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PTAB.US: Decisions of PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Thursday, January 19, 2023

boehringer, stencel






Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1635 Ancestry.com DNA. LLC 14649796 LEBOVITZ 101 Ancestry/Fenwick SKIBINSKY, ANNA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Lam Research Corporation 14598943 TIMM 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KLUNK, MARGARET D

1727 Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC 14224963 BEST 112(1)/112(2)/103 K&L Gates LLP ĄV Pittsburgh Teledyne WEI, ZHONGQING

1767 General Electric Company 15420428 PRAISS 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company HEINCER, LIAM J

1796 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15559117 DENNETT 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EDWARDS, LYDIA E

1797 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 15395875 BEST 103 PARC c/o Yao Legal Services, Inc. EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ocient Holdings LLC 16720481 ENGLE 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (Ocient) MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO

2191 QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 16294566 SILVERMAN 103 Nixon Peabody LLP HUDA, MOHAMMED NURUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Vid Scale, Inc. 16330334 HUME 102(a)(1) Invention Mine IDC VO, TUNG T

2426 FOX DIGITAL ENTERPRISES, INC. 14828249 SHIANG Concurring CYGAN 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP TELAN, MICHAEL R

2443 Apple Inc. 15803444 ARPIN 102(a)(1)/103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

2448 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14982616 FRAHM 103 VERIZON - HHLEGAL DEPT ĄV PATENTS MAI, KEVIN S

2449 Nicira, Inc. 15343139 FRAHM 103 Ren-Sheng International(VMWARE-NICIRA) ABEDIN, NORMIN

2451 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15711433 THOMAS 102/103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C.(Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) JAHNIGE, CAROLINE H

2459 International Business Machines Corporation 15834134 SCHNEIDER 103 DUKE W. YEE ĄV IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. RASHID, ISHRAT

2468 ALCATEL LUCENT 15127523 CUTITTA Dissenting BAUMEISTER 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA BELETE, BERHANU D

2474 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16300429 NAPPI 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson ZHANG, ZHENSHENG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 DeepMind Technologies Limited 16403278 BAUMEISTER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. LEE, JOHN W

2833 Shinya Yudate et al. 13579403 HASTINGS 103 WHDA, LLP FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2837 TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 15649228 INGLESE 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP HINSON, RONALD

2846 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 16029908 CASHION 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford TRUNEH, ZEMENAY T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Universal Electronics Inc. 16146741 BUI 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Greenberg Traurig, LLP KARWAN, SIHAR A

3676 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 15527293 SHAH 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/O PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. PATEL, NEEL G

3685 Hart Intercivic, Inc. 13967054 CALVE 103 Egan, Enders & Huston LLP QAYYUM, ZESHAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3794 Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. 14808679 WIEDER 103 NEW RIVER VALLEY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PC CLARK, RYAN T

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 HYDAC FLUIDCARECENTER GMBH 15123698 TIMM 112(2)/103 112(2) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. ANDERSON, DENISE R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 16138708 COURTENAY 103 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP NGUYEN, THAN VINH

We initially conclude the “for a kernel” language recited in limitation L1 above is a statement of intended use or purpose. However, “[a]n intended use or purpose usually will not limit the scope of the claim because such statements usually do no more than define a context in which the invention operates.” Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. Schering-Plough Corp., 320 F.3d 1339, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Although “[s]uch statements often . . . appear in the claim’s preamble,” In re Stencel, 828 F.2d 751, 754 (Fed. Cir. 1987), a statement of intended use or purpose can appear elsewhere in a claim. Id.

Stencel, In re, 828 F.2d 751, 4 USPQ2d 1071 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 2111.02

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 WaveOne Inc. 15439893 SILVERMAN 103 112(1) FENWICK & WEST LLP NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ruprecht Keller 16780365 NEW 103 OTDP K&L Gates LLP-Chicago MILLIGAN, ADAM C

1616 Huntsman Corporation Australia Pty Limited 14115362 TOWNSEND 103 Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia Pty Limited HIRT, ERIN E

1627 Rauno Joks et al. 14130995 TOWNSEND 112(1)/112(2)/102(b)/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC CHONG, YONG SOO

1631 Nantomics, LLC 15555290 KATZ 101 Umberg Zipser, LLP WOITACH, JOSEPH T

1654 THE MEDICINES COMPANY 14914792 LEBOVITZ 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. BRADLEY, CHRISTINA

1654 NOVALIQ GMBH 16109127 FREDMAN 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC AUDET, MAURY A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 BAE SYSTEMS plc 15545570 Per curiam 103 BAE-UK / Finch & Maloney FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

1735 Joachim Antonissen et al. 13637461 ROBERTSON 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. HILL, STEPHANI A

1761 Milliken & Company 15970304 INGLESE 103 Legal Department (M-495) KHAN, AMINA S

1761 Milliken & Company 15785772 INGLESE 103 Legal Department (M-495) KHAN, AMINA S

1764 Dow Global Technologies LLC et al. 16301613 CASHION 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP REDDY, KARUNA P

1771 SHELL OIL COMPANY 15681563 HOUSEL 103 SHELL USA, INC. BOYER, RANDY

1774 Zenex International, Inc. 16101606 PRAISS 103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C

1783 Material Sciences Corporation 15729100 GUPTA 103 QUINN IP Law DILLON, DANIEL P

1791 Matthew Beeson 15851063 HASTINGS 103 Edel Patents LLC CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. 15755540 KUMAR 103 Signify Holding B.V. KABIR, SAAD M

2128 International Business Machines Corporation 15349041 HORVATH 112(1) 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC LEE, TSU-CHANG

2145 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14672772 SHIANG 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL JIANG, HAIMEI

2154 SAP SE 16117478 DEJMEK 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. MCGHEE, TRACY M

2173 VMware, Inc. 15995535 DIXON 103/OTDP Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) CHUNG, ANDREW

2193 SI BIN FAN et al. 13468128 THOMAS 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WHEATON, BRADFORD F

2195 ATI Technologies ULC et al. 15348175 EASTHOM 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP AYERS, MICHAEL W

2195 Schneider Electric Industries SAS 15700443 COURTENAY 112(1) 103 Locke Lord LLP TEETS, BRADLEY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 14331968 KUMAR 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D

2446 Universal Electronics Inc. 14618365 SILVERMAN 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP DUONG, THAO DUC

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 CK MATERIALS LAB CO., LTD. 16229270 PYONIN 103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC GIRMA, FEKADESELASS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Edwin Irons 16984825 HASTINGS 103 United IP Counselors, LLC THOMAS, LUCY M

2841 RAYTHEON COMPANY 15988296 RANGE 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP Raytheon CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D

2853 HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 16512989 GAUDETTE 102(a)(1)/102(a)(2)/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D

2875 FORD MOTOR COMPANY 16117193 RANGE 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC ĄV FORDONE CHIANG, MICHAEL

2899 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 15039803 HASTINGS 103 Tokyo Electron Limited/Fenwick LEE, JAE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 John Rhymer 15932444 DEFRANCO 112(b)/102(a)(2)/103 Ryan M. Fountain, Esq. PEDDER, DENNIS H

3619 HAWTHORNE EFFECT, INC. 15312702 HUTCHINGS 101 Blue Filament Law DURANT, JONATHAN W

3621 HULU, LLC 14855985 SILVERMAN 101 41.50 101 Brian N. Young, Esq. Kwan & Olynick LLP c/o HULU, LLC MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3624 The Boeing Company 14511901 SILVERMAN 101 Boeing and Alston & Bird, LLP PRASAD, NANCY N

3629 TRACELINK, INC. 15911160 FETTING 101 CRGO Global ATTN: STEVEN M. GREENBERG, ESQ. OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3643 Warren Martin 15978572 STAICOVICI 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC JORDAN, MORGAN T

3652 Volvo Construction Equipment AB 16327121 WIEDER 103 Sage Patent Group/Volvo Construction Equipment AB SNELTING, JONATHAN D

3686 Sorna Corporation 14091806 CALVE 103 112(b)/101 Billion & Armitage PATEL, JAY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 BehaVR, LLC 15912200 SCHOPFER 103 41.50 112(b) Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3723 Bernard Fryshman 16109040 STAICOVICI 102(a)(1)/103 Bell & Manning, LLC QUANN, ABBIE E

3753 FEIBIAO ZHANG 16231691 BROWN 103 112(b) Kan HOOK, JAMES F

3763 Phononic, Inc. 14817319 SHAH 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. TEITELBAUM, DAVID J

3785 ResMed Pty Ltd 14889034 MARTIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG

3791 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16277474 FITZPATRICK 112(1)/103 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. SHAH, JAY B

Rehearing

Granted 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 15135500 CRAIG 103 41.50 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP (Arris/Commscope) ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Denied 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 William Starrett 15299124 MACDONALD 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 William H. Starrett, Jr. BALDWIN, RANDALL KERN

2147 Kiran MUNDY et al. 12503472 KUMAR 103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) GORNEY, BORIS

2181 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15384164 ARPIN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP MODO, RONALD T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Robert Bosch GmbH 16062090 WOOD 112(2) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP FRY, PATRICK B

3745 Bo Vigholm et al. 14111569 STAICOVICI 103 WRB-IP LLP NGUYEN, DUSTIN T

Reexamination

Reversed
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 STORK FOOD & DAIRY SYSTEMS BV (OWNER) et al. 95000686 6,481,468 09/781,636  MARTIN 103 Steuben Foods, Inc.Third Party Requester: The Law Office of Marc R. Labgold, P.C. ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN

3721 STEUBEN FOODS INC. (OWNER) et al. 95001452 6,945,013 09/871,078 MARTIN 103 Steuben Foods, Inc. Third Party Requester:GIBBONS P.C. ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN

Affirmed
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 Simon Nicholas Richmond ( ASSIGNEE) et al. 90014306 7,429,827 11/102,229 HOFF 103 Shiells Law Firm P.C. For Third Party Requester: BARNES & THORNBURG LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS INC. Requester v. Patent of VIRNETX INC. 95001851 7,418,504 09/504,783 ROBERTSON 102/103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: David L. McCombs HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP, FOSTER, ROLAND G