Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Thompson, Brent Merrik. et al. 14138325 CASHION 112(1)/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. YAGER, JAMES C
1789 Robert A. Hansen et al. 12345215 SQUIRE 102/103 McCarter & English, LLP / Albany International PIZIALI, ANDREW T
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Theresa M. Brown et al. 14071529 KUMAR 103 KONRAD, RAYNES, DAVDA & VICTOR LLP ATTN: IBMTUC FAYE, HANNAH A
2176 ADOBE INC. 14107153 QUINN 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) CAMPBELL, JR., WARREN
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 David R. Richardson et al. 13973883 KUMAR 102 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HARRELL, ROBERT B
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Kyle K. Kirby et al. 15133121 NAGUMO 103 41.50 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron YUSHINA, GALINA G
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 John Robert. Terry et al. 14406452 HOFFMANN 112(1) KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE
3793 Sean T. Dycus et al. 14719564 KERINS 103 Covidien LP BEHRINGER, LUTHER G
Affirmed-in-Part
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3774 ARTHREX, INC. 14515879 HORNER 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. STEWART, ALVIN J
3775 Matthias E. Schuele 14566800 HOELTER 102 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB
“To qualify as prior art for an obviousness analysis, a reference must qualify as ‘analogous art,’ i.e., it must satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) the reference must be from the same field of endeavor; or (2) the reference must be reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved.” K-TEC, Inc. v. Vita-Mix Corp., 696 F.3d 1364, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2012)
We are further guided by In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2004) in which our reviewing court stated that the analogous art “test does not make the assessment of the field of endeavor a wholly subjective call for the examiner.” Bigio, 381 F.3d at 1326
Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) , 2173.01
Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Karim Amighi et al. 13122134 NEW 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE
1631 Andrew Smellie et al. 13714312 SCHNEIDER 112(1)/112(2)/101 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DEJONG, ERIC S
1644 Staley A. Brod 15063822 GRIMES 102 103 41.50 103 BENJAMIN A. ADLER WEN, SHARON X
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1794 Lawrence Ralph. Swonger 14328613 HASTINGS 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago WILKINS III, HARRY D
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Martin B. Scholz et al. 12533763 GALLIGAN 101 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC ALMANI, MOHSEN
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Earley, Matthew 12925235 DELMENDO 103 Matthew Earley CUEVAS, PEDRO J
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Vijay Royyuru 12641239 MEDLOCK 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E
3622 Duy Nguyen et al. 15186421 MEDLOCK 112(1)/103 101 Rhema Law Group, P.C. CHOI, PETER H
3624 Invensys Systems, Inc. 14664511 QUINN 101 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, IP DEPARTMENT BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M
3694 Harvey, Gregory W. et al. 14299653 WIEDER 101 112(2) FROST BROWN TODD LLC SIGMOND, BENNETT M
3694 Benjamin T. Wallach 12437205 HUME 112(1) 112(2)/101 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP RANKINS, WILLIAM E
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Thomas Breitbach et al. 13417762 SCHOPFER 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) STAUBACH, CARL C
