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Ex Parte Kubota et al

12613474 (B.P.A.I. May. 29, 2012)
Ex Parte Kubota et al

7 Cited authorities

  1. Medtronic, Inc. v. Guidant Corp.

    465 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2006)   Cited 29 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a patent attorney's argument did not "clearly and unmistakably surrender" the subject matter

  2. 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”

  3. In reStaats

    671 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 4 times   2 Legal Analyses

    No. 2010–1443.Serial No. 11/503,541. 2012-03-5 In re Erik P. STAATS and Robin D. Lash. John M. Whealan, of Silver Spring, Maryland, argued for appellants. Of counsel on the brief were Jeffrey A. Lamken and Lucas M. Walker, MoloLamken LLP, of Washington, DC, Robert A. Hulse, Fenwick & West, LLP, of San Francisco, California, and Richard J. Lutton, Jr., Apple Inc., of Cupertino, California. William Lamarca, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued

  4. Application of Doll

    419 F.2d 925 (C.C.P.A. 1970)   Cited 5 times   2 Legal Analyses

    Patent Appeal No. 8223. January 8, 1970. Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue Raymond, New York City, attorneys of record, for appellant, Arthur S. Tenser, New York City, of counsel. Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D.C., for Commissioner of Patents, Jere W. Sears, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Before RICH, Acting Chief Judge, ALMOND, BALDWIN and LANE, Judges, and RAO, Chief Judge, sitting by designation. ALMOND, Judge. This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner's

  5. Section 251 - Reissue of defective patents

    35 U.S.C. § 251   Cited 466 times   73 Legal Analyses
    Describing the reissue of defective patents

  6. Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 6   Cited 188 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