REVERSED
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1716 Ex Parte Dhindsa et al 11363703 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 MPG, LLP and Lam Research Corp. ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L
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2155 Ex Parte Cattell et al 11393163 - (D) MEDLOCK 102(e)/103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP HOFFLER, RAHEEM
2184 Ex Parte Circello 12032286 - (D) DIXON 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. ROCHE, JOHN B
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2462 Ex Parte Ngo 10227201 - (D) CHUNG 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MURPHY, RHONDA L
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2645 Ex Parte Kettlewell et al 10911378 - (D) BAHR 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H
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2872 Ex Parte Wagener et al 12222754 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 WALTER OTTESEN CHAPEL, DEREK S
2885 Ex Parte Van As et al 12441588 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE
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3725 Ex Parte Brößke et al 12095566 - (D) HILL 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP EKIERT, TERESA M
Although we appreciate the Examiner’s position that the term “substantially” is a word that is used as a modifier to imply “approximately” rather than “precisely,” nonetheless, we agree with Appellants that a blank bent at a 90 degree angle does not constitute a “substantially” flat blank. See App. Br. 5; see also Playtex Prods., Inc. v. Proctor and Gamble Co., 400 F.3d 901, 907 (Fed. Cir. 2005). Thus, Roper’s bent blank that is introduced between coreless halves 31, 32 of a die is simply not “substantially flat” as recited in claim 1.
3746 Ex Parte Frank et al 11256717 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Kelly, Holt & Christenson, P.L.L.C. COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT
When a claim requires two separate elements, using one element construed as performing two separate functions will not suffice to meet the terms of the claim. See In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743 (Fed. Cir.
1999).
Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)
3781 Ex Parte Blake 11815943 - (D) WOODS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON ALLEN, JEFFREY R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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1644 Ex Parte Swaak 11811665 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) 112(1)/112(2) TRASKBRITT, P.C. EWOLDT, GERALD R
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2621 Ex Parte HOPE 11463739 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 102(e)/103 SNYDER, CLARK, LESCH & CHUNG, LLP MATTHEWS, ANDRE L
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3635 Ex Parte Fortney et al 11805921 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 GRIGGS BERGEN LLP FERENCE, JAMES M
AFFIRMED
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1633 Ex Parte Stopek 12298602 - (D) PAULRAJ 102 Covidien LP LONG, SCOTT
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1747 Ex Parte Bondeson et al 11267450 - (D) WARREN 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP (NORDSON) DYE, ROBERT C
1767 Ex Parte Li 12156897 - (D) HANLON 112(1)/103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C
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2456 Ex Parte Chou 11166526 - (D) HILL 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC C/O CPA Global MAI, KEVIN S
2464 Ex Parte Mahany et al 11419565 - (D) DANG 102(e)/103 BGL/Broadcom NGUYEN, PHUONGCHAU BA
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2642 Ex Parte Phan-Anh 11691417 - (D) JEFFERY 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L
2694 Ex Parte Ritter et al 11222134 - (D) NEW 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD HORNER, JONATHAN R
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3681 Ex Parte Nicholson 12080184 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP CHAMPAGNE, DONALD
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3746 Ex Parte Cromm et al 11977629 - (D) HOELTER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB KRAMER, DEVON C
3772 Ex Parte Chen et al 12255840 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC NELSON, KERI JESSICA
REHEARING
DENIED
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2197 Ex Parte Clemm et al 11139403 - (D) EVANS 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG COYER, RYAN D
