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PTAB.US: Decisions of PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Dihel et al WALSH 103(a) AKZO NOBEL INC.

A prima facie case of obviousness is made by presenting evidence that the "reference teachings would appear to be sufficient for one of ordinary skill in the relevant art having the references before him to make the proposed substitution, combination or other modification." In re Lintner, 458 F.2d 1013, 1016 (CCPA 1972).

Lintner, In re, 458 F.2d 1013, 173 USPQ 560 (CCPA 1972) . . . . . . . . . .2142, 2143.01, 2144, 2144.08, 2145

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte McKellar et al HUGHES 103(a) Fish & Richardson, P.C.

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Meyer et al O’NEILL 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Allam et al McCOLLUM 102(b)/103(a) TIMOTHY S. STEVENS

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Aratani et al HAHN 103(a) FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO

Ex Parte Geng NAPPI 103(a) RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Shaffer O’NEILL 112(2)/102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) HEISLER & ASSOCIATES