Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Arendi loses appeal in matter of US Patent 6,323,853


The outcome


The Petitioners Google LLC, Motorola Mobility LLC,
and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. requested inter partes
review of Claims 1-79 (all the claims) of U.S. Patent No.
6,323,853 (“the ’853 patent”) owned by Arendi S.A.R.L.
(“Arendi”).1 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)
instituted review on the ground of obviousness, and after
trial the PTAB held all of the claims unpatentable.2 On
Arendi’s appeal, we affirm the PTAB’s decision, based on
the PTAB’s alternative claim construction.



As to the alternative:


The PTAB alternatively held that even if the prosecution
disclaimer were accepted, the claims are unpatentable
for obviousness in view of Goodhand. PTAB Op. at
*21. The PTAB compared Goodhand with the ’853 pa-
tent’s specification and construed the claims in accordance
with the disclaimer, and found that “Goodhand’s
processing involves essentially the same textual analysis
as disclosed in the ’853 patent, and not user text selection,
as argued by Patent Owner.” PTAB Op. at *21.

(...)

In sum, the PTAB found that Goodhand shows all of
claim 1’s limitations, when giving effect to the prosecution
disclaimer and limiting the scope of the “single entry”
command. This finding is supported by substantial
evidence. On the PTAB’s findings, the alternative conclusion
of unpatentability on the ground of obviousness in
view of Goodhand is sustained.



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