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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Herzer et al 11237515 - (D) BEST 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC YANG, JIE

1774 Ex Parte Thorwid et al 13254297 - (D) INGLESE 103 Murtha Cullina LLP HOWELL, MARC C

1792 Ex Parte Han et al 13249289 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP SMITH, PRESTON

The fact that a reference may be modified to reflect features of the claimed invention does not make the modification, and hence the claimed invention, obvious unless the prior art, knowledge of a person having ordinary skill in the art, or the nature of the problem to be solved suggested the desirability of such modification. In re Mills, 916 F.2d 680, 682 (Fed. Cir. 1990). 

Mills, In re, 916 F.2d 680, 16 USPQ2d 1430 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2144.08

1793 Ex Parte Schuh et al 14208994 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1) ALCS Law Dept. - Product and IP c/o BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Roberts et al 14093280 - (D) KRIVAK 103 VERIZON NGUYEN, LEV

2179 Ex Parte LeVee et al 13118163 - (D) MacDONALD Concurring CURCURI 103 ARENT FOX LLP& Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC THERIAULT, STEVEN B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Hosenpud et al 14792844 - (D) KRIVAK 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. NGUYEN, KIMBINH T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Evanitsky 12976028 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/103 FAY SHARPE I XEROX - ROCHESTER EVANS, KIMBERLYL

3645 Ex Parte BERRON et al 13915317 - (D) KORNICZKY 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

3674 Ex Parte Savari et al 14913761 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 McAfee & Taft AHUJA, ANURADHA

3679 Ex Parte Frazier et al 14596448 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102/103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (ZPS) LAMBE, PATRICK F

3681 Ex Parte Chow et al 12194920 - (D) HUGHES 101 PVF--PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

The Federal Circuit recently explained that claimed subject matter is patent eligible where the claim limitations have "the specificity required to transform a claim from one claiming only a result to one claiming a way of achieving it." SAP Am., Inc. v. InvestPic, LLC, 898 F.3d 1161, 1167 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ( citations omitted). 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte KHAIRKHAHAN et al 13773235 - (D) MARSCHALL 102/103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION BUI, VY Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Essigmann et al 14408178 - (D) McMILLIN 101 103 ERICSSON INC. DOLLY, KENDALL LYNN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Suter et al 12674035 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 POLSINELLI PC NELSON, MATTHEW M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Sainani et al 13930080 - (D) OBERMANN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - SABIC Americas MESH, GENNADIY

1778 Ex Parte ZHANG et al 13397959 - (D) GUPTA 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 41.50 101 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Baughman et al 14452769 - (D) HAMANN 101 IBM END IPLA W (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC SECK, ABABACAR

2142 Ex Parte SEO et al 14605316 - (D) REPKO 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP CHUNG, MONG-SHUNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Man et al 13046417 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/IBM SVL SURVILLO, OLEG

2442 Ex Parte Man et al 13553199 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/IBM SVL SURVILLO, OLEG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Kubon et al 15150196 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Lumileds (PLG) CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Rangarajan et al 13676842 - (D) BARRY 112(2)/101/103 Target Brands Inc. GUILIANO, CHARLES A

3623 Ex Parte WU et al 13906824 - (D) DEJMEK 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) JEANTY, ROMAIN

3625 Ex Parte REDWOOD 13586092 - (D) BARRY 103 101 PERRY+ CURRIER INC. LEVINE, ADAM L

3683 Ex Parte Griebeler et al 13967971 - (D) BENNETT 101/103 112(1) Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3687 Ex Parte Mela 11177483 - (D) KENNY 101 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino, LLP and Oracle International Corporation CHEIN, ALLEN C

3688 Ex Parte Tseng 14300309 - (D) BUI 101 Facebook/Fenwick LONG, MEREDITH A

3696 Ex Parte Perry et al 14057381 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP NIQUETTE, ROBERT R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte West et al 13381251 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 FISH IP LAW, LLP KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

3753 Ex Parte Schmidt 13847065 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP PRICE, CRAIG JAMES