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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Seitz 12095485 - (D) GRIMES 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Rock et al 13088792 - (D) SMITH 103 FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte KOLAKERI et al 11862126 - (D) FENICK 103 VERIZON DUDA, ADAM K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Skantze et al 10516594 - (D) McCARTNEY 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP JOSEPH, DENNIS P

2624 Ex Parte Chin et al 12594500 - (D) SHIANG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AU, SCOTT D

2649 Ex Parte Venkatraman et al 12936409 - (D) CRAIG 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Hollis 12436683 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 FLETCHER YODER (MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.) LO, CHRISTOPHER KWOK YEUNG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte EPPLE 12960099 - (D) MURPHY 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Abi-Kheirs 11284735 - (D) STEPINA 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP -- BSC SIMPSON, SARAH A

3753 Ex Parte Engler et al 12823289 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Dobler 13136777 - (D) CHANG 103 103 Paul M. Denk AHMED, HASAN SYED

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2696 Ex Parte Ben-David et al 10588755 - (D) WINSOR 103 102/103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP GHEBRETINSAE, TEMESGHEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Geoffrion et al 11561864 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Bowman et al 12399729 - (D) MILLS 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP FAY, ZOHREH A

1651 Ex Parte Adamczyk et al 12174887 - (D) MILLS 103 ABBOTT LABORATORIES GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN

1673 Ex Parte Snyder et al 12773041 - (D) CHANG 102/103 Eli Lilly and Company PESELEV, ELLI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Peng et al 12344857 - (D) GARRIS 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1746 Ex Parte Winget et al 12104703 - (D) SMITH 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BLADES, JOHN A

1772 Ex Parte Reagan et al 12510806 - (D) KAISER 103 Johnson Matthey Inc. MCCAIG, BRIAN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Wang et al 12355894 - (D) BAER 102/103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. CHANG, SUNRAY

2127 Ex Parte Kohanek et al 12632927 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP BOOKER, KELVIN

2175 Ex Parte Holbrook et al 11807039 - (D) WINSOR 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Hartung et al 12376743 - (D) MacDONALD 103 ERICSSON INC. ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

2426 Ex Parte Vermola et al 10577639 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. NGUYEN, AN V

2457 Ex Parte Peuziat et al 12937127 - (D) BUI 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

2457 Ex Parte Carrer et al 12380048 - (D) FENICK 103 KRAGULJAC LAW GROUP, LLC / ORACLE TODD, GREGORY G

2475 Ex Parte Cedervall et al 12303211 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ERICSSON INC. LEE, KEVIN H

2486 Ex Parte Nemethy et al 11535243 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ADDMG - Harris RAHAMAN, MOHAMMED S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2697 Ex Parte WESTERMAN 12242772 - (D) PYONIN 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA PATEL, SANJIV D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Sellers et al 12991483 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 HP Inc. THAKER, NIDHI VIVEK

2875 Ex Parte Jackson 12871258 - (D) TIMM 103 Russell Ng PLLC LEE, NATHANIEL J.

In arguing there is a conflict, Appellant contends that the concept of conflicts between teachings is different from the concept of teaching away. Appeal Br. 6, citing MPEP § 2143.01. But MPEP § 2143.01 reiterates that: "The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings of the references would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art, and all teachings in the prior art must be considered to the extent that they are in analogous arts." see In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981). That is the test for all cases of obviousness. One must always weigh the evidence as a whole including any evidence of a teaching away or a conflict. See In re Young at 591.

In the case of Young, there was another reference to Knudsen discrediting the teaching of one of the references relied upon by the examiner, i.e., Carlisle. In Young, Knudsen described tests evaluating the technique of Carlisle and opined that Carlisle's technique would not yield an improvement. Id. at 591. But Appellant in our case does not point to any particular teaching within any of the prior art references with such a discrediting teaching. Silence does not discredit.

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2143.01

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte MCCALL et al 12430389 - (D) HORNER 103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) YU, ARIEL J

3629 Ex Parte Brown 12152774 - (D) WIEDER 103 Christopher P. Maiorana, P.C. OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3674 Ex Parte Lord et al 13756688 - (D) BAHR 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. AHUJA, ANURADHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Omura 11148841 - (D) SMEGAL 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 INVISTA S.à.r.l. Requester and Respondent v. BP Corporation North America Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8173834 et al 11/909,117 95002316 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 BP AMERICA INC. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: INVISTA S.a.r.l. CAMPELL, BRUCE R original KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Petereit et al 11695848 - (D) MILLS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DICKINSON, PAUL W

“[T]he Board must weigh each reference for its power to suggest solutions to an artisan of ordinary skill.” In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “If a prima facie case is made in the first instance, and if the applicant comes forward with reasonable rebuttal, whether buttressed by experiment, prior art references, or argument, the entire merits of the matter are to be reweighed.” In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1039 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2143.01

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Kim et al 11065800 - (D) OWENS 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP MERKLING, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Flores et al 11566772 - (D) EVANS Concurring POTHIER 102/obviousness-type double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ALHIJA, SAIF A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte DIDIER et al 11161792 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 102/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. STONE, ROBERT M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Gilad et al 10879054 - (D) ADAMS 102 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Cannell et al 11301184 - (D) PRATS 103 L'Oreal USA JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ratte 12470363 - (D) KATZ 102 PERKINS COIE LLP RHEE, JANE J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Brinkman et al 11469635 - (D) HOMERE  102 IBM (RPS-BLF) c/o BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2122 Ex Parte Aguilar et al 11032182 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN RIFKIN, BEN M

2156 Ex Parte Stevens 11219242 - (D) PARVIS 103 Qwest Communications International Inc. VO, TRUONG V

2175 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11634000 - (D) DILLON 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN ZAHR, ASHRAF A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Knee et al 10357154 - (D) McKONE 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Sacco et al  10877727 - (D) KIM 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY GORT, ELAINE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Nair et al 10751362 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHAPMAN, GINGER T

3765 Ex Parte CHO 11750374 - (D) FLOYD 102/103 FELLERS SNIDER BLANKENSHIP TOMPKINS, ALISSA JILL

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REVERSED

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Smith et al 10/891,883 SAADAT 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - CC EXAMINER THIER, MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Sperry et al 10/979,583 STAICOVICI 103(a) Sealed Air Corporation EXAMINER PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Piepgras et al 11/419,660 SAADAT 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) Philips Intellectual Property and Standards EXAMINER PAYNE, SHARON E
The Examiner, citing MPEP § 2114, found that the phrase “to provide the at least one control signal to the at least one lighting unit” is functional language not entitled to patentable weight as it merely describes an intended use of the apparatus (Ans. 5, 23-24). Appellants contend that “a conductor ‘provid[ing] the at least one control signal’ claims what a conductor is, not what a conductor does” (Reply Br. 13 (brackets in original); see also App. Br. 14). ... We find that this distinction between the conductors for the power and the control signal is a structural distinction that must be given patentable weight, see In re Danly, 263 F.2d 844, 847 (CCPA 1959).

Danly, In re, 263 F.2d 844, 120 USPQ 528 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2114

AFFIRMED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Hakiel et al 10/667,581 DANG 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER BELANI, KISHIN G
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Nordstrand 10/302,564 BARRETT 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD PC EXAMINER KATCHEVES, BASIL S
3684 Ex Parte Campbell et al 10/237,424 LORIN 102(b) TIMOTHY P. O'HAGAN EXAMINER VIZVARY, GERALD C
Cf. Ernst Haas Studio, Inc. v. Palm Press, Inc., 164 F.3d 110, 112 (2d Cir. 1999) ("Appellant's Brief is at best an invitation to the court to scour the record, research any legal theory that comes to mind, and serve generally as an advocate for appellant. We decline the invitation."); DeSilva v. DiLeonardi, 181 F.3d 865, 867 (7th Cir. 1999) (“[An appeal] brief must make all arguments accessible to the judges, rather than ask them to play archaeologist with the record.”)
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11/415,333 COCKS 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER ESHETE, ZELALEM

The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings of the references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art. In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991). It is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable, without change, to render obvious the invention under review. In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1445, 2145

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.01
3751 Ex Parte Adelman 11/650,711 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LE, HUYEN D