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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Mrozinski et al 13133427 - (D) MILLS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BROWE, DAVID

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Ex Parte Chan et al 13231866 - (D) TIMM 102/103 Quest Diagnostics GAKH, YELENA G

2123 Ex Parte Sharma et al 13672781 - (D) CHEN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION COOK, BRIAN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Gohari et al 13940009 - (D) McMILLIN 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

2471 Ex Parte PAPASAKELLARIOU et al 14305699 - (D) CHEN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID

2476 Ex Parte Pirbhai et al 12480456 - (D) EVANS 103 WSOU Investments, LLC VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Steele et al 11935740 - (D) SHAH 101 41.50 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MARCUS, LELAND R

3633 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14248069 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 JOHNS MANVILLE IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3637 Ex Parte GASSER 14063327 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. DOYLE, RYAN A

3665 Ex Parte McDonald et al 13090912 - (D) BAYAT 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. MALHOTRA, SANJEEV

"Whether [a] ... document qualifies as a 'printed publication' ... is a legal conclusion based on underlying factual determinations." Cooper Cameron Corp. v. Kvaerner Oilfield Prods., Inc., 291 F.3d 1317, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2002). In determining whether a reference is a "printed publication" within the meaning of§ 102, "the key inquiry is whether or not a reference has been made 'publicly accessible."' In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2004). We make this factual determination by weighing the evidence of record to ascertain whether the preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that the publication retrieved by the Examiner was publicly accessible to render it a printed publication.

Klopfenstein, In re,380 F.3d 1345, 72 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2128.01

3681 Ex Parte Liu et al 12764983 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3692 Ex Parte VENKATARAMAN 13447463 - (D) WIEDER 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC POE, KEVIN T

3693 Ex Parte Atkinson et al 14107527 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP BARTLEY, KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Huy et al 13098505 - (D) CALVE 103 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. BERRY, STEPHANIE R

3742 Ex Parte HALLGREN et al 13747847 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 Whirlpool Corporation/ McGarry Bair PC STAPLETON, ERIC S

3772 Ex Parte Aarestad et al 12838669 - (D) BAYAT 112(2) Acuity Law Group, P.C. HICKS, VICTORIA J

3772 Ex Parte Joseph 13731660 - (D) ENGELS 112(2)/102/103 Dennis Clarke LEWIS, KIM M

A claim that recites both an apparatus and a method for subsequently using the apparatus is indefinite, IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005), but functional language does not necessarily render an apparatus claim indefinite, UltimatePointer LLC v. Nintendo Co., 816 F.3d 816, 826 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Here, we agree with Appellant that the "applying" limitation is reasonably read to be functional language reciting a property of the claimed dispenser-applicator, not a claimed step of using the dispenser-applicator. 

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Walter et al 14661538 - (D) NEW 103 103 FMC I Fox Rothschild LLP PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte BUELLESFELD et al 14294967 - (D) SNAY 103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1787 Ex Parte BAER et al 12631964 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte CHEN et al 14157202 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm ISLAM, ROWNAK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Luepke 13963421 - (D) SCHOPPER 102 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. ESTREMSKY, GARY WAYNE

3683 Ex Parte Freire et al 11697926 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 101 Bell & Manning, LLC PADOT, TIMOTHY

3688 Ex Parte RINCON et al 13235133 - (D) BEAMER 101 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION MACASIANO, MARILYN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Camaratta 14819777 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

3774 Ex Parte Wortz 14551544 - (D) BAYAT 112(1)/102/103 OTDP KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP BARIA, DINAH N

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Annat et al 13813006 - (D) PRATS 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP FAY, ZOHREHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Barenreuter et al 13583715 - (D) TIMM 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1715 Ex Parte SHIN et al 13465488 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1735 Ex Parte Saeki et al 14117624 - (D) REN 112(1)/103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP GAMINO, CARLOS J

1735 Ex Parte Scholz 13720433 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2) 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1788 Ex Parte CULLIGAN 14031705 - (D) TIMM 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP c/o Diane Bell WALSHON, SCOTT R

1792 Ex Parte Deng et al 12675262 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 RATNERPRESTIA THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Carter 13483256 - (D) Per Curiam 102 Spectra Logic Corporation BULLOCK, JOSHUA

2163 Ex Parte Koretz et al 11584640 - (D) HUME 103 LeClairRyan LE, MICHAEL

2168 Ex Parte Parker et al 13886406 - (D) KUMAR 103/OTDP GATES & COOPER LLP - IBM DWIVEDI, MARESH H

2197 Ex Parte Olson 14472527 - (D) SHIANG 103 101 NEO IP PAULINO, LENIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Bruich et al 14194394 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. KIM, WILLIAM JW

2423 Ex Parte Canney et al 14102291 - (D) CUTITTA 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP LI, SUSAN X

2425 Ex Parte Gray et al 13790777 - (D) CRAIG 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-Toler HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q

2452 Ex Parte Ramanathan 14370184 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/103 IP Spring - AI HOANG, HIEU T

2473 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14234523 - (D) THOMAS 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

2477 Ex Parte Vermani et al 12422145 - (D) BUI 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

2481 Ex Parte Samuelsson et al 13641714 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NOH, JAE NAM

2483 Ex Parte Gao et al 13539055 - (D) HUME 103 Futurewei Technologies, Inc. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. ADROVEL, WILLIAM

2486 Ex Parte Li et al 14015888 - (D) BEAMER 112(2) 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte LEE et al 13956883 - (D) BEAMER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC AJAYI, JOEL

2667 Ex Parte Sehnert et al 13608163 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Carestream Health, Inc. MOYER, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2851 Ex Parte Shen et al 14194484 - (D) HASTINGS 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (70047) BOWERS, BRANDON

2864 Ex Parte Hamzaoui et al 13531570 - (D) TIMM 103 101/103 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (YOR) ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2882 Ex Parte Sigel et al 14682502 - (D) GUPTA 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) NGUYEN, HUNG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Bhogal et al 12139297 - (D) WIEDER 103 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3636 Ex Parte Miller 14224720 - (D) PESLAK 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J

3642 Ex Parte Ireland 12832967 - (D) BROWN 103 112(2) NWAMU,P.C. Patent & Trademark Law WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

3681 Ex Parte Hammad et al 12257987 - (D) BAYAT 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA NGUYEN, THUY N

3681 Ex Parte Novikov et al 12645482 - (D) LORIN 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick LI, SUN M

3684 Ex Parte Banthia et al 13672508 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

3686 Ex Parte AKUSHEVICH et al 14184129 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center LE, LINH GIANG

3689 Ex Parte Fox et al 12636258 - (D) BAIN 101/103 COOPER LEGAL GROUP/ ORACLE SHANKER, TIJLIE MEYERS

3695 Ex Parte Banke et al 14163097 - (D) BENNETT 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME DONLON, RYAN D

3697 Ex Parte Mascavage et al 13609741 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hailey et al 13622586 - (D) ENGELS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY IMAM, TANZIM

3731 Ex Parte Hartoumbekis 13666317 - (D) LAVIER 103 Covidien LP SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H

3739 Ex Parte Giles 13832594 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102/103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP EKRAMI, YASAMIN

3743 Ex Parte Gayle et al 13705223 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation SHIRSAT, VIVEK K

3745 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 13723421 - (D) O'HANLON 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PRAGER, JESSE M

3753 Ex Parte Zifferer et al 12707320 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. HOOK, JAMES F

3763 Ex Parte Garrett 14730053 - (D) PLENZLER 102 SINORICA, LLC SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS

IPXL, katz interactive, ultimatepointer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Gray et al 12765352 - (D) BEAMER 102 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GAMI, TEJAL

2197 Ex Parte Bess 12148767 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ZHEN, LI B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte CHEN-QUEE et al 13026577 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP PATEL, RONAK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Maruyama et al 12728439 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 41.50 112(2)/112(4) WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

A claim that recites both a system (or apparatus) and a method of using that system (or apparatus) does not apprise one of ordinary skill in the art of its scope, and thus, is invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. see IPXL Holdings, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005). ...

Stated differently, one of ordinary skill in the art could reasonably consider the  "placed in an initial operating state" limitation as "directed to user actions, not system capabilities." In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litig., 639 F.3d 1303, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2011), quoted in UltimatePointer, L.L.C. v. Nintendo Co., No. 2015-1297, 2016 WL 798354, at *9 (Fed. Cir. Mar. l , 2016). Thus, we reject claim I as invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation, In re, 639 F.3d 1303, 97 USPQ2d 1737 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2163

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Nawrot et al 12812254 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation LU, JIPING

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Julia et al 13405715 - (D) HAGY 103 103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Acx et al 10297617 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP GRAHAM, GARY K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte KIM et al 13075787 - (D) MacDONALD 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MORLAN, ROBERT M

2476 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 11750256 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Tsuda et al 12278077 - (D) FRAHM 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP NGUYEN, PHONG X

2628 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 11249767 - (D) CHUNG 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. ONYEKABA, AMY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Palombo et al 10362376 - (D) STEPINA 103 Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY

3722 Ex Parte Glogger et al 12655736 - (D) ASTORINO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB GATES, ERIC ANDREW

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7374003 et al 11/288,724 95002257 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7575080 et al 12/114,185 95002258 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,980,341 et al 12/556,573 95002259 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL