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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Serbetli et al 14983729 - (D) BUI 101 NXP B.V. CHASE, SHELLY A

2114 Ex Parte Davis et al 14563822 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT LE, DIEU MINH T

2154 Ex Parte Lee et al 14090137 - (D) BENNETT 102 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC AHMED, SABA

Anticipation is a test of strict identity. Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top US.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1296 (Fed. Cir. 2002). That is, to meet the strict identity test for anticipation, all elements must be disclosed in exactly the same way as they are arranged or combined in the claim. Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 593 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2010). 

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 14196002 - (D) SAADAT 101 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center LELAND III, EDWIN S

2694 Ex Parte Younger et al 14599188 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP HUGHES, EBONI N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Motoyama et al 14597596 - (D) McMANUS 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) NADAV, ORI

2898 Ex Parte Gu et al 14254494 - (D) RANGE 112(2)/102/103 Loza & Loza, LLP/Qualcomm HU, SHOUXIANG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ratica 13156737 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINAE

3629 Ex Parte Chambers et al 12126556 - (D) BAYAT 101/102 LEE & HAYES, P.C. EVANS, KIMBERLYL

3657 Ex Parte Subramanian Muthu et al 14150296 - (D) REIMERS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP AUNG, SAN M

3661 Ex Parte Drew et al 14231916 - (D) CALVE 112(1) BGL/ Ann Arbor LI, CELI

3675 Ex Parte Smith 15138306 - (D) REIMERS 103 Blank Rome LLP - Houston General PATEL, VISHAL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Baz et al 13836099 - (D) FINAMORE 103 Squire PB (NV A/DC Office) VAUGHAN, JASON L

3731 Ex Parte Salerno et al 13715025 - (D) WARNER 103 Sealed Air Corporation FRY, PATRICK B

3745 Ex Parte Mironets et al 14721223 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LAMBERT, WAYNE A

3752 Ex Parte Han et al 14060262 - (D) REIMER 103 GE GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION ZHOU, QINGZHANG

3761 Ex Parte NAWRODT et al 14189312 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

3761 Ex Parte Traina 11520517 - (D) KERINS 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC STAPLETON, ERIC S

3774 Ex Parte Goodfellow et al 13821453 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Zimmer SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

3791 Ex Parte Mark 13296745 - (D) ENGELS 103 Brooks Kushman MCCROSKY, DAVID J

3792 Ex Parte Sivadas 12829122 - (D) MARTIN 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING

3792 Ex Parte Smith et al 14958359 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP STICE, PAULA J

3793 Ex Parte Cheng 13884172 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DIETERLE, JENNIFER M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Silva et al 12391140 - (D) McCARTHY 103 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP PARK,ILWOO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte McQuade et al 13157184 - (D) REPKO 101/102/103 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP FISHER, PAUL R

3763 Ex Parte Bariar 14104773 - (D) REIMERS 112(2) 103 THOMPSON COBURN LLP CLASS-QUINONES, JOSE 0

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Morrow 12315778 - (D) NEW 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WISE, OLIVIA M.

1636 Ex Parte STROH et al 14668268 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GALISTEO GONZALEZ, ANTONIO

1636 Ex Parte Stroh et al 13378711 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GALISTEO GONZALEZ, ANTONIO

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte LEE et al 14630864 - (D) HANLON 103 LADAS & PARRY LLP MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Johnson 14073908 - (D) REPKO 102/103 US ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY KIM, EUNHEE

2161 Ex Parte Goel et al 15169437 - (D) PYONIN 103 OTDP Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham/ Dropbox LE, HUNG D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Johnston et al 14597811 - (D) McKEOWN 101 103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY GILLIS, BRIAN J

2452 Ex Parte SETHURAMAN 13897364 - (D) NAPPI 103 GLOBAL IP SERVICES, PLLC DOAN, DUYEN MY

2462 Ex Parte Kuo et al 14500075 - (D) REPKO 103 Blue Capital Law Firm, P.C. ELMEJJARMI, ABDELILLAH

2469 Ex Parte ELLIOTT et al 14648442 - (D) McMILLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MCCALLUM, LATRESA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Khemka et al 14637677 - (D) ULLAGADDI 101/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. SHENG, XIN

2656 Ex Parte Macours et al 14698366 - (D) KENNY 102/103 NXP B.V. JOSHI, SUNITA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Grimme et al 14613481 - (D) McMANUS 112(1)/112(2)/103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC BURTNER, DOUGLAS R

2838 Ex Parte ARNOLD et al 14317118 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED SINGH, DAVID ANTHONY

2857 Ex Parte Anderson et al 14491379 - (D) SNAY 101 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG

2895 Ex Parte Saia et al 14091622 - (D) SNAY 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CHANG, JAY C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Flores et al 14121227 - (D) REIMERS 103 Paul M. Denk WILLIAMS, MAURICE L

3626 Ex Parte BACON 12474015 - (D) LORIN 101 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY HOLCOMB, MARK

3626 Ex Parte Van Zon et al 13996175 - (D) KRIVAK 112(4)/103 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLCOMB, MARK

3628 Ex Parte Becker et al 12147721 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC VETTER, DANIEL

3629 Ex Parte Steiner 11805019 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/102/103 Setter Roche LLP OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3638 Ex Parte Smith 14613942 - (D) REIMERS 103 W&C IP SADLON, JOSEPH

3638 Ex Parte HOLDRIDGE 14945515 - (D) REIMERS 103 OTDP Armstrong World Industries, Inc. MAESTRI, PATRICK J

3641 Ex Parte Kane et al 13889268 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/102/103 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company LEE, BENJAMIN P

3646 Ex Parte van Groenestjin 14107619 - (D) FINAMORE 102/103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC NOLAN, JOHN T

3649 Ex Parte Sandor et al 11840482 - (D) BAYAT 103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) BORISSOV, IGOR N

3689 Ex Parte Clark et al 12765947 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(1)/101/103 112(2) Baker Botts LLP/CA Technologies SEOH, MINNAH L

3689 Ex Parte Humble et al 14022968 - (D) CHUNG 112(1) 101/103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP / CEI MINCARELLI, JAN P

3695 Ex Parte Mathai et al 11710874 - (D) CHEN 101 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3696 Ex Parte Bawadhankar et al 14033276 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME TROTTER, SCOTTS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Amaitis et al 13762795 - (D) STAICOVICI 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. CARTER, KEVIN M

3732 Ex Parte Preisler 14739323 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/112(2) 103 Brooks Kushman ANNIS, KHALED

3734 Ex Parte ASPENSON et al 13652442 - (D) REIMERS 103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. HELVEY, PETER N.

3747 Ex Parte ISHIGURO 13910354 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AMICK, JACOB M

3794 Ex Parte Turovskiy et al 14021838 - (D) GUIJT 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. OUYANG, BO

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Wentink 13770423 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm ASEFA, DEBEBE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Desabhatla et al 14288016 - (D) OWENS 112(2)/102/103 Fletcher Yoder PC GE Power & Water ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Mathie et al 13735736 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD FERGUSON, MICHAEL P

The Examiner misstates the requirements for an inherency teaching.  Inherency does not require that the missing descriptive material be present “more likely than not,” but rather that it “is ‘necessarily present.’” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999)). More specifically, under the principles of inherency, the fact that a certain result or characteristic may occur or be present in the prior art is not sufficient to establish the inherency of that result or characteristic. See In re Rijckaert, 9 F.3d 1531, 1534 (Fed. Cir. 1993).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)

Rijckaert, In re, 9 F.3d 1531, 28 USPQ2d 1955 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2112 , 2141.02 , 2144.08

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3786 Ex Parte Koktzoglou 13111724 - (D) LaVIER 112(2)/103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP KINNARD, LISA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte MAHLE et al 13687789 - (D) HORNER 102 102/103 41.50 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC CORDAY, CAMERON A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte D’ALESSIO 12599578 - (D) JENKS 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP KAROL, JODY LYNN

1631 Ex Parte Manri et al 13641881 - (D) NEW 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. LIN, JERRY

1656 Ex Parte Fukushima et al 13129969 - (D) JENKS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GEBREYESUS, KAGNEW H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Soria et al 14003665 - (D) McGEE 112(1) 103 HP Inc. NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 Ex Parte Wooden 12568670 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Garlick & Markison (IH) NGUYEN, LINH T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Kondo 13983490 - (D) PRAISS 103 KENEALY Y VAIDYA LLP AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Snow 13631816 - (D) CALVE 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. PIERCE, WILLIAM M

trintec, robertson, oelrich dailey, gal

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REVERSED

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Bayer et al 12001556 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Francis C. Hand, Esq., c/o Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein ARIANI, KADE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12488158 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Rang et al 11616512 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(d) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK REYES, MARIELA D

2166 Ex Parte Acharya et al 12725381 - (D) CHUNG 102(e)/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE YEN, SYLING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Wen et al 10937986 - (D) DIXON 103 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP AFOLABI, MARK O

2453 Ex Parte Malaby et al 12469294 - (D) HOELTER 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Bejerano 12101333 - (D) DIXON 103 Ryan, Mason & Leiws, LLP PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Tajbakhsh 12177448 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 Jafari Law Group, Inc. TRAN, HANH VAN

3681 Ex Parte Koli 11428001 - (D) LORIN 102/103 102 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. HENRY, RODNEY M

“Inherent anticipation requires that the missing descriptive material [be] ‘necessarily present,’ not merely probably or possibly present, in the prior art.” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (citation omitted)). “The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient [to establish inherency.]” In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981). (emphasis added).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) 2112

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Drillet et al 12669188 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LEE, REBECCA Y

1741 Ex Parte Lee et al 11548584 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/103 Georgia-Pacific LLC CALANDRA, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Ishida et al 11213319 - (D) STRAUSS 112(2)/103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Sieracki et al 12269581 - (D) HUME 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A NGUYEN, PHU K

2644 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 11773062 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LEE, JUSTIN YE

2648 Ex Parte Petersson et al 11722993 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ERICSSON INC. BILODEAU, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Rathbone et al 11490019 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11235864 - (D) MURPHY 102(e)/103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11236281 - (D) MURPHY 103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3683 Ex Parte Chen et al 11780362 - (D) MEDLOCK 102(e) CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, NGA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Boyd et al 11512653 - (D) MAYBERRY 112(2)/103 ALCON RESEARCH LTD. NICHOLS II, ROBERT K

The Examiner concludes that “[a] change in form or shape is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art, absent any showing of unexpected results.” Id. (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (C.C.P.A. 1966)).

See In re Dailey, 357 F.2d at 672–73.Cf. In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719  (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding that the claimed structure and prior art structure “achieve different purposes” and, as a result, the claimed structure was not a matter of design choice).

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. VOLTSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7960648 et al 12/251,882 95002378 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102(e)/102/103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(a) 112(1)/112(2) Schneider Rothman IP Law Group for THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SNELL & WILMER LLP (OC) MENEFEE, JAMES A original MAYO III, WILLIAM H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 AUGME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of YAHOO! INC.Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,640,320 et al 10/466,132 95001794 - (D) KOHUT 103 YAHOO! INC. C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP Third Party Requester: Goodwin Procter, LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original HU, JINSONG

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Williams 12495222 - (D) PLENZLER 112(2)/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC KNUTSON, JACOB D

3632 Ex Parte Nahas 10193397 - (D) BAHR 102(b) Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA MARSH, STEVEN M

3686 Ex Parte Birbara et al 11489213 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP RANGREJ, SHEETAL

It is possible that one or other of the depicted determinations could be “generated” but “[i]nherent anticipation requires that the missing descriptive material is ‘necessarily present,’ not merely probably or possibly present, in the prior art.” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999)).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112, 2114, 2163, 2163.07(a)
trintec HARMON 3: 3, 50
robertson HARMON 3: 46, 5-; 4: 109; 19: 438
DONNER 7: 790-95

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Ziman 12289264 - (D) GROSSMAN 102(b) LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO MEHTA, BHISMA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Belady et al 11111066 - (D) BROWNE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

3752 Ex Parte LEBEDA et al 11466013 - (D) DANIELS 103 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. TRAN, LEN