REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Deighton et al 13054593 - (D) SMITH 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J
2859 Ex Parte Brandt et al 12785285 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Toler Law Group Boeing (TLG) OMAR, AHMED H
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Rubens et al 13431312 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C
3726 Ex Parte Lambert 13946133 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC - Others AVERICK, LAWRENCE
3727 Ex Parte Samuels et al 13608640 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP BERRY, STEPHANIE R
3744 Ex Parte Chamorro et al 12694447 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Hubbard Johnston, PLLC Lennox International Inc. COMINGS, DANIEL C
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Orr et al 13455925 - (D) CASHION 102/103 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY UTT, ETHAN A
1791 Ex Parte Scholz et al 12937536 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 double patenting Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP DICUS, TAMRA
1791 Ex Parte Schwaier et al 13577373 - (D) INGLESE 103 103/double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BEKKER, KELLY JO
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Buehrle et al 13451576 - (D) CAPP 103 112(2) BSH Home Appliances Corporation ARANT, HARRY E
[A]n invention is not obvious to try where vague prior art does not guide an inventor toward a particular solution. A finding of obviousness would not obtain where “what was ‘obvious to try’ was to explore a new technology or general approach that seemed to be a promising field of experimentation, where the prior art gave only general guidance as to the particular form of the claimed invention or how to achieve it.” [cit. omitted]. This expresses the same idea as the KSR requirement that the identified solutions be “predictable.”
Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 575 F.3d 1341, 1347 (2009) (citing In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903 (Fed. Cir. 1988), and KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 421 (2007)).
O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.08 , 2145
KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) 2141 , 2144.05 , 2145 , 2216 , 2242 , 2286 , 2616 , 2642 , 2686.04
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte DEURA et al 12345100 - (D) HEANEY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. POLYANSKY, ALEXANDER
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 13893129 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Novel IP FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Ratica et al 13298811 - (D) HUME 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TRAN, TONGOC
2449 Ex Parte Newton et al 12773086 - (D) SAADAT 101 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC CELANI, NICHOLAS P
2476 Ex Parte KIM et al 14587487 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. GHAFOERKHAN, FAIYAZKHAN
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Agin 10504082 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) CAI, WAYNE HUU
2685 Ex Parte Kildal 13090382 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation YU, ROYIT
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte TAKEMURA 14552556 - (D) CASHION 103/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Ito 11401950 - (D) YAP 102 101 Foley & Lardner LLP VAN BRAMER, JOHN W
3629 Ex Parte Karabulut et al 11872330 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 101/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P
3651 Ex Parte Benedetti et al 13379716 - (D) MELVIN 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L
3656 Ex Parte Perry et al 13469656 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 BrooksGroup YABUT, DANIEL D
3662 Ex Parte Barker et al 13852097 - (D) WINSOR 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON WILLIAMS, KELLY D
3673 Ex Parte Lee 12927654 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. Concurring-In-Part Dissenting-In-Part BAUMEISTER 102 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte BLUM et al 12969902 - (D) MURPHY 103 112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN
3731 Ex Parte Slazas et al 13076474 - (D) FLAX 103/double patenting JOHNSON & JOHNSON YABUT, DIANE D
3732 Ex Parte Walanski et al 12434785 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NELSON, MATTHEW M
3779 Ex Parte GAVRIELY 13902888 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP LEUBECKER, JOHN P
REEXAMINATION
REHEARING
DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 INPHI CORPORATION Requester v. NETLIST, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7636274 et al 12408652 95001337 - (R) JEFFERY 103 MASCHOFF BRENNAN Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original SOFOCLEOUS, ALEXANDER
