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Ex Parte Halle et al

12540396 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 31, 2012)
Ex Parte Halle et al

12 Cited authorities

  1. Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.

    314 F.3d 1313 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   Cited 502 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “non-naturally occurring” and “not isolated” were structural elements defining the source of the claimed material, rather than steps for obtaining it

  2. North American Container v. Plastipak Pack

    415 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2005)   Cited 117 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that recapture rule applied to reissued claims that had been “enlarged” and were not “materially narrowed in other respects”

  3. In re Clement

    131 F.3d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1997)   Cited 51 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Deciding as a matter of law "whether and in what aspect the reissue claims are broader than the patent claims"

  4. In re Mostafazadeh

    643 F.3d 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2011)   Cited 15 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Applying step three's “materially narrowing” analysis “relative to the original claims” where “original claims” are defined as “the claims before surrender”

  5. Application of Steele

    305 F.2d 859 (C.C.P.A. 1962)   Cited 2 times

    Patent Appeal No. 6719. July 25, 1962. J. Hart Evans, Louis C. Smith, Jr., New York City, and Paul A. Rose, Washington D.C., for appellants. Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D.C. (Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for the Commissioner of Patents. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, RICH, MARTIN, and SMITH, Judges, and Judge WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK. United States Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, designated to participate in place of Judge O'CONNELL, pursuant to provisions

  6. Section 112 - Specification

    35 U.S.C. § 112   Cited 7,277 times   1023 Legal Analyses
    Requiring patent applications to include a "specification" that provides, among other information, a written description of the invention and of the manner and process of making and using it

  7. Section 120 - Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States

    35 U.S.C. § 120   Cited 592 times   107 Legal Analyses
    Granting an earlier priority date to later applications for inventions that were disclosed in a previous application

  8. Section 251 - Reissue of defective patents

    35 U.S.C. § 251   Cited 463 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Describing the reissue of defective patents

  9. 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"

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Section 1.136 - Extensions of time

    37 C.F.R. § 1.136   Cited 15 times   28 Legal Analyses

    (a) (1) If an applicant is required to reply within a nonstatutory or shortened statutory time period, applicant may extend the time period for reply up to the earlier of the expiration of any maximum period set by statute or five months after the time period set for reply, if a petition for an extension of time and the fee set in § 1.17(a) are filed, unless: (i) Applicant is notified otherwise in an Office action; (ii) The reply is a reply brief submitted pursuant to § 41.41 of this title; (iii)