REVERSED
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1636 TOOLGEN INCORPORATED 14685510 - (D) FLAX 103 Jones Day HIBBERT, CATHERINE S
Appellant cites, inter alia, Dynamic Drinkware, LLC v. Nat’l Graphics, Inc., 800 F.3d 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2015). See Reply Br. 29. We find Dynamic Drinkware, and the subsequent Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 872 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2017), to be controlling on this issue.
In Dynamic Drinkware, a review of the Board’s decision in an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit held that the party having the burden of proof, there the petitioner, but here the Examiner, must prove that a prior art patent is entitled to priority to its provisional application under § 119(e), if such provisional date is necessary to establish that the patent is indeed prior art. Dynamic Drinkware, 800 F.3d at 1380. To establish such priority, the Federal Circuit held that the claims of the asserted prior art patent must be compared to the disclosure of the provisional because “[a] reference patent is only entitled to claim the benefit of the filing date of its provisional application if the disclosure of the provisional application provides support for the claims in the reference patent in compliance with § 112, ¶ 1.” Id. at 1381 (emphasis added). Here, Doudna is not a patent, but is a published application. However, in Amgen the Federal Circuit confirmed that the Dynamic Drinkware enablement and written description analysis must also be applied to published applications, such that a comparison must be made between the disclosure of the related provisional(s) and the claims of the published application to establish that the published application is prior art as of its provisional’s filing date. Amgen, 872 F.3d at 1380 (citing Dynamic Drinkware, 800 F.3d at 1378). Although the Office has indicated that it follows these requirements of Dynamic Drinkware when determining whether a reference qualifies as prior art under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), the MPEP is silent with respect to whether these requirements are applicable to § 102 as amended by the AIA.
For purposes of this decision, we understand that the requirements of Dynamic Drinkware and Amgen apply here.
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Aoki, Tetsuya 14001373 - (D) WILSON 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DOVE, TRACY MAE
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 Idan Burstein et al. 15058262 - (D) PINKERTON 103 KLIGLER & ASSOCIATES PATENT ATTORNEYS LTD. PADMANABHAN, MANO
2174 Z124 14824846 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Sheridan Ross P.C. FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J
2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 13827917 - (D) SAADAT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HUYNH, TINA
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman et al. 15220614 - (D) McNEILL 103 Apple Inc. -- FKM MUSHAMBO, MARTIN
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 JAND, INC. 14996917 - (D) HEANEY 103 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP PICHLER, MARIN
2876 Hiroshi Nakamura 14226137 - (D) GUPTA 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP ELLIS, SUEZU Y
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3623 Fernando Salazar 11612988 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/103 GUILIANO, CHARLES A GUILIANO, CHARLES A
3655 John R. Saieg et al. 14103942 - (D) WOOD 112(2)/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD FLUHART, STACEY A
3664 Koskinen, Jussi Pekka et al. 14237868 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy HANNAN, B M M
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Robert Bosch GmbH 15535359 - (D) BROWN Concurring CAPP 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P
3731 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH et al. 14178368 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. TAWFIK, SAMEH
3745 United Technologies Corporation 14783054 - (D) KERINS 112(1)/103 Getz Balich LLC EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT
3792 MEDTRONIC, INC. 13749489 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/103 MEDTRONIC, INC. (NEURO/MRG) PHAM, MINH DUC GIA
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 ARM Limited 14969414 - (D) CURCURI 102 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. WEI, JANE
2136 Micron Technology, Inc. 15596649 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 OTDP Micron/Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP TSAI, SHENG JEN
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 CMECH (GUANGZHOU) LTD. 15681002 - (D) GREENHUT 103 112(2) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. RAMSEY, JEREMY C
3671 Waterblasting, LLC 14796876 - (D) PESLAK 103 103 MCHALE & SLAVIN, P.A. CHU, KATHERINE J
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Stacy, E. Webb. et al. 13502120 - (D) SHAH 101 101 Aptima, Inc. HULL, JAMES B
3732 Ebony Blackmon-Humphrey 14483505 - (D) CAPP 103 112(2) WSU Patent Procurement Clinic Wayne State University Law School HUYNH, KHOA D
AFFIRMED
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1612 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 15106279 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103/OTDP COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH
1623 Johnson, Lanny Leo. 15839491 - (D) LAVIER 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) MAIER, LEIGH C
1632 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 14437812 - (D) WISZ 112(2)/101/102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP SCHUBERG, LAURA J
1639 BEIERSDORF AG 14443862 - (D) PRATS 112(2) 102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP HAVLIN, ROBERT H
1656 Haiyu Ren et al. 13515925 - (D) PRATS 103 NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. HOLLAND, PAUL J
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Robert Bosch GmbH et al. 14420827 - (D) PRAIS 112(1)/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP AYAD, TAMIR
1733 AK Steel Properties, Inc. 14010646 - (D) DELMENDO 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN
1777 Greenfield, Neal William. et al. 14954937 - (D) DENNETT 103 SINORICA, LLC LEBRON, BENJAMIN L
1783 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 14772094 - (D) DENNETT 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
1791 Landau, Steven M. 14308687 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 LAMORTE & ASSOCIATES P.C. LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE
1793 DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH 14839202 - (D) REN 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P
1799 WOODS, Krista et al. 15626257 - (D) SQUIRE Dissenting WILSON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SPAMER, DONALD R
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Bryan Yurasits et al. 13782071 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP JARRETT, RYAN A
2196 VMware, Inc. 14668180 - (D) KOHUT 103 Setter Roche LLP PATEL, HIREN P
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 HICKS, Kimberly et al. 14149367 - (D) REPKO 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP ALATA, YASSIN
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 AT & T Intellectual Property II, L.P. 14950664 - (D) THOMAS 101 AT & T Legal Department - FKM GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA
2666 SugarCRM Inc. 15096497 - (D) CYGAN 112(2)/102/OTDP Shutts & Bowen LLP Steven M. Greenberg, Esq. LIU, LI
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15062260 - (D) SQUIRE 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED REISNER, NOAM S
2863 KUCHIPUDI, LAKSHMI SAMYUKTA. et al. 14327875 - (D) KENNEDY 101 Erickson Kernell IP, LLC SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Selina Lam et al. 12489863 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY DURAN, ARTHUR D
3624 George Jacob Sushil et al. 13554049 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP YESILDAG, MEHMET
3624 Schlumberger Technology Corporation 14569185 - (D) DIXON 101/103 Schlumberger Technology Center KONERU, SUJAY
3646 Jeffrie Keenan 14936940 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/112(2)/103 The Belles Group, P.C. DAVIS, SHARON M
3668 The Boeing Company 14309252 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1) Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (Boeing) KLEINMAN, LAIL A
3685 Geoff Baum et al. 13039266 - (D) HUME 112(1) SBMC COPPOLA, JACOB C
3685 Craig S. Etchegoyen 13239260 - (D) KIM 101 Uniloc USA Inc. HUANG, JAY
3685 VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION 14275775 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/112(2)/101 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA RAZA, ZEHRA
3689 AutoAlert LLC 14263894 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP ARAQUE JR, GERARDO
3689 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 14316317 - (D) CHUNG 112(2)/101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS
3689 International Business Machines Corporation 15138535 - (D) HUME 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP - IBM SV CHEN, WENREN
3693 iVinci Partners, LLC 14590817 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. KWONG, CHO YIU
3696 Clark Heydon et al. 12623572 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP NIQUETTE, ROBERT R
3696 Geoffrey Clarke et al. 12802589 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP KING JR., JOSEPH W
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD. 15353280 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT
3745 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14908225 - (D) BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BEEBE, JOSHUA R
3753 Buerkert Werke GmbH 14864093 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC FOX, JOHN C
3763 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. 15522894 - (D) SHAH 112(1) 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP SULLENS, TAVIA L
REHEARING
AFFIRMED
2857 Rochester Institute of Technology 13861000 - (D) 7,925,472 11/437,966 ENGLE 251/112(1)/112(2) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D
