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Ex Parte 7568246 et al

95002051 (P.T.A.B. May. 26, 2015)
Ex Parte 7568246 et al

12 Cited authorities

  1. KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

    550 U.S. 398 (2007)   Cited 1,520 times   172 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in an obviousness analysis, "[r]igid preventative rules that deny factfinders recourse to common sense, however, are neither necessary under our case law nor consistent with it"

  2. Graham v. John Deere Co.

    383 U.S. 1 (1966)   Cited 3,156 times   52 Legal Analyses
    Holding commercial success is a "secondary consideration" suggesting nonobviousness

  3. Environmental Designs, Ltd. v. Union Oil Co.

    713 F.2d 693 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 220 times
    Holding that there is no duty to disclose a mere "conception" because it is not material

  4. Custom Accessories v. Jeffrey-Allan Indus

    807 F.2d 955 (Fed. Cir. 1986)   Cited 176 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that upon reissue, the burden of proving invalidity is "made heavier"

  5. Daiichi Sankyo Co. v. Apotex, Inc.

    501 F.3d 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 69 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Rejecting argument that method of treatment claims were directed only to medical doctors where inventors had backgrounds in other subjects

  6. Endress + Hauser, Inc. v. Hawk Measurement System Pty. Ltd

    122 F.3d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1997)   Cited 54 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that claim construction is question of law and patent lawyers cannot testify as experts by opining regarding proper claim construction

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

    35 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 6,059 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."

  8. Section 311 - Inter partes review

    35 U.S.C. § 311   Cited 397 times   186 Legal Analyses
    Establishing grounds and scope of IPR proceeding

  9. Section 41.77 - Decisions and other actions by the Board

    37 C.F.R. § 41.77   Cited 16 times   3 Legal Analyses

    (a) The Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in its decision, may affirm or reverse each decision of the examiner on all issues raised on each appealed claim, or remand the reexamination proceeding to the examiner for further consideration. The reversal of the examiner's determination not to make a rejection proposed by the third party requester constitutes a decision adverse to the patentability of the claims which are subject to that proposed rejection which will be set forth in the decision of the Patent

  10. Section 41.79 - Rehearing

    37 C.F.R. § 41.79   Cited 5 times

    (a) Parties to the appeal may file a request for rehearing of the decision within one month of the date of: (1) The original decision of the Board under § 41.77(a) , (2) The original § 41.77(b) decision under the provisions of § 41.77(b)(2) , (3) The expiration of the time for the owner to take action under § 41.77(b)(2) , or (4) The new decision of the Board under § 41.77(f) . (b) (1) The request for rehearing must state with particularity the points believed to have been misapprehended or overlooked

  11. Section 1.943 - Requirements of responses, written comments, and briefs in inter partes reexamination

    37 C.F.R. § 1.943

    (a) The form of responses, written comments, briefs, appendices, and other papers must be in accordance with the requirements of § 1.52 . (b) Responses by the patent owner and written comments by the third party requester shall not exceed 50 pages in length, excluding amendments, appendices of claims, and reference materials such as prior art references. (c) Appellant's briefs filed by the patent owner and the third party requester shall not exceed thirty pages or 14,000 words in length, excluding

  12. Section 1.957 - Failure to file a timely, appropriate or complete response or comment in inter partes reexamination

    37 C.F.R. § 1.957

    (a) If the third party requester files an untimely or inappropriate comment, notice of appeal or brief in an inter partes reexamination, the paper will be refused consideration. (b) If no claims are found patentable, and the patent owner fails to file a timely and appropriate response in an inter partes reexamination proceeding, the prosecution in the reexamination proceeding will be a terminated prosecution and the Director will proceed to issue and publish a certificate concluding the reexamination