atlas powder2, dinh-nguyen

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Soderlund et al 10451640 - (D) McCOLLUM 112(1)/101 ARENT FOX LLP SISSON, BRADLEY L

Even if some of the claimed combinations were inoperative, the claims are not necessarily invalid. "It is not a function of the claims to specifically exclude ... possible inoperative substances...."  Of course, if the number of inoperative combinations becomes significant, and in effect forces one of ordinary skill in the art to experiment unduly in order to practice the claimed invention, the claims might indeed be invalid.

Atlas Powder Co. v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co., 750 F.2d 1569, 1576-77 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (quoting In re Dinh-Nguyen, 492 F.2d 856, 858-59 (CCPA 1974) (emphasis omitted)).

Atlas Powder Co. v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 750 F.2d 1569, 224 USPQ 409 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2111.03 ,   2164.01 ,   2164.08(b)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Senjalia 13113579 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. MOSER, BRUCE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Rasmussen 13099454 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION AKBASLI, ALP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Goldman et al 13057734 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 102/103 HP Inc. CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte DROMAN 12245273 - (D) NEW 102/103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA ARNOLD, ERNST V

1674 Ex Parte Erler et al 11471033 - (D) JENKS 103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing CHONG, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Schadler et al 12600350 - (D) OWENS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) RIOJA, MELISSA A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte LeTourneau 12830236 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP PHAM, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte McCormack et al 12494594 - (D) COURTENAY 103 RPX Clearinghouse, LLC CHEN, CAI Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Dziadosz et al 12886798 - (D) HAGY 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH NGUYEN, LAURA N

2694 Ex Parte Hyeon 11723210 - (D) STRAUSS 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) TUNG, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Bouvier et al 13054195 - (D) DESHPANDE 102/103 Waters Technologies Corporation MERCADO, ALEXANDER A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Lovett et al 13272357 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SHAFI, MUHAMMAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Baker 12311025 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 LITMAN LAW OFFICES, LTD. CARLOS, ALVIN LEABRES

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte King et al 12463583 - (D) HOMERE 101 CRGO LAW DESAI, MARGISHI V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12319143 - (D) WIEDER 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant, v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC, Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent. Ex Parte 7,120,462 et al 11/305,996 95002075 - (D) McKEOWN 103 102/103 41.77 103 NOVAK DRUCE + QUIGG LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original NGUYEN, HUY D

fallaux, ochiai, torpharm

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Yamka et al 13274597 - (D) POLLOCK 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ZAREK, PAUL E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Hertel et al 11651327 - (D) WILSON 112(1)/103 DAVID M. QUINLAN, P.C. STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Duerdodt et al 12014641 - (D) DIXON 103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC PATEL, JAY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Houghton et al 12622087 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 103/double patenting Larson & Anderson, LLC RAWLINGS, STEPHEN L

We find this argument unpersuasive because “harassment justification for obviousness-type double patenting is particularly pertinent here because the . . . application and the . . . patents are not commonly owned. If the . . . application and the . . . patents were commonly owned, the terminal disclaimer filed in this case would have been effective to overcome the double patenting rejection.” In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2009).  We note that this defect was of Appellants creation as through assignment it allowed ownership of the applications to be divided among different entities, because the original assignment received on May 7, 2003 was to the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research and it was only in the later July 23, 2003 assignment that The Animal Medical Center was added to the assignment.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Castellanos et al 12889805 - (D) JIVANI 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise MACKES, KRIS E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Lifson et al 12280840 - (D) COCKS 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. GONZALEZ, PAOLO

3788 Ex Parte Kindig 12111638 - (D) CALVE 103 103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A

The Examiner's reliance on a per se rule of obviousness does not provide the necessary analysis. see In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1995) ("section 103 requires a fact-intensive comparison of the claimed process with the prior art rather than the mechanical application of one or another  per se rule."), TorPharm, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharms., Inc., 336 F.3d 1322, 1327 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing Ochiai)

Ochiai, In re, 71 F.3d 1565, 37 USPQ2d 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 706.02(n) , 2116.01 , 2158

TorPharm., Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, 336 F.3d 1322, 67 USPQ2d 1511 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2116.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte SUCK et al 12167712 - (D) GRIMES double patenting MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

1674 Ex Parte Bennett et al 12064330 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MCGARRY, SEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte MIZUSHIMA et al 13033338 - (D) BEST 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RODEE, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Childress et al 13478951 - (D) STRAUSS 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. TRAN, JIMMY H

2484 Ex Parte JOHNSON et al 14155956 - (D) WINSOR 103/double patenting THOMSON Licensing LLC DANG, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte KIMURA et al 13550855 - (D) DANG 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

2683 Ex Parte Vader 11566468 - (D) MARGOLIES 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP NGUYEN, AN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Hofman et al 13454670 - (D) HILL 103/double patenting BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte George et al 12272093 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

zierden, woodruff

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Sewell et al 11847474 - (D) FRAHM 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER MCLEAN, NEIL R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Akridge 11531488 - (D) FREDMAN 103 JENSEN + PUNTIGAM, P.S. CORNET, JEAN P

We do not find this argument persuasive because a “mere statement of a new use for an otherwise old or obvious composition cannot render a claim to the composition patentable.” In re Zierden, 411 F.2d 1325, 1328 (CCPA 1969).

We also note that it “is a general rule that merely discovering and claiming a new benefit of an old process cannot render the process again patentable.” In re Woodruff, 919 F.2d 1575, 1577–78 (Fed. Cir. 1990)

Woodruff, In re, 919 F.2d 1575, 16 USPQ2d 1934 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2144.05

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Gerster 11343558 - (D) GUPTA 102 112(2)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC SU, XIAOWEI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2863 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12290681 - (D) HASTINGS 103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF BETSCH, REGIS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Kachline et al 11855202 - (D) KINDER 103 41.50 103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP JENNISON, BRIAN W

3769 Ex Parte Wang 12850658 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 BWT PROPERTY, INC. LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

par pharmaceutical, medichem

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Hoitsma et al 12501542 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 41.50 101 PIETRAGALLO GORDON ALFANO BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP CRAIG, DWIN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Leininger 13560957 - (D) RANGE 103 GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA

Cf., e.g., PAR Pharm., Inc. v. TWI Pharms., Inc., 773 F.3d 1186, 1198 (Fed. Cir. 2014). (“The reasonable expectation of success requirement for obviousness does not necessitate an absolute certainty for success.”). Moreover, even if Van der Ploeg could result in some attrition, a person of ordinary skill in the art would nonetheless be motivated to combine Van der Ploeg’s continuous transport apparatus with Hoover’s system because of the many advantages of the Van der Ploeg apparatus explained above. Cf. Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“a given course of action often has simultaneous advantages and disadvantages, and this does not necessarily obviate motivation to combine”).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3659 Ex Parte Harter et al 12566363 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. SCOTT, JACOB S

soni, baxter travenol, applied materials

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Hsu et al 12731348 - (D) THOMAS 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP GARLAND, STEVEN R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Clark et al 11983091 - (D) BAYAT 103 JELD-WEN, Inc. c/o Stoel Rives LLP RAMSEY, JEREMY C

We next turn to Appellants’ attempt to rebut the prima facie case of obviousness by evidence “of ‘unexpected results,’ i.e., to show that the claimed invention exhibits some superior property or advantage that person of ordinary skill in the relevant art would have found surprising or unexpected.” In re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1995). “[W]hen unexpected results are used as evidence of nonobviousness, the results must be shown to be unexpected compared with the closest prior art.” In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The unexpected results must be “different in kind and not merely in degree from the results of the prior art.” In re Applied Materials, Inc., 692 F.3d 1289, 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Soni, In re, 54 F.3d 746, 34 USPQ2d 1684 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 707.07(f) , 2145

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01 , 2145

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. MEDTECH CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,749,585 et al 10/688,292 95001484 - (D) GUEST 102/103 Hershkovitz and Associates, PLLC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP TILL, TERRENCE R original JACKSON, MONIQUE R

Phillips, sri2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Skirmont et al 13421666 - (D) BARRY 102 Brocade c/o Blank Rome LLP MERANT, GUERRIER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2118 Ex Parte BOSS et al 12825904 - (D) KUMAR 101/102 101/102/103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. HICKS, AUSTIN

However, Specification paragraph 9 states "the noted plurality of drawings [are] by way of non-limiting examples" (emphasis added). Therefore, it would be improper to use the drawings to limit the definition of the "virtual power delivery network" as Appellants have argued. "[A]lthough the specification often describes very specific embodiments of the invention, we have repeatedly warned against confining the claims to those embodiments. .  [C]laims may embrace different subject matter than is illustrated in the specific embodiments in the specification." Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). Rather, "[i]t is the claims that measure the invention." SRI Int'l v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of Am., 775 F.2d 1107, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc) (citations omitted).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111 , 2111.01 , 2143.01 , 2258

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte HERRIOTT et al 12544012 - (D) PINKERTON 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LOPATA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte van Willigenburg et al 12072678 - (D) LENTIVECH 102 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent AREVALO, JOSEPH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte Florez et al 12221252 - (D) BEST 103 41.50 103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. HENKEL, DANIELLE B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Ramer et al 13219626 - (D) HORVATH 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (AOL Inc.) PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte Wang et al 11839464 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED BARBEE, MANUEL L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Garbe et al 11748242 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Smith et al 12619797 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DRIGGS, HOGG, DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. AKAR, SERKAN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 SHIMANO INC., Requester, v. Patent of COMPOSITECH, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6991298 et al 10/306,750 95001028 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1) 112(2) LEWIS RICE LLC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP original Indiano Law Group LLC GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original STORMER, RUSSELL D

panduit

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Mati 12339842 - (D) McNEILL 103 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC C/O WESTMAN, CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. KNAPP, JUSTIN R

In light of the remainder of the teachings of Cornwell, an ordinarily skilled artisan would not understand Cornwell to teach or suggest upgrading memory resolution in response to crossing an error threshold because Cornwell explicitly teaches that such condition calls for downgrading memory resolution. See Panduit Corp. v. Dennison Mfg. Co., 774 F.2d 1082, 1094 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (holding that courts should avoid a “superficial review” of prior art references and instead should “consider references in their entireties, i.e., including those portions that would argue against obviousness.”)

Panduit Corp. v. Dennison Mfg. Co., 774 F.2d 1082, 227 USPQ 337 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 716.06 , 1504.03 , 2134

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte KOENIG et al 13269931 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ALAWADI, SARAH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 INGREDION INCORPORATED Requester v. LENLO CHEM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7799909 et al 12/106,644 95002240 - (D) GUEST 103 NEAL, GERBER, & EISENBERG THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GREENBERG TRAURIG (NJ) JONES, DWAYNE C original WHITE, EVERETT

johnston

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte THOMAS et al 12358954 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Prismatic Law Group, PLLC ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Edwards et al 13173113 - (D) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R

2176 Ex Parte HOMMA et al 13246473 - (D) HAGY 102 Paratus Law Group, PLLC RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Khan et al 12008856 - (D) HUGHES 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Basnayake et al 12616858 - (D) FENICK 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM ALAM, MIRZA F

3658 Ex Parte OKU et al 12503892 - (D) KERINS 112(2)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP PRATHER, GREGORY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Osborne et al 12316734 - (D) STEPINA 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

3744 Ex Parte Schnell et al 12776133 - (D) SHAH 103 HONEYWELL/STW COMINGS, DANIEL C

3744 Ex Parte Gasteyer et al 11702472 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Dechert LLP ZEC, FILIP

3754 Ex Parte Rahn 12181527 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. NGUYEN, TUAN N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Madison 12185885 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 102/103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Quinn et al 12608154 - (D) PAK 103 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

1733 Ex Parte Daou 13257411 - (D) WILSON 112(4)/102/103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP KASTLER, SCOTT R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Singh Kushwah et al 11084679 - (D) WINSOR 112(1)/103 103 41.50 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP AND EMC CORPORATION TIV, BACKHEAN

Dependent claim 38 does not further limit the scope of claim I because both steps can be omitted. Cf. In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384—5 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (affirming a dependent claim reciting only an optional element as anticipated because "optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted").

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Raghavan et al 12454622 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 103 FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. MEHMOOD, JENNIFER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Belokin 11544675 - (D) HORNER 103 102/103 JACK A. KANZ STERLING, AMY JO

3663 Ex Parte Yu et al 12473314 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 41.50 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD TISSOT, ADAM D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Lytle et al 12620541 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte FRIED et al 12957937 - (D) SMITH 103 Russell Ng PLLC (IBM AUS) SOMERS, MARC S

2168 Ex Parte Lai et al 13024467 - (D) SHIANG 101 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Etchegoyen 12784464 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 Ellis B. Ramirez CHIANG, JASON

2464 Ex Parte Cai et al 11741590 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) MUI, GARY

2484 Ex Parte Greenfield 12788934 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. DANG, HUNG Q

2497 Ex Parte Chaudhry 11959060 - (D) HUME 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Keates et al 12132908 - (D) FENICK 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2652 Ex Parte Martin 13252595 - (D) FENICK 103/double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, QUYNH H

2688 Ex Parte PARK et al 12939328 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP HOLDER, REGINA NEAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Swei 13237177 - (D) OGDEN 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) TRA, ANH QUAN

2879 Ex Parte Cohen 12820427 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SANTIAGO, MARICELI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Sindambiwe 12769311 - (D) OSINSKI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3684 Ex Parte Wren 12556353 - (D) CRAWFORD double patenting 112(1)/103 Stephen C. Wren ZURITA, JAMES H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Stautner 12415313 - (D) PESLAK 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 LG ELECTRONICS, INC. and LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., Requesters and Appellants, v. Patent of DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD, Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6,991,666 B2 et al 10/468,676 95002101 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 41.44 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRINKS GILSON & LIONE TILL, TERRENCE R original CHIESA, RICHARD L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Requester v. FINJAN, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6480962 et al 09/551,302 95001836 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Finjan Inc.) BASEHOAR, ADAM L original LE, DIEU MINH T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 KOHLER CO. Requester and Appellant v. GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7230345 et al 11/033,579 95001558 - (D) HOFF 112(1)/103 41.77(f) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original PONOMARENKO, NICHOLAS

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC., Requester v. VEDERI, LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7805025 et al 12/482,314 95000681 - (D) POTHIER 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

burr, schreiber, hallman

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte LYON 12951247 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Reed Smith LLP HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Kisielewicz 13020547 - (D) KAISER 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise SHOLEMAN, ABU S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Ahler et al 11744946 - (D) DIXON 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Nigmann et al 11349194 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/103 ARENT FOX LLP RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3648 Ex Parte Durgin 12505916 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Zhadanov et al 13785043 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LE, HUYEN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Dassler et al 11859616 - (D) ADAMS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. STEADMAN, DAVID J

1674 Ex Parte Reich et al 11615554 - (D) SMITH 103 PEPPER HAMILTON LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte CHAKRAVARTI et al 12345314 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (CPP) CAI, WENWEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 13189063 - (D) Per curiam 103 STREETS & STEELE - IBM CORPORATION (ROC) OWYANG, MICHELLE N

2196 Ex Parte West et al 12251108 - (D) FRAHM 103 VMWARE, INC. DARRYL SMITH SWIFT, CHARLES M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Ding et al 13194875 - (D) KINDER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED

2476 Ex Parte Liu 12852793 - (D) KHAN 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte BACHMANN et al 13543615 - (D) THOMAS 103 Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC NEALON, WILLIAM

2651 Ex Parte Bourgoin 13057246 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. BLAIR, KILE O

2674 Ex Parte Lehotsky et al 12103037 - (D) KHAN 103 EPSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INC RUST, ERIC A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Hammel et al 12376116 - (D) TIMM 102/103 41.50 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L

Claim 10 is directed to a driver, a machine or apparatus. As correctly pointed out by the Examiner, "the manner in which a device is intended to be employed does not differentiate the claimed apparatus from prior art apparatus satisfying the claimed structural limitations," and "apparatus claims must be structurally distinguishable from the prior art." Ans. 3. This is because "[a] machine is a concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices." See Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. 531, 570 (1863) (defining "machine"). Because an apparatus is a structure, the apparatus must be distinguished from the prior art on the basis of structure, and where there is reason to believe that the structure of the prior art is inherently capable of performing the claimed function, the burden shifts to the applicant to show that the claimed fünction patentably distinguishes the claimed structure from the prior art structure. See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re Hallman, 655 F.2d 212, 215 (CCPA 1981).

Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 17 L. Ed. 650 (1863) 2106

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02 , 2112 , 2114

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Thieret 11129123 - (D) McNEILL 103 ARENT FOX LLP RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3651 Ex Parte Handfield et al 12955805 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Wulbrandt 12531656 - (D) BAHR 103 Cozen O'Connor DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Requester and Appellant v. GENEOHM SCIENCES CANADA, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7838221 et al 11/248,438 95002216 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Becton, Dickinson and Company (Knobbe Martens) Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TURNER, SHARON L original POHNERT, STEVEN C

3508 ANTEC, INC. Requester v. STREAK PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7133293 et al 95001319 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG (NY) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STEVEN LAW GROUP DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original NOT, DEFINED

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of HARRIS RESEARCH, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6266892 et al 09/617,376 95001235 - (D) McCARTHY 102 Kunzler Law Group Third Party Requester: THEMIS LAW CLARKE, SARA SACHIE original WILSON, PAMELA ANNE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Sandt 12218384 - (D) DERRICK 103 BERND W. SANDT STULII, VERA

1793 Ex Parte Berrios et al 13316231 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 USDA-ARS-OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Leah et al 13411544 - (D) HUME 103 IBM Raleigh S/W Group c/o Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC FAULK, DEVONA E

2621 Ex Parte ARNESON 11752828 - (D) MOORE 103 Wolfe-SBMC MATTHEWS, ANDRE L

Where there is doubt regarding the teachings of a reference, "the scales should be inclined toward applicant." See In re Coley, 40 F.2d 982, 986 (CCPA 1930) (reversing anticipation rejections).

2665 Ex Parte Wegbreit et al 12287315 - (D) BUI 102/103 41.50 101 Gard and Kaslow LLP WERNER, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Bergmann et al 12538602 - (D) GARRIS 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. WHALEN, DANIEL B

2837 Ex Parte Döhring et al 11913825 - (D) OWENS 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Rathsack et al 12527123 - (D) GEIER 102/103 41.50 101 BALLY (DELIZIO LAW) C/O DELIZIO LAW, PLLC MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

3721 Ex Parte SHIMIZU et al 12868108 - (D) BROWNE 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3762 Ex Parte Boute et al 12170037 - (D) BROWN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES

3774 Ex Parte Jang 12192782 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. PREBILIC, PAUL B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Jarvis 12255496 - (D) TIMM 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD BELL, WILLIAM P

1777 Ex Parte Moya et al 12658980 - (D) OWENS 112(2)/103 112(2) HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. MENON, KRISHNAN S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Endo et al 12223632 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP OSWECKI, JANE C

1674 Ex Parte Reich et al 11615554 - (D) SMITH 103 PEPPER HAMILTON LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Ashok et al 12763748 - (D) McCARTNEY 103/double patenting IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott DADA, BEEMNET W

2494 Ex Parte LING 11828556 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. ALATA, AYOUB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte DeLuca et al 12517902 - (D) HUME 103 Clairvolex Inc. RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Imura 12705796 - (D) KENNEDY 103 BGL/Seiko Instruments Inc. GRUBB, MATTHEW

2848 Ex Parte Ishikawa 12516983 - (D) CRAIG 103 COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. FERGUSON, DION

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex parte JONATHAN BERALL Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 5827178 et al 08/778,079 90/011,308, 90/011,383, 90/012,340 - (D) McCARTHY 103 41.50 103 JONATHAN BERALL For the Requester in Ex parte Reexaminations 90/011,383 and 90/012,340: OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP For the Requester in Ex parte Reexamination 90/011,308: FOSTER PEPPER PLLC WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original TRUONG, KEVIN THAO