crystal, PPG

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Peyman 14160174 - (D) NEW 103 The Law Office of Patrick F. 0"Reilly III, LLC POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Ancliffe et al 13821271 - (D) DENNETT 103 The Linde Group AFTERGUT, JEFFRY H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Kaehler et al 12241775 - (D) PYONIN 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. MINCEY, JERMAINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Meis et al 13744409 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company PHAM, TUONGMINH NGUYEN

3775 Ex Parte Imwinkelried et al 13213213 - (D) NEW 112(1)/103 Baker & Hostetler T T P WOODALL, NICHOLAS W

The transitional term “comprising” “creates a presumption that the recited elements are only a part of the device, [and] that the claim does not exclude additional, unrecited elements.” Crystal Semiconductor Corp. v. TriTech Microelectronics Int'l, Inc., 246 F.3d 1336, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

However, the transitional phrase “consisting essentially of’ typically:

[P]recedes a list of ingredients in a composition claim or a series of steps in a process claim. By using the term “consisting essentially of,” the drafter signals that the invention necessarily includes the listed ingredients and is open to unlisted ingredients that do not materially affect the basic and novel properties of the invention. A “consisting essentially of’ claim occupies a middle ground between closed claims that are written in a “consisting of’ format and fully open claims that are drafted in a “comprising” format.

PPG, 156 F.3d at 1354.

Crystal Semiconductor Corp. v. TriTech Microelectronics Int’l Inc., 246 F.3d 1336, 57 USPQ2d 1953 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2111.03

PPG Industries v. Guardian Industries, 156 F.3d 1351, 48 USPQ2d 1351 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2111.03 , 2163

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Goedeke et al 13968044 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1) 103 TAYLOR IP, P.C. WEI, ZHONGQING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Chen et al 13418163 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION EDWARDS, JAMES A

2486 Ex Parte Kanaujia et al 13843455 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 103 Muir Patent Law, PLLC NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Goldberg et al 12296201 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Lenn et al 13202780 - (D) NEW 103 GlaxoSmithKline SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Corbett 13482429 - (D) BUI 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. NGUYEN, LUU-PHUONG T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Pfeffer et al 11681774 - (D) FRAHM 103 STRAUB & POKOTYLO ALATA, YASSIN

2468 Ex Parte Atreya et al 12775816 - (D) SHIANG 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP YANG, ZHAOHUI

2477 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12700476 - (D) PYONIN 103 Slater Matsil, LLP/HW/FW/HWC ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Knapp 14305456 - (D) HEANEY 103 Matheson Keys Daffer & Kordzik PLLC YANG, AMY X

2896 Ex Parte Wigglesworth et al 14189550 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER KALAM, ABUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Ness et al 13045359 - (D) GUIJT 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA POON, PETER M

3643 Ex Parte Silva et al 13747784 - (D) GUIJT 112(1) 103 Parsons Behle & Latimer POON, PETER M

3691 Ex Parte Gupta et al 12257453 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Equifax, Inc. KAZIMI, HANI M

3691 Ex Parte Jones et al 10676297 - (D) BAYAT 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD VYAS, ABHISHEK

3692 Ex Parte OLSSON et al 12825691 - (D) BENNETT 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3693 Ex Parte Ginsburg et al 13096186 - (D) MEYERS 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) BORLINGHAUS, JASON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Markwald et al 13188007 - (D) WIEDER 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP KELLER, BRIAN D

3742 Ex Parte Powell 12515840 - (D) STEPINA 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC PAIK, SANG YEOP

3745 Ex Parte Boning et al 12812499 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP BROWN, ADAM WAYNE

3745 Ex Parte Klimes 12845151 - (D) HORNER 112(4)/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP LOPEZ, FRANK D

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Garg et al 13518193 - (D) SAADAT 103 Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP TAYLOR, JOSHUA D

winner int'l

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Volkel et al 12967172 - (D) INGLESE 103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Fuenfer 13440643 - (D) PESLAK 112(2)/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Kong et al 12722581 - (D) SNAY 112(2)/103 112(1) Hall Estill Attorneys at Law Seagate Technology LLC CHAU, LISA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte BACHRACH et al 13792789 - (D) McNEILL 103 103/double patenting Artegis Law Group, LLP VON BUHR, MARIA N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Powell 13691432 - (D) BROWNE 103 112(2) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MACFARLANE, EVAN H

As the Examiner’s reasoning identifies no advantages gained by the proposed combination, to counterbalance the resulting disadvantages, the Examiner’s reasoning lacks rational underpinning. An ordinary artisan would not be motivated to make such a modification which adds disadvantages without countervailing advantages. See Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n. 8 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Morrison 13419603 - (D) OGDEN 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LEE, DOUGLAS

1732 Ex Parte Chaumonnot et al 13995531 - (D) SNAY 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. MAYES, MELVIN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Guilleminot et al 13743483 - (D) HOMERE 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Li 13583327 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 Patti & Malvone Law Group, LLC SHALABY, MINAM

2645 Ex Parte Hillebrandt Poulsen et al 13140088 - (D) HOMERE 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT AHSAN, UMAIR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte THOMPSON et al 14356991 - (D) GUPTA 101 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP (Chevron) MEGNA FUENTES, ANTHONY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3668 Ex Parte Dow et al 13179010 - (D) HILL 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A

3681 Ex Parte Swanson 12315688 - (D) BEAMER 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3686 Ex Parte Clapp et al 12948217 - (D) FETTING 101 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) SEOH, MINNAH L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Draper 13467931 - (D) FLAX 112(2) 112(1)/102 Moximed, Inc HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

3741 Ex Parte Morea et al 13390742 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/102/103 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION KIM,TAEJUN

engel2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 Ex Parte Van Assche et al 13075488 - (D) BUSCH 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) SAVLA, ARPAN P

2182 Ex Parte Clarkson et al 14024135 - (D) CUTITTA 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM ARC DIVISION NGO, CHUONG D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte ELBOTH 13171195 - (D) STEPINA 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC NDURE, AMIE MERCEDES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Dougan et al 13727766 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS / PRATT & WHITNEY BROCKMAN, ELDON T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte PIMLOTT 13526286 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 HolzerlPLaw, P.C. dba Holzer Patel Drennan JUNG, JAY YOUNG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Ma 12937664 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY BROWN, SHEREE N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Kohler et al 13731661 - (D) FINAMORE 103 103 Novel IP MYHR, JUSTIN L

3726 Ex Parte Busbey et al 13663785 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company WILENSKY, MOSHE K

See Engel Indus., Inc. v. Lochformer Co., 96 F.3d 1398, 1404-05 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (construing separate claim terms as reciting separate structures). We, thus, agree with Appellants that because  Baehmann’s spar caps 26, 28 constitute the claimed “scarfed sections,” they cannot also correspond to the claimed “tapered coupling.” 

AFFIRMED
1628 Ex Parte Jayaraman et al 14362503 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP THOMAS, TIMOTHY P

1631 Ex Parte ZHANG et al 13097677 - (D) FLAX 101 JONES ROBB, PLLC (w/ Life Technologies Corporation BRUSCA, JOHN S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kumar et al 14269836 - (D) CASHION 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) ZHU, WEIPING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Laganiere et al 12900374 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC ANDERSON II, JAMES M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte Nava et al 13777804 - (D) KUMAR 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC COOPER, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2862 Ex Parte Hosny et al 12467516 - (D) HASTINGS 101 HONEYWELL/GRIECCI NGON, RICKY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Civil et al 13409971 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Law Office of Marcia L. Doubet, P.L. PURI, VENAY

3691 Ex Parte Chazen 13100155 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 101 HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP KANERVO, VIRPI H

3691 Ex Parte Lord et al 13011309 - (D) CRAIG 101/102 Ballard Spahr LLP HAMILTON, LALITA M

3691 Ex Parte Trifiletti et al 12849931 - (D) BENNETT 103 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA KANERVO, VIRPI H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Whitman et al 14134524 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Covidien LP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3776 Ex Parte Bertram 13220143 - (D) HILL 103 BELZER PC GIBSON, ERIC SHANE

transclean

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Lewis et al 13605227 - (D) FRAHM 103 TERADATA US, INC. KERZHNER, ALEKSANDR

 “[A]nticipation by inherent disclosure is appropriate only when the reference discloses prior art that must necessarily include the unstated limitation . . ." Transclean Corp. v. Bridgewood Servs., Inc., 290 F.3d 1364, 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2002)

2172 Ex Parte Doughty et al 12648372 - (D) DANG 102/103 41.50 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TAN, ALVIN H

2173 Ex Parte Hoyer et al 13693517 - (D) BARRY 103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP CHUNG, ANDREW

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Slack 14232754 - (D) CRAIG 112(1)/112(2)/103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. TAWFIK, SAMEH

3763 Ex Parte ANDREONI 12861258 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC Becton, Dickinson and Company PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Dhuse et al 13775555 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/103 112(2) Garlick & Markison (IBM) CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Li et al 14125157 - (D) BARRY 103 103 Jordan IP Law, LLP CHANG, KENT WU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte JUROK et al 13347904 - (D) HOELTER 103 102/103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC NDURE, AMIE MERCEDES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hallett et al 13112434 - (D) HOELTER 112(2)/103 103 CORNING INCORPORATED RILEY, JONATHAN G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Odidi et al 12225956 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP BROWE, DAVID

1644 Ex Parte Hansen et al 13114122 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 112(1)/denial of priority Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP SCHWADRON, RONALD B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Whelan et al 13861369 - (D) HOMERE 101/112(2) 112(1)/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. LIAO, JASON G

2163 Ex Parte Ramkumar et al 13761420 - (D) NAPPI 101 Blank Rome LLP Apple LE, MICHAEL

2457 Ex Parte SEO et al 13748229 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 THF FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. SULTANA, AFROZA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte BAR ON et al 13952967 - (D) BRANCH 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. / Vonage AHSAN, UMAIR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Hao et al 13871756 - (D) SNAY 112(4)/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TRUONG, THOMAS

2842 Ex Parte Lombardi 12871248 - (D) SMITH 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC./(QB) TAN, RICHARD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Jablonski et al 13114926 - (D) HORNER 102/103 Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLP and Illinois Tool Works Inc SAETHER, FLEMMING

3683 Ex Parte Arnett et al 12955586 - (D) CRAIG 101/112(1)/103/double patenting Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3686 Ex Parte DEAN et al 12955250 - (D) MEYERS 101/103 Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalve LE, LINH GIANG

3687 Ex Parte Lundberg 13409189 - (D) JEFFERY 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. DANZIG, REVA R

3689 Ex Parte Bruchlos et al 10572990 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 CRGO LAW GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Xu et al 13543932 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY WHITE, DWAYNE J

3771 Ex Parte Eitzman et al 12823259 - (D) HORNER 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG

3782 Ex Parte Tseng et al 13243410 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP ATTEL, NINA KAY

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Tucker et al 11626043 - (R) SMEGAL 103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. LOUIS, LATOYA M

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Hegeman et al 13545266 - (R) MURPHY 101 Facebook/Fenwick ELCHANTI, TAREK

mackay

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Peltz et al 12211030 - (D) GRIMES 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (Boeing) ANTHOPOLOS, PETER

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Humphrey et al 13725827 - (D) BEST 112(1)/112(2)/102 HOLLAND & HART, LLP MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1741 Ex Parte Fugier et al 13821409 - (D) OGDEN 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC HUG, JOHN ERIC

1741 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12934378 - (D) HEANEY 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. HOFFMANN, JOHN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Kukulski et al 13339367 - (D) KHAN 103 Wolfe-SBMC AZONGHA, SARDIS F

2666 Ex Parte Moshfeghi 13919932 - (D) KHAN 103 ADELI LLP CHAKRABORTY, RAJARSHI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Hartelius 14921779 - (D) McCARTHY 102 102/103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte MULDOON et al 14210630 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO BASQUILL, SEAN M

1631 Ex Parte Nolan et al 11338957 - (D) FLAX 101 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing CLOW, LORIA

The Supreme Court held that determining the results of a natural correlation using well-understood, routine, conventional steps, as per the appealed claims here, amounted to simply telling doctors to apply the natural law, identifying that "a scientific truth, or the mathematical expression of it, is not a patentable invention." Id. at 71 (quoting Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of Am., 306 
U.S. 86, 188 (1939)), 79.

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. __, 132 S.Ct. 1289, 101 USPQ2d 1961 (2012) 2103 , 2106

1644 Ex Parte Brimnes et al 13879509 - (D) PRATS 112(1) WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Brooks et al 14077052 - (D) DANG 103 Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION DAYE, CHELCIE L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2489 Ex Parte Lukk 13742230 - (D) GALLIGAN 112(2) 103 Patent Ingenuity, P.C. DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte McDonald et al 13971246 - (D) MacDONALD 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia NGUYEN, ANH TUAN V

2621 Ex Parte Stopp 13818474 - (D) CUTITTA II 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG FLORES, ROBERTO W

2625 Ex Parte Kwon et al 14218952 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/103 112(2) Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP HARRIS, DOROTHY H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Rama 13305147 - (D) SHAH 101 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP UBALE, GAUTAM

3683 Ex Parte CHEEWAKRIENGKRAI et al 12847420 - (D) LORIN 103 101 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

3686 Ex Parte SCHNEIDER et al 12190378 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. Cerner Corporation REYES, REGINALD R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Snow 13631821 - (D) KERINS 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3741 Ex Parte Mast et al 13584286 - (D) WIEDER 103 Lightfoot & Alford PLLC (BHTI) MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

REHEARING

DENIED

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12716579 - (R) O’HANLON 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN

geneva, orthokinetics, schreiber

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 Ex Parte HOLZMANN et al 11869229 - (D) OWENS 112(1)/102/103 Foley & Lardner LLP ANDERSON, DENISE R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Malecki 13406924 - (D) BROWN 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY IBRONI, STEFAN

3744 Ex Parte CUR et al 13108183 - (D) CALVE Concurring CAPP 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION TADESSE, MARTHA

3745 Ex Parte Gabeiras et al 13339973 - (D) BROWNE 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. EDGAR, RICHARD A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Qian et al 13399496 - (D) McNEILL 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LE, THUYKHANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte PERVAN et al 13670039 - (D) GREENHUT 102 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC A, PHI DIEU TRAN

Claims 1 and 9 present issues similar to those discussed by our reviewing court in Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, 349 F.3d 1373, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2003), where a functional interaction with some broad class of unclaimed subject matter is used to define the scope of the subject matter actually claimed.  ...

There is nothing wrong with this style of claiming per se. However, as discussed in Geneva, the scope of the claim becomes highly dependent upon the unclaimed thing, there the bacteria, here the groove, chosen as a basis to analyze the claim. Where that unclaimed subject matter has limits reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art, the claim may be quite broad, but not necessarily indefinite. See, e.g., Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc., 806 F.2d 1565 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (defining the size of the front legs of a travel wheelchair relative to a space between a doorframe and seat of an unclaimed automobile); In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477-78 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (defining the claimed dispensing top by its interaction with kernels of popped popcorn). 

Geneva Pharms. Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, 349 F.3d 1373, 68 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 804.01, 814

Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc., 806 F.2d 1565, 1 USPQ2d 1081 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2173.02 , 2173.05(b)

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02 , 2112 , 2114

3695 Ex Parte Ferris et al 12628156 - (D) MacDONALD 101 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Red Hat OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Kadlec et al 14273535 - (D) CAPP 101 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP CUFF, MICHAEL A

3753 Ex Parte Jarvis 14269091 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 CROSE LAW LLC HOOK, JAMES F

stepan2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1674 Ex Parte COLLARD et al 14546828 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102/103 OPKO Health, Inc. CHONG, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Hauschild et al 13828485 - (D) BENNETT Dissenting WHITEHEAD JR. 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP TRAN, TAN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Nix et al 13894870 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP MONSHI, SAMIRA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Guy et al 14531635 - (D) DIXON 112(1) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC LI, SHI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Apte et al 12408219 - (D) DELMENDO 103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC BRYANT, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Basso et al 13971916 - (D) JESCHKE 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M

We agree with Appellants that, in the context of a rejection based on routine optimization, a showing of “criticality” comes as one potential rebuttal to a prima facie case. See In re Stepan Co., 868 F.3d 1342, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2017); Reply Br. 2 (“Appellants do not have the burden of presenting evidence of criticality because a prima facie case of obviousness was not yet established.”)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Schmidt 12998250 - (D) HORNER 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SIMS III, JAMES F

3742 Ex Parte Tingley 12892162 - (D) REIMERS 103 FROST RROWN TODD T T C ROSS, DANA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Porter 13000048 - (D) BAHR 103 103 Manelli Selter PLLC LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Folmsbee et al 13720200 - (D) SQUIRE 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Granger et al 13613617 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Winstead PC (IF) GRIJALVA LOB OS, BORIS D

2466 Ex Parte Cholas et al 12620134 - (D) CHUNG 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP OH, ANDREW CHUNG SUK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Koo et al 14633904 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 41.50 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC - Varian SMITH, BRADLEY

2864 Ex Parte Jones et al 14344842 - (D) GAUDETTE 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2881 Ex Parte Takahashi et al 13260061 - (D) PRAISS 103 Chris Mizumoto OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Fox 14482106 - (D) HOMERE 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) REFAI, RAMSEY

3683 Ex Parte STENGARD et al 12561653 - (D) COURTENAY 101 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C. PADOT, TIMOTHY

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Shiao et al 13723559 - (D) TIMM 103 PAUL AND PAUL VAN SELL, NATHAN L

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex parte APPLE INC. Appellant Ex Parte RE41922 et al 90013146 - (D) CHEN SNQ MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original NGUYEN, PHU K

chaganti

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Conroy 13817456 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 CrownoverLaw SOSANYA, OBAFEMI OLUDAYO

2487 Ex Parte Engedal 13900158 - (D) BUI 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple SLATER, ALISON T

 See In re Chaganti, 554 F. App’x 917, 922 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (“It is not enough to say that... to do so would ‘have been obvious to one of ordinary skill.’. . . Such circular reasoning is not sufficient—more is needed to sustain an obviousness rejection.”)

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Tseng 12395705 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Blue Capital Law Firm P.C. BEHNAMIAN, SHAHRIAR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Maute et al 14159163 - (D) CAPP 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Chen et al 13689508 - (D) BUI 103 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Leser et al 13525640 - (D) BAHR 103 112(1)/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) PERREAULT, ANDREW D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Patel 12906419 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP (TUC) KOSTURKO, GEORGE W

1634 Ex Parte YAMADA et al 12541008 - (D) FREDMAN 101 41.50 101 Agilent Technologies, Inc. SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Shaul et al 14355097 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HP Inc. CULLER, JILL E

2864 Ex Parte Looze et al 14699105 - (D) DELMENDO 101 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. SUGLO, JANET L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Power et al 14011068 - (D) CRAIG 103 Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor COOLMAN, VAUGHN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Gerber 11591294 - (R) FREDMAN 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH