REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Dedhar et al 09/998,250 ADAMS 112(1)/103(a) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP
Examiner Name:
HUI, SAN MING R
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Hannington 10/596,659 HANLON 102(b) Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine
Examiner Name:
NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L
Ex Parte Huang et al 10/275,687 GAUDETTE 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC
Examiner Name:
HOFFMANN, JOHN M
Evidence of obviousness must come from the prior art, not the applicant’s own disclosure. In re Dance, 160 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
Dance, In re, 160 F.3d 1339, 48 USPQ2d 1635 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.01
Ex Parte Myers 11/284,542 GAUDETTE 103(a) THE DIAL CORPORATION
Examiner Name:
OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS
The rationale for determining the optimal parameters for prior art result-effective variables “flows from the ‘normal desire of scientists or artisans to improve upon what is already generally known.’” Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (quoting In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2003)).
Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 82 USPQd 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2007) . . . 2143.01, 2145
Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) . . . . . . . . 716.02(d), 2144.05
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Krasnoiarov et al 10/077,423 DIXON 103(a) TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP/ORACLE
Examiner Name:
TRAN, QUOC A
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10/401,261 NAPPI 103(a) MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Examiner Name:
REZA, MOHAMMAD W
2600 Communications
Ex Parte Sauermann 10/919,749 NAPPI 102(b) KENYON & KENYON LLP
Examiner Name:
WIENER, ERIC A
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Yodo 09/923,618 FETTING 102(e)/103(a) LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK
Examiner Name:
THEIN, MARIA TERESA T
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Devos et al 10/124,181 NAGUMO 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting WYETH LLC PATENT LAW GROUP
Examiner Name:
BARQADLE, YASIN M
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Becker et al 10/614,347 HUGHES 102(e) Hunton & Williams LLP / Symantec Corporation
Examiner Name:
PHAM, KHANH B
Ex Parte Grubbs et al 10/621,951 BARRETT 103(a) IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O MUNSCH HARDT KOPF & HARR, P.C.
Examiner Name:
LU, CHARLES EDWARD
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Haefner 11/019,497 HORNER 102(b)/103(a) HOLLINGSWORTH & FUNK
Examiner Name:
BERTRAM, ERIC D
Ex Parte Larsen 11/091,392 HORNER 103(a) WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY - MD 0750
Examiner Name:
BASICHAS, ALFRED
NEW
AFFIRMED
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