custom search
Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1712 United Technologies Corporation 15111406 COLAIANNI 112(1)/102/103 41.50 103 Getz Balich LLC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P
1792 CONAIR CORPORATION 13957838 COLAIANNI 103 Conair Corporation - Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP SMITH, PRESTON
2177 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14987511 HAGY 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. LEE, JUSTIN S
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 15690718 HOFF 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CommScope CHOWDHURY, NIGAR
2464 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 15286304 COURTENAY 102/103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy NGUYEN, PHUONGCHAU BA
2689 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. et al. 15136232 McNEILL 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R
2846 STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION 15603885 SNAY 112(2) Dickinson Wright PLLC - Troy DUDA, RINA I
2861 Honeywell International Inc. 15457416 SMITH 102/103 HONEYWELL/FOGG Intellectual Property Services Group RAEVIS, ROBERT R
2875 Component Hardware Group, Inc. 16292994 OWENS 112(2)/102/103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO KRYUKOVA, ERIN
As Appellant argues (Appeal Br. 5), however, the Examiner’s reliance on
Dulberg to establish the prima facie obviousness of such a modification is
misplaced. At issue in Dulberg was whether a prior art disclosure of a cap pressfitted over the end of an assembly rendered obvious a manually removable cap in a
similar assembly. In re Dulberg, 289 F.2d 522, 523 (CCPA1961). The court
indicated that “[w]hether a cap is manually removable depends upon whether it is
desired to gain ready access to the space covered by the cap. If it were considered
desirable for any reason to obtain access to the end . . . it would be obvious to
make the cap removable for that purpose.” Id. Unlike Dulberg, the Examiner’s
proposed modification in the present case involves dividing Overton’s single
water-swellable element/tape 14 into two distinct parts or pieces, rather than
making two separate elements manually separable instead of press-fitted. Dulberg
is thus factually distinct from the present case. In addition, the Examiner does not
provide any reason in the Final Action for why one of ordinary skill in the art would have considered it desirable to divide Overton’s water-swellable
element/tape 14 into two separate water-swellable element/tapes 14.
Dulberg, In re, 289 F.2d 522, 129 USPQ 348 (CCPA 1961) 2144.04
3699 MASTERCARD ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD. 15050575 BAUMEISTER 103 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney OBEID, MAMON A
3771 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15493736 KERINS 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP LAUER, CHRISTINA C
3792 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 15811492 GREENHUT 102/103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC MANUEL, GEORGE C
Affirmed-in-Part
Affirmed-in-Part
1792 Lyco Manufacturing Inc. 15213299 ROBERTSON 103 103 41.50 103 GEORGE R CORRIGAN CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE WILLIAMS, LELA
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
3746 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15481581 BAHR 102/103 102 41.50 112(2) DON W. BULSON (PARK) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP LEE, GEOFFREY S
3715 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15608777 STAICOVICI 103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ZHANG, YINGCHUAN
Affirmed
1662 Regents of the University of Minnesota 14629859 CHANG 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) UYENO, STEPHEN G
2128 TT GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. 13767777 SHAW 103 HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI PC ALHIJA, SAIF A
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2626 EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC. 15379821 HOMERE 102/103 WPAT, PC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS LIN, HANG
2657 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 15412920 MANTIS MERCADER 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD
2663 ACCURAY INCORPORATED 14991759 KOHUT 112(6) 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Accuray, Inc. BALI, VIKKRAM
2853 Waters Technologies Corporation 15909258 PRAISS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters OLAMIT, JUSTIN N
2865 CGG SERVICES SA 15110325 OWENS 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1) Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT
3631 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 15455249 WOOD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SILBERMANN, JOANNE
3693 Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. 14618067 SHIANG 101/OTDP IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) LEMIEUX, JESSICA
3722 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. et al. 15512989 WOOD 112(1)/112(2) HOWSON & HOWSON LLP VITALE, MICHAEL J
Rehearing
Denied
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
3676 Chad Williams 15902768 GUIJT 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC PATEL, NEEL G
