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

Friday, February 10, 2023

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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ecolab USA Inc. 15827466 ROBERTSON 102(a)(l)/(a)(2) Stinson LLP (ChampionX) LI, AIQUN

1783 Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG 16180197 KENNEDY 103 Sunstein LLP JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

Relatedly, “[a]n obviousness determination requires that a skilled artisan would have perceived a reasonable expectation of success in making the invention in light of the prior art.” Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2009). “The expectation of success must be founded in the prior art, not in the applicant's disclosure.” In re Dow Chem. Co., 837 F.2d 469, 473 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 1481.03 2113

Dow Chem. Co., In re, 837 F.2d 469, 5 USPQ2d 1529 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 716.05 2144.08

1786 Steven Smith et al. 13124437 MCGEE 103 The LYCRA Company LLC LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1791 General Mills, Inc. 15694126 TIMM 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ademco Inc. 15828054 DIXON 112(a) RESIDEO/SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT NORTON, JENNIFER L

2128 Stratyfy, Inc. 16644243 HORVATH 103 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC TRIEU, EM N

2166 COHERENT LOGIX, INCORPORATED 15331239 SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 KOWERT, HOOD, MUNYON, RANKIN & GOETZEL, P.C. LIN, SHEW FEN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15771348 DIXON 103 HP Inc. WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2453 VMware, Inc. 15641261 HOWARD 103 Novum Patent Services KHAKURAL, SUJANA

2481 Winplus North America, Inc. 15894569 ARPIN 103 STOUT, UXA & BUYAN, LLP BELAI, NAOD W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Jermaine Smith 15793148 MURPHY 103 H. JAY SPIEGEL - H. JAY SPIEGEL & ASSOCIATES GLASS, RUSSELL S

3685 MX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14572737 BAYAT 112(a)/112(b)/103 Kunzler, PC. – MX SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

“In cases involving a computer-implemented invention in which the inventor has invoked means-plus-function claiming, [the Federal Circuit] has consistently required that the structure disclosed in the specification be more than simply a general purpose computer or microprocessor.” EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. AT & T Mobility LLC, 785 F.3d 616, 621 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (quotation omitted). In other words, an algorithm is required to provide sufficient structure unless the function can be performed by any general purpose computer with no special programming. Id.

Eon Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, 785 F.3d 616, 114 USPQ2d 1711 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2106 2106.05(b)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 14850130 KORNICZKY 103 K&L GATES LLP – ETHICON TECCO, ANDREW M

3761 Robert Connors 13746876 BAHR 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago-RWC STAPLETON, ERIC S

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15755314 STAICOVICI 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 GS Yuasa International Ltd. et al. 15760880 GUPTA 103 112(b) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 SYMRISE AG 16306113 SCHNEIDER 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1631 Humana Inc. 14942592 SCHNEIDER 101 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP LIN, JERRY

1646 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. 15610267 ADAMS 103/OTDP M&G Regeneron and Sanofi TZ, PREMA MARIA

1654 Kai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15603279 CHANG 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP HEARD, THOMAS SWEENEY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Applied Materials, Inc. 15889669 MCGEE 112(2)/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS MOORE, KARLA A

1723 Robert Bosch GmbH 15896424 KENNEDY 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) HENSHAW, MARY G

1734 RUAG Ammotec GmbH 15323359 HASTINGS 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

1738 Blucher Gmbh 14747327 INGLESE 103 112(b) 41.50 112(b) Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC QIAN, YUN

1741 CORNING INCORPORATED 16294022 COLAIANNI 103 CORNING INCORPORATED DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1747 Anthony Mccormack et al. 14380434 DENNETT 103 FLYNN THIEL, P.C. NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1748 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 15982580 DENNETT 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC KONVES, ADRIANNA N

1759 David Hunt Sullivan 13038001 MCGEE 112(2)/103 112(1) MCHALE & SLAVIN, P.A. STEELE, JENNIFER A

1759 Autodesk, Inc. 15296910 HOUSEL 101/102(a)(1)/103/OTDP FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SV) MELLOTT, JAMES M

1766 Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. 15370499 TIMM 112(b)/103 Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. KAHN, RACHEL

1782 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 14733091 HASTINGS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP ORTMAN JR., KEVIN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP 15311449 BUSCH 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

2193 International Business Machines Corporation 16389096 CURCURI 103 OTDP SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS WOOD, WILLIAM C

2194 INTUIT INC. 15399173 DEJMEK 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - Intuit Inc. HOANG, PHUONG N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 15765516 THOMAS 103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia)Nokia Technologies SONG, REBECCA E

2424 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14334735 CRAIG 112(a)/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2466 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 13943177 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP TRAN, THINH D

2485 Apple Inc. 15178304 KHAN 103 BakerHostetler / Apple Inc. HAGHANI, SHADAN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 GREGORY PICCIONELLI 15379341 COURTENAY 102(e)/103/OTDP Gregory B. Gulliver BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

2688 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha et al. 16732381 HUME 103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP AGUSTIN, PETER VINCENT

2689 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16250551 MacDONALD 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE WONG, ALBERT KANG

2691 Universal Electronics Inc. 15902007 MORGAN 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2699 Fatih Ozluturk 15790430 DEJMEK 112(1) VOLPE KOENIG PASIEWICZ, DANIEL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 15313331 DENNETT 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP PETERSON, ERIK T

2853 POLITECNICO DI BARI 15766475 CRAIG 101 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP HINZE, LEO T

2887 SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15843477 ROBERTSON 101/103 Zebra Technologies Corporation MAI, THIEN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 NINTENDO CO., LTD. 15211300 CALVE 103 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. DURNIN, RACHEL F

3633 NORDIC MINESTEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 16338984 SCHOPFER 103 CONNEELY PC AGUDELO, PAOLA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ekso Bionics, Inc. 15758148 CAPP 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER

3763 Robert Bosch GmbH 16234814 SCHOPFER 103 112(a)/112(b) Dickinson Wright PLLC, Robert Bosch GmbH TADESSE, MARTHA

3772 Jayson Alicea 16372828 SCHOPFER 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING

3791 OSAKA UNIVERSITY et al. 15934479 CAPP 103 Ray Quinney & Nebeker-KU Paul N. Taylor KIM, SAMUEL CHONG

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 15342167 BROWN 101 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A. SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY