lister, cronyn, klopfenstein, cordis, wyer, hall

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Zobel et al 11111263 - (D) HOUSEL 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1767 Ex Parte Veltman et al 12692158 - (D) BEST 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1774 Ex Parte Yows et al 12041713 - (D) BEST concurring KRATZ 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Schlarb et al 10683138 - (D) FRANKLIN SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PHAM, LINH K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Kim et al 11471359 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. CHOO, MUNSOON

2679 Ex Parte Yu et al 10039187 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. PRENDERGAST,ROBERTA D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Aleshin et al 11332058 - (D) McCARTHY 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC MONDT, JOHANNES P

2897 Ex Parte Wells 11828092 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP NEWTON, VALERIE N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Benz et al 11290746 - (D) McCARTHY 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION BRADFORD, CANDACE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Passoni 11664394 - (D) BROWN 102/103 GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

3724 Ex Parte Souza et al 12288747 - (D) SCHEINER 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP ALIE, GHASSEM

3724 Ex Parte Matthes et al 11485655 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NGUYEN, PHONG H

3749 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11335874 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP MILLER, SAMANTHA A

For Rittal Catalogue 31 to “qualify as a printed publication within the meaning of § 102, [it] ‘must have been sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art.’” In re Lister, 58[2]3 F.3d 1307, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (quoting In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). “Whether a reference is publicly accessible is determined on a case-by-case basis based on the ‘facts and circumstances surrounding the reference’s disclosure to members of the public.’” Id. (quoting In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2004)). A reference is considered publicly accessible if “it ‘has been disseminated or otherwise made available to the extent that persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art, exercising reasonable diligence, can locate it.’” Cordis Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 561 F.3d 1319, 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (quoting In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 226 (CCPA 1981)). The PTO carries the initial burden of demonstrating public accessibility. See In re Hall, 781 F.2d 897, 899 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (“The proponent of the publication bar must show that prior to the critical date the reference was sufficiently accessible . . . .”); In re Lister, 583 F.3d at 1317 (rejecting the position that the burden shifted from the PTO to the applicant to show inaccessibility where there was a lack of substantial evidence that the reference was publicly accessible as of the critical date).

cordis HARMON 3: 94, 156, 161a; 6: 38, 71, 121, 278; 7: 168b; 8: 62; 10: 40; 13: 181, 184; 20: 161, 175, 184

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989) 2128.01
DONNER 7: 848
HARMON 3: 129, 158

Klopfenstein, In re,380 F.3d 1345, 72 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2128.01
DONNER 7: 106-21
HARMON 3: 151

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981) 901.05, 2127, 2128
DONNER 5: 28; 7: 31-33, 56, 57, 71

Hall, In re, 781 F.2d 897, 228 USPQ 453 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2128, 2128.01, 2128.02
DONNER 7: 38
HARMON 1: 82; 3: 125, 129, 148, 158

3752 Ex Parte MICHELI 11927559 - (D) KERINS 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) BOECKMANN, JASON J

3769 Ex Parte Irion et al 11432014 - (D) SCHEINER 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC CRANDALL, LYNSEY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Blonigan et al 11176742 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX RUDAWITZ, JOSHUA I

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11998532 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte McKinney et al 11563618 - (D) EVANS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DICKINSON, PAUL W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Uesugi et al 12137382 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1792 Ex Parte Sagel 12037522 - (D) KRATZ 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte O' Malley et al 10834774 - (D) DANG 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. DAY, HERNG DER

2158 Ex Parte Findeisen et al 11032384 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HASAN, SYED HAROON

2197 Ex Parte Foster et al 10926255 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C ZHEN, LIB

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Phillips et al 10444941 - (D) DANG 103 Qwest Communications International Inc. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2425 Ex Parte Goodwill et al 11556898 - (D) WINSOR 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. ALCON, FERNANDO

2442 Ex Parte Helm et al 10745328 - (D) THOMAS 101/112(1)/103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) SURVILLO, OLEG

2453 Ex Parte Morton et al 11674231 - (D) HOFF 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, THU HA T

2462 Ex Parte Beming et al 10595312 - (D) FRAHM 103 ERICSSON INC. DUONG, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Chang 12074754 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL, INC. WEI TE CHUNG LEON, EDWIN A

2834 Ex Parte Scanlon 11608200 - (D) DANG 112(2) 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) KIM, JOHN K

2834 Ex Parte Theuss 12038275 - (D) DANG 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA LE, DANG D

2892 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11100672 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Howard IP Law Group KRAIG, WILLIAM F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Kim et al 11698801 - (D) MILLS 112(1)/112(2) 103 Medtronic CardioVascular HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

3763 Ex Parte Krivitski et al 11370721 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 102/103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP EISENBERG, REBECCA E

3767 Ex Parte Hickle 11783342 - (D) REIMERS 103 Dorsey L. Baker SCHELL, LAURA C

3788 Ex Parte Pender et al 11582636 - (D) BUNTING 103 Tod T. Tumey GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 JAMES H. ANDERSEN and TRU-BALANCE, LLC, Patent Owner, Appellant v. ALCOA, INC., Third-Party Requestor, Respondent GREENBURG TRAURIG, LLP 95001677 7,178,880 10/868,687 KERINS 102/103 112(2) COCHRAN FREUND & YOUNG LLC STORMER,RUSSELL D original BELLINGER, JASON R

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 PLANTRONICS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALIPH, INC. AND ALIPHCOM, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1355 5,712,453 08/420,241 WALLACH summary judgment of non-infringement and obviousness Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP DANG, KHANH

leshin, superguide, asyst, wyer

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Morishita et al 11814124 - (D) WARREN 112(1)/103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LEE, REBECCA Y

1761 Ex Parte Evans et al 09935982 - (D) WARREN 102/103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Iglesia et al 11388734 - (D) POTHIER 102 Patent Capital Group NGUYEN, KIM T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Tate et al 11015741 - (D) SPAHN 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO PLUMMER, ELIZABETH A

3674 Ex Parte Mahoney et al 11137285 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 DECKER, JONES, MCMACKIN, MCCLANE, HALL & BATES, P.C. PATEL, VISHAL A

see In re Leshin, 277 F.2d 197, 199 (CCPA 1960) (the selection of a known material based upon its suitability for the intended use is a design consideration within the skill of the art).

Leshin, In re, 277 F.2d 197, 125 USPQ 416 (CCPA 1960) 2144.07

3676 WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester v. TESCO CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant 95000418 7377324 11/464,428 COCKS 102/103 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original BATES, ZAKIYA W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Thomas et al 11357501 - (D) SAINDON 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HALL, ARTHUR O

3732 Ex Parte Buchanan 11493460 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 KOPPEL, PATRICK, HEYBL & PHILPOTT SINGH, SUNIL K

3737 Ex Parte Li et al 11468481 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/101/102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

3767 Ex Parte Woehr et al 11707846 - (D) SPAHN 103 KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP GILBERT, ANDREW M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Sweeney 11057941 - (D) OWENS 103 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP VERDERAME, ANNA L

1743 Ex Parte Epps 11517647 - (D) OWENS 102/103 102/103 Thompson E. Fehr BODAWALA, DIMPLE N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Cerf 11898885 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 102 Sam Silverberg GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

We must be careful not to read a particular embodiment appearing in the written description into the claim if the claim language is broader than the embodiment. See Superguide Corp. v. DirecTV Enter., Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 875 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Superguide Corp. v. Direct TV Enterprises, Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 69 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.01

3766 Ex Parte Kelly 11846142 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 103 IPLM GROUP, P.A. KIMBALL, JEREMIAH T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Goudsmit et al 11372585 - (D) GREEN 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Tamura et al 11570454 - (D) TIMM 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP BUCHANAN, JACOB

1732 Ex Parte Morini et al 11887530 - (D) METZ 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC NGUYEN, COLETTE B

1761 Ex Parte WILLIAMS et al 12834416 - (D) McKELVEY 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103 NASA JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SZEKELY, PETER A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED SYSTEMS d/b/a KING CONTROLS Patent Owner, Appellant v. WINEGARD CO. Requester, Respondent 95000559 7595764 11/960,657 EASTHOM 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. MENEFEE, JAMES A original MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO

The TCS brochure reasonably appears to have been “‘disseminated or otherwise made available to the extent that persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art, exercising reasonable diligence, can locate [them] and recognize and comprehend therefrom . . . . the [contents thereof].’” See In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 222, 227 (C.C.P.A. 1981).

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981) 901.05, 2127, 2128

2821 ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED SYSTEMS d/b/a KING CONTROLS Patent Owner, Appellant v. WINEGARD CO. Requester, Respondent 95000560 7679573 12/004,099 EASTHOM 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. TON, MY TRANG original MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO

2831 Ex parte WPFY, INC. 90009433 6825418 09/573,490 COCKS 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK, PLLC (1532) RUBIN, MARGARET R original NGUYEN, CHAU N

2833 PASS & SEYMOUR, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. HUBBEL, INC., Requester and Respondent 95000253 7189110 11/032,420 MARTIN 102/103 BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original TA, THO DAC

See Asyst Tech., Inc. v. Emtrak, Inc., 544 F.3d 1310, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (“[E]ven though commercial embodiments of the '421 invention may have enjoyed commercial success, Asyst’s failure to link that commercial success to the features of its invention that were not disclosed in Hesser undermines the probative force of the evidence pertaining to the success of Asyst’s and Jenoptik’s products.”).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Pillar 10419649 - (D) POWELL 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP NGUYEN, CUONG H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Magnuson et al 10791430 - (D) BAHR 103 BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC ALIE, GHASSEM

3731 Ex Parte Melsheimer 11318989 - (D) NEW 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/INDY/COOK MCEVOY, THOMAS M

3737 Ex Parte Tearney et al 11781722 - (D) ADAMS 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - NEW YORK KISH, JAMES M

3738 Ex Parte Stevens et al 11560338 - (D) BONILLA 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC re:VAI PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Krasnov 11359775 - (D) SCHAFER NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TAI, XIUYU

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex parte Variant Holdings, LLC and Variant, Inc., Appellant and Patent Owner 90010701 7,379,900 09/504,374 TURNER 102 Stephen C. Wren CHOI, WOO H original ZURITA, JAMES H

bayer, cronyn, MIT, northern telecom, wyer

custom search

REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Blomberg et al 10394674 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. OLSEN, KAJ K

1726 Ex Parte Ohzuku et al 11797130 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP WANG, EUGENIA

1765 Ex Parte Bruckmann 10962614 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PHAN LAW GROUP PLLC ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1778 Ex Parte Lescoche 10839704 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1783 Ex Parte Harward 10906392 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP O'HERN, BRENT T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Lee 09875937 - (D) JEFFERY 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC NGUYEN, CINDY

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Knittel et al 10146422 - (D) MacDONALD 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) WALL & TONG, LLP/ ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Kirshenbaum 11588690 - (D) DIXON 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Stoving 11881952 - (D) GONSALVES 102 KING & SPALDING, LLP FISHMAN, MARINA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Ronnewinkel 10868139 - (D) HOMERE 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. EVANS, KIMBERLY L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Saikin 11494050 - (D) BROWNE 103 ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS c/o The Dow Chemical Company ROSE, ROBERT A

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3900 3634 TITAN MARKETING, LLC Requester, Respondent v. TC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001438 6575310 09/780,553 SONG 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz ENGLISH, PETER C original GIBSON, ROBERT W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11187802 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 102/103 Sealed Air Corporation KASHNIKOW, ERIK

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Tsuchida et al 09963136 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 103 Arris Group, Inc. CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Zilla et al 10627114 - (D) SAINDON 103 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. WILLSE, DAVID H

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3900 2413 Ex parte TREND MICRO INC., Appellant and Patent Owner 90011022 5623600 08/533,706 SIU 103 103
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original DECADY, ALBERT
However, even assuming that the content of the reference was written with the intent to be read by “an outside audience” (Ans. 25) as the Examiner states, the Examiner has not adequately demonstrated that the reference itself was publicly accessible. For example, the Examiner has not demonstrated that the Norman reference was catalogued and shelved in a meaningful way (In re Bayer, 568 F.2d 1357, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 1978); In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1989)), was actually disseminated without restriction (Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. AB Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 1109 (Fed. Cir. 1985)), or was such that “anyone could have had access to the [Norman reference] by the exercise of reasonable diligence” (Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corporation, 908 F.2d 931, 937 (Fed. Cir. 1990); In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 226 (CCPA 1981)).

Bayer, In re, 568 F.2d 1357, 196 USPQ 670 (CCPA 1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2128.01

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128.01

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. A.B. Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 227 USPQ 428 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . .2128.01, 2164.01

Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corp., 908 F.2d 931, 15 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 1990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128.01

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.05, 2127, 2128

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Potts et al 11690745 - (D) ADAMS 102/101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HARWARD, SOREN T

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Freyer 11596571 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

1783 Ex Parte Shannon et al 11220378 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. O'HERN, BRENT T

2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Tian et al 11015222 - (D) JEFFERY 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

2625 Ex Parte Phillips 09851038 - (D) HOMERE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PHAM, THIERRY L

2625 Ex Parte Sojian et al 10777347 - (D) POTHIER 103 Gerald W. Maliszewski DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Rosinko 11225530 - (D) FREDMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

3769 Ex Parte Uchikubo et al 10961987 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC JOHNSON III, HENRY M
 
REHEARING
 
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Haase 10413849 - (R) WARREN 103 RICHARD A. HAASE (INVENTOR) HRUSKOCI, PETER A

samour, KCJ, harari, wyer, nystrom, olson

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Watkinson 10/598,398 KRATZ 103(a) EDWIN D. SCHINDLER EXAMINER FRANKLIN, JODI C

1787 Ex Parte Fugitt et al 12/326,430 WARREN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION EXAMINER ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

While it is entirely appropriate to rely on another reference to clarify a fact in the anticipating reference, see, e.g., In re Samour, 571 F.2d 559, 562, 197 USPQ 1, 4 (CCPA 1978), the supporting reference must in fact accomplish that purpose.

Samour, In re, 571 F.2d 559, 197 USPQ 1 (CCPA 1978). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131.01

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Reese et al 10/458,888 RUGGIERO 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MCLEAN, NEIL R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Rosset 10/363,261 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER AMAKWE, TAMRA L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Banfield et al 11/366,397 JEFFERY 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) NEIFELD IP LAW, PC EXAMINER PAULS, JOHN A

It is well settled that where, as here, the indefinite article “a” or “an” means “one or more” in open-ended claims containing the transitional phrase “comprising.” KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000). We recognize, however, that “[w]hen the claim language and specification indicate that ‘a’ means one and only one, it is appropriate to construe it as such even in the context of an open-ended ‘comprising’ claim.” Harari v. Lee, 656 F.3d 1331, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Babb et al 11/605,381 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, DONGHAI D
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2827 Ex Parte 6504103 et al 90/008,306 08/821,760 COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Patent Owner, Appellant EASTHOM 102(b)/103(a) Larson Newman, LLP Abel Law Group, LLP Third Party Requester: Kevin W. Jakel Kaye Scholer, LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM

The new products in the field or otherwise displayed or marketed would have served as a guide to the brochure in an analogous fashion to a card catalog, leading “persons interested” in the product to the brochure. Cf. In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 227 (C.C.P.A. 1981) (properly classified, indexed or abstracted document renders it sufficiently accessible to “persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art”).

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.05, 2127, 2128
Appellant also complains that the Examiner relies on “speculative modeling premised on unstated assumptions in drawings.” (App. Br. 16 (citing, inter alia, Nystrom v. Trex Co., 424 F.3d 1136, 1148-49 (Fed. Cir. 2005) .) But Application of Olson, 212 F.2d 590, 592 (CCPA 1954) indicates that if a prohibitive scaling rule does apply, it normally applies to patent drawings, and not “shop drawings,” because “[o]rdinarily drawings which accompany an application for a patent are merely illustrative of the principles embodied in the alleged invention claimed therein and do not define the precise proportions of elements relied upon to endow the claims with patentability.”
AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2831 Ex Parte 6984791 et al 95/000,208 10/412,683 COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Patent Owner, Appellant v. THOMAS & BETTS CORP. Requestor EASTHOM 102(b)/103(a) Larson Newman, LLP Abel Law Group, LLP Third Party Requester: Kevin W. Jakel c/o Kaye Scholer, LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER NINO, ADOLFO

REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3301 Ex Parte 5417691 et al Ex parte SMITH AND NEPHEW, INC. Appellant 90/009,307 08/048,922 SONG 102(b)/ obviousness-type double patenting FOR PATENT OWNER: HANCOCK HUGHEY, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STEPHEN A. SOFFEN DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO, LLP EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN original EXAMINER BROWN, MICHAEL A

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Okamoto et al 10/548,541 FREDMAN 112(2)/112(1) Cheng Law Group, PLLC EXAMINER SAUCIER, SANDRA E

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Eriksson et al 11/596,256 GAUDETTE 103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER ORLANDO, MICHAEL N

1775 Ex Parte Deblois et al 10/488,110 GAUDETTE 103(a) SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP EXAMINER BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

1789 Ex Parte Goedeken et al 10/677,029 McKELVEY 102(b)/103(a) KAGAN BINDER, PLLC EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/807,636 DANG 103(a) QUALCOMM INCORPORATED EXAMINER HUYNH, NAM TRUNG

genentech, bond, schriber-schroth, E.I. dupont, hall, bruckelmeyer, wyer

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Sandhu 11/257,946 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) Wells St. John P.S. EXAMINER MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Butcher 10/392,698 LUCAS 103(a) MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP

(Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) EXAMINER MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has cautioned against unreasonably broad claim construction:

Although the PTO emphasizes that it was required to give all “claims their broadest reasonable construction” particularly with respect to [the] use of the open-ended term “comprising,” see Genentech, Inc. v. Chiron Corp., 112 F.3d 495, 501 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“the open-ended term comprising ... means that the named elements are essential, but other elements may be added”), this court has instructed that any such construction be “consistent with the specification, ... and that claim language should be read in light of the specification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.” In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 833 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

The PTO’s construction here, though certainly broad, is unreasonably broad. The broadest construction rubric coupled with the term “comprising” does not give the PTO an unfettered license to interpret claims to embrace anything remotely related to the claimed invention. Rather, claims should always be read in light of the specification and teachings in the underlying patent. See Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co., 311 U.S. 211, 217 (1940).

In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010).

Genentech, Inc. v. Chiron Corp., 112 F.3d 495, 42 USPQ2d 1608 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . 2111.03, 2138.05, 2163

Bond, In re, 910 F.2d 831, 15 USPQ2d 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1990) . . . . . . . . . . 2131, 2183, 2184

2154 Ex Parte Fox et al 11/026,358 HUGHES 102(e) DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER CHEN, TE Y

2191 Ex Parte Speare et al 10/806,779 BARRY 102(b) SENNIGER POWERS LLP (MSFT) EXAMINER VO, TED T

"The PTO Rules of Practice require the examiner to cite only what he considers the 'best references.'" E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. Berkley & Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 1266-67 (8th Cir. 1980).

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Berkley and Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 205 USPQ 1 (8th Cir. 1980) . . . . . .2107.01
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Watrous 10/094,874 MOHANTY 101/112(2)/103(a) KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER SEREBOFF, NEAL

3667 Ex Parte Fahrny et al 11/006,864 FISCHETTI 112(2)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER BADII, BEHRANG

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Connor 11/285,883 O’NEILL 112(2)/103(a) FENNEMORE CRAIG EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Schmeling et al 10/011,524 KIM 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HAIDER, FAWAAD

3664 Ex Parte Seki 11/017,293 CHEN 112(2)/103(a) FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. EXAMINER PECHE, JORGE O

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Link 10/690,818 ZECHER 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. EXAMINER DUFFY, DAVID W

3738 Ex Parte Stacchino et al 11/066,346 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) FAEGRE & BENSON LLP EXAMINER PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3764 Ex Parte Habing et al 11/372,645 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER GANESAN, SUNDHARA M
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2761 Ex parte ePlus, Inc., Appellant and Assignee 90/008,104 6,023,683 TURNER 102(a)/102(b) PATENT OWNER: GOODWIN PROCTER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: LEE PATCH, ESQ. DAY CASEBEER MADRID & BATCHELDER EXAMINER POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R originally Cha & Reiter, LLC EXAMINER COSIMANO, EDWARD R

“The statutory phrase ‘printed publication’ has been interpreted to give effect to ongoing advances in the technologies of data storage, retrieval, and dissemination.” In re Hall, 781 F.2d 897, 898 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (citation omitted). “Because there are many ways in which a reference may be disseminated to the interested public, ‘public accessibility’ has been called the touchstone in determining whether a reference constitutes a ‘printed publication’ bar under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).” Id. at 898-99 (citation omitted).

Our reviewing court has explained that a reference is “‘publicly accessible”’ upon a satisfactory showing that:

(1) the “document has been disseminated”; or

(2) “otherwise made available to the extent that persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art exercising reasonable diligence, can locate it and recognize and comprehend therefrom the essentials of the claimed invention without need of further research or experimentation.” Bruckelmyer v. Ground Heaters, Inc., 445 F.3d 1374, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (quoting In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 226 (CCPA 1981)).

Hall, In re, 781 F.2d 897, 228 USPQ 453 (Fed. Cir. 1986). . . . . . . . . .2128, 2128.01, 2128.02

Bruckelmyer v. Ground Heaters, Inc., 445 F. 3d 1374, 78 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 2006). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2127

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.05, 2127, 2128

AFFIRMED

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Smith 10/630,562 GREENHUT 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER GANESAN, SUBA

NEW

REVERSED

2186 Ex Parte Brownhill et al 11/025,413 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER VERDERAMO III, RALPH

1625 Ex Parte Catinat et al 10/534,502 GRIMES 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MABRY, JOHN

2188 Ex Parte NOYLE 11/364,691 THOMAS 102(e)/103(a) WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER TRAN, DENISE

AFFIRMED

3627 Ex Parte Cachey et al 10/321,783 RUGGIERO 103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER OBEID, FAHD A

2452 Ex Parte Ratcliff et al 10/413,618 FISCHETTI 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.41 101 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION EXAMINER CHANKONG, DOHM