nievelt, unique concepts, gaus, net moneyin

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hollenhorst et al 10/978,006 PAK 103(a) Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) EXAMINER WALDBAUM, SAMUEL A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Kowalski 09/928,599 WINSOR 103(a) GATES & COOPER LLP EXAMINER ORR, HENRY W

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Conradt et al 10/759,073 BAUMEISTER 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER RUTKOWSKI, JEFFREY M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Pavcnik et al 10/662,216 BONILLA 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER LANG, AMY T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Burget et al 10/652,010 BISK 102(e)/103(a) 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Morabito 11/307,939 CLARKE 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER PRONE, JASON D

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Vipperla et al 11/297,774 HANLON 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER HANDAL, KAITY V

1745 Ex Parte Mathea 11/221,044 SMITH nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) KLAUS J. BACH EXAMINER KOCH, GEORGE R

1763 Ex Parte Noguchi et al 11/594,933 WARREN 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER LACLAIR, DARCY D

1784 Ex Parte Mosley et al 11/475,528 KRATZ 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER LAM, CATHY FONG FONG

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Leach 11/748,318 JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER VU, TRISHA U

2171 Ex Parte Githens et al 10/660,143 BISK 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER NUNEZ, JORDANY

“Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.” In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973).

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2145

2445 Ex Parte Geekee et al 10/740,410 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(e)/103(a) WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER LIU, LIN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Secor et al 10/756,843 WHITEHEAD, JR. 101/102(e)/103(a) IBM Corp. (AUS) c/o Ostrow Kaufman LLP EXAMINER WHIPPLE, BRIAN P

2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Ruetschi 10/625,960 GIANNETTI 102(e)/103(a) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) EXAMINER RIDER, JUSTIN W

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Beimesch 10/724,564 HAHN 103(a) LATHROP & GAGE LLP EXAMINER ROGERS, DAVID A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 Ex Parte Bahash 10/737,920 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, TUAN N

3733 Ex Parte Wenstrom et al 10/951,107 BONILLA 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER COMSTOCK, DAVID C

3762 Ex Parte Kim et al 11/668,627 SCHEINER 102(b) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2873 Ex Parte 6795605 et al INFINERA CORP. Third Party Requester, Appellant v. CHEETAH OMNI, LLC Patent Owner, Respondent 95/000,240 10/644,721 TURNER 102(e)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER SPECTOR, DAVID N

2873 Ex Parte 7142347 et al INFINERA CORP. Third Party Requester, Appellant v. CHEETAH OMNI, LLC Patent Owner, Respondent 95/000,239 11/199,513 TURNER 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER SPECTOR, DAVID N

Where a claim provides for two separate elements, those two elements “logically cannot be one and the same.” Gaus v. Conair Corp., 363 F.3d 1284, 1288 (Fed.Cir.2004). See also Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d 1558, 1562 (Fed. Cir. 1991)( there can be no literal infringement where the patent in suit claims two elements and the accused device has only one element performing both functions). It is not enough that the prior art reference discloses part of the claimed invention, which an ordinary artisan might supplement to make the whole, or that it includes multiple, distinct teachings that the artisan might somehow combine to achieve the claimed invention. Net MoneyIn, Inc. v. Verisign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2008).

lighting world, texas instruments, unique concepts

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte Akiyama et al 10/757,413 GUEST 103(a)/37 C.F.R § 41.50(b) 112(1) 112(2) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER HEITBRINK, JILL LYNNE

[W]e consider these claim terms to be nonce words or verbal constructs which are simply a substitute for the term “means” of § 112, paragraph 6. Specifically, the term “determinant” is no more than a verbal construct for the phrase “means for determining” and the phrase “marking applier” is no more than a verbal construct for the phrase “means for applying a marking.” See Lightning World, Inc. v. Birchwood Lighting, Inc., 382 F.3d 1354, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2004);

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Golla 11/017,349 HOMERE 102(e) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC EXAMINER FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Bennett 10/443,302 O’NEILL 102(b)/103(a) THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, DINH Q

3761 Ex Parte Olson et al 10/880,995 O’NEILL 102(a)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER HAND, MELANIE JO

3765 Ex Parte Siegl 11/270,377 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H

3767 Ex Parte Gesler 11/230,433 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C. EXAMINER PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Sakai et al 11/007,552 JEFFERY 103(a) STEVEN M. GREENBERG CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP EXAMINER CHOJNACKI, MELLISSA M

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Chang et al 10/244,686 KIM 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER TINKLER, MURIEL S

See Texas Instr. Inc. v. United States Int'l Trade Comm'n, 988 F.2d 1165, 1171 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (claim language
cannot be mere surplusage. An express limitation cannot be read out of the claim); Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d 1558, 1563 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (two distinct claim elements should each be given full effect).

Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 26 USPQ2d 1018 (Fed. Cir. 1993) . . . .716.04
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/346,698 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER ELEY, TIMOTHY V
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3627 MICROBLEND TECHNOLOGIES Requester and Respondent v. ROHM & HAAS COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,027 7,250,464 DELMENDO 103(a) Patent Owner: STEPHEN E. JOHNSON, ESQ. ROHM & HAAS COMPANY Third Party Requester: ALBERT L. SCHMEISER SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LLP EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER JASMIN, LYNDA C

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Wehr et al 11/136,991 PRATS 103(a) CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO EXAMINER ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Himmel et al 11/871,362 CHEN 102(b)/103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER NELSON JR, MILTON

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Boylan et al 10/764,841 O’NEILL 103(a) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/Abbott EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J

3761 Ex Parte Van Dyke 11/116,654 O’NEILL 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER CHAPMAN, GINGER T

REHEARING

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Coppinger et al 11/189,192 JEFFERY 101/102/103 STEVEN M. GREENBERG CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP EXAMINER TANK, ANDREW L

NEW

REVERSED


2186 Ex Parte Clark et al 11/008,316 HOMERE 103(a) Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe EXAMINER ALSIP, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART3632 Ex Parte Cavello et al 10/728,674 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER STERLING, AMY JO

1713 Ex Parte Fortin et al 11/457,911 HASTINGS 103(a) MARKS & CLERK EXAMINER DAHIMENE, MAHMOUD

AFFIRMED

2185 Ex Parte Sen et al 11/132,081 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DOAN, DUC T
2617 Ex Parte Sylvain 10/999,392 RUGGIERO 103(a) WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER GONZALEZ, AMANCIO
2185 Ex Parte Thayer 11/115,675 ZECHER 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CHOE, YONG J

3689 Ex Parte Borg et al 09/820,457 OWENS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAN D

oetiker, unique concepts, texas instruments, paulsen, intellicall

REVERSED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Baumann et al 09/819,462 KIM 103(a) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS EXAMINER MILEF, ELDA G

See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (during examination, the examiner bears the initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness); Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d 1558, 1563 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (two distinct claim elements should each be given full effect). ... See Texas Instr. Inc. v. United States Int'l Trade Comm'n, 988 F.2d 1165, 1171 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (claim language cannot be mere surplusage. An express limitation cannot be read out of the claim); Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d at 1563.

Oetiker, In re, 977 F.2d 1443, 24 USPQ2d 1443 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707.07(f), 716.01(d), 1504.01(a), 2106, 2107.02, 2142, 2145, 2164.07

Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 26 USPQ2d 1018 (Fed. Cir. 1993) . . . . . 716.04
3694 Ex Parte Zhang 09/895,690 KIM 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MERCHANT, SHAHID R

See In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (inventor may define specific terms used to describe invention, but must do so “with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision” and, if done, must “set out his uncommon definition in some manner within the patent disclosure' so as to give one of ordinary skill in the art notice of the change” in meaning) (quoting Intellicall, Inc. v. Phonometrics, Inc., 952 F.2d 1384, 1387-88 (Fed. Cir. 1992)).

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . . . .716.03, 2106, 2144.08

Intellicall, Inc. v. Phonometrics, Inc., 952 F.2d 1384, 21 USPQ2d 1383 (Fed. Cir. 1992). . . . . . . .2111.01, 2181
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Bendall et al 10/768,761 ZECHER 103(a)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) MARJAMA MULDOON BLASIAK & SULLIVAN LLP EXAMINER SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART REVERSED-IN-PART 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3735 ABBOTT DIABETES CARE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of DEXCOM, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,038 7,276,029 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a)/37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102(b)/103(a) Patent Owner: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Third-Party Requester: JACKSON & CO., LLP EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSEN & BEAR, LLP original EXAMINER MALLARI, PATRICIA C

AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Scarpelli et al 10/873,870 HOMERE 102(e)/103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER LIE, ANGELA M

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Joglekar et al 11/292,770 HOMERE 102(e)/103(a) Caven & Aghevli LLC c/o CPA Global EXAMINER CHEA, PHILIP J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Borrego Bel et al 10/707,922 FRAHM 103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION EXAMINER PARRIES, DRU M

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Ampunan et al 11/062,404 HOELTER 103(a) General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. EXAMINER MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3685 Ex Parte Drummond et al 10/980,209 KIM 103(a) RALPH E. JOCKE Walker & Jocke EXAMINER KIM, STEVEN S

NEW

AFFIRMED

2165 Ex Parte Tang et al 10/705,932 BLANKENSHIP 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HICKS, MICHAEL J

3652 Ex Parte Wright et al 10/611,167 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER ADAMS, GREGORY W