Reversed
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The problem is that the Examiner has not adequately supported the
finding that the structures are, indeed, so similar as to necessarily have the
required properties. Inherency may supply a missing claim limitation in an
obviousness analysis where the limitation naturally results from the
combination of prior art elements, but in the context of obviousness, the
burden for establishing inherency is high and must be carefully
circumscribed. Persion Pharm. LLC v. Alvogen Malta Operations Ltd., 945
F.3d 1184, 1191 (Fed. Cir. 2019). The Examiner has not met the burden.
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Adobe Inc. 14698220 BEAMER Dissenting MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Keller Jolley Preece / Adobe TANK, ANDREW L
2177 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 15029954 ENGLE 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Apple Inc. 15495095 STRAUSS Dissenting BUI 103 BakerHostetler / Apple Inc. NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH
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Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 14031918 BRANCH 103 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ZHANG, RUIHUA
2424 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15414220 MacDONALD 103 OTDP Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP HICKS, CHARLES N
2456 May Patents Ltd. 15992221 JEFFERY 102/103 102/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN
2469 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED et al. 15549597 CHUNG 103 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SAMPAT, RUSHIL PARIMAL
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Brad Mindich et al. 15218551 CRAWFORD 112(2) 112(2)/103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE
Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2419 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15362788 HAGY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R
2434 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 14470530 MacDONALD 103/OTDP BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B
2445 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15318244 LEBOVITZ 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NAJI, YOUNES
2452 International Business Machines Corporation 15704613 BISK 103 OTDP SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS GREENE, JOSEPH L
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 14050004 CHUNG 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Shuang Liu(Huawei ID 00344817) APPIAH, CHARLES NANA
2658 SpeakWrite, LLC 15479485 CURCURI 101/102/103 DUBOIS, BRYANT, & CAMPBELL, LLP ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 General Electric Company 15956231 RANGE 102/103 GE GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION GE LICENSING (62204) PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D
2862 Continental Automotive France et al. 14653227 HEANEY 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ANDERSON, LYNNE D
2872 GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC 13754025 GUEST 103 Guardian Glass, LLC (Nixon) c/o KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves PICHLER, MARIN
2896 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15597769 MCGEE 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED REAMES, MATTHEW L
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3618 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 16375207 FITZPATRICK 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL VERLEY, NICOLE T
3668 Trimble Navigation Limited 14825635 EVANS 102/103 Trimble Inc. Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C. FOLEY, SHON G
3681 THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 14796746 SHAH 102/103 101 Duane Morris LLP - Washington, D.C. IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT
3681 THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 14796681 SHAH 103 101 Duane Morris LLP - Washington, D.C. IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT
3686 International Business Machines Corporation 15045539 NEW 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC PATEL, JAY M
3753 Joseph MCDONNELL 14735457 STEPINA 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. MACKAY-SMITH, SETH WENTWORTH
3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14407539 FITZPATRICK 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3993 STEUBEN FOODS INCORPORATED et al. 90013458 PLENZLER 103 Steuben Foods, Inc. For Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP (NV) DAWSON, GLENN K
Rehearing
Granted
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 15206262 BEST 102/103 Panasonic IP Management Co., Ltd. GUO, TONG
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Joseph D. Rocci et al. 12888181 DANG 103 Steven J Rocci P.C. (Murgitroyd) TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA
