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Ex Parte Abd Elhamid et al

11562597 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 24, 2012)
Ex Parte Abd Elhamid et al

9 Cited authorities

  1. Conoco, Inc. v. Energy Envtl. Intern

    460 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2006)   Cited 235 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that applicant's argument that "a fatty acid wax was not the same as a metal stearate" clearly disavowed metal stearates as equivalents, but did not surrender all fatty acid wax equivalents

  2. In re Gleave

    560 F.3d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2009)   Cited 149 times
    Finding that the prior art reference was enabling and stating that “the fact that [the reference] provides ‘no understanding of which of the targets would be useful’ is of no import, because [the patent applicant] admits that it is well within the skill of an ordinary person in the art to make any oligodeoxynucleotide sequence”

  3. Magsil Corp. v. Hitachi Global Storage Techs., Inc.

    687 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 89 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a patentee chooses broad claim language at the peril of losing any claim that cannot be enabled across its full scope of coverage"

  4. In re Translogic Technology

    504 F.3d 1249 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 44 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing that the Supreme Court set aside the rigid application of the TSM Test and ensured use of customary knowledge as an ingredient in that equation.

  5. Caribbean Produce Exchange, Inc. v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

    893 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1989)   Cited 11 times
    Reversing the final disposition of the case on the merits after preliminary injunction hearing because district court had failed to notify the parties of its intent to do so and therefore they had been "operat[ing] on the assumption that only the preliminary injunction was at stake"

  6. Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 6   Cited 182 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Giving the Director authority to designate "at least 3 members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" to review "[e]ach appeal, derivation proceeding, post-grant review, and inter partes review"

  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

  8. Section 1.75 - Claim(s)

    37 C.F.R. § 1.75   Cited 111 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth proper drafts for independent and dependent claims

  9. Section 41.37 - Appeal brief

    37 C.F.R. § 41.37   Cited 32 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Requiring identification of support in specification and, for means-plus-function limitations, corresponding structure as well