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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Saini et al 10736339 - (D) PAK 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Clay et al 10956902 - (D) HUGHES 112(2)/112(6)/102 Jackson Walker (Trimble) SHAH, KAMINI S

Under § 112, algorithms only need to disclose adequate structure to render the bounds of the claim understandable to one of ordinary skill in the art. See, e.g., Med. Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 1214 (Fed. Cir.2003).

Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corp. v. Elekta AB, 344 F.3d 1205, 68 USPQ2d 1263 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2181, 2182

DONNER 10: 1195-1212; 11: 85-102
HARMON 6: 255

2172 Ex Parte Creasor et al 10303399 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Gurr 11122451 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Michael J. Gurr CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

3646 Ex Parte Kropaczek et al 11589723 - (D) GROSSMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BURKE, SEAN P

3651 Ex Parte Balk 11587269 - (D) DANIELS 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. SINGH, KAVEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Hornik et al 11137071 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP MYHR, JUSTIN L

3721 Ex Parte Griggs et al 11151669 - (D) McCARTHY 103/obviousness-type double patenting MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

3724 Ex Parte Welsh et al 11408401 - (D) WOOD 103 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION PATEL, BHARATC

3766 Ex Parte Snyder 11909470 - (D) BUNTING 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MORALES, JON ERIC C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gale et al 11306128 - (D) STRAUSS 102 102/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy LEIBOVICH, YAIR

2181 Ex Parte Giles et al 11588903 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VIDWAN, JASJIT S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Doyle et al 11238615 - (D) POTHIER 102 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP MEANS, JAREN M

2458 Ex Parte Luciani et al 10728465 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 112(1)/103/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DINH, KHANH Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Stellwag et al 11904657 - (D) JUNG 103 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC MCGUE, FRANK J

3689 Ex Parte Hassinger et al 10112531 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP NGUYEN, TAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Druenert 11248518 - (D) PRAISS 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC ARCIERO, ADAM A

1759 Ex Parte Takizawa et al 12587816 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC WONG, EDNA

1767 Ex Parte Visintin et al 11935838 - (D) WARREN 112(2) 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1773 Ex Parte Palmieri et al 10813604 - (D) CRUMBLEY 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Briggs et al 11999834 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIGOL, YAIMA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Harris 11381800 - (D) ANDERSON 103 Law Office of Scott C Harris, Inc FLYNN, RANDY A

2441 Ex Parte Boston 10847281 - (D) EVANS 103 AT&T Legal Department - CC BATURAY, ALICIA

2443 Ex Parte Bedi et al 11459654 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/112(2)/102/103 GRASSO PLLC BELANI, KISHIN G

2445 Ex Parte Gilbert et al 10635586 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

We agree with the Examiner that the recited computer-readable storage medium encompasses transitory media, such as signals or carrier waves, where, as here, the Specification does not limit the storage medium to non-transitory forms. Accord Ex parte Mewherter, No. 2012-007692 (PTAB May 8, 2013) (expanded panel) (holding recited machine-readable storage medium ineligible under § 101 since it encompasses transitory media).

2468 Ex Parte Plun et al 10914602 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 ROBERT M. MCDERMOTT, ESQ. PHUNG, LUAT

2491 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 11557583 - (D) McKEOWN 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP DESROSIERS, EVANS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 Ex Parte Nachef et al 10468032 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 THE JANSSON FIRM AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Luk et al 11408752 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(2)/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP LIN, JOHN

2883 Ex Parte Page et al 11768230 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CHIEM, DINH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Dau et al 12313982 - (D) WOOD 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S

3653 Ex Parte Koenig 11724392 - (D) ASTORINO 102 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SUAREZ, ERNESTO A

See e.g., Ullstrand v. Coons, 147 F.2d 698, 700 (CCPA 1945)(The accepted definition of the term “connected” is restricted to neither a direct nor an indirect connection, and it is therefore applicable to an indirect connection.).

DONNER 10: 657, 658

3677 Ex Parte Dholakiya 11867832 - (D) FLOYD 103 MEREDITH & KEYHANI, PLLC LAVINDER, JACK W

3689 Ex Parte Li 10907141 - (D) SMEGAL 101/112(2) 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Weber et al 11818001 - (D) BUNTING 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB ROSE, ROBERT A

3729 Ex Parte Tsukizawa et al 10596312 - (D) McCARTHY 102 MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP PHAN, THIEM D

3737 Ex Parte Avinash et al 10723859 - (D) MILLS 102/103 GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3746 Ex Parte Guillard et al 10580797 - (D) HORNER 103 Air Liquide HAMO, PATRICK

3749 Ex Parte Baptista et al 11565252 - (D) HILL 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY KAMPS, FRANCES H

3764 Ex Parte Graber 10833529 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. THANH, LOAN H

3771 Ex Parte Campbell et al 11453161 - (D) MILLS 103 Covidien LP YOUNG, RACHEL T  

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Dagle et al 11241321 - (D) SCHEINER Frank S. Roseberg KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Banerji et al 10074765 - (D) HOFF THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Haumont 10500874 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER Squire Sanders (US) LLP Nokia Corporation BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Cox et al 10775746 - (D) ASTORINO DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP MILLER, WILLIAM L

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. Requester and Respondent v. EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patent Owner and Appellant 95001146 6974670 10/132,561 LEBOVITZ 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP; HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP CAMPELL, BRUCER original FORMAN, BETTY J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RICHARD PARKS CORROSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95001371 7,144,170 11/003,449 KERINS 103 K&L Gates LLP; CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 RAMBUS INC., Appellant, v. Teresa Stanek Rea, ACTING DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Appellee. 2012-1480 95/001,166 7,287,109 10/966,767 RADER Dissenting WALLACH 102 JOHN M.WHEALAN; Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

AFFIRMED
1808 WYETH AND CORDIS CORPORATION, Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., AND ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., Defendants Counterclaimants-Appellees, AND MEDTRONIC INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., AND MEDTRONIC USA, INC., Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellees, AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellees. 2012-1223,-1224 5,516,781 08/238,305 5,563,146 08/452,051 MOORE summary judgment 112(a) WYETH LLC; Sidley Austin, LLP; McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.; Arnold & Porter, LLP WITZ, JEAN C

velander, sunrace, ullstrand, genentech

REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Takenaka et al 10/540,606 BEST 103(a) RATNERPRESTIA EXAMINER TALBOT, BRIAN K

1732 Ex Parte Fine et al 11/279,029 SMITH 103(a) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP EXAMINER VADEN, KENNETH I

1767 Ex Parte Laredo et al 11/759,551 SMITH 112(2)/102(b)/non-statutory obviousness type double patenting PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

1771 Ex Parte Niccum et al 10/711,308 PER CURIAM 103(a) KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC ATTN: Christian Heausler EXAMINER BOYER, RANDY

1773 Ex Parte Miller et al 11/500,672 TIMM 103(a) DADE BEHRING INC. EXAMINER WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN

1783 Ex Parte Henry et al 10/558,753 SMITH 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC EXAMINER MEHTA, MEGHA S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Sasai et al 10/446,941 HOFF 103(a) McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY EXAMINER AHN, SANGWOO

2186 Ex Parte Lee 10/453,226 HOMERE 102/103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER PATEL, HETUL B

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte CHEN et al 10/779,234 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) TKHR (Broadcom) EXAMINER RIYAMI, ABDULLAH A

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Sumcad et al 10/875,001 KRIVAK 103(a) General Motors Corporation EXAMINER SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11/372,807 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER ALGAHAIM, HELAL A

3671 Ex Parte Lauer 11/235,749 BAUMEISTER 103(a) TAYLOR IP, P.C. EXAMINER MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Schraga 10/878,390 SCHEINER 103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER MILES, JONATHAN WADE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Kim 10/873,549 SMITH 103(a) 101 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER LO, WEILUN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Bryan et al 10/278,990 WINSOR 103(a) 103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Contag et al 11/529,807 FREDMAN 103(a) Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP EXAMINER HILL, KEVIN KAI

1644 Ex Parte Fritz et al 10/399,442 FRANKLIN 103(a) nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. EXAMINER DIBRINO, MARIANNE

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Jones et al 11/151,501 GARRIS 103(a) ECOLAB USA INC. EXAMINER HECKERT, JASON MARK

1727 Ex Parte Simmons et al 11/386,612 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) HAMMER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER ARCIERO, ADAM A

1765 Ex Parte Peerlings et al 11/313,419 KRATZ 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER
SERGENT, RABON A

1767 Ex Parte McCabe et al 12/197,622 GARRIS 102(e)/103(a) WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP EXAMINER PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

1777 Ex Parte Bischof 12/179,658 GARRIS 112(1)/103(a) COOK ALEX LTD. EXAMINER MENON, KRISHNAN S

1782 Ex Parte Buchanan 10/752,898 FRANKLIN 112(2)/103(a) ERIC D. JORGENSON EXAMINER LEFF, STEVEN N

We add that one of ordinary skill in the art, armed with the knowledge provided by both Fischer (which discloses a pet feeding product in general, wherein a dog is specifically disclosed) and Smith (a catnip ball played by a cat), would have been led to Appellant’s claimed subject matter by incorporating the teachings of Smith into Fischer as proposed by the Examiner, with a reasonable expectation of successfully making the toy product as claimed. Under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), claimed subject matter can be shown to be obvious, and thus unpatentable, if it is shown that a person having ordinary skill in the art would have had a reasonable expectation of successfully achieving the claimed invention. See, e.g., Velander v. Garner, 348 F.3d 1359, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte West 10/890,563 FRAHM 102(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LE, THU NGUYET T

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Okamoto et al 10/173,316 THOMAS 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2444 Ex Parte Holzmann 10/873,665 PERRY 102(e)/103(a) LARSON NEWMAN, LLP EXAMINER SERRAO, RANODHI N

2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Kondo 10/481,722 MacDONALD 102(b) William S Frommer Frommer Lawrence & Haug EXAMINER TORRES, JOSE

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Afentakis et al 11/439,410 MacDONALD 102(e)/103(a) SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. C/O LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI EXAMINER O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

The term “connected” is not a term of art and thus, should receive its ordinary and accustomed meaning. Sunrace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 1302 (Fed. Cir. 2003). The plain meaning of the word “connect” is “[t]o join or unite; to conjoin, in almost any manner, either by junction, [or] by any intervening means.” (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, http://1828.mshaffer.com/). Furthermore, the word “connected” is restricted to neither a direct nor an indirect connection, and the term is therefore applicable to an indirect connection. Ullstrand v. Coons, 147 F.2d 698, 700 (C.C.P.A. 1945). “To be joined or connected does not necessitate a direct joining or connection.” Genentech, Inc. v. Chiron Corp., 112 F.3d 495, 501 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Sunrace Roots Enter. Co. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 67 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir.2003) . . . .2106, 2111.01

Genentech, Inc. v. Chiron Corp., 112 F.3d 495, 42 USPQ2d 1608 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . 2111.03, 2138.05, 2163

2834 Ex Parte Kaplan et al 10/360,111 MacDONALD 103(a) DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC EXAMINER MULLINS, BURTON S

2884 Ex Parte Fan et al 11/627,061 KOHUT 102(e)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER MALEVIC, DJURA

REHEARING

DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2143 Ex Parte 7287109 et al Inter Partes RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner v. NVIDIA CORP.
Requestor 95/001,166 10/966,767 EASTHOM 37 C.F.R. §41.50(b)(1) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NEURAUTER, GEORGE C