REVERSED
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3746 Ex Parte Lucas et al 12463457 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 Ingersoll-Rand Company Krieg DeVault LLP HAMO, PATRICK
Generally, for a combination to be obvious to one skilled in the art there must be at least a reasonable expectation that the combination would successfully yield a functioning device. See In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903–04 (Fed. Cir. 1988). Whether there is a reasonable expectation of success is a question of fact. Medichem S.A. v. Rolabo S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165–66 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.08 , 2145
AFFIRMED
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1613 Ex Parte Wirth et al 10468708 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. BERRIOS, JENNIFER A
1616 Ex Parte Mohammadi et al 11679269 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS, INC KARPINSKI, LUKE E
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3694 Ex Parte Casey 11967672 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 102(e)/103 GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP (OTT) ABDI, KAMBIZ
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3711 Ex Parte Weaver et al 12138797 - (D) STEPINA 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FERNSTROM, KURT
REHEARING
DENIED
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1613 Ex Parte Bernstein 12761953 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) ARNOLD, ERNST V
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED
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3633 Ex Parte HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 5771511 et al 08/511,556 90012399 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Hill-Rom) For THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD. ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original CONLEY, FREDRICK C
