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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE et al. 14359385 - (D) LAVIER 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON HAMMELL, NEIL P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Allison SAMPSON et al. 14178643 - (D) HOUSEL 103 JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC 400 Seventh Street N.W. Suite 70 NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1771 Applied Research Associates, Inc. 14595968 - (D) PRAISS 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. STEIN, MICHELLE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 ARM Limited 14619881 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. JOHNSON, CEDRIC D

Accordingly, the appearance of the word “abstraction,” in the claims, does not bear upon the patent-eligibility of the claimed subject matter, or whether any portion of it constitutes an “abstract idea.”  Law is not so formalistic that the usage of a word, in one context, would mandate a particular outcome, in another.  See Yates v. U.S., 574 U.S. 528, 537 (2015) (“In law as in life, . . . the same words, placed in different contexts, sometimes mean different things.”)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Unify GmbH & Co. KG 15231816 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Fritzsche Patent c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) SOLINSKY, PETER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2657 NICE-SYSTEMS LTD. 14980056 - (D) DIXON 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP SPOONER, LAMONT M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc. 13772694 - (D) SMITH 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC 100 HEADQUARTERS P HAGAN, SEAN P

2852 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 15016338 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. PHAN, MINH Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Walters, Richard S. 13284215 - (D) ENGLE 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC KUMAR, RAKESH

3689 Brian Colodny et al. 13224244 - (D) McCARTNEY 102/103 41.50 101 TI Law Group, PC ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3691 MasterCard International Incorporated 14926397 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC KANERVO, VIRPI H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Jacob Schlangen 15837228 - (D) HOELTER 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R

3763 Sivert Vist et al. 13580977 - (D) WOOD 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP KING, BRIAN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Conduent Business Services, LLC 13932453 - (D) ARPIN 112(1)/103 112(2)/103 Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC/Conduent HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15620770 - (D) McMANUS 102 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NGUYEN, LINH V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS, LLC 14858161 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. MERLINO, DAVID P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Samyang Biopharmaceuticals Corporation 14556510 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 LEX IP MEISTER, PLLC PURDY, KYLE A

1632 Karl Deisseroth et al. 13882566 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(1) STANFORD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP WILSON, MICHAEL C

1633 Capricor, Inc. 15531254 - (D) FREDMAN 101 103/OTDP Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. POPA, ILEANA

1699 Symrise AG 15575076 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

1712 BASF Coatings GmbH 14420067 - (D) SNAY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. TSCHEN, FRANCISCO W

1713 Nicholas Francis. Borrelli et al. 14660230 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CORNING INCORPORATED REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER

1733 SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 15839588 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA) WU, JENNY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 General Electric Company 14734691 - (D) FRAHM 101/102/103 Eversheds Sutherland GE DANG, HUNG H

2139 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 14483661 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise KNIGHT, PAUL M

2178 Serdy, Frank S. et al. 12833233 - (D) KHAN 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Microsoft) TAN, ALVIN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Robb D'Egidio et al. 14708513 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast TRAN, TONGOC

2465 Forssell, Mika et al. 12530047 - (D) HORVATH 112(1)/112(2)/103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN

2466 SILVER SPRINGS NETWORKS, INC. 13921004 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/Itron Inc. OH, ANDREW CHUNG SUK

2483 Conduent Business Services, LLC 14515127 - (D) KHAN 103 MH2 TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP, LLP (w/CONDUENT) NASRI, MARYAM A

2483 Shinobu Hattori et al. 14497249 - (D) DIXON 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. AN, SHAWN S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14835693 - (D) KHAN 103/OTDP Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) NGUYEN, DAVID Q

2645 All Phase Consulting, Inc. 14971979 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/103 RICHARD A. BAKER, JR. New England Intellectual Property, LLC HUA, QUAN M

2683 Honeywell International Inc. 14701953 - (D) DEJMEK 103 HONEYWELL/STW BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 EATON CORPORATION 14886173 - (D) HASTINGS 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC CRUM, JACOB R

2883 OFS Fitel, LLC 15678719 - (D) SMITH 103 OFS Fltel, LLC (FORMERLY FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA, INC.) LEPISTO, RYAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Zohar, Meir et al. 12019379 - (D) HUME 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) CROSS, MICHAEL J

3626 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14434286 - (D) CALVE 112(1)/102 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS COBANOGLU, DILEK B

3627 Dell Products L.P. 14525900 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER R

3628 Michael Fredericks et al. 12773282 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 101 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. Chad R. Walsh JOSEPH, TONYA S

3682 MacNeille, Perry Robinson. et al. 13803215 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(2)/101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL REINHARDT, RICHARD G

3685 Annan, Brandon C. et al. 13463799 - (D) THOMAS 112(1) 103 SPRINT IMMANUEL, ISIDORA I

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 14921284 - (D) HUME 101 103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC MARTINEZ-HERNAND, EDGAR R

3686 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14962529 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PATEL, JAY M

3689 Nicole Shanahan 15482517 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3691 Tara Singhal 14176258 - (D) CUTITTA 101 Tara Chand Singhal KAZIMI, HANI M

3694 Adobe Inc. 14566181 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 SBMC ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Lorenzo Pasqualis et al. 13853677 - (D) GUIJT 101 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General SAINT-VIL, EDDY

3715 WHITE KNUCKLE GAMING, LLC 14034530 - (D) BAHR 112(2)/101/103 White Knuckle IP PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14769224 - (D) STEPINA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY WALTHOUR, SCOTT J

3762 Ryan Hardesty et al. 14163793 - (D) CAPP 103 BakerHostetler BARGERO, JOHN E

3783 MEDTRONIC, INC. 13953108 - (D) HOELTER 103 MEDTRONIC, INC. (NEURO/MRG) DARB, HAMZA A.

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V 14407484 - (D) WIEDER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 14732202 - (R) CUTITTA 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC DANG, HUNG H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Phillips, Heather 12666262 - (R) DOUGAL 112(2)/103 103 Kirton McConkie Brian Tucker SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 The Procter & Gamble Company 14881714 - (D) GRIMES 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY LAZARO, DOMINIC

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2124 Google Inc. 14230222 - (D) CURCURI 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. FIGUEROA, KEVIN W

2129 Bowers, Kevin J. et al. 13329852 - (D) NAPPI 101 41.50 112(2) OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 GainSpan Corporation 14797195 - (D) NAPPI 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP WONG, XAVIER S

2419 GAIASOFT IP LIMITED 13706201 - (D) REPKO 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2491 Robert A. May 15453022 - (D) DANG 103 MICHAEL A DESANCTIS JAFFERY WATSON MENDONSA & HAMILTON LLP TRAN, VU V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 Regal Beloit America, Inc. 14335335 - (D) CASHION 103 PATRICK W. RASCHE (23571) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP DHAKAL, BICKEY

2868 Kaltenegger, Martin et al. 13542470 - (D) RANGE 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/INFINEON 1 POTHEN, FEBA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Houtao Deng 14469238 - (D) REPKO 103 FBFK/Intuit SNIDER, SCOTT

3672 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC. 15100027 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Chamberlain Hrdlicka Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ANDREWS, DAVID L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. 14581110 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) TAWFIK, SAMEH

3763 Thomas Tessnow 13894712 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

3763 Richard Fennelly 14544293 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/112(2)/102 Richard P. Fennelly HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

Appellant acknowledges that although there is no in haec verba requirement, nonetheless, when an explicit limitation in a claim is not present in the written description, it must be shown that a person of ordinary skill would have understood that the description requires that limitation. Appeal Br. 3–4 (citing In re Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 969 (CCPA 1971)). Thus, Appellant asserts “there is no description in the [S]pecification of any other way in which the coil fouling process is detected or monitored ---- it is only done through monitoring of the temperature rise over time.” Id. at 4 (bolding omitted) (citing Spec. 3; Ex parte Narayanan, Appeal No. 2008- 6356 (BPAI May 18, 2009)).

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) 211.05 , 2152.02(b) , 2163 , 2163.05

3771 Jim Harrison et al. 13534788 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC DAVID, SHAUN L

3774 Zimmer, Inc. 14931156 - (D) HOFFMANN 101/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer NELSON, CHRISTINE L

3791 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15300318 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WEARE, MEREDITH H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD 14914695 - (D) HUME 103 112(2)/103 JOHNSON, CEDRIC D JOHNSON, CEDRIC D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 15331828 - (D) CYGAN 103 101/103 TILAHUN, ALAZAR TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2446 eTorch Inc. 15872078 - (D) CRAIG 102 103 ETorch, Inc. HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

2819 Zhenyu Lu et al. 14228247 - (D) SNAY 103 103 Compass IP Law PC BRADLEY, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 MasterCard International Incorporated 14310061 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 101/102/103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP VETTER, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Dyson Technology Limited 13963587 - (D) SONG 103 103 TAYLOR, JON S TAYLOR, JON S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Safer Care LLC 14681301 - (D) NEW 103 Muir Patent Law, PLLC ARCHER, MARIE

1662 Cigan, Andrew Mark. et al. 14463687 - (D) VALEK 102/103 41.50 102/103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. UYENO, STEPHEN G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. 15152936 - (D) McMANUS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. VETERE, ROBERT A

1736 Juranitch, James Charles. et al. 13984835 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Dykema Gossett PLLC IQBAL, SYED TAHA

1762 Yunan Cheng et al. 14227302 - (D) HANLON 103 BakerHostetler SASTRI, SATYA B

1793 Braun, Marcel et al. 13379185 - (D) DELMENDO 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

1793 Emmi Martikainen et al. 13394608 - (D) SNAY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Konstantinos Dimou et al. 14236920 - (D) BENNETT 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson AUNG, SAI

2443 Judith H. Bank et al. 13686275 - (D) HUME 102/103 OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SAYOC, KRISTOFFER L S

2452 Yuichi Kageyama et al. 14006765 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 XSENSUS LLP AUNG, AYE M

2458 Accenture Global Services Limited 14481352 - (D) FRAHM 101 Harrity & Harrity, LLP NAOREEN, NAZIA

2468 Setlur, Vidya et al. 13541598 - (D) HOMERE 103 (BLG/Conversant Wireless/27921) Borden Ladner Gervais LLP WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 14888940 - (D) BENNETT 103 ELHAG, MAGDI ELHAG, MAGDI

2646 SUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC. 15785104 - (D) HOMERE 103 LAFONTANT, GARY LAFONTANT, GARY

2683 Cohn, Alan Wade. et al. 12691992 - (D) ENGLE 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2849 Jeffrey W. Waldrip et al. 15152462 - (D) WILSON 103 103 Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP GANNON, LEVI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 MyWorld, Inc. 14161938 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 PATENT LAW GROUP: Atkins and Associates P.C. WHITAKER, JONATHAN J

3622 Facebook, Inc. 14731565 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102 112(1)/101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3624 Sergio de Oliveira et al. 14147180 - (D) NEW 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER LLP GOLDBERG, IVAN R

3629 Srivastava, Amarendra et al. 14814652 - (D) CRAIG 103 101 FBFK/Intuit JASMIN, LYNDA C

3632 GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION 13677234 - (D) HOELTER 103 COOK ALEX LTD GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

3643 Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. 15636867 - (D) WOOD 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP VALENTI, ANDREA M

3688 ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 14313235 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 ARRIS Enterprises LLC REAGAN, JAMES A

3688 Visa International Service Association 14312228 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International PATEL, DIPEN M

3689 Karen Jaffe et al. 12961832 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS SHANKER, JULIE MEYERS

3689 Steven B. Homes, Inc. 15258534 - (D) PYONIN 103 101 DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. YOUNG, MICHAEL C

3691 CFPH, LLC 13888352 - (D) CHUNG 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. KAZIMI, HANI M

3695 Alderucci, Dean P. et al. 12358768 - (D) KAISER 112(1)/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Michael Casey et al. 14866922 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 101 Everi Games, Inc. YEN, JASON TAHAI

3732 Tracey Pickett 14461262 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1)/112(2)/103 SINORICA, LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3753 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15566928 - (D) MOHANTY 103 DON W. BULSON (PARK) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP HICKS, ANGELISA

3763 COVIDIEN LP 15144927 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Covidien LP RUPPERT, ERIC S

3772 BIOMET 3I, LLC 15170190 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer FOLGMANN, DREW S

3794 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 14549121 - (D) HOELTER 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

trivascular

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Reversed
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Wu, Jianqing 15268541 BENNETT 103/OTDP AZ PATENT LAW FIRM WILCOX, JAMES J

2456 May Patents Ltd. 15716881 JEFFERY 101/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Robert Conrad 13076791 REIMERS 103 ALAN J. HOWARTH BARLOW, MONICA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Robert Bosch GmbH 15535359 BROWN Concurring CAPP 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P

Thus, construing the terms of a claim without considering the context in which those terms appear is not reasonable.  Trivascular, Inc. v. Samuels, 812 F.3d 1056, 1062 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

3723 Jerry L. Allen 14712101 REIMERS 103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA HONG, SEAHEE

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 TriTeq Lock and Security LLC 13866525 JESCHKE 102/103 103 Charles T. Riggs Jr. LUGO, CARLOS

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 United Technologies Corporation 15662871 FRANKLIN 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH et al. 14420827 PRAISS 112(1)/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP AYAD, TAMIR

1761 Milliken & Company 14574429 HASTINGS 103 Legal Department (M-495) DOUYON, LORNA M

1777 VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT 14429250 REN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC KEYWORTH, PETER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 VMware, Inc. 14319057 HOMERE 103/OTDP VMWare - OPW DABIPI, DIXON F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 International Business Machines Corporation 15263889 CHUNG 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC BAKER, MATTHEW H

2677 International Business Machines Corporation 14836067 JURGOVAN 101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. LELAND III, EDWIN S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Walmart Apollo, LLC 15413693 HUME 102 101 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP/Walmart Apollo YANG, ELISA H

3635 Ronald Helton 15062566 STEPINA Concurring CAPP 103 TUMEY LLP WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE

3649 Ishikawa, Brendon 14093375 SHAH 112(2)/101/103 Brendon Ishikawa BORISSOV, IGOR N

3685 Michael Nelson 15730630 MOHANTY 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/101 Michael D Nelson RAVETTI, DANTE

3686 International Business Machines Corporation 15045475 ENGLE 101/103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC GO, JOHN P

3693 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 14755786 PUR CURIAM 101 Duane Morris LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 14732202 CUTITTA 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC DANG, HUNG H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Mitchell R. Swartz 12154712 BROWN 112(1)/101/103 112(2)/112(4) Mitchell R. Swartz, ScD, EE, MD KEITH, JACK W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Vaillancourt, Michael J. et al. 15193681 COURTENAY III 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO MEDWAY, SCOTT J

3793 CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14383754 HOELTER 103 C. R. Bard, Inc./ClearStream/K&S KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

polaris, cutsforth, chicago

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Reversed
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Acorn Technologies, Inc. 14811507 SILVERMAN 103 William H. Wright LIU, JUNG-JEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 WORLDWISE, INC. 15204828 SHAH 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC BURGESS, MARC R

However, our reviewing court has cautioned that “[m]erely stating that a particular [limitation] is a design choice does not make it obvious.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 F. App’x 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (nonprecedential)).  Similarly, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) states that “[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness.”  MPEP § 2144.04 (quoting Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1984).  The Examiner must still provide a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art, “without the benefit of the appellant’s specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device.”  Id.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Black & Decker Inc. 14174496 MURPHY 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SEIF, DARIUSH

3754 John Bongiovanni 15610932 HUTCHINGS 103 Miller & Hurley PANCHOLI, VISHAL J

3786 Mary Braun. Leibold 13092426 MARTIN 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 BINDER, Yehuda et al. 15361434 JEFFERY 112(2)/103 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 ABB Schweiz AG 15409089 PYONIN 103 112(2) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13739142 GUIJT 103 112(1) 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Cornfeld, Arthur et al. 11860183 SQUIRE 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH 14468702 HEANEY 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SMITH, ERIC R

1774 NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH 15093050 HASTINGS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC BHATIA, ANSHU

1793 McPherson, Andrew Edward. et al. 13708487 KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 International Business Machines Corporation 13930267 SHAW 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BOUSTANY, JIHAD KAMAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 CEM Corporation 14930754 DIXON 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Kristi Mitchell 15046989 WOOD Concurring CAPP 112(1) 103 Indiana University Maurer School of Law ATTEL, NINA KAY

3794 Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc. 15407673 BAHR 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC CLARK, RYAN T

merck

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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Black & Decker Inc. 15299952 HOUSEL 102 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Amy Leigh. Rose et al. 14502404 BISK 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC GENACK, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 ABB Research Ltd. 13892715 BAUMEISTER 103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC MATES, ROBERT E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15499306 HOFFMANN 103 FGTL/Burgess Law Office, PLLC TO, TUAN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Andre Ullrich 14749802 SONG 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Lee, JaeHong et al. 12961611 HARDMAN 103 103 Jason W. Johnston Dority & Manning, P.A. PURDY, KYLE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Pringle, Frank G. et al. 12577330 McNEILL 103 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC VAN, QUANG T

Any differences between the claimed invention and the prior art may be expected to result in some differences in properties. The issue is whether the properties differ to such an extent that the difference is really unexpected. In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986)

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Infineum International Limited 15197813 COLAIANNI 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C

1791 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 14208463 PRAISS 103 Licata & Tyrrell P.C. DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Hattori, Shinobu et al. 13216375 CURCURI 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14633927 THOMAS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC AZARI, SEPEHR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 ABB SCHWEIZ AG 15122854 PYONIN 103 112(1) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC BOUZIANE, SAID

2865 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. 14600107 FRANKLIN 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Geoffrey Paul et al. 12873699 ADAMS 101 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3629 Raymond Seetoh 15147074 FISCHETTI 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 Credenx PTE. LTD. NOVAK, REBECCA R

3629 Junger, Peter J. et al. 12314150 MURPHY 103 101 Landmark Intellectual Property Law, PLLC WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3674 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 14957589 SONG 103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Martin Sarkees 15160461 STAICOVICI 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. DAVISON, LAURA L

3791 Oz Cabiri 14044886 KERINS 103 DEKEL PATENT LTD., DAVID KLEIN WARSI, YASMEEN S

3791 Bhangoo, Amrit Pal Singh. 13439826 BAHR 101/102 112(2)/103 41.50 112(2) Amardeep S. Grewal FERNANDES, PATRICK M

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 John Bradley. Mcdonald 14658050  8,572,111 13/602,726 GUEST 103 103 41.50 251 LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT DESAI, RACHNA SINGH

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 PARALLAX GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC (PATENT OWNER) et al. 90013852 90/014,126 9,289,085 14/630,232 LEBOVITZ 103 FISH IP LAW, LLP TORRES VELAZQUEZ, NORCA LIZ

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Jorge Max. Sunkel 15425713 JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2118 Steingart, Robert et al. 13208992 JEFFERY 103 3D Systems, Inc. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Yehuda Binder et al. 13733634 JEFFERY 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Rajamani, Nithya et al. 12824701 LORIN 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3681 DynamicLogic, LLC 14244491 HUME 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BRADY, MARIE P.

3686 Richard Allen. Robbins et al. 13675440 FISCHETTI 101 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

01 Communique

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Robert Sleigh et al. 15072965 KATZ 103 Mars, Inc. c/o Mars Petcare PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

1633 Lucy Greetham et al. 14336455 JENKS Dissenting FREDMAN 102/103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO PYLA, EVELYN Y

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD. 15322059 HOUSEL 102/103 Thorpe North & Western/Yokohama SHAHINIAN, LEVON J

1799 University of Chicago 15164798 CASHION 112(1) GOODWIN PROCTER LLP/TALIS/UNIV OF CHICAGO HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Alcatel Lucent USA, Inc. 14582310 STRAUSS 103 41.50 112(2) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. OHRI, ROMANI

Another alternative, however, is that the term “a” in “a housing” means “one or more.” See 01 Communique Lab., Inc. v. LogMeIn, Inc., 687 F.3d 1292, 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“As a general rule, the words ‘a’ or ‘an’ in a patent claim carry the meaning of ‘one or more.’”). Under this interpretation, the claim limitation at issue could be met by multiple RRHs, each in a separate enclosure. Indeed, Appellant’s Specification appears to disclose only that the RRHs are attached to a common support structure (i.e., a mounting pole) and to a common antenna or antenna enclosure, but not that the RRHs are located in a common housing. Spec. ¶ 36. Rather than a common housing as argued, the RRHs appear to be in separate enclosures. See Fig. 3.

2483 Intel Corporation 14341481 FRAHM 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC NASRI, MARYAM A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15234375 SHAW 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED RODRIGUEZGONZALE, LENNIN R

2683 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 15049570 DIXON 102/103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA LAU, KEVIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Felix Sorkin 15887492 SCHOPFER 102/103 Adolph Locklar Michael Locklar WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE

3663 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 14966988 SCHOPFER 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP EVANS, GARRETT F

3687 Fisher, Michelle 14253648 EVANS 103 Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3695 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 13834161 SHIANG 101 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 14878561 NEW 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP HOLLAND, PAUL J

1663 Sourdive, David 13813705 CHANG 103 ARRIGO, LEE, GUTTMAN & MOUTA-BELLUM LLP KEOGH, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 AgaMatrix, Inc. 14266074 REN 102/103 Larson & Anderson, LLC SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Jean-Baptiste Tristan et al. 14599272 AMUNDSON 101 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT

2176 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14328334 FRAHM 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP EL-BKAILY, AHMAD M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Jason Canney et al. 14943559 PINKERTON 103 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN BOYD, ALEXANDER L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14920456 MORGAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL VO, NGUYEN THANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14220395 PLENZLER 103 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD HUTCHINSON, ALAN D

3685 Xero Limited 14689894 HOWARD 103 Xero c/o Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. CHOO, JOHANN Y

3697 International Business Machines Corporation 15294272 WISZ 101 Proactive Patents LLC OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 United Technologies Corporation 15073193 PLENZLER 102 Getz Balich LLC WILENSKY, MOSHE K

3745 Satoshi Nomura et al. 13989291 SONG 103 FLYNN THIEL, P.C. WIBLIN, MATTHEW

3792 Jonathan Walter. Krueger et al. 14825669 WOOD 112(1)/101/102/103 112(1) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC WU, TONG E