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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Petereit et al 11695848 - (D) MILLS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DICKINSON, PAUL W

“[T]he Board must weigh each reference for its power to suggest solutions to an artisan of ordinary skill.” In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “If a prima facie case is made in the first instance, and if the applicant comes forward with reasonable rebuttal, whether buttressed by experiment, prior art references, or argument, the entire merits of the matter are to be reweighed.” In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1039 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Young, In re, 927 F.2d 588, 18 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2143.01

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Kim et al 11065800 - (D) OWENS 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP MERKLING, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Flores et al 11566772 - (D) EVANS Concurring POTHIER 102/obviousness-type double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ALHIJA, SAIF A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte DIDIER et al 11161792 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 102/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. STONE, ROBERT M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Gilad et al 10879054 - (D) ADAMS 102 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Cannell et al 11301184 - (D) PRATS 103 L'Oreal USA JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ratte 12470363 - (D) KATZ 102 PERKINS COIE LLP RHEE, JANE J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Brinkman et al 11469635 - (D) HOMERE  102 IBM (RPS-BLF) c/o BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2122 Ex Parte Aguilar et al 11032182 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN RIFKIN, BEN M

2156 Ex Parte Stevens 11219242 - (D) PARVIS 103 Qwest Communications International Inc. VO, TRUONG V

2175 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11634000 - (D) DILLON 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN ZAHR, ASHRAF A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Knee et al 10357154 - (D) McKONE 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Sacco et al  10877727 - (D) KIM 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY GORT, ELAINE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Nair et al 10751362 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHAPMAN, GINGER T

3765 Ex Parte CHO 11750374 - (D) FLOYD 102/103 FELLERS SNIDER BLANKENSHIP TOMPKINS, ALISSA JILL