gal

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Sakama 11205084 - (D) RANGE 103/double patenting Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P,C, PADGETT, MARIANNE L

1781 Ex Parte Garant et al 12551755 - (D) BEST 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM FISHKILL GAITONDE, MEG HA MEHTA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Herring et al 13334369 - (D) McNEILL 103 STREETS & STEELE - IBM CORPORATION (ROC) NICHOLS, JENNIFER ELIZABETH-JO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Rubin et al 13567572 - (D) CRAIG 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. ORTIZ SANCHEZ, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Berrios et al 12400638 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 HP Inc, VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

2894 Ex Parte Li et al 12846020 - (D) RANGE 102/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC TRAN, TONY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Sala et al 12868565 - (D) LANEY 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TRIVEDI, ATUL

3673 Ex Parte Klancnik 13734782 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 QUARLES & BRADYLLP CONLEY, FREDRICK C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte MacCormick 12284785 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Jacobson and Johnson CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON

3745 Ex Parte Meier et al 12485338 - (D) HOELTER 101/112(2) Dilworth & Barrese, LLP LOPEZ, FRANK D

3762 Ex Parte Rao et al 13679551 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2)/102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC MANUEL, GEORGE C

3765 Ex Parte Henkel 13880555 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Maine Cernota & Rardin MOHANDESI, JILA M

3781 Ex Parte Vinshtok et al 11871971 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, (Frankfurt office) MATHEW, FENN C

See In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding of obvious design choice precluded when claimed structure and the function it performs are different from the prior art).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Hao et al 12924870 - (D) McNEILL 102/103 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHAUDHURI, ANITA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Moguillansky 13357808 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 102/103 ROGITZ & AS SOCIA TES HASAN, SYED Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Bethune et al 12727746 - (D) KENNEDY 103 102 Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti/ GlobalFoundries BERNSTEIN, ALLISON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Berner et al 12918120 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 102/103 FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD, HERZFELD, NATHANIEL

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1676 Ex Parte Collin et al 11995476 - (D) NEWMAN 103 POLSINELLI PC NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Hirose et al 12594690 - (D) HASTINGS 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

1723 Ex Parte Park et al 12923561 - (D) HEANEY 102/103 LEE & MORSE, P.C. D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

1761 Ex Parte BIANCHETTI et al 13613052 - (D) WILSON 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1767 Ex Parte BAIDAK et al 12787719 - (D) ROSS 102/103 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

1792 Ex Parte DALY 12424841 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, CHAIM A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte FLETCHER et al 13008142 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Law Office of Jim Boice LI, SIDNEY

2157 Ex Parte Yin et al 12510359 - (D) HOMERE 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP PARK, GRACE A

2161 Ex Parte Jakobovits 11943388 - (D) HAGY 103 Alston & Bird LLP McKesson Corporation HOLLAND, SHERYLL

2166 Ex Parte Franco et al 13237888 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 ALEXANDER FRANCO OBERLY, VAN HONG

2177 Ex Parte Anderson 12229066 - (D) FRAHM 103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER FABER, DAVID

2197 Ex Parte PETERSON et al 13020959 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. PAN, HANG

2199 Ex Parte Bélanger et al 12875753 - (D) SAADAT 103 LAW OFFICE OF MARCIAL. DOUBET, P. L. MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Bambic et al 10955634 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Zenith Electronics Corporation OKEKE, ONYEDIKA C

2452 Ex Parte Leinonen 12998414 - (D) SILVERMAN 102/103 Cozen O'Connor GREENE, JOSEPH L

2487 Ex Parte Newton et al 13139925 - (D) BAIN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS OWENS, TSION B

2492 Ex Parte Horn et al 12986895 - (D) McNEILL 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ ALMEIDA, DEVIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Barnes 12959072 - (D) FRAHM 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple - Blank Rome MA, TIZE

2621 Ex Parte Gregorio et al 11735096 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P,C Immersion Corporation MATTHEWS, ANDRE L

2649 Ex Parte Liu 13125301 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT NGUYEN, TUX

2652 Ex Parte Diethorn et al 12427823 - (D) McCARTNEY 102/103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP INTAVONG, JIRAPON

2688 Ex Parte McGuire et al 13096862 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE GRIFFITH LAW FIRM, A P.C. GARCIA, CARLOS E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Yang et al 13383634 - (D) KUMAR 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise AHMED, SHARED

2853 Ex Parte Gengrinovich et al 13548502 - (D) ROSS 103 HP Inc, KING, PATRICK J

2855 Ex Parte Farjam et al 13392095 - (D) WINSOR 103 PATENT LAW OFFICES OF DR NORMAN R THOT CAMPBELL, IRVING A

2884 Ex Parte KUNZ et al 12364222 - (D) ENGELS 103 Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP (Varian) ARTMAN, THOMAS R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Bhatia et al 12726556 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3634 Ex Parte Hayhurst 12470882 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Gesmer Updegrove LLP CHIN-SHUE, AL VIN CONSTANTINE

3655 Ex Parte Asano 11832860 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP DODD, RYAN P

3657 Ex Parte Souetre 11878821 - (D) O'HANLON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MOMPER, ANNA M

3671 Ex Parte Louie 13414682 - (D) KINDER 112(1)/103 James M Smedley LUTZ, JESSICA H

3683 Ex Parte Ben-Ari et al 13057766 - (D) WIEKER 103 DR MARK M, FRIEDMAN GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte DOHTA 12199363 - (D) LANEY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

3724 Ex Parte Szczepanowski et al 12629249 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PRONE, JASON D

3724 Ex Parte Davis 12371952 - (D) LANEY 103 KENNAMETAL INC SWINNEY, JENNIFER B

3771 Ex Parte Price et al 11699497 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC YOUNG, RACHEL T

3782 Ex Parte Platts 13065388 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Paul M. Denk SKURDAL, COREY NELSON

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Luchi et al 13406774 - (R) McCARTNEY 103/double patenting CRGO LAW FINK, THOMAS ANDREW

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex parte INFINITY COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8294915 et al 13/317,310 90013210 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MARVIN J. NACHMAN Third-Party Requester: Ropes & Gray LLP YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original LEE, CHEUKFAN

kemps

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1671 Ex Parte Saihata 12377961 - (D) ADAMS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Choo et al 12085555 - (D) RANGE 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP HINES, LATOSHA D

1776 Ex Parte Thomason 12800097 - (D) DERRICK 103 41.50 112(2) LC Begin & Associates, PLLC PHAM, MINH CHAU THI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Dahlfort et al 13257706 - (D) STEPHENS 103 ERICSSON INC VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Sills et al 12853105 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S

2845 Ex Parte Jones 12708851 - (D) HASTINGS 103 TAYLOR IP, P.C. DAWKINS, COLLIN

2875 Ex Parte Bauer et al 12549041 - (D) BEST 103 41.50 112(1) WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. PAYNE, SHARON E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Tetelbaum 13246075 - (D) CAPP 103 Broadcom Limited GILLS, KURTIS

3668 Ex Parte Goettsch et al 13056950 - (D) JESCHKE 112(1)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP MARNE, KEVIN P

3673 Ex Parte Hornbach et al 12701042 - (D) MURPHY 102 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E

3679 Ex Parte Hayden et al 12263966 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company FERGUSON, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Carlberg et al 13277060 - (D) PLENZLER 112(2)/103 Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (Salesforce) YEN, JASON TAHAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Cantin 13174441 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC IBM AUSTIN IPLA W (DL) BEJCEK II, ROBERT H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Weber et al 12822055 - (D) BEST 103 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP STARK, JARRETT J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Bunick et al 12824311 - (D) ADAMS 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON ROBINSON, LISBETH C

1616 Ex Parte Candau et al 11987212 - (D) FREDMAN 103/double patenting BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KASSA, JESSICA M

See In re Kemps, 97 F.3d 1427, 1430 (Fed. Cir. 1996) ("[T]he motivation in the prior art to combine the references does not have to be identical to that of the applicant to establish obviousness.").

1616 Ex Parte Ivanova 12084398 - (D) GRIMES 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1621 Ex Parte Bratz et al 10043241 - (D) MAJORS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE+ QUIGG LLP QAZI, SABIHA NAIM

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte WOODFIELD et al 12135338 - (D) REN 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ZHU, WEIPING

1754 Ex Parte Yeckley et al 12618403 - (D) HANLON 103 KENNAMETAL INC. THOMAS, CIEL P

1782 Ex Parte MACQUARRIE 12149768 - (D) OGDEN 103 SHLESINGER, ARKWRIGHT & GARVEY LLP YAGER, JAMES C

1787 Ex Parte KNOERZER et al 13277974 - (D) DERRICK 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CHEN, VIVIAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte LECRONE et al 13275706 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC RUTZ, JARED IAN

2141 Ex Parte Askey 11759408 - (D) FLAX 102 Concert Technology Corporation SONG, DAEHO D

2157 Ex Parte Matias 12283819 - (D) KHAN 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC PARK, GRACE A

2176 Ex Parte Oh et al 12377829 - (D) McMILLIN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P,C MERCADO, ARIEL

2196 Ex Parte Blue et al 13537641 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103 Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION KIM, SISLEY NAHYUN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Kumarasamy et al 11460219 - (D) HUME 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC NAWAZ, ASAD M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Jones 10557329 - (D) KUMAR 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P,C/Nvidia PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Smith 13076404 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Endurance Law Group, PLC HOWARD, RYAN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Hertlein 12500013 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2)/103 Patricia M, Costanzo HAYES, KRISTEN C

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte El Solh 11840889 - (R) NEW 103 HODGSON RUSS LLP LIN, JERRY

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. DOGLEG RIGHT CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7344450 et al 11/467,136 95000378 - (R) ROBERTSON 103 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP original CARR LAW FIRM PLLC WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

rice

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Andersen et al 13316821 - (D) GRIMES 112(1) Eric P, Mirabel, JD, LLM HIBBERT, CATHERINE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Vennam et al 12651076 - (D) HOWARD 103 CRGO LAW KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R

2142 Ex Parte Luo et al 12710972 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. KEATON, SHERROD L

2169 Ex Parte Michelsen 12269859 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Patent Capital Group CHAU, DUNG K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Jennings et al 13613666 - (D) HAAPALA 102 Concert Technology Corporation RECEK, JASON D

2475 Ex Parte WANG et al 12505825 - (D) THOMAS 103 BGL/Huawei O'CONNOR, BRIANT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte KALHAN 11565266 - (D) DIXON 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

2662 Ex Parte Bhatt 13182409 - (D) JURGOVAN 112(1)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) COLEMAN, STEPHEN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Do et al 13325881 - (D) PAK 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP SINGAL, ANKUSH K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte WHEATLEY 13681661 - (D) MEYERS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NGUYEN, CHI Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Brown et al 12508762 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 CORNING INCORPORATED ROSE, ROBERT A

In the context of a rejection based on design choice, the relevant issue is whether the alleged differences between the claimed invention and the prior art "'result in a difference in function or give unexpected results." See In re Rice, 341 F.2d 309, 314 (CCPA 1965).

3729 Ex Parte Van Swearingen 13070934 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA PHAN, THIEM D

3731 Ex Parte Gerold et al 11222595 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2)/103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD SZPIRA, TIJLIE ANN

3731 Ex Parte TILSON et al 12477077 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 C R Bard, Inc, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. WEISBERG, AMY REGINA

3777 Ex Parte Carpenter et al 13066190 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 LUMEN PATENT FIRM TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

3781 Ex Parte Walker et al 13290785 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) MATHEW, FENN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Sleeman et al 12421705 - (D) SMITH 103 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. STEPP JONES, SHAWNA T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Helfenbein et al 12676948 - (D) BROWN 103 102/103 41.50 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Yen et al 11899880 - (D) PRATS 103 The Chemours Company GULLEDGE, BRIAN M

1612 Ex Parte Kohli et al 12866775 - (D) NEW 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1616 Ex Parte Martinez et al 12999563 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY CHUI, MEI PING

1619 Ex Parte SHAH et al 13727739 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1636 Ex Parte Andersen et al 13323554 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/112(2) 101/102 Eric P, Mirabel, JD, LLM HIBBERT, CATHERINE S

1636 Ex Parte Andersen et al 13352435 - (D) GRIMES 112(1) 101/112(1)/112(2)/102 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM HIBBERT, CATHERINE S

1673 Ex Parte MacCarter et al 11639476 - (D) PER CURIAM 103/double patenting MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. LAU, JONATHAN S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Portet et al 13996634 - (D) GUPTA 103 Foley & Lardner LLP LEONG, NATHAN T

1725 Ex Parte Robinson 12882415 - (D) GARRIS 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP AKRAM, IMRAN

1745 Ex Parte Farmer et al 12439267 - (D) SQUIRE 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP BELL, WILLIAM P

1782 Ex Parte Sato 12525336 - (D) PAK 102/103 LADAS & PARRY LLP LAN, YAN

1791 Ex Parte Wittorff et al 11793957 - (D) KENNEDY 103 ST ONGE STEW ARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Waker et al 11741800 - (D) HOMERE 103 HP Inc. BROOKS, DAVID T

2173 Ex Parte Hatambeiki et al 12956154 - (D) KUMAR 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP DURKIN, JAMES T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Janning et al 13297575 - (D) PYONIN 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. SAINT CYR, JEAN D

2435 Ex Parte JIANG 13481273 - (D) SHIANG 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd PALIWAL, YOGESH

2468 Ex Parte Han 11316998 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 RC PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC KASSIM, KHALED M

2476 Ex Parte Nishida et al 12663736 - (D) BUI 103 OSHA LIANG LLP, WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Kumar 11571915 - (D) HOWARD 103 Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh, LPA BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2663 Ex Parte Le Meur et al 12735073 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

2674 Ex Parte Wagner et al 12871610 - (D) JIVANI 103 InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely CHACKO, SUNIL

2694 Ex Parte Cruz-Hernandez et al 12481030 - (D) PYONIN 103 Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills PLLC WANG-HURST,KATHYW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Carralero et al 13149369 - (D) NAPPI 103 Toler Law Group Boeing (TLG) TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Alcodray et al 12824552 - (D) FETTING 112(2) 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE

3662 Ex Parte Lu 13324533 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Intellectual Property Investment Law Group SMITH, JELANI A

3679 Ex Parte SISK 12817378 - (D) MURPHY 103 Paul M. Denk DRIGGERS, GWENDOLYN YVONNE

3689 Ex Parte KENNEDY et al 12431437 - (D) PETTING 112(2) 102/103 HP Inc. NGUYEN, TAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Desjardins et al 13142485 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GILLMAN, AMELIE R

3739 Ex Parte Jamieson et al 13190441 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 Cermak Nakajima & McGowan LLP COHEN, LEE S

3763 Ex Parte SCHRAGA 12951925 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, PLC SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3768 Ex Parte Hörnig 11142757 - (D) WIEKER 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WEATHERBY, ELLSWORTH

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Pawar et al 12146887 - (R) SMITH 103 SPRINT NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S

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

2856 Ex Parte Cochran et al 13667059 - (R) HANLON 102 GEORGE LAWRENCE BOLLER ROGERS, DAVID A

bilski

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Gartner 12241958 - (D) MacDONALD 102 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP Box AVAYA Inc. BOOKER, KELVIN

2175 Ex Parte Campbell et al 12504163 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/102 VERIZON HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Dalsgaard 12225585 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 112(b) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy ABELSON, RONALD B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte YAMASHIRO et al 12189319 - (D) ENGELS 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

3685 Ex Parte Gouget et al 12597877 - (D) McSHANE 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KIM, STEVENS

At the time the Final Office Action was issued in this case, the applicable law stated "that the machine-or-transformation test is a useful and important clue, an investigative tool, for determining whether some claimed inventions are processes under § 101. The machine-or-transformation test is not the sole test for deciding whether an invention is a patent-eligible 'process."' Bilski v. Kappas, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 3227 (2010).

Because the machine-or-transformation test was used as the sole test for deciding whether the invention is directed to patent-eligible subject matter and we find that there is reversible error in the Examiner's related findings, we reverse the rejection of claims 2-6 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. ___, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 95 USPQ2d 1001 (2010) 2103 , 2106

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Lopez Villanueva et al 13509951 - (D) SNAY 103 103 41.50 102 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP RIOJA, MELISSA A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Nuttal 12854329 - (D) SMEGAL 103 double patenting 41.50 112(2) BGL HONG, THOMAS J

3716 Ex Parte Aoki 12066237 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 102 NIXON PEABODY LLP SKAARUP, JASON M

3726 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11853924 - (D) GEIER 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BRYANT, DAVID P

3746 Ex Parte Yoshida et al 11794303 - (D) HOSKINS 103 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) 1 KRAMER, DEVON C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Yamka et al 12876451 - (D) GRIMES 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SASAN, ARADHANA

1616 Ex Parte Agerup 11090141 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/double patenting BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1618 Ex Parte Jaffer 12249715 - (D) McCOLLUM 112(2) 103 QUARLES & BRADYLLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

1628 Ex Parte Friesen et al 12296148 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY THOMAS, TIMOTHY P

1644 Ex Parte Urbaniak et al 10563204 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) double patenting LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD

1675 Ex Parte Tryggvason et al 13409594 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) 41.50 112(1) FAY SHARPE LLP
HELLMAN, KRISTINA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Allen et al 12754473 - (D) BEST 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- - Applied Materials WANGA, TIMON

1779 Ex Parte Theron et al 12991802 - (D) SQUIRE 103 JAMES EARL LOWE, JR ANDERSON, DENISE R

1782 Ex Parte Nakajima et al 13579976 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) LAN, YAN

1787 Ex Parte Braun et al 12375875 - (D) DENNETT 103 Cozen O'Connor SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Farhan et al 12543911 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SADLER, NATHAN

2164 Ex Parte Stalenhoef et al 12606221 - (D) SHAW 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2168 Ex Parte Verosub 11621541 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Polsinelli PC Apple Inc. MACKES, KRIS E

2193 Ex Parte Archambault et al 12830553 - (D) MORGAN 103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC IBM RALEIGH IPLAW (DL) VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte REDDY K V 13226331 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm DAILEY, THOMAS J

2473 Ex Parte Hyslop et al 12027202 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

2492 Ex Parte Metke et al 12942374 - (D) Per Curiam 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. MEJIA, FELICIANO S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte Jovicic et al 12164455 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Negley 12241665 - (D) BEST 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. CAMPBELL, SHAUN M

2836 Ex Parte Vanderzon 13727198 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 Klauber & Jackson LLC THOMAS, LUCY M

2887 Ex Parte Mayo et al 13341072 - (D) KENNEDY 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WALSH, DANIEL I

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Tsay et al 12844517 - (D) FETTING 103 41.50 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM / Yahoo! GARTLAND, SCOTT D

3623 Ex Parte Beaman et al 12821755 - (D) FETTING 103 THOMAS E. TYSON IBM CORP. BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAMS

3623 Ex Parte NURMINEN 11746132 - (D) MEYERS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. JACKSON, ERNEST ADEYEMI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Ryan et al 12613999 - (D) BROWNE 103 IR HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. GORMAN, ERIC DAVID

schreiber, griffin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Muthu-Manivannan et al 12031990 - (D) MOORE 103 41.50 101 TREGO, HINES & LADENHEIM, PLLC MIRZA, ADNAN M

2481 Ex Parte Minagawa et al 13022800 - (D) Per Curiam 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED BELAI, NAOD W

2482 Ex Parte Raveendran et al 11527305 - (D) DIXON 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED KIM, HEE-YONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte YAMASHIRO et al 12189319 - (D) ENGELS 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Alcorn et al 12847589 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C. GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3657 Ex Parte Lowe et al 12174320 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 BrooksGroup AUNG, SANM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Hentschel et al 12984330 - (D) CAPP 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P,C FRISTOE JR, JOHN K

3778 Ex Parte Seiver et al 12812545 - (D) CALVE 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HAN, MARK K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Buchhop et al 11419653 - (D) KHAN 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD VU, MICHAEL T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Suciu et al 13116116 - (D) CALVE 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, CRAIG SANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Chaudry et al 13160009 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, WESTERBERG, NISSA M

"It is well settled that the recitation of a new intended use for an old product does not make a claim to that old product patentable." In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477 (Fed. Cir. 1997). We conclude that this is true whether an intended use recitation is recited in the preamble or, as in the present case, in a wherein clause. See Griffin v. Bertina, 283 F.3d 1029, 1034 (Fed. Cir. 2002).

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

Griffin v. Bertina, 283 F.3d 1029, 62 USPQ2d 1431 (Fed. Cir. 2002) 2103 , 2111.04

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Ito et al 13145348 - (D) KENNEDY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1722 Ex Parte Cheng et al 13190226 - (D) OWENS 112(2)/112(4) SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P,C HAMILTON, CYNTHIA

1764 Ex Parte FURUTA et al 12212716 - (D) KENNEDY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, REDDY, KARUNA P

1778 Ex Parte Olson et al 12572487 - (D) REN 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1797 Ex Parte Egle et al 12580203 - (D) GARRIS 112(2) 103 SCHLEE IP INTERNATIONAL P.C. ADAMS, MICHELLE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Onchuck 12902313 - (D) KHAN 102/103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. SILVER, DAVID

2126 Ex Parte Ruggieri et al 12214961 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP KASENGE, CHARLES R

2173 Ex Parte T S et al 12955667 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P,C (SAP) HOPE, DARRIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Adelman et al 11866989 - (D) JIVANI 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC 1 NGUYEN, ANGELA

2442 Ex Parte Adelman et al 11306612 - (D) JIVANI 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC NGUYEN, ANGELA

2492 Ex Parte Kraft et al 12041805 - (D) SMITH 112(2) 102/103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, (Frankfurt office) DAVIS, ZACHARY A

2497 Ex Parte Puttaswamy Naga et al 13469176 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. SONG, HEEK

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Sarkar 12244629 - (D) MOORE 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED TSVEY, GENNADIY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte WERNER et al 13288570 - (D) SMITH 103 NXP B.V. MAI, TIEN HUNG

2899 Ex Parte Yu et al 12701104 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 Haynes and Boone, LLP LEE, JAE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte LIU 13532552 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103/double patenting SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP REAGAN, JAMES A

3669 Ex Parte Tang 12959305 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 Intellectual Property Investment Law Group KHATIB, RAMI

3673 Ex Parte Farley 12879969 - (D) HORNER 112(1) 103 P ANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP POLITO, NICHOLAS F

3674 Ex Parte Pope et al 12532682 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP LOIKITH, CATHERINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte BALL et al 13462931 - (D) STEPINA 103 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte ROGERS et al 12404581 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 41.50 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 MASHRUWALA, NIKHIL P

37 C.F.R. § 1.3

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Yakhini et al 10817244 - (D) PRATS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc, in care of: CPA Global NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Ekelund et al 13119435 - (D) EVANS 103 Seppo Laine Oy ltamerenkatu 3 A RUSSELL, RICHARD M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte MURRAH 13655908 - (D) HAAPALA 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation MIKELS, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Sharma et al 12999615 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FEACHER, LORENA R

3667 Ex Parte Burgin et al 13196360 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 HONEYWELL/IPL LANG, MICHAEL DEAN

An "attorney[] ... [is] required to conduct [his or her] business with the United States Patent and Trademark Office with decorum and courtesy. Papers presented in violation of this requirement will be submitted to the Director and will not be entered." 37 C.F.R. § 1.3. In this case, the panel does not appreciate the characterization by Appellants' attorney of the "[E]xaminer's logic" as "sadly puerile" (Reply Br. 5), the panel's assurance that the attorney's "breath will not be held" until the Examiner provides the requested precedent (id.), or numerous other sarcastic or rude statements made by the attorney in the Reply Brief, such as but not limited to "Oh really?" (id. at 3), "The [E]xaminer has sidestepped this argument with obfuscation" (id. at 6), "the standard that the [E]xaminer proffers as a reason to combine references is one with which the undersigned is wholly unfamiliar[-]the ol' 'similar devices for use in implementing a general function' reason" (id. at 7), and "Come on. Seriously?" (id.). The panel gives the attorney the benefit of the doubt that he is not in violation of the above-cited rule.

3687 Ex Parte Hamza et al 12717163 - (D) MOHANTY 103 HONEYWELL/FOGG REFAI, RAMSEY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Santini et al 13697413 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES

3739 Ex Parte Wang et al 12650956 - (D) HOSKINS 112(2)/102/103 Wiley Rein LLP GOOD, SAMANTHA M

4123 Ex Parte Kolding et al 12027061 - (D) HOMERE 102 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. HANNON, CHRISTIAN A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte Panah et al 13088055 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 Slater Matsil, LLP CHOU, ALBERT T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Angelides 13901588 - (D) ADAMS 103 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM RIGGS II, LARRY D

1789 Ex Parte Reddick 12980149 - (D) HASTINGS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Sabini et al 10294463 - (D) SMITH 103 WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP HUYNH, CONG LAC T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Sovio et al 13072140 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/112(2)/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SCHWARTZ, DARREN B

2466 Ex Parte Kamboh et al 12966733 - (D) FRAHM 112(2)/double patenting RPX Clearinghouse, LLC ROBERTS, BRIAN S

2486 Ex Parte Kubo et al 12792605 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DOBBS, KRISTIN SENSMEIER

2498 Ex Parte Webb-Johnson 12341835 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC GOLDBERG, ANDREW C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Skrodzki et al 12970351 - (D) PYONIN 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH BUGG, GEORGE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Leary et al 12538537 - (D) McSHANE 103 DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP FEENEY, BRETT A

2851 Ex Parte Ghaida et al 13328976 - (D) DENNETT 103 Gibb & Riley, LLC 8 LIN, ARIC

2853 Ex Parte Albertin et al 13516597 - (D) BUI 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, PLC KONCZAL, MICHAEL THOMAS

2863 Ex Parte GREINER et al 13197713 - (D) FISHMAN 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP CASEY, LIAM R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte LIU 13532552 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103/double patenting SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP REAGAN, JAMES A

3623 Ex Parte Outland 11410678 - (D) BAYAT 103 Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser JACKSON, ERNEST ADEYEMI

3638 Ex Parte Gredley 10521139 - (D) WIEKER 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

3646 Ex Parte Roit et al 12629337 - (D) BROWNE 112(1) 102/103 Ryan Alley Intellectual Property Law O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3679 Ex Parte Bing 12145195 - (D) O'HANLON 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP DRIGGERS, GWENDOLYN YVONNE

3685 Ex Parte Weller et al 12034606 - (D) MEDLOCK 102 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3686 Ex Parte Cohen et al 12650932 - (D) KIM 102/103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Cummiskey et al 11481329 - (D) PESLAK 103 BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP HADEN, SALLY CLINE