REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte SOMMER et al 11/677,782 TIMM 103(a) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC EXAMINER LEONG, SUSAN DANG
1732 Ex Parte Li et al 12/002,162 SMITH 103(a) Altis Law Group, Inc. EXAMINER QIAN, YUN
1736 Ex Parte Yamada et al 10/866,694 DELMENDO 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER ZIMMER, ANTHONY J
1765 Ex Parte Waddell et al 12/092,057 SMITH 103(a) EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY EXAMINER LENIHAN, JEFFREY S
1786 Ex Parte Jaffee et al 10/718,007 OWENS 112(2)/103(a) EXAMIENR MATZEK, MATTHEW D
“[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
2165 Ex Parte Sattler et al 11/055,750 DESHPANDE 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER VU, BAI D
2171 Ex Parte Nickell et al 11/171,452 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 Daniel E. Ovanezian Lowenstein Sandler PC EXAMINER ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D
2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Andrews et al 10/194,610 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER HA, DAC V
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Haus 11/425,582 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50 (b) 103(a) ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Henderson et al 11/591,303 ADAMS 102(b) Richard A. Arrett VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN
3761 Ex Parte Mosbacher et al 11/303,222 GRIMES 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
3774 Ex Parte Shanley et al 10/849,324 KAUFFMAN 102(e)/103(a) Dergosits & Noah LLP EXAMINER BLANCO, JAVIER G
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Almeda et al 11/640,582 HOFF 103a)/112(1)/112(2)/obviousness-type double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA CT EXAMINER LAM, DUNG LE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Harris 10/064,439 PETRAVIK 103(a) 103(a) SCOTT C HARRIS EXAMINER FU, HAO
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Chiu et al 11/279,898 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) William S. Wang EXAMINER SZPIRA, JULIE ANN
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Stukanov 11/789,108 FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2) IGOR STUKANOV EXAMINER LEVIN, MIRIAM A
The written description requirement “serves a teaching function, as a "quid pro quo" in which the public is given "meaningful disclosure in exchange for being excluded from practicing the invention for a limited period of time."” Univ. of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 922 (Fed. Cir. 2004). In this case, the Specification does not provide a meaningful disclosure of the invention to the public in return for the grant of a patent, failing to satisfy the basic quid pro quo underlying the patent system.
University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 69 USPQ2d 1886 (Fed. Cir. 2004). . . . . . . 2163
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Smith 10/857,139 SMITH 103(a) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP (SF) EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P
1746 Ex Parte Burke et al 12/193,743 SMITH 103(a) SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD EXAMINER RIVERA, JOSHEL
1765 Ex Parte Rogunova et al 11/713,484 SMITH 102(b) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER MULLIS, JEFFREY C
1786 Ex Parte Wang et al 10/785,445 HASTINGS 103(a) Brenda D. Wentz EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Kuhne 11/250,553 PER CURIAM 102(b)/103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER MORROW, JASON S
3617 Ex Parte Martin 11/185,580 BARRETT 103(a) Rutan & Tucker, LLP. EXAMINER VENNE, DANIEL V
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Jackson 10/783,889 ADAMS 102(b) John C. McMahon EXAMINER COMSTOCK, DAVID C
3737 Ex Parte Brill et al 10/372,260 CALVE 103(a) DUBOIS, BRYANT, CAMPBELL & SCHWARTZ, LLP EXAMINER KISH, JAMES M
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1712 Ex Parte 6495633 et al ACUSHNET COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. Patent of CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,445 09/562,773 DELMENDO 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER BUTTNER, DAVID J
