al 13255021 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC BOWERS, ERIN M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte WU 12617451 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY SMITH, JENNIFER A

1765 Ex Parte Eipper et al 13446332 - (D) GUEST 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) SELLERS, ROBERT E

1767 Ex Parte Benjelloun Mlayah et al 12996671 - (D) RANGE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON HEINCER, LIAM J

1791 Ex Parte Shefler 10530202 - (D) PRAISS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON STIJLII, VERA

1793 Ex Parte Goto et al 12681233 - (D) RANGE 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Lovett 13308333 - (D) KUMAR 103 Dorsey & Whitney LLP-IP Dept.-MTI LI, ZHUO H

2138 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12949405 - (D) DIXON 103/double patenting Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C

2191 Ex Parte Cottingham et al 12129130 - (D) SHIANG 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. Oracle International Corporation UNG, LANNY N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Kunkel et al 11093627 - (D) HUME 103 BANNER & WITCO FF , LTD SALCE, JASON P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Rydenhag 12724796 - (D) ENGELS 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA HE, WEIMING

2661 Ex Parte CURCIO et al 13281161 - (D) HOWARD 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation MONK, MARK T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Christenson 13602805 - (D) DELMENDO 102 Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A

Here, the claims are directed to a reed switch, not a method of making the reed switch. Therefore, patentability is determined by the actual product made-not the process by which it is made, and the burden was properly shifted to the Appellant to show that the products are in fact patentably different. Cf In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed Cir. 1985).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Cho et al 11507020 - (D) MELVIN 103 NIXON & V ANDERHYE, P,C RENWICK, REGINALD A

3744 Ex Parte Scarcella et al 12445442 - (D) GREENHUT 103 41.50 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier BAUER, CASSEY D

3768 Ex Parte Sabczynski et al 13378175 - (D) BAHR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L