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16 Jan 2013, 8:46 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Within Ex part BAUMGARTNER, General Electric overcame the Examiner's rejections but got new rejections courtesy of KSR.Of KSR“The combination of familiar elements according to known methods is likely to be obvious when it does no more than yield predictable results. [read post]
2 Nov 2013, 4:49 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
KSR and common sense arise in Ex parte DumondIt is well established that “[a] person of ordinary skill is also a personof ordinary creativity, not an automaton. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 11:16 am by Justin E. Gray
Ex parte Westlund (BPAI Nov. 4, 2009) The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ("BPAI"), in an opinion by Administrative Patent Judge Lebovitz, reversed a rejection of claims relating to medical electrical leads and methods of fabricating and implementing them. [read post]
1 Jan 2014, 10:01 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
The appellant in Ex parte Lee lost: On the record before us, we conclude that the Examiner has not erredin rejecting claims 1-13 under 35 U.S.C. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 10:50 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
from within Ex parte Chu A rejection for lack of written description was sustained:We agree with the Examiner that the Specification does not describe how the multimedia metadata are used to determine the format so as to evidence possession. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 9:01 am
Ex Parte Belinne, No. 2009-004693 (10 August 2009) (Informative Opinion)The appeal involved an invention relating to activating services when configuring a "build to order" system. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 4:06 pm
Ex Parte Whalen II, Appeal 2007-4423, July 23, 2008Whalen's application claimed a composition for embolizing an aneurism, which the Examiner rejected for anticipation, and obviousness.The primary issue in the rejections centered around a claim element reciting embolic compositions having a viscosity of at least 150cSt (centiStokes) at 40 degrees C. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 9:55 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
As persons of scientific competence in the fields in which theywork, examiners are responsible for making findings, informed by theirscientific knowledge, as to the meaning of prior art references to persons ofordinary skill in the art and the motivation those references would provide tosuch persons. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 2:15 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
Within Ex parte Smalleyas to anticipationThe removal of Hoy’s strips 58, 60 creates a first opening capable of article removal when utilized with articles of appropriately configured sizes and shapes. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 8:25 pm
Takeaway:  In Ex parte Miyata, the Board rejected a Jepson style system claim under 112 § 2nd (indefiniteness). [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 6:32 pm
Prior to the New Jersey divorce, a large portion of their marital lifestyle was funded by the ex-wife's mother. [read post]
27 Jan 2005, 1:46 pm
McGreevey was not charged in the case but this was one of the scandals surrounding the governor prior to his [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 6:34 am
Even though Rule 4.4 has only been in effect since July 1, 2005, counsel should acknowledge several prior opinions addressing ex parte communications with former employees privy to protected information under Rule 4.2 that have been recently cited and discussed by the federal District Court of Maryland. [read post]
25 Oct 2013, 6:17 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
As in Wu, PTAB in Ex parte Klingemann discusses declarations.Of legal assertions in declarations, noteWe note Appellant’s relianceon the Klingemann Declaration, 6which states that “there is no teaching, suggestion, or motivation in Gong et al. thatwould lead one skilled in the art to use the NK-92 cell linein vivo to lyse tumor cells or as a cancer treatment,much less successfully reduce such ause to practice as a method of treating mammals” (Decl. 7, ¶… [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 6:05 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
The issues in Ex parte MAIERAppealed claims 1-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 12:48 pm by Dennis Crouch
The BPAI reports that their average pendency of ex parte appeals decided in the 1st Quarter of FY2010 (Oct-Dec 2009) jumped to 9.9 months from 7.7 months for the prior three month period. [read post]