bancorp

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Ex Parte Gidlund et al 13693850 - (D) STRAUSS 103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC OVEISSI, MANSOUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte SCHEUCHER 12697289 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Karl F. Scheucher SHARMA, SUJATHA R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Hill et al 13600661 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP SCHUBERG, LAURA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Hardy 13993093 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS

1787 Ex Parte Iwamoto et al 13976547 - (D) CASHION 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC JACKSON, MONIQUE R

1793 Ex Parte Funda et al 13057212 - (D) McGEE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2692 Ex Parte Walline et al 12711509 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP MERKOULOVA, OLGA VLADIMIROVNA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Mahooti et al 13192107 - (D) BEST 103 NXP B.V. TAN, RICHARD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Leach 13571150 - (D) McSHANE 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

 Simply using a computer to perform previously known processes will not transform an abstract idea into patent-eligible subject matter. See Bancorp Servs. LLC v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 687 F.3d 1266, 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (finding a claim not patent-eligible when “the computer simply performs more efficiently what could otherwise be accomplished manually”).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Simmons et al 11242624 - (D) CALVE 103 HODGSON RUSS LLP HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

amgen3, greenliant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Singhal 13421620 - (D) KINDER 102/103 TARA CHAND SINGHAL SZPIRA, JULIE ANN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1639 Ex Parte Beckers et al 13148070 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, JONAH

We do not find this argument persuasive because claim 15 is drawn to an apparatus, not a method for forming a substrate, and because claim 15 does not require a “uniform” material as in claim 1. “In determining validity of a product-by-process claim, the focus is on the product and not the process of making it.” Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1369 (Fed.Cir. 2009). The process of making is only relevant “if the process by which a product is made imparts ‘structural and functional differences’ distinguishing the claimed product from the prior art” Greenliant Systems, Inc. v. Xicor LLC, 692 F.3d 1261, 1268 (Fed. Cir.2012).

Here, Appellants do not identify any structural or functional differences that result from the process of injection molding relative to the microfluidic device with microchannels rendered obvious by Huang and Sibarani (FF 5—10).

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2113

Greenliant Systems, Inc. v. Xicor LLC, 692 F.3d 1261, 103 USPQ2d 1951 (Fed. Cir. 2012) 1412.02

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Aylor et al 13507607 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 Robert B. Aylor HEYER, DENNIS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Jiang et al 13113264 - (D) PRAISS 112(1) 103 Matheson Keys Daffer & Kordzik PLLC LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Binder 12358551 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 112(1) 112(1)/102/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov WOO, STELLA L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Cohen et al 11942188 - (D) FETTING 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law (END) OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

grasselli

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Hsia et al 12167040 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Duane Morris LLP (10/11) Seagate LOUIE, MANDY C

1774 Ex Parte Linne et al 13554650 - (D) HOUSEL 102 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP HOWELL, MARC C

1789 Ex Parte Fleck et al 13110149 - (D) ROSS 103 Walter Ottesen, P.A. COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2692 Ex Parte LIM et al 12706034 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC HEGARTY, KELLY B

For obviousness, words in a claim must be considered even if they lack written description or enablement in the Specification.  See, e.g., Ex parte Grasselli, 231 USPQ 393, 394 (BPAI 1983), aff’d mem., 738 F.2d 453 (Fed. Cir 1984); MPEP § 2143.03(II).

Grasselli, Ex parte, 231 USPQ 393 (Bd. App. 1983) 2143.03 , 2173.05(i)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Boser et al 13209265 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) ANTHONY, JESSICA LYNN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Levine et al 11849862 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER CABRAL, ROBERT S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Long et al 11767762 - (D) REN 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP WATTS, JENNA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Xu 13667905 - (D) HOWARD 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- NVID PATEL, JITESH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3659 Ex Parte Dai et al 13465145 - (D) SHAH 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HLAVKA, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Berzak et al 13223564 - (D) KERINS 103 The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

3779 Ex Parte Durant et al 11603943 - (D) GRIMES 103 PATENT DEPT - INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS TORRES DIAZ, ARNALDO

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 BSE COMPANY, LTD. Requester v. KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 7439616 et al 95/001,364 11/276,025 90010985 - (D) CHEN 103 41.77 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: LADAS & PARRY LLP SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBLISS, ALONZO

brown2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Kimura et al 12294352 - (D) WILSON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHRISS, JENNIFER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Klabjan 13369855 - (D) FRAHM 103 Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC STARKS, WILBERT L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Rochon et al 14180535 - (D) BUI 102 Kramer & Amado, P.C. RAHMAN, SHAWNCHOY

Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is a question of fact. Brown v. 3M, 265 F.3d 1349, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

Brown v. 3M, 265 F.3d 1349, 60 USPQ2d 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2131

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Bourret et al 13400362 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP SMALL, NAOMI J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Lin et al 13753537 - (D) OWENS 102/103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION YUSHIN, NIKOLAY K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Denney 13681035 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP BELLINGER, JASON R

3623 Ex Parte Milojicic et al 13260244 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise JEANTY, ROMAIN

3623 Ex Parte Renz et al 11612499 - (D) MOHANTY 102/103 PERKINS COIE LLP/MSFT SINGH, GURKANWALJIT

3647 Ex Parte Birkenstock 12568779 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC DINH, TIEN QUANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Walterscheid 12982761 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 LAMORTE & ASSOCIATES P.C. HYLINSKI, ALYSSA MARIE

3762 Ex Parte Ellingson 13647705 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Meschter et al 13053378 - (D) BEST 103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Iwasaki 13400873 - (D) PINKERTON 103 102 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED TRAN, TAM T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Gannon et al 12276934 - (D) MEYERS 103 103 HONEYWELL/LKGlobal SOREY, ROBERT A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Henry et al 11902509 - (D) MARTIN 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC YOUNG, RACHEL T

AFFIRMED
1632 Ex Parte Yamanaka et al 12289873 - (D) MILLS 112(1) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CROUCH, DEBORAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Thomas et al 13141451 - (D) HANLON 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BOYLE, KARA BRADY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte BEHR et al 13242611 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP THANGAVELU, KANDASAMY

2171 Ex Parte MINER et al 13928860 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC NGUYEN, CAO H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Courtay et al 11922441 - (D) FENICK 102/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2472 Ex Parte Kim et al 12538531 - (D) TROCK 112(1) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP FARAHMAND, ASHIL S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Maringelli 11718224 - (D) DANG 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB MIDKIFF, AARON

2632 Ex Parte NAKAMURA et al 13739997 - (D) McKEOWN 112(1) 41.50 112(6) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC PUENTE, EVA YI ZHENG

2697 Ex Parte Stewart et al 12789491 - (D) STRAUSS 102 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Ellis et al 11849199 - (D) HORNER 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP/HONDA NGUYEN, XU AN LAN T

3685 Ex Parte Doherty et al 12905755 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

3695 Ex Parte Nambiar et al 11848285 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/112(2)/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Sanet 13623667 - (D) REIMERS 101/double patenting MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A. UTAMA, ROBERT J

3735 Ex Parte Gottlieb et al 12184046 - (D) KERINS 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed WESTON, TIFFANY C

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte McKinstry et al 13213369 - (D) HASTINGS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK STARK, JARRETT J

oetiker

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Davis et al 13790696 - (D) CALVE 102/103 Ballard Spahr LLP REID, MICHAEL ROBERT

3775 Ex Parte Afzal 12060191 - (D) CAPP 103 SPINAL KINETICS, Inc. COLEY, ZADE JAMES

[W]here the Examiner fails to set forth a prima facie case of obviousness, the burden to rebut the Examiner’s findings and conclusion never shifts to Appellant. See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445 (Fed. Cir. 1992).

Oetiker, In re, 977 F.2d 1443, 24 USPQ2d 1443 (Fed. Cir. 1992)   707.07(f) ,   716.01(d) ,   1504.01(a) ,   2107.02 ,   2142 ,   2145 ,   2164.07

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Golan 13055507 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 103 DEKEL PATENT LTD., DAVID KLEIN TANNER, JOCELIN C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Leeder et al 13206111 - (D) PYONIN 103 Fogarty, L.L.C WOO, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Usuda et al 11662902 - (D) KUMAR 103 MOTS LAW, PLLC HTUN, SAN A

2659 Ex Parte Wang et al 13219680 - (D) BAIN 112(1) 112(2)/101/102/103 George Wang SHIN, SEONG-AHA

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Kross 14565190 - (R) NAGUMO 103 EDWIN D. SCHINDLER ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

mikus, slayter, gosteli

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Sorger et al 13132798 - (D) ROESEL 103 RATNERPRESTIA EASHOO, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Turdjian 13317329 - (D) HORNER 102/103 MOLDEX-METRIC, INC. BATSON, VICTOR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Moberg et al 12768281 - (D) ENGELS 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division DANG, ANH TIEU

3762 Ex Parte Dicks et al 11876711 - (D) BROWNE 102 Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Cassivi 13062908 - (D) BAHR 103 103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. CHENG, JACQUELINE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Klann et al 12274765 - (D) NEWMAN 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP PYLA, PAUL D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Ha 13129154 - (D) DENNETT 103 NOVICK, KIM & LEE, PLLC EMPIE, NATHAN H

1765 Ex Parte Gindin et al 11208321 - (D) PRAISS 103 Covestro LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1786 Ex Parte Kaiser et al 13147186 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) GARRETT, DAWN L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Liao et al 13088464 - (D) HAGY 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP BYCER, ERIC J

2441 Ex Parte Reunamaki et al 13521506 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD MUNDUR, PADMAVATHI V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2697 Ex Parte KIM et al 13860024 - (D) CRAIG 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP SARMA, ABHISHEK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Sundararaman et al 12437741 - (D) FETTING 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH JASMIN, LYNDA C

The argument is made in the wrong direction. Appellants contend that the claim recites a generic function without any specific implementation and fault the references for actually providing 
implementation examples for the generic function. A species of a genus anticipates the genus. Mikus v. Wachtel, 504 F.2d 1150, 1151 (CCPA 1974); In re Slayter, 276 F.2d 408, 411 (CCPA 1960); In re Gosteli, 872 F.2d 1008, 10 USPQ2d 1614 (Fed. Cir. 1989).

Slayter, In re, 276 F.2d 408, 125 USPQ 345 (CCPA 1960) 715.03 , 2131.02

Gosteli, In re, 872 F.2d 1008, 10 USPQ2d 1614 (Fed. Cir. 1989)   608.01(p) ,   715.03 ,  2131.02 ,   2136.05 ,   2163.02 ,   2163.03 ,   2163.05

3683 Ex Parte Rafei et al 13493390 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Reed Smith LLP GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Findlay et al 13861834 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. COLLINS, DOLORES R

3741 Ex Parte Veninger et al 12742031 - (D) PESLAK 103 41.50 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. NGUYEN, ANDREW H

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Kross 13275400 - (R) NAGUMO 103 EDWIN D. SCHINDLER ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

ariosa

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Busche et al 12973766 - (D) ADAMS 101/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Kennedy et al 12645025 - (D) THOMAS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. VU, TOAN H

2165 Ex Parte KAWAMOTO et al 12629662 - (D) ENGLE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. CHBOUKI, TAREK

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Jubilo et al 13679131 - (D) McNEILL 102/103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP YU, ROYIT

2697 Ex Parte Colley 12767344 - (D) HUME 102 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Reitz et al 12896836 - (D) O’HANLON 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP STAUBACH, LINDSEY CLAIRE

3744 Ex Parte Chantant 12668582 - (D) CALVE 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MENGESHA, WEBESHET

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Krzyzanowski et al 12639165 - (D) BAIN 103 103 OpenPeak Inc. CHANG, KAI J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte McCray et al 12433659 - (D) FREDMAN 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP BURKHART, MICHAEL D

1634 Ex Parte Chamberlain et al 12293763 - (D) PRATS 101 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA

Indeed, our reviewing court has expressly rejected similar contentions regarding preemption, stating that a patentee’s “attempt to limit the breadth of the claims by showing alternative uses . . . outside of the scope of the claims does not change the conclusion that the claims are directed to patent ineligible subject matter.” Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc., 788 F.3d 1371, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2015). The court explained that, “[w]hile preemption may signal patent ineligible subject matter, the absence of complete preemption does not demonstrate patent eligibility. . . . Where a patent’s claims are deemed only to disclose patent ineligible subject matter under the Mayo framework . . . preemption concerns are fully addressed and made moot.” Id.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte Rahnama 14231378 - (D) SHIANG 103 101 FISH & TSANG LLP HUANG, MIRANDA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Fujita et al 12461675 - (D) HAGY 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP NGO, TONY N

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Hui 13283366 - (R) HOFFMANN 102/103 VEDDER PRICE P.C. NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

van os

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Busche et al 12973766 - (D) ADAMS 101/103 HOFFMAN WARNTOK LLC NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Absent some articulated rationale, a finding that a combination of prior art would have been “common sense” or “intuitive” is no different than merely stating the combination “would have been obvious.” Such a conclusory assertion with no explanation is inadequate to support a finding that there would have been a motivation to combine. In re Van Os, 2017 WL 24642, 2015-1975, at *2 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 3, 2017).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Shaeffer et al 13105798 - (D) DEJMEK 103 MARC P. SCHUYLER / Rambus SAIN, GAUTAM

2141 Ex Parte Kennedy et al 12645025 - (D) THOMAS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. VU, TOAN H

2165 Ex Parte KAWAMOTO et al 12629662 - (D) ENGLE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. CHBOUKI, TAREK

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Przybysz et al 12674395 - (D) McNEILL 103 ERICSSON INC. PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2493 Ex Parte Choi et al 13216309 - (D) McNEILL 103 DAVID H. JUDSON IBM CORP. (DHJ) ZHAO, DON GORDON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Koslov et al 12448224 - (D) MacDONALD 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC MCKIE, GINA M

2685 Ex Parte Jubilo et al 13679131 - (D) McNEILL 102/103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP YU, ROYIT

2697 Ex Parte Colley 12767344 - (D) HUME 102 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Reitz et al 12896836 - (D) O’HANLON 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP STAUBACH, LINDSEY CLAIRE

3744 Ex Parte Chantant 12668582 - (D) CALVE 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MENGESHA, WEBESHET

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Krzyzanowski et al 12639165 - (D) BAIN 103 103 OpenPeak Inc. CHANG, KAI J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Bystrov et al 13813721 - (D) McMILLIN 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOANG, PETER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte McCray et al 12433659 - (D) FREDMAN 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP BURKHART, MICHAEL D

1634 Ex Parte Chamberlain et al 12293763 - (D) PRATS 101 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA

1646 Ex Parte Epshtein et al 10522651 - (D) TOWNSEND 102 101/112(1)/112(2) 41.50 112(1) PERGAMENT & CEPEDA LLP PAK, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte Rahnama 14231378 - (D) SHIANG 103 101 FISH & TSANG LLP HUANG, MIRANDA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Stjernholm et al 13142698 - (D) Per Curiam 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Fujita et al 12461675 - (D) HAGY 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP NGO, TONY N

2658 Ex Parte Nikoulina et al 13707745 - (D) PER CURIAM 101 41.50 101 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N

2666 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12996424 - (D) McNEILL 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC HARANDI, SIAMAK

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Hui 13283366 - (R) HOFFMANN 102/103 VEDDER PRICE P.C. NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

abbott diabetes, irdeto

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Duan et al 13007610 - (D) SMITH 103 DAVIS, BROWN, KOEHN, SHORS & ROBERTS, P.C. SAYALA, CHHAYA D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte ZHANG 13435704 - (D) EVANS 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC BUKHARI, SIBTE H

Thus, Appellant has defined “client type” to be software, at least by implication. “Even when guidance is not provided in explicit definitional format, the specification may define claim terms by implication such that the meaning may be found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents.” In Re Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., 696 F.3d 1142, 1150 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting Irdeto Access, Inc. v. EchoStar Satellite Corp., 383 F.3d 1295, 1300 (Fed. Cir. 2004)).

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., In re, 696 F.3d 1142, 104 USPQ2d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2012) 2111.01

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Marsan et al 13560555 - (D) MEYERS 103 Jackson Walker LLP TROTTER, SCOTT S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Funk et al 13266181 - (D) ROSS 103 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP KAUCHER, MARK S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Pendergrass et al 13559255 - (D) HOMERE 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LYONS, ANDREW M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Libbus et al 13867778 - (D) PESLAK 103 103 41.50 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC PATEL, NATASHA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Martin 13899000 - (D) CHANG 103 Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC BRANSON, DANIEL L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte BROTHERS et al 13965317 - (D) GUPTA 103 The Chemours Company BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Gonikberg et al 13621899 - (D) HOWARD 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (BRCM) PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Grant et al 11943862 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Sim et al 13447099 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101/112(2) Facebook/Fenwiok SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3688 Ex Parte SLUTSKY et al 13248937 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED PATEL, DIPEN M

rembrandt

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Chang et al 13466710 - (D) HAGY 102/103 41.50 112(2) KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. CHAKRABORTY, RAJARSHI

Independent apparatus claim 1 recites active method steps (e.g., “a first base station transmitting . . .”) in connection with recited structural elements (“A cellular communication system comprising: . . .”). (App. Br. 16—17 (Claims App’x) (emphases added).) As such, this claim is effectively a hybrid apparatus/method claim, which the Federal Circuit has held is indefinite under § 112, second paragraph. See Rembrandt Data Techs., LP v. AOL, LLC, 641 F.3d 1331, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (holding apparatus claim reciting active transmitting step indefinite). This is a critical defect because it is unclear whether claim 1 covers a system that is merely capable of performing the recited function (e.g., “[/or] transmitting” certain information at some future time), or if that function actually must be performed (e.g., “transmitting” certain information actively at the current time).

2684 Ex Parte Krapf et al 13133849 - (D) EVANS 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte MORI et al 12350441 - (D) O’HANLON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RUSSELL, DEVON L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Zou 13406560 - (D) McMANUS 103 103 Carestream Health, Inc YOUNG, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte FRIEDLANDER et al 13648801 - (D) BAER 112(2)/102 102 41.50 101 Law Office of Jim Boice PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Flinn et al 13269979 - (D) WIEDER 102 101 41.50 101 MANYWORLDS, INC. RINES, ROBERT D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Grimes et al 13325331 - (D) HORNER 103 103 FERRELLS, PLLC MATHEW, FENN C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte TOVI et al 13850038 - (D) LaVIER 103 Wenderoth, Lind and Ponack LLP TSAY, MARSHA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Duan et al 13007866 - (D) SMITH 103 DAVIS, BROWN, KOEHN, SHORS & ROBERTS, P.C. TURNER, FELICIA C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Schofield et al 13453513 - (D) Per Curiam 103 Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. IBM Corp. (AUS/RCR) YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Li et al 11173861 - (D) NAPPI 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD GYORFI, THOMAS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Li et al 13314265 - (D) EVANS 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2649 Ex Parte Mu et al 12243232 - (D) BAIN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC SHERIF, FATUMA G

2877 Ex Parte Crowther 12571836 - (D) DENNETT 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte MacGregor et al 13316788 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP ROSS, SCOTT M

3656 Ex Parte WATANABE et al 12908160 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/102/103 112(1) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LUONG, VINH

3662 Ex Parte West et al 12240259 - (D) HOELTER 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) SMITH, ISAAC G