hiniker

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Morimoto et al 11575928 - (D) NAGUMO 103 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP HITACHI METALS, LTD. LEE, REBECCA Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Lashina et al 12373829 - (D) MacDONALD 103 PHILIPS LIGHTING BY ELAHI, TOWFIQ

2627 Ex Parte Barnhoefer et al 12911513 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Fletcher Yoder, PC APPLE INC. - Fletcher KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Reise 13383269 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO LLP, GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Gerst 13384655 - (D) HORNER 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

3669 Ex Parte CONSTANS et al 13719693 - (D) GREENHUT 103 41.50 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WORDEN, THOMAS E

"The invention disclosed in [Appellants'] written description may be outstanding in its field, but the name of the game is the claim." In re Hiniker Co. , 150 F.3d 1362, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 1998).

Hiniker Co., In re, 150 F.3d 1362, 47 USPQ2d 1523 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2103 , 2242 , 2258 , 2258.01 , 2642

3686 Ex Parte Manetta et al 12264627 - (D) MOHANTY 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) - DMI PATEL, NEHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Jonn et al 12207984 - (D) GREENHUT 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3731 Ex Parte Nield 12469293 - (D) ASTORINO 103 K&L Gates LLP-Pittsburgh SZPIRA, TIJLIE ANN

3772 Ex Parte Hanlon et al 12569074 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Covidien (Senniger Powers) CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Kapoor et al 11863035 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 103 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP - SANDISK CORPORATION CARDWELL, ERIC

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Boenke 12305724 - (D) ENGELS 103 112(2)/103 41.50 112(2) NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP TAYLOR, JOSHUA D

2426 Ex Parte Meijer et al 13460267 - (D) KENNY 102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

2477 Ex Parte Liberg et al 13202989 - (D) CUTITTA 102/103 102/103 Patents on Demand, P,A, YOUNG, STEVER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Foo et al 13009751 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ LE, PHAN

2666 Ex Parte Schroeder et al 12420111 - (D) YAP 103 112(4) THE BLK LAW GROUP VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2897 Ex Parte Pagaila et al 12822458 - (D) RANGE 103 112(1)/112(2) Atkins and Associates, P.C. STATS ChipPAC/PATENTLAWGROUP: HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Strnad et al 12449079 - (D) HOSKINS 102 102 Vivid Jewelers MORGAN, EMILY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Stahlecker et al 12380423 - (D) HORNER 103 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. TAWFIK, SAMEH

3731 Ex Parte Jonn et al 12163021 - (D) GREENHUT 103 102 JOHNSON & JOHNSON HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Beilfuss et al 12864301 - (D) PRATS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON ROBINSON, LISBETH C

1612 Ex Parte Chopra et al 13513640 - (D) MILLS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTERE

1616 Ex Parte Mann et al 13529524 - (D) CHANG 103 DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC BRANSON, DANIELL

1627 Ex Parte Wendel et al 12952711 - (D) MAJORS 103/double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Kim et al 13065935 - (D) GARRIS 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP GILLIAM, BARBARA LEE

1732 Ex Parte Lesueur et al 12865610 - (D) KENNEDY 112(2) INNOPHOS, INC. BRUNSMAN, DAVID M

1742 Ex Parte Grove-Nielsen 13765781 - (D) HANLON 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION DANIELS, MATTHEW J

1762 Ex Parte Detournay et al 13508903 - (D) TIMM 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ENG, ELIZABETH

1767 Ex Parte Ludemann et al 12677721 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HUNTSMAN TEXTILE EFFECTS ( GERMANY ) GMBH BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1782 Ex Parte Glaser et al 13422571 - (D) GARRIS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Bushman 13872001 - (D) ENGLE 103 double patenting Maschoff Brennan HUANG, MIRANDA M

2171 Ex Parte Riggs et al 12613623 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 BARRETT, RYANS

2197 Ex Parte DAVIS et al 13776633 - (D) STEPHENS 103 KONRAD RAYNES DAVDA & VICTOR, LLP WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Castano 12107215 - (D) ENGELS 112(2)/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LEWIS, JONATHAN V

2485 Ex Parte Sankaranarayanan et al 12499979 - (D) PINKERTON 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Song et al 13142121 - (D) PYONIN 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT NEFF, MICHAEL R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Wille et al 13109743 - (D) HASTINGS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON NGUYEN, VIET P

2838 Ex Parte Sakakibara 13001096 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP GRUBB, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Phillips et al 13794976 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 102/103/double patenting CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GOYAL, ARUN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte COCHRAN 13425619 - (D) HAAPALA 103 ERICSSON INC MERCADO, ARIEL

on-line, ahlert

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Dormady et al 12767468 - (D) COTTA 103 GlaxoSmithKline WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1636 Ex Parte Harris et al 13267565 - (D) FLAX 102/103 Fletcher Yoder, P.C. Illumina, Inc. BROWN, MINDY G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Clevenger et al 12887121 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/103 Kunzler Law Group TRINH, THANH TRUC

"[A] claim interpretation that excludes a preferred embodiment from the scope of the claim is rarely, if ever, correct." On-Line Techs., Inc. v. Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH , 386 F.3d 1133, 1138 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

1768 Ex Parte Munoz et al 11522345 - (D) DELMENDO 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP BLAND, ALICIA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Suggs 13431949 - (D) HOFF 102/103 HP Inc, WONG, TITUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Proksa et al 13266556 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS YANG, WEI WEN

2683 Ex Parte Machireddy et al 12891102 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLA W (GLF) MCCORMACK, THOMAS S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte McCormick et al 12540394 - (D) DELMENDO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY RUDE, TIMOTHY L

2876 Ex Parte Langley et al 13083821 - (D) OWENS 102/103 ICE MILLER LLP ST CYR, DANIEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Wygnanski et al 12376918 - (D) HILL 103 LOWE GRAHAM JONES, PLLC RASHID, MAHBUBUR

3671 Ex Parte Pizano et al 12877631 - (D) DOUGAL 103 JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Parkin et al 12955323 - (D) BROWNE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PETERS, BRIAN 0

3761 Ex Parte GLOSS et al 13411363 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA

In response, the Examiner merely states that one of ordinary skill would recognize this fluid phenomenon without providing factual support (Ans. 20). Although it is it is permissible to rely on "official notice" in making rejections, such knowledge must be capable of instant and unquestionable demonstration as being well-known. In re Ahlert , 424 F.2d 1088, 1091 (CCPA 1970), see MPEP 2144.03. This is not the case here, in the practice field of fluid dynamics, these facts are not capable of instant and unquestionable demonstration as being well-known. See Ahlert , 424 F.2d at 1091 ("Assertions of technical facts in areas of esoteric technology must always be supported by citation to some reference work recognized as standard in the pertinent art and the appellant given, in the Patent Office, the opportunity to challenge the correctness of the assertion or the notoriety or repute of the cited reference.").

Ahlert, In re, 424 F.2d 1088, 165 USPQ 418 (CCPA 1970) 2144.03

3766 Ex Parte Farnan et al 13022105 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES

3777 Ex Parte Sogard et al 13243134 - (D) O'HANLON 103/double patenting KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Clapp et al 13467107 - (D) JENKS 103 102 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CARTER, KENDRA D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11385354 - (D) CALVE 103 102/103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group KING, RODNEY P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Duffin 13198250 - (D) PESLAK 103 103 Jason P. Webb ANNIS, KHALED

3772 Ex Parte Piferi et al 12631300 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2) 112(1) 41.50 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA PETRIK, KARI K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Shastry et al 13521320 - (D) GRIMES 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY RONEY, CELESTE A

1613 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 12633883 - (D) FLAX 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte LI et al 13431159 - (D) OWENS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP SU, XIAOWEI

1768 Ex Parte De Vos et al 13513251 - (D) OWENS 103/double patenting Cantor Colburn LLP - SABIC Americas FINK, BRIEANN R

1772 Ex Parte Wong et al 12616547 - (D) KENNEDY 103 KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC ROBINSON, RENEE E

1786 Ex Parte MIYAGISHIMA et al 12570002 - (D) OWENS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON CHRISS, JENNIFER A

1789 Ex Parte Avula et al 13314289 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC SIMMONS, KLEES

1793 Ex Parte Myers et al 11957036 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) KING, FELICIA C

1797 Ex Parte Jung et al 11699747 - (D) PRAISS 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Harrison et al 13547674 - (D) JIVANI 101/103/double patenting CRGO LAW MASKULINSKI, MICHAEL C

2113 Ex Parte Harrison et al 13915707 - (D) JIVANI 103/double patenting CRGO LAW MASKULINSKI, MICHAEL C

2144 Ex Parte Matichuk et al 11544685 - (D) FRAHM 103 HARRINGTON & SMITH STORK, KYLE R

2157 Ex Parte Bowes 13564024 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC PARK, GRACE A

2159 Ex Parte Ahrens et al 13234883 - (D) HOWARD 112(4)/103 OSHA LIANG LLP/Oracle SOMERS, MARC S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Wulff et al 13097287 - (D) KAISER 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation GREENE, JOSEPH L

2482 Ex Parte ZHOU et al 12533985 - (D) SMITH 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP I Apple Inc. VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte OIWA 13036198 - (D) NAPPI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C SITTA, GRANT

2651 Ex Parte RAUSCHER 13199079 - (D) McKEOWN 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP MCCARTY, TAUNYA A

2673 Ex Parte NAGATA 13273326 - (D) KAISER 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MARK D, SARALINO ( SHARP ) ZONG, HELEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Merz et al 13556926 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP BRADLEY, STEPHEN M

2819 Ex Parte Sheppard et al 12685910 - (D) TIMM 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA PHAM, THANHHA S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Khan et al 13118046 - (D) MURPHY 101/112(1) 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P,A, SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3646 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12316446 - (D) BROWNE 103 TerraPower, LLC KEITH, JACK W

3647 Ex Parte Muller 12977397 - (D) BROWNE 112(2) 102/103 Winstead PC (Dell) DINH, TIEN QUANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Davison et al 12795904 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 WINSTEAD PC NGUYEN, KIEN T

3727 Ex Parte Oh et al 12314962 - (D) CAPP 112(1)/103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) MULLER, BRYAN R

3731 Ex Parte Jahns et al 12688219 - (D) HILL 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3745 Ex Parte Smith et al 12620537 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 41.50 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P,C LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RY AN

3749 Ex Parte Albizuri 13859576 - (D) HOELTER 103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC NAMAY, DANIEL ELLIOT

3766 Ex Parte Askarinya et al 13113685 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) SO, ELIZABETH K

3769 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12386574 - (D) KERINS 101/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC ARCHER, MARIE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED/GRANTED
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 - (R) 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

intelligent

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Loeser et al 13239695 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 41.50 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC ALAM, SHAHID AL

2168 Ex Parte Wu et al 12970039 - (D) JIVANI 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. DWIVEDI, MARESH H

2192 Ex Parte McCollum et al 12982626 - (D) PINKERTON 103 CRGO LAW SINHA, RAVIK

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte KALHAN 12782479 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. NGUYEN, ANH NGOC M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte SAMBELASHVILI 12047903 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Steeves et al 12731794 - (D) FRAHM 103 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, BHARGAVA, ANIL K

2142 Ex Parte Parker et al 12886837 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 Bose Corporation NGUYEN, PHUONG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12930259 - (D) CAPP 103 112(4) TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

"The reasonable expectation of success requirement refers to the likelihood of success in combining references to meet the limitations of the claimed invention." Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd., 821 F.3d 1359, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In other words, "one must have a motivation to combine accompanied by a reasonable expectation of achieving what is claimed in the patent-at-issue." Id. 

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Baroni et al 13201138 - (D) ADAMS double patenting Sanofi/Genzyme c/o Morrison & Foerster LLP BERNHARDT, EMILY A

1676 Ex Parte Thornton 13588910 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG (L V) GARYU, LIANKO G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Hinohara et al 13701375 - (D) REN 102 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP CHRISTENSEN, CHELSEA MULLANEY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Ramachandran et al 13368843 - (D) MacDONALD 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH VELEZ-LOPEZ, MARIO M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte WILLIAMS 12255557 - (D) PYONIN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P,C (APPLE) NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2632 Ex Parte Ponnuswamy 12695017 - (D) CUTITTA 112(1)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KASSA, ZEWDU A

2645 Ex Parte Zou et al 12138656 - (D) YAP 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT GENACK, MATTHEW W

2672 Ex Parte Okigami 14280497 - (D) AMUNDSON 112(2)/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Lin 11949282 - (D) KUMAR 103 STATS ChipPAC/PATENT LAW GROUP: DANG, TRUNG Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Lewis 11385069 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/112(2) 103 ROBERT W. BECKER & ASSOCIATES SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Wheatley et al 12307976 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP DORNBUSCH, DIANNE

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 LG ELECTRONICS, INC. and LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., Requesters and Appellants, v. Patent of DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD., Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,600,292 B2 et al 10/523,246 95002102 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 41.77 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRINKS, GILSON & LIONE ENGLISH, PETER C original WILSON, LEE D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7418504 et al 10/714,849 95001851 - (D) SIU 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third-Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original LIM, KRISNA

2153 APPLE INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte Larson et al 7,418,504 10/714,849 95001788 - (D) SIU 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third-Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original LIM, KRISNA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 CISCO SYSTEMS INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7921211 et al 11/840,560 95001856 - (D) SIU 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third-Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original LIM, KRISNA

2453 APPLE INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7921211 et al 11/840,560 95001789 - (D) SIU 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third-Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original LIM, KRISNA

interval

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Schwartz et al 12698224 - (D) COTTA 103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Knawa et al 13159058 - (D) PYONIN 102 YEE & ASSOCIA TES, P.C. SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Sahlin et al 12936301 - (D) FRAHM 102 ERICSSON INC WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Hanjagi et al 13223963 - (D) SHAH 103 Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. MURPHY, KEVIN F

3766 Ex Parte Bashour et al 13419463 - (D) SONG 102 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. BAYS, PAMELA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Deets et al 13164240 - (D) HEANEY 103 103 HOLLAND & BONZAGNI, P.C. LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Shpunt et al 12844864 - (D) FISHMAN 103 103 D. KUGLER LP. SERVICES LTD. RETALLICK, KAITLIN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Dolan et al 12969814 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Warburton 13433908 - (D) HILL 112(2)/103 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. WATKINS, MARCIA LYNN

 “Claim language employing terms of degree has long been found definite where it provided enough certainty to one of skill in the art when read in the context of the invention.”  Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2014).  The Specification provides examples of the claimed geometric shapes and configurations, e.g., the “substantially circular cross-sectional shape” of the second segment of the keel (see Spec. ¶ 64, Fig. 5C), such that a skilled artisan would understand the metes and bounds of the term “substantially” as used in these claims.

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Troutman 13444554 - (D) GRIMES 103 Leigh P, Gregory FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 12600889 - (D) KENNEDY 103 W, L GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC GATEWOOD, DANIELS

1736 Ex Parte ALTWASSER et al 12950140 - (D) HANLON 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) SOLIMAN, HAYTHAM

1791 Ex Parte Vaman et al 13120513 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

1791 Ex Parte Vaman et al 13120515 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte GOUGH 13347735 - (D) PYONIN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BOCCIO, VINCENT F

2194 Ex Parte Long et al 12821727 - (D) JIVANI 112(1)/112(2) 103 International Business Machines Corporation - IT KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Rains et al 12729788 - (D) HUME 103 RATNERPRESTIA FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Thompson et al 12431800 - (D) MURPHY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3673 Ex Parte Lewman 13136629 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 Portland Intellectual Property, LLC POLITO, NICHOLAS F

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1751 Ex parte ECOLAB INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6262013 et al 09/419,726 90013369 - (D) GUEST 112(1)/112(2)/102 103 41.50 103 Turner Boyd LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. JOHNSON,JERRY D original PETRUNCIO, JOHN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex parte ROVI GUIDES, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7493643 et al 10/865,699 90013359 - (D) SIU concurring JEFFERY 102/103 ROPES & GRAY LLP Third Party Requester: Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original LONSBERRY, HUNTER B

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Kovatchev 12159891 - (D) JENKS 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (UV A) RIGGS II, LARRY D

1644 Ex Parte Vale et al 12887272 - (D) PRATS 112(1) Parker Highlander PLLC SKELDING, ZACHARY S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Doshi et al 13185747 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY TO, BAOTRAN N

2445 Ex Parte Buchheit et al 10914035 - (D) DIXON 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP I Google ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte McQUEEN et al 13400632 - (D) NAGUMO 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TA, THO DAC

2859 Ex Parte Gale et al 12423176 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L PELTON, NATHANIEL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte BREAULT et al 13451964 - (D) PLENZLER 103 Henkel Corporation CHEYNEY, CHARLES

3763 Ex Parte Wengreen et al 12250670 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) THOMAS, JR, BRADLEY G

3769 Ex Parte Eder 13126649 - (D) HILL 102/103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC JACKSON, GARY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Chaddock et al 13202696 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN, LLP SWOPE, SHERIDAN

The test for whether a Markush group is proper is whether all of the compounds in the group have in common a functional utility and a substantial structural feature disclosed as being essential to that utility. See In re Harnisch, 631 F.2d 716, 722 (CCPA 1980). 

Harnisch, In re, 631 F.2d 716, 206 USPQ 300 (CCPA 1980) 803.02 , 2173.05(h)

1671 Ex Parte Maas et al 12279792 - (D) GRIMES 103 double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Dryden et al 12568443 - (D) ADAMS 103 LOEB & LOEB, LLP POPA, ILEANA

1662 Ex Parte Richburg et al 13452472 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Magleby Cataxinos & Greenwood/Dow AgroSciences LLC KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

1673 Ex Parte Yang et al 12009421 - (D) NEW 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC MAIER, LEIGH C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Khakhalev 12794949 - (D) BEST 103 Buckert Patent & Trademark Law Firm, P,C, CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Lobo et al 12500282 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 OSHA LIANG LLP/Oracle VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Hadar et al 12565474 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Baker Botts LLP NGUY, CHI D

2482 Ex Parte Homma et al 13320506 - (D) MacDONALD 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2491 Ex Parte Faith et al 12031036 - (D) DEJMEK 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA HENNING, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Shuman 12315136 - (D) NAPPI 103 Barry M. Shuman TRAN, CON P

harris

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Schadt et al 10523143 - (D) GRIMES 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC BRUSCA, JOHNS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte Williams et al 13332495 - (D) BEST 102/103 McCarter & English LLP I Waters EDWARDS, LYDIA E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Prakash et al 11452087 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Bittles et al 13027041 - (D) OWENS 101/103 CRGO LAW KING, MONICA C

2854 Ex Parte Karn 11134989 - (D) OWENS 102 FAY SHARPE I XEROX - ROCHESTER MARINI, MATTHEW G

2871 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 13387863 - (D) OWENS 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC CROCKETT, RYAN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Ratcliffe et al 12533473 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP SHIPMON, TIFFANY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Vidovic 13307536 - (D) OWENS 103 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA HARM, NICKOLAS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte Martin 11861710 - (D) HORVATH 103 103 41.50 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP MURPHY, JEROLD B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Hirsh et al 11014636 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP CARTER, KENDRA D

The "[a]pplication's use of the term 'about' shows that the applicants did not intend to limit the claimed ranges to their exact end-points." In re Harris, 409 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2005). 

Harris, In re, 409 F.3d 1339, 74 USPQ2d 1951 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2144.05

1632 Ex Parte Masini et al 12555151 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CHEN, SHIN LIN

1672 Ex Parte Narita et al 11615367 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 103/double patenting ALSTON & BIRD LLP WHITE, EVERETT

1672 Ex Parte Narita et al 11614587 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 103/double patenting ALSTON & BIRD LLP WHITE, EVERETT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Gulla et al 13005651 - (D) HASTINGS 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP 3 FRIDAY, STEVEN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Balakrishnan et al 13525017 - (D) BEAMER 103 double patenting CRGO LAW RANKIN, CANDICE A

2139 Ex Parte Karthikesan 13026447 - (D) POTHIER 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/NOVELL RUIZ, ARACELIS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Angiolillo 11693338 - (D) PYONIN 103 VERIZON TELAN, MICHAEL R

2436 Ex Parte Van der Merwe 13527065 - (D) MacDONALD 103 AT & T Legal Department - FKM NGUYEN, TRONG H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte CHOI et al 13185105 - (D) OWENS 103 RC PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC BELL, LAUREN R

2842 Ex Parte Paidimarri et al 13406849 - (D) PAK 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED GANNON, LEVI

2874 Ex Parte DOANY et al 13028814 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. CHU, CHRIS H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Tu et al 13308376 - (D) WORTH 102 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (LICENSING) SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD

3626 Ex Parte Hawthorne et al 11104810 - (D) SONG 103 STANLEY J. GRADISAR ATTORNEY AT LAW, LLC RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Harlev et al 11672562 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Hepper 13154402 - (D) HOWARD 103 CRGO LAW HARPER, ELIY AH STONE

hubbell2, kaplan, berg

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Lee et al 11086022 - (D) KENNEDY 103 HONEYWELL/FAEGRE BERMAN, JASON

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Borenstein 12428649 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC SIDDIQI, MOHAMMAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Perez-Lopez et al 12522284 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PRONE, JASON D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Conlon 12338318 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 double patenting Basch & Nickerson LLP YANG, ANDREW GUS

We are not persuaded by Appellant's argument that two-way obviousness is applicable to the record before us. As stated in the MPEP:

Similarly, even if the application under examination is the earlier-filed application, only a one-way determination of distinctness is needed to support a double patenting rejection in the absence of a finding: (A) that "the PTO is solely responsible for any delays" in prosecution of the earlier-filed application (In re Hubbell, 709 F.3d 1140, 1150, 106 USPQ2d 1032, 1039 (Fed. Cir. 2013); and (B) that the applicant could not have filed the conflicting claims in a single (i.e., the earlier-filed) application (In re Kaplan, 789 F.2d 1574, 229 USPQ 678 (Fed. Cir. 1986)). In Kaplan, a generic invention (use of solvents) was invented by Kaplan, and a species thereof (i.e., use of a specific combination of solvents) was invented by Kaplan and Walker. Multiple applications were necessary to claim both the broad and narrow inventions because at the time the applications were filed, 35 U.S.C. 116 did not expressly authorize filing a patent application in the name of joint inventors who did not make a contribution to the invention defined in each claim in the patent.). Compare In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998), wherein the genus and species claims could have been filed in the same application.
MPEP §804(11 )(8)(1 )(b ).

The above cited cases make it clear the two-way test is a "narrow exception to general rule of the one-way test" (Berg, 140 F.3d at 1432) and the two-way test does not apply where PTO was not "solely responsible for the delay in causing [a] second-filed application to issue prior to the first" (Hubbell, 709 F.3d at 1149).

Berg, In re, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 804

Kaplan, In re, 789 F.2d 1574, 229 USPQ 678 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 804

2695 Ex Parte Yilmaz 12605779 - (D) DIXON 103 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. KIYABU, KARIN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Wolf et al 12499417 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Wesson et al 13059093 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Otis Elevator SIVANESAN, SIVALINGAM

2199 Ex Parte Aarni et al 12468792 - (D) HOWARD 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation HEBERT, THEODORE E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Kreig et al 12572667 - (D) HUME 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE NANO, SARGON N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 12714086 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/102/103 Covidien LP VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

miles labs

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Cai et al 12653463 - (D) RANGE 103 HUDAK, SHUNK & FARINE, CO., L.P.A. SHAH, SAMI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Kreizinger 14738851 - (D) WIEKER 112(2)/103 41.50 102 Kenneth R. Kreizinger KATCHEVES, BASIL S

The Specification explains sufficiently the phrase “fixed boundary condition” such that “one skilled in the art would understand the bounds of the claim when read in light of the specification.”  Miles Labs., Inc. v. Shandon, Inc., 997 F.2d 870, 875 (Fed. Cir. 1993)

Miles Labs. Inc. v. Shandon Inc., 997 F.2d 870, 27 USPQ2d 1123 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 716.01(a)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Kartal et al 10392509 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ANDREWS, DAVID L

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 13617611 - (D) LAVIER 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO FAN, LYNN Y