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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Dai et al 11773499 - (D) WILSON 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP MILLER, DANIEL H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Przybyszewski et al 11071136 - (D) PER CURIAM 102(e)/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) HELLER, TAMMIE K

3777 Ex Parte Wang et al 11625099 - (D) FREDMAN 103 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY c/o POLSINELLI PC REARDON, ROCHELLE D

The Examiner does not explain or establish how the spiral array of Kruger would be modified by the bolster of Russell to result in a device which retains the transducer function of Kruger and the length adjustability of Russell. See Orthopedic Equip. Co. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (“The fact that features of one reference cannot be substituted into the structure of a second reference may indicate that the claims were nonobvious in view of the combined teachings of the two references.”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte DIERICKX 12761252 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY ROBINSON, RENEE E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Deutmeyer et al 11052265 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 103 MENDELSOHN, DRUCKER, & DUNLEAVY, P.C. FLYNN, RANDY A

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1622 Ex Parte SCHLIEPHAKE et al 12130116 - (D) JENKS 103 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. OH, TAYLOR V

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Backhouse 11828884 - (D) FREDMAN 102(e)/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG HASTY, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Kang 11415751 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MIAH, LITON

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Tan et al 12241136 - (D) BEST 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY GANDHI, JAYPRAKASH N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Elborno 12258317 - (D) PAULRAJ Dissenting GRIMES 103 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. c/o Lowe Graham Jones DIETRICH, JOSEPH M

3769 Ex Parte Van Hal et al 12089201 - (D) MILLS 102(e) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

3774 Ex Parte Danzig et al 11640150 - (D) PAULRAJ 103/obviousness-type double patenting Bishop Diehl & Lee, Ltd. WATKINS, MARCIA LYNN

3774 Ex Parte Danzig et al 12286474 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 obviousness-type double patenting/112(4) Bishop Diehl & Lee, Ltd. WATKINS, MARCIA LYNN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant and Patent Owner v. A10 NETWORKS, INC., Requester Ex Parte 7,647,427 et al 10/273,657 95001803 - (D) MARTIN 103 102(e)/102/103 2nd Reexam Group - Novak Druce + Quigg LLP For Third Party Requester: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP WOOD, WILLIAM H original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M

2457 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant and Patent Owner v. A10 NETWORKS, INC., Requester Ex Parte 7716370 et al 95001805 - (D) MARTIN 103 102(e)/102/103 2nd Reexam Group - Novak Druce + Quigg LLP For Third Party Requester: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP WOOD, WILLIAM H original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex parte BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. Ex Parte 7,716,370 B1 et al 11/657,981 90011773 - (D) MARTIN 102(e)/103 2nd Reexam Group - Novak Druce + Quigg LLP For Third Party Requester: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M

2457 Ex parte BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. Ex Parte 7647427 et al 10/273,657 90011775 - (D) MARTIN 102(e)/103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP For Third Party Requester: FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW ET AL. BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M