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PTAB.US: Decisions of PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Monday, March 19, 2012

MIT

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Bera et al 10/821,310 COLAIANNI 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP Appm/NJ APPLIED MATERIALS INC EXAMINER ZERVIGON, RUDY

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Zisapel et al 10/449,016 THOMAS 102(e)/102(b) KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP EXAMINER COULTER, KENNETH R

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Iida 11/242,472 PERRY 102(e) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MEI, XU

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Abel 11/158,486 GREENHUT 103(a) Daniel J. Schlue Roetzel & Andress EXAMINER COKER, ROBERT A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Smith et al 11/491,626 GREENHUT 102(b) MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A. EXAMINER SMITH, SCOTT A

3734 Ex Parte Gerberding 11/328,872 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER BLATT, ERIC D

3738 Ex Parte Huynh et al 11/202,667 McCOLLUM 102(b)/103(a) EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION EXAMINER WILLSE, DAVID H

3742 Ex Parte Giori 10/487,026 GREENHUT 103(a) KRIEG DEVAULT LLP EXAMINER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

3754 Ex Parte Deans 12/256,393 SAINDON 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. EXAMINER SHEARER, DANIEL R

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3662 Ex Parte 7,158,080 et al SiRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester v. GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,372 10/674,267 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER PHAN, DAO LINDA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Pickett 11/132,239 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C. EXAMINER SKURDAL, COREY NELSON

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2882 Ex Parte 6542673 et al CIENA CORP. Requester and Appellant v. CIRRIX SYSTEMS LLC
Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,463 09/888,064 SIU 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 KING & SPALDING EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER SUCHECKI, KRYSTYNA


A reference prepared for a conference is considered a prior art reference if actually disseminated at a conference without restriction. See, e.g., Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. AB Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 1109 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. A.B. Fortia, 774 F.2d 1104, 227 USPQ 428 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . .2128.01, 2164.01


AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Murakami 11/270,530 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA

1784 Ex Parte Mun You et al 11/272,332 NAGUMO 102(b)/103(a) TRAN & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER ROBINSON, LAUREN E

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Gorbatov et al 09/910,574 JEFFERY 103(a) INTEL CORPORATION c/o CPA Global EXAMINER SHANG, ANNAN Q

2482 Ex Parte Lee et al 10/669,709 THOMAS 102(b) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER PHILIPPE, GIMS S

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Morita 11/386,828 HOMERE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER WASHINGTON, JAMARES

2628 Ex Parte Campbell et al 11/507,979 COURTENAY 103(a) PATE BAIRD, PLLC EXAMINER MARTELLO, EDWARD

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Montagne et al 11/408,060 COURTENAY 103(a) Dickinson Wright PLLC
James E. Ledbetter, Esq. EXAMINER PARK, KINAM

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Kentner et al 11/037,650 GREENHUT 102(b) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER WILKENS, JANET MARIE

3662 Ex Parte Kaplan et al 11/237,203 BAUMEISTER 103(a) KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. EXAMINER ISSING, GREGORY C

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Jackson 10/784,066 ADAMS 103(a) John C. McMahon EXAMINER COMSTOCK, DAVID C

3763 Ex Parte Prais et al 11/384,759 FREDMAN 103(a) David W. Highet, VP & Chief IP Counsel Becton, Dickinson and Company EXAMINER BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

3767 Ex Parte Karpowicz et al 12/342,238 SAINDON 103(a) CAESAR, RIVISE, BERNSTEIN, COHEN & POKOTILOW, LTD. EXAMINER OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES