vaidyanathan, Universal Camera

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 14444105 FREDMAN 103 Nixon Peabody LLP BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 KHS GMBH 14760287 COLAIANNI 112(1) OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN

1714 Hanns Wochner et al. 13738973 BEST 112(1)/112(2)/103 CAESAR RIVISE, PC QI, HUA

1716 Lam Research Corporation 14136953 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) FORD, NATHAN K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2152 Gupta, Karan et al. 14969574 EVANS 103 LIEBERMAN & BRANDSDORFER, LLC TRUONG, DENNIS

In Final Actions dated May 22, 2017 and December 29, 2017, the Examiner finds Zheng does not teach consistency points, as claimed, but in the Answer, the Examiner now finds Zheng so teaches.  Ans. 4.  The Examiner has made “contradictory findings of technological facts based on shifting perceptions of the prior art” upon which we may not rely.  In re Vaidyanathan, 381 F. App’x 985, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (citing Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB, 340 U.S. 474, 496 (1951) (“[t]he agency’s contradictory findings of technological facts based on shifting perceptions of the prior art impeach the deference normally owed to administrative findings of fact.”).  We, therefore, decline to find Zheng teaches the claimed consistency points. 

2173 Frederic Declerck 13834490 PYONIN 103 Becker Patent Law, LLC CALDERON IV, ALVARO R

2191 Raul Sanchez 14185602 DIXON 101 LEWIS RICE LLC SOLTANZADEH, AMIR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Phillips, Chris et al. 14069565 BELISLE 103 ERICSSON INC. COONEY, ADAM A

2447 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. 15490076 BARRY 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / AT&W TANG, KAREN C

2476 Miho MAEDA et al. 13420306 AMUNDSON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ABELSON, RONALD B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Marius Doornenbal 14080141 JURGOVAN 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CHAVEZ, RODRIGO A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Blattler, Hans-Peter et al. 13161544 EVANS 102/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC VORTMAN, ANATOLY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Vijayakumar Pandiarajan et al. 14137710 BARRY 112(2)/103 VERIZON SAX, TIMOTHY P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Scott C. Holt 14451468 GREENHUT 112(2)/103 Quinn IP Law/NIKE, Inc. LYNCH, MEGAN E

3763 Bartlett, Allen J. et al. 12008985 STEPINA 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. PETTITT, JOHN F

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Mack Denzil. Greene 13896158 THOMAS 103 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC MAK, RODRICK

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Didier Labouche et al. 14273567 DELMENDO 103 PPG Industries, Inc. FUNG, CHING-YIU

1788 Justin C. Lytle et al. 13784942 FRANKLIN 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

1797 Yoshihisa Ota et al. 14369113 DENNETT 103 41.50 103 XU, XIAOYUN XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Demuth, Steven Joseph. et al. 13912275 BRANCH 101 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC PELLETT, DANIEL T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 14456163 KUMAR 103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Verint Systems Ltd. 15007703 MANTIS MERCADER 101 Verint Systems, Inc. Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A

2689 Jonathan Lenchner et al. 14750219 RAEVSKY 103 OTDP RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP BARAKAT, MOHAMED

2696 By-Her W. Richards 14693103 KHAN 103 Loppnow & Chapa [Motorola] CUTLER, ALBERT H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Potucek, Kevin L. et al. 12769038 GAUDETTE 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP / Hayward Industries, Inc. TUMEBO, TSION M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Hasmukh Dholakiya 12910200 COURTENAY 101/103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3629 Andy Sturman et al. 15251399 COURTENAY 101/103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3649 Budhrani, Sunil et al. 14101290 CALVE 103 Shahin Korangy MATTER, KRISTEN CLARETTE

3681 Byron William. Reese 13560834 KHAN 101 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (SV) c/o: Greenberg Traurig LLP - Chicago Office CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3689 William A. Brown et al. 12326354 CRAWFORD 103 101 IBM (END-KLS) c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS

3689 Michael Montano 14061746 MEDLOCK 101/102/103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP GLENNIE, DEBRA L

3695 Howard W. Lutnick et al. 12631208 MEYERS 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3696 Michael Zhao et al. 14575058 HOMERE 101 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CHANG, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 William Q. Tingley et al. 14638547 GREENHUT 112(1)/103 112(2) Scutch Law, PLC NGUYEN, PHONG H

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Deffez, Karine et al. 15054899 GRIMES 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Paolo Fazzini 14733119 CUTITTA 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) SUN, HAI TAO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Hyung-Il Ahn et al. 14498703 SCHOPFER 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S

vaidyanathan

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Bartlett et al 11514447 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JONES DAY WEBB, WALTER E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte VON KOSSAK-GLOWCZEWSKI et al 12014655 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 Shell Oil Company AKRAM, IMRAN

1765 Ex Parte Massa et al 11870651 - (D) KIMLIN 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY SEIDLECK, JAMES J

1767 Ex Parte Avakian 11722371 - (D) OWENS 103 POLYONE CORPORATION STANLEY, JANE L

1771 Ex Parte Bhan et al 11013632 - (D) SCHAFER 102/103 SHELL OIL COMPANY SINGH, PREM C

1787 Ex Parte SMITH et al 13349900 - (D) HANLON 112(1)/102(e) SIEMENS CORPORATION HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Grunwald et al 11034150 - (D) HOFF 102(e)/103 Fahmi, Sellers, Embert & Davitz RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Benayon et al 11201611 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

2695 Ex Parte Motonishi 11388619 - (D) BENOIT 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Farrar 10854552 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 Wells St. John P.S. JACKSON JR, JEROME

2818 Ex Parte Kuo et al 12169142 - (D) KOKOSKI 102(e)/102(b) J C PATENTS NGUYEN, DAO H

2872 Ex Parte Horvath et al 11770277 - (D) PRAISS 103 ALCON CHWASZ, JADE R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Purcell 10364979 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. CASLER, TRACI

3636 Ex Parte Brunner et al 12054604 - (D) POWELL 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Ternes et al 11610234 - (D) TARTAL 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. BERTRAM, ERIC D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte McLeod et al 11956806 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC PATEL, RONAK C

See also, In re Vaidyanathan, 381 Fed. Appx. 985, 994 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (non-precedential) (“KSR did not free the PTO's examination process from explaining its reasoning. In making an obviousness
rejection, the examiner should not rely on conclusory statements that a particular feature of the invention would have been obvious or was well known. Instead, the examiner should elaborate, discussing the evidence or reasoning that leads the examiner to such a conclusion.”)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Ahn 11856535 - (D) KRIVAK 102(e) 102(e) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. TILAHUN, ALAZAR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Bowen 12313770 - (D) HANLON 103 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R

2892 Ex Parte Herman et al 11888072 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY JONES, ERIC W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Honeck et al 11764886 - (D) SCHEINER 112(2)/103 102 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Craven et al 10413691 - (D) WARREN obviousness-type double patenting GATES & COOPER LLP SONG, MATTHEW J

1741 Ex Parte Barish et al 12148891 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Law Office of Peter V.D. Wilde DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1745 Ex Parte Schulte 11988633 - (D) SMITH 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. BELL, WILLIAM P

1755 Ex Parte Varghese et al 11860142 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Emcore Corporation CHERN, CHRISTINA

1765 Ex Parte Weber et al 11917552 - (D) NAGUMO 102 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP VALDEZ, DEVE E

1765 Ex Parte CHOU et al 12484915 - (D) McKELVEY 112(2) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA

1771 Ex Parte Spicer et al 12136502 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY BOYER, RANDY

1775 Ex Parte Langford 12247830 - (D) SMITH 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Samari et al 11677463 - (D) JEFFERSON 101/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2427 Ex Parte Feder et al 11649427 - (D) DILLON 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG LLP ALATA, YASSIN

2453 Ex Parte Gerdes et al 11573705 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 ERICSSON INC. BENOIT, ESTHER
AFFIRMED 2477 Ex Parte Konda 11421630 - (D) EVANS 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ZHOU, YONG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Dove 10877785 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GARLICK & MARKISON MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 Ex Parte Preble 11180337 - (D) SCHAFER 102/103 GIPPLE & HALE DUONG, DIEU HIEN

2833 Ex Parte Edge 12283580 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 Richard L. Miller NGUYEN, PHUONGCHI T

2852 Ex Parte Regev et al 11454684 - (D) BEST 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EVANS, GEOFFREY T

2857 Ex Parte Ochs 12605739 - (D) BUI 103 Covidien LP DALBO, MICHAEL J

2894 Ex Parte Datta et al 11321128 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(1)/103 Mission/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Butters 12125125 - (D) HILL 103 VAN OPHEM & VANOPHEM, PC OLSON, LARS A

3632 Ex Parte Bigelow 10904729 - (D) SPAHN 112(1)/103 MENDELSOHN, DRUCKER, & DUNLEAVY, P.C. BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN

3657 Ex Parte Haenbeukers et al 11726792 - (D) PLENZLER 102 THE GATES CORPORATION AUNG, SAN M

3673 Ex Parte Kasbohm 11906599 - (D) JUNG 102(e)/103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. POLITO, NICHOLAS F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte LAU 11938255 - (D) CALVE 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) SPECIALIFE INDUSTRIES LIMITED NGUYEN, PHONG H

3743 Ex Parte Smyrniotis et al 11427894 - (D) Konda 103 Law Offices of Thaddius Carvis LAUX, DAVID J

3744 Ex Parte REIMERS 11970185 - (D) SCANLON 102 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LEO, LEONARD R

3788 Ex Parte Hyp et al 11505503 - (D) BAHR 112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC PERREAULT, ANDREW D

REHEARING

GRANTED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Racz 12139233 - (D) GREEN 103 103 Ramey & Browning, PLLC THOMAS, JR, BRADLEY G

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Lemmens et al 10678082 - (D) GREEN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Cosmescu 11164712 - (D) PRATS 102 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 INTUIT INC. Requester v. NOAH SYSTEMS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001580 7822657 09/975,458 McKeown 102 PIETRAGALLO, BOSICK & GORDON THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FENWICK & WEST LLP RIMELL, SAMUEL G original SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

vaidyanathan

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REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Abd Elhamid et al 11463614 - (D) SMITH 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COLEMAN, RYAN L

1729 Ex Parte Hong et al 10743866 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

1741 Ex Parte Vehmas 10864878 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Ladas & Parry LAZORCIK, JASON L

“In making an obviousness rejection, the examiner should not rely on conclusory statements that a particular feature of the invention would have been obvious or was well known. Instead, the examiner should elaborate, discussing the evidence or reasoning that leads the examiner to such a conclusion.” In re Vaidyanathan, 381 Fed. Appx. 985, 994 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (non-precedential)

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Saxena et al 11014301 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC/ Intel Corporation HALLENBECK-HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Lea 10491504 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Ein-Gal 11281591 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 DEKEL PATENT LTD., DAVID KLEIN MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3761 Ex Parte Collins et al 11799356 - (D) SCHEINER 112(1)/102 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. MARCETICH, ADAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Wu et al 11307357 - (D) CHEN 112(2) 102/103 Jerome R. Drouillard PATEL, SHAMBHAVI K

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Morris 11022151 - (D) RUGGIERO 112(2)/102 101/102/103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC ALATA, YASSIN

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Pallakoff 10891544 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Nathan Calvert NGUYEN, JIMMY H

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Mettler et al 11280780 - (D) ABRAMS 103 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP ADDIE, RAYMOND W

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte RAMOTOWSKI 11828412 - (D) SMITH obviousness-type double patenting 103 NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER LEONG, SUSAN DANG

1745 Ex Parte Ng et al 11027285 - (D) OBERMANN 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. MCCLELLAND, KIMBERLY KEIL

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Pang et al 11306852 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. KOO, GARY J

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Hartselle et al 11022740 - (D) CHEN 103/obviousness-type double patenting AT&T Legal Department - SZ TELAN, MICHAEL R

2427 Ex Parte Meek et al 11023268 - (D) CHEN 103/obviousness-type double patenting AT&T Legal Department - SZ TELAN, MICHAEL R

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Carlson 09882100 - (D) DILLON 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. BOCURE, TESFALDET

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Chan 10990634 - (D) GONSALVES 103 FAY SHARPE LLP AL HASHIMI, SARAH

2854 Ex Parte Grimm et al 11281350 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP HINZE, LEO T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex parte The Procter & Gamble Company, Patent Owner and Appellant 90011177 - (D) 7,222,732 10/610,952 GUEST 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GELLNER, JEFFREY L original CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Mukherji et al 11611173 - (D) SMITH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE

dance, perfect web, vaidyanathan, KSR

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Ex Parte Carson et al 10/510,865 GAUDETTE 103(a) General Electric Company EXAMINER SAVAGE, MATTHEW O

Evidence of obviousness must come from the prior art, not the applicant’s own disclosure. In re Dance, 160 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 1998). “[T]o invoke ‘common sense’ or any other basis for extrapolating from prior art to a conclusion of obviousness,” the fact finder “must articulate [his or her] reasoning with sufficient clarity for review.” Perfect Web Technologies, Inc. v. InfoUSA, Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2009)); see also, In re Vaidyanathan, 381 Fed.Appx. 985, 994 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (non-precedential) (“KSR did not free the PTO’s examination process from explaining its reasoning. In making an obviousness rejection, the examiner should not rely on conclusory statements that a particular feature of the invention would have been obvious or was well known. Instead, the examiner should elaborate, discussing the evidence or reasoning that leads the examiner to such a conclusion.”).

Dance, In re, 160 F.3d 1339, 48 USPQ2d 1635 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.01

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) . . . . . . . . .2141 to 2145, 2216, 2242, 2286, 2616, 2642, 2686.04

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Davis et al 11/132,658 DESHPANDE 103(a) IBM Corporation EXAMINER PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM B

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11/444,004 FREDMAN 102(b) Covidien EXAMINER TRUONG, KEVIN THAO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Melzak et al 10/914,468 ROBERTSON 103(a) 103(a) DEMONT & BREYER, LLC EXAMINER PHAM, LONG
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Huang et al 11/556,322 GREEN 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER PURDY, KYLE A

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1728 Ex Parte Trabold et al 12/016,014 OWENS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER CHAN, HENG M

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Chauvel et al 10/830,917 DANG 103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2185 Ex Parte Loafman 11/778,054 JEFFERY 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC EXAMINER DOAN, DUC T

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Kataoka 11/291,129 WINSOR 103(a) IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. EXAMINER BEHARRY, NOEL R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Tolbert 10/998,213 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER WILLIAMS, STEPHANIE ELAINE

3762 Ex Parte Haller et al 11/221,095 FREDMAN 103(a) Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP (Boston Scientific) EXAMINER MANUEL, GEORGE C

vaidyanathan, perfect web

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Evans 10/629,642 GAUDETTE 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD EXAMINER OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS

See In re Vaidyanathan, 381 Fed.Appx. 985, 994 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (non-precedential) (“KSR did not free the PTO’s examination process from explaining its reasoning. In making an obviousness rejection, the examiner should not rely on conclusory statements that a particular feature of the invention would have been obvious or was well known. Instead, the examiner should elaborate, discussing the evidence or reasoning that leads the examiner to such a conclusion.”); Perfect Web Techs., Inc. v. InfoUSA, Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“[T]o invoke ‘common sense’ or any other basis for extrapolating from prior art to a conclusion of obviousness, a district court must articulate its reasoning with sufficient clarity for review.”).

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Ichikawa et al 10/102,344 FETTING 103(a) HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. EXAMINER CASLER, TRACI
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte DeCenzo 11/147,137 HAHN 103(a) 103(a) Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. EXAMINER LO, KENNETH M
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte 5,763,831 et al Ex parte TayMac Corporation 90/008,823 08/450,559 COCKS 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) PATENT OWNER: BOOTH UDALL, PLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: WILLIAM F. PENDERGAST BRINKS, HOFER, GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original EXAMINER PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Dowling et al 11/016,106 McCOLLUM 101/112(1) MERCK EXAMINER LI, RUIXIANG

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 10/671,905 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e)/103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER LAZARO, DAVID R

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Katz et al 10/451,845 FETTING 112(2)/102(E)/103(a) NEIFELD IP LAW, PC EXAMINER RETTA, YEHDEGA

capon, vaidyanathan, belkin

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Skraly 10/661,939 FREDMAN 112(1) Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN

“It is not necessary that every permutation within a generally operable invention be effective in order for an inventor to obtain a generic claim, provided that the effect is sufficiently demonstrated to characterize a generic invention.” Capon v. Eshhar, 418 F.3d 1349, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

Capon v. Eshhar, 418 F.3d 1349, 76 USPQ2d 1078 (Fed. Cir. 2005) . . . . . . . . . .2163
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Ex Parte Kreyenschmidt et al 10/512,081 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER COONEY, JOHN M

see also, In re Vaidyanathan, 381 Fed.Appx. 985, 994 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (nonprecedential) (“KSR did not free the PTO’s examination process from explaining its reasoning. In making an obviousness rejection, the examiner should not rely on conclusory statements that a particular feature of the invention would have been obvious or was well known. Instead, the examiner should elaborate, discussing the evidence or reasoning that leads the examiner to such a conclusion.”).

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Genske et al 09/847,811 MacDONALD 102(e)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER CLOUD, JOIYA M

2467 Ex Parte Davis et al 11/962,558 MacDONALD 112(1)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2)/101 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.P.A. EXAMINER SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2863 ABBOTT DIABETES CARE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of DEXCOM, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,039 6,931,327 ROBERTSON 102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Third-Party Requester: JACKSON & CO., LLP EXAMINER HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original EXAMINER NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

In Belkin International, Inc. et al v. Optimumpath, LLC, an expanded panel recently considered whether the Board has jurisdiction to decide SNQ matters in the context of inter partes reexamination. ... In essence, Belkin held that an SNQ attaches to a particular rejection. Accordingly, the determination that an SNQ exists with respect to a particular rejection does not necessarily permit a third party requestor to pursue proposed rejections not found to raise an SNQ outside of the attached rejection, regardless of whether or not the additional rejections are directed to the same claims. Appeal 2011-003697 (BPAI March 29, 2011) (Reexamination Control 95/001,089, Inter Partes Reexamination of U.S. Patent 7,035,281 B1, Panel expanded for consideration of substantial new question of patentability jurisdictional issue).

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Gaudiana et al 11/302,634 OWENS obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER TAI, XIUYU

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Kwon et al 11/163,313 NAPPI 102(e) LAW OFFICES OF MIKIO ISHIMARU EXAMINER MANDALA, VICTOR A

2893 Ex Parte Bhattacharya et al 10/195,527 NAPPI 102(e) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THANH T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Bogl 10/517,711 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER MCDONALD, SHANTESE L
REHEARING

GRANTED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Kajita 11/237,909 NAPPI 103(a)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER ALMO, KHAREEM E

NEW

REVERSED

1717 Ex Parte Skszek et al 11/140,752 OWENS 103(a)/112(1) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER PADGETT, MARIANNE L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3751 Ex Parte Harris 11/000,121 TIERNEY 103(a)/112(1) Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe EXAMINER LE, HUYEN D

AFFIRMED

1781 Ex Parte Chou et al 11/375,675 FREDMAN 103(a) THOMAS, KAYDEN, HORSTEMEYER & RISLEY, LLP EXAMINER PADEN, CAROLYN A

3782 Ex Parte Schneider 10/154,221 GARRIS 103(a) DAY PITNEY LLP EXAMINER PASCUA, JES F