REVERSED
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1781 Ex Parte Anderson et al 14059040 - (D) OWENS 103 41.50 112(2) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VONCH, JEFFREY A
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2449 Ex Parte Anantharaju 14231823 - (D) DEJMEK 103 MHKKG (CA Technologies) NGUYEN, TRUONG
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3626 Ex Parte Blechman 14588304 - (D) COURTENAY 101 HolzerIPLaw, PC dba Holzer Patel Drennan BURGESS, JOSEPH D
The patent eligibility inquiry may contain underlying issues of fact. Mortg. Grader, Inc. v. First Choice Loan Servs. Inc., 811 F.3d 1314, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In particular, "[t]he question of whether a claim element or combination of elements is well-understood, routine and conventional to a skilled artisan in the relevant field is a question of fact." Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
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As additional support for their argument, Appellant (Reply Br. 5) also cites to the new examination procedure published online by the USPTO on April 19, 2018, entitled "Changes in Examination Procedure Pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility, Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decision (Berkheimer v. HP, Inc.)" (hereinafter "USPTO Memorandum").
Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. First Choice Loan Servs., 811 F.3d. 1314, 117 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2106.04(a)(2)
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2423 Ex Parte Stallings et al 11500208 - (D) CHUNG 103 103 VERIZON LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N
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AFFIRMED
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1741 Ex Parte Kim et al 13629641 - (D) HASTINGS 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY SNELTING, ERIN LYNN
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2646 Ex Parte Berg et al 14448863 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Google Technology Holdings LLC (32367) SEYEDVOSOGHI, FARID
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3622 Ex Parte Forman et al 12623221 - (D) POTHIER 103 101 HP Inc. KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE
3627 Ex Parte Fox 11139875 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) REFAI, RAMSEY
3681 Ex Parte Moshfeghi 13484259 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Makoui Law, PC REFAI, SAM M
3683 Ex Parte Amento et al 13751722 - (D) CHUNG 101 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-Toler MILLER, ALAN S
3686 Ex Parte Mun et al 14016650 - (D) WIEDER 101 James M Smedley LLC TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL
3692 Ex Parte Thomas et al 12917396 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 Vista IP Law Group LLP / Intuit Inc. MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B
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3774 Ex Parte AMOS 13559229 - (D) GRIMES 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL
