giannelli, man machine

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Howald et al 14460202 - (D) ENGLE 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

2166 Ex Parte Bejerano et al 13932256 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(2)/103/OTDP Dinsmore & Shohl LLP LIN, SHEW FEN

2185 Ex Parte Narayana et al 14341550 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HUYNH, KIM T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Coban et al 13529508 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. HAQUE, MD NAZMUL

2488 Ex Parte Sato 14348097 - (D) DIXON 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC DANG, PHILIP

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Ghuli et al 14969831 - (D) SHIANG 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Kreizinger 15854861 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/102/103 Kenneth R. Kreizinger HERRING, BRENT W

3685 Ex Parte Makhotin 12964446 - (D) KHAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MCINTYRE, CHARLES AARON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Henkel 13880555 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 Maine Cernota & Rardin MOHANDESI, JILA M

3752 Ex Parte Christianson 12317459 - (D) BROWNE 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC./Quarles & Brady LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Regarding the lower surface identified by the Examiner as corresponding to the claimed second location, the Examiner does not provide a persuasive reason why one skilled in the art would understand this surface as "designed" or "made" to accomplish the specific objective recited. See, e.g., In re Giannelli, 739 F. 3d at 1380 ("the relevant question before the Board was whether the apparatus described in the [prior-art] patent was "'made to," "designed to," or "configured to,"' allow the user to perform [ the recited function]") accord In re Man Machine Interface Technologies, 822 F. 3d 1282, 1286-87 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Thus, the Examiner's finding cannot be sustained.

Giannelli, In re, 739 F.3d 1375, 109 USPQ2d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2111.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Weller et al 13487513 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 112(2)/103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte McCoy et al 14453792 - (D) ASTORINO 103 OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte McCulloch 13252078 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Nunez et al 13480651 - (D) SMITH 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated LE, NINH V

1787 Ex Parte Wang et al 13838851 - (D) DERRICK 103 PAUL AND PAUL SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Kamath et al 13459958 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2611 Ex Parte Kamath et al 13460018 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2645 Ex Parte Pearson 13489759 - (D) McNEILL 103 BELZER PC HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

2692 Ex Parte Moore et al 14025240 - (D) McNEILL 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP LEE, GENE W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Rule et al 11643578 - (D) WORTH 101 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3691 Ex Parte Matthew 10918127 - (D) COURTENAY 101 PETER K. TRZYNA, ESQ. VYAS, ABHISHEK

3692 Ex Parte Carroll et al 14309826 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3695 Ex Parte Drake et al 14301237 - (D) CHUNG 103 101/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/0 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP ROBINSON, KITO R

3696 Ex Parte Kuchinad et al 13887919 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD SEE, CAROL A

3697 Ex Parte Rucker 11589661 - (D) WORTH 101 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Rached 13128996 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ARANT, HARRY E

3783 Ex Parte Copa et al 12087231 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1) 103 41.50 103 AMS/Kagan Binder, PLLC PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3792 Ex Parte Andersen et al 11595423 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(2)/103 DENTONS US LLP - San Francisco EISEMAN, LYNSEY C

magsil

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Galer et al 14511309 - (D) TIMM 102/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Schrieffer et al 13813767 - (D) KRIVAK 103 BGL/ Ann Arbor CHOI, CHARLES J

2174 Ex Parte FOLEY et al 14090830 - (D) HUME 103 Haworth, Inc. c/o Haynes Beffel & W olfeld LLP TSAI, JAMES T

2181 Ex Parte Sheng et al 13915858 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Haley Guiliano LLP YU, HENRY W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Tiirola et al 13984607 - (D) HUGHES 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC DEWAN, SANJAYK

2492 Ex Parte Kleidermacher et al 14205366 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 Barcelo, Harrison & Walker, LLP TENG, LOUIS C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Yamashita et al 14246524 - (D) BUI 103 DENTONS US LLP ZHOU, HONG

2692 Ex Parte Grimme et al 14091767 - (D) HUGHES 112(1)/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC DINH, DUC Q

The test for enablement is whether Appellants' Specification would teach one of ordinary skill in the art how to make and use the claimed invention without undue experimentation. See MagSil Corp. v. Hitachi Glob. Storage Techs., Inc., 687 F.3d 1377, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2012). 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Yang et al 15157607 - (D) WILSON 103 Bing K Yen AHMAD, KHAJA

2863 Ex Parte Weston et al 13791603 - (D) FRANKLIN 101 Pramudji Law Group PLLC DINH, LYNDA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Kennedy et al 14310978 - (D) ENGLE 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3691 Ex Parte Karaki 14508664 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 AKERMAN LLP HAMILTON, LALITA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Fitzgerald 13840151 - (D) ASTORINO 103 41.50 112(2) MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. c/o Dilworth & Barrese, LLP WEEKS, GLORIA R

3773 Ex Parte NARDINI et al 13523227 - (D) CHANG 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP MATTHEWS, TESSA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Dalavi et al 13958197 - (D) TIMM 103 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Goss et al 13777810 - (D) MacDONALD 112(2)/103 103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate Technology LLC) LOONAN, ERIC T

2139 Ex Parte Lee et al 13831462 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE WANG, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Chan 14051980 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/102 112(1)/112(2) 41.50 112(2)/102 Timothy Chan ANNIS, KHALED

3736 Ex Parte Palmer 15130337 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 112(2) SHERRILL LAW OFFICES GEHMAN, BRYON P

3741 Ex Parte Gons 14627030 - (D) HUTCHINGS 112(2)/102/103 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY CHAU, ALAIN

3785 Ex Parte Berthon-Jones et al 12461448 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SIPPEL, RACHEL T

3792 Ex Parte Greenhut et al 14487248 - (D) MILLS 112(1)/101 OTDP Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte MANABE et al 14602291 - (D) HOUSEL 103 JCIPRNET MALLOY, ANNA E

1764 Ex Parte Ikeda et al 14400060 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BGL/ Ann Arbor BOYLE, ROBERT C

1778 Ex Parte Le Tallec et al 13994318 - (D) HASTINGS 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NORRIS, CLAIRE A

1793 Ex Parte da Silva et al 13825231 - (D) McGEE 103 CARGILL, INCORPORATED TURNER, FELICIA C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Bhoria et al 13973306 - (D) POTHIER 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED BANSAL, GURTEJ

2182 Ex Parte Sudhakar et al 13789467 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 V orys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP MEHTA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Prokofieva et al 14496538 - (D) SAADAT 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Khan et al 13170903 - (D) THOMAS 103 101 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3625 Ex Parte Linden et al 13615321 - (D) CRAIG 101/103/OTDP Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHERB

3626 Ex Parte KELLEGREW et al 13706542 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L

3626 Ex Parte Moore et al 13798580 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) HOLCOMB, MARK

3671 Ex Parte DE LA CHEVROTIERE 14204735 - (D) GREENHUT 103 WILMERHALE/BOSTON HARTMANN, GARY S

3675 Ex Parte Wilson et al 14921503 - (D) PLENZLER 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney CUMAR, NATHAN

3681 Ex Parte BASHETTY et al 14682038 - (D) KENNY 101 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3683 Ex Parte Sewak 14639182 - (D) SAADAT 103 101/OTDP IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center SVLIPLAW WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3683 Ex Parte Sewak 14287298 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 101/OTDP IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center SVLIPLAW WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3691 Ex Parte Berens et al 11049326 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 Ice Miller LLP AKINTOLA, OLABODE

3693 Ex Parte Galloway et al 13405159 - (D) EVANS 101/103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

3693 Ex Parte Wender 14175274 - (D) SHIANG 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3697 Ex Parte Hyde et al 14182201 - (D) BENNETT 101 103/OTDP Constellation Law Group, PLLC APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Stone 13032518 - (D) SONG 101/103 EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD

3735 Ex Parte Lee et al 14811095 - (D) CALVE 112(2)/103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN

3745 Ex Parte Mironets et al 14320727 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. KIM, SANG K

3748 Ex Parte Paterson et al 12497219 - (D) HORNER 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. LAURENZI, MARK A

3753 Ex Parte Frenal et al 13808519 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. STCLAIR, ANDREW D

3763 Ex Parte Casserilla et al 14187719 - (D) OSINSKI 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

3763 Ex Parte Malik 13745037 - (D) JESCHKE 103 112(2)/103 The Linde Group RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

3783 Ex Parte Colburn et al 14350178 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY DARB, HAMZA A.

gyurik

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Schmidt 13818951 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Robert Lelkes SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Shlomai et al 12419030 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L. HUDA, MOHAMMED NURUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte Ezell et al 14806927 - (D) SAADAT 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. NOWLIN, ERIC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2887 Ex Parte Gussen et al 15074051 - (D) WILSON 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L LE, THIEN MINH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3697 Ex Parte Ivanoff et al 14954763 - (D) KIM 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 Ex Parte Aldridge et al 13251766 - (D) FREDMAN 103 K&L Gates LLP-Pittsburgh NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Myers-Ward et al 14204015 - (D) GUPTA 103 101/OTDP NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY TRAN, BINH X

1713 Ex Parte Myers-Ward et al 14204045 - (D) GUPTA 103 101/OTDP NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY TRAN, BINH X

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Steward 14049364 - (D) FRAHM 103 112(1)/103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP LHYMN, SARAH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Maurer et al 12945808 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103/OTDP CHALKER FLORES, LLP PAGONAKIS, ANNA

In re Gyurik, 596 F.2d 1012, 1018 (CCPA 1979) ("In obviousness rejections based on close similarity in chemical structure, the necessary motivation to make a claimed compound, and thus the prima facie case of obviousness, rises from the expectation that compounds similar in structure will have similar properties.").

1634 Ex Parte ARNOLD et al 14730382 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY HANEY, AMANDA MARIE

1634 Ex Parte Bobrow et al 11615739 - (D) SCHNEIDER 112(1) 103 Rhodes IP PLC SISSON, BRADLEY L

1641 Ex Parte Gibbs 13657625 - (D) COTTA 112(1)/112(2)/103 Pabst Patent Group LLP FOSTER, CHRISTINE E

1641 Ex Parte Linssen et al 12888821 - (D) COTTA 101 BGL MARTINEZ, REBECCA L

1647 Ex Parte Kim et al 13327624 - (D) COTTA 112(1) ALSTON & BIRD LLP SAOUD, CHRISTINE J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Hass et al 13337133 - (D) GARRIS 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (UVA) LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Ex Parte Zeng et al 13639503 - (D) CHUNG 103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy LATORRE, IVAN 0

2445 Ex Parte Walkin et al 14821421 - (D) BENNETT 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Satori Worldwide LL JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2469 Ex Parte Tseng et al 12128623 - (D) SHIANG 103 Blue Capital Law Firm, P.C. LE, BRIAN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Tucker et al 14322312 - (D) KENNEDY 112(2)/103 Lightfoot & Alford PLLC (BHTI) DUNLAP, JONATHAN M

2865 Ex Parte Lee et al 14293221 - (D) NAGUMO 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / FIJI STIFTER JR, TERENCE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Zhu 12755412 - (D) PYONIN 112(1) 101 Trellis IP Law Group/Oracle BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAMS

3624 Ex Parte Arni et al 12502010 - (D) POTHIER 101 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. MISIASZEK, AMBERAL TSCHUL

3678 Ex Parte Degen et al 13261757 - (D) CALVE 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC ARMSTRONG, KYLE

3686 Ex Parte Coetzer 13940971 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 101/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (PH) HEIN, DEVIN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Snow et al 14846443 - (D) CALVE 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3711 Ex Parte Snow et al 14846567 - (D) CALVE 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3731 Ex Parte Skalla et al 14134636 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Covidien LP LOPEZ, MICHELLE

3734 Ex Parte Santos 14665052 - (D) CALVE 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC HELVEY, PETER N.

3745 Ex Parte Mehta et al 13735101 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 SEIMENS CORPORATION EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

3763 Ex Parte Thorne et al 12443199 - (D) STEPINA 103 Bond, Shoeneck & King, PLLC TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F

3791 Ex Parte Cho et al 13744456 - (D) FLAX 101 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) TOTH, KAREN E

3792 Ex Parte Delaney et al 14329123 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GETZOW, SCOTT M

3794 Ex Parte Sharareh et al 11644312 - (D) CHANG 103 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

american academy, cuozzo

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Clevenger et al 12887156 - (D) WILSON 103 Kunzler, PC. TRINH, THANH TRU

1793 Ex Parte Brinker et al 12597713 - (D) RANGE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON TRAN, LIEN THUY

During examination, we construe claims based on the broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the specification. In re Am. Acad. of Sci. Tech Ctr., 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004); see also Cuozzo Speed Tech., LLC v. Lee, _U.S._, 136 S. Ct. 2131, 2145 (2016) (noting that the Patent Office has used the broadest reasonable construction standard for more than 100 years). 

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

1793 Ex Parte Vemulapalli et al 12907763 - (D) ROSS 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP MCCLAIN-COLEMAN, TYNES HAL.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Pasotti et al 13994868 - (D) CRAIG 103 Patti & Malvone Law Group, LLC TSEGAYE, SABA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte FRAUENEDER et al 14217702 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. ILIYA, BART

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Fee 14266269 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Kaufhold Dix Patent Law BATTISTI, DEREK J

3736 Ex Parte Buey et al 14203637 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. ACKUN, JACOB K

3784 Ex Parte Moschel 14154957 - (D) MURPHY 103 Michael Moschel THANH, LOAN H

3794 Ex Parte Nebrigic et al 14339667 - (D) FLAX 102 THOMPSON HINE L.L.P. HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Andersson et al 13994152 - (D) NEW 103 103 Parker Highlander PLLC YU, HONG

1622 Ex Parte Bulick et al 14733016 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Clarke 14480625 - (D) TIMM 103 103 Axiom Global Inc. SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Kazerani et al 14937663 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP HOLLY, JOHN H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Piai et al 14568853 - (D) PLENZLER 103 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW

3761 Ex Parte Eckstein et al 13878694 - (D) OSINSKI 102 103 41.50 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Wittek et al 14342541 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. MALLOY, ANNA E

1734 Ex Parte Becker et al 12617254 - (D) OWENS 103 FAY SHARPE LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Morgenstern et al 13096784 - (D) BEAMER 103 Facebook/Fenwick RIFKIN, BEN M

2182 Ex Parte Olson et al 14317691 - (D) POTHIER 101 MHKKG/Oracle (Sun) MALZAHN, DAVID H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Devota et al 14258366 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Magna BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Oestlund 13970178 - (D) CRAIG 103 Setter Roche LLP MONIKANG, GEORGE C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte ARUGA et al 13534520 - (D) SNAY 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Hilton et al 12507529 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101/112(2) 101/102/103 BRUCE E. HAYDEN, P.C. MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3626 Ex Parte Arnone et al 14069000 - (D) FRAHM 101 BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH , PLLC SEREBOFF, NEAL

3628 Ex Parte Amin et al 13672651 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Mahamedi IP Law LLP (Uber) ZEROUAL, OMAR

3681 Ex Parte Yan et al 14177385 - (D) HUME 103 101 Wolfe-SBMC CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3688 Ex Parte ALTBERG et al 11737975 - (D) COURTENAY 101 GREENSFELDER HEMKER & GALE PC ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3692 Ex Parte Keresman et al 13432748 - (D) FRAHM 101 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER

3696 Ex Parte Mankad et al 13965664 - (D) HUME 101 Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC NIQUETTE, ROBERT R

3696 Ex Parte Nelsen et al 12217419 - (D) HUME 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte HENDRIKS et al 14202986 - (D) CAPP 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LANE, DANIELE

3752 Ex Parte Thompson 14036357 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC GORMAN, DARREN W

3793 Ex Parte ROCQUE et al 14228349 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFMAN, JOANNE M

merck2, sakraida

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12864294 - (D) MILLS 103 POLSINELLI PC VENKAT, JYOTHSNA A

"[W]hen an inventor tries to distinguish his claims from the prior art by introducing evidence of unexpected 'synergistic' properties, the evidence should at least demonstrate 'an effect greater than the sum of the several effects taken separately."' Merck & Co. Inc. v. Biocraft Labs., Inc., 874 F.2d 804, 808 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (quoting Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc., 425 U.S. 273, 282 (1976)). 

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989)  716.02(a) ,  2123 ,  2144.05 ,  2144.08

Sakraida v. AG Pro, Inc., 425 U.S. 273, 189 USPQ 449 (1976) 716.01(a) , 2141 , 2143 , 2143.02

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Hass et al 13371044 - (D) GARRIS 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (UVA) LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte SEPPANEN 14789421 - (D) ARPIN 103 Pure Storage, Inc. c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP WESTBROOK, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Kaplan et al 11125833 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 41.50 112(1) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Dauer et al 14360945 - (D) CURCURI 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) HOMZA, LISA NHUNG

2859 Ex Parte GUO et al 13538016 - (D) PRAISS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP TRISCHLER, JOHN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte GRION 13670900 - (D) HORNER 101/103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

3652 Ex Parte Launiere 14554562 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. JARRETT, RONALD P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte BIERSCHENK et al 14036262 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

3783 Ex Parte Tumminaro et al 13257298 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1)/103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC FARRAR, LAUREN PENG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Ex Parte Schultink et al 13501400 - (D) SNAY 103 103 BGL PHAM, MINH CHAU THI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Reed et al 14013999 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Bracewell LLP TRAN, UYEN M

1741 Ex Parte Berkey et al 13916117 - (D) SNAY 103 CORNING INCORPORATED HERRING, LISA L

1786 Ex Parte Spreitzer et al 13508263 - (D) HANLON 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) KERSHNER, DYLAN CLAY

1793 Ex Parte Borges et al 13695394 - (D) HASTINGS 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Nesemeier et al 15090334 - (D) FRAHM OTDP 102/103 D.C. WILLIAMS EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Turkson et al 14289468 - (D) KENNEDY 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED LAM, TUAN THIEU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte CHAUHAN et al 14022741 - (D) WIEDER 102 101 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC UBER, NATHAN C

3623 Ex Parte Chou et al 12540031 - (D) BISK 101/103 Innovation Capital Law Group, LLP GILLS, KURTIS

3644 Ex Parte Anast 14537791 - (D) OSINSKI 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Boeing DIXON, KEITH L

3649 Ex Parte Clark et al 12752078 - (D) DIXON 112(2) 112(2)/103 BCRK BORISSOV, IGOR N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Morgia et al 14525701 - (D) HOELTER 101 Altera Law Group, LLC GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

3716 Ex Parte Lord et al 14267824 - (D) CAPP 112(2) 102/103 Vista IP Law Group LLP YEN, JASON TAHAI

3736 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12981312 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2) 112(1)/103 ABEL LAW GROUP, LLP ACKUN, JACOB K

3783 Ex Parte Schiff et al 13622378 - (D) MURPHY 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company/fhe Webb Law Firm ZAMORY, JUSTIN L

burr, IPXL, mastermine

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Jager Lezer et al 13520474 - (D) KATZ 103 OLIFF PLC CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY

1636 Ex Parte OZINSKY et al 13769195 - (D) CHANG 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LEITH, NANCY J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Tyler et al 13754410 - (D) INGLESE 103 Johnson Controls, Inc. c/o Fletcher Yoder PC SHEIKH, HAROON S

1779 Ex Parte Harp et al 13273926 - (D) DELMENDO 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GORE) ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Reynolds et al 14460256 - (D) ENGLE 103 HONEYWELL/MUNCK LE, THANH H

2468 Ex Parte Roy et al 14226530 - (D) CURCURI 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47856) BELETE, BERHANU D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mielczarek et al 14628570 - (D) KOHUT 103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Chen et al 12731623 - (D) TIMM 103 41.50 102 W &T/Qualcomm REIDLINGER, RONALD LANCE

Claim 1 is directed to an apparatus. An apparatus is defined by its structural parts. See Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 570 (1863) ("A machine is a concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices."). Claim 1 recites a current latched sense amplifier having five structural parts, i.e., five transistors. 

Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 17 L. Ed. 650 (1863) 2106

2856 Ex Parte Ogawa et al 13783922 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HUANG, DAVID Z

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Reaume et al 11696914 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION RINES, ROBERT D

3685 Ex Parte Kataoka et al 12595298 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Gibson & Dernier LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3693 Ex Parte Durham 13788116 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 James Edward Shultz Jr. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

3695 Ex Parte Winter et al 13920041 - (D) DIXON 101 Rimon, P.C. KANG, IRENE S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte HODGES et al 14079799 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3761 Ex Parte LAFFI 14768841 - (D) FINAMORE 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3775 Ex Parte Cournoyer et al 14737717 - (D) LAVIER 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J

3783 Ex Parte Del Vecchio 13897866 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 41.50 112(2) R. KEITH HARRISON CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

Independent claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites both an apparatus and a method step of using the apparatus. See IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a single claim reciting "both an apparatus and the method steps of using the apparatus is indefinite under 35 U.S.C. [§] 112, second paragraph"); cf MasterMine Software, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 874 F.3d 1307, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (a claim reciting both an apparatus and a method step is not indefinite when the "claim[] ... do[ es] not claim activities performed by the user"). Here, Appellant's claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites an apparatus and a method of using the device, such that "it is unclear whether infringement ... occurs when one creates [the device] ... or ... when the user actually uses [the device]." See IPXL Holdings, 430 F.3d at 1384.

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

3792 Ex Parte Gunderson et al 14458502 - (D) FLAX 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) PIATESKI, ERIN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Orlowski 13266059 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 OTDP FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. ALAWADI, SARAH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte WILLMORE et al 13604439 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA JOSEPH, SHAWN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Wang et al 14385393 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 Sage Patent Group/Zacco BUTT, W ALLI Z

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Sen et al 13648368 - (D) KUMAR 103 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) LAM, DUNG LE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Lem et al 13948950 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP WILTEY, NICHOLAS K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Okubo 13834218 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL AMICK, JACOB M

3761 Ex Parte Hsu et al 13298727 - (D) CALVE 102/103 112(2) Clark Hill PLC PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Brown et al 14567554 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 GlaxoSmithKline SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte KANEKO et al 13409328 - (D) REN 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC LAW, NGA LEUNG V

1717 Ex Parte Kwak et al 14078261 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/AMAT DAGENAIS-ENGLEHAR, KRISTEN A

1726 Ex Parte Brabec et al 14262869 - (D) OWENS 103 BOWDITCH & DEWEY, LLP TRINH, THANH TRUC

1735 Ex Parte Wans et al 13499830 - (D) OWENS 102/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP YOON, KEVIN E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Fisher 13419752 - (D) SHAW 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2454 Ex Parte Singhal 12932259 - (D) KUMAR 103 Tara Chand Singhal WU, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Toncrey 14248785 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC DORSEY, RENEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Perry et al 13744119 - (D) FETTING 102/103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. GILLS, KURTIS

3624 Ex Parte Cooper et al 13677019 - (D) BUI 112(2) 101/103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION/ AT&W SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3625 Ex Parte HIRSON et al 12772937 - (D) BUI 101 MatterLight IP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 Ex Parte Lorsch 13858665 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. LUBIN, VALERIE

3642 Ex Parte Wasuck et al 14044641 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 SMITH LAW OFFICE TSANG, LISA L

3681 Ex Parte Bruich et al 13658480 - (D) FETTING 101 Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M

3681 Ex Parte Lee et al 14064039 - (D) FETTING 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 PVF--PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP SHELDEN, BION A

3681 Ex Parte Swanson 12567029 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 Daniel R. Swanson, Sr. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3682 Ex Parte Soldate 13523932 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 McCarter & English, LLP / W almart Apollo, LLC REINHARDT, RICHARD G

3682 Ex Parte Thatcher 13719086 - (D) PYONIN 112(2)/101/103 Mohr Intellectual Property Law Solutions, P.C. WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

3683 Ex Parte Kohler et al 12025889 - (D) ARPIN 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

3686 Ex Parte Reisman et al 12038536 - (D) POTHIER 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD KANAAN, MAROUN P

3689 Ex Parte Drabble et al 12016255 - (D) FETTING 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3692 Ex Parte Winter 13477022 - (D) DIXON 101/102 Rimon, P.C. WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Dickerson 13346844 - (D) SONG 102 112(2)/102 Next IP Law Group LLC DURHAM, NATHAN E

3733 Ex Parte BERLEPSCH 14298172 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER

3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14146758 - (D) PLENZLER Concurring CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

3793 Ex Parte Deschinger et al 11434445 - (D) CALVE 103 THE SMALL PA TENT LAW GROUP LLC BOR, HELENE CATHERINE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex parte TRANSPOSAGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8558055 et al 12842418 90013858 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COOLEY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CARDINAL LAW GROUP, LLC CAMPELL, BRUCE R original CROUCH, DEBORAH