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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Day et al 11605642 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 CORNING INCORPORATED KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

“A prima facie case of obviousness can be rebutted if the applicant . . . can show ‘that the art in any material respect taught away’ from the claimed invention.” In re Haruna, 249 F.3d 1327, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (citing In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1469 (Fed. Cir. 1997)). Furthermore,

[a] reference may be said to teach away when a person of ordinary skill, upon reading the reference, would be discouraged from following the path set out in the reference, or would be led in a direction divergent from the path that was taken by the applicant. The degree of teaching away will of course depend on the particular facts . . . .

In re Gurley, 27 F.3d 551, 553 (Fed. Cir. 1994).

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 2145
Gurley, In re, 27 F.3d 551, 31 USPQ2d 1130 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2123 2145

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Hindle 12035868 - (D) FINK 103 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Meade et al 12159589 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 102/103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP. TYSON, MELANIE RUANO

3788 Ex Parte Erickson et al 12492688 - (D) ABRAMS 103 112(1) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Alemany et al 11721827 - (D) PRAISS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP CAMPBELL, NATASHA N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Chou et al 10814081 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Maldjian Law Group LLC YEN, ERIC L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Ferren et al 11725982 - (D) MILLS 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO BERTRAM, ERIC D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2758 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6088816 et al 08/942,071 90012315 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC Third Party Requester: BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. KE, PENG original NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2839 CERRO WIRE, INC. Requester and Respondent v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,749,024 et al 11/675,441 95000594 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/112(2) 102 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP PATEL, HETULB original DUVERNE, JEAN F