energizer holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Krahenbuhl et al 12756583 - (D) BENOIT 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A./Motorola SADIO, INSA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte LeCocq et al 12661727 - (D) TIMM 102/103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3659 Ex Parte Ries et al 14174181 - (D) LANEY 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HLAVKA, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Klein 12938447 - (D) MURPHY 112(2)/103 PAUL AND PAUL ANNIS, KHALED

 “[T]he failure to provide explicit antecedent basis for terms does not always render a claim indefinite” if “the scope of a claim would be reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art.” Energizer Holdings, Inc. v. Inti Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 1370—71 (Fed. Cir. 2006). 

Energizer Holdings Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 77 USPQ2d 1625 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2173.05(e)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Kalhan 14400385 - (D) THOMAS 102 102/103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. CAIRNS, THOMAS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte HOURNE et al 13940895 - (D) ULLAGADDI 102 102 YOUNG & THOMPSON KINGSTON, SHAWNA M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Friedlander et al 14078849 - (D) FLAX 101 Brown & Michaels, PC (END) NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte SAKURADA et al 13953421 - (D) OGDEN 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) PLESZCZYNS KA, JOANNA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 12608118 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BELANI, KISHIN G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte LEE et al 14256585 - (D) HOWARD 102 Jefferson IP Law, LLP TEJANO, DWIGHT ALEX C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Symons et al 12853913 - (D) DEJMEK 101 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. LI, SUN M

3683 Ex Parte Kimelfeld et al 13901165 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM ARC DIVISION LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte ARMSTRONG et al 13251830 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Baker Botts LLP JACYNA, J CASIMER

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8053404 et al 95001920 - (R) GUEST 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original WEBB, GREGORY E

Kinetic, par pharmaceutical, intelligent

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Ex Parte Gonzalez et al 13255000 - (D) KENNEDY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PRECHT, BRITANNY E.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte McCully 11678607 - (D) CURCURI 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/IBM SVL SYED, FARHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Kenny et al 13846490 - (D) REPKO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WALSH, KATHLEEN M.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte EICHENLAUB et al 13866706 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CHOU, JIMMY

3747 Ex Parte Dean et al 13556709 - (D) CAPP 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) MONAHON, BRIAN P

The obviousness inquiry requires a determination that a skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine the teachings of the prior art references to achieve the claimed invention, and that the skilled artisan would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 688 F.3d 1342, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The presence or absence of a motivation to combine references in an obviousness determination is a question of fact. See Par Pharm., Inc. v. TWI Pharm., Inc., 773 F.3d 1186, 1196 (Fed. Cir. 2014). “The reasonable expectation of success requirement refers to the likelihood of success in combining references to meet the limitations of the claimed invention.” Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd., 821 F.3d 1359, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In other words, “one must have a motivation to combine accompanied by a reasonable expectation of achieving what is claimed in the patent-at-issue.” Id.

In the instant case, we are not persuaded that the Examiner has provided sufficient articulated reasoning with a rational underpinning to explain how and/or why a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the claimed invention by the cited art.

3763 Ex Parte Knudson 14054519 - (D) ADAMS 102 Wiley Rein LLP MEDWAY, SCOTT J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Goodenough et al 11447510 - (D) OWENS 103 103 Mennier Parlin Rr r’lirfman T T C CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kernig et al 13112588 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. MORILLO, JANELL COMBS

1768 Ex Parte Fennis et al 13813466 - (D) GARRIS 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY RIOJA, MELISSA A

1793 Ex Parte Cattaruzza et al 13885237 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Mars, Incorporated TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Redfern et al 13673473 - (D) BAIN 101/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / LinkedIn/Microsoft HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Meriaz et al 12559780 - (D) BUSCH 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3688 Ex Parte Hampel et al 11437157 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte HUFFER et al 13584931 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP STINSON, CHELSEA E.

3744 Ex Parte Benonysson 12066834 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP RUSSELL, DEVON L

3745 Ex Parte Santoro et al 13328733 - (D) GUIJT 103 0'Shea Getz P.C. SEHN, MICHAEL L

3771 Ex Parte Groll 12070463 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/103 The Ronald Law Group, LLC SIPPEL, RACHEL T

3776 Ex Parte Cole 13469192 - (D) GRIMES 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP NOBREGA, TATIANA L

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Clendenen et al 14128694 - (R) FLAX 103 FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP MEHL, PATRICK M

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Johnson Matthey, Inc. Requester v. Patent of BASF Corporation, Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7229597 et al 10634659 95001745 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO LOPEZ, CARLOS N original JOHNSON, EDWARD M

borkowski2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Terbrueggen et al 13474596 - (D) CHANG 112(1)/112(2) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (SF) SISSON, BRADLEY L

 “[T]here is no magical relation between the number of representative examples and the breadth of the claims; the number and variety of examples are irrelevant if the disclosure is ‘enabling.’” In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 910 (CCPA 1970).  The Examiner has emphasized the large number of known virus types and bacteria, fungi, plant, and mammal species (Ans. 7—8); however, the Examiner has neither provided evidence regarding the level of unpredictability in the art relevant to the breadth of the claimed invention, nor, as we discuss below, persuasively explained how such breadth renders the claims non-enabled.

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12479258 - (D) SQUIRE 103 McCarter & English, LLP / Albany International PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Bateman et al 13960202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2184 Ex Parte Schwägerl 13399202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2193 Ex Parte Schulze 13285101 - (D) HOMERE 103 LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte LEE 14495552 - (D) BENNETT 103 LG Display/FENWICK NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2628 Ex Parte Muchnick et al 14026766 - (D) BARRY 103 Wolfe-SBMC CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Li et al 14514158 - (D) OGDEN 103 Law Office of Zheng Jin CARTER, MICHAEL W

2853 Ex Parte SUZUKI 14619192 - (D) INGLESE 103 Maschoff Brennan ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P

2858 Ex Parte Hibbs et al 12000234 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Gruber et al 13251088 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3663 Ex Parte Crombez et al 13602370 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EVANS, GARRETT F

3677 Ex Parte Bowers et al 14256436 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Beusse, Wolter, Sanks & Maire PLLC SAETHER, FLEMMING

3685 Ex Parte EHBAUER et al 12896511 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Brouqueyre 13498383 - (D) LANEY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MENGESHA, WEBESHET

3745 Ex Parte Grubel 13468640 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WIBLIN, MATTHEW

3752 Ex Parte Pattom et al 12772577 - (D) STEPINA 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3752 Ex Parte Williams 12451687 - (D) O’HANLON 112(2)/103 Brinks Gilson & Lione Brinks /WILLFIRE/TFSG BOECKMANN, JASON J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Rudolph et al 11597514 - (D) FLAX 103 103 41.50 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Tabatowski-Bush et al 14694175 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

2694 Ex Parte Huang et al 14094916 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YEUNG, MATTHEW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte GRAETZ 13972964 - (D) SNAY 103 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/Infineon HOANG, QUOC DINH

3741 Ex Parte Cuva 13482992 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 112(1)/102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3777 Ex Parte Chen et al 14234449 - (D) GRIMES 102 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Chen et al 13738001 - (D) NEWMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON LAZARO, DOMINIC

1617 Ex Parte Baschong et al 13603807 - (D) CHANG 103 41.50 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Johnson 13464203 - (D) McGEE 103 PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLC QI, HUA

1715 Ex Parte Pitcher et al 14013320 - (D) INGLESE 103 Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. MRG/Seagate BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1734 Ex Parte Samuel et al 14085129 - (D) KENNEDY 103/OTDP DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

1744 Ex Parte Jacob et al 12227679 - (D) PRAISS 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. LE, NINH V

1761 Ex Parte Nicolas et al 14359159 - (D) CASHION 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D

1761 Ex Parte Rached et al 13386701 - (D) HOUSEL 103/OTDP BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gamoneda et al 14066437 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP-Yudell Isidore PLLC KO, CHAE M

2125 Ex Parte Ahangar et al 13489852 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR VON BUHR, MARIA N

2168 Ex Parte Needham et al 10880301 - (D) CHEN 103 HICKMAN PALERNO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2195 Ex Parte Daly et al 13848355 - (D) CHUNG 103 PATENT PORTFOLIO BUILDERS, PLLC WU, BENJAMIN C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Candelore 14461385 - (D) PYONIN 112(1) 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES ASANBAYEV, OLEG

2423 Ex Parte Lee 11715185 - (D) MacDONALD 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2426 Ex Parte PRESTON et al 13651248 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(1) 103 Haley Guiliano LLP HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2438 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 11626458 - (D) SAADAT 101 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HERZOG, MADHURI R

2474 Ex Parte Wong et al 14296733 - (D) McNEILL 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (BRCM) ZHANG, ZHENSHENG

2477 Ex Parte Salamon et al 14483718 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. ULYSSE, JAEL M

2494 Ex Parte Essary et al 13716887 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PARSONS, THEODORE C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Luomala et al 13250286 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP TSENG, CHARLES

2619 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 13610749 - (D) MacDONALD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. TSWEI, YU-JANG

2622 Ex Parte BOKMA 12950693 - (D) JEFFERY 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2647 Ex Parte Narasimha et al 12976117 - (D) BARRY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GOOGLE RIVERO, ALEJANDRO

2683 Ex Parte Vandivier et al 12776632 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

2684 Ex Parte Reime 13061664 - (D) BAIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PHAM, QUANG

2688 Ex Parte YEAKLEY et al 14287415 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 ORACLE (Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Lin et al 13790850 - (D) OGDEN 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/TSMC NGUYEN, SOPHIA T

2833 Ex Parte Srbinovski 14160475 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BROOKS ACORDIA IP LAW, P.C. FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2857 Ex Parte Arensmeier 14705289 - (D) FRANKLIN 101/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CROHN, MARK I

2891 Ex Parte Goto et al 13387522 - (D) Per Curiam 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. GONDARENKO, NATALIA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13027114 - (D) BARRY 101/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3673 Ex Parte Sauser et al 13950399 - (D) McCARTHY 103 41.50 103 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. POLITO, NICHOLAS F

3693 Ex Parte Lutnick et al 12135479 - (D) HUME 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3695 Ex Parte Dunwoody et al 14301353 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/112(2) 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Dohring et al 14704877 - (D) GREENHUT 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3726 Ex Parte Liu 12355394 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CIGNA, JACOB JAMES

3728 Ex Parte Sanders et al 13537896 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/103 112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

3741 Ex Parte Fuller 13678974 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3742 Ex Parte LIN et al 13558963 - (D) LANEY 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ROSS, DANA

3744 Ex Parte Ransbarger et al 11560634 - (D) ENGELS 103 ConocoPhillips Company PETTITT, JOHN F

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Kritt et al 11852309 - (R) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW LE, CANH

berkheimer, mortgage

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Fuller et al 13899278 - (D) SNAY 103 Scheinberg & Associates, PC ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Miller 14152547 - (D) DANG 103 Holland & Hart LLP (ViaSat) SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Saund et al 14062934 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 102 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC BLACKWELL, JAMES H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Shooshtari 13490638 - (D) SNAY 103 JOHNS MANVILLE QIAN,YUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte WOODS-HOLDER 13465287 - (D) KRIVAK 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BEJCEK II, ROBERT H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Van Lieshout et al 14409922 - (D) PRAISS 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Evans 14021609 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Devlin Law Firm LLC Collections Marketing Center, Inc. AMSDELL, DANA

3683 Ex Parte MCKENZIE et al 12890523 - (D) PINKERTON 112(2)/101/103 RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

Although the ultimate determination of eligibility is a question of law, our reviewing court recently held “[t]he patent eligibility inquiry may contain underlying issues of fact.” Berkheimer v. HP Inc., No. 2017-1437, 2018 WL 774096, at *6 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) (quoting Mortg. Grader, Inc. v. First  Choice Loan Servs. Inc., 811 F.3d 1314, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (“[t]he § 101 inquiry ‘may contain underlying factual issues’”)). The court in Berkheimer also held “[w]hen there is no genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the claim element or claimed combination is well-understood, routine, conventional to a skilled artisan in the relevant field, this issue can be decided on summary judgment as a matter of law.” Berkheimer, 2018 WL 774096, at *13. Thus, evidence may be helpful where, for instance, facts are in dispute, but evidence is not always necessary. 

Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. First Choice Loan Servs., 811 F.3d. 1314, 117 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2106.04(a)(2)

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Brown et al 13430417 - (D) WILSON 103 Hovey Williams LLP SAVAGE, MATTHEW O

caveney, bosies

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte NOMURA et al 13720853 - (D) McCARTHY 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC KRUER, KEVIN R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Clark 13827417 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

An Examiner’s factual finding regarding what a reference discloses must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.  See In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (“preponderance of the evidence is the standard that must be met by the PTO in making rejections”).  In order to satisfy this standard, the evidence must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that the alleged facts are actually true.  See Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 542 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (the preponderance of the evidence standard requires the finder of fact to believe that the existence of a fact is more probable than its nonexistence).

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   2133.03(b)

Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 30 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2138.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Bedrio 13921934 - (D) McMANUS 102/103 102 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP FRANK, RODNEY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Ahearn et al 12398783 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 112(2) 41.50 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. LEE, CHEE-CHONG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Kopf et al 12470243 - (D) SQUIRE 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Theophilis 13599485 - (D) STRAUSS 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP MACASIANO, MARILYN G

3689 Ex Parte Morinville 11003557 - (D) BAYAT 101 LAW OFFICES OF MARK L. BERRIER NGUYEN, TAN D

3696 Ex Parte Blewett et al 12646419 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/103 101 AT & T Legal Department - FKM DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Farb 13057767 - (D) BAHR 112(1) 102/103 41.50 112(2) M. Daniel Farb ADJAGBE, MAXIME M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Venkatachalam et al 13755263 - (D) SQUIRE 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC BUCHANAN, JACOB

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Xu et al 14373628 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Herbert PLLC GARBER, CHARLES D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex parte INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner Ex Parte 5790793 et al 90013677 - (D) McKEOWN 102 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original RINEHART, MARK H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex parte HAN DINGNAN Ex Parte 8976127 et al 13202574 90013699 - (D) HOFF 103 HAN DINGNAN BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T

mochel, cooper

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Mizuno et al 14342875 - (D) WILSON 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) ARCIERO, ADAM A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Nieschulz et al 11614568 - (D) HORNER 103 FCA US LLC TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS

3731 Ex Parte Lipchitz et al 13743527 - (D) ADAMS 103 Dickinson Wright Smith & Nephew, Inc. HIGHLAND, RACHEL S

3763 Ex Parte Powers et al 14171364 - (D) McCARTHY 103 RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP HAYMAN, IMANI N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Bajko 11970350 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation OBAYANJU, OMONIYI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Srivastava et al 14768845 - (D) DENNETT 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

see, e.g., In re Mochel, 470 F.2d 638, 640 (CCPA 1972) (holding the phrase “up to” includes zero as the lower limit). The Examiner finds that the formula in the claims (Al + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb + 0.15Ta < 3.9) does not prevent a conclusion of obviousness because “there is no invention in the discovery of a general formula if it covers a composition described in the prior art.” Id. at 3-4 (citing, inter alia, In re Cooper, 134 F.2d 630, 632 (CCPA 1943). The Cooper court held that “[p]atentability of the claims may not rest solely on the fact that the carbon contents specified therein are calculated from the formula.” “Appellants’ entire contention herein is that, unless there is specifically set out in the prior art an alloy produced by their formula, such prior art may not be used in denying patentability to their claims. We cannot agree with such contention.” Cooper, 134 F.2d at 632.

Mochel, In re, 470 F.2d 638, 176 USPQ 194 (CCPA 1974) 2173.05(c)

1765 Ex Parte Weber et al 13504576 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1783 Ex Parte Gargalaka et al 13613975 - (D) OWENS 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP GUO, TONG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte An et al 13097881 - (D) SHAW 112(2) 103 Jordan IP Law (IBM - SVL) WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte MONSIEUX 13888317 - (D) NAPPI 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC BELETE, BERHANU D

2495 Ex Parte Lemberg 12675599 - (D) PINKERTON 103 Law Offices of Thomas Schneck DEBNATH, SUMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Schweitzer et al 14486921 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/101 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Porter et al 14029601 - (D) CALVE 103 GABLE & GOTWALS CARLSON, MARC

3726 Ex Parte Escobar 12649678 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 41.50 112(2) CANTOR COLBURN LLP VAUGHAN, JASON L

3753 Ex Parte Huff et al 13390377 - (D) BROWNE 102 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Malet 13807783 - (D) ADAMS 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. AKHOON, KAUSER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Olsson et al 12704808 - (D) DIXON 103 Steven C. Tietsworth VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

2484 Ex Parte Chen et al 13689605 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Beach et al 13835352 - (D) SMEGAL 103 BELZER PC HAYES, BRET C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Peters et al 13212025 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP PAIK, SANG YEOP

3781 Ex Parte Keefer et al 13753518 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 Ingrid McTaggart CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Sharpe et al 14030946 - (D) CASHION 102 102 McCarter & English / Cytonome/ST, LLC KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Shao 13991264 - (D) BUSCH 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Roehm et al 12801822 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

Appellants have the better position. During examination of a patent application, pending claims are given their broadest reasonable construction consistent with the Specification. In re Am. Acad. of Sci. Tech Ctr., 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004). 

The correct inquiry “is an interpretation that corresponds with what and how the inventor describes his invention in the specification.” In re Smith International, Inc., 871 F.3d 1375, 1382—83 (Fed. Cir. 2017)

Am. Acad. of Sci. Tech. Ctr., In re, 367 F.3d 1359, 70 USPQ2d 1827 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111 , 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1639 Ex Parte WATSON et al 13930852 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/101 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPFRTY LAW GROUP LLP BUNKER, AMY M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Cheah 12258295 - (D) FRAHM 103 Baker Botts; L.L.P./Facebook Inc. STITT, ERIK V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Bufe et al 14090152 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) LELAND III, EDWIN S

2697 Ex Parte Hristov et al 13226059 - (D) SHAW 102/103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Atmel Corporation LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Whitman 13910262 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103 Covidien LP BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3627 Ex Parte Doyle 11346012 - (D) SHIANG 101 ARENT FOX LLP REFAI, RAMSEY

3632 Ex Parte Yadav 14572945 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC MCNICHOLS, ERET C

3641 Ex Parte Herring 13739704 - (D) STAICOVICI 102 ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GILCHRIST, P.A. GOMBERG, BENJAMIN S

3682 Ex Parte Lessin et al 13681161 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick EZEWOKO, MICHAEL I

3686 Ex Parte Tripoli 13946976 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) NAJARIAN, LENA

3693 Ex Parte Devaney et al 13312399 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3696 Ex Parte Favreau et al 12858611 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TROTTER, SCOTT S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte GOLDENBERG et al 12878840 - (D) ADAMS 103 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. COOK, CHRISTOPHER L

3763 Ex Parte Ziman et al 11342620 - (D) BARRETT 112(1)/103 112(2) LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3766 Ex Parte Mahapatra et al 12741710 - (D) SMITH 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BERTRAM, ERIC D