REVERSED
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1618 Ex Parte Gibson et al 15418304 - (D) GRIMES 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago DICKINSON, PAUL W
We agree with Appellants that In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380 (Fed. Cir. 1994), is instructive here. In Baird, the claim was directed to a composition comprising a bisphenol A polyester containing an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from succinic acid, glutaric acid, or adipic acid. Id. at 381. The cited reference disclosed esters of a dicarboxylic acid and any one of a genus of diphenols corresponding to a particular formula. Id.
The prior art formula encompassed bisphenol A. Id. at 382. However, "[t]he fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious." Id. The court concluded that, " [ w ]hile the [prior art] formula unquestionably encompasses bisphenol A when specific variables are chosen, there is nothing in the disclosure of [ the prior art] suggesting that one should select such variables." Id.
Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2144.05 , 2144.08 , 2163
1619 Ex Parte HARADA et al 15216224 - (D) PRATS 103 Foley & Lardner LLP KASSA, TIGABU
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2157 Ex Parte UMANESAN 13890030 - (D) PINKERTON 101/102/103 Hollingsworth Davis CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T
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2837 Ex Parte Breitner et al 13132700 - (D) TURNER 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP MUSTAFA, IFTEKHAR
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3669 Ex Parte Korneluk et al 14987928 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP (BlackBerry) JHA, ABDHESH K
AFFIRMED
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1613 Ex Parte Herrmann et al 12523964 - (D) NEW 103 Winston & Strawn LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M
1618 Ex Parte Daniel et al 14639883 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP CABRAL, ROBERTS
1619 Ex Parte CETTI et al 14105549 - (D) LAVIER 112(2)/103 112(1) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHICKOS, SARAH J
1633 Ex Parte Yla-Herttuala 14787887 - (D) KATZ 103 Pharmaceutical Patent Attorneys, LLC ARON, KIMBERLY A
1643 Ex Parte Comb et al 15011913 - (D) GRIMES 103/OTDP MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROARK, JESSICA HOPE
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1774 Ex Parte Wang et al 14095885 - (D) TIMM 103/OTDP Mintz Levin/San Diego Office SORKIN, DAVID L
1783 Ex Parte Kim et al 13582058 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG
1783 Ex Parte SARTINI et al 14084717 - (D) KENNEDY 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG
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2187 Ex Parte Hong et al 14595780 - (D) JIVANI 103 DOCKET CLERK REHMAN, MOHAMMED H
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2687 Ex Parte VanBlon et al 14276614 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC HUBER, PAUL W
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2863 Ex Parte Aume et al 13596374 - (D) INGLESE 112(1) 112(1)/101 Thomas E. Lees LLC CASEY, LIAM R
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3621 Ex Parte Seetharama et al 14788600 - (D) CUTITTA 103 101 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Linkedln/Microsoft KIM, PATRICK
3649 Ex Parte Fujiwara 13640870 - (D) STEPHENS 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP KRUER, KEVIN R
3682 Ex Parte Gross-Baser et al 13751801 - (D) SHAH 103 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick ANSARI, AZAM A
3682 Ex Parte Liu et al 14083882 - (D) HOMERE 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL REINHARDT, RICHARD G
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3733 Ex Parte Suzuki 14113981 - (D) SONG 103 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP SMALLEY, JAMES N
3775 Ex Parte Hawkins et al 14943262 - (D) HOELTER 103 Baker Hostetler LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES
3791 Ex Parte Garudadri et al 12547982 - (D) BAHR 101 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY
REHEARING
DENIED
3686 Ex Parte Henderson et al 13246060 - (D) SHAH 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL
