epstein

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Dwivedi 12256101 - (D) KRATZ Concurring NAGUMO 103 COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 Ex Parte Lou et al 13637452 - (D) PYONIN 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT WASHINGTON, JAMARES

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Adragna et al 12820549 - (D) WILSON 103 Slater Matsil, LLP - ST-EP TSEHAYE, ZEKRE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Petito et al 10664486 - (D) MEYERS double patenting/103 BASCH & NICKERSON LLP EVANS, KIMBERLY L

3637 Ex Parte Jarvis 12433109 - (D) HOELTER 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD TEFERA, HIWOT E

3643 Ex Parte SMIT et al 12545189 - (D) REIMERS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA PARSLEY, DAVID J

3662 Ex Parte Yu et al 12986632 - (D) MOORE 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HAN, CHARLES J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Gallois-Bernos et al 13495049 - (D) LEBOVITZ double patenting/103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON RICCI, CRAIG D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Angelides et al 13574807 - (D) KRATZ 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA

1734 Ex Parte Angelides et al 13698377 - (D) KRATZ 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Mahr et al 12637230 - (D) NAPPI 103 SAP SE STITT, ERIK V

2145 Ex Parte McCurdy et al 12237252 - (D) PINKERTON 103 DLA PIPER LLP (US) NGUYEN, TUAN S

2177 Ex Parte Abou-Hallawa et al 12025709 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC HUYNH, THU V

Further, Appellants argue the Examiner’s collection of screenshots is “insufficient as a matter of law to establish that [the software it is regarding] was known or used by others in this country prior to’ ‘the relevant date of the application.’” App. Br. 5—6 (quoting Hilgraeve, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., Ill F. Supp. 2d 964, 975 (E.D. Mich. 2003)).

We disagree with Appellants. Unlike Hilgraeve which applied the Federal Rules of Evidence in evaluating whether prior art satisfied the “clear and convincing evidence” standard for invalidity in district-court litigation, an Examiner’s rejection is subject to a “preponderance of the evidence” standard and the Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply. In re Epstein, 32 F.3d 1559, 1564 (Fed. Cir. 1994). As noted above, the Examiner found the Microsoft Word 2002 product included features that teach or suggest certain claim limitations, and the Examiner inferred based on the nature of the features and the product’s copyright date that the features are part of the prior art. See Ans. 14; see also Epstein, 32 F.3d at 1567.3

3In his concurring opinion in Epstein, Judge Plager reasoned that it is not the PTO’s responsibility to “know all there is to know about everything” and “[i]t is not unreasonable to expect the applicant to know more about the prior work in the relevant art than the PTO examiner.” Epstein, 32 F.3d at 1570 (Plager, J. and Cowen, Sr.J., concurring). That reasoning seems particularly apt here, as the real party in interest, Microsoft Corporation (App. Br. 3), is also the source of the prior art Microsoft Word 2002 product. Appellants are reminded that “[ejach individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the Office, which includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information known to that individual to be material to patentability as defined in this section.” 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 (2012).

Epstein, In re, 32 F.3d 1559, 31 USPQ2d 1817 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.07 , 2128 , 2133.03(b) , 2152.02(d)

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte BRIGHT et al 13489010 - (D) PINKERTON 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY AZONGHA, SARDIS F

2643 Ex Parte Andrews et al 13358403 - (D) STRAUSS 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP P TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT

2689 Ex Parte Protopapas 14045024 - (D) SHAW 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CASILLASHERNANDEZ, OMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Diehl et al 12748332 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Matheson Keys Daffer & Kordzik PLLC FLUHART, STACEY A

3659 Ex Parte McCune et al 13486810 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS

3694 Ex Parte Samandar et al 13164555 - (D) LORIN 101/103 FENWICK & WEST LLP GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Van Dijk 13056161 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY KING, BRIAN M

3747 Ex Parte Azevedo et al 13370645 - (D) CAPP 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
MCMAHON, MARGUERITE J

3753 Ex Parte Thomas 13172078 - (D) GUIJT 102 Reinhart (Schneider only) ARUNDALE, ROBERT K

hiniker

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Gonus et al 12597420 - (D) CASHION 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte SWENGLER 13471440 - (D) BUI 103 LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN R. OLSEN, PLLC GURMU, MULUEMEBET

2169 Ex Parte Turner 12368940 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk ALLEN, BRITTANY N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Bernoth 11050187 - (D) HUGHES 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. KYLE, TAMARA TESLOVICH

2482 Ex Parte Eul et al 13193829 - (D) REPKO 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (NY) TARKO, ASMAMAW G

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Shanmugavadivel et al 13184142 - (D) HAGY 103 103 ROPES & GRAY LLP RAHGOZAR, OMEED DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Goers 12946197 - (D) CALVE 102/103 103 41.50 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MORGAN, EILEEN P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Ellingson et al 13082558 - (D) RANGE 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A./Ecolab LEE, DOUGLAS

Claim scope depends on the claim’s recitations, not the teachings of the Specification. See In re Hiniker Co., 150 F.3d 1362, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (holding that claims as written swept in prior art notwithstanding that a potentially outstanding invention disclosed in written description because “the name of the game is the claim”) (quoting Giles Sutherland Rich, Extent of Protection and Interpretation of Claims—American Perspectives, 21 Inf 1 Rev. Indus. Prop. & Copyright L. 497, 499 (1990)).

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

1723 Ex Parte FURUKAWA et al 12645605 - (D) DELMENDO 103 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP YAMAHA SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1789 Ex Parte Meirowitz et al 12900377 - (D) INGLESE 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP PIZIALI, ANDREW T

1791 Ex Parte Iassonova et al 13395046 - (D) GARRIS 103 CARGILL, INCORPORATED DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Punaganti Venkata et al 11182934 - (D) KHAN 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd MITIKU, BERHANU

2177 Ex Parte Kloiber et al 12882757 - (D) HOMERE 112(2)/103 Sprinkle IP Law Group/OPEN ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Brantley et al 14278456 - (D) BRANCH 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP JEBARI, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte KWON et al 12431457 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C.
D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Riley 13051627 - (D) LORIN 103 Alston & Bird LLP McKesson Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Swerdlow et al 13011559 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) MORALES, JON ERIC C

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Kliewe 13681965 - (R) Per Curiam double patenting 102 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS HUTTON, NAN

geerdes

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte Kanflod et al 10539148 - (D) MEDLEY 112(2)/103 MARK P. STONE MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Boukhny et al 11584996 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 ALCON SZPIRA, JULIE ANN

3742 Ex Parte Rogers 13105802 - (D) CALVE 112(2)/103 BASCH & NICKERSON LLP JENNISON, BRIAN W

3747 Ex Parte REDTENBACHER et al 13770520 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. GIMIE, MAHMOUD

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Koakutsu 10508539 - (D) DELMENDO 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. TRINH, THANH TRUC

1797 Ex Parte Squier et al 12239449 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 103 Sheridan Ross PC GAKH, YELENA G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte STEELE et al 13097867 - (D) WINSOR 112(1)/103 112(1) Trop, Pruner & Hu, LLP HASAN, SYED HAROON

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Gao et al 13109054 - (D) ROSS 112(4)/103 Quinn IP Law HASKE, WOJCIECH

1764 Ex Parte Lederer et al 13379475 - (D) WILSON 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Bucciarelli et al 12712111 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC NGUYEN, PHUONG H

“Before considering the rejections . . ., we must first [determine the scope of] the claims . . . .”  In re Geerdes, 491 F.2d 1260, 1262 (CCPA 1974).  We, therefore, first endeavor to determine what it means to “establish[] a plurality of categories each associated with a unique minimum bandwidth threshold,” as recited in independent claims 1 and 19.

The claim term “category” never appeared in the originally filed Specification, and Appellants’ Specification contains no disclosure of affirmatively establishing categories.  See Spec. (as filed Feb. 24, 2010).   The term was added to by way of claim amendment.  See Amendment and Response Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.111 (filed Mar. 16, 2015).  Appellants instead rely on Figures 2–4 of the Specification for support of the claimed act of establishing a plurality of categories.  See App. Br. 4–5, 9–10, and 12.  As will be explained below, however, the Specification’s disclosure associated with these figures does not support the narrow interpretation of establishing categories that Appellants urge.

2184 Ex Parte Dayka et al 12635830 - (D) HOMERE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE HASSAN, AURANGZEB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Eskicioglu et al 13633287 - (D) CUTITTA 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VU, QUOC THAI NGOC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Drew et al 11083576 - (D) KIM 101/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHOY, PAN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Moradi et al 12227697 - (D) KINDER 103 PARTEQ Innovations IP, JASON M

ppc

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Verrall et al 12184458 - (D) McGEE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP TARAZANO, DONALD LAWRENCE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Barrat et al 13766754 - (D) McNEILL 102 THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC IBM CORP. (AUS) BULLOCK, JOSHUA

“Above all, the broadest reasonable interpretation must be reasonable in light of the claims and specification.”  PPC Broadband, Inc. v. Corning Optical Commc’ns RF, LLC, 815 F.3d 747, 755 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (emphasis in original).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Reid et al 11681252 - (D) MARTIN 103 BAKER & ASSOCIATES PLLC MASHRUWALA, NIKHIL P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Hatton 13644779 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LUI, DONNA V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Brunswig et al 13735976 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. SAP TAKELE, MESEKER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Valiulis et al 13591040 - (D) EVANS 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte DiZio et al 12443342 - (D) GUPTA 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CHAPEL, DEREK S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Miller 12907340 - (D) SNAY 103 Covidien LP LYNCH, ROBERT A

3743 Ex Parte Castillo Fernandez et al 13056170 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2)/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SULLENS, TAVIA L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex parte ACTION GAMING, INC. Ex Parte 8,162,666 B2 et al 10/712,628 96030012 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 JOHN EDWARD ROETHEL ENGLISH, PETER C original CARLOS, ALVIN LEABRES

scientific plastic

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Bzik et al 13276577 - (D) ADAMS 103 LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Follmer 13176014 - (D) KINDER 103 Cermak Nakajima & McGowan LLP MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Li et al 12975449 - (D) O’HANLON 103 BrooksGroup LEE, BRANDON DONGPA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Alfano 13842414 - (D) ADAMS 102 102 Kenneth Alfano JAVIER, MELISSA L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Campbell et al 13402291 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Gravagna et al 12496943 - (D) PAK 103 Covidien LP VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1768 Ex Parte Assemat et al 13580607 - (D) DENNETT 103 The Dow Chemical Company RIOJA, MELISSA A

Whether art is analogous is a factual question, requiring inquiry into the similarities of the problems and the closeness of the subject matter as viewed by a person of ordinary skill. Scientific Plastic Prods., Inc. v. Biotage AB, 766 F.3d 1355, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Rackley et al 13492992 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED ANDERSON, JOHN A

DDR Holdings, intellectual ventures

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Camp et al 13371267 - (D) McNEILL 102 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC RAHMAN, SM AZIZUR

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Scharlemann et al 13697981 - (D) INGLESE 103 103 41.50 103 The Dow Chemical Company HIJJI, KARAM Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte VIRTEJ et al 13294630 - (D) HUME 103 102 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP ZHU, BO HUI ALVIN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte St. Cyr et al 12384282 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. BASQUILL, SEAN M

1616 Ex Parte Walling et al 11517735 - (D) MAJORS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HOLT, ANDRIAE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Wong et al 12613591 - (D) MCMILLIN 102 ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. STEVENS, THOMAS H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Avison-Fell 12977948 - (D) SHIANG 103 LKGlobal (EchoStar) HANCE, ROBERT J

2427 Ex Parte MOUNTAIN 12486617 - (D) ENGLE 103 LKGlobal (EchoStar) CORBO, NICHOLAS T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte BLANCO et al 13710922 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GREGG, MARY M

In other words, the focus of the Appellants was not on an improved mobile device or an improved server. Nor do the claims attempt to solve “a challenge particular to the Internet.” DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245, 1256—57 (Fed.Cir.2014); cf. Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Capital One Bank (USA) 792 F.3d 1363, 1371 (because the patent claims at issue did not “address problems unique to the Internet, ... DDR has no applicability.”).

We find that the claims are directed to processing and authenticating transaction details and sharing consumer experiences that can be implemented using only a generic computer system performing generic functions.

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte JOHNSTON et al 13175026 - (D) LANE 103 Covestro LLC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 BELL’O INT’L CORP. Third Party Requester v. WHALEN FURNITURE MFG., INC. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 8,191,485 B1 et al 13/316,792 95002164 - (D) MARTIN, SONG Concurring McCARTHY BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original CHEN, JOSE V

intamin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Arena et al 12303950 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

1798 Ex Parte Bartfeld et al 12257134 - (D) CASHION 102/103 The Webb Firm Becton, Dickinson and Company KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Floyd et al 13751994 - (D) HOWARD 103 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP GARMON, BRIAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Jandhyala et al 13413636 - (D) HAMANN 102 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2456 Ex Parte Ling et al 13485034 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte UMEZU et al 13049581 - (D) SHIANG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HE, WEIMING

2648 Ex Parte Zeong et al 12717562 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO

2683 Ex Parte Olsson 12939591 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 Steven C. Tietsworth HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Maier et al 13391406 - (D) McManus 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Dubbels et al 13181561 - (D) SHAH 101/102/103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP IBM (ROC-KLS) ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3626 Ex Parte Koehler et al 12673779 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SOREY, ROBERT A

3638 Ex Parte Singer 13249295 - (D) FINAMORE 103 Richard M. Blank DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

3653 Ex Parte Stueven et al 12438481 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3657 Ex Parte Bunk et al 13502713 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NGUYEN, VU Q

3694 Ex Parte Rosano et al 12617071 - (D) KIM 101/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Resh et al 13476125 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 FCA US LLC HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC

3761 Ex Parte Conway et al 13047175 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP MARCETICH, ADAM M

3775 Ex Parte Lappin et al 13051026 - (D) KERINS 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Gold et al 11769485 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VO, THANH DUC

2153 Ex Parte Jain 13276803 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BUI, THUY T

2154 Ex Parte Perronnin et al 12109496 - (D) FRAHM 112(4)/103 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

See 35 U.S.C. § 112(d) (“[A] claim in dependent form shall [1] contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then [2] specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed.”); see also Intamin Ltd. v. Magnetar Techs., Corp., 483 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (“An independent claim impliedly embraces more subject matter than its narrower dependent claim.”)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Forsman et al 14271201 - (D) HUME 103 103 ERICSSON INC. VU, VIET D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12315616 - (D) SMITH 103 103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES CUEVAS, PEDRO J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Jones et al 12282797 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Diversey, Inc.) LE, MINH Q

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Franciskovich et al 12718078 - (D) COTTA 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CHOI, FRANK I

1644 Ex Parte Kirkin et al 12522048 - (D) ADAMS 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP JUEDES, AMY E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Schneider et al 12617376 - (D) HEANEY 112(2) 103 FAY SHARPE LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1741 Ex Parte Geisel 12528285 - (D) BEST 103 Johnson Marcou & Isaacs, LLC HERRING, LISA L

1742 Ex Parte Stover et al 12124726 - (D) SNAY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1747 Ex Parte Harikae et al 12282433 - (D) TIMM 102/103 POLSINELLI PC ENABLE, GEOFFREY L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Mills et al 13707396 - (D) HAGY 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA AMOROSO, ANTHONY J

2126 Ex Parte Amundson et al 13247618 - (D) TROCK 102/103/double patenting HONEYWELL/STW KASENGE, CHARLES R

2135 Ex Parte Parthasarathy et al 12109236 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIGOL, YAIMA

2165 Ex Parte Jin et al 13158893 - (D) PINKERTON 103 LIEBERMAN & BRANDSDORFER, LLC TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Gimpl et al 13739141 - (D) ENGLE 101 103 Nelson and Nelson HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

2473 Ex Parte Webster et al 13628424 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP LIU, JUNG-JEN

2474 Ex Parte Suriyanarayanan et al 13872934 - (D) THOMAS 112(1) 102 Hewlett Packard Enterprise DUONG, FRANK

2477 Ex Parte Huang et al 13495010 - (D) BEAMER 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION KANG, SUK JIN

2482 Ex Parte Mamidwar et al 13248909 - (D) COURTENAY 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2487 Ex Parte Samuelsson et al 13508442 - (D) HUME 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Bishop et al 13644418 - (D) KHAN 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia LE, THANH C

2677 Ex Parte Goyal et al 13455896 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 HP Inc. LELAND III, EDWIN S

2682 Ex Parte Petrucci et al 13040698 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP-General Motors NGUYEN, NAM V

2693 Ex Parte Steinle et al 12176027 - (D) NAPPI 103 41.50 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG EURICE, MICHAEL

2697 Ex Parte Aono 13392867 - (D) KAISER 103/double patenting StiiHehaker & Rraokett PP YANG, NAN-YING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Yao 13160245 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 CANAANLAW, P.C. PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3647 Ex Parte VerHoef 13328201 - (D) GREENHUT 102(b) 102(f) LOOP IP HAYES, KRISTEN C

3652 Ex Parte Regan et al 13299934 - (D) BROWN 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. NIKE, INC. PUIG, GABRIELA M

3653 Ex Parte Kolodziej 12870460 - (D) KINDER 103 VERIZON SUAREZ, ERNESTO A

3668 Ex Parte Byrne 10583983 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 VENABLE LLP SOOFI, YAZAN A

3685 Ex Parte Wolfs et al 13117516 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP OBEID, MAMON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Guinn et al 13676772 - (D) PESLAK 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP NGUYEN, ANH-VO V

3735 Ex Parte Haines et al 12925221 - (D) BAHR 101/103 Robert B. Aylor WEARE, MEREDITH H

3743 Ex Parte Chernetski et al 12113425 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 LU, JIPING

3752 Ex Parte GOPALAN et al 12845679 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 J. ANDREW MCKINNEY & ASSOC., LLC KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3763 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12215442 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3774 Ex Parte Ott 12829072 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

3782 Ex Parte Andrews 12842272 - (D) GREENHUT 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Baker et al 13418599 - (D) OWENS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED ROLLAND, ALEX A

1798 Ex Parte Feingold et al 10539192 - (D) PAK 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global GORDON, BRIAN R

See Plantronics, Inc. v. Aliph, Inc., 724 F.3d 1343, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (citation omitted) (explaining that obviousness findings “grounded in ‘common sense’ must contain explicit and clear reasoning providing some rational underpinning why common sense compels a finding of obviousness.”).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Lejeune 14181934 - (D) HUGHES 102 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES CHEN, CAI Y

2481 Ex Parte Shackleton et al 13242818 - (D) MORGAN 102 Lowenstein Sandler LLP TEKLE, DANIEL T

2483 Ex Parte Haskell et al 13334843 - (D) BAIN 112(1) ADELI LLP AN, SHAWN S

2487 Ex Parte Chemali et al 13391419 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 Iselin Law PLLC (HAL) RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

2497 Ex Parte Holtmanns et al 13682616 - (D) BENNETT 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy WRIGHT, BRYAN F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Xu et al 13761568 - (D) DANG 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. LUGO, DAVID B

2674 Ex Parte Galmes et al 13907313 - (D) HAAPALA 102 HP Inc. DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Grodsky et al 12846559 - (D) REIMERS 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP NORTON, JOHN J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Mallika 14295977 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) FOGG, CYNTHIA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Chen et al 13353579 - (D) SQUIRE 103 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) PINKNEY, DA WAYNE

2898 Ex Parte CHO et al 13587612 - (D) GUPTA 103 103 IP & T GROUP LLP BACHNER, ROBERT G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Hanlon et al 12704971 - (D) HILL 103 103 HONEYWELL/S&S AUNG, SAN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Hoekstra et al 13203581 - (D) PAK 102/103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / BASF MAYES, MELVIN C

1768 Ex Parte Czerwonatis et al 13203903 - (D) PAK 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA RIOJA, MELISSA A

1787 Ex Parte Alting et al 12302298 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FREEMAN, JOHN D

1792 Ex Parte DeLisle 13537888 - (D) KRATZ 103 LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Rosas 13415179 - (D) YAP 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. YEN, PAUL JUEI-FU

2157 Ex Parte VANDERMOLEN et al 13612839 - (D) BAIN 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook MINA, FATIMA P

2163 Ex Parte Rafacz et al 13653951 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Davidson Sheehan LLP Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. DEWAN, KAMAL K

2174 Ex Parte Rosman LaFever et al 13116198 - (D) MORGAN 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SHIAU, SHEN C

2185 Ex Parte Bird et al 12467959 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 KIRKPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DANG, KHANH

2199 Ex Parte Scott-Nash et al 13537347 - (D) BRANCH 102 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Swaminathan et al 12956965 - (D) HAMANN 112(2)/101/103 Wolfe-SBMC EDWARDS, TYLER B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Israr et al 13603833 - (D) DANG 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2669 Ex Parte FRIEDHOFF et al 14321141 - (D) DANG 112(2)/102 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC THOMAS, MIA M

2684 Ex Parte Toprani et al 14319921 - (D) MORGAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/Apple FOXX, CHICO A

2689 Ex Parte Cheatham et al 14057732 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF SWARTHOUT, BRENT

2692 Ex Parte Duesterhoft et al 13770226 - (D) DANG 103/double patenting INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF MERKOULOVA, OLGA VLADIMIROVNA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Siegal et al 11734148 - (D) WARNER 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP STRIMBU, GREGORY J

3638 Ex Parte Platt et al 13136983 - (D) WARNER 103 STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E

3654 Ex Parte Baranda et al 11981346 - (D) WOODS 102 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS KRUER, STEFAN

3657 Ex Parte BAUMGARTNER et al 13251658 - (D) LANEY 102/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

3693 Ex Parte Swift et al 10184012 - (D) BAYAT 101 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP GOTTSCHALK, MARTIN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Wadle et al 13263166 - (D) KERINS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

3746 Ex Parte Tønnessen 14123075 - (D) HILL 103 Henry Query, P.C. HANSEN, KENNETH J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Shi 13143199 - (R) MARTIN 103 WANG & HO ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex parte LINEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7167503 et al 10/298,481 90013627 - (D) JEFFERY SNQ/103 41.50 103 EPSTEIN & GERKEN GE, YUZHEN original VO, DON NGUYEN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7279451 et al 10/837,525 95000576 - (R) GUEST 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Reuter 12658920 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Koch et al 12293166 - (D) DELMENDO 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. KRYLOVA, IRINA

1791 Ex Parte TERADA et al 13416219 - (D) OGDEN 112(1)/102 PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER, LLP DICUS, TAMRA

1797 Ex Parte Jung et al 11906143 - (D) HASTINGS 103 41.50 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Vafin et al 12838118 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HESS, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Lahoui et al 12521499 - (D) McNEILL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A

However, merely asserting that the change is an obvious design choice is insufficient. See Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 Fed. Appx. 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (unpublished) (stating that a particular placement of an element is a design choice does not make it obvious; a reason must be offered as to why a skilled artisan would have made the specific design choice).

2661 Ex Parte Alakarhu et al 14289215 - (D) CHEN 103 Locke Lord LLP WANG, XI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Chin-Chen et al 13434266 - (D) KERINS 103 Cardinal Health, Inc. OU, JING RUI

3744 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 12948293 - (D) BROWN 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. MARTIN, ELIZABETH J

3765 Ex Parte Kusjanovic 13398766 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD ANNIS, KHALED

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Rabault et al 12440890 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103/double patenting Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte LASSEN 13954083 - (D) HORNER 102/103 112(1)/102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC DURAND, PAUL R

3762 Ex Parte Carbunaru et al 12501170 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 102 41.50 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN

3788 Ex Parte Hansen 12448502 - (D) KERINS 103 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Kuhn et al 13393028 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(1) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BURAN, ASHLEY KATE

1677 Ex Parte Lang et al 12580113 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP CRAWFORD, ERIK B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Rosen et al 12409700 - (D) TIMM 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1723 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13527089 - (D) McGEE 112(1) CANTOR COLBURN LLP VO, JIMMY

1771 Ex Parte DATTA et al 13006057 - (D) CASHION 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1771 Ex Parte KNUDSEN et al 13709523 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1788 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13237045 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 Legal Department (M-495) GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Chen et al 13728928 - (D) CHEN 103 Patent Ingenuity, P.C. DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. LE, RONG

2437 Ex Parte Thomas Hall et al 13876574 - (D) HAGY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LI, MENG

2447 Ex Parte Cheng 12766484 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION TANG, KAREN C

2479 Ex Parte Vijayasankar et al 13889878 - (D) HOMERE 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED FAYED, RASHA K

2481 Ex Parte MUENSTERER et al 13480798 - (D) DIXON 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. BENNETT, STUART D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Watarai et al 11970586 - (D) MELVIN 112(1)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP YABUT, DANIEL D

3694 Ex Parte Dogin et al 13571926 - (D) KIM 101 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Faulkner 13385680 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Iandiorio Teska & Coleman, LLP LONG, DONNELL ALAN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Duggan et al 14059675 - (R) McCARTNEY 112(1) CRGO LAW BRYAN, JASON B

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 SQUARE, INC., Requester, v. Patent of REM HOLDINGS 3, LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7896248 et al 12/657,792 95001620 - (D) POTHIER 112(1) 112(1)/112(2)/103 41.77 112(1) Caldwell Cassady Curry P.C. RUBIN, MARGARET R original MIKELS, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Requester, v. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7161525 et al 11/062,500 95001860 - (D) SIU 103 103 ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. CAMPBELL,JOSHUAD original SOTOMAYOR, JOHN B

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 WOODBOLT DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Requester and Respondent v. NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8067381 et al 95/002,048 13/215,073 95002001 - (D) LEBOVITZ 120 Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP KUNZ,GARY L original HENLEY III, RAYMOND J

1629 WOODBOLT DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Requester and Respondent v. NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8129422 et al 95/002,001 12/806,356 95002048 - (R) LEBOVITZ 120 Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original HENLEY III, RAYMOND J