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REVERSED
1641 Joannes Baptist Van Zon et al. 13515853 - (D) ADAMS 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLLINDEN, GARY E

1652 Takara Bio USA, Inc. 15415754 - (D) PRATS 103 EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP PROUTY, REBECCA E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation 14414518 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 HOWSON & HOWSON LLP WANG, NICHOLAS A

1767 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 15112535 - (D) INGLESE 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

1777 Xyleco, Inc. 14299008 - (D) PRAISS 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP XYLECO, Inc. PEO, KARA M

1798 DENSO CORPORATION 15319185 - (D) DELMENDO 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC KRCHA, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Battelle Memorial Institute 14548159 - (D) BEAMER 101 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SITIRICHE, LUIS A

2142 Matthew L. Freestone et al. 13723385 - (D) McNEILL 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Adobe KEATON, SHERROD L

2174 Mikkelsen, Christine 13264684 - (D) THOMAS 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE.LIMITED 14741150 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/103 Xsensus/Broadcom CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M

2486 Rolls-Royce Corporation 14133230 - (D) AHMED 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. BOYLAN, JAMES T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 SemiLEDS Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. 13869218 - (D) SNAY 103 STEPHEN A GRATTON THE LAW OFFICE OF STEVE GRATTON KALAM, ABUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14414922 - (D) AHMED 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3674 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 15615136 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 15091025 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. DEPT. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & Co. KG HOLLY, LEE A

3771 Covidien LP 15049503 - (D) CAPP 103 Covidien LP DAVID, SHAUN L

3785 Mark D'Angelo et al. 13976038 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MURPHY, VICTORIA

3792 Albrecht Molsberger 14359579 - (D) PLENZLER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3793 Ethicon LLC 15899720 - (D) STEPINA 112(1)/103 Ethicon LLC c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 13690174 - (D) KOHUT 103 103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/JPMorgan Chase ZAIDI, SYED A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ellen Letendre 15057933 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 102 Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies (290110) SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15342891 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Barnes, Aaron 14860272 - (D) OSINSKI 103 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14974151 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PETERS, BRIAN O

3792 Daly, Christopher N. 13293758 - (D) PESLAK 103 103 Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 14960960 - (D) LAVIER 112(1) 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY RONEY, CELESTE A

1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 14174433 - (D) ADAMS 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BERRIOS, JENNIFER A

1634 SomaLogic, Inc. 14401791 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2) 103 Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.- SomaLogic, Inc. SISSON, BRADLEY L

 The Federal Circuit has “rejected the proposition that claims involving terms of degree are inherently indefinite.”  Sonix Tech. Co. v. Publ’ns Int’l, Ltd., 844 F.3d 1370, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2017).  We note that the Specification not only exemplifies pH 11 for washing (Spec. ¶ 82), but also discloses elution at pH 10 (Spec. ¶ 19) and elution at “elevated pH” (Spec. ¶ 65).  Thus, the term “about” in context of the pH would provide reasonably certainty limiting the pH to elevated pH values that function in either the washing or the eluting of the aptameric complex. 

1644 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 13859811 - (D) PRATS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DIBRINO, MARIANNE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Manabe, Kota et al. 14369309 - (D) SMITH 103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/HAK DIGNAN, MICHAEL L

1771 Housel, Tyler et al. 12477795 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL OLADAPO, TAIWO

1782 PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. 15100181 - (D) DENNETT 103 PPG Industries, Inc. FITZHUGH, JULIUS

1782 Kikuchi, Hirotsugu et al. 13392803 - (D) SMITH 103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP STRAH, ELI D

1782 KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION et al. 14634426 - (D) SMITH 103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP FROST, ANTHONY J

1794 Intevac, Inc. 14805418 - (D) REN 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1795 MacDermid Acumen, Inc 15134469 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MacDermid Performance Solutions - Patents c/o Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14990237 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 41.50 103 Aptiv Technologies Limited WONG, TITUS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 15006695 - (D) DROESCH 102 MICROSOFT CORPORATION VU, PHY ANH TRAN

2473 Kashima, Tsuyoshi et al. 12811815 - (D) DROESCH 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

2482 VASYLYEV, SERGIY 14922137 - (D) CURCURI 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2487 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14024058 - (D) KOHUT 112(1) 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. CHANG, DANIEL

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

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Sangtae Ahn et al. 14847643 - (D) HASTINGS 101/103 GE Healthcare, IP Department LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3619 Berseth, Carol Lynn. et al. 13595296 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP MOORE, WALTER A

3622 Tong, Linda et al. 13198809 - (D) AHMED 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3624 24/7 Customer, Inc. 14294005 - (D) MOHANTY 101 PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General CHOY, PAN G

3624 International Business Machines Corporation 14790056 - (D) CRAIG 101/103/OTDP DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

3628 HERE Global B.V. 14795566 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. ALSAMIRI, MANAL A.

3628 Sunil Kumar. Garg et al. 14520095 - (D) POTHIER 103 101 Mahamedi IP Law LLP (Uber) ELCHANTI, ZEINA

3645 SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14487194 - (D) WIEDER 103 112(2) Zebra Technologies Corporation ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

3682 Blue Calypso, LLC 13902256 - (D) MURPHY 103 101 SCHULTZ & ASSOCIATES, P.C. DAGNEW, SABA

3686 Social Dental, LLC 14334423 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 HOLLAND & HART KANAAN, MAROUN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO. LTD. 14777607 - (D) CAPP 103 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC LEO, LEONARD R

3775 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 14282613 - (D) HOELTER 112(2)/103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB

3791 Joseph P. Giuffrida et al. 13785273 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(2) 112(1)/101/103 Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc. FERNANDES, PATRICK M

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Cushing, Vincent J. et al. 13405153 - (R) LEBOVITZ 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KONERU, SUJAY

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Adams, Steven E. et al. 15380439 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 LAMBERT SHORTELL & CONNAUGHTON TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T

1726 KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 14439655 - (D) CASHION 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC GOLDEN, ANDREW J

1792 Conagra Foods RDM, Inc. 14697138 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Advent, LLP LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14716001 - (D) KUMAR 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED WU, STEPHANIE

2182 International Business Machines Corporation 14317413 - (D) BARRY 103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center LAROCQUE, EMILY E

2182 International Business Machines Corporation 14573273 - (D) BARRY 101/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center LAROCQUE, EMILY E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Dawson, Thomas et al. 15656495 - (D) DIRBA 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAIEM, SEAN N

2488 Baxter International Inc. et al. 14606582 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago Baxter YOUNG, PATRICIA I

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Siva Sandeep. Dhandu et al. 15154894 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 VERIZON - AK VERIZON PATENTING GROUP BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 International Business Machines Corporation 14973928 - (D) RANGE 102 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM FISHKILL HO, HOANG QUAN TRAN

2846 Yu Chen 13651994 - (D) TIMM 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP JOSEPH, DEVON A

2875 Hubbell Incorporated 14984827 - (D) McMANUS 102/103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Hubbell) GUHARAY, KARABI

2883 Tyco Electronics Nederland BV 14584230 - (D) CURCURI 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. JORDAN, ANDREW

2893 Texas Instruments Incorporated 14671727 - (D) McMANUS 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED SEFER, AHMED N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Mylan Inc. 13907028 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. COBANOGLU, DILEK B

3652 VanRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14377696 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 41.50 112(1) Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC MCCLAIN, GERALD

3669 Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH 15313134 - (D) HILL 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) KERRIGAN, MICHAEL V

3682 Facebook, Inc. 14328509 - (D) DIXON 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Cameron International Corporation 15231945 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 OneSubsea IP UK COLON MORALES, DAVID

3763 Prim, Eric 13295601 - (D) BAHR 112(1) CONLEY ROSE, P.C. KING, BRIAN M

3774 Michael A. Rees 14215807 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/101/103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP DIOP, ROKHAYA

3793 John Hauck 11647272 - (D) HILL 103 Wiley Patent Administration NGANGA, BONIFACE N

3794 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15535566 - (D) CALVE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EKRAMI, YASAMIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 LEICHTBAU-ZENTRUM SACHSEN GMBH 14362694 - (D) INGLESE 103 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP TUCKER, PHILIP C

1779 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. 14958335 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 Kilyk & Bowersox, P.L.L.C. PEO, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Sony Corporation 15656691 - (D) DIRBA 103 102/103/OTDP ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAIEM, SEAN N

2426 Lam Hoang 15276585 - (D) HOMERE 102 102/103 Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Vista IP Law Group) ALATA, YASSIN

2433 ASSA ABLOY AB 14785653 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102 102 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/Assa-HID WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2439 Lovelace, Aaron F. et al. 14725593 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 103 SINORICA, LLC WANG, HARRIS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH 15278009 - (D) McMANUS 103 112(2) Maschoff Brennan/Hexagon JORDAN, ANDREW

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Jeremy Hornik et al. 11379176 - (D) SAINDON 103 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

3726 ALSTOM Technology Ltd 15062301 - (D) PLENZLER 102 103 41.50 103 General Electric Company VAUGHAN, JASON L

3786 BONE FOAM, LLC 13766063 - (D) LORIN 103 112(2) Workman Nydegger HICKS, VICTORIA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 AL-MELH, MANAL MANSOUR ABU. 15680113 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Richard C. Litman Nath, Goldberg & Meyer COHEN, MICHAEL P

1612 SHARE-X CO., LTD. et al. 14912013 - (D) PRATS 103 Harness Dickey (St. Louis) YU, HONG

1627 Yoneoka, Takatomo 14342889 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1628 Rios, Humberto Gonzalez. et al. 13446594 - (D) HARDMAN 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. LEE, ANDREW P

1639 BULK CHEMICAL SERVICES, LLC. 14755185 - (D) GRIMES 103 OTDP CLARK & BRODY HAVLIN, ROBERT H

1657 James Nial. Hynes et al. 14233602 - (D) JENKS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. PATURY, SRIKANTH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Beguinot, Jean et al. 10535174 - (D) SMITH Dissenting HANLON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC YANG, JIE

1765 Brian B. Marr et al. 15018221 - (D) TIMM 112(2) Ashland LLC WILLIAM J. DAVIS, ESQ. LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1793 Sahagian, Michael 12294004 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Adam R. Stephenson, LTD. COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 14804654 - (D) SAADAT 101 MICRO FOCUS LLC EHNE, CHARLES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Fox Sports Productions, Inc. 15068819 - (D) RAEVSKY 101 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2422 Saturn Licensing LLC 15492362 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LEE, MICHAEL

2448 D2L Corporation 14030189 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP SOWA, TIMOTHY JOHN

2453 Ludwig, Reiner et al. 14346766 - (D) SAADAT 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson HOUSTON, CLIFTON L

2457 Jonathan J. Lee et al. 13891983 - (D) BRANCH 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) PENA-SANTANA, TANIA M

2483 Jean-Francois Macq 13517326 - (D) BRANCH 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA VOLENTINE, REBECCA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 RippleNami Inc. 15256218 - (D) BENNETT 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) CHEN, FRANK S

2616 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15156658 - (D) THOMAS 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. DEPT. AMD HOANG, PETER

2616 Ofstad, Andrew 13658794 - (D) CRAIG 112(2/103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google) GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2619 Norman Weyrich 14904065 - (D) CHUNG 103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman DOAN, PHUC N

2636 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 14771998 - (D) CURCURI 103 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. LIU, LI

2674 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15118720 - (D) STRAUSS 101 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. PHAM, THIERRY L

2675 Kieran Hayes 14436045 - (D) JURGOVAN 101/103 Maschoff Brennan ZHU, RICHARD Z

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Micron Technology, Inc. 14743124 - (D) DENNETT 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Hummel, Paul C. 12051196 - (D) CHEN 103 101 Boeing and Alston & Bird, LLP DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3624 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14105016 - (D) RAEVSKY 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN RINES, ROBERT D

3627 Neeran Karnik et al. 12977780 - (D) JEFFERY 103 101 41.50 101 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP RACIC, MILENA

3629 International Business Machines Corporation 14816548 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 Terrile Cannatti & Chambers, LLP IBM - POU LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3649 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 14754755 - (D) BROWN 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3687 Stephen Seawall 13792110 - (D) HOWARD 101 DEEPAK MALHOTRA MALHOTRA LAW FIRM, PLLC CHEIN, ALLEN C

3692 Airbnb, Inc. 13909626 - (D) SHIANG 101 AIRBNB/FENWICK MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3694 Adobe Systems Incorporated 14611830 - (D) BAYAT 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Richard Baskerville 14491930 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/102 112(2) 41.50 112(2) John Karl Buche Buche & Associates, P.C. LYNCH, MEGAN E

See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862–63 (CCPA 1962) (holding that the Board erred in affirming an obviousness rejection of indefinite claims because the rejection was based on speculative assumptions as to the meaning of the claims) ... 

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

We find the reasoning in In re Steele to be applicable to the written description rejection because reaching a decision as to whether the claims have adequate written description support requires that we first understand the metes and bounds of the claims.  Cf. In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971) (One is not in a position to determine whether a claim is enabled under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 until the metes and bounds of that claim are determined under the second paragraph of this section of the statute.). 

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

3735 KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 14903480 - (D) KERINS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PAGAN, JAVIER A

3761 Crain Cutter Company, Inc. 14742642 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/112(2) FENWICK & WEST LLP FUQUA, SHAWNTINA T

3774 Graham, Michael 15015746 - (D) FINAMORE 103 Houtteman Law LLC PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3775 Urs Hulliger 13426079 - (D) SCHOPFER 102 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP COLEY, ZADE JAMES

3783 Moonen, Chretien et al. 12438934 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEE, WENG WAH

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 SOREMARTEC S.A. 14651797 - (D) SQUIRE 103 RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P

1749 John Rudser 15224744 - (D) TIMM 103 41.50 112(2) Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. WHATLEY, KATELYN B

Interpreting “cleaning element” as encompassing the cleaning medium or drying agent would result in infringement turning on the use of the apparatus. “Construing a non-functional term in an apparatus claim in a way that makes direct infringement turn on the use to which an accused apparatus is later put confuses rather than clarifies, frustrates the ability of both the patentee and potential infringers to ascertain the propriety of particular activities, and is inconsistent with the notice function central to the patent system.” Paragon Solutions, LLC v. Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Page, Mike et al. 11966540 - (D) ENGLE 101/103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC NGUYEN, LOAN T

2176 International Business Machines Corporation 14220329 - (D) FRAHM 103 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center SVL EL-BKAILY, AHMAD M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14599775 - (D) ENGLE 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Dassault Systemes 14629936 - (D) EVANS 101/103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2651 Aleksey S. Khenkin et al. 14293502 - (D) HUGHES 103 Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP (Invensense, Inc.) MONIKANG, GEORGE C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Rau, Nicholas Naveen. et al. 13763333 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) BAGGOT, BREFFNI

3623 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 13795802 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 Symmonds, Matthew M. 13584084 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3629 XEROX CORPORATION 13836233 - (D) KOHUT 101 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC/Conduent PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3629 CURRIER, Michael J. et al. 12268053 - (D) AHMED 103 Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. BAHL, SANGEETA

3645 Thomas Harvey 15997815 - (D) GUIJT 102/103/OTDP Thomas D.Harvey HULKA, JAMES R

3665 Eric Schmidt et al. 12902406 - (D) SAADAT 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3682 Target Brands, Inc. 14626253 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3685 MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 15178061 - (D) HAGY 112(2)/102 Harness Dickey (Mastercard) GETACHEW, WODAJO

3697 SCHENK, Tim Corneel Wilhelmus. et al. 13676379 - (D) DROESCH 103 Signify Holding B.V. JOHNSON, CHRISTINE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Brooke Singer 14931127 - (D) LEE 103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP KOZAK, ANNE M

3762 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14625843 - (D) HILL 112(2)/103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC MAY, ELIZABETH M

3775 Mirko Rocci et al. 14320470 - (D) KORNICZKY 102 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

3792 Martin T. Gerber 11606627 - (D) SCHEINER 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 VALINGE INNOVATION AB 14321288 - (D) DENNETT 103 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Level 3 Communications, LLC 15595384 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC ROUDANI, OUSSAMA

2457 Eyran Lida et al. 14482245 - (D) HUGHES 103 112(2) Active Knowledge Ltd. VANG, MENG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 Corville O. Allen et al. 15255008 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 102/103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. / IBM (AUS) BAKER, CHARLOTTE M

2683 FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14329024 - (D) BUSCH 103 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP LAU, KEVIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 14181085 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 103 Bell & Manning, LLC BOUZIANE, SAID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Jingo Tateiwa 14552605 - (D) MARTIN 112(2)/103 112(2) PEARNE & GORDON LLP MALATEK, KATHERYN A

3741 One Financial Plaza 15134653 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3763 Reichert, Craig Steven. 15481933 - (D) MURPHY 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) TADESSE, MARTHA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 14445434 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BASQUILL, SEAN M

1623 Steven Charles. Hodgkinson et al. 12682582 - (D) NEW 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY

1642 Persimmune, Inc. 14594757 - (D) CHANG 112(1) 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI HALVORSON, MARK

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 DMT Solutions Global Corporation 15292418 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP KURPLE, KARL

1723 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14364712 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1746 Orbital ATK, Inc. 15342998 - (D) PRAISS 103 TRASKBRITT, P.C./ NGIS DODDS, SCOTT

1761 LIQUID X PRINTED METALS, INC. 13777374 - (D) CASHION 112(1) 102/103 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C. YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1777 DariTech, Inc. 14703585 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC KEYWORTH, PETER

1782 NITSCHE, Jasmin et al. 14489632 - (D) HANLON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HOCK, ELLEN SUZANNE

1782 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 14762484 - (D) CASHION 102 103 The Dow Chemical Company HOCK, ELLEN SUZANN

1787 COVIDIEN LP 14085127 - (D) REN 103 MDT_RTGNV/Shumaker & Sieffert P.A. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1791 Tropicana Products, Inc. 15247411 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) BADR, HAMID R

1793 The Coca-cola Company 14662638 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 King & Spalding WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ivan Schreter et al. 13290848 - (D) KUMAR 103 Mintz Levin/SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. AYASH, MARWAN

2141 MYINE ELECTRONICS, INC. 15063044 - (D) BRANCH 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CASILLAS, ROLAND J

2178 Robbins, Jeffrey et al. 13536333 - (D) COURTENAY 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

2199 International Business Machines Corporation 14484871 - (D) BARRY 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 SPIDERCLOUD WIRELESS, INC. 15059235 - (D) ENGLE 103 103/OTDP CORNING INCORPORATED OVEISSI, MANSOUR

2447 VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC. 13771560 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 LADAS & PARRY LLP ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED

2458 Alison, Thomas et al. 13277180 - (D) DROESCH 101 Facebook/Fenwick MCCRAY, CLARENCE D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 14587182 - (D) PYONIN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. CASTIAUX, BRENT D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 BP Corporation North America Inc. 14994295 - (D) McMANUS 103 CAROL WILSON BP AMERICA INC. TURNER, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Richard Larry. Sunsdahl et al. 14478700 - (D) MARTIN 103 41.50 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Polaris VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3616 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15476206 - (D) SONG 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3624 Facebook, Inc. 13933598 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101/103 41.50 103 Facebook/Fenwick SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3624 REDBUMPER, LLC 14208042 - (D) FENICK 101 STOEL RIVES LLP - SLC STEWART, CRYSTOL

3624 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14572424 - (D) KOHUT 103 VERIZON - ALG EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N

3624 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14699387 - (D) BAYAT 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOY, PAN G

3626 Kobus Paulsen et al. 13485228 - (D) HOFF 101 MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3626 CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC 14547706 - (D) CRAIG 101 Gibb & Riley, LLC FREDERICK W. GIBB, III BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B

3628 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 14030450 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Pierce Atwood LLP (Attn: Amazon Docketing) ERB, NATHAN

3647 Nicholas DiPaolo 13330526 - (D) BROWN 103 Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

3681 Facebook, Inc. 13687068 - (D) DIXON 103 101 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3683 Pearce Aurigemma 13466909 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Adobe Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 KARMIS, ALISSA D

3687 Michelle Fisher 14181403 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3687 Michelle Fisher 14223505 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3689 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 13706529 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) SEOH, MINNAH L

3694 INTUIT INC. 15008025 - (D) SHIANG 101 DLA PIPER LLP US - Intuit RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3695 Jacob Pechenik et al. 13312004 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3697 HARRIS, ELBERT 14448974 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 41.50 103 Kutak Rock LLP APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 MOVING PARTS LLC 14210867 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/103 GARLICK & MARKISON WONG, STEVEN B

3711 MICHELLE VALENCIA 15438640 - (D) ASTORINO 103 112(2) Richard C. Litman Nath, Goldberg & Meyer DAVISON, LAURA L

3715 Bally Gaming, Inc. 14462346 - (D) LANEY 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. RENWICK, REGINALD A

3723 Tholin, Michael et al. 14233932 - (D) MARTIN 103 Karceski IP Law, PLLC CARLSON, MARC

3732 Irit TURBOVICH 13848303 - (D) BAHR 112(2) 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. c/o Purrfect Patents LL HOEY, ALISSA L

3795 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 13902754 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. CHOU, WILLIAM B

3799 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 14912552 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Dernier IP Law, LLC COBURN, CORBETT B

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 DAN, ASIT et al. 13565467 - (R) HUTCHINGS 101 41.50 101 JASMIN, LYNDA C JASMIN, LYNDA C

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Angeliqueo E. Padilla et al. 14082662 - (R) VALEK 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Wei Zhang et al. 14648266 - (R) ASTORINO 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MELHUS, BENJAMIN S

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 JSRNTI, LLC 14172604 - (D) VALEK 103/OTDP BERENATO & WHITE, LLC MILLIGAN, ADAM C

1632 Eduardo Marban 13412051 - (D) PRATS 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (JOHNS HOPKINS) SCHUBERG, LAURA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Goubard, David 14384862 - (D) DELMENDO 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. VAZQUEZ, ELAINE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Michael K. Rodgers et al. 13633337 - (D) NAPPI 103 DYER, ANDREW R DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Kim, Hyung Joon. et al. 13548100 - (D) DIRBA 103 41.50 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED JEAN BAPTISTE, JERRY T

2482 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 14665065 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 41.50 103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAG PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Downing, Kevin R. et al. 14250553 - (D) HASTINGS 103 FAY SHARPE LLP ALLEN, STEPHONE B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Joachim Frank 11695151 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/112(2)/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center EVANS, KIMBERLY L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Corning Incorporated 14077922 - (D) KERINS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED DONG, LIANG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Activision Publishing, Inc. 13721710 - (D) GREENHUT 103 102 41.50 102/103 Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP - Activision LEE, WEI

3783 Jessica Ash. Warring et al. 14250093 - (D) WOOD 112(1)/103 103 41.50 112(1) BD/Rutan & Tucker, LLP BOSWORTH, KAMI A


AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Gautham Sastri 13427830 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 101 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC NICHOLS, JENNIFER ELIZABETH-JO

2169 Gary W. Grube et al. 12942721 - (D) BISK 103 Garlick & Markison (PST) ZHAO, YU

2174 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 14765323 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 HP Inc. NICHOLAS, WENDY K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 EARTHCAM, INC. 14196599 - (D) BENNETT 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Apple Inc. 13917603 - (D) MacDONALD 101 103/OTDP Invoke IP / Apple BUTTRAM, ALAN T

2616 FANNIE MAE 15095571 - (D) FRAHM 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) PATEL, JITESH

2626 Andreas Richter et al. 14331239 - (D) BRANCH 103 Michael Soderman KARKI, PARAS D

2656 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14097954 - (D) LEE 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC COLUCCI, MICHAEL C

2658 Verint Systems Ltd. 15007699 - (D) KUMAR 101 Verint Systems, Inc. Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3668 Harsha Ramalingam 13313912 - (D) GREENHUT 101 103 Lee & Hayes P.C. REFAI, RAMSEY

3686 NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 14873837 - (D) KOHUT 101/103 Burr Forman McNair Northrop Grumman REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH

3693 ADP, LLC 14682697 - (D) CYGAN 101/103 Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C. KWONG, CHO YIU

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 14847837 - (D) WOODS 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14830497 - (D) WOODS 102/103 Getz Balich LLC MIKUS, JASON

Moreover, it is generally improper to read limitations from specific embodiments into the claims. See Cadence Pharms. Inc. v. Exela PharmSci Inc., 780 F.3d 1364, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (“[E]ven if all of the embodiments discussed in the patent included a specific limitation, it would not be proper to import from the patent’s written description limitations that are not found in the claims themselves.”) (internal quotations and citation omitted).

3753 R.F.G Trading LTD. 14928984 - (D) FINAMORE 112(1)/103 112(2) FAY SHARPE LLP DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE

3772 Seiyukai Healthcare Corporation 14441729 - (D) HOSKINS 101 102 MKG LLC NELSON, MATTHEW M