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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte DeLuca et al 14710744 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP PODGORSKI, DANIEL MICHAEL

1629 Ex Parte Haeberlin et al 14960472 - (D) ADAMS Dissenting FITZPATRICK 103 NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Lida et al 15170019 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. YU, LI HONG

2687 Ex Parte Lippman et al 14533443 - (D) ENGLE 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC Ford Global Technologies, LLC WANG, JACK K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Furze et al 14557688 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2)/103 ACUSHNET COMPANY RAEVIS, ROBERT R

2884 Ex Parte Michel et al 14485916 - (D) OWENS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION VALENTINER, JEREMY SCOTT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Eriksson et al 12739155 - (D) ASTORINO 101/102/103 WRB-IP LLP CASS, JEANPAUL

3677 Ex Parte Kamata et al 13940057 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Foley & Lardner LLP O BRIEN, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Grasso et al 14107281 - (D) CAPP 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. HORTON, ANDREW ALAN

3761 Ex Parte Shelton et al 14287478 - (D) BAHR 103 Mintz Levin/Wayne Fueling Systems LLC NGUYEN, PHUONG T

3763 Ex Parte Höglund et al 13504555 - (D) BROWN 103 Murtha Cullina LLP WEILAND, HANS R.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Valeva et al 13930275 - (D) CUTITTA 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 112(1) VMWare - OPW KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Terry 13190478 - (D) KHAN 103 112(2) Patrick L Mixon AHN, SUNG S

2646 Ex Parte LEI et al 15047709 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BEAMER, TEMICA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte GOINS et al 12061068 - (D) KHAN 112(1) 103 PITTS & LAKE P C LOCKETT, KIMBERL YR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Ray 12485702 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 101/103 Arent Fox, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte UM et al 14513970 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 NSIP LAW KRASS, FREDERICK F

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Buck et al 12453821 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte HONG 13782551 - (D) ENGLE 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. CHIUSANO, ANDREW TSUTOMU

2176 Ex Parte Dhaundiyal et al 14660853 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Wolfe-SBMC MERCADO VARGAS, ARIEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Kappes et al 14804419 - (D) LENTIVECH 103/OTDP MICROSOFT CORPORATION WANG, LIANG CHE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Mastro et al 14200475 - (D) GUPTA 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY WALL, VINCENT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Fordyce et al 12604322 - (D) MORGAN 101 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International REFAI, SAM M

3696 Ex Parte Dubens 14016993 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 LeClairRyan NIQUETTE, ROBERT R

We are not persuaded by Appellant's argument that the claims "do not preempt any overall abstract idea or subject matter category" (Br. 13) because claims that are otherwise directed to patent-ineligible subject matter cannot be saved by arguing the absence of complete preemption. Return Mail, Inc. v. US. Postal Service, 868 F.3d 1350, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2017). 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte BUSEKROS et al 14317643 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Studio Torta (RINGFENCE) c/o BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WHITE, DWAYNE J

3763 Ex Parte Suntup 13561041 - (D) HOELTER 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MENGESHA,WEBESHET

3763 Ex Parte Van De Lisdonk et al 13320770 - (D) HOELTER 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MENGESHA, WEBESHET

3795 Ex Parte Benning et al 13682548 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102/103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Tu et al 14539460 - (D) SNAY 102/103 41.50 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Boss et al 12208510 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/101/103 Keohane & D'Alessandro WEISENFELD, ARYANE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Hazani 14726619 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Dr. Mark M. Friedman CARTER, CAMERON A

3761 Ex Parte Yuki et al 13386314 - (D) PLENZLER 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP VAN, QUANG T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Chen et al 11379610 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Gammie et al 14478325 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/102 102/103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L

While we agree with the Examiner that "comprising" may allow additional elements (see Ans. 4), that presumption may be overcome when "there is evidence of a clear intent to limit the claims." Scanner Technologies Corp. v. ICOS Vision Systems Corp. N. V., 365 F.3d 1299, 1305-6 (Fed. Cir. 2004). In this case, we disagree with the Examiner's interpretation based on "comprising" because of the express exclusion in claim 1 that the disposing step must occur "while maintaining the entire distal portion ... on the ventricular side of the leaflet." We note that "every limitation positively recited in a claim must be given effect in order to determine what subject matter that claim defines." In re Wilder, 429 F.2d 447, 450 (CCPA 1970).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Marshall et al 14055449 - (D) CASHION 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

1747 Ex Parte Cantrell et al 13907283 - (D) CASHION 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1774 Ex Parte Levecq et al 13984565 - (D) CASHION 102/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC INSLER, ELIZABETH

1792 Ex Parte SHIRALI et al 13326158 - (D) DENNETT 112(2)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte BONILLA ACEVEDO et al 15297106 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP MARTELLO, EDWARD

2653 Ex Parte GOODAY 14748258 - (D) CUTITTA 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. GAUTHIER, GERALD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte WANG et al 14289596 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2) 101/102 Sheppard Mullin / Palantir SEREBOFF, NEAL

3681 Ex Parte SANDERS et al 13608272 - (D) JURGOVAN 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/JPMorgan Chase SHORTER, RASHIDA R

3684 Ex Parte Langhammer 12040556 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP POND, ROBERT M

3686 Ex Parte Rosow et al 13117674 - (D) SHAH 101 LOZA & LOZA, LLP/Allscripts LE, LINH GIANG

3691 Ex Parte Bonissone et al 10425610 - (D) STEPHENS 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3693 Ex Parte Leitch et al 13643886 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/112(2) 101 Fluor Coporation BARTLEY, KENNETH

3693 Ex Parte Purves et al 13542535 - (D) GALLIGAN 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA ALLADIN, AMBREEN A

3696 Ex Parte Harton et al 14280892 - (D) BAIN 101/103 Travelers Companies c/o Fincham Downs LLC OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA

Tech Center  4100 Patent Training Academy 
4114 Ex Parte Gastineau 13665547 - (D) ENGLE 103 101 Davis Malm & D"Agostine P.C. ZIEGLE, STEPHANIE M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Phan et al 11205248 - (D) SCHNEIDER 101 Acuity Law Group, P.C. KIM, TAEYOON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Brenninger et al 13407832 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Brooks Kushman P.C. KENDALL, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Ransom et al 14570243 - (D) FRAHM Concurring DEJMEK 102/103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP HONG, MICHAEL HYUN

2472 Ex Parte Liu et al 14430595 - (D) SHAW 112(1) Clairvolex, Inc. BHATTI, HASHIM S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Brannon et al 13896813 - (D) AMUNDSON 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC ADE, OGER GARCIA

3651 Ex Parte STENBERG et al 15039431 - (D) BROWNE 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP KUMAR, RAKESH

3679 Ex Parte Leuchtenberg 14384619 - (D) CALVE 103 PATENT LAW OFFICES OF DR. NORMAN B. THOT WOOD, DOUGLAS S

3697 Ex Parte Adcock et al 14029087 - (D) McKEOWN Dissenting CRAIG 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) FU, HAO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Kanayama et al 14346704 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP HANSEN, KENNETH J

Examiner relies, that discloses or suggests flipping the arrangement shown in Figure 3 of Miura upside down. Cf In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (Although a prior art device could have been turned upside down, that did not make the modification obvious unless the prior art fairly suggested the desirability of turning the device upside down.).

Gordon, In re, 733 F.2d 900, 221 USPQ 1125 (Fed. Cir. 1984)  2143.01 ,  2144.08

3772 Ex Parte Gahlert 13228642 - (D) BROWNE 103 OLIFF PLC PATEL, YOGESH P

3783 Ex Parte TANABE et al 14033717 - (D) WOOD 103 Foley & Lardner LLP BUI, ANH T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Bygbjerg et al 13703906 - (D) PLENZLER 103 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP BOECKMANN, JASON J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Vogt et al 13985536 - (D) MILLS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBERTS, LEZAH

1617 Ex Parte PENG et al 14515169 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

1619 Ex Parte Kidane et al 13638294 - (D) FLAX 112(2)/103 Foley & Lardner LLP GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1628 Ex Parte Masini-Eteve 13133071 - (D) ADAMS 103 Foley & Lardner LLP CORNET, JEAN P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Kang et al 13805224 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Dentons US LLP BROOKS,KREGGT

1765 Ex Parte Tippet et al 14268826 - (D) McGEE 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1792 Ex Parte Bauman et al 13512663 - (D) GUEST 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP (MTC) ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 Ex Parte Kristoff et al 13075906 - (D) BUI 101 103 TERADATA US, INC. PILLAI, NAMITHA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte EVERARD et al 14443077 - (D) PYONIN 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL

2485 Ex Parte Cilia et al 14254384 - (D) BEAMER 103 Winstead PC (IF) MIKESKA, NEIL R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Ho et al 15476106 - (D) GARRIS 103 Matheson Keys & Kordzik PLLC CRAWFORD, JASON

2854 Ex Parte Dabak et al 14156388 - (D) KENNEDY 101/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED MARINI, MATTHEW G

2864 Ex Parte Gillis 13206188 - (D) BEST 101 YEE & ASSOCIA TES, P.C. SUGLO, JANET L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Lopacki et al 14921266 - (D) MOHANTY 102 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC GUTMAN, HILARY L

3623 Ex Parte Sherrill et al 13772926 - (D) JEFFERY 101 103 McCarter & English, LLP / W almart Apollo, LLC BOYCE, ANDRE D

3626 Ex Parte Luftig 10784105 - (D) HOMERE 101 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Trizetto Customer Number) RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3681 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 13672384 - (D) HOMERE 103 101 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3683 Ex Parte Wilhelm et al 11940443 - (D) McMILLIN 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 Baker Botts LLP AUSTIN, JAMIE H

3684 Ex Parte Giuli et al 12612985 - (D) STEPHENS 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L POND, ROBERT M

3689 Ex Parte Vela 12869204 - (D) COURTENAY 101 103 LOZA & LOZA, LLP/Xerox GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

3693 Ex Parte Sun et al 13874790 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/OTDP Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/JPMorgan Chase WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Chan et al 13624351 - (D) SONG 102/103 Rhodes IP PLC REID, MICHAEL ROBERT

3783 Ex Parte PAULUS 13525853 - (D) MURPHY 103 Covidien LP OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3785 Ex Parte Trill et al 13498617 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 GLAXO SMITH KLINE LOUIS, LATOYA M

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8032278 et al 11/773,272 90013851 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GILCHRIST, P.A. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KPPB LLP REICHLE, KARIN M original NGUYEN, CUONG H

alza, angstadt

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Jolly et al 13376827 - (D) MAJORS 103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP ZOU, NIANXIANG

1655 Ex Parte McAllister et al 14587831 - (D) MAJORS 102/103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP MELLER, MICHAEL V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Kondo et al 14382081 - (D) OWENS 103 CLARK & BRODY JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Ostrover 12950213 - (D) FRAHM 103 GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN PC TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Fein et al 11618014 - (D) KUMAR 101/103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/SFC DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Capriotti et al 13328192 - (D) JESCHKE 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP STINSON, CHELSEA E.

3732 Ex Parte Terrell 14095267 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Atlanta Baker Donelson QUINN, RICHALE LEE

3761 Ex Parte Wang 13792462 - (D) ASTORINO 103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3763 Ex Parte TSENG 13716207 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 YI-MING TSENG OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3772 Ex Parte Yu et al 12766602 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP, LLC SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Hudson et al 13334154 - (D) FREDMAN 103 112(4) Evonik Corporation BROWE, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Varadarajan et al 14616435 - (D) RANGE 103 112(1) Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson - LAMR/NOVL PATERSON, BRIGITTE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Omori et al 11923159 - (D) BROWN 103 112(4) KS - Whitmyer IP Group LLC HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3783 Ex Parte SELVARAJAN et al 14470492 - (D) HILL 103 102/103 41.50 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

3791 Ex Parte FRANK et al 13005810 - (D) PESLAK 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC ALTER, MITCHELLE

The enablement provision in the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 requires that the full scope of a claim be enabled. ALZA Corp. v. Andrx Pharm., LLC, 603 F.3d 935, 943 (Fed. Cir. 2010).

ALZA Corp. v. Andrx Pharms., LLC, 603 F.3d 935, 94 USPQ2d 1823 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2161.01

...

Even though calculating NSRI using other known inverted sigmoid functions may require some experimentation on the part of ordinarily skilled artisans, a disclosure may nonetheless be enabling despite the need for experimentation. The test is whether such experimentation is undue. In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976).

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Wood et al 13124064 - (D) CHANG 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1651 Ex Parte Agha-Mohammadi 13197393 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 TechLaw LLP CLARKE, TRENT R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte HAMANAKA 14771595 - (D) HOUSEL 102 FLYNN THIEL, P.C. SHUKLA, KRUPA

1793 Ex Parte ABRIL et al 14137591 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Sieja et al 14091581 - (D) STRAUSS 103 101 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP HARMON, COURTNEY N

2196 Ex Parte Baldo et al 14175644 - (D) SHIANG 112(1) 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. AGUILERA, TODD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Asipov 14935400 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103/OTDP MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHAW, BRIAN F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Sullivan et al 14666446 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC CLEMMONS, STEVE M

3623 Ex Parte Grigsby et al 12131084 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/112(2) 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. STERRETT, JONATHAN G

3626 Ex Parte Darin et al 11871615 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - OC (BD) PAULS, JOHN A

3633 Ex Parte Hohmann, 14313645 - (D) SHAH 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP A, PHI DIEU TRAN

3633 Ex Parte Waters et al 15064281 - (D) CAPP 103 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3693 Ex Parte Kemper et al 12129217 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MERCHANT, SHAHID R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Zemlok et al 13788293 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Covidien LP HIBBERT, MARY C

curtiss-wright, comark

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte NWACHUKWU et al 13104396 - (D) LAVIER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1654 Ex Parte Ducry et al 14001237 - (D) ADAMS 112(1)/112(2)/markush DORITY & MANNING, P.A. HEARD, THOMAS SWEENEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Tamura et al 14375888 - (D) McCARTHY 103 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER BUSE, MARK KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte McGarry et al 14038023 - (D) PESLAK 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC CHU, KING M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Maresca 14199950 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/101 101 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. (Microsoft) OWYANG, MICHELLE N

The claims, however, do provide guidance as to the meaning of "storage device." In particular, claim 15 depends from claim 14 and further recites "the storage device is not a signal." Claim differentiation therefore suggests that claim 14 lacks the "not a signal" limitation of dependent claim 15 (i.e., that claim 14 includes a signal). See Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. v. Velan, Inc., 438 F.3d 1374, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2006). 

"While we recognize that the doctrine of claim differentiation is not a hard and fast rule of construction, it does create a presumption that each claim in a patent has a different scope." Comark Commc 'ns, Inc. v. Harris Corp., 156 F.3d 1182, 1187 (Fed. Cir. 1998). 

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte BERNARD et al 15144034 - (D) CHEN 103 OTDP BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP TSVEY, GENNADIY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Ex Parte Arnitz 13524760 - (D) BAHR 103 112(2)/103 Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. (DC) Woodard, Ernhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP PRICE, NATHAN R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Clark et al 12812519 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/103 POLSINELLI PC HUTSON, RICHARD G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Walls et al 14356755 - (D) DELMENDO 103 OLIVE LAW GROUP, PLLC HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Fisher et al 13744519 - (D) BISK 103 Sheridan Ross P.C. WADDY JR, EDWARD

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Gautron et al 14875813 - (D) SHAW 101 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia TSENG, CHARLES

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Aitken et al 11560930 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3626 Ex Parte Jones et al 13492727 - (D) CUTITTA 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3683 Ex Parte Ng et al 14146038 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP ULLAH, ARIF

3688 Ex Parte Lee et al 14738006 - (D) PYONIN 101 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP REAGAN, JAMES A

3691 Ex Parte Latimer 13362207 - (D) MEYERS 101 NCR Corporation KAZIMI, HANI M

3692 Ex Parte Shakkarwar 13567983 - (D) FETTING 101 Artegis Law Group, LLP FELTEN, DANIELS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Clark et al 13880084 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP Newhouse, Nathan Jeffrey

credit acceptance

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Weibel et al 13913912 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Cantor Colburn-WARF CARTER, KENDRA D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3675 Ex Parte Avganim 14267064 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(1)/102/103 41.50 112(2) OSTROLENK FABER LLP BARRETT, SUZANNE LALE DINO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Simpson 13665901 - (D) CALVE 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VOLZ, ELIZABETH J

3774 Ex Parte Lappin 14560654 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2662 Ex Parte Shpunt et al 14848490 - (D) BEAMER 103 103 D. KUGLER I.P. SERVICES LTD. LE, TUAN H

 It is well established that teaching an alternative method does not teach away from the use of a claimed method. In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433,438 (CCPA 1965).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Bianchi et al 13978911 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 102/103 41.50 102 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

3689 Ex Parte Block et al 12511302 - (D) SHIANG 101/103 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP NGUYEN, TAND

3696 Ex Parte Tyrrell et al 11863907 - (D) FETTING 101/103 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP DEGA, MURALI K

3774 Ex Parte Metzger et al 14173280 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 102/103 41.50 103 SWEET, THOMAS SWEET, THOMAS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Jobdevairakkam et al 12423552 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 ST. ONGE STEW ARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC MILLIGAN, ADAM C

1613 Ex Parte Vejarano Restrepo 13553615 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA

1618 Ex Parte HELLER et al 14689683 - (D) JENKS 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DICKINSON,PAUL W

1631 Ex Parte GALINSKY 13543663 - (D) TOWNSEND 101 SINORICA, LLC BRUSCA, JOHNS

1631 Ex Parte GALINSKY 13545077 - (D) TOWNSEND 101 SINORICA, LLC BRUSCA, JOHNS

1642 Ex Parte Nistico et al 12997795 - (D) LAVIER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MOSELEY II, NELSON B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Albertus et al 14185065 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CRONIN, RENA DYE

1761 Ex Parte SI et al 14669013 - (D) RANGE 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MRUK, BRIAN P

1765 Ex Parte ONG et al 14837575 - (D) CASHION 102/103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1795 Ex Parte Oettinger et al 13377245 - (D) McGEE 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP KEELING, ALEXANDER W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Case et al 13690262 - (D) ARPIN 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BIBBINS, LATANYA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Chauhan et al 14951877 - (D) HOUSEL 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED TRA, ANH QUAN

2864 Ex Parte Roesner et al 12778309 - (D) INGLESE 112(2) 101/102 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Borucki et al 13663711 - (D) FETTING 101/103 NCR Corporation MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3622 Ex Parte Pal et al 13801712 - (D) SHAH 102/103 101 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP (DXC) WHITAKER, JONATHAN J

3622 Ex Parte Garcia-Martinez et al 13764750 - (D) AMUNDSON 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3623 Ex Parte Arni et al 13746723 - (D) BUSCH 103 101 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. BOSWELL, BETH V

3625 Ex Parte England et al 14043349 - (D) DIXON 101 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP AIRAPETIAN, MILA

3627 Ex Parte STELMAN 14245120 - (D) MEYERS 103 101 PITNEY BOWES INC. SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3628 Ex Parte MORAN 12037833 - (D) FETTING 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Oracle VETTER, DANIEL

Appellant essentially contends that distributed processing provides the benefits, but Appellant does not contend he invented distributed processing, which is at least half a century old. The alleged benefits all stem from the use of an additional computer per se. 

The use and arrangement of conventional and generic computer components recited in the claims - such as a database, user terminal, and server - do not transform the claim, as a whole, into "significantly more" than a claim to the abstract idea itself. "We have repeatedly held that such invocations of computers and networks that are not even arguably inventive are 'insufficient to pass the test of an inventive concept in the application' of an abstract idea." 

Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Westlake Services, 859 F.3d 1044, 1056 (Fed. Cir. 2017) ( citations omitted).

3629 Ex Parte Piccionelli et al 13317622 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 112(2)/101/102 Apogee Law Group MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3668 Ex Parte Abraham et al 14492704 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2) 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RAMESH, KRISHNAN

3668 Ex Parte Stowe 14801468 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. REFAI, RAMSEY

3683 Ex Parte Smith et al 13408659 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP/CAPITAL ONE SINGH, GURKANW ALJIT

3684 Ex Parte Dawson et al 12636668 - (D) KUMAR 101 Keohane & D'Alessandro CIVAN, ETHAN D

3681 Ex Parte van Zwol et al 12898661 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 Berkeley Law & Technology Group LLP SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3686 Ex Parte Vaidya et al 13397359 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 112(2)/101 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP GO, JOHN P

3687 Ex Parte De Sena et al 12335217 - (D) FETTING 101 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. IWARERE, OLUSEYE

3689 Ex Parte Darragh et al 13724128 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2)/102 101 Clarivate Analytics, Legal Department YOUNG, MICHAEL C

3689 Ex Parte Walsh et al 12824769 - (D) FETTING 103 112(1)/101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3691 Ex Parte Binion et al 14203143 - (D) FETTING 101/103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (State Farm) SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3694 Ex Parte Bennett 14282181 - (D) MEYERS 112(1) 101/112(2)/OTDP GARLICK & MARKISON RANKINS, WILLIAM E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Ludwig 14110991 - (D) CALVE 112(4)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY DION, MARCEL T

3786 Ex Parte Eddy 13780500 - (D) HOELTER 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA AL THEA

3792 Ex Parte Risi et al 14744951 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2) 103 Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN

3793 Ex Parte Dunbar et al 12988730 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(2)/103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Schmitz et al 13454008 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP EWOLDT, GERALD R

1653 Ex Parte Morris 12033431 - (D) COTTA 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Akutsu et al 14009625 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/102 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte Purkayastha et al 14192683 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 Sheridan Ross P.C. BIRKHIMER, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Hekstra et al 14683367 - (D) SHAW 102/103 NXP B.V. POTRATZ, DANIEL B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Adelberg et al 12603809 - (D) HILL 102 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP COLLINS, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Passe 14683655 - (D) NAPPI 103/OTDP 103 TRAN, QUOC DUC TRAN, QUOC DUC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Zenner et al 14822262 - (D) INGLESE 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford MCDANIEL, TYNESE V

2881 Ex Parte OKADA et al 14179567 - (D) REN 103 101 Solaris Intellectual Property Group, PLLC CHOI, JAMES J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte TING 13948799 - (D) HILL 112(1)/103 103 Hauptman Ham, LLP (TSMC) DION, MARCEL T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Tofano 13373990 - (D) BISK 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC VO, CECILE H

2163 Ex Parte Nations et al 13339190 - (D) BUSCH 101/103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. BLACK, LIN H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Bohler et al 10555721 - (D) REN 103 FAY SHARPE LLP/GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Juan et al 11893797 - (D) SHAH 101 Facebook/Fenwick BOSWELL, BETH V

3623 Ex Parte KWAK 13473698 - (D) DEJMEK 103 NOVICK, KIM & LEE, PLLC ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA

3665 Ex Parte Bennie et al 14023749 - (D) CAPP Dissenting McCARTHY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL JHA, ABDHESH K

3695 Ex Parte Qiu et al 14292539 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP CORELOGIC (CLOGI) LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Amaitis et al 13086624 - (D) PLENZLER 101/102 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LEICHLITER, CHASE E

3771 Ex Parte Assad 11974147 - (D) FREDMAN Dissenting PAULRAJ 112(1) 103 Bodi Law LLC OU, JING RUI

When assessing whether a drawing provides descriptive support for a claim feature the "legitimate enquiry in each case ... is what the drawing in fact discloses to one skilled in the art. Whatever it does disclose may be added to the specification in words without violation of the statute and rule which prohibit 'new matter."' In re Wolfensperger, 302 F.2d 950, 955 (CCPA 1962). 

Wolfensperger, In re, 302 F.2d 950, 133 USPQ 537 (CCPA 1962) 2163 , 2181

3782 Ex Parte Rothermel 14355679 - (D) PLENZLER 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BOECKER, JOSEPH D