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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Oberlander 12332048 - (D) SMITH 103 Hovey Williams LLP LEE, DOUGLAS

1779 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12288159 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. BASS, DIRK R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Cragun et al 11669886 - (D) MILLS 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Heimann et al 11780045 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 Qwest Communications International Inc. CHEN, XIAOLIANG

2851 Ex Parte Dangler et al 12101449 - (D) OWENS 102 IBM Corporation, Dept. 917 Matthew C. Zehrer ROSSOSHEK, YELENA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Loewenstein et al 11431066 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 101/103 David Loewenstein COLLINS, DOLORES R

3721 Ex Parte Mimura et al 12585518 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WEEKS, GLORIA R

3744 Ex Parte Swoboda et al 11899210 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Bodin et al 11372319 - (D) LORIN 102/103 101/102/103 The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC FAN, HUA

2438 Ex Parte ORMAZABAL et al 11557739 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 VERIZON VICTORIA, NARCISO F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2879 Ex Parte Yan et al 11316267 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RALEIGH, DONALD L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Crystal et al 11083627 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(2)/103 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (Client: Arbitron) FLEISCHER, MARK A

3695 Ex Parte Tolson 10381524 - (D) FETTING 101/102 102 H.E.B., Inc. WEIS, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11825597 - (D) KERINS 103 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Thorman et al 11846676 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LU, C CAIXIA

1771 Ex Parte Siggelkow et al 11149674 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CLARIANT CORPORATION GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Kumpitsch et al 11511786 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2168 Ex Parte Yoshinari 12058210 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC EHICHIOYA, IRETE FRED

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Roelens et al 11225053 - (D) LORIN 101/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HWANG, JOON H

2453 Ex Parte Bae et al 11421591 - (D) LORIN 101/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LINDSEY, MATTHEW S

2466 Ex Parte Hall et al 11935343 - (D) FISHMAN 112(2)/102 HONEYWELL/FOGG ROBERTS, BRIAN S

See also In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (Although an inventor is free to define the specific terms used to describe the invention, this must be done with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision; where an inventor chooses to give terms uncommon meanings, the inventor must set out any uncommon definition in some manner within the patent disclosure so as to give one of ordinary skill in the art notice of the change.).  Appellants have identified no such clear definitions in Appellants’ Specification.

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.0321142144.08

2468 Ex Parte Gilde et al 11336692 - (D) EVANS 103 Patent Capital Group C/O CPA Global JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

2494 Ex Parte Wyssen 10582831 - (D) BRANCH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Koller et al 11848002 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC TSVEY, GENNADIY

2648 Ex Parte Timms et al 11053207 - (D) WNSOR 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. PEREZ, ANGELICA

2648 Ex Parte TRAPPENIERS et al 11842924 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HUANG, WEN WU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Sato et al 11896682 - (D) TIMM 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Grasmueck 11381159 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2) 103 CRGO LAW HELLNER, MARK

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Fitzpatrick 11213577 - (D) FETTING 102/103 MACCORD MASON PLLC IWARERE, OLUSEYE

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED AND VACATED 
ENERGY RECOVERY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEIF J. HAUGE, Defendant-Appellant, AND ENERGY RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant. 2013-1515 4,887,942 5,338,158 5,988,993 6,659,731 WALLACH civil contempt/injunction Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.; Fish & Richardson P.C.

AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART
ALCON RESEARCH LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Cross-Appellant. 2012-1340, -1341 5,631,287 6,011,062 LOURIE 112(1) JMOL/non-infringement Williams & Connolly LLP; Winston & Strawn LLP

AFFIRMED 
GABRIEL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, AND TRACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, SNAPTRACK, INC., AND NORMAN KRASNER, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1205 PER CURIAM § 285 Attorney Fees Chapin Fitzgerald LLP; Cooley LLP