REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Argade et al 11/834,473 ADAMS 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP EXAMINER RAO, DEEPAK R
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Forbes Jones et al 10/656,918 FRANKLIN 103(a) Patrick J. Viccaro, Esquire
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL
1787 Ex Parte Loretti et al 10/562,368 FRANKLIN 102(b)/103(a) KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP EXAMINER AHMED, SHEEBA
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Martin et al 10/549,365 CHEN 102(e) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER
BROWN, SHEREE N
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Storteig et al 10/869,466 ASTORINO 103(a) WesternGeco L.L.C. EXAMINER SWINEHART, EDWIN L
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Azadet et al 10/022,665 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER TORRES, JOSEPH D
REEXAMINATION
EXAMINER REVERSED 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
FACEBOOK, INC. Third Party Requester, Appellant v. CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. Patent Owner, Cross-Appellant 95/001,070 6,519,629 SIU 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC Third Party Requester DANIEL M. DEVOS EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M
EXAMINER AFFIRMED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
Ex parte The Hall Patent Group, LLC. 90/007,233 6,422,413 LEE 103(a) WILLIAM A. HALL EXAMINER GRAHAM, MATTHEW C
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Kumar Gidwani et al 10/272,812 WALSH 103(a) PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT ATTORNEYS, LLC EXAMINER CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA
1623 Ex Parte Kai et al 10/578,912 GRIMES 103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER BLAND, LAYLA D
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Walters et al 10/324,725 KRATZ 103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER
TALBOT, BRIAN K
1741 Ex Parte Recker et al 10/888,542 WARREN 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER DANIELS, MATTHEW J
Further, it is also well established that where the difference between the prior art and the claims are a recitation of relative dimension of the claimed device, and a device having the claimed relative dimensions would not perform differently than the prior art device, the claimed device is not patentably distinct from the prior art device. See, e.g., Gardner v. TEC Sys., Inc., 725 F.2d 1338, 1346 (Fed. Cir. 1984); see also In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669, 676 (CCPA 1966) (configuration of a claimed disposable plastic nursing container was a matter of choice which a person of ordinary skill in the art would have found obvious absent pervasive evidence that the particular configuration of the claimed container was significant).
Gardner v. TEC Systems, Inc., 725 F.2d 1338, 220 USPQ 777 (Fed. Cir. 1984) . . . . 2144.04
Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04
1764 Ex Parte Dairoku et al 11/353,238 SMITH 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER REDDY, KARUNA P
1767 Ex Parte Ashbaugh et al 11/558,666 PRATS 102(b)/102(a)/103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER KARST, DAVID THOMAS
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Patrizio et al 10/767,524 WINSOR 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KIM, EUNHEE
2171 Ex Parte Shafron et al 10/015,816 CHEN 103(a) YAHOO! INC. C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP EXAMINER ROSWELL, MICHAEL
2184 Ex Parte Sand et al 11/097,799 MacDONALD 102(e)/103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER TSENG, CHENG YUAN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Roelleke et al 10/511,969 McCARTHY 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER TO, TUAN C
REHEARING
DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Sjoberg 10/477,141 FRANKLIN NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A
NEW
REVERSED
1723 Ex Parte Colibaba-Evulet et al 10/745,356 SMITH 112(1)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER HANDAL, KAITY V
2178 Ex Parte Griffin et al 11/080,444 BLANKENSHIP 103(a) RIM/FINNEGAN EXAMINER TSUI, WILSON W
2191 Ex Parte Liao et al 10/245,548 ROBERTSON 103(a) INTEL CORPORATION EXAMINER ZHEN, WEI Y
1732 Ex Parte Massidda et al 10/840,394 SMITH 103(a) MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. EXAMINER HAILEY, PATRICIA L
1783 Ex Parte Numrich et al 10/172,017 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D
3621 Ex Parte Padhye et al 10/162,699 LORIN 102(e) Reed Smith LLP EXAMINER AUGUSTIN, EVENS J
1734 Ex Parte Sesing et al 11/816,045 SMITH 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M
1765 Ex Parte Sosa et al 10/674,224 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER NUTTER, NATHAN M
1772 Ex Parte Wada et al 10/682,903 SMITH 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2158 Ex Parte Beyer et al 10/788,556 THOMAS 112(2)/102(b) IBM_SVL EXAMINER DARNO, PATRICK A
2115 Ex Parte Naffziger 10/320,586 WINSOR 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CAO, CHUN
3627 Ex Parte Newton et al 11/269,226 LORIN 103(a) WINSTEAD P.C. EXAMINER
BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER R
3695 Ex Parte Rebenack et al 10/421,996 LORIN 103(a) Qwest Communications International Inc. EXAMINER LIU, CHIA-YI
AFFIRMED
1634 Ex Parte Ballinger et al 10/176,055 McCOLLUM 103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER SALMON, KATHERINE D
2171 Ex Parte Bertram et al 10/281,803 ZECHER 102(e)/103(a) LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (SJO) EXAMINER NUNEZ, JORDANY
3767 Ex Parte Boyle et al 10/749,046 CHEN 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER
GILBERT, ANDREW M
1619 Ex Parte Daou et al 10/579,649 PRATS 103(a) UNILEVER PATENT GROUP EXAMINER BLANCHARD, DAVID J
3626 Ex Parte Dvorak et al 10/052,659 LORIN 103(a) Epic Systems Corporation c/o Quarles & Brady LLP EXAMINER MORGAN, ROBERT W
3682 Ex Parte Harris 09/760,271 MOHANTY 102(b) HENNEMAN & ASSOCIATES, PLC EXAMINER ALVAREZ, RAQUEL
1785 Ex Parte Sharma Manish 11/285,851 OWENS 102(a)(b)(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER BERNATZ, KEVIN M
1771 Ex Parte Marion et al 10/398,239 PAK 103(a) Millen White Zelano & Branigan EXAMINER
SINGH, PREM C
1715 Ex Parte Mikhael et al 11/137,823 SMITH 103(a) ANTONIO R. DURANDO EXAMINER LIN, JAMES
2161 Ex Parte Sykes 10/160,922 DESHPANDE 102(b) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER NGUYEN, CAM LINH T
