KSR, B.G.Corp

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Meier et al 13266210 - (D) WILSON 103 BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ YOON, KEVIN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Adkins et al 13449860 - (D) BARRY 103 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

"[A] patent composed of several elements is not proved obvious merely by demonstrating that each of its elements was, independently, known in the prior art." KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 418 (2007).

All machines are made up of the same elements; rods, pawls, pitmans, journals, toggles, gears, cams, and the like, all acting their parts as they always do and always must. All compositions are made of the same substances, retaining their fixed chemical properties. But the elements are capable of an infinity of permutations, and the selection of that group which proves serviceable to a given need may require a high degree of originality. It is that act of selection which is the invention ....

B.G. Corp. v. Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., 79 F.2d 20, 21-22 (2d Cir. 1935).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Conklin et al 13625575 - (D) HUGHES 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BEHESHTI SHIRAZ!, SAYED ARESH

2448 Ex Parte NITIN et al 13571214 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VU, VIET D

2486 Ex Parte Gunter et al 13036347 - (D) HOWARD 102 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT

2491 Ex Parte Tan et al 11682544 - (D) HUGHES 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LAGOR, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Lee et al 12949931 - (D) KRIVAK 103 F CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2631 Ex Parte Xia et al 13086060 - (D) BAIN 102 Slater Matsil, LLP TIMORY, KABIR A

2683 Ex Parte Ono et al 12461756 - (D) NAPPI 103 41.50 103 Squire PB (NV A/DC Office) YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Chann et al 12837530 - (D) GUPTA 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP CARTER, MICHAEL W

2886 Ex Parte SMEETS 13370102 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP AKANBI, ISIAKA 0

2892 Ex Parte Roest et al 13264816 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NXP B.V. HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Miller et al 11458071 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 WALGREEN CO. LAW DEPARTMENT HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

3626 Ex Parte Ridenour 12041868 - (D) MEYERS 102/103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12152293 - (D) BROWN 112(1)/102/103 TerraPower, LLC MCGUE, FRANK J

3655 Ex Parte Lang et al 12894542 - (D) LANEY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. FLUHART, STACEY A

3661 Ex Parte DIETEWICH et al 13441392 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP HUYNH, LUAT T

3686 Ex Parte Chossat et al 12803574 - (D) FISCHETTI 102 Cheryl F Cohen, LLC SEOH, MINNAH L

3686 Ex Parte Hughes et al 12704684 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP WILLIAMS, TERESA S

3694 Ex Parte Ohnemus et al 11823004 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 CROWELL & MORING LLP CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Loose et al 12357078 - (D) WARNER 102/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HU, KANG

3727 Ex Parte GIBSON et al 13005577 - (D) WORTH 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. HONG, DANNY

3738 Ex Parte Dell 12295815 - (D) STEPINA 102 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM

3771 Ex Parte Sullivan et al 12698307 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC LOUIS, LATOYA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Prencipe et al 12866780 - (D) NEWMAN 103 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY PEEBLES, KATHERINE

1628 Ex Parte Gurtner et al 13706186 - (D) SCHNEIDER 112(1) 102/103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Ozanne 13140518 - (D) PAK 103 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago COX, STEPHANIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Czerwinski et al 13069015 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 102 LEE & HAYES, PLLC AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Velummylum et al 13161099 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Luke et al 14017090 - (D) HEANEY 102 102 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP BERHANU, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Padam et al 12911427 - (D) LORIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 41.50 101 AMARJIT S. PADAM COPPOLA, JACOB C

3657 Ex Parte Giazotto 10592354 - (D) LANEY 103 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, PA NGUYEN, VU Q

3686 Ex Parte Brown 11474708 - (D) BAYAT 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP REYES, REGINALD R

3689 Ex Parte Drew et al 12893795 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1)/102/103 101 Hewlett Packard Enterprise GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Lewis et al 13548524 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1) 103 PPG Industries, Inc. CAMERON, ERMA C

1735 Ex Parte Trumble 13441611 - (D) DERRICK 103 Hartman Global IP Law/ Purdue Research Foundation HEVEY, JOHN A

1756 Ex Parte Barclay et al 13239447 - (D) SQUIRE 112(1)/103/double patenting Parsons Summa RAPHAEL, COLLEEN M

1765 Ex Parte Ohta et al 12529979 - (D) PAK 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC LENIHAN, JEFFREYS

1785 Ex Parte Meersseman et al 12481041 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Capitol City TechLaw, PLLC POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Wagner et al 12800913 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 BAE SYSTEMS SECK, ABABACAR

2127 Ex Parte Samak Sangari et al 13166306 - (D) Per Curiam 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

2144 Ex Parte CHOI et al 12976306 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P,C JUNG, SEUNG WOON

2159 Ex Parte Marum et al 13159682 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 112(1)/double patenting Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP IBM Lotus & Rational SW CASANOVA, JORGE A

2174 Ex Parte Aguren 13260127 - (D) MOORE 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise SHIAU, SHEN C

2178 Ex Parte Wall 11255078 - (D) HAGY 103 Llewellyn Wall TSUI, WILSON W

2182 Ex Parte Hardage et al 12926415 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. GIROUX, GEORGE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte KANNAN et al 13765137 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

2433 Ex Parte JANG et al 12645358 - (D) KRIVAK 103 IP LEGAL SERVICES, LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2452 Ex Parte Gerdes et al 12312509 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Slayden Grnbert Beard PLLC WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE

2462 Ex Parte Griot et al 12851679 - (D) CRAIG 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CHEN, PETER

2466 Ex Parte Baldemair et al 12746899 - (D) LENTIVECH 112(1) 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2467 Ex Parte Zhou et al 13332097 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Huawei Technologies Co,, Ltd, SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

2491 Ex Parte Marilly et al 12935996 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT GRACIA, GARY S

2492 Ex Parte Kerpez 11341226 - (D) Per Curiam 102/103 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

2494 Ex Parte Wackerly et al 13620255 - (D) CHEN 112(1) 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ALATA, AYOUB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte JAHNKE et al 14023942 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2628 Ex Parte Eldridge 12792165 - (D) DANG 103 STEINS & ASSOCIATES MISHLER, ROBIN J

2657 Ex Parte Hain et al 13517961 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Cozen O'Connor ROBERTS, SHAUN A

2677 Ex Parte Pizot et al 13882749 - (D) NAPPI 103 HP Inc, BATAILLE, FRANTZ

2693 Ex Parte Eckhoff et al 12655194 - (D) HOMERE 103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MA, CALVIN

2694 Ex Parte Hotelling et al 11818498 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA MOON, SEOKYUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Roucka et al 13619736 - (D) PRAISS 103 ROBERT A, PARSONS INGHAM, JOHN C

2823 Ex Parte Kazlas et al 12987418 - (D) PRAISS 103 E INK CORPORATION NGUYEN, KHIEM D

2833 Ex Parte Marcellino 13438995 - (D) DERRICK 103 FAY SHARPE LLP MISKA, VIT W

2883 Ex Parte Fairneny 13113778 - (D) DERRICK 103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC LAM, HUNG Q

2884 Ex Parte Wynn 12926362 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Endress+Hauser, Inc. PatServe US LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Rose et al 12064083 - (D) MEYERS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PATEL, NEHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Shikhman 10988996 - (D) REIMERS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP YABUT, DIANE D

3763 Ex Parte Racz 11853785 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Ramey & Schwaller, LLP BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3779 Ex Parte Eisele 12784265 - (D) STEPINA 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC NEWTON, ALEXANDRA L

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Costa 12533050 - (R) BARRY double patenting 102/103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Westermann 12277272 - (R) AMUNDSON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ETESAM, AMIR HOSSEIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Paradis et al 11339499 - (R) PER CURIAM 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) BRUTUS, JOEL F

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 GOODMAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Requester v. CARRIER CORPORATION Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,243,004 B2 et al 10/752,628 95002304 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/314 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original KASENGE, CHARLES R

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Qi et al 13/963,707 7,996,267 12/436,700 13963707 - (D) MacDONALD 101 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE original AIRAPETIAN, MILA

halliburton, general electric

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Pierik et al 13121206 - (D) MILLS 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LU, FRANK WEI MIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Elangovan et al 12240725 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CERAMA TEC, INC. CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Minagawa et al 13022804 - (D) BAIN 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED BELAI, NAOD W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Scheibe 11836104 - (D) HAMANN 103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP - Colorado Springs SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Chang et al 13614688 - (D) HORNER 112(2)/102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P,C (AU) BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN

3664 Ex Parte Pickett et al 11655492 - (D) PESLAK 112(1) YEE & ASSOCIATES P.C. MANCHO, RONNIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Merrell 12372300 - (D) WARNER 102/103 41.50 112(2) OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J

When a claim merely recites a function to be achieved by recited element-here, the rod having an insertion end that is "configured for insertion" into a cavity of a bone-the boundaries of the claim scope may be unclear. See Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc. v. M-I LLC, 514 F.3d 1244, 1255 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (noting that the Supreme Court has explained that a vice of functional claiming occurs "when the inventor is painstaking when he recites what has already been seen, and then uses conveniently functional language at the exact point of novelty") (quoting General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364, 371 (1938)).

3738 Ex Parte Schmitz et al 12188113 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Pabst Patent Group LLP SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Lehtiniemi et al 13547705 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1629 Ex Parte Pfluecker et al 12670442 - (D) NEWMAN 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Paul et al 13990137 - (D) SQUIRE 103 The Dow Chemical Company ROLLAND, ALEX A

1746 Ex Parte OLOUGHLIN et al 13610993 - (D) GARRIS 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MUSSER, BARBARA J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Hodges 12906222 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, SAMWEL, DANIEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Shuster 12814197 - (D) KHAN 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P,C TRAN, ELLEN C

2443 Ex Parte Yen et al 12281977 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP COONEY, ADAM A

2449 Ex Parte Etchegoyen 14201612 - (D) BUI 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/CISC CELANI, NICHOLAS P

2487 Ex Parte Rajamani et al  13239823 - (D) MOORE 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

2495 Ex Parte DOHRING et al 12516084 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 Uniloc USA Inc. GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte LI et al 11534845 - (D) NEWMAN 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC ALAM, MOHAMMED R

2881 Ex Parte Preikszas 12931356 - (D) SQUIRE 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC PURINTON, BROOKE J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Scharp 13066552 - (D) CAPP 103 COLLARD & ROE, P.C. PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN

3753 Ex Parte HARRINGTON et al 13210922 - (D) PENICK 101/112(1)/103 DORITY & MANNING, PA MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Wall et al 12010414 - (R) GALLIGAN 103 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. DAYE, CHELCIE L

rose

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Thevenet 11663772 - (D) FREDMAN 103 OLIFF PLC (with Nony) GREENE, NAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte BONUCCI et al 13016435 - (D) BROWNE 103 Steinfl & Bruno LLP KRUER, KEVIN R

3664 Ex Parte HEINE et al 12562859 - (D) WIEKER 112(1)/102 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP MANCHO, RONNIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Sabnis 13871221 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, CRAIG SANG

3747 Ex Parte Lee et al 12832116 - (D) BAHR 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION AMICK, JACOB M

3766 Ex Parte Wu et al 12616513 - (D) CALVE 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A BERTRAM, ERIC D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Ito et al 13809723 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 103 SUGHRUE-265550 PATEL, DEV ANG R

2445 Ex Parte Allan et al 13547326 - (D) EVANS double patenting 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Gettemy 12019506 - (D) McNEILL 103 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm SHAPIRO, LEONID

The Examiner finds the combination of Sirola, Binstead, and Gibson teaches the limitations of claim 9, and reasoned that "two-sided panel [display] is a combination of two display[ s] back to back. To use additional display and additional sensor still is obvious variation of prior art of the record." Ans. 4. The Examiner finds "it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to interchange value the number of sensors and display panels." Final Act. 5 (citing In re Rose, 220 F.2d 459, 105 U.S.P.Q. 237 (C.C.P.A. 1955)).

Appellant argues the Examiner's reliance on In re Rose is misplaced because the case merely holds that creating multiple bundles of wood rather than a single bundle of wood is not inventive. App. Br. 10 (citing In re Rose, 220 F .2d at 463). Appellant argues claim 9 "implicates far more than a mere change in size." App. Br. 11.

Appellant has persuaded us of Examiner error.

Rose, In re, 220 F.2d 459, 105 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1955) 2144.04

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3674 Ex Parte Loveless et al 12718382 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP RUNYAN, SILVANAC

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Byrum et al 12557836 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Imboden et al 11997348 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(4)/103 Erickson Kernell IP, LLC BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Van Der Eerden et al 13382845 - (D) ROSS 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP GUPTA, YOGENDRAN

1785 Ex Parte YEN et al 13835873 - (D) REN double patenting/102 Duane Morris LLP (10/11) Seagate RICKMAN, HOLLY C

1798 Ex Parte Eastman 13426831 - (D) SMITH 102/103 SHERRILL LAW OFFICES TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Wijayanathan et al 12855540 - (D) BUI 103 Conley Rose - BlackBerry Files AMBAYE, MEWALE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Benitez et al 12514855 - (D) COURTENAY 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC NGUYEN, KIMBINH T

2641 Ex Parte PAGONIS et al 13673068 - (D) CRAIG 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

2646 Ex Parte Kamalakannan 13869789 - (D) BUI 103 HONEYWELL/SLW TAYLOR, BARRY W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Hull et al 13608350 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. KHAN, FARID H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Cole et al 12372328 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP NELSON, CHRISTINE L

peterson

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte VALENCIA et al 12907641 - (D) WILSON 102/103 LKGlobal (GM) DIGNAN, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex Parte WILFORD 12773054 - (D) BEAMER 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 MA, CALVIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Beutel et al 11972817 - (D) SNAY 103 103 BrooksGroup USYATINSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Luneau et al 12117646 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) CHAMBERS, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Ostrovsky et al 11374811 - (D) STEPHENS 103 103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global GUPTA,VANI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte OHAGAN 13041042 - (D) MILLS 102 103 41.50 103 NOVARTIS VACCINES atGSK TONGUE, LAKIA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Cui et al 13083181 - (D) ROSS 103 General Electric Company SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1758 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13836742 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp, GONZALEZ RAMOS, MA YLA

1758 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13768683 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp, GONZALEZ RAMOS, MA YLA

1783 Ex Parte Kruse et al 13705290 - (D) GARRIS 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1791 Ex Parte Miura et al 13021083 - (D) PAK 112(2)/103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA MCGOWAN LLP SAYALA, CHHAYA D

In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1329-330 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ("In cases involving overlapping ranges, we and our predecessor court have consistently held that even a slight overlap in range establishes a prima facie case of obviousness.").

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d) , 2144.05

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Riley et al 11828292 - (D) HAGY 102/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MARANDI, JAMES R

2424 Ex Parte Loytana et al 10487368 - (D) MOORE 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, ANDRAMUNO, FRANKLIN S

2468 Ex Parte Ko et al 12922681 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2)/103 LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & W AIMEY HARLEY, JASON A

2473 Ex Parte Tirronen et al 12956886 - (D) HAAPALA 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Grover et al 13196932 - (D) WINSOR 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HICKS, CHARLES V

2665 Ex Parte FUKAZAWA et al 13219883 - (D) NAPPI 112(1)/103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC JOHNS, ANDREW W

2694 Ex Parte Kimura 11605537 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz Husch Blackwell LLP HORNER, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Maynard et al 12351823 - (D) HEANEY 102/103 41.50 102 Zebra/ Alston & Bird SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

marcum, topliff

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Okuno et al 10573821 - (D) ADAMS 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) SWOPE, SHERIDAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Collins et al 12493324 - (D) COURTENAY 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP SHMATOV, ALEXEY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Kadirkamanathan 12395484 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VILLENA, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Furton et al 11779815 - (D) BROWNE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12082077 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3647 Ex Parte CHANG et al 13156317 - (D) BAHR 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP WANG, MICHAEL H

3663 Ex Parte TAKEDA et al 13053684 - (D) BROWN 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DAGER, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Cuddy et al 11937326 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) HOEL, MATTHEW D

3741 Ex Parte Sabnis 13854225 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, CRAIG SANG

3747 Ex Parte Veit et al 11792898 - (D) BAHR 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA

3788 Ex Parte Samii et al 13447759 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 HP Inc, REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Ng et al 12635229 - (D) DIXON 103 103 FLETCHER YODER RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Vetek et al 13370720 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 101 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11375644 - (D) PRATS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BUCKLEY, AUDREA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte MCALLISTER et al 13568531 - (D) DERRICK 102/103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 PERRIN, JOSEPH L

1768 Ex Parte Djuric et al 13221245 - (D) ROSS 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC BUTCHER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Jung et al 12215192 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO DAILEY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte ONODA et al 13082371 - (D) BUI 103 Shinjyu Global IP MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2625 Ex Parte LOWLES et al 11944482 - (D) CRAIG 103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Simonsen et al 12092336 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 GABLE & GOTWALS SAFAVI, MICHAEL

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Muller 12651248 - (R) HUME 103 CRGO LAW PAN, YONGJIA

"A mere duplication of parts is not invention." In re Marcum, 47 F.2d 377, 378 (CCPA 1931) (citing Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156, 163 (1892))

leshin

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Hayardeny 12806275 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP IVANOVA, SVETLANA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte AMBROSINO et al 13092401 - (D) TIMM 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. AMPONSAH, OSEI K

1787 Ex Parte TROUVE 13850859 - (D) HEANEY 103 MMWV IP, LLC ENGLISH, PATRICK NOLAND

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Cunningham 13311093 - (D) HAGY 103 ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GILCHRIST, P.A. SENFI, BEHROOZ M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Bauchot et al 12336594 - (D) SHIANG 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Kooken et al 11102429 - (D) CAPP 103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP DANG, KET D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte YAMADA et al 13239598 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. AKHAVANNIK, MOHAMMAD H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Kabir et al 13674932 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) PILKINGTON, JAMES

Claims 21—24 each require that certain structures comprise ceramic material. Appeal Br. 20 (Claims App.). For these claims, the Examiner acknowledged that the relied-upon prior art does not disclose ceramic material but concluded that it would have been obvious to modify the reliedupon prior art to use ceramic material in the manners recited in each of these claims "since it has been held to be within the general skill of a worker in the art to select a known material on the basis of its suitability for the intended use as a matter of obvious design choice." Final Act. 6—7, 8, 12 (each citing In re Leshin, 277 F.2d 197 (CCPA 1960)).

For each of these claims, Appellants contend that nothing in the relied-upon prior art "suggests that ceramic materials are suitable for use" in the structures required to comprise ceramic material. Appeal Br. 8 (claims 21 and 22), 13—14 (claim 23), 17 (claim 24). We agree with Appellants that this issue undermines the rejections of these claims.

Here, the Examiner has not made sufficient findings to present a prima facie case of obviousness as to claims 21—24. The facts here are distinguishable from those in In re Leshin. In that case, the court addressed dependent claims requiring that the "container-dispenser for cosmetics" recited in the parent claim be made from molded plastic materials. Leshin, 277 F.2d at 198—99. Before the court was a secondary reference (Anderson) teaching the use of molded plastic in a "similar container." Id. at 199. On those facts, the court held that "[m]ere selection of known plastics to make a container-dispenser of a type made of plastics prior to the invention, the selection of the plastics being on the basis of suitability for the intended use, would be entirely obvious." Id.

In contrast, here, the Examiner has not shown that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have known that "ceramic material(s)" could be used for the same or similar applications at issue in claims 21—24— comprising certain materials in a reciprocating machine. Even assuming that the Examiner is correct that, at the time of the invention, ceramics were "known lightweight composite materials" (Ans. 4), this does not show that ceramic material was known to be suitable for the intended uses here. See Leshin, 277 F.2d at 199. The lack of record support on this issue distinguishes this record from that in In re Leshin, and undermines the rejections here. Thus, we do not sustain the rejections of claims 21—24.

Leshin, In re, 277 F.2d 197, 125 USPQ 416 (CCPA 1960) 2144.07

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte FAULK 12270110 - (D) TOWNSEND 102 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. YAO, LEI

1673 Ex Parte MacCarter et al 11118613 - (D) PER CURIAM 103/double patenting MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. LAU, JONATHAN S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Hines et al 13847781 - (D) RANGE 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Tarnowski 13149054 - (D) KUMAR 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP / Vestas KARIM, ZIAUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Davidson 09760242 - (D) THOMAS 103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate Technology LLC) SHELEHEDA, JAMES R

2492 Ex Parte Robinton et al 12716845 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Sheridan Ross PC SHEPPERD, ERIC W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte MIYAZAKI 12783311 - (D) MOORE 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC MOORAD, WASEEM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Yang et al 12572087 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

3762 Ex Parte MOON et al 12762751 - (D) CHERRY 103 Acuity Law Group, P,C, FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

3788 Ex Parte Macinnes et al 13374509 - (D) SHAH 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC POON, ROBERT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2697 Ex Parte Dai et al 13320544 - (R) SMITH 103 WANG & HO YANG, NAN-YING

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 HOLOGIC, INC. Requester, Respondent v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8061359 et al 11/780,759 95002058 - (D) SONG 112(1)/103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. Third Party Requester: Arnold & Porter LLP WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original BUI, VY Q

typhoon, microprocessor

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Creguer et al 13570395 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP-General Motors RUSHING, MARKS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte GOODFELLOW et al 11877045 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2)/103 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC RODDEN, JOSHUA E

3667 Ex Parte Hider et al 13547223 - (D) WIEKER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L LANG, MICHAEL DEAN

As an initial matter, we reject the Examiner's position that the limitations of claims 1, 9, and 18 reciting structure "configured to" send data and, in claims 1 and 18, to also send a "request for standardization," are not "limitation[ s] of the claimed processor but rather [are statements of] intended use and as such does not further limit the claim." Final Act. 2. When claimed functional language is associated with programming or some other structure required to perform the function, that programming or structure cannot be ignored by the Examiner when applying the prior art. See, e.g., Typhoon Touch Techs., Inc. v. Dell, Inc., 659 F.3d 1376, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (discussing Microprocessor Enhancement Corp. v. Tex. Instruments, Inc., 520 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2008)).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Hamilton 12566374 - (D) GREENHUT 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP KARLS, SHAY LYNN

3735 Ex Parte Christian 11740163 - (D) MEYERS 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP Given Imaging Ltd. TOTH, KAREN E

3763 Ex Parte MIZOGUCHI et al 13595052 - (D) HOSKINS 102 Medtronic, Inc, BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Bortoloso et al 12565921 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103 41.50 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP BELANI, KISHIN G

2487 Ex Parte Botzko et al 11180899 - (D) HORVATH 103 103 Blank Rome LLP ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Chavez et al 12722262 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P,C ZENATI, AMAL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Fowler et al 13043584 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Sturgis et al 13661060 - (D) SMITH 112(2) 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CAO, PING

1615 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 11115321 - (D) MAJORS 103 Abel Law Group, LLP TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

1634 Ex Parte Ward et al 12765643 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(2)/102/103 101/112(2) Juneau Biosciences, LLC Schramm-Juneau-ACT HANEY, AMANDA MARIE

1662 Ex Parte Bogner et al 13013332 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/112(2)/103 double patenting POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Woo et al 11689620 - (D) McMANUS 103 Hovey Williams LLP MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Bokor et al 12275726 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM KEATON, SHERROD L

2176 Ex Parte LaBiche 11306470 - (D) BAIN 103 MOORE AND VAN ALLEN PLLC FOR SEMC RIES, LAURIE ANNE

2182 Ex Parte Brenner et al 13544958 - (D) SIU 103 Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. IBM Corp. (AUS/RCR) VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2694 Ex Parte Lee 12066553 - (D) KUMAR 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC FOX, JOSEPH PATRICK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Rose et al 12561125 - (D) KIM 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - DC GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Ludwigson 12387650 - (D) HOELTER 103 Bartz & Bartz, P.A. MULLER, BRYAN R

3776 Ex Parte Smith 12663493 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Smith & Nephew, Inc. GIBSON, ERIC SHANE

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte JIA 11279925 - (R) SCHNEIDER 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP WANG, SHENGJUN

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Bookbinder et al 11238171 - (R) SMITH 103 Dentons US LLP NASHED, NASHAAT T