power mosfet, info-hold, wilson

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 Merck Patent GmbH 15466187 GRIMES 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. PURDY, KYLE A

1613 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. et al. 15213055 TOWNSEND 112(1)/103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1618 The Children's Medical Center Corporation 15767116 TOWNSEND 103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1627 VITAFLO (INTERNATIONAL) LTD et al. 14406957 FREDMAN 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago CHONG, YONG SOO

1633 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. et al. 15247259 GRIMES 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Tufts University POPA, ILEANA

“[I]nterpretations that render some portion of the claim language superfluous are disfavored.” Power Mosfet Techs., LLC v. Siemens AG, 378 F.3d 1396, 1410 (Fed.Cir.2004). “Claims must be interpreted with an eye toward giving effect to all terms in the claim.” Info-Hold, Inc. v. Muzak LLC, 783 F.3d 1365, 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2015); see also In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970) (“All words in a claim must be considered in judging the patentability of [a] claim against the prior art. If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious—the claim becomes indefinite.”).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1763 SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 14415006 INGLESE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PEETS, MONIQUE R

1783 GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH 15308444 BEST 102/103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP MILLER, DANIEL H

1793 Upfield US Inc. 14400173 KENNEDY 103 Arent Fox LLP - Los Angeles MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNESHA L.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Ingersoll-Rand Company 14614344 FRAHM 112(2)/103 Murgitroyd-Advent, LLP BOOKER, KELVIN

2153 SAP SE 14847088 NAPPI 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC LIN, ALLEN S

2154 MZ IP Holdings, LLC 15990964 CHUNG 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP HUTTON, NAN

2162 J.M. Canty, Inc. 15910033 ZADO 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) HO, ANDREW N

2173 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15342375 McNEILL 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHAUDHURI, ANITA

2176 Brian Riggs et al. 13855210 HUME 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BURKE, TIONNA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2439 Cognant LLC 16032426 ARPIN 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP JACKSON, JENISE E

2439 HTC Corporation 15008459 STRAUSS 103 41.50 112(2) James Lynn O''Sullivan JACKSON, JENISE E

2468 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 15834362 HUME 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP CHANG, KAI J

2468 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15834400 CYGAN 103 Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel (AMD) CAIRNS, THOMAS R

2481 SAP SE 14977487 HOMERE 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (VMware) HESS, MICHAEL J

2482 The Procter & Gamble Company 16388900 CHEN 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2483 Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 15945237 HUME 103 Wong & Rees LLP Dolby Laboratories Inc. KIM, MATTHEW DAVID

2487 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15712344 NAPPI 102 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2621 CREE, INC. 13777804 KUMAR 103 IDEAL and Withrow + Terranova COOPER, JONATHAN G

2643 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15036283 CUTITTA 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson MADANI, FARIDEH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2811 Trustees of Tufts College 15068083 KENNEDY 102 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP LI, MEIYA

2829 Dexerials Corporation 16069946 BAUMEISTER 103 ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH

2862 PGS Geophysical AS 14258552 KENNEDY 102/103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC LIANG, LEONARD S

2872 FINGER LAKES INSTRUMENTATION, LLC 14218131 INGLESE 103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP KING, GEORGE G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3643 Coastal Environments, Incorporated 15351807 SILVERMAN 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP VALENTI, ANDREA M

3646 TerraPower, LLC 15477794 CAPP 103 FisherBroyles LLC - TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3672 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 16075453 DEJMEK 102/103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) COY, NICOLE A

3674 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 16238800 STAICOVICI 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. AHUJA, ANURADHA

3676 Halliburton Energy Servcies, Inc. 15126517 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. PATEL, NEEL G

3688 AOL Inc. 14300866 CALVE 103 Bookoff McAndrews SNIDER, SCOTT

3691 Jacob Herschler et al. 11671598 SILVERMAN 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. AKINTOLA, OLABODE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3772 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15536431 KAUFFMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MORAN, EDWARD JOHN

3781 Pacestter, Inc. 15015031 HOELTER 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3792 VMWARE, INC. 13870878 STAICOVICI 112(1)/102/103 Pacesetter, Inc. The Small Patent Law Group, LLC D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3793 Steffen Weiss et al. 13142426 LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1766 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 15035303 DENNETT 103 OTDP IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) NGUYEN, HA S

1791 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. 15520237 INGLESE 103 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. COX, STEPHANIE A

1797 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16525783 INGLESE 102/103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2411 APPLE INC. 14871913 ARPIN 103/OTDP 103 APPLE INC. - Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG

2425 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 14856774 BUSCH 103 103/OTDP Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2649 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15869320 MacDONALD 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L

2661 Autodesk, Inc. 15788630 COURTENAY 103 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk SUN, JIANGENG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2852 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 15643427 INGLESE 103 MRG/HD - PARC c/o Mueting Raasch Group REISNER, NOAM S

2886 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 15637884 CASHION 103 BLANK ROME LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3652 Red Letter Holdings, Inc. 16293217 SCHOPFER 102 102/103 SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA ROMANO, ASHLEY K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3792 Valencell, Inc. 14271041 SCHOPFER 102 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. STEINBERG, AMANDA L

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1634 Joseph Sung et al. 12646839 ADAMS 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast POHNERT, STEVEN C

1612 Micropure, Inc. 16133359 GRIMES 103 SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. (Main) ROBERTS, LEZAH

1613 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15301473 JENKS 103 DSM North America Inc. BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

1619 Harrow IP, LLC 15057711 JENKS 112(2) 103 POLSINELLI PC ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Harrow IP, LLC 15148574 JENKS 103 POLSINELLI PC ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Harrow IP, LLC 15061488 JENKS 112(2) 103 POLSINELLI PC ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Harrow IP, LLC 14972822 JENKS 103 POLSINELLI PC ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Walter Guenzburg et al. 13981789 CHANG 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP ALAWADI, SARAH

1627 Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. 16128053 FREDMAN 103 McNeill Baur PLLC/Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. NEAGU, IRINA

1631 International Business Machines Corporation 15622247 FREDMAN 101/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L

1631 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15801725 FREDMAN 101/OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L

1632 Michael Har-Noy 13800066 FREDMAN 103/OTDP WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. CORDAS, EMILY ANN

1656 Theripion, Inc. 15909314 WISZ 103 SHERBINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PLLC LIU, SAMUEL W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 ARCELORMITTAL INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO, S.L. 14397093 COLAIANNI 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC TSCHEN, FRANCISCO W

1721 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 14873543 KENNEDY 103 Toyota c/o Darrow Mustafa PC DAM, DUSTIN Q

1764 Russell Neuman et al. 15389391 KENNEDY 103 Richards IP Law KRYLOVA, IRINA

1765 Henkel IP & Holding GmbH et al. 14935500 CASHION 103 Henkel Corporation LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1776 ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. 15399474 INGLESE 101/103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC MCKENZIE, THOMAS B

1793 UPFIELD US INC. 15024732 PRAISS 103 Arent Fox LLP - Los Angeles COX, AMBER M

1793 Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A 15416231 CASHION 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

1798 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 15311216 BEST 112(2) 112(1)/112(2) Thomas Horstemeyer (USF) TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2117 Bernhard Jansen et al. 13082544 HOWARD 112(1) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC NORTON, JENNIFER L

2152 Carlos Bouloy et al. 12186173 CUTITTA 103 Randy Campbell TERADATA US, INC. MORRIS, JOHN J

2152 GraphSQL, Inc. 14486259 CHUNG 103 41.50 112(2) Setter Roche LLP ELLIS, MATTHEW J

2169 Samuel Michaels et al. 13004980 RAEVSKY 102/103 101 Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak HU, JENSEN

2174 Tara Singhal 14044697 SZPONDOWSKI 103 Tara Chand Singhal CHOI, DAVID E

2175 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 15537012 HAGY 102 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy LU, HWEI-MIN

2192 NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. 15630322 BUI 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP WEI, ZHENG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2412 APPLE INC. 15178361 CRAIG 103 Apple Inc. -- FKM SOE, KYAW Z

2421 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15877004 FRAHM 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast MARANDI, JAMES R

2425 THOMSON Licensing 15756911 KUMAR 103 InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q

2443 International Business Machines Corporation 14951689 NAPPI 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DENNISON, JERRY B

2449 ScienceLogic, Inc. 15368390 CUTITTA 103 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FAN, HUA

2451 LINE Corporation 15334730 NAPPI 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. HOULIHAN, STEPHEN J

2466 KLAS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15238744 SHIANG 103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC JAROENCHONWANIT, BUNJOB

2467 Alcatel Lucent 15327957 FENICK 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

2483 Ilia OVSIANNIKOV et al. 14856552 HUME 103 Renaissance IP Law Group LLP (SSI) NASRI, MARYAM A

2485 The Boeing Company 15331864 CRAIG 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY

2485 EGW Technologies LLC 15658271 BUI 103 LAMORTE & ASSOCIATES P.C. GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY

2487 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 15076703 KUMAR 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2600 Jeanne Gordon 16139906 HUME 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW KUNTZ, CURTIS A

2623 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15054817 CHEN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. Paul J Farrell NADKARNI, SARVESH J

2652 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. 15429898 CUTITTA 103 MRG/Starkey c/o Mueting Raasch Group ETESAM, AMIR HOSSEIN

2652 Webtext Holdings Limited 14696444 SHAH 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S

2685 ConocoPhillips Company 16051602 SHAW 103 POLSINELLI PC BENLAGSIR, AMINE

2698 Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. 16139499 BUI 102/103 McLean IP Global SEGURA, CYNTHIA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 16254846 CUTITTA 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. AHMAD, KHAJA

2814 Shunpei YAMAZAKI et al. 13166073 HOMERE 102/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

2815 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 16239008 BAUMEISTER 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. KIM, JAY C

2819 CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15191734 OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PARENDO, KEVIN A

2853 KUBOTA CORPORATION 15916773 HOMERE 101 OLIFF PLC HINZE, LEO T

2863 John Miller et al. 13246971 ROBERTSON 101 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3621 Visio Media, Inc. 14327257 MEDLOCK 112(1) Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V

3624 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15921539 MEDLOCK 103 101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE

3628 Cintra Holding US Corp. 16828697 MEDLOCK 101 VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. NELSON, FREDA ANN

3676 Baker Huges, a GE Company, LLC 14918559 FITZPATRICK 103 Traskbritt, P.C. / Baker Hughes, Inc. Baker Hughes, Inc. SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J

3685 International Business Machines Corporation 15730030 CALVE 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Proactive Patents LLC MURRAY, TERRY N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3715 Callidus Software, Inc. 14985910 PLENZLER 101 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

3715 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 14562492 SHAH 101 ESPLIN & ASSOCIATES (Disney) c/o DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HSU, RYAN

3724 The Gillette Company LLC 16357525 SCHOPFER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GLOBAL NGUYEN, PHONG H

3731 Thomas LELIE 12570900 HOELTER 103 NILS H. LJUNGMAN & ASSOCIATES TECCO, ANDREW M

3752 OERLIKON METCO (US) INC. 14568833 CAPP 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ZHOU, QINGZHANG

3761 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 15008702 WOOD 112(1)/103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SIMS, ELIZABETH M

3771 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 14315246 FITZPATRICK 102/103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - W.L. Gore HIGHLAND, RACHEL S

3792 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15754675 GUIJT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLMES, REX R

PMB GOOGLE INC. 15445917 ANDERSON 103 Byrne Poh LLP/Google LLC DANG, HUNG H

Rehearing

Granted 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1796 Waters Technologies Corporation 15005619 GRIMES 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC BERKELEY, EMILY R

Denied 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2486 DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION 15718813 BAUMEISTER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (Dolby) MUNG, ON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 VMWARE, INC. 15888112 CRAIG 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - VMware CHEN, FRANK S

wilson, warner

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Sharma et al 11700441 - (D) Per Curiam 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WU, JIANYE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Wallingford et al 12014881 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. LIU, JONATHAN

The Examiner’s finding does not address the recited requirement for each of the regions to have first
and second portions with the recited characteristics. All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970).
...
In re Warner 379 F.2d 1011, 1016 (CCPA 1967) (“[T]he precise language of 35 U.S.C. § 102 that ‘(a) person shall be entitled to a patent unless,’ concerning novelty and unobviousness, clearly places a burden of proof on the Patent Office which requires it to produce the factual basis for its rejection of an application under sections 102 and 103.”).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Peterson 12402662 - (D) SCANLON 103 112(2) Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor FRISBY, KEITH J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Stern 12033922 - (D) GREENHUT 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Gerfast 11025022 - (D) ABRAHAM 112(2)/103 STEN GERFAST GLASS, ERICK DAVID

2878 Ex Parte ZHENG et al 12062892 - (D) WARREN 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Ward et al 11875026 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3695 Ex Parte Darr 10798551 - (D) CRAWFORD 102(e)/103 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Song 12112301 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3765 Ex Parte Smith et al 12186933 - (D) GOODSON 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ANDERSON, AMBER R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Nord et al 12207265 - (D) PER CURIAM 102(e) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS SONG, HOON K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 NALCO COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. BAKER HUGHES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7497943 et al 95001399 95001399 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC Third Party Requester: DAVIDSON , DAVIDSON & KAPPEL, LLC K&L GATES LLP KUNZ, GARY L original SINGH, PREM C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. NUVASIVE, INC. Patent Owner Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7,207,949 et al 11/137,169 95001202 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) Third Party Requestor FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original BOCKELMAN, MARK

wilson

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Fellman 11504361 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP UM, DANIEL H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Marton et al 11668089 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. TIV, BACKHEAN

All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579662 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting 112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Guaraldi 12290618 - (D) HOELTER 102 102 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Velez 11872170 - (D) CHERRY 112(1)/102 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global WILENSKY, MOSHE K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte ERICKSON et al 12247684 - (D) ABRAMS 112(2)/102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC CHU, KING M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Charles et al 11312315 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte InTouch Technologies, Inc. Appellant 90012225 7218992 10/913,648 BROWNE 102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP KASHNIKOW, ANDRES original MARC, MCDIEUNEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Requester and Respondent v. SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001406 7564702 11/901,263 PERRY 103 112(2) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: KEATING & BENNETT, LLP HEYMAN, JOHN S original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

steele, wilson

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Burdick et al 11/007,247 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER
HICKS, MICHAEL J

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Brimdyr 10/924,504 CRAWFORD 112(2)/103(a) OCCHIUTI ROHLICEK & TSAO, LLP EXAMINER BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Wilkowske et al 11/033,098 GRIMES 103(a) SJM/AFD-WILEY EXAMINER SMITH, FANGEMONIQUE A

3767 Ex Parte Albert et al 11/161,549 SAINDON 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3767 Ex Parte Lilley et al 11/161,543 SAINDON 102(e)/103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Goettsch 12/134,270 HOUSEL 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Adelman et al 11/946,701 KIM 112(2)/101/103(a)/102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC EXAMINER FISHER, PAUL R

Before a proper review of the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a) can be performed, the subject matter encompassed by the claims on appeal must be reasonably understood without resort to speculation. Since the claims fail to satisfy the requirements under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, we are constrained to reverse, pro forma, the Examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a). See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (A prior art rejection cannot be sustained if the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would have to make speculative assumptions concerning the meaning of claim language.); see also In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970) (“If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious-the claim becomes indefinite.”)

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06
AFFIRMED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Thomason et al 10/507,772 LORIN 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER HAYLES, ASHFORD S

wilson, lukach

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10/460,589 DIXON 103(a) 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 112(2)/112(1) William J. McGinnis, Jr. IBM Corporation EXAMINER AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

As the court in In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382 (CCPA 1970) stated:

[a]ll words in a claim must be considered in judging the patentability of that claim against the prior art. If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious -- the claim becomes indefinite.

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Tindal et al 09/730,680 BARRY 103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER WANG, LIANG CHE A
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 11/183,141 FETTING 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) CLARENCE E. ERIKSEN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER AHMED, AFFAF

3644 Ex Parte McMurray et al 11/669,595 GREENHUT 103(a) 103(a) MCGUIREWOODS, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, TRINH T

AFFIRMED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Bourges-Waldegg et al 10/636,004 HOMERE 103(a) IBM EXAMINER NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Leonard et al 10/446,994 HOFF 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER DSOUZA, JOSEPH FRANCIS A

2614 Ex Parte Feit et al 10/638,641 FRAHM 103(a) PLUMSEA LAW GROUP, LLC EXAMINER SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Ramaswamy et al 10/064,894 GREENHUT 112(1)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EXAMINER BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

New or amended claims which introduce elements or limitations which are not supported by the as-filed disclosure violate the written description requirement. See, e.g., In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 968-69 (CCPA 1971)

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163, 2163.05

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Boozer et al 11/249,093 CALVE 103(a) Larson & Anderson, LLC EXAMINER NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

ferguson2, gutta, oelrich, steele, wilson,

REVERSED 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Malkin 10/437,078 FRANKLIN 112(1)/103(a) CHRISTENSEN, O'CONNOR, JOHNSON, KINDNESS, PLLC EXAMINER SAVAGE, MATTHEW O 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Andrzejak et al 10/418,075 MARTIN 101/102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CASANOVA, JORGE A 

Although it is possible for claimed subject matter to be patent-ineligible even though it fits within one or more statutory categories under § 101, In re Ferguson, 558 F.3d 1359, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2009), Ex parte Gutta, 93 USPQ2d 1025, 1034 (BPAI 2009) (precedential), the Examiner has not demonstrated that claims 34-40 recite patent-ineligible subject matter. In Gutta, for example, the Board held that a claim which recites a “machine” or an “article of manufacture” under § 101 nevertheless will be deemed to recite patent-ineligible subject matter under § 101 if the claim “involves a mathematical algorithm” and if the answer to either of the following two questions is “no”:

(1) Is the claim limited to a tangible practical application, in which the mathematical algorithm is applied, that results in a real-world use (e.g., “not a mere field-of-use label having no significance”)?

(2) Is the claim limited so as to not encompass substantially all practical applications of the mathematical algorithm either “in all fields” of use of the algorithm or even in “only one field?”

Gutta, 93 USPQ2d at 1031 (footnotes omitted). Because the Examiner has not established that claims 34-40 recite patent-ineligible subject matter even though they recite a machine, we will not sustain the § 101 rejection of any of these claims. 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Malkin 11/220,672 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER KOLB, NATHANIEL J 

An inherent characteristic must be inevitable, and not merely a possibility or probability. See In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981). 

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112 

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Knauseder 11/229,178 FRANKLIN 103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER STEPHEN, EMEM O 

Ex Parte Penny et al 10/411,056 CRAWFORD 103(a) JACK J SCHWARTZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER SEREBOFF, NEAL 

Ex Parte Wahlbin et al 09/969,017 CRAWFORD 103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) CONLEY, ROSE & TAYON, P.C. EXAMINER RINES, ROBERT D 

Where claims do not particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention as required by the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, a § 103 rejection of the claims must be reversed as impermissibly involving speculative assumptions as to the meaning of the claims. In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862-63 (CCPA 1962). If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, “the subject matter does not become obvious - the claim becomes indefinite.” In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970). 

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06 

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Chang et al 11/083,261 McCOLLUM 103(a) ALLERGAN, INC. EXAMINER FAY, ZOHREH A 

"[I]t is not inventive to discover the optimum or workable ranges by routine experimentation." In re Aller, 220 F.2d 454, 456 (CCPA 1955). "Only if the ‘results of optimizing a variable’ are ‘unexpectedly good’ can a patent be obtained for the claimed critical range." In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1469 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (quoting In re Antonie, 559 F.2d 618, 620 (CCPA 1977)). "[W]hen unexpected results are used as evidence of nonobviousness, the results must be shown to be unexpected compared with the closest prior art." In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991). 

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.05 

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.05, 2145 

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) . . .2131.01, 2145 

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Rice et al 10/988,168 KERINS 102(b)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, PC EXAMINER BIDWELL, JAMES R 

REEXAMINATION AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) 

Ex Parte 5283862 et al 90/008,240 TORCZON 112(2)/112(6)/103(a) GILBRETH & ASSOCS., for the patentee AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN, LLP, for the requester EXAMINER GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J