Appendix II — U — Decisions Cited — U
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
[ Editor Note: Opinions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or its predecessor organizations (Board) made available to the public after the Board first published Standard Operating Procedure 2 in 1994 (addressing the publication of Board opinions and the designation of such opinions as precedential) that (1) expressly indicate that the opinion is binding precedent of the Board or (2) are identified as binding precedent on the Board’s Precedential opinion website ( www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/appealing -patent-decisions/decisions-and-opinions/precedential ) are precedential and binding authority. Prior to 1994, a decision by the Board was considered binding on panels of the Board only if the opinion was authorized by the Board to be published. See Ex parte Holt, 19 USPQ2d 1211 (Bd.Pat. App. & Int. 1991).]
Editor Note: When possible, parallel citations to the United States Reports or Federal Reporter and the United States Patent Quarterly (USPQ) are provided and include pinpoint pages, if appropriate. However, decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published after July 11, 2022, no longer contain a pinpoint page for the USPQ citations.
Uber Techs., Inc. v. X One, Inc., 957 F.3d 1334, 2020 USPQ2d 10476 (Fed. Cir. 2020) 2141.03 , 2145
UCB, Inc. v. Actavis Labs. UT, Inc., 65 F.4th 679, 2023 USPQ2d 448 (Fed. Cir. 2023) 716.02 , 716.03(b) , 2131.03 , 2144.05 , 2145
Ulead Systems, Inc. v. Lex Computer & Management Corp., 351 F.3d 1139, 69 USPQ2d 1097 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 509.02
Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC, 772 F.3d 709, 112 USPQ2d 1750 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2106.04 , 2106.04(a) , 2106.04(a)(2) , 2106.05(b) , 2106.05(d) , 2106.05(f) , 2106.05(g) , 2106.05(h)
UMC Elecs. Co. v. United States, 816 F.2d 647, 2 USPQ2d 1465 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 2133.03(b) , 2133.03(c) , 2163
Unidynamics Corp. v. Automatic Prod. Int’l, 157 F.3d 1311, 48 USPQ2d 1099 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2181
Unimed, Inc. v. Quigg, 888 F.2d 826, 12 USPQ2d 1644 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2754.01
Union Carbide Corp. v. Borg-Warner Corp., 550 F.2d 355, 193 USPQ 1 (6th Cir. 1977) 2165
Union Oil of Cal. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 208 F.3d 989, 54 USPQ2d 1227 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2163.05
Union Pacific Resources Co. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 236 F.3d 684, 57 USPQ2d 1293 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2164.06(a)
Uniroyal, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corp., 837 F.2d 1044, 5 USPQ2d 1434 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2144.08
United Carbon Co. v. Binney & Smith Co., 317 U.S. 228, 55 USPQ 381 (1942) 2173.05(g)
United States v. Adams, 383 U.S. 39, 148 USPQ 479 (1966) 716.01(b) , 716.05 , 2141 , 2143 , 2143.01 , 2144.05 , 2145
United States v. Morgan, 313 U.S. 409, 61 S. Ct. 999 (1941) 1701.01
United States v. Telectronics, Inc., 857 F.2d 778, 8 USPQ2d 1217 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2164.01 , 2164.06
United States Indus. Chem., Inc. v. Carbide and Carbon Chem. Corp., 315 U.S. 668, 53 USPQ 6 (1942) 1411.02
United States Gypsum Co. v. National Gypsum Co., 74 F3d 1209, 37 USPQ2d 1388 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 608.01(v)
United Therapeutics Corp. v Liquidia Techs., Inc., 74 F.4th 1360, 2023 USPQ2d 862 (Fed. Cir. 2023) 2113 , 2164.05(b) , 2164.08
University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 69 USPQ2d 1886 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2163
Univ. of Utah v. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften E.V., 734 F.3d 1315, 107 USPQ2d 1989 (Fed. Cir. 2013) 2109
University of Utah Research Foundation v. Ambry Genetics, 774 F.3d 755, 113 USPQ2d 1241 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2106.04(a)(2) , 2106.04(b) , 2106.04(c) , 2106.05 , 2106.05(d)
Unwired Planet, LLC v. Google Inc., 841 F.3d 995, 120 USPQ2d 1593 (Fed. Cir. 2016) 2141.01(a)
Upsher-Smith Labs v. Pamlab, LLC, 412 F.3d 1319, 75 USPQ2d 1213 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2123 , 2131.05
Urbanski, In re, 809 F.3d 1237, 117 USPQ2d 1499 (Fed. Cir. 2016) 2143 , 2143.01
U.S. Industries v. Norton Co., 210 USPQ 94 (N.D. N.Y. 1980) 2004
Ushakoff v. United States, 327 F.2d 669, 140 USPQ 341 (Ct. Cl. 1964) 2133.03(e)(1)
Cited authority
- 2141.03 Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
- 2145 Consideration of Applicant’s Rebuttal Arguments and Evidence
- 716.02 Allegations of Unexpected Results
- 716.03(b) Commercial Success Derived From Claimed Invention
- 2131.03 Anticipation of Ranges
- 2144.05 Obviousness of Similar and Overlapping Ranges, Amounts, and Proportions
- 509.02 Small Entity Status — Definitions
- 2106.04 Eligibility Step 2A: Whether a Claim is Directed to a Judicial Exception
- 2106.04(a) Abstract Ideas
- 2106.04(a)(1) Examples of Claims That Do Not Recite Abstract Ideas
- 2106.05(b) Particular Machine
- 2106.05(d) Well-Understood, Routine, Conventional Activity
- 2106.05(f) Mere Instructions To Apply An Exception
- 2106.05(g) Insignificant Extra-Solution Activity
- 2106.05(h) Field of Use and Technological Environment
- 2133.03(b) “On Sale”
- 2133.03(c) The “Invention”
- 2163 Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, “Written Description” Requirement
- 2181 Identifying and Interpreting a 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, Sixth Paragraph Limitation
- 2754.01 Deadline for Filing an Application Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(1)
- 2165 The Best Mode Requirement
- 2163.05 Changes to the Scope of Claims
- 2164.06(a) Examples of Enablement Issues-Missing Information
- 2144.08 Obviousness of Species When Prior Art Teaches Genus
- 2173.05(g) Functional Limitations
- 716.01(b) Nexus Requirement and Evidence of Nonobviousness
- 716.05 Skepticism of Experts
- 2141 Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103
- 2143 Examples of Basic Requirements of a Prima Facie Case of Obviousness
- 2143.01 Suggestion or Motivation To Modify the References
- 1701.01 Office Personnel Not To Testify
- 2164.01 Test of Enablement
- 2164.06 Quantity of Experimentation
- 1411.02 New Matter
- 608.01(v) Marks Used in Commerce and Trade Names
- 2113 Product-by-Process Claims
- 2164.05(b) Specification Must Be Enabling to Persons Skilled in the Art
- 2164.08 Enablement Commensurate in Scope With the Claims
- 2109 Inventorship
- 2106.04(b) Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena & Products of Nature
- 2106.04(c) The Markedly Different Characteristics Analysis
- 2106.05 Eligibility Step 2B: Whether a Claim Amounts to Significantly More
- 2141.01(a) Analogous and Nonanalogous Art
- 2123 Rejection Over Prior Art’s Broad Disclosure Instead of Preferred Embodiments
- 2131.05 Nonanalogous or Disparaging Prior Art
- 2004 Aids to Compliance With Duty of Disclosure
- 2133.03(e)(1) Commercial Exploitation