REVERSED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Gunne et al 10/535,735 LEE 102(b) Crowell & Moring LLP EXAMINER HSIAO, JAMES K

3693 Ex Parte Atig 10/297,722 FETTING 103(a) LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM H. HOLT EXAMINER FELTEN, DANIEL S

3627 Ex Parte Shomper et al 11/489,312 FETTING 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) PAUL W. MARTIN NCR CORPORATION, LAW DEPT. EXAMINER OBEID, FAHD A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Vu et al 10/907,807 BAHR 103(a) Larson & Anderson, LLC EXAMINER SMITH, FANGEMONIQUE A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Chaudry et al 11/037,574 MILLS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) ALSTON & BIRD LLP EXAMINER WESTERBERG, NISSA M

“A whereby clause that merely states the result of the limitations in the claim adds nothing to the patentability or substance of the claim.” Texas Instuments v. U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 1172 (Fed. Cir. 1993).

Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 26 USPQ2d 1018 (Fed. Cir. 1993) . . . . . 716.04

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Buzzacarini et al 09/949,954 GRIMES 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER WANG, SHENGJUN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Shirley 10/773,968 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2195 Ex Parte Novaes et al 10/443,079 LUCAS 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER WAI, ERIC CHARLES

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Bolle et al 10/175,236 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C.
EXAMINER POPHAM, JEFFREY D

2442 Ex Parte Lyle et al 10/993,331 DANG 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

One cannot show nonobviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on combinations of references. See In re Merck & Co., Inc., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) . . . . . . . .707.07(f), 716.02, 2143.02, 2144.08, 2144.09, 2145

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Jayaram et al 11/053,774 MacDONALD 102(b)/103(a) HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP EXAMINER PERVAN, MICHAEL

2611 Ex Parte Tramm et al 10/611,525 HAHN 103(a) TUROCY & WATSON, LLP EXAMINER PUENTE, EVA YI ZHENG