REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Weller 11/187,741 OWENS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP EXAMINER SALVATORE, LYNDA
2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Li et al 10/465,750 KRIVAK 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER BELLO, AGUSTIN
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Choi 10/864,870 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THINH T
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Tam et al 10/800,293 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. EXAMINER MARSH, STEVEN M
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Sato et al 11/429,320 HORNER 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER GORDEN, RAEANN
3741 Ex Parte Wood 10/443,324 HORNER 103(a) THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION EXAMINER DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S
3742 Ex Parte Ciancimino et al 11/041,634 GREENHUT 103(a) WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY - MD 0750 EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Barbee et al 11/189,191 COURTENAY 101/102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) STEVEN M. GREENBERG CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP EXAMINER SONG, DAEHO D
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Della-Libera et al 11/254,519 DROESCH 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT EXAMINER HOMAYOUNMEHR, FARID
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Burkum et al 11/198,101 HOFF 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LEE, JONG SUK
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Ortiz et al 11/197,528 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE
REEXAMINATION
EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2874 PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,415 6,925,242 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) FOR PATENT OWNER: MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER PALMER, PHAN T H
EXAMINER AFFIRMED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2874 PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,413 7,167,625 LEBOVITZ 102(e)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: Karen A. Fitzsimmons MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC original EXAMINER LEE, JOHN D
EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2874 PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,412 6,868,220 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) FOR PATENT OWNER: MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER PALMER, PHAN T H
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Kuklinski et al 10/511,882 WALSH 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. EXAMINER SCHUBERG, LAURA J
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Gaudiana et al 10/723,554 OWENS 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER TRINH, THANH TRUC
1784 Ex Parte Mellott et al 11/284,424 OWENS 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER LANGMAN, JONATHAN C
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Tsai et al 11/433,195 DANG 112(2)/102(b)/102(e)/103(a) J.C. Patents EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J
2175 Ex Parte Mingot et al 10/557,397 ZECHER 103(a) Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations THOMSON Licensing LLC EXAMINER ZAHR, ASHRAF A
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Knittel et al 10/780,833 MORGAN 103(a) WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. EXAMINER BELANI, KISHIN G
2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Jones 11/274,665 KRIVAK 102(b)/103(a) THOMAS, KAYDEN, HORSTEMEYER & RISLEY, LLP EXAMINER SWARTHOUT, BRENT
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Kunow et al 10/489,573 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a) CONLEY ROSE, P.C. David A. Rose EXAMINER KAPLAN, HAL IRA
See KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000)(“This court has repeatedly emphasized that an indefinite article "a‟ or "an‟ in patent parlance carries the meaning of "one or more‟ in openended claims containing the transitional phrase "comprising.‟ [citations omitted.]”).
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Smith 11/958,382 KIM 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER BALDORI, JOSEPH B
Compare Ex parte Hilton, 148 USPQ 356, 356-57 (Bd. App. 1965) (claims were directed to fried potato chips with a specified moisture and fat content, whereas the prior art was directed to french fries having a higher moisture content. While recognizing that in some cases the particular shape of a product is of no patentable significance, the Board held in this case the shape (chips) is important because it results in a product which is distinct from the reference product (french fries)).
Hilton, Ex parte, 148 USPQ 356 (Bd. App. 1965). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04
REISSUE
EXAMINER AFFIRMED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Lechot 10/431,450 6,238,398 KAUFFMAN 102(b) Greatbatch Ltd. EXAMINER NGUYEN, VI X
NEW
REVERSED
1617
Ex Parte Brillouet et al
11/483,903 WALSH 102(b)/103(a) JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER SOROUSH, ALI
2163 Ex Parte Hillebrand 10/524,655 COURTENAY 102(b)/103(a) Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIM T
2471 Ex Parte Hruska 10/253,092 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) Werner Ulrich EXAMINER WONG, WARNER
1724 Ex Parte Hwang 11/324,344 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) EXAMINER BERMAN, JASON
AFFIRMED
3663 Ex Parte Akers et al 11/106,871 O’NEILL 103(a) TUROCY & WATSON, LLP EXAMINER PALABRICA, RICARDO J
2837 Ex Parte Babb et al 10/830,660 KOHUT Concurring-In-Part BAUMEISTER 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GLASS, ERICK DAVID
2478 Ex Parte Berstis et al 11/044,569 DILLON 103(a) IBM CORPORATION (RVW) EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R
3689 Ex Parte Brice et al 10/464,180 FISCHETTI 102(e) Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER
MOONEYHAM, JANICE A
2434 Ex Parte Della-Libera et al 10/068,444 DROESCH 102(b)/103(a) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT EXAMINER HOMAYOUNMEHR, FARID
2452 Ex Parte Fank et al 10/658,139 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER HOANG, HIEU T
1722 Ex Parte Hada et al 10/547,632 OWENS 103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, CONNIE P
2471 Ex Parte LeBlanc 10/077,405 MACDONALD 102(b)/103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER WONG, WARNER
2166 Ex Parte Motoyama et al 10/460,404 COURTENAY 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER HARPER, ELIYAH STONE
1763 Ex Parte Roesler et al 11/198,734 GRIMES 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER CANO, MILTON I
