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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Shih et al 12962166 - (D) DERRICK concurring NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP BARR, MICHAEL E

1778 Ex Parte Lauer et al 12225917 - (D) SMITH 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON G

1784 Ex Parte Chandra et al 12086511 - (D) SMITH 103 Cozen O'Connor SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1788 Ex Parte David et al 13004257 - (D) DELMENDO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ADKINS, CHINESSA T

1791 Ex Parte Given 11846236 - (D) BEST 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Nikolov et al 12314706 - (D) HOELTER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LIAO, JASON G

The Examiner cites to the decision in Ex parte Simpson, 218 USPQ 1020 (Bd. App. 1982), for the proposition that “[w]here a trademark or trade name is used in a claim as a limitation to identify or describe a particular material or product, the claim does not comply with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.” (Id.)

Appellants contend the use of Java in the claims does not render the claims indefinite per se; instead “[a] basic question to be resolved is whether the use of ‘Java’ in the context of these claims and this application [is] indefinite, such that a person of ordinary skill in the art could not discern the metes and bounds of the claimed subject matter.” ...

We agree with Appellants. This case is closely analogous to Ex Parte O’Farrell, Appeal No. 2011-011075, 2014 WL 2112325, at *4 (PTAB May 19, 2014) (non-precedential). The O’Farrell panel held that the recitation of the trademark “Java” was not indefinite because “‘Java’ is a well-known and widely-used term identifying a particular programming language.” Id


Simpson, Ex parte, 218 USPQ 1020 (Bd. App. 1982) 706.03(d) 2173.05(u)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Pandit et al 11795346 - (D) KAISER 112(2)/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC MOHAMMADI, FAHIMEH M

2445 Ex Parte El-Damhougy et al 11749172 - (D) McKEOWN 112(1)/103 LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES W. PETERSON, JR. -- BOEING SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Lee et al 11721357 - (D) HUDALLA 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP AU, SCOTT D

2641 Ex Parte PEARCE 12943288 - (D) CHUNG 103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (BlackBerry) ZEWARI, SAYED T

2649 Ex Parte Walsh et al 11217967 - (D) DIXON 103 PLANTRONICS, INC. HANIDU, GANIYU A

2666 Ex Parte Gritton et al 11700507 - (D) KAISER 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC LEFKOWITZ, SUMATI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Engl et al 11707589 - (D) McGRAW 103 Cozen O'Connor CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M

2875 Ex Parte YUN et al 12605918 - (D) WILSON 103 Innovation Counsel LLP TUMEBO, TSION M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Rajamannan 12496306 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA WILLIAMS, MONICA L

3645 Ex Parte Teigen et al 12189145 - (D) STEPINA 103 WesternGeco L.L.C. BREIER, KRYSTINE E

3649 Ex Parte Chang et al 11321680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 3M Innovative Properties Company KRUER, KEVIN R

3652 Ex Parte Van Mill et al 12192821 - (D) HOELTER 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. MYERS, GLENN F

3692 Ex Parte Rucker 11589661 - (D) HILL 103 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. LIU, I JUNG

3694 Ex Parte Loui et al 11962790 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/112(2)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY ABDI, KAMBIZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Blaney et al 11210039 - (D) BROWN 102/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC NGUYEN, DINH Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Sutardja 12365455 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. (Marvell) SADLER, NATHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Park 12311137 - (D) BARRETT 103 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. HERMANN, KIRK W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Woehler 12626435 - (D) KIM 103 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN PATS, JUSTIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Abernathie 10951227 - (D) WIEKER 102 103 MDBeck Filings HOFFMAN, MARY C

3737 Ex Parte Peszynski et al 11912514 - (D) POLLOCK 112(2)/103 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3745 Ex Parte El-Aini et al 13170433 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 12168521 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP LEVIN, MIRIAM A

1653 Ex Parte Bott et al 11676668 - (D) FREDMAN 103/obviousness--type double patenting DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART

1674 Ex Parte Deutschman et al 11283151 - (D) GRIMES 103 Riverside Law LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Saito et al 12499288 - (D) SMITH 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP SLIFKA, SARAH A

1735 Ex Parte Shan et al 13161030 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1) 103/obviousness-type double patenting ALIX YALE & RISTAS LLP WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

1743 Ex Parte Lechtenboehmer et al 12268701 - (D) DELMENDO 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY DEL SOLE, JOSEPH S

1745 Ex Parte Boekstegers et al 12732690 - (D) KRATZ 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BELL, WILLIAM P

1746 Ex Parte Benner et al 12544346 - (D) SMITH 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY RIVERA, JOSHEL

1762 Ex Parte Utterodt et al 12614560 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA YOON, TAE H

1764 Ex Parte Lewis et al 11989706 - (D) KAISER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NGUYEN, TRI V

1765 Ex Parte Meyer-Ahrens et al 11252149 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP COONEY, JOHN M

1772 Ex Parte Leflaive et al 12374911 - (D) SMITH 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. NGUYEN, TAM M

1773 Ex Parte Gil et al 12503364 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

1773 Ex Parte Gil et al 12503380 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

1773 Ex Parte Song et al 12825877 - (D) GARRIS 103/obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WARDEN, JILL ALICE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Goyal et al 12495336 - (D) NAPPI 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. NGUYEN, STEVE N

2159 Ex Parte Chen 12432916 - (D) KAISER 102/103 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) PHAM, HUNG Q

2162 Ex Parte Mustonen 12387923 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 HARRINGTON & SMITH FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2166 Ex Parte Muller et al 12327870 - (D) HOMERE 101 101/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG GMAHL, NAVNEET K

2166 Ex Parte Oliver et al 11927450 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP AHN, SANGWOO

2169 Ex Parte Heinson et al 11768083 - (D) ENGELS 103 VIERRA MAGEN/MICROSOFT CORPORATION UDDIN, MD I

2174 Ex Parte Muller et al 11949969 - (D) JENKS 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Miller et al 12327496 - (D) DANG 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG LIN, SHERMAN L

2452 Ex Parte Baker 11530686 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

2453 Ex Parte Moffat et al 12145684 - (D) THOMAS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

2456 Ex Parte Hasson et al 11000270 - (D) THOMAS 112(1) 103 LAW OFFICE OF MARCIA L. DOUBET, P. L. KEEHN, RICHARD G

2463 Ex Parte Del Regno 11627028 - (D) CHUNG 103 VERIZON CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R

2476 Ex Parte LAI 12431758 - (D) TROCK 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP HSIUNG, HAI-CHANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Faccin 11650445 - (D) COURTENAY 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD HTUN, SAN A

2649 Ex Parte Bevan et al 12857197 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Apple Inc. -- FKM DEAN, RAYMOND S

2649 Ex Parte Rietman et al 11569705 - (D) WINSOR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PHAM, TUAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Shero et al 12547911 - (D) TIMM 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP GHYKA, ALEXANDER G

2854 Ex Parte St. Ours et al 12072947 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC CULLER, JILL E

2858 Ex Parte Borghetti et al 12781441 - (D) PAK 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VALONE, THOMAS F

2859 Ex Parte FARR 12544496 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION ISLA RODAS, RICHARD

2859 Ex Parte Gale et al 12423165 - (D) BEST 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2865 Ex Parte Day 12393129 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. PARK, HYUN D

2893 Ex Parte Ranish et al 12437257 - (D) McGRAW 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT REAMES, MATTHEW L

2897 Ex Parte LENSKI et al 12107293 - (D) McGRAW 103 Amerson Law Firm, PLLC GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ge et al 11427098 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 J. B. Kraft ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3623 Ex Parte Sun et al 12055630 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3633 Ex Parte Neuschafer et al 11626650 - (D) GREENHUT 103 NILS H. LJUNGMAN & ASSOCIATES CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

3656 Ex Parte O-Oka et al 11444466 - (D) McKONE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DIAZ, THOMAS C

3687 Ex Parte McDonnell et al 11259691 - (D) KIM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZARE, SCOTT A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Pfeiffer et al 10858206 - (D) BROWNE 103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP JACYNA, J CASIMER

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Bell et al 11755490 - (D) HOMERE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 (SimDesk) WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD NGUYEN, THUONG

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Krauss 11618214 - (D) KAISER 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WU, JUNCHUN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 BASIS SCIENCE, INC. Requester v. BODYMEDIA, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7689437 et al 09/595,660 95002371 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP Third Party Requester: Fenwick & West, LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original PASS, NATALIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 ENGINEERED PLASTICS, INC. Requester v. ADA SOLUTIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8028491 et al 11/822,500 95001775 - (D) SONG 103 NIELDS, LEMACK & FRAME, LLC for Third Party Requester: FOLEY HOAG, LLP original BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP DAWSON, GLENN K original NGUYEN, NINH H