clinton, scientific plastic

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Scarsbrook et al 13980452 - (D) KRATZ 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Faiman et al 13164951 - (D) WINSOR 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP BULLOCK, JOSHUA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Straayer et al 12983472 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 NORTH, WEBER & BAUGH LLP WELLS, KENNETH B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Ishii et al 12708800 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(1) Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Nike STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3742 Ex Parte Doyle et al 12414712 - (D) REIMERS 103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN CHOU, JIMMY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Lowe 13404915 - (D) HAGY 102 102 41.50 103 Sheridan Ross PC DOAN, KIET M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Winn 12045973 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102/103 Occhiuti & Rohlicek LLP ALOSH, TAREQ M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Tavares et al 10945222 - (D) GRIMES 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC COHEN, MICHAEL P

1633 Ex Parte Kemp et al 12902710 - (D) NEW 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP EPPS -SMITH, JANET L

1644 Ex Parte Ariizumi et al 12411898 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Parker Highlander PLLC JUEDES, AMY E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Rosthauser 12231153 - (D) KRATZ 103 Covestro LLC COONEY, JOHN M

1788 Ex Parte OGAWA et al 13045005 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC DESAI, ANISH P

1797 Ex Parte Walker 11575886 - (D) WILSON 103 GLAXOSMITHKLINE HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte HUANG 12910459 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 OSHA, LIANG LLP / SMITH GUILL, RUSSELL L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Ackley et al 12313835 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. NGUYEN, VAN KIM T

2476 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 13105313 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 GARLICK & MARKISON HSIUNG, HAI-CHANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Jacobson et al 11757602 - (D) CURCURI 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

2661 Ex Parte IGARASHI 12896225 - (D) McCARTNEY 102/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC LAM, HUNG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Graute et al 12640563 - (D) KINDER 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) BARNETT, DEVIN K

3644 Ex Parte Stern 12703942 - (D) BROWN 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HUSON, JOSHUA DANIEL

As to predictability, "[o]bviousness does not require absolute predictability, but a reasonable expectation of success is necessary." see In re Clinton, 527 F.2d 1226, 1228 (CCPA 1976).

3645 Ex Parte Wilson et al 12843416 - (D) MELVIN 103 WesternGeco L.L.C. LOBO, IAN J

3676 Ex Parte Wright et al 13489504 - (D) REIMERS 103 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. HARCOURT, BRAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Centen et al 13188412 - (D) LANEY 103 MARGER JOHNSON -PHYSIO -CONTROL, INC. EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD

"The pertinence of the reference as a source of solution to the inventor's problem must be recognizable with the foresight of a person of ordinary skill, not with the hindsight of the inventor's successful achievement." Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. v. Biotage AB, 766 F.3d 1355, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED; CROSS-APPEAL DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester/Cross-Appellant v. PENTAIR LTD. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 7686587 et al 11/980,095 95002008 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/102/103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP NEWARK DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

innovention toys, gurley

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte TYE et al 12971317 - (D) BEST 103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1745 Ex Parte Misek et al 12580765 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. KOCH, GEORGE R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Li et al 12235744 - (D) FENICK 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD MIRZA, ADNAN M

2443 Ex Parte Li et al 13097186 - (D) FENICK 102 41.50 112(2) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. MIRZA, ADNAN M

2449 Ex Parte Peterson et al 11831926 - (D) HUGHES 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC FAN, HUA

2465 Ex Parte Gaal et al 12824123 - (D) HAMANN 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED DIVITO, WALTER J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Chandler 12425866 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D

2625 Ex Parte Nurmi 12321581 - (D) BAIN 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

The Examiner has not rationally explained how Metzler "would have commended itself to an inventor's attention in considering [the] problem[s]" of Sekiguchi or vice versa. Innovention Toys LLC v. MGA Entertainment Inc., 637 F.3d 1314, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2011); see id. at 1322—23 (finding sufficient basis for combining references that share the "same purpose," "goal," or "objective"). Moreover, for the reasons recited by the Appellant, App. Br. 5—6, we find that Sekiguchi's disclosure of allowing light to pass through multiple substrate layers teaches away from the combination relied upon by the Examiner. see, e.g., In re Gurley, 27 F.3d 551, 553 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (reference teaches away from combination "when a person of ordinary skill, upon reading the reference . . would be discouraged from following the path set out in the reference").

Gurley, In re, 27 F.3d 551, 31 USPQ2d 1130 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2123 , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Kamar et al 12492861 - (D) BAYAT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

3627 Ex Parte Elwood et al 10026840 - (D) MOHANTY 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP DANNEMAN, PAUL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Vaillancourt 13535060 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO ABOUELELA, MAY A

3769 Ex Parte Lipow et al 12799427 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 Delio, Peterson & Curcio, LLC LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Preisler et al 13517877 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. DULKO, MARTA S

1798 Ex Parte LENHERT et al 13234540 - (D) HEANEY 103 Alchemy - Partners, PC TAVARES, JULIE L

1799 Ex Parte Allen et al 13185593 - (D) SMITH 103 Covidien LP CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2196 Ex Parte Zhao et al 11944570 - (D) ENGELS 103 The Steadman Law Firm PLLC AGUILERA, TODD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Young et al 11216240 - (D) JIVANI 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise HOLDER, BRADLEY W

2453 Ex Parte Holtmanns et al 12600128 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy FORMAN, JAMES Q

2465 Ex Parte PAPASAKELLARIOU et al 13204107 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. DIVITO, WALTER J

2469 Ex Parte Vrbaski et al 13083871 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. AMBAYE, MEWALE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Barenbrug et al 13119773 - (D) STRAUSS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, KWANG B

2693 Ex Parte Pant et al 13107703 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 SYNAPTICS C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP DICKE, CHAD M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Chang et al 13616194 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 SLATER MATSIL LLP WEISS, HOWARD

2857 Ex Parte Koidl et al 12989908 - (D) SMITH 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Bulbrook 12670432 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Farco 12732181 - (D) HOELTER 102 Joseph Farco SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 CAN CAPITAL, INC., Requester, v. KABBAGE, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,983,951 B1 et al 12/436,642 95002003 - (D) BRANCH 103 41.77 103 MUSKIN & FARMER LLC PEIKARI, BEHZAD original AIRAPETIAN, MILA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex parte STEPHEN J. BROWN Ex Parte 8140663 et al 11/150,301 90013105 - (D) HOFF 103 Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. For Third Party Requestor STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC MENEFEE, JAMES A original SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2841 STRYKER CORPORATION Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7,669,263 B2 et al 11/393,645 95002055 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Hill-Rom) THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY LTD. WHITTINGTON, KENNETH original GIBSON, RANDY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 GOOGLE INC., Third Party Requesters, v. LODSYS GROUP LLC, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7222078 et al 10/734,102 95000639 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN M. WALDMAN LLC Third Party Requester: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP WASSUM, LUKE S original DIXON, THOMAS A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 GOODMAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Third Party Requester v. CARRIER CORP. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,775,452 B2 et al 10/752,626 95002314 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/102 103 41.77 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: Baker Botts LLP ENGLISH, PETER C original NORMAN, MARC E

verdegaal, bond

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Triglavcanin 12298268 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP MENON, KRISHNAN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Rosenstock et al 13229617 - (D) WINSOR 102 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google Inc. NGUYEN, KIM T

The Examiner has not established that “each and every element as set forth in the claim is found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art reference,” Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v. Union Oil Co. of Cal., 814 F.2d 628, 631 (Fed. Cir. 1987), “arranged as in the claim under review,” In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 832 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Verdegaal Bros. v. Union Oil Co. of California, 814 F.2d 628, 2 USPQ2d 1051 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 2131

Bond, In re, 910 F.2d 831, 15 USPQ2d 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2131 , 2152.02(b) , 2183 , 2184

2165 Ex Parte Horadan 13108935 - (D) HUGHES 112(2)/103 Mersenne Law TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Foret 11784327 - (D) BROWN 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP JENNISON, BRIAN W

3774 Ex Parte Brown 12854645 - (D) GUIJT 102 Tumey LLP PREBILIC, PAUL B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte BERNIER et al 13251987 - (D) CURCURI 103 THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. EICHELBURG VUONG, THAI T

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2839 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. Requester and Respondent v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,629,705 et al 11/551,430 95000633 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 103 WILMERHALE/BOSTON THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP NASSER, ROBERT L original GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Ex parte TAIDOC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Appellant Ex Parte 7,514,040 B2 et al 11/056,089 90012852 - (D) CHEN 112(2) 132/112(1)/103 HDLS Patent & Trademark Services RALIS, STEPHEN J original KINGAN, TIMOTHY G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 XILINX, INC. Requester and Respondent v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, OF WHICH INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC IS AN AFFILATE, Patent Owner, Cross-Appellant, and Respondent Ex Parte 7937081 et al 12/720,862 95001899 - (D) McKEOWN 103 PATENT OWNER: FOLEY & LARDNER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES & BOONE, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original LY, NGHI H

metabolite

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Townsend et al 11418457 - (D) OWENS 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP BEKKER, KELLY JO

1792 Ex Parte Dran et al 13020167 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Manelli Selter PLLC SMITH, CHAIM A

A “preamble may provide context for claim construction, particularly, where … that preamble’s statement of intended use forms the basis for distinguishing the prior art in the patent’s prosecution history.” Metabolite Labs., Inc. v. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 370 F.3d 1354, 1358-62, 71 USPQ2d 1081, 1084-87 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Metabolite Labs., Inc. v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 370 F.3d 1354, 71 USPQ2d 1081 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.02 , 2112

AFFIRMED
2864 Ex Parte Spector et al 12177921 - (D) KRIVAK 103 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. BARBEE, MANUEL L

3647 Ex Parte Kusic 13507084 - (D) MOHANTY 102 TOM KUSIC DINH, TIEN QUANG

3737 Ex Parte Kenny 12583662 - (D) WARNER 112(2) 112(1)/101 Bernard S. Hoffman SMITH, RUTH S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1764 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,033,120 et al 12/426,948 95001783 - (D) GUEST 103 103 41.77 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER XU, LING X original KHAN, AMINA S

1764 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8065882 et al 12/412,342 95002030 - (D) GUEST 103 103 41.77 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER XU, LING X original KHAN, AMINA S

AFFIRMED
1711 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7279451 et al 10/837,525 95000576 - (D) GUEST 112(1) 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER JOHNSON, JERRY D original ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1764 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. and DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. Requesters and Respondents v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,534,366 B2 et al 10/694,273 95002204 - (D) GUEST 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN, LLP XU, LING X original KHAN, AMINA S

2455 GOOGLE INC. and FACEBOOK INC. Requester v. DROPLETS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7502838 et al 10/720,728 95002330 - (D) DILLON 102/103 Bechen PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C FERRIS III, FRED O original ENG, DAVID Y

REHEARING

DENIED
2161 Ex parte Personal Web Technologies, LLC and LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Appellants and Patent Owner Ex Parte 5,978,791 et al 08/960,079 90012931 - (D) BRANCH 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Haynes and Boone, LLP REICHLE, KARIN M original MOFIZ, APU M

NTP

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Tatarka et al 13066118 - (D) RANGE 103 FERRELLS, PLLC KRYLOVA, IRINA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 11583419 - (D) ADAMS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Stevens et al 12258219 - (D) DERRICK 112(2) 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Truong et al 12833771 - (D) GUIJT 112(2)/102 FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN KRAFT, LOGAN M

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 KRANOS IP CORPORATION Requester, Appellant v. RIDDELL, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent Ex Parte 7954177 et al 11/653,078 95002117 - (D) SONG 102 41.77 102 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: NOTARO, MICHALOS & ZACCARIA P.C. ENGLISH, PETER C original WORRELL JR, LARRY D

The Requester argues that “Federal Circuit and Board precedent [] clearly holds that independent corroboration of inventor testimony is required even when antedating a reference,” and that the submitted evidence lacks such independent corroboration of inventor’s testimony (App. Br. 19–20, citing In re NTP, 654 F.3d 1279, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2011); Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1169–70 (Fed. Cir. 2006)). ...

In this regard, the Requester appears to read more into NTP than merited in asserting that independent corroboration is required. The pertinent portion of NTP: 

A party seeking to antedate a reference based on reduction to practice must present evidence of the actual reduction to practice of the invention prior to the effective date of the reference. 37 C.F.R. § 1.131(b). An inventor cannot rely on uncorroborated testimony to establish a prior invention date. Id.

NTP, 654 F.3d at 1291.

Thus, by stating that “[a]n inventor cannot rely on uncorroborated testimony,” and citing to 37 C.F.R. § 1.131(b) in support, the type of corroboration referenced by the court in NTP is the evidence that is set forth in 37 CFR § 1.131(b). We do not understand NTP as mandating some heightened independent corroboration requirement beyond that set forth in the rule as the Requester advocates.

NTP, In re, 654 F.3d 1268, 99 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2258 , 2658

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex parte NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6551358 et al 09/247,390 90012937 - (D) GUEST 103 NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DANISCO US INC. TILL, TERRENCE R original GARRETT, DAWN L

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 7947022 et al 12/420,028 95002090 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. C.R. Bard, Inc. Third Party Requester: CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original BERDICHEVSKY, AARTI

steele

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Torell 13015627 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 41.50 112(2) WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

Having determined that claims 1–9 are indefinite, we cannot sustain the rejections of these claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) because to do so would require speculative assumptions as to the meaning and scope of the claims. See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862–63 (CCPA 1962) (holding that the Board erred in affirming a rejection of indefinite claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)).

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6877006 et al 95000698 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 KHS USA, INC. Requester v. STEUBEN FOODS, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 6,945,013 et al 09/871,078 95001452 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/112(2)/103/314 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GIBBONS P.C. DAWSON, GLENN K original TAWFIK, SAMEH

bing shun, badasa

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte DeCusatis et al 13452851 - (D) DELMENDO 103 International Business Machines Corporation - IT Rich Lau - IPLaw Department KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J

1779 Ex Parte Elder 12818592 - (D) BEST 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ANDERSON, DENISE R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Sayyar-Rodsari 13252029 - (D) HAGY 103 41.50 101 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY STEVENS, THOMAS H

2164 Ex Parte Su et al 12060068 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 MPG, LLP AND YAHOO! INC. HOLLAND, SHERYL L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Khalsa et al 12587169 - (D) HEANEY 112(1)/102/103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS LUONG, HENRY T

2856 Ex Parte Daily 12882913 - (D) JURGOVAN 102/103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC WEST, PAUL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12574696 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 JENKINS, WILSON, TAYLOR & HUNT, P. A. YU, ARIEL J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Yu et al 11596589 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TOTH, KAREN E

3748 Ex Parte Weisser 10506477 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 SHORES & OLIVER PC DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Cuttner et al 12449273 - (D) ENGELS 103 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Groenaas et al 12606981 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 41.50 103 WesternGeco L.L.C. BREIER, KRYSTINE E

3686 Ex Parte Martin et al 12132227 - (D) MOORE 103 103 41.50 112(2) GIBB & RILEY, LLC LE, LINH GIANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Teegarden et al 12976887 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 GLOBAL PATENT GROUP - AREN JACKSON, SHAWQUIA

1653 Ex Parte Bajpai 12054129 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 JENSEN + PUNTIGAM, P.S. MARTIN, PAUL C

1675 Ex Parte Kangawa et al 10554875 - (D) JENKS 103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP HEARD, THOMAS SWEENEY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Naik et al 13277659 - (D) ROSS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1791 Ex Parte Sunvold et al 12555840 - (D) WILSON 103 Mars Petcare SAYALA, CHHAYA D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Snider 12865512 - (D) MOORE 102 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KIM, DAVID H

Furthermore, we find Wikipedia to be unreliable because it is not as trustworthy as traditional sources of information for several  reasons, including that: (l) it is not peer reviewed; (2) the authors are unknown; and (3) apparently anyone can contribute to an entry. See Bing Shun Li v. Holder, 400 Fed.Appx. 854, 857 (5th Cir. 2010) (noting Wikipedia's unreliability and citing Badasa v. Mukasey, 540 F.3d 909, 910 (8th Cir. 2008)). Thus, the substance of the Wikipedia entry is entitled to little probative weight even had it been published contemporaneously with the filing of the subject application and timely presented in this appeal.

2166 Ex Parte Jennings 12694551 - (D) MORGAN 103 Concert Technology Corporation WITZENBURG, BRUCE A

2178 Ex Parte Heuer et al 11662057 - (D) STEPHENS 101/112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 Staas & Halsey LLP ROBINSON, MARSHON L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Parsai et al 12224015 - (D) STEPHENS 103 EMCH, SCHAFFER, SCHAUB & PORCELLO CO ARTMAN, THOMAS R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte LEE 12781532 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO LLP AMSDELL, DANA

3629 Ex Parte Arsanjani et al 12411741 - (D) WORTH 103 112(1) IBM CORPORATION FLEISCHER, MARK A

3683 Ex Parte SION 11961451 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 SUGHRUE MION PLLC IBM/SVL NGUYEN, NGA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Kaskiala 12530906 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 103 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3744 Ex Parte Mitra et al 12225638 - (D) OSINSKI 103/double patenting Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
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 7,959,615 B2 et al 12/023,280 95002092 - (D) McCARTHY 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

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte George et al 13085088 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNESHA L

See In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“[R]ejections on obviousness grounds cannot be sustained by mere conclusory statements; instead, there must be some articulated reasoning with some rational underpinning to support the legal conclusion of obviousness.”).

Kahn, In re, 441 F.3d 977, 78 USPQ2d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Fuhry et al 13101366 - (D) SQUIRE 103 PPG Industries, Inc. CHEN, VIVIAN

1793 Ex Parte GROVER et al 12360387 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNESHA L.

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte LEE 12781532 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO LLP AMSDELL, DANA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Rhoades et al 11901780 - (D) ENGELS 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. CHAD, ANISS

Appellants' system claims are directed to a "converter configured to convert" (claim 7) and a "system configured to convert" (claim 14). App.  Br. 13—16. In the event of further prosecution, we invite the Examiner to consider whether any of the limitations of Appellants' system claims should be interpreted as means-plus-function limitations under 35 U.S.C. SS 1 12, sixth paragraph. See Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, 792 F.3d 1339, (Fed. Cir. 2015) ("The standard [for identifying means-plus-function limitations] is whether the words of the claim are understood by persons of ordinary skill in the art to have a sufficiently definite meaning as the name for structure.").

Williamson v. Citrix Online, 792 F.3d 1339, 115 USPQ2d 1105 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2144.05 , 2181

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Brown et al 12983120 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 OpenPeak Inc. NGUYEN, THUONG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Marciano 12837746 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. VENNE, DANIEL V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Avent et al 12022340 - (D) KINDER 112(2)/102/103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HU, KANG

3742 Ex Parte Daniel et al 12428675 - (D) LANEY 102/103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN MAYE, AYUB A

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

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Naylor 13140629 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC MAMO, ELIAS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Di Cosmo et al 12091508 - (D) JENKS 102 103 Mossman, Kumar & Tyler PC CABRAL, ROBERT S

1618 Ex Parte Kouda et al 11165200 - (D) JENKS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1619 Ex Parte Bell et al 11547576 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP ALAWADI, SARAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Chapman 11632610 - (D) HASTINGS 103 W R Grace & Co Conn LI, JUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Echevarria et al 12773843 - (D) MOORE 103 Nelson and Nelson PATEL, KAMINI B

2128 Ex Parte Johnston et al 12771230 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2) 103 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS JONES, HUGH M

2155 Ex Parte Dorbes et al 12926268 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. TRAN, LOC

2197 Ex Parte Adhikary et al 12882745 - (D) BAIN 102/103/double patenting Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP IBM (END-KLS) CHEN, SEN THONG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Burgio 12913396 - (D) SMITH 102/103 ADDMG - ST (foreign-originated only) LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2468 Ex Parte Lundberg 12745051 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 Patents on Demand, P.A. NAWAZ, ASAD M

2486 Ex Parte Parfenov et al 13069731 - (D) STRAUSS 103 LSI CORPORATION WALKER, JARED T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2657 Ex Parte Reynolds et al 12601878 - (D) BUI concurring HORVATH 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

2695 Ex Parte Sako et al 11631534 - (D) FRAHM 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte HATTORI et al 12478876 - (D) SAADAT 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC MILLISER, THERON S

2859 Ex Parte Lewis et al 12841998 - (D) FISHMAN 103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) PIGGUSH, AARON C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Muller et al 11567969 - (D) MEYERS 103 CRGO LAW NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Gomez et al 13165914 - (D) KINDER 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP LIDDLE, JAY TRENT

3788 Ex Parte Quigley et al 13331353 - (D) BAYAT 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY WAY, JAMES R