REVERSED
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1617 Ex Parte Jager Lezer et al 13520474 - (D) KATZ 103 OLIFF PLC CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY
1636 Ex Parte OZINSKY et al 13769195 - (D) CHANG 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LEITH, NANCY J
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Tyler et al 13754410 - (D) INGLESE 103 Johnson Controls, Inc. c/o Fletcher Yoder PC SHEIKH, HAROON S
1779 Ex Parte Harp et al 13273926 - (D) DELMENDO 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GORE) ORME, PATRICK JAMES
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Reynolds et al 14460256 - (D) ENGLE 103 HONEYWELL/MUNCK LE, THANH H
2468 Ex Parte Roy et al 14226530 - (D) CURCURI 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47856) BELETE, BERHANU D
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mielczarek et al 14628570 - (D) KOHUT 103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Chen et al 12731623 - (D) TIMM 103 41.50 102 W &T/Qualcomm REIDLINGER, RONALD LANCE
Claim 1 is directed to an apparatus. An apparatus is defined by its structural parts. See Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 570 (1863) ("A machine is a concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices."). Claim 1 recites a current latched sense amplifier having five structural parts, i.e., five transistors.
Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 17 L. Ed. 650 (1863) 2106
2856 Ex Parte Ogawa et al 13783922 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HUANG, DAVID Z
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Reaume et al 11696914 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION RINES, ROBERT D
3685 Ex Parte Kataoka et al 12595298 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Gibson & Dernier LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J
3693 Ex Parte Durham 13788116 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 James Edward Shultz Jr. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M
3695 Ex Parte Winter et al 13920041 - (D) DIXON 101 Rimon, P.C. KANG, IRENE S
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte HODGES et al 14079799 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP WARD, THOMAS JOHN
3761 Ex Parte LAFFI 14768841 - (D) FINAMORE 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WARD, THOMAS JOHN
3775 Ex Parte Cournoyer et al 14737717 - (D) LAVIER 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J
3783 Ex Parte Del Vecchio 13897866 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 41.50 112(2) R. KEITH HARRISON CARPENTER, WILLIAM R
Independent claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites both an apparatus and a method step of using the apparatus. See IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a single claim reciting "both an apparatus and the method steps of using the apparatus is indefinite under 35 U.S.C. [§] 112, second paragraph"); cf MasterMine Software, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 874 F.3d 1307, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (a claim reciting both an apparatus and a method step is not indefinite when the "claim[] ... do[ es] not claim activities performed by the user"). Here, Appellant's claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites an apparatus and a method of using the device, such that "it is unclear whether infringement ... occurs when one creates [the device] ... or ... when the user actually uses [the device]." See IPXL Holdings, 430 F.3d at 1384.
IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)
3792 Ex Parte Gunderson et al 14458502 - (D) FLAX 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) PIATESKI, ERIN M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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1619 Ex Parte Orlowski 13266059 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 OTDP FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. ALAWADI, SARAH
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte WILLMORE et al 13604439 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA JOSEPH, SHAWN S
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Wang et al 14385393 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 Sage Patent Group/Zacco BUTT, W ALLI Z
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Sen et al 13648368 - (D) KUMAR 103 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) LAM, DUNG LE
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Lem et al 13948950 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP WILTEY, NICHOLAS K
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Okubo 13834218 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL AMICK, JACOB M
3761 Ex Parte Hsu et al 13298727 - (D) CALVE 102/103 112(2) Clark Hill PLC PAIK, SANG YEOP
AFFIRMED
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1627 Ex Parte Brown et al 14567554 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 GlaxoSmithKline SOROUSH, LAYLA
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte KANEKO et al 13409328 - (D) REN 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC LAW, NGA LEUNG V
1717 Ex Parte Kwak et al 14078261 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/AMAT DAGENAIS-ENGLEHAR, KRISTEN A
1726 Ex Parte Brabec et al 14262869 - (D) OWENS 103 BOWDITCH & DEWEY, LLP TRINH, THANH TRUC
1735 Ex Parte Wans et al 13499830 - (D) OWENS 102/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP YOON, KEVIN E
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Fisher 13419752 - (D) SHAW 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R
2454 Ex Parte Singhal 12932259 - (D) KUMAR 103 Tara Chand Singhal WU, TSUNG YIN
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Toncrey 14248785 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC DORSEY, RENEE
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Perry et al 13744119 - (D) FETTING 102/103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. GILLS, KURTIS
3624 Ex Parte Cooper et al 13677019 - (D) BUI 112(2) 101/103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION/ AT&W SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N
3625 Ex Parte HIRSON et al 12772937 - (D) BUI 101 MatterLight IP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL
3626 Ex Parte Lorsch 13858665 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. LUBIN, VALERIE
3642 Ex Parte Wasuck et al 14044641 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 SMITH LAW OFFICE TSANG, LISA L
3681 Ex Parte Bruich et al 13658480 - (D) FETTING 101 Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M
3681 Ex Parte Lee et al 14064039 - (D) FETTING 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 PVF--PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP SHELDEN, BION A
3681 Ex Parte Swanson 12567029 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 Daniel R. Swanson, Sr. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD
3682 Ex Parte Soldate 13523932 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 McCarter & English, LLP / W almart Apollo, LLC REINHARDT, RICHARD G
3682 Ex Parte Thatcher 13719086 - (D) PYONIN 112(2)/101/103 Mohr Intellectual Property Law Solutions, P.C. WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J
3683 Ex Parte Kohler et al 12025889 - (D) ARPIN 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE
3686 Ex Parte Reisman et al 12038536 - (D) POTHIER 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD KANAAN, MAROUN P
3689 Ex Parte Drabble et al 12016255 - (D) FETTING 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS ARAQUE JR, GERARDO
3692 Ex Parte Winter 13477022 - (D) DIXON 101/102 Rimon, P.C. WONG, ERIC TAK WAI
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Dickerson 13346844 - (D) SONG 102 112(2)/102 Next IP Law Group LLC DURHAM, NATHAN E
3733 Ex Parte BERLEPSCH 14298172 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER
3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14146758 - (D) PLENZLER Concurring CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MEADE, LORNE EDWARD
3793 Ex Parte Deschinger et al 11434445 - (D) CALVE 103 THE SMALL PA TENT LAW GROUP LLC BOR, HELENE CATHERINE
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED
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1632 Ex parte TRANSPOSAGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8558055 et al 12842418 90013858 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COOLEY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CARDINAL LAW GROUP, LLC CAMPELL, BRUCE R original CROUCH, DEBORAH
