REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Coehoorn et al PRATS 102(e)/103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Venigalla KIMLIN 103(a) MARTHA ANN FINNEGAN, ESQ.CABOT CORPORATION

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Dolbear et al HOFF 102(e) JONATHAN P MEYER MOTOROLA INC

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Oakeson et al FETTING 102(e)/103(a) 37 CFR § 41.50(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Scheiblhofer et al MARTIN 102(b)/103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Lefner et al LORIN 103(a) WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER

See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477-78 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (functional language does not confer patentability if prior art structure has capability of functioning in the same manner).

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . 2111.02, 2112, 2114