REVERSED

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Gregorich et al 10/063,179 SCHEINER 102(e)
VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER BUI, VY Q

3771 Ex Parte Rapoport 10/464,126 SCHEINER 102(b)
FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP EXAMINER DEMILLE, DANTON D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Schirmer et al 11/053,791 OWENS 103(a)
KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER MUI, CHRISTINE T

1798 Ex Parte Villanueva at al 10/745,266 PAK 103(a)
DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER STEELE, JENNIFER A

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Rosenberger at al 11/203,924 OWENS 112(2)/112(1)/102(b)/103(a)
BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP EXAMINER TENTONI, LEO B

"[T]he indefiniteness inquiry asks whether the claims ‘circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity.’" Marley Mouldings Ltd. v. Mikron Industries Inc., 417 F.3d 1356, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2005), quoting In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971).

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . .1504.04, 2164.08, 2172

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 Ex Parte Daks et al 09/966,004 DANG 103(a)
LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION EXAMINER KISS, ERIC B

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Ma 10/437,585 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a)
MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER PATEL, NIRAV B

2455 Ex Parte Tenhunen et al 11/304,760 DANG 112(2)/102(b)
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y

Our reviewing court has determined that a claim directed to a system and a method for using that system is indefinite. See IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005).. . . . . . . . . 2173.05(p)
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Hirst 10/846,451 SAADAT 103(a)
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LAXTON, GARY L