keller

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Shahidi et al 13239133 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 41.50 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP, Qualcomm PHUNKULH, BOB A

2485 Ex Parte Zizys et al 12752166 - (D) MacDONALD 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HUANG, FRANK F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13668077 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA NGUYEN, DILINH P

2899 Ex Parte Corisis et al 12020899 - (D) OWENS 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron LEE, JAE
REVERSED 3683 Ex Parte WANG et al 13242352 - (D) MOHANTY 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Harrison et al 12574338 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, PA KANAAN, MAROUN P

3693 Ex Parte Collins et al 13316754 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Fincham Downs LLC Travelers Companies AMELUNXEN, BARBARA J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Sharivker et al 13245013 - (D) DOUGAL 102 KENNAMETAL INC RUFO, RYAN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte GILG 13192079 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 HP Inc. PHAM, THIERRY L

As our reviewing Court states: 

The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference; nor is it that the claimed invention must be expressly suggested in any one or all of the references. Rather, the test is what the combined teachings of the references would have suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art. 

See In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981) (citations omitted). This reasoning is applicable here.

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte CHAPLIN et al 13588217 - (D) NEW double patenting LAW OFFICE OF SALVA TORE ARRIGO AND SCOTT LEE, LLP BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P

1675 Ex Parte Hausch et al 11927536 - (D) FREDMAN 101/103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing AUDET, MAURY A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Jennings 13789803 - (D) DERRICK 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LEONG, JONATHAN G

1786 Ex Parte Okuda et al 12811403 - (D) SNAY 103 41.50 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP VINEIS, FRANK J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Hobbs 13329778 - (D) BUI 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP BURKE, JEFF A

2159 Ex Parte Li et al 13106751 - (D) WINSOR 103 Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION SINGH, AMRESH

2173 Ex Parte Ostergaard 12596689 - (D) ENGELS 102 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd HOPE, DARRIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Gorny et al 12317275 - (D) HOELTER 103 NIXON & V ANDERHYE, PC LU, JIPING

cable

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Derrieu et al 10541217 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 CLARK & BRODY LIU, TRACY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte PARIKH et al 13246241 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP/Imagine Corporation HUQ, OBAIDUL

2486 Ex Parte SAID et al 13018241 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HP Inc, CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Reid et al 13384348 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3656 Ex Parte Stevens et al 12862329 - (D) LANEY 103 HONEYWELL/LKGlobal Patent Services LUONG, VINH

3657 Ex Parte Griffith et al 11462510 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Parsons Behle & Latimer BURCH, MELODY M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Hill et al 12039214 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP SCHUBERG, LAURA J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Andrade et al 09841644 - (D) MOORE 103 103 BANNER & WITCO FF , LTD SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Su et al 12170427 - (D) HOWARD 103 103 Kristine Elizabeth Matthews CHEN, XUEMEI G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte McLaughlin 12756389 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 Conley Rose P.C STODOLA, DANIEL P

Moreover, as the Examiner correctly points out, gross sales figures do not show commercial success absent evidence as to market share. See Ans. 17; see also Cable Electric Products, Inc. v. Genmark, Inc., 770 F.2d 1015, 1026-27 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Cable Electric Products, Inc. v. Genmark, Inc., 770 F.2d 1015, 226 USPQ 881 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 716.03(b) , 716.06 , 1504.03

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Ansari 12742068 - (D) LANEY 103 112(1) NIXON PEABODY LLP MYHR, JUSTIN L

3749 Ex Parte Fritsche et al 12912992 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P,C, GORMAN, ERIC DAVID

3777 Ex Parte Kristofferson et al 11412614 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 103 THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP LLC GUPTA, VANI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Mercenier et al 13319943 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago NGUYEN, QUANG

1653 Ex Parte Schulz et al 11547104 - (D) MAJORS 103 Abel Law Group, LLP MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

1663 Ex Parte Spangenberg et al 12669659 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC PAGE, BRENT T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Chen et al 13454693 - (D) LENTIVECH 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LO, ANN J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Earley et al 12875954 - (D) BUI 102/103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Fox RYAN, PATRICK A

2481 Ex Parte Yu et al 12170476 - (D) MOORE 103 Slater Matsil, LLP HESS, MICHAEL J

2487 Ex Parte Laksono et al 13297489 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) WERNER, DAVID N

2493 Ex Parte Gupta et al 13453688 - (D) ENGLE 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 Ex Parte Perner 13384004 - (D) JURGOVAN 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise NORMAN, JAMES G

2859 Ex Parte Brown 12427892 - (D) GUPTA 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP GRANT, ROBERT J

2875 Ex Parte Deprez et al 12440470 - (D) McMANUS 112(2)/102/103 Lumileds LLC BREVAL, ELMITO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte HWANG et al 13222678 - (D) KIM 102 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P,C SITTNER, MATTHEW T

3692 Ex Parte DaCosta 12016827 - (D) WIEDER 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP JOHNSON, GREGORY L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Vo 13254461 - (D) O'HANLON 102 102/103 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC HOBAN, MELISSA A

3762 Ex Parte Betzold et al 11538711 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2) 103/double patenting Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT

3763 Ex Parte Mustoe et al 12906719 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Casimir Jones, S,C, HAYMAN, IMANI N

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Costa et al 13080863 - (D) BARRY double patenting 102/103 41.50 double patenting DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

tiffin, merchant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte WAKE et al 11563895 - (D) SMITH 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Kleve et al 13775697 - (D) FINK 102/103 41.50 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L MULLEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Jaffe et al 12304608 - (D) STEPINA 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP LEE, WEI

3731 Ex Parte Porter et al 12462663 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3777 Ex Parte Mao et al 12116013 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 AKA CHAN LLP LIU, CHU CHUAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Donovan et al 13077871 - (D) DELMENDO 103 112(2)/double patenting MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Contrary to the Examiner's stated position (Final Act. 14--15), the burden did not properly shift to the Appellants to show that Alexander, when modified in view of the other references, would inherently possess the self-healing performance index of 0.1 as specified in claim 1. That would impermissibly require the Appellants to compare the claimed invention against the claimed invention. In re Tiffin, 443 F.2d 394, 399 (CCPA 1971) ("The examiner's composite process is appellants' process, and thus cannot be compared with it."). 

Rather, the Appellants can effectively rebut a prima facie case of obviousness by comparing the claimed invention against the closest prior art. In re Merchant, 575 F.2d 865, 869 (CCPA 1978).

Tiffin, In re, 443 F.2d 394, 170 USPQ 88 (CCPA 1971) 716.04 , 2142

Merchant, In re, 575 F.2d 865, 197 USPQ 785 (CCPA 1978) 716.02(e)

1788 Ex Parte Beihoffer et al 11942638 - (D) DELMENDO 103 112(4)/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Jocha et al 13517281 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 101 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MENDAYE, KIDEST H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Grit et al 13512930 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA FUBARA, BLESSING M

1657 Ex Parte ERICSON 13028819 - (D) FLAX 101/103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. KELLER, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Parsons 13347055 - (D) REN 103 BASF Corporation RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD

1768 Ex Parte Huang et al 13415505 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC BLAND, ALICIA

1785 Ex Parte Hong et al 12077814 - (D) KRATZ 103 Hollingsworth Davis CHAU, LINDA N

1787 Ex Parte Buckwalter et al 11338092 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 103 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1787 Ex Parte Van Buskirk et al 13784858 - (D) KENNEDY 103 PPG Industries, Inc, SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte HUANG et al 13403397 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Kiesel 12954333 - (D) MacDONALD 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte Lee 13184692 - (D) KUMAR 103 US ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY TRAN, HAI V

2875 Ex Parte Striakhilev et al 13112654 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP GUHARAY, KARABI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Montgomery 13242489 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/112(2) 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. VENNE, DANIEL V

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Durance et al 12682989 - (R) BROWNE 103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. LU, JIPING

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2186 NETLIST, INC. Requester, v. Patent of SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 8250295 et al 10/752,151 95002399 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/103 41.77 112(1)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original PATEL, KAUSHIKKUMAR M

nat'l recovery, genentech2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Temchenko et al 12243259 - (D) BEST 103/double patenting Finch & Maloney Madico, Inc. TRINH, THANH TRUC

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Fishaimer 13692228 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102 Stevens & Showalter, LLP DUNCAN, MARC M

2127 Ex Parte Doebrich et al 12996355 - (D) SHIANG 103 Cozen O'Connor KARIM, ZIAUL

2154 Ex Parte Blom et al 13634544 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Donofrio et al 13018013 - (D) NAGUMO 103 MYERS BIGEL, PA NADAV, ORI

2845 Ex Parte Srirattana et al 13022840 - (D) KENNEDY 112(2)/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, PLLC LINDGREN BALTZELL, ANDREA J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte AXFORD 13297581 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC DINH, TIEN QUANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Nicolo 13078338 - (D) HORNER 102/103 THE BLK LAW GROUP LAUER, CHRISTINA C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Piekarski 12328381 - (D) CRAIG 102 102 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Blust et al 10866387 - (D) HORNER 103 103 NCR Corporation SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte WINTEMUTE 12870545 - (D) BROWNE 103 102/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/NORTEK TADESSE, MARTHA

3747 Ex Parte Brotherton et al 12793240 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mad) AMICK, JACOB M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 12954516 - (D) GRIMES 103 ST ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC COHEN, MICHAEL P

1621 Ex Parte Unhoch et al 13623626 - (D) FREDMAN 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP MATOS NEGRON, TAINA DEL MAR

1644 Ex Parte Podack et al 13596458 - (D) PRATS 112(1)/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DE) HADDAD, MAHER M

"The scope of enablement ... is that which is disclosed in the specification plus the scope of what would be known to one of ordinary skill in the art without undue experimentation." National Recovery Technols. Inc. v. Magnetic Separation Sys., Inc., 166 F.3d 1190, 1196 (Fed. Cir. 1999). 

However, "[t]ossing out the mere germ of an idea does not constitute enabling disclosure." Genentech Inc. v. Novo NordiskA/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Instead, " [w]hile every aspect of a generic claim certainly need not have been carried out by an inventor, or exemplified in the specification, reasonable detail must be provided in order to enable members of the public to understand and carry out the invention." Id.

Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 42 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2161.01 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Ochs et al 12185242 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON KURPLE, KARL

1734 Ex Parte Rizkalla 13611164 - (D) HANLON 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

1754 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13423231 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Walters & Wasylyna, LLC BAUMANN, LIESL C

1758 Ex Parte Samuelson et al 12452175 - (D) KENNEDY 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC MERSHON, JAYNE L

1762 Ex Parte Grinwald et al 13382518 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 HP Inc, NGUYEN, VU ANH

1768 Ex Parte Huang 13415204 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC BLAND, ALICIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 Ex Parte Alshinnawi et al 13541483 - (D) HAGY 103 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. QIN, ZHIREN

2437 Ex Parte Bajko et al 13143080 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

2492 Ex Parte CHEN et al 13396347 - (D) KUMAR 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Huppenthal et al 13365090 - (D) STRAUSS 103 LARKIN HOFFMAN DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Park et al 12562206 - (D) PRAISS 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP GEBREMARIAM, SAMUEL A

2856 Ex Parte Satcher et al 13028072 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC WEST, PAUL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Jaehrling et al 13122485 - (D) GREENHUT 103 MICHAEL J. STRIKER ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

3658 Ex Parte Oberle et al 11574305 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 112(1)/112(2) 41.50 112(1)/112(2) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) BOES, TERENCE

3673 Ex Parte RIEBER 13036698 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Gearhart Law LLC CONLEY, FREDRICK C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Stein et al 12825736 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 Orthosensor, Inc, CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

3741 Ex Parte Sherinian 11875931 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3741 Ex Parte Lomasney et al 11931318 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3788 Ex Parte Chan et al 13552220 - (D) OSINSKI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP PERREAULT, ANDREW D

sensonics, interconnect

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Baron 12917886 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 VanOphem IP Law PLC EVANS, EBONY E

3665 Ex Parte Rao et al 11278043 - (D) REIMERS 103 ANGELA M, BRUNETTI, PLLC KING, RODNEY P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Hsiao 13687375 - (D) KHAN 112(1)/103 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LEE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Brown 11528737 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2) 102 Robert Bosch LLC PAULS, JOHN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Stroud et al 12777508 - (D) CALVE 103 103 TRASKBRITT, P.C./ ORBITAL ATK, INC. GOYAL, ARUN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Molenda et al 13062017 - (D) MAJORS 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA ALLEY, GENEVIEVE S

1619 Ex Parte Halter et al 13130939 - (D) JENKS 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS THAKOR, DEV ANG K

1656 Ex Parte Smith et al 12999185 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC STEADMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte MILLER 13483596 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Merchant & Gould - Chevron MAYES, MELVIN C

1736 Ex Parte Bruggendick et al 12384159 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 K&L Gates LLP-Charlotte WALCK, BRIAND

1772 Ex Parte Digne et al 13060457 - (D) BEST 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. LOUIE, PHILIP Y

1781 Ex Parte Busch et al 12295131 - (D) ROSS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D

Moreover, we find no evidence that the Examiner relies on impermissible hindsight reasoning as the Examiner's articulated reasons for combining the teachings of Narita, Sawai, and Tokiwa are supported by the prior art disclosures themselves. See, e.g., Sensonics, Inc. v. Aerosonic Corp., 81 F.3d 1566, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (citing Interconnect Planning Corp. v. Feil, 774 F.2d 1132, 1138  (Fed. Cir. 1985)) ("The invention must be viewed not after the blueprint has been drawn by the inventor, but as it would have been perceived in the state of the art that existed at the time the invention was made.").

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Liesche et al 11865754 - (D) GALLIGAN 101/103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC BM AUSTIN IPLA W (DL) FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte AHN 13219114 - (D) HUME 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P,C OWENS, TSION B

2488 Ex Parte GunasekaranBabu et al 12642944 - (D) HORVATH 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Gerber et al 13019282 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

2669 Ex Parte Holland et al 12256962 - (D) HOMERE 101/103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP BITAR, NANCY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte King et al 11742890 - (D) CAPP 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3686 Ex Parte Jung et al 11824529 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC REYES, REGINALD R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte McMahan et al 12719674 - (D) WOODS 103 Fletcher Yoder PC GE Power & Water LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RY AN

3777 Ex Parte Chernov et al 13108129 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 41.50 103 Covidien LP KINNARD, LISA M

profectus

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Slesinski 13459718 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP LI, TRACY Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2662 Ex Parte Nguyen 12634078 - (D) PYONIN 103 Imagination Technologies KHAN, USMAN A

2663 Ex Parte Gupta et al 13396303 - (D) HAAPALA 103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS HALIYUR, PADMA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Hong et al 13163200 - (D) FISHMAN concurring DEJMEK 103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES MILLISER, THERON S

 Our reviewing court has recently summarized appropriate sources used in claim construction as follows: The words of a claim are generally given their ordinary and customary meaning, which is the meaning that the term would have to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. Claim language must be viewed in light of the specification, which is the "single best guide to the meaning of a disputed term." In accordance with Phillips, we first look to the actual words of the claims and then read them in view of the specification. Although courts are permitted to consider extrinsic evidence (e.g., expert testimony, dictionaries, treatises), such evidence is generally of less significance than the intrinsic record. Extrinsic evidence may not be used "to contradict claim meaning that is unambiguous in light of the intrinsic evidence." "The construction that stays true to the claim language and most naturally aligns with the patent's description of the invention will be, in the end, the correct construction." Profectus Tech. LLC v. Huawei Techs. Co., 823 F.3d 1375, 1380 81 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (internal citations omitted).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte LEEN et al 13245380 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. DUFFY, DAVID W

3724 Ex Parte Park et al 12306626 - (D) HOSKINS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PRONE, JASON D

3762 Ex Parte Cox et al 12426175 - (D) CALVE 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3763 Ex Parte Hoke et al 13276456 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FAY SHARPE LLP PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Klein 12170612 - (D) HOWARD 103 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA- MICRON SADLER, NATHAN

2167 Ex Parte Alonso Sadaba et al 12863472 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 Polsinelli PC SF General WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Pan et al 11746330 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 112(2) Patent Docketing KARIKARI, KW ASI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Cheung et al 13518066 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Bunick et al 11691839 - (D) FREDMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON ROSENTHAL, ANDREWS

1618 Ex Parte Hatcher et al 13690538 - (D) NEWMAN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

1634 Ex Parte Hennig et al 11917922 - (D) FLAX 103/double patenting SIEMENS CORPORATION FORMAN, BETTY J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Bayer 13089971 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 The Dow Chemical Company COHEN, STEFANIE J

1732 Ex Parte Yilmaz et al 13163430 - (D) BEST 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MAYES, MEL VIN C

1781 Ex Parte Chu et al 13675069 - (D) REN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FLORES JR, DONALD M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte SEGAL et al 13070245 - (D) HOFF 103 Avago Technologies Limited SAIN, GAUTAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Britt et al 13773477 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1) 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC LONSBERRY, HUNTER B

2478 Ex Parte Loher 14043683 - (D) HUME 112(2) 102/103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC RENNER, BRANDON M

2495 Ex Parte Melia et al 13381456 - (D) STEPHENS 102 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT ULLAH, SHARIF E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte Saal et al 13799503 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Trimble Navigation Limited MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Slycke et al 12093914 - (D) KENNEDY 103 MILLER, MATTHIAS & HULL LLP ZHANG, HAIDONG

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 13893591 - (D) THOMAS 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GIDDINS, NELSONS

content extraction

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Schaeffer et al 11911922 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP REA, CHRISTINE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Symes 13137126 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TRUONG, NGUYEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Walsh et al 13802877 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) SKIBINSKI, THOMAS S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Hoop et al 11039377 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/103 Abel Law Group, LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1671 Ex Parte Pfeffinger 12994575 - (D) GRIMES 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BROOKS, CLINTON A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Borriello et al 13361033 - (D) BEAMER 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MRABI, HASSAN

2194 Ex Parte Deininger et al 11758846 - (D) HAGY 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION RONI, SYED A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2634 Ex Parte Lin et al 13648585 - (D) SHIANG 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC TORRES, JUAN A

2644 Ex Parte Drevon 10509852 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) CAI, WAYNE HUU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3668 Ex Parte Namaky 14041032 - (D) SIU 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP BEAULIEU, YONEL

3696 Ex Parte Harvey 14103568 - (D) SHAH 101 Thomas D,Harvey CHANG, EDWARD

Although, arguably, the steps of producing and storing the digital representation may be performed by a computer, these steps do not transform the article into a different article. The data, such as serial numbers, remain data. Further, producing, storing, and recognizing a digital representation of a physical object are "well-understood, routine, [and] conventional activities previously known to the industry." Content Extraction and Transmission LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat. Ass 'n, 776 F.3d 1343, 1347--49 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ("The concept of data collection, recognition, and storage is undisputedly well known. Indeed, humans have always performed these functions .... the use of a scanner or other digitizing device to extract data from a document was well-known at the time of filing, as was the ability of computers to translate the shapes on a physical page into typeface characters"). The "unconventional steps" and "limitations other than those well-understood, routine and conventional" are business-related steps that simply elaborate on the abstract idea.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Wasylucha 12685931 - (D) HORNER 102/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Kroll et al 11737919 - (D) FINK 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP LIN, SHERMAN L

2456 Ex Parte Shen 11382189 - (D) HORVATH 103 BGL/ CHANG, TOM Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Home 13480567 - (D) HUME 102/103 ERICSSON INC VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Na et al 13187380 - (D) OWENS 102/103 CARR & FERRELL LLP GRAYBILL, DAVIDE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3684 Ex Parte Patterson et al 13089154 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Google/Fenwick ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

3693 Ex Parte Weinflash et al 13213975 - (D) MOHANTY 112(2)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BARTLEY, KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte ODONNELL et al 11327736 - (D) HORNER 103/double patenting HAHN LOESER I LINCOLN MAYE, AYUBA

3743 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13452678 - (D) LANEY 103 REED SMITH LLP LAUX, DAVID J

"Where a claim lists elements separately, the clear implication of the claim language is that those elements are distinct components of the patented invention." Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, 616 F.3d 1249, 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (citations omitted). 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Livingston 12473957 - (D) HILL 103 102/103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO LLP, BURKE, SEAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Nordt et al 13241865 - (D) WORTH 102 102 TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC JACKSON, BRANDON LEE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Hwang et al 11568016 - (D) MAJORS 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner I Coty KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1657 Ex Parte Rabovsky et al 12854944 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) CONSTANTINE, CHARLES Z

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte JEONG et al 13683436 - (D) RANGE 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC STRAH, ELI D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte JETHA et al 13107346 - (D) SHIANG 103/double patenting PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NICHOLAS, WENDY K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Murphy et al 12780912 - (D) HUME 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, MCCULLEY, RYAN D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte GETTEMY et al 13665701 - (D) RANGE 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Albayrak et al 12086463 - (D) MURPHY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC RUSSELL, DEVON L

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Tomita et al 12730494 - (R) TIMM 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON GIONTA