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Monday, April 18, 2016

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Graf et al 12547226 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Yee & Associates, P.C. ARBES, CARL J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Challener et al 11861597 - (D) KOHUT 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC KINSEY, BRANDON MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Korte et al 12640287 - (D) HUME 102/103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC SALCE, JASON P

2424 Ex Parte LEE et al 11971422 - (D) ENGELS 112(1)/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC RAMAN, USHA

In addition, as applied to apparatus claims 1 and 3—6, Appellants' arguments are unpersuasive because "apparatus claims cover what a device is, not what a device does." Toshiba Corp. v. Imation Corp., 681 F.3d 1358, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1469 (Fed. Cir. 1990)).

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 15 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2114

2491 Ex Parte Proudler 12608606 - (D) WINSOR 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise EDWARDS, LINGLAN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Bergman et al 13447244 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 HP Inc. PARK, SOO JIN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Princen et al 12507050 - (D) THOMAS 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L