REVERSED
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1786 Ex Parte Leonard 10474878 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 EDWIN D. SCHINDLER SYKES, ALTREV C
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3611 Ex Parte Grogg 12051180 - (D) WOOD 102 Dykema Gossett PLLC KNUTSON, JACOB D
3671 Ex Parte Montgomery et al 11373383 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 DEERE & COMPANY TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2494 Ex Parte Okunseinde et al 10803590 - (D) NEW 103 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. GERGISO, TECHANE
e.g., Biogen Idec, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, No. 2012–1120, 2013 WL 1603360, at *2 (Fed. Cir. April 16, 2013) (Examiner employs “broadest reasonable interpretation” standard in claim interpretation).
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3636 Ex Parte Diller 11771423 - (D) SCANLON 102/103 102 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP DUNN, DAVID R
With regard to the specific assertion that Whitmyer “teaches away” from interchangeable headrests, we note that “[t]eaching away is irrelevant to anticipation.” Seachange Int'l, Inc. v. CCOR, Inc., 413 F.3d 1361, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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However, “the ‘predictable result’ discussed in [KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007)] refers not only to the expectation that prior art elements are capable of being physically combined, but also that the combination would have worked for its intended purpose.” DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 567 F.3d 1314, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2009).
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3771 Ex Parte Kuehn et al 11327050 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 103 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION YU, JUSTINE ROMANG
AFFIRMED
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1619 Ex Parte Glenn et al 10409425 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY VENKAT, JYOTHSNA A
1634 Ex Parte Sharma et al 10727576 - (D) PRATS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE
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1711 Ex Parte Classen et al 11642567 - (D) HANLON 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION KO, JASON Y
1791 Ex Parte Brooker et al 10525189 - (D) SCHAFER 112(2)/103 The BOC Group, Inc. BEKKER, KELLY JO
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2456 Ex Parte Sharma et al 11411853 - (D) DIXON 112(2) 101/102/103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP CHANG, TOM Y
The test for definiteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is whether “those skilled in the art would understand what is claimed when the claim is read in light of the specification.” Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc., 806 F.2d 1565, 1576 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (citations omitted).
Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc., 806 F.2d 1565, 1 USPQ2d 1081 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2173.02, 2173.05(b)
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2645 Ex Parte White et al 10906065 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. MAGLOIRE, VLADIMIR
2661 Ex Parte Popescu-Stanesti et al 11053215 - (D) HUGHES 103 O2MICRO INC C/O MURABITO, HAO & BARNES LLP PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K
2663 Ex Parte Jung et al 11591435 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T
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3715 Ex Parte Wattendorf et al 11489551 - (D) DANIELS 103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD
REHEARING DENIED
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1611 Ex Parte Andrews et al 11504150 - (D) MILLS Dissenting ADAMS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY GHALI, ISIS A D
REEXAMINATION
REVERSED
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1743 Ex parte APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC, Patent Owner and Appellant 90010131 90/010,905 6,814,934 08/968,208 GUEST 102/103 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION TURNER, SHARON L original SNAY, JEFFREY R
AFFIRMED
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3711 TAIWAN FULGENT ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. Requester, Appellant v. SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95001429 6588751 09/690,051 HORNER 102/103 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /SHFL Entertainment JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original SEWELL, PAUL T
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
REVERSED
3305 BIOSIG INSTRUMENTS, INC. v. NAUTILUS, INC. 2012-1289 5,337,753 07/895,936 WALLACH Concurring SCHALL 112(2) Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP Klarquist Sparkman, LLP GETZOW, SCOTT M
