REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte SASAOKA et al 12034265 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP LEONG, JONATHAN G
1733 Ex Parte Krasnov et al 12318919 - (D) OGDEN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WU, JENNY R
1742 Ex Parte Sievers et al 12245140 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC TENTONI, LEO B
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Cath et al 12889920 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 TITCOMB, WILLIAM D
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte OCONNOR et al 11948854 - (D) AMUNDSON 102 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HARRELL, ROBERT B
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Brunolli 12876846 - (D) ULLAGADDI 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
2649 Ex Parte ALLEN et al 11670581 - (D) NAPPI 103 BlackBerry Limited (HFZ) AYOTUNDE, AYODEJIO
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte LI et al 13673284 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P,L, DZIERZYNSKI, EV AN P
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Thomas 12710566 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ
Taking claim 1 as representative of the claims on appeal, the claimed subject matter is directed to the abstract idea of determining a payment hierarchy. Cf Versata Dev. Grp., Inc. v. SAP Am., Inc., 793 F.3d 1306, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 2510 (2016) ("Using organizational and product group hierarchies to determine a price is an abstract idea that has no particular concrete or tangible form or application.")
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11609448 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP LONG, LUANA ZHANG
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Hass et al 12028586 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SMITH, MARCUS
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Hoerger 13123563 - (D) DIXON 102/103 102 Hewlett Packard Enterprise WONG, KIN C
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Grace et al 13602302 - (D) WORTH 103 103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Dehal et al 12513348 - (D) MAJORS 103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP DO, PENSEE T
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Yang et al 13533149 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Brooks Kushman P,C, YOON, KEVIN E
1756 Ex Parte Eom et al 13342766 - (D) GARRIS 103 Bell & Manning, LLC ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A
1767 Ex Parte Hintzer et al 12907097 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Reuter 12702896 - (D) DANG 101/103 Cozen O'Connor LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN
2132 Ex Parte Edgington et al 12347935 - (D) Per Curiam 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/MICRON GOLDSCHMIDT, CRAIG S
2155 Ex Parte Lindstrom et al 11531154 - (D) TROCK 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. HOFFLER, RAHEEM
2174 Ex Parte Volkov et al 11004934 - (D) KHAN 103 SAP SE NGUYEN, LEV
2191 Ex Parte Chou et al 12275912 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP VO, TED T
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Lee et al 13056460 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) ROUDANI, OUSSAMA
2427 Ex Parte Schaefer et al 13035525 - (D) PINKERTON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ALATA, YASSIN
2437 Ex Parte Nemiroff 12250317 - (D) FRAHM 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC ABYANEH, ALIS
2485 Ex Parte DAVIS et al 13284154 - (D) HAAPALA 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC/TAIT Towers Manufacturing, LLC HUANG, FRANK F
2486 Ex Parte Chen et al 13154247 - (D) CHEN 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P, A, TRUONG, NGUYEN T
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Kanou 12295482 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC LE, LANA N
2661 Ex Parte Mate et al 13345162 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation WANG, XI
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Zink 12601212 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KBSO Law / International MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P
2859 Ex Parte Piazza et al 12273148 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA
2892 Ex Parte Ochs et al 13316119 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2) 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) GORDON, MATTHEW E
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte KANADA 13650905 - (D) BAYAT 101 112(2) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC NAJARIAN, LENA
3638 Ex Parte Theresa et al 12570827 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/103 41.50 103 DOMINICK THERESA KIM, SHIN H
3658 Ex Parte Kurita et al 11571749 - (D) OSINSKI 102 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP KELLEHER, WILLIAM J
3687 Ex Parte Bergstein et al 12753534 - (D) BAYAT 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. REFAI, RAMSEY
3688 Ex Parte Geer et al 12964166 - (D) SILVERMAN 102/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP MACASIANO, MARILYN G
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Grgac et al 11644209 - (D) LANEY 112(2)/103 WARN PARTNERS, P.C. MAYE, AYUB A
3775 Ex Parte Beyar et al 12178747 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP WOODALL, NICHOLAS W
OPQA Ex Parte Hollingsworth et al 11253021 - (D) WORTH 103 Keohane & D'Alessandro CASLER, TRACI
REHEARING
DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Wheeler et al 13049823 - (R) MANTIS MERCADER 102 CRGO LAW AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex parte STEPHEN J. BROWN Ex Parte 6,968,375 B1 et al 09/658,209 90013273 - (D) HOFF double patenting double patenting Robert Bosch LLC For Third Party Requestor STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 EBAY INC., Requester and GOOGLE INC., Requester v. Patent of PURPLE LEAF, LLC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 8,027,913 B1 et al 12/576,147 95001944 - (D) POTHIER 102/103/314 102/103 41.77 103 Rani K. Yadev-Ranjan FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Dentons US LLP Haynes and Boone, LLP WORJLOH, JALATEE original HAMILTON, LALITA M
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 GLOBAL MED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Patent Owner, v. MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., Requester. Ex Parte 7363167 et al 09/823,814 95001040 - (D) HOFF 102/103 REILLY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original CLOW, LORI A
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 GE LIGHTING INC. and OSRAM SYLVANIA INC., Requesters and Respondents v. EPISTAR CORPORATION, Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6746885 et al 09/938,875 95000679 - (D) McKEOWN 112(2)/112(4)/102/103 DITTHAVONG & STEINER, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: SUTTON MCAUGHAN DEAVER, PLLC FISH AND RICHARDSON PC MENEFEE, JAMES A original GEYER, SCOTT B
2839 Ex parte CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC Appellant Ex Parte 7114990 et al 11/043,844 90013380 - (D) SONG 103 CORNING INCORPORATED Third Party Requester: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original IMAS, VLADIMIR
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 BELL’O INT’L CORP. Third Party Requester v. WHALEN FURNITURE MFG., INC. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 8,191,485 B1 et al 13/316,792 95002164 - (D) MARTIN Concurring McCARTHY 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original CHEN, JOSE V
