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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 B-ORGANIC FILMS CORP. 15121993 SCHNEIDER 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1615 INVENTAGE LAB INC. 17832229 CHANG 102/103 STIP Law Group, LLC TRAN, SUSAN T

1617 University of South Carolina 15911327 GRIMES Dissenting KATZ 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. BROWE, DAVID

1629 DOMPÉ FARMACEUTICI S.P.A. 15743721 BEST 103 THE FIRM OF HUESCHEN AND SAGE BORI, IBRAHIM D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 Brooks Automation, Inc. 14377987 WILSON 112(2)/102/103 Perman & Green, LLP
FORD, NATHAN K

1774 NIHON SPINDLE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 15889880 INGLESE 112(2)/102 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) INSLER, ELIZABETH

The recitation in a claim that a structure is “configured to” perform a particular function is synonymous with “made to” or “designed to” perform that function, however, when the Specification makes clear that the recited structure is “designed to” or “constructed to” perform the recited function. In re Giannelli, 739 F.3d 1375, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2014); In re Man Machine Interface Techs. LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286–1287 (2016) (“configured to” is to be construed more narrowly than “capable of” and requires the recited structure to be made or designed to perform the recited function when the specification indicates that the structure is made or designed to perform the function); see also Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Marchon Eyewear, Inc., 672 F.3d 1335, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (claim language reciting “configured to” is construed more narrowly than “capable of” and requires that the recited structure must be “designed or configured to accomplish the specified objective, not simply that [it] can be made to serve that purpose.”).

Giannelli, In re, 739 F.3d 1375, 109 USPQ2d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2111.04

1779 BWT AG 17042252 ROBERTSON Dissenting SMITH 112(2)/102/103 Smartpat PLC Axel Nix ORME, PATRICK JAMES

1786 SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER 16382928 PRAISS 112(1)/112(2)/103 Element IP, PLC CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2132 SK hynix Inc. 17171876 FRAHM 103 WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2458 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 15583547 HOMERE 102/103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FAN, HUA

2495 Google LLC 16939721 CRAIG 103 41.50 101 GOOGLE Lerner David LLP
GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2818 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 16351728 MCGEE 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP NGUYEN, DAO H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3626 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 15947736 FETTING 103 41.50 101 Graham Patent Law MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3781 Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag 16612987 HUTCHINGS 103 ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SU, SUSAN SHAN

3799 HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. et al. 16647938 SCHOPFER 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1752 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15908189 TIMM 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2691 T-Mobile USA, Inc. 17247452 OWENS 102/103 103 Lee & Hayes, P.C./ T-Mobile
TRAN, QUOC DUC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3623 Hydromax USA, LLC 16452922 BAER 101 101 SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A

3667 Apple Inc. 16703486 MURPHY 103 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) - Apple
THERIAULT, STEVEN B

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1618 Samson Clinical Pty Ltd 16344288 ADAMS 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP CABRAL, ROBERT S

1627 Almirall, LLC 15611551 FREDMAN 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC
KLINKEL, KORTNEY L

1627 Udo Hoppe et al. 8716371 JENKS Dissenting FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1634 DXTERITY DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED 15985282 FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1721 The Regents of the University of California 15552685 KENNEDY 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA

1734 JFE Steel Corporation 16965719 KENNEDY 102/103 102/103 RatnerPrestia YANG, JIE

1735 HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA et al. 15244081 HASTINGS 112(1) 103 Henkel Corporation HILL, STEPHANI A

1735 LIST TECHNOLOGY AG 16747098 SAADAT 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. PATEL, DEVANG R

1738 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC 16478807 RANGE 103 LLNL/Zilka-Kotab Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory WALCK, BRIAN D

1744 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 17003530 KENNEDY 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON LUK, EMMANUEL S

1759 KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY et al. 16318026 BEST 103 41.50 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC KAUR, GURPREET

1781 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 17048380 KENNEDY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1782 CORNING INCORPORATED 15989365 HOUSEL 103 CORNING INCORPORATED FROST, ANTHONY J

1789 POLITEX s.a.s. di FREUDENBERG POLITEX s.r.l. 17000657 HOUSEL 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE

1793 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 16135636 MCGEE 103 Abbott Laboratories Department GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2431 Charter Communications Operating, LLC 16599117 DAYBELL 102/103 Otterstedt & Kammer PLLC SU, SARAH

2459 Avaya Management L.P. 17837616 MURRAY 103/OTDP Setter Roche LLP TIV, BACKHEAN

2471 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16645829 BUSCH 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MOHEBBI, KOUROUSH

2473 Apple Inc. 17032641 CRAIG 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. BOKHARI, SYED M

2478 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 14870533 JURGOVAN 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. VOGEL, JAY L.

2483 DIGITAL MONITORING PRODUCTS, INC. 14684199 GALLIGAN 102 AVEK IP, LLC MAHMUD, FARHAN

2492 Carrier Corporation 16489905 CRAIG 102/103/OTDP 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier KORSAK, OLEG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Apple Inc. 16141492 MacDONALD 102 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple) SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2657 SoundHound, Inc. 16558096 ARPIN 112(2)/103 Dana Legal Services - SoundHound Inc. NEWAY, SAMUEL G

2667 Accuray Incorporated 17087420 JENKS 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Accuray, Inc. RAHMJOO, MANUCHEHR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 The Travelers Indemnity Company 15909915 REN 103 Travelers Companies c/o RowanTree Law Group, PLLC PARK, HYUN D

2863 Tektronix, Inc. 16003084 OWENS 103 101 Tektronix/Miller Nash SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

2896 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 16706681 HOMERE 103 41.50 103 Lee & Hayes P.C./Amazon NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3626 Spinal Generations, LLC 15282289 MOHANTY 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

3626 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 15909336 MEDLOCK 103 101 SIEMENS CORPORATION IP BALAJ, ANTHONY MICHAEL

3686 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15751203 BAYAT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HEIN, DEVIN C

3686 Think Anew LLC 15201060 MEDLOCK 101 DLA PIPER LLP US - Reston
WILLIAMS, TERESA S

3687 SAP SE 16137363 FRAHM 101 Fountainhead Law Group P.C./SAP
TUTOR, AARON N

3689 Christopher Carmichael 15939554 STAICOVICI 101/103 Law Office of Scott C Harris Inc BROWN, LUIS A

3694 The Auto Club Group 16940988 THOMAS 112(1) 112(1)/101/103 41.50 112(2) Brooks Kushman P.C. ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3724 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 17052676 GUIJT 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) MACFARLANE, EVAN H

3732 Purple Innovation, LLC 15700786 STAICOVICI 103 Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar BAYS, MARIE D

3761 Schaerer AG 14379114 GUIJT 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

3771 Ethicon LLC 16235503 GREENHUT 103 Cilag GmbH International c/o Frost Brown Todd LLP HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT

3785 Norton (Waterford) Limited 16906651 FETTING 102/103 FLASTER/GREENBERG P.C. MURPHY, VICTORIA

3791 Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 16080787 OSINSKI 103 101 Harness Dickey (MSU) SHAH, JAY B

3791 Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 16180758 OSINSKI 101 Harness Dickey (MSU) AGAHI, PUYA

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2834 SiTime Corporation 16591717 HOUSEL 103 Schuyler - SiTime MULLINS, BURTON S

Reissue

Reversed

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2478 NEC CORPORATION 16725617 8,259,701 13/360,310 JEFFERY 102/103 NEC-IPC WOOD, WILLIAM H original KENNY S LIN

Reexamination

Affirmed

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2462 WSOU INVESTMENTS LLC (PATENT OWNER) et al. 90019094 9,258,232 12/525,722 JEFFERY 102 Burdick Patents THIRD PARTY REQUESTER FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRET GARRETT & DU NGUYEN, LINH M original SAMINA F CHOUDHRY