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Ex Parte Han-Adebekun et al

12029909 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 22, 2013)
Ex Parte Han-Adebekun et al

14 Cited authorities

  1. Gove v. Career Sys. Dev. Corp.

    689 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2012)   Cited 42 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Considering documents attached to motion to compel arbitration

  2. In re Antor Media Corp.

    689 F.3d 1282 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 32 times   4 Legal Analyses

    No. 2011–1465. Reexamination Nos. 90/007,839 90/007,936 90/007,942 90/007,957 90/009,261. 2012-07-27 In re ANTOR MEDIA CORPORATION. Thomas A. Lewry, Brooks Kushman, P.C., of Southfield, Michigan, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Thomas W. Cunningham. William Lamarca, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia. With him on the brief were Raymond T. Chen, Solicitor, and Robert J. McManus, Associate Solicitor. LOURIE

  3. McClain v. Ortmayer

    141 U.S. 419 (1891)   Cited 275 times   3 Legal Analyses
    In McClain v. Ortmayer, 141 U.S. 419, 12 S. Ct. 76, 79, 35 L. Ed. 800, the Supreme Court said, as to the claim that a patented article having gone into general use was evidence of utility: "It is not conclusive even of that, much less of its patentable novelty."

  4. Application of Hogan

    559 F.2d 595 (C.C.P.A. 1977)   Cited 55 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Finding that claim 15 was only entitled to a 1967 filing date where “the disclosure to support claim 15 appears in the 1953 and the 1967 applications, but not in the 1956 application”

  5. In re Harris

    409 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2005)   Cited 14 times
    Holding that unexpected results require a difference in kind, not merely degree (citing In re Huang, 100 F.3d 135, 139 (Fed. Cir. 1996))

  6. Application of Angstadt

    537 F.2d 498 (C.C.P.A. 1976)   Cited 33 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that patent applicants are not required to enable every species encompassed by their claims

  7. Application of Mills

    470 F.2d 649 (C.C.P.A. 1972)   Cited 5 times

    Patent Appeal No. 8796. December 29, 1972. Marion C. Staves, Wilmington, Del., attorney of record, for appellants. S. Wm. Cochran, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents; Fred E. McKelvey, Washington, D.C. Robert D. Edmonds, Oakton, Va., of Counsel. Appeal from the Patent Office Board of Appeals. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, ALMOND, BALDWIN, and LANE, Judges. LANE, Judge. This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals sustaining the examiners's rejection of claims 1-4

  8. Application of Chapman

    357 F.2d 418 (C.C.P.A. 1966)   Cited 9 times

    Patent Appeal No. 7412. March 17, 1966. Elizabeth Hunter, Morristown, N.J., George B. Campbell, New York City, Arnold B. Christen, Washington, D.C., for appellants. Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D.C., (Raymond E. Martin, Washington D.C., of counsel), for Commissioner of Patents. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, MARTIN, SMITH and ALMOND, Judges. RICH, Judge. This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner's rejection of product claims 1 to 4 and

  9. Application of Heyna

    360 F.2d 222 (C.C.P.A. 1966)   Cited 2 times

    Patent Appeal No. 7650. May 19, 1966. Rehearing Denied July 28, 1966. Henry W. Koster, New York City, for appellants. Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D.C. (Raymond E. Martin, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for the Commissioner of Patents. Before RICH, Acting Chief Judge, and MARTIN, SMITH, and ALMOND, Judges, and Judge WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK. United States Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, designated to participate in place of Chief Judge WORLEY, pursuant to provisions

  10. Application of Spence

    261 F.2d 244 (C.C.P.A. 1958)   Cited 4 times

    Patent Appeal No. 6387. December 1, 1958. Mitchell Bechert, New York City, (Fred J. Bechert and John M. Calimafde, New York City, of counsel), for appellant. Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D.C. (D. Kreider, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for the Commissioner of Patents. Before O'CONNELL, Acting Chief Judge, and WORLEY, RICH, and MARTIN, Judges. RICH, Judge. Appellant asks us to reverse the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals which affirms the final rejection of a single claim of his application

  11. Section 112 - Specification

    35 U.S.C. § 112   Cited 7,287 times   1030 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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