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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Shakkarwar 13651219 - (D) BAYAT 103 41.50 101 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

 Merely combining several abstract ideas does not render the combination any less abstract. Cf. Shortridge v. Found. Constr. Payroll Serv., LLC, No. 14-CV-04850-JCS, 2015 WL 1739256, *11 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2015), aff’d, No. 2015-1898, 2016 WL 3742816 (Fed. Cir. July 13,2016).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte GRONAU et al 12766424 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (FRESENIUS) TOWNSEND, GUY K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Monks et al 10967232 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 Abel Law Group, LLP JEAN-LOUIS, SAMIRA JM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13417267 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 AGCO Corporation, IP Legal WANG, JACK K

For example, the Federal Circuit has held that testimony “succumbed to hindsight bias” when it “primarily consisted of conclusory references to her belief that one of ordinary skill in the art could combine these references, not that they would have been motivated to do so.” InTouch Techs., Inc. v. VGO Commc’ns, Inc., 751 F.3d 1327, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Klunder et al 12999641 - (D) FREDMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HORLICK, KENNETH R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Martin et al 13527520 - (D) MacDONALD 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. GEE, ALEXANDER

2485 Ex Parte Zustak et al 13794000 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAGHANI, SHADAN E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte BRUEGGEMANN et al 13024937 - (D) O’HANLON 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NGUYEN, XU AN LAN T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Beasley et al 11146807 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP FLICK, JASON E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Giftakis et al 12751508 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A WEARE, MEREDITH H

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 MEDTRONIC, INC. Respondent, Requester v. ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,252,636 B2 et al 11/150,145 95002234 - (D) HOFF 103 Robert Bosch LLC Third Party Requester: MERCHANT & GOULD, PC NGUYEN, LINH M original ASTORINO, MICHAEL C