REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 13411877 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody and Agnello, P.C. WHITE, DOUGLAS F
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Pirk et al 13114162 - (D) ROSS 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Rossell et al 14413615 - (D) McNEILL 103 HP Inc. VO, QUANG N
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13921756 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. LUKE, DANIEL M
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Cuddihy et al 14039219 - (D) KERINS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, NGA X
3663 Ex Parte Abel et al 12797405 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(2) MCCOY RUSSELL LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Draper 12628866 - (D) FLAX 102/103 102/103 Moximed, Inc HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kim et al 14235105 - (D) McGEE 103 CLARK & BRODY KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN
1759 Ex Parte Silvernail et al 13323926 - (D) McMANUS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. TAI, XIUYU
“Ordinarily, the PTO accepts statements in declarations at face value. However, like other judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals, the PTO need not accept at face value a statement in a declaration when there is objective evidence in the record for questioning the statement.” Ex parte Daniels, 40 USPQ2d 1394, 1409 n.14 (Bd. Pat. App. Int. 1996), reversed on other grounds, see In re Daniels, 144 F.3d 1452 (Fed. Cir. 1998). Although a declarant’s opinion on the ultimate legal issue is not evidence in the case, “some weight ought to be given to a persuasively supported statement of one skilled in the art on what was not obvious to him.” In re Lindell, 385 F.2d 453, 456 (CCPA 1967). The submission of objective evidence of patentability does not mandate a conclusion of patentability in and of itself. In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643 (Fed. Cir. 1987). Here, there is evidence in the record contrary to the McMillen Declaration.
Daniels, In re, 144 F.3d 1452, 46 USPQ2d 1788 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 1503.02 , 1504.04
Lindell, In re, 385 F.2d 453, 155 USPQ 521 (CCPA 1967) 716.01(c)
Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d 1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 716.01(d) , 716.02(a) , 2145
1787 Ex Parte Mayo et al 14023972 - (D) GUEST 103 PPG Industries, Inc. NELSON, MICHAEL B
1799 Ex Parte Kshirsagar et al 13152303 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY HENKEL, DANIELLE
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mueller et al 14446987 - (D) McNEILL 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Fabricatore et al 13956613 - (D) DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BLACK, MELISSA ANN
3625 Ex Parte Alegre et al 13489341 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B
3628 Ex Parte Kintner-Meyer 12466312 - (D) MOORE 103 Wells St. John P.S. CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex parte LENNON IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6624843 et al 09733197 90012669 - (D) KOHUT 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/103 KASHA LAW LLC GE, YUZHEN original DIEP, NHON THANH
