Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Merck Patent GmbH 15466187 GRIMES 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. PURDY, KYLE A
1613 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. et al. 15213055 TOWNSEND 112(1)/103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M
1618 The Children's Medical Center Corporation 15767116 TOWNSEND 103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP WESTERBERG, NISSA M
1633 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. et al. 15247259 GRIMES 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Tufts University POPA, ILEANA
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15342375 McNEILL 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHAUDHURI, ANITA
2176 Brian Riggs et al. 13855210 HUME 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BURKE, TIONNA M
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15834400 CYGAN 103 Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel (AMD) CAIRNS, THOMAS R
2482 The Procter & Gamble Company 16388900 CHEN 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) ZHOU, ZHIHAN
2483 Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 15945237 HUME 103 Wong & Rees LLP Dolby Laboratories Inc. KIM, MATTHEW DAVID
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15036283 CUTITTA 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson MADANI, FARIDEH
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Dexerials Corporation 16069946 BAUMEISTER 103 ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH
2872 FINGER LAKES INSTRUMENTATION, LLC 14218131 INGLESE 103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP KING, GEORGE G
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 16075453 DEJMEK 102/103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) COY, NICOLE A
3676 Halliburton Energy Servcies, Inc. 15126517 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. PATEL, NEEL G
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Pacestter, Inc. 15015031 HOELTER 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3792 VMWARE, INC. 13870878 STAICOVICI 112(1)/102/103 Pacesetter, Inc. The Small Patent Law Group, LLC D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH
3793 Steffen Weiss et al. 13142426 LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L
Affirmed-in-Part
1791 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. 15520237 INGLESE 103 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. COX, STEPHANIE A
1797 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16525783 INGLESE 102/103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 14856774 BUSCH 103 103/OTDP Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 15637884 CASHION 103 BLANK ROME LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
1627 Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. 16128053 FREDMAN 103 McNeill Baur PLLC/Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. NEAGU, IRINA
1631 International Business Machines Corporation 15622247 FREDMAN 101/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L
1631 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15801725 FREDMAN 101/OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 14873543 KENNEDY 103 Toyota c/o Darrow Mustafa PC DAM, DUSTIN Q
1776 ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. 15399474 INGLESE 101/103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC MCKENZIE, THOMAS B
1798 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 15311216 BEST 112(2) 112(1)/112(2) Thomas Horstemeyer (USF) TURK, NEIL N
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Samuel Michaels et al. 13004980 RAEVSKY 102/103 101 Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak HU, JENSEN
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 International Business Machines Corporation 14951689 NAPPI 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DENNISON, JERRY B
2485 The Boeing Company 15331864 CRAIG 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY
2487 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 15076703 KUMAR 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15054817 CHEN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. Paul J Farrell NADKARNI, SARVESH J
2652 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. 15429898 CUTITTA 103 MRG/Starkey c/o Mueting Raasch Group ETESAM, AMIR HOSSEIN
2814 Shunpei YAMAZAKI et al. 13166073 HOMERE 102/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D
2815 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 16239008 BAUMEISTER 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. KIM, JAY C
2819 CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15191734 OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PARENDO, KEVIN A
2863 John Miller et al. 13246971 ROBERTSON 101 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15921539 MEDLOCK 103 101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE
3676 Baker Huges, a GE Company, LLC 14918559 FITZPATRICK 103 Traskbritt, P.C. / Baker Hughes, Inc. Baker Hughes, Inc. SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J
3685 International Business Machines Corporation 15730030 CALVE 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Proactive Patents LLC MURRAY, TERRY N
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 14562492 SHAH 101 ESPLIN & ASSOCIATES (Disney) c/o DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HSU, RYAN
3724 The Gillette Company LLC 16357525 SCHOPFER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GLOBAL NGUYEN, PHONG H
3761 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 15008702 WOOD 112(1)/103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SIMS, ELIZABETH M
3771 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 14315246 FITZPATRICK 102/103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - W.L. Gore HIGHLAND, RACHEL S
3792 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15754675 GUIJT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLMES, REX R
1613 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. et al. 15213055 TOWNSEND 112(1)/103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M
1618 The Children's Medical Center Corporation 15767116 TOWNSEND 103 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP WESTERBERG, NISSA M
1633 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. et al. 15247259 GRIMES 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Tufts University POPA, ILEANA
“[I]nterpretations that render some portion of the claim language superfluous are disfavored.” Power Mosfet Techs., LLC v. Siemens AG, 378 F.3d 1396, 1410 (Fed.Cir.2004). “Claims must be interpreted with an eye toward giving effect to all terms in the claim.” Info-Hold, Inc. v. Muzak LLC, 783 F.3d 1365, 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2015); see also In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970) (“All words in a claim must be considered in judging the patentability of [a] claim against the prior art. If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious—the claim becomes indefinite.”).
Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15342375 McNEILL 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHAUDHURI, ANITA
2176 Brian Riggs et al. 13855210 HUME 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BURKE, TIONNA M
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15834400 CYGAN 103 Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel (AMD) CAIRNS, THOMAS R
2482 The Procter & Gamble Company 16388900 CHEN 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) ZHOU, ZHIHAN
2483 Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 15945237 HUME 103 Wong & Rees LLP Dolby Laboratories Inc. KIM, MATTHEW DAVID
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15036283 CUTITTA 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson MADANI, FARIDEH
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Trustees of Tufts College 15068083 KENNEDY 102 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP LI, MEIYA
2829 Dexerials Corporation 16069946 BAUMEISTER 103 ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH
2872 FINGER LAKES INSTRUMENTATION, LLC 14218131 INGLESE 103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP KING, GEORGE G
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Coastal Environments, Incorporated 15351807 SILVERMAN 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP VALENTI, ANDREA M
3672 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 16075453 DEJMEK 102/103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) COY, NICOLE A
3676 Halliburton Energy Servcies, Inc. 15126517 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. PATEL, NEEL G
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15536431 KAUFFMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MORAN, EDWARD JOHN
3781 Pacestter, Inc. 15015031 HOELTER 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3792 VMWARE, INC. 13870878 STAICOVICI 112(1)/102/103 Pacesetter, Inc. The Small Patent Law Group, LLC D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH
3793 Steffen Weiss et al. 13142426 LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L
Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. 15520237 INGLESE 103 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. COX, STEPHANIE A
1797 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16525783 INGLESE 102/103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 APPLE INC. 14871913 ARPIN 103/OTDP 103 APPLE INC. - Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG
2425 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 14856774 BUSCH 103 103/OTDP Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15869320 MacDONALD 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 15643427 INGLESE 103 MRG/HD - PARC c/o Mueting Raasch Group REISNER, NOAM S
2886 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 15637884 CASHION 103 BLANK ROME LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Red Letter Holdings, Inc. 16293217 SCHOPFER 102 102/103 SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA ROMANO, ASHLEY K
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Joseph Sung et al. 12646839 ADAMS 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast POHNERT, STEVEN C
1627 Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. 16128053 FREDMAN 103 McNeill Baur PLLC/Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. NEAGU, IRINA
1631 International Business Machines Corporation 15622247 FREDMAN 101/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L
1631 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15801725 FREDMAN 101/OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 ARCELORMITTAL INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO, S.L. 14397093 COLAIANNI 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC TSCHEN, FRANCISCO W
1721 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 14873543 KENNEDY 103 Toyota c/o Darrow Mustafa PC DAM, DUSTIN Q
1776 ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. 15399474 INGLESE 101/103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC MCKENZIE, THOMAS B
1798 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 15311216 BEST 112(2) 112(1)/112(2) Thomas Horstemeyer (USF) TURK, NEIL N
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Samuel Michaels et al. 13004980 RAEVSKY 102/103 101 Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak HU, JENSEN
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 International Business Machines Corporation 14951689 NAPPI 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DENNISON, JERRY B
2485 The Boeing Company 15331864 CRAIG 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GLOVER, CHRISTOPHER KINGSBURY
2487 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 15076703 KUMAR 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP BRUMFIELD, SHANIKA M
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15054817 CHEN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. Paul J Farrell NADKARNI, SARVESH J
2652 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. 15429898 CUTITTA 103 MRG/Starkey c/o Mueting Raasch Group ETESAM, AMIR HOSSEIN
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 16254846 CUTITTA 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. AHMAD, KHAJA
2814 Shunpei YAMAZAKI et al. 13166073 HOMERE 102/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D
2815 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 16239008 BAUMEISTER 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. KIM, JAY C
2819 CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15191734 OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PARENDO, KEVIN A
2863 John Miller et al. 13246971 ROBERTSON 101 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15921539 MEDLOCK 103 101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE
3676 Baker Huges, a GE Company, LLC 14918559 FITZPATRICK 103 Traskbritt, P.C. / Baker Hughes, Inc. Baker Hughes, Inc. SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J
3685 International Business Machines Corporation 15730030 CALVE 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Proactive Patents LLC MURRAY, TERRY N
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Callidus Software, Inc. 14985910 PLENZLER 101 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC BULLINGTON, ROBERT P
3715 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 14562492 SHAH 101 ESPLIN & ASSOCIATES (Disney) c/o DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HSU, RYAN
3724 The Gillette Company LLC 16357525 SCHOPFER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GLOBAL NGUYEN, PHONG H
3761 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 15008702 WOOD 112(1)/103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SIMS, ELIZABETH M
3771 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 14315246 FITZPATRICK 102/103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - W.L. Gore HIGHLAND, RACHEL S
3792 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15754675 GUIJT 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLMES, REX R
Granted
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Waters Technologies Corporation 15005619 GRIMES 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC BERKELEY, EMILY R
Denied
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION 15718813 BAUMEISTER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (Dolby) MUNG, ON S
Tech Center 2600 Communications