trading tech., elan pharm., donohue

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Paycher et al 12172746 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED UNELUS, ERNEST

To benefit from the prior filing date, [a] provisional must provide adequate written description under 35 U. S.C. 112, first paragraph. Trading Technologies Int 'l. v. Espeed, Inc., 595 F.3d 1340, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2010). Further, "To serve as an anticipating reference, the reference must enable that which it is asserted to anticipate." Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mayo Foundation for Medical Educ. and Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 1054 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re Donohue, 766 F.2d 531, 533 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Elan Pharm., Inc. v. Mayo Foundation For Medical and Education Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 68 USPQ2d 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2003)  2121.01

Donohue, In re, 766 F.2d 531, 226 USPQ 619 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2121.01 , 2121.02 , 2131.01 , 2152.02(b)

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2877 Ex Parte Matsinos 12652248 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 41.50 102/112(4) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP TON, TRI T

2898 Ex Parte Wang et al 13396410 - (D) HANLON 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - Applied Materials ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Seifert et al 12567197 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Kuijper et al 12515963 - (D) GREENHUT 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PRONE, JASON D

3739 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 11323057 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP GOOD, SAMANTHA M

3752 Ex Parte Hursen 12605305 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 THE BLK LAW GROUP REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Goossens 12892636 - (D) HAAPALA 103 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/APPLE GRAY, RYAN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Wright et al 10542582 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FMC Corporation PURDY, KYLE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Vogman 12459421 - (D) SHIANG 103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte AMIT et al 13217418 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC POWERS, WILLIAM S

2447 Ex Parte Kowalewski 12887617 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. JOSHI, SURAJ M

2463 Ex Parte Gross 12918822 - (D) BUI 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R

2475 Ex Parte SRIRANGANATH et al 13028233 - (D) KUMAR 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise MANSOURY, NOURALI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Chudy et al 12343568 - (D) SHAH 101/112(2)/103 CRGO LAW MANDEL, MONICA A

3631 Ex Parte Pandorf et al 12428827 - (D) GUIJT 103 Foley & Lardner LLP HAWN, PATRICK D

3686 Ex Parte GAZULA 12609409 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP PATEL, NEHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Pelz 12981656 - (D) GEIER 102/103 Cesari & Reed, L.L.P. MOSSER, ROBERT E

3731 Ex Parte Hibner et al 12573177 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Devicor Medical Products, Inc. c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC WEISBERG, AMY REGINA

3741 Ex Parte Mildner 12310286 - (D) BAHR 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MANTYLA, MICHAEL B

3742 Ex Parte King 12146511 - (D) BROWNE 103 Parsons Summa NGUYEN, HUNG D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 GOOGLE, INC. Requester v. STREETSPACE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,847,969 B1 et al 09/959,654 95001763 - (D) MOORE 112(2)/112(4)/103 San Diego IP Law Group LLP WASSUM, LUKE S original VEILLARD, JACQUES

kennametal, petering

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Edlund et al 13168034 - (D) SMITH 112(6)/103 DASCENZO Intellectual Property Law, P.C. YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1786 Ex Parte Alexander Isele et al 11109557 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Nelken 11740156 - (D) FRAHM 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - IBM COONEY, ADAM A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Beasley et al 11937302 - (D) BAHR 103 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP HAYMAN, IMANI N

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Jenck 12681802 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC CARTER, KENDRA D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Izumi et al 12091356 - (D) SQUIRE 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP GATEWOOD, DANIEL S

1765 Ex Parte Blizzard 12930070 - (D) GUPTA 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC POURBOHLOUL, SARIRA CAMILLA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Talwar et al 12263411 - (D) BARRY 102 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VU, TRISHA U

see also, Kennametal, Inc. v. Ingersoll Cutting Tool Co., 780 F.3d 1376, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ("However, a reference can anticipate a claim even if it 'd[oes] not expressly spell out' all the limitations arranged or combined as in the claim, if a person of skill in the art, reading the reference, would 'at once envisage' the claimed  arrangement or combination.") (quoting In re Petering, 301 F.2d 676, 681 (CCPA 1962)).

Petering, In re, 301 F.2d 676, 133 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1962) 2131.02 , 2131.03 , 2144.08

2122 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 12910582 - (D) HUDALLA 101/102 Kunzler Law Group/RSW WU, FUMING

2142 Ex Parte Mercer 12016895 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm RIEGLER, PATRICK F

2157 Ex Parte Falkenberg et al 12967351 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott MINA, FATIMA P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Sainio et al 13071144 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. PATEL, CHIRAG R

2476 Ex Parte Wilson et al 11950230 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1)/103 GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP (LA) SLOMS, NICHOLAS

2481 Ex Parte NARUSE et al 12511615 - (D) CHUNG 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. TEKLE, DANIEL T

2486 Ex Parte Li et al 12827698 - (D) FRAHM 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WALKER, JARED T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte WALKER et al 13589221 - (D) KOHUT 103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) SHEN, QUN

2645 Ex Parte Stern et al 12428624 - (D) HAMANN 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MAPA, MICHAEL Y

2669 Ex Parte Kottig 12309445 - (D) SHIANG 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP YEH, EUENG NAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Glogger et al 12655736 - (D) ASTORINO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB GATES, ERIC ANDREW

3746 Ex Parte FRANZ et al 13243369 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KRAMER, DEVON C

3754 Ex Parte Barron 13157512 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) BUECHNER, PATRICK M

IPXL, katz interactive, ultimatepointer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Gray et al 12765352 - (D) BEAMER 102 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GAMI, TEJAL

2197 Ex Parte Bess 12148767 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ZHEN, LI B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte CHEN-QUEE et al 13026577 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP PATEL, RONAK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Maruyama et al 12728439 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 41.50 112(2)/112(4) WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

A claim that recites both a system (or apparatus) and a method of using that system (or apparatus) does not apprise one of ordinary skill in the art of its scope, and thus, is invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. see IPXL Holdings, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005). ...

Stated differently, one of ordinary skill in the art could reasonably consider the  "placed in an initial operating state" limitation as "directed to user actions, not system capabilities." In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litig., 639 F.3d 1303, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2011), quoted in UltimatePointer, L.L.C. v. Nintendo Co., No. 2015-1297, 2016 WL 798354, at *9 (Fed. Cir. Mar. l , 2016). Thus, we reject claim I as invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation, In re, 639 F.3d 1303, 97 USPQ2d 1737 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2163

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Nawrot et al 12812254 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation LU, JIPING

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Julia et al 13405715 - (D) HAGY 103 103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Acx et al 10297617 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP GRAHAM, GARY K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte KIM et al 13075787 - (D) MacDONALD 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MORLAN, ROBERT M

2476 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 11750256 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Tsuda et al 12278077 - (D) FRAHM 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP NGUYEN, PHONG X

2628 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 11249767 - (D) CHUNG 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. ONYEKABA, AMY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Palombo et al 10362376 - (D) STEPINA 103 Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY

3722 Ex Parte Glogger et al 12655736 - (D) ASTORINO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB GATES, ERIC ANDREW

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7374003 et al 11/288,724 95002257 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7575080 et al 12/114,185 95002258 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,980,341 et al 12/556,573 95002259 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

buysafe, DDR Holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Downing et al 13080041 - (D) MacDONALD 102 41.50 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIZK, SAMIR WADIE

2131 Ex Parte Runcie et al 12469240 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte He 11608616 - (D) MARGOLIES 102 NXP-Huffman Law Group, P.C. PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Titmus 12531871 - (D) PESLAK 103 Rhodes Donahoe, LLC KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Watson et al 12894826 - (D) STEPINA 103 Covidien (Senniger Powers) TOWA, RENE T

3748 Ex Parte Huang et al 12874639 - (D) HOELTER 103 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE, LLP LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Rogers 13484126 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 112(2)/112(4) MALHOTRA LAW FIRM, PLLC DUFFY, DAVID W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Wolff 11239701 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Li et al 12546874 - (D) KRATZ 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

1799 Ex Parte Tanaami et al 13149195 - (D) DELMENDO 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HASSAN, LIBAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Macadaan et al 12036948 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/103 AOL Inc./Finnegan HUR, ECE

2194 Ex Parte Joseph et al 13182840 - (D) MCMILLIN 112(2)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RONI, SYED A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Iyer et al 12465763 - (D) McGRAW 103 Bose Corporation BANTAMOI, ANTHONY

2466 Ex Parte R. van Nee 11482316 - (D) McKEOWN 112(2) 102/103 Avago Technologies Limited GUADALUPE CRUZ, AIXA AMYR

2495 Ex Parte Chen 11736387 - (D) HOMERE 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GEE, JASON KAI YIN

2496 Ex Parte Jutila 12142362 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd PATEL, NIRAV B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Chan et al 12339423 - (D) SMITH 103 Keohane & D'Alessandro ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

2641 Ex Parte Lee et al 11790551 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 NSIP LAW BEHNAMIAN, SHAHRIAR

2644 Ex Parte Kallio 11477767 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy EISNER, RONALD

Specifically, these networking operations are not steps of a real-world economic practice or other similar abstract idea performed in a computer network. See, e.g., BuySafe, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 765 F.3d 1350, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (noting that the "claims [in that case] are squarely about creating a contractual relationship"—an abstract idea). Instead, the present claims expressly limit the settings to a subscriber to a network and requires processing these settings in a particular way to affect the network's service. It is a challenge particular to networking.

Because the claims are not drawn to any abstract idea recognized by the courts under Alice 's first step of the inquiry, we need not determine whether an inventive concept transforms the method into a patent-eligible application. Here, we only note that "the claimed solution is necessarily rooted in computer technology in order to overcome a problem specifically arising in the realm of computer networks." DDR Holdings, 773 F.3d at 1257, quoted in 2014 Interim Guidance, 79 Fed. Reg. at 74,632. Accordingly, claim I is eligible subject matter.

buySAFE, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 765 F.3d 1350, 112 USPQ2d 1093 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2106

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

2687 Ex Parte Gnanasekaran et al 12621713 - (D) SHAW 103 HONEYWELL/CONLEY ROSE POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Levy et al 13304881 - (D) KRIVAK 103 The Chemours Company MAYO III, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Palmer 12327912 - (D) KIM 112(2)/102/103 41.50 101/112(2) TUCKER ELLIS LLP BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Berman et al 12907555 - (D) HOELTER 102 King Show Games, INC. LIM, SENG HENG

3744 Ex Parte KERLER et al 12619566 - (D) KERINS 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. RUSSELL, DEVON L

3754 Ex Parte Babick et al 11351648 - (D) BAHR 103 Foley & Lardner LLP NGUYEN, TUAN N

3775 Ex Parte Scortecci 12988878 - (D) WIEKER 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON COLEY, ZADE JAMES

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Huxley et al 12598847 - (D) PYONIN 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP BUGG, GEORGE A

gulack, ngai

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Toland et al 12494146 - (D) HOWARD 103 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY JOHNSON, CEDRIC D

2194 Ex Parte BURCKART et al 12763521 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/112(2)/101 LAW OFFICE OF JIM BOICE WATHEN, BRIAN W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Cyron et al 12775187 - (D) MORGAN 103 Cozen O'Connor GBLENDE, JEFFREY A

2842 Ex Parte Bakalski et al 12704737 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2872 Ex Parte Luo et al 12978966 - (D) HEANEY 102 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) PICHLER, MARIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Mirkovic et al 12686262 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP COMSTOCK, DAVID C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Conlon 12636297 - (D) SILVERMAN double patenting/103 double patenting Basch & Nickerson LLP PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Hospach et al 12560110 - (D) NEW 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

1649 Ex Parte GRELL et al 13052496 - (D) ADAMS dissenting McCOLLUM 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. EMCH, GREGORY S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Mindrum 11685378 - (D) EVANS 112(a) 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC TRUONG, CAM Y T

We declined to afford the claimed "identifier" patentable weight because  "[t]he critical question is whether there exists any new and unobvious functional relationship between the printed matter and the substrate." Mindrum 1 5 (quoting In re Gulack, 703 F.2d 1381, 1386 (Fed. Cir. 1983)). We answered that question in the negative, finding "[w]here the printed matter is not functionally related to the substrate, the printed matter will not distinguish the invention from the prior art in terms of patentability." In re Ngai, 367 F. 3d 1336, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

...

We recognize that the "[d]ifferences between an invention and the prior art cited against it cannot be ignored merely because those differences reside in the content of the printed matter." Gulack, 703 F.2d at 1385. The "critical question" is whether the claimed "identifier" is more than "a new instruction sheet" because it is claimed as a "machine-readable feature configured to provide automatic acquisition of information?" See Ngai, 367 F. 3d at 1338—39 (The Ngai court reasoned that if it "were to adopt Ngai's position, anyone could continue patenting a product indefinitely provided that they add a new instruction sheet to the product").

Gulack, In re, 703 F.2d 1381, 217 USPQ 401 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2112.01

Ngai, In re, 367 F.3d 1336, 70 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2112.01

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Singhal 13199739 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 103/double patenting Tara Chand Sighal CHAI, LONGBIT

2468 Ex Parte Bahrs et al 12049287 - (D) McNEILL 103 LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN IBM CORPORATION- POUGHKEEPSIE (JVL) WAQAS, SAAD A

2469 Ex Parte KIM et al 12534999 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. HUYNH, DUNG B.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Conlon 12636331 - (D) SILVERMAN double patenting/103 Basch & Nickerson LLP PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A

2618 Ex Parte Conlon 12636348 - (D) SILVERMAN double patenting/103 Basch & Nickerson LLP PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A

2622 Ex Parte Birnbaum 12605651 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP NGO, TONY N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Hagenbuch 13544913 - (D) GUIJT 112(2)/103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer BRITTMAN, FELICIA LUCILLE

3622 Ex Parte Patel et al 11373023 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. RETTA, YEHDEGA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Crowhurst 10870428 - (D) MELVIN 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC GISHNOCK, NIKOLAI A

3731 Ex Parte Reiser et al 13220917 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON WOO, JULIAN W

hoch

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Carbone et al 12467038 - (D) BAYAT 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. FLEISCHER, MARK A

[T]his finding by the Examiner in the Answer is not supported by evidence of record.  "Where a reference is relied on to support a rejection, whether or not in a 'minor capacity,' there would appear to be no excuse for not positively including the reference in the statement of rejection." In re Hoch, 428 F.2d 1341, 1342 (CCPA 1970). Consequently, we cannot consider the teachings of the reference in this regard.

Hoch, In re, 428 F.2d 1341, 166 USPQ 406 (CCPA 1970) 706.02(j) , 1207.03 , 2144.08

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Brase et al 13220332 - (D) BROWNE 103 Lowe Graham Jones Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Ji 12360548 - (D) DROESCH 102/103 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED PHUNG, LUAT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Kostic et al 11353403 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP JAIN, ANKUR

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Maitra et al 12132359 - (D) POLLOCK 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Toorians et al 11966717 - (D) WINSOR 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA MUDRICK, TIMOTHY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte BRYSON et al 12645548 - (D) CRAIG 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RANDHAWA, MANDISH K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Salkintzis et al 13178432 - (D) McMILLIN 103 Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP GOOGLE/Technology Holdings LLC PEREZ, JULIO R

rosselet, hedges

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Nebrigic et al 11726101 - (D) HASTINGS 102 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Joshi et al 13616991 - (D) FRAHM 102 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Chatterjee 12840241 - (D) GARRIS 103 Qualcomm /Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Fanaian et al 12732514 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SHEIKH, ASFAND M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Rogers et al 11853445 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3762 Ex Parte Fong et al 12921801 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Palmer et al 11429850 - (D) McKELVEY 103 double patenting INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. SERGENT, RABON A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Brackney 12947045 - (D) HUME 103 102/103 Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC KALAPODAS, DRAMOS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Rice 13249408 - (D) REN 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company TATESURE, VINCENT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Heidasch et al 13281050 - (D) HAGY 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP OBERLY, VAN HONG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 12882239 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise JAVAID, JAMAL

2435 Ex Parte Idicula et al 11947235 - (D) EVANS 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PVF -- ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION SCHWARTZ, DARREN B

2443 Ex Parte Nemeth et al 12240149 - (D) SHAW 103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. SHIN, KYUNG H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Hoellwarth et al 12976879 - (D) BUI 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/Apple D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2692 Ex Parte HOTELLING et al 12504639 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA HEGARTY, KELLY B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Geserich 12500704 - (D) DELMENDO 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

The test of obviousness is not whether an express suggestion of the claimed invention is present in any or all references but rather what the references taken collectively would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art presumed to be familiar with them. In re Rosselet, 347 F.2d 847, 851 (CCPA 1965); In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 IONROAD, LTD., Requester and Respondent, v. MOBILEYE TECHNOLOGIES LTD., Patent Owner and Appellant. Ex Parte 7113867 et al 09/723,755 95002012 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER BARATZ LLP LIE, ANGELA M original NGUYEN, THU V

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of Honeywell International Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,524,805 et al 10/837,526 95000574 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original WEBB, GREGORY E

1796 Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of Honeywell International Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7825081 et al 12/198,411 95000630 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original WEBB, GREGORY E

cortright, thorner

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2195 Ex Parte Arcese et al 13405029 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. TEETS, BRADLEY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Ex Parte Rohaly et al 12811237 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MIKESKA, NEIL R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Ramachandran et al 12459448 - (D) FISHMAN 103 OFS Fltel, LLC (FORMERLY FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA, INC.) WOLF, DARREN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Felt 12766212 - (D) SMEGAL 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER QUINN, RICHALE LEE

Although the Examiner is directed to give a claim term its broadest reasonable interpretation, the interpretation must be consistent with: (1) the ordinary and customary meaning of the term (unless the term has been given a special definition in the specification); (2) the use of the claim term in the specification and drawings; and (3) the interpretation that those skilled in the art would reach. See In re Cortright, 165 F.3d 1353, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 1999).

Cortright, In re, 165 F.3d 1353, 49 USPQ2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111 , 2164.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Herrmann et al 12523964 - (D) NEW 103 Winston & Strawn LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Fudge 13103307 - (D) SMITH 103 VERIZON KU, SHIUH-HUEI P

2157 Ex Parte Gustafson et al 12495022 - (D) SMITH 103 NBCUniversal Media, LLC c/o Fletcher Yoder, P.C. MUELLER, KURT A

2184 Ex Parte Lida et al 12193021 - (D) SHAW 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. MAMO, ELIAS

2199 Ex Parte Boskovic 11644173 - (D) FISHMAN 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP GOORAY, MARK A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Besaw et al 12404968 - (D) BARRY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KIM, TAE K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Broughton et al 12446256 - (D) DEJMEK 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MARK D. SARALINO ( SHARP ) ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE

2659 Ex Parte Sayers et al 12614260 - (D) McMILLIN 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KOVACEK, DAVID M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Herlihy et al 12502038 - (D) HOSKINS 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3781 Ex Parte Olson et al 11843265 - (D) SMEGAL 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT MATHEW, FENN C

3782 Ex Parte Drwiega 12660352 - (D) BROWN 103 41.50 103 Gregory B. Beggs HELVEY, PETER N.

To act as his own lexicographer, “the patentee must ‘clearly express an intent’ to redefine the term.” See Thorner v. Sony Computer Ent. Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (internal citations omitted).

Thorner v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1457 (Fed. Cir. 2012) 2111.01

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. Respondent, Requester v. Patent of C.R. BARD, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7785302 et al 11/368,954 95002089 - (D) McCARTHY 103 102 C.R. Bard, Inc. c/o Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original BERDICHEVSKY, AARTI