winner int'l

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Volkel et al 12967172 - (D) INGLESE 103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Fuenfer 13440643 - (D) PESLAK 112(2)/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Kong et al 12722581 - (D) SNAY 112(2)/103 112(1) Hall Estill Attorneys at Law Seagate Technology LLC CHAU, LISA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte BACHRACH et al 13792789 - (D) McNEILL 103 103/double patenting Artegis Law Group, LLP VON BUHR, MARIA N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Powell 13691432 - (D) BROWNE 103 112(2) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MACFARLANE, EVAN H

As the Examiner’s reasoning identifies no advantages gained by the proposed combination, to counterbalance the resulting disadvantages, the Examiner’s reasoning lacks rational underpinning. An ordinary artisan would not be motivated to make such a modification which adds disadvantages without countervailing advantages. See Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n. 8 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Morrison 13419603 - (D) OGDEN 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LEE, DOUGLAS

1732 Ex Parte Chaumonnot et al 13995531 - (D) SNAY 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. MAYES, MELVIN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Guilleminot et al 13743483 - (D) HOMERE 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Li 13583327 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 Patti & Malvone Law Group, LLC SHALABY, MINAM

2645 Ex Parte Hillebrandt Poulsen et al 13140088 - (D) HOMERE 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT AHSAN, UMAIR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte THOMPSON et al 14356991 - (D) GUPTA 101 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP (Chevron) MEGNA FUENTES, ANTHONY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3668 Ex Parte Dow et al 13179010 - (D) HILL 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A

3681 Ex Parte Swanson 12315688 - (D) BEAMER 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3686 Ex Parte Clapp et al 12948217 - (D) FETTING 101 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) SEOH, MINNAH L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Draper 13467931 - (D) FLAX 112(2) 112(1)/102 Moximed, Inc HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

3741 Ex Parte Morea et al 13390742 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/102/103 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION KIM,TAEJUN

urbanski, winner int'l

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Chu et al 12846052 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte COBB et al 13462374 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

3628 Ex Parte Amato 10474435 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 41.50 112(2) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ERB, NATHAN

3632 Ex Parte Gya et al 13393292 - (D) HOELTER 103 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP MILLNER, MONICA E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Roehm 12865647 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3725 Ex Parte Miranti 13199556 - (D) LORIN 103 Annelin & Gaskin LEWIS, JUSTIN V
REVERSED 3731 Ex Parte Hartley et al 13377453 - (D) KINDER 102/103 BGL/Cook - Chicago SZPIRA, JULIE ANN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Kalipatnapu et al 13629216 - (D) HOFF 103 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Cisco Systems BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J

2441 Ex Parte Wideman 14515705 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Roberson et al 13550636 - (D) CAPP 103 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation HAWN, PATRICK D

3668 Ex Parte Foster et al 14291987 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 101 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google) MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Kritt et al 13751899 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R

2162 Ex Parte Powilleit et al 12708232 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON CORRIELUS, JEAN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Laughlin et al 14556865 - (D) JEFFERY 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. LHYMN, SARAH

2686 Ex Parte BREMER 13901106 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 HONEYWELL/OLIFF PLC BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Agrawal et al 14033966 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP REID JR, CHARLES H

 One of ordinary skill in the art may be motivated to pursue the desirable properties taught by one reference, even if that means foregoing the benefit taught by another reference. In re Urbanski, 809 F.3d 1237, 1244 (Fed. Cir. 2016). See also Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n.8 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another.”).

2845 Ex Parte Elbinger et al 12867347 - (D) DENNETT 103 Cozen O'Connor PATEL, AMAL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Boyer et al 11851828 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 Sabre/Travelocity and Alston & Bird LLP CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH

3694 Ex Parte HITCHMOTH 13834425 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP ANDERSON, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Siravo et al 13222904 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J

winner int'l, mouttet

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Rupp et al 11789045 - (D) TIMM 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP HAN, JONATHAN

2833 Ex Parte Ochs et al 12159326 - (D) ABRAHAM 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP FIGUEROA, FELIX O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Nelson et al 10390570 - (D) FETTING 103 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham / Apollo BOSWELL, BETH V

3669 Ex Parte Foo et al 12299754 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. DO, TRUC M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Shelton et al 12253134 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PAYER, PAUL F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Muller et al 11931762 - (D) MILLS concurring ADAMS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C GHALI, ISIS A D

1673 Ex Parte Sheu et al 11312873 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 double patenting Licata & Tyrrell P.C. CRANE, LAWRENCE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Lacasse et al 12150673 - (D) GARRIS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Yim et al 12230769 - (D) PYONIN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. SCHELL, JOSEPH O

2159 Ex Parte Gross 12191896 - (D) SAADAT 103 PATENTBEST MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN

2159 Ex Parte Gross 12191973 - (D) SAADAT 103 PATENTBEST MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN

2163 Ex Parte Mordetsky et al 12819037 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 Uniloc USA Inc. HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

2196 Ex Parte Chandhoke 11875059 - (D) SHAW 103 Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Adolph et al 10496713 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc CHOKSHI, PINKAL R

2447 Ex Parte Kataoka 11752970 - (D) SHAW 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Rork et al 12544621 - (D) FINK 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SABOURI, MAZDA

2645 Ex Parte Nishikata et al 10568240 - (D) MacDONALD 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HUYNH, NAM TRUNG

2689 Ex Parte Wengrovitz 12650850 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. POINT, RUFUS C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12157922 - (D) McGRAW 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Wallace 12337309 - (D) MAYBERRY 102/103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S

3769 Ex Parte Mansfield et al 11733273 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

"The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another."  Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n.8 (Fed. Cir. 2000).  Further, "just because better alternatives exist in the prior art does not mean that an inferior combination is inapt for obviousness purposes."  In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte KIM et al 11853525 - (D) MOORE 112(1) H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC DUFFY, DAVID W

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 CSR PLC, Requester, v. SKULLCANDY, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7187948 et al 10/382,960 95001305 - (D) SIU 102/103 Workman Nydegger Third-Party Requester: Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original JACKSON, BLANE J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Natural Alternatives, LLC Ex Parte 6,080,330 et al 09/333,180 90010381 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTENSEN, O'CONNOR, JOHNSON, KINDNESS, PLLC XU, LING X original GREEN, ANTHONY J

winner int'l, medichem

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte Gelb et al 11455149 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LE, BAO-LUAN Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Allen et al 11419279 - (D) SMITH 102/103 103 LSI Corporation HITT GAINES, PC MERCEDES, DISMERY E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte SCHMIDT 11619966 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BEEM PATENT LAW FIRM MYHR, JUSTIN L

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Kim et al 11460188 - (D) KAISER 103 Vista IP Law Group LLP KAUR, GURPREET

1793 Ex Parte Cristadoro et al 12481055 - (D) OWENS 103 AlbertDhand LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Smith et al 11317442 - (D) SHAW 103 GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN PC PENDLETON, DIONNE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Nichols et al 11950808 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC STEPHAN,BETH A

Notably,

[A] given course of action often has simultaneous advantages and disadvantages, and this does not necessarily obviate motivation to combine. See [Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n. 8 (Fed. Cir. 2000)] (“The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another.”).

Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex parte CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,534,805 et al 09/829,510 90011833 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Third Party Requester: DLA Piper LLP (US) ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original THOMAS, TONIAE M

2821 Ex parte ADFLASH LIMITED Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 6169368 et al 09/101,612 90012089 - (D) HOMERE 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP For Third Party Requester: ADE & COMPANY INC. original WAGNER, ANDERSON & BRIGHT, LLP YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original VU, DAVID HUNG

beattie, fulton, winner int'l

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Hofmann et al 10558966 - (D) WALSH 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BABIC, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1728 Ex Parte Pang 11953027 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LOUIS VENTRE, JR MARTIN, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Aschoff et al 10929081 - (D) WINSOR 103 QUARLES & BRADY DALE F. REGELMAN JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2445 Ex Parte Hundscheidt et al 10725714 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 ERICSSON INC. LIU, LIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Luo et al 11312410 - (D) HORNER 102 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY BONZELL, PHILIP J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 11564241 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1) PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (SV) KIM, PAUL D

3731 Ex Parte Trabada et al 11644384 - (D) JENKS 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HUGHES, SAMUEL T

3742 Ex Parte Cates et al 11389941 - (D) SCANLON 103 Legal Department (M-495) PATEL, VINOD D

3761 Ex Parte Popp et al 12102680 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP SU, SUSAN SHAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte DiPietro et al 12051128 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS HEINCER, LIAM J

1774 Ex Parte Delopst et al 11660685 - (D) SMITH 102 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION SORKIN, DAVID L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Gabriel et al 10674680 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MYINT, DENNIS Y

2164 Ex Parte Morris 11046118 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Williamson et al 11033182 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MORAN, RANDAL D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10568644 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CRAWLEY, KEITH L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Ogawa et al 10564761 - (D) CALVE 112(2)/102 102 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) LOW, LINDSAY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ren et al 11352307 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN

1716 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 11377237 - (D) SCHAFER 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) CHANDRA, SATISH

1742 Ex Parte Roberts et al 12284510 - (D) SMITH 103 Sealed Air Corporation SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

1759 Ex Parte Inoue et al 11042089 - (D) KIMLIN 103 SUGHRUE-265550 BALL, JOHN C

1761 Ex Parte Wiedemann et al 10505565 - (D) DELMENDO 103/obviousness-type double patenting NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS PA PARFOMAK, ANDREW N. DOUYON, LORNA M

1762 Ex Parte Rengaswamy et al 11830317 - (D) MCKELVEY 112(2)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, VU ANH

1762 Ex Parte Koller et al 12157046 - (D) OBERMANN 103 Ronald Bakule - The Dow Chemical Company SASTRI, SATYA B

1766 Ex Parte Liu et al 11606151 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CORNING INCORPORATED DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1767 Ex Parte MATSUOKA et al 12577785 - (D) GARRIS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1777 Ex Parte Bowman et al 09737185 - (D) TIMM 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 MACCORD MASON PLLC GAKH, YELENA G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Snyder et al 10431576 - (D) THOMAS 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2141 Ex Parte Stienstra 10477492 - (D) BUI 103 Philips Electronics North America Corporation ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2164 Ex Parte Leurs 10533753 - (D) WINSOR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEWIS, ALICIA M

2167 Ex Parte day et al 10754010 - (D) SIU 103 IBM CORPORATION WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

2179 Ex Parte Holtz et al 10200776 - (D) THOMAS 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations HUYNH, BA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Rashkovskiy et al 10848931 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2434 Ex Parte Rhoads 10861317 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 DIGIMARC CORPORATION KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A

2434 Ex Parte Goodman et al 09931550 - (D) GONSALVES 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LIPMAN, JACOB

2461 Ex Parte Shankar et al 10247299 - (D) NEW 103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP c/o CPA Global MATTIS, JASON E

2464 Ex Parte Del Prado Pavon et al 10559840 - (D) COURTENAY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LIU, BEN H

2476 Ex Parte Herrero-Veron et al 11265906 - (D) ZECHER 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC AGA, SORI A

2495 Ex Parte Rose et al 10407783 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP HOMAYOUNMEHR, FARID

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Creamer et al 10852910 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, KHAI N

2629 Ex Parte Tu et al 10540189 - (D) CALDWELL 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WALTHALL, ALLISON N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Lakin et al 11741550 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO

2857 Ex Parte Miguelanez et al 11134843 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC BHAT, ADITYA S

2857 Ex Parte Stevenson et al 12265116 - (D) GONSALVES 112(2)/102/103 Schneider Electric USA, Inc. SUGLO, JANET L

3404 Ex parte SPX CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant 90009867 5335512 07/987,352 GUEST 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L original DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES

“[T]he question is whether there is something in the prior art as a whole to suggest the desirability, and thus the obviousness, of making the combination,’ not whether there is something in the prior art as a whole to suggest that the combination is the most desirable combination available.” In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1200 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 1992)); see also Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“Tradeoffs often concern what is feasible, not what is, on balance, desirable. Motivation to combine requires the latter.”).

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . 2123, 2141.02, 2143.01, 2145

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . 716.01(c), 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Walsh 10797572 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 Liniak, Berenato & White, LLC LAUX, JESSICA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Knopp et al 11871394 - (D) GREEN 103 RATNERPRESTIA EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Matsuda 11084024 - (D) CHEN OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. STARK, JARRETT J

2856 Ex Parte Oppermann et al 10207170 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC RAEVIS, ROBERT R

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Freedman 11220300 - (D) KERINS 103/251/112(1) Philip D. Freedman PC YAO, SAMCHUAN CUA

interactive gift, medichem, winner int'l, mannesmann

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Murthy 11/400,384 GRIMES 103(a) HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP EXAMINER KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1653 Ex Parte Metters et al 11/034,437 GREEN 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER SINGH, SATYENDRA K

In addition, “[u]nless the steps of a method actually recite an order, the steps are not ordinarily construed to require one.” Interactive Gift Exp., Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Hasegawa et al 11/221,853 TIMM 103(a) CLARK & BRODY EXAMINER LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Wolfe et al 10/662,683 McCARTHY 103(a) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP EXAMINER PHAN, THIEM D

3734 Ex Parte Szabo 10/985,800 SAINDON 103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Malik et al 10/264,393 PAK 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER SONG, MATTHEW J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Woltman et al 11/408,324 SAINDON 103(a) 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M

see also Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“a given course of action often has simultaneous advantages and disadvantages, and this does not necessarily obviate motivation to combine.”); Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n.8 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another.”).

3788 Ex Parte Goodrich et al 11/027,066 SILVERBERG dissenting-in-part BARRETT 102(a)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3742 Ex Parte 6,501,906 et al 95/000,372 09/994,032 ZOBELE ESPANA, S.A. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of C.T.R. CONSULTORIA TECNICA E REPRESENTACOES LDA Patent Owner and Appellant LEBOVITZ 103(a) MCCRACKEN & FRANK LLC EXAMINER WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3747 Ex Parte 6511509 et al 90/009,348 09/073,877 Ex parte DEPUY MOTECH ACROMED, INC. and LIFENET HEALTH Appellants, Patent Owners SONG 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) 102(b)/102(e) For Patent Owner: Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP For Third Party Requester: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN original EXAMINER HIRSCH, PAUL J
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Weeks et al 11/557,037 PAK 103(a) Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP EXAMINER DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR

1746 Ex Parte Broberg et al 10/722,575 KRATZ dissenting-in-part NAGUMO 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER GOFF II, JOHN L

When the phrase “consisting of” occurs in the body of the claim, it limits only the element set forth in that
clause. Mannesmann DeMag Corp. v. Engineered Metal Products Co., Inc., 793 F.2d 1279, 1282 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Mannesmann Demag Corp. v. Engineered Metal Products Co., 793 F.2d 1279, 230 USPQ 45 (Fed. Cir. 1986). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03

1762 Ex Parte Drzal et al 11/435,471 GAUDETTE concurring NAGUMO 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC EXAMINER NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1777 Ex Parte Antwiler 11/769,579 SMITH 103(a) CaridianBCT, Inc. EXAMINER MENON, KRISHNAN S

1798 Ex Parte Wang et al 11/287,788 OWENS dissenting NAGUMO 103(a) JOHNS MANVILLE EXAMINER PIZIALI, ANDREW T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Schaefer 10/806,868 SMITH 103(a) General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. EXAMINER VO, TED T

2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Walls et al 11/135,815 RUGGIERO 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CHAUHAN, ULKA J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Park et al 10/872,495 KRIVAK 102(e)/103(a) H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC EXAMINER SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Kempe 10/682,083 SAINDON 103(a) OYEN, WIGGS, GREEN & MUTALA LLP EXAMINER MATTER, KRISTEN CLARETTE
REHEARING

GRANTED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Izdepski et al 11/086,501 HOFF obviousness-type double patenting obviousness-type double patenting SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C