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CaptionCall, L.L.C. v. Ultratec, Inc.

11257703 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 1, 2015)
CaptionCall, L.L.C. v. Ultratec, Inc.

9 Cited authorities

  1. KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

    550 U.S. 398 (2007)   Cited 1,545 times   185 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in an obviousness analysis, "[r]igid preventative rules that deny factfinders recourse to common sense, however, are neither necessary under our case law nor consistent with it"

  2. Graham v. John Deere Co.

    383 U.S. 1 (1966)   Cited 3,178 times   68 Legal Analyses
    Holding commercial success is a "secondary consideration" suggesting nonobviousness

  3. DeSilva v. DiLeonardi

    181 F.3d 865 (7th Cir. 1999)   Cited 193 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Refusing to consider arguments that were adopted by reference but not actually made in appellate briefs because "adoption by reference amounts to a self-help increase in the length of the appellate brief"

  4. In re Mouttet

    686 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 86 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding "the Board's determination that eliminating the optical components of Falk would not destroy its principle of operation to be supported by substantial evidence"

  5. Ernst Haas Studio, Inc. v. Palm Press, Inc.

    164 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 119 times
    Holding that, where a brief does not sufficiently address an argument, courts are under no obligation to "scour the record, research any legal theory that comes to mind, and serve generally as an advocate"

  6. In re Gurley

    27 F.3d 551 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   Cited 100 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Upholding obviousness finding where patent was directed to one of two alternative resins disclosed in prior art reference, even though reference described claimed resin as "inferior."

  7. In re Keller

    642 F.2d 413 (C.C.P.A. 1981)   Cited 45 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating "[t]he test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference"

  8. Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 6   Cited 186 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"

  9. Section 42.71 - Decision on petitions or motions

    37 C.F.R. § 42.71   Cited 22 times   44 Legal Analyses

    (a)Order of consideration. The Board may take up petitions or motions for decisions in any order, may grant, deny, or dismiss any petition or motion, and may enter any appropriate order. (b)Interlocutory decisions. A decision on a motion without a judgment is not final for the purposes of judicial review. If a decision is not a panel decision, the party may request that a panel rehear the decision. When rehearing a non-panel decision, a panel will review the decision for an abuse of discretion. A