REVERSED
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1741 Ex Parte Tu et al 14539460 - (D) SNAY 102/103 41.50 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA
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3689 Ex Parte Boss et al 12208510 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/101/103 Keohane & D'Alessandro WEISENFELD, ARYANE
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3732 Ex Parte Hazani 14726619 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Dr. Mark M. Friedman CARTER, CAMERON A
3761 Ex Parte Yuki et al 13386314 - (D) PLENZLER 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP VAN, QUANG T
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2177 Ex Parte Chen et al 11379610 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. FABER, DAVID
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3771 Ex Parte Gammie et al 14478325 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102 102/103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L
While we agree with the Examiner that "comprising" may allow additional elements (see Ans. 4), that presumption may be overcome when "there is evidence of a clear intent to limit the claims." Scanner Technologies Corp. v. ICOS Vision Systems Corp. N. V., 365 F.3d 1299, 1305-6 (Fed. Cir. 2004). In this case, we disagree with the Examiner's interpretation based on "comprising" because of the express exclusion in claim 1 that the disposing step must occur "while maintaining the entire distal portion ... on the ventricular side of the leaflet." We note that "every limitation positively recited in a claim must be given effect in order to determine what subject matter that claim defines." In re Wilder, 429 F.2d 447, 450 (CCPA 1970).
AFFIRMED
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1741 Ex Parte Marshall et al 14055449 - (D) CASHION 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA
1747 Ex Parte Cantrell et al 13907283 - (D) CASHION 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP NGUYEN, PHU HOANG
1774 Ex Parte Levecq et al 13984565 - (D) CASHION 102/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC INSLER, ELIZABETH
1792 Ex Parte SHIRALI et al 13326158 - (D) DENNETT 112(2)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP SMITH, PRESTON
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2613 Ex Parte BONILLA ACEVEDO et al 15297106 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP MARTELLO, EDWARD
2653 Ex Parte GOODAY 14748258 - (D) CUTITTA 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. GAUTHIER, GERALD
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3626 Ex Parte WANG et al 14289596 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2) 101/102 Sheppard Mullin / Palantir SEREBOFF, NEAL
3681 Ex Parte SANDERS et al 13608272 - (D) JURGOVAN 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/JPMorgan Chase SHORTER, RASHIDA R
3684 Ex Parte Langhammer 12040556 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP POND, ROBERT M
3686 Ex Parte Rosow et al 13117674 - (D) SHAH 101 LOZA & LOZA, LLP/Allscripts LE, LINH GIANG
3691 Ex Parte Bonissone et al 10425610 - (D) STEPHENS 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS
3693 Ex Parte Leitch et al 13643886 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/112(2) 101 Fluor Coporation BARTLEY, KENNETH
3693 Ex Parte Purves et al 13542535 - (D) GALLIGAN 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA ALLADIN, AMBREEN A
3696 Ex Parte Harton et al 14280892 - (D) BAIN 101/103 Travelers Companies c/o Fincham Downs LLC OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA
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4114 Ex Parte Gastineau 13665547 - (D) ENGLE 103 101 Davis Malm & D"Agostine P.C. ZIEGLE, STEPHANIE M
