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Ex Parte 7272021 et al

95001206 (P.T.A.B. Apr. 10, 2014)
Ex Parte 7272021 et al

7 Cited authorities

  1. Ecolab, Inc. v. Envirochem, Inc.

    264 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2001)   Cited 186 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding measurements excluded from the scope of the claim during prosecution could not infringe the limitation "substantially uniform"

  2. Synqor, Inc. v. Artesyn Techs., Inc.

    709 F.3d 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2013)   Cited 111 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that liability for induced infringement begins when the defendant has "actual 'knowledge of the existence of the patent'"

  3. Application of Prater

    415 F.2d 1393 (C.C.P.A. 1969)   Cited 78 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that claims are given their broadest reasonable interpretation during examination "since the applicant may then amend his claims"

  4. Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally

    18 U.S.C. § 1001   Cited 7,336 times   300 Legal Analyses
    Making false statements

  5. Section 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

    35 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 6,056 times   449 Legal Analyses
    Holding the party seeking invalidity must prove "the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains."

  6. Section 102 - Conditions for patentability; novelty

    35 U.S.C. § 102   Cited 5,938 times   949 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting the grant of a patent to one who "did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented"

  7. Section 134 - Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 134   Cited 98 times   30 Legal Analyses

    (a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622