Ex Parte Goto et al

6 Cited authorities

  1. Amgen v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche

    580 F.3d 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2009)   Cited 203 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Determining whether the differences in subject matter between the two claims render the claims patentably distinct "is analogous to an obviousness analysis under 35 U.S.C. § 103"
  2. Greenliant Systems, Inc. v. Xicor LLC

    692 F.3d 1261 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 19 times
    Finding surrender where "[d]uring prosecution . . . , [the applicant] both amended claim 13 to add the . . . limit and relied on the . . . limit . . . to overcome prior art"
  3. Futrall v. Ray

    111 F.2d 695 (8th Cir. 1940)   Cited 2 times

    No. 11653. May 13, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Harry J. Lemley, Judge. Action by E.B. Futrall, receiver of the Lee County National Bank, against Mrs. Ella M. Ray, to recover stockholder's assessment. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. John C. Sheffield, of Helena, Ark., for appellant. J.B. Daggett, of Marianna, Ark. (Daggett Daggett and C.E. Daggett, all of Marianna, Ark., on the brief), for appellee. Before

  4. 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."
  5. 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"
  6. 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