REVERSED
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1613 Ex Parte Carolan et al 14163693 - (D) JENKS 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. STEVENS, MARK V
1644 Ex Parte Ambati 11357288 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) CROWELL & MORING LLP WEN, SHARON X
1654 Ex Parte Sirard et al 14185077 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP W&C IP MARTINEZ, TARA L
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1767 Ex Parte Lorgouilloux et al 14406915 - (D) HOUSEL 103 WHITAKER CHALK SWINDLE & SCHWARTZ PLLC GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F
1773 Ex Parte CARPENTER et al 14096289 - (D) OWENS 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J.
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2488 Ex Parte COULTER 15131076 - (D) COURTENAY 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. DULEY, JANESE
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte SATO et al 14193912 - (D) EVANS 103/OTDP OLIFF PLC NGUYEN, KEVIN M
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Miller 14313969 - (D) BAYAT 103/OTDP THE BLK LAW GROUP KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L
3657 Ex Parte KARPENKO et al 14843008 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2)/103 JONES ROBB, PLLC (w/Ford Motor Co.) SY, MARIANO ONG
3677 Ex Parte Malia et al 13960009 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Reising Ethington P.C. MORGAN, EMILY M
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Gavin 13548791 - (D) BAYAT 103 Polsinelli LLP - SIEA MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H
3752 Ex Parte BORINATO 14162234 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 Dentons US LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S
3763 Ex Parte Jassani et al 13700201 - (D) ENGELS 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R
3771 Ex Parte Scheller et al 12675394 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division COLELLO, ERIN L
3771 Ex Parte Walters et al 14569291 - (D) HOELTER 103 OFFIT KURMAN HIGHLAND, RACHEL S
3774 Ex Parte Benson 13083719 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 Merchant & Gould Hologic PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E
3786 Ex Parte Chua 13489811 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC NGUYEN,CAMTUTRAN
3793 Ex Parte MCNAIR 12688593 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) LUONG, PETER
3793 Ex Parte BUELOW et al 14334176 - (D) SONG 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2467 Ex Parte KAMDAR et al 14649695 - (D) DEJMEK 102 102 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy DUONG, DUC T
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3736 Ex Parte Bradford et al 14281246 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 41.50 103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP PATEL, BRIJESH V
3792 Ex Parte Perschbacher et al 15265674 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2)/112(4) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC LEVICKY, WILLIAM J
The mere fact that elements can be combined is not, in itself, a reason to combine them. Rather, an obviousness rejection further must explain the reasoning by which those findings support the Examiner's conclusion of obviousness. Perfect Web Techs., Inc. v. Info USA, Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1328-30 (Fed. Cir. 2009). Hence, in this case, we agree with Appellants that "there is no [reasonable] reason to conclude that a random one of Blow's [sensing] vectors would be better than the specific [sensing] vector disclosed by Kim." Reply Brief (dated Mar. 26, 2018) at 3.
In conclusion, absent hindsight, we fail to see why a person of ordinary skill in the art would have provided Blow's second unipolar sensing vector between Kim's proximal coil electrode 116 and can electrode 209 in the manner claimed.
AFFIRMED
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1611 Ex Parte NILSSON et al 14212503 - (D) PRATS OTDP 41.50 112(1) CLARK & ELBING LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA
1633 Ex Parte Borlongan et al 14489934 - (D) POLLOCK 103 SANBIO, INC. c/o LEVINE BAGADE HAN LLP SCHULTZ, JAMES
1634 Ex Parte Wehkamp et al 13141315 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAY A
1635 Ex Parte Linke et al 14604252 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Smith & Hopen (private clients) Attn: General Patent Matters SHIN, DANA H
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Loescher et al 14363311 - (D) HOUSEL 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BLADES, JOHN A
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Grube et al 13527811 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Garlick & Markison (IBM) JENKINS, BENJAMIN A
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte McArdle et al 14211786 - (D) FRAHM 112(1) 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Dropbox (I) SUN, HAI TAO
2628 Ex Parte Katz et al 15090527 - (D) KUMAR 102/103/OTDP FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y
2628 Ex Parte Katz et al 15096674 - (D) KUMAR 103/OTDP FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y
2628 Ex Parte Katz et al 15144209 - (D) KUMAR 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y
2643 Ex Parte Sorrentino 14536835 - (D) SHAW 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. SHAHEED, KHALID W
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Holt et al 14131778 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 CAESAR RIVISE, PC FRANK, RODNEY T
2892 Ex Parte Prechtl et al 14243332 - (D) REN 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES HUBER, ROBERT T
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Ferguson et al 13030794 - (D) HUGHES 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA OBAID, FATEH M
3634 Ex Parte Gaines 12161127 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 112(2) CARGILL & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. BRADFORD, CANDACE L
3692 Ex Parte Weber 14193296 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA TINKLER, MURIEL S
3696 Ex Parte Nuzzi et al 14063786 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) CHANG, EDWARD
3696 Ex Parte Lamour et al 14341078 - (D) FETTING 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) CHANG, EDWARD
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Mackay 13455581 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. DIOP, ROKHAYA
3774 Ex Parte Stanfield et al 13708616 - (D) WARNER 102/103 112(2) Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE
3791 Ex Parte Averbuch 13286977 - (D) POLLOCK 103 Covidien LP TRAN, THO Q
3794 Ex Parte ARENA et al 13332133 - (D) GUIJT 103 NEW RIVER VALLEY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PC FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE
