Appendix II — W — Decisions Cited — W

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.

Wadlinger, In re, 496 F.2d 1200, 181 USPQ 826 (CCPA 1974) 1412.02

Wagenhorst, In re, 62 F.2d 831, 16 USPQ 126, 20 CCPA 829 (CCPA 1933) 715.05

Wagner, In re, 371 F.2d 877, 152 USPQ 552 (CCPA 1967), 716.02

Wahl v. Rexnord, Inc., 624 F.2d 1169, 206 USPQ 865 (3rd Cir. 1980) 1504.06

Wakefield, In re, 422 F.2d 897, 164 USPQ 636 (CCPA 1970) 715.02 , 2173.05(i)

Waldemar Link, GmbH & Co. v. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 31 USPQ2d 1855 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 608.04(a)

Walter, In re, 618 F.2d 758, 205 USPQ 397 (CCPA 1980) 2183 , 2184

Wands, In re, 858 F.2d 731, 8 USPQ2d 1400 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2107.02 , 2161.01 , 2164.01 , 2164.01(a) , 2164.04 , 2164.06 , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08 , 2166

Wang Labs., Inc. v. Toshiba Corp., 993 F.2d 858, 26 USPQ2d 1767 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2164.01 , 2163 , 2164.06 , 2164.06(b)

Ward, In re, 236 F.2d 428, 111 USPQ 101 (CCPA 1956) 715.05 , 804.02

Warmerdam, In re, 33 F.3d 1354, 31 USPQ2d 1754 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2106.05(c)

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142

Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co., 520 U.S. 17, 41 USPQ2d 1865 (1997) 2144.05 , 2183 , 2184 , 2186

Water Technologies Corp. v. Calco Ltd., 850 F.2d 660, 7 USPQ2d 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2111.03

Watkinson, In re, 900 F.2d 230, 14 USPQ2d 1407 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 803.05 , 1201 , 1412.01 , 1457

Watson, In re, 517 F.2d 465, 186 USPQ 11 (CCPA 1975) 2107.01 , 2107.03

Watson v. Allen, 254 F.2d 342, 117 USPQ 68 (D.C. Cir. 1958) 2133.03(e)(3)

Watts v. XL Systems, Inc., 232 F.3d 877, 56 USPQ2d 1836 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2181

Waymouth, In re, 486 F.2d 1058, 179 USPQ 627 (CCPA 1974) 1207.03(a)

Waymouth, In re, 499 F.2d 1273, 182 USPQ 290 (CCPA 1973) 716.02

WBIP, LLC v. Kohler Co., 829 F.3d 1317, 119 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2016) 716.01(b) , 2145

Weatherchem Corp. v. J.L. Clark, Inc., 163 F.3d 1326, 49 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2133.03(b) , 2133.03(c)

Webb, Ex parte, 30 USPQ2d 1064 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993) 1504.01(c)

Webb, In re, 916 F.2d 1553, 16 USPQ2d 1433 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 1504.01(c)

Weber, In re, 405 F.2d 1403, 160 USPQ 549 (CCPA 1969) 716.07

Weiler, In re, 790 F.2d 1576, 229 USPQ 673 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 803.05 , 1412.01

Welker Bearing Co., v. PHD, Inc., 550 F.3d 1090, 89 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2181

Wells, In re, 56 F.2d 674, 12 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1932) 2144.05

Wells v. Fremont, 177 USPQ 22 (Bd. Pat. Inter. 1972) 2138.05

Wende v. Horine, 225 F. 501 (7th Cir. 1915) 2133.03(b)

Wenger Mfg., Inc. v. Coating Mach. Sys., Inc., 239 F.3d 1225, 57 USPQ2d 1679 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2181

Wertheim, In re, 541 F.2d 257, 191 USPQ 90 (CCPA 1976) 608.04(a) , 1302.01 , 2144.05 , 2163 , 2163.03 , 2163.04 , 2163.05

Wertheim, In re, 646 F.2d 527, 209 USPQ 554 (CCPA 1981) 2141.01

Western Elec. Co. v. Piezo Technology, Inc., 860 F.2d 428, 8 USPQ2d 1853 (Fed. Cir 1988) 1701.01

Wetmore v. Quick, 536 F.2d 937, 190 USPQ 223 (CCPA 1976) 2138.05

Wetterau, In re, 356 F.2d 556, 148 USPQ 499 (CCPA 1966) 804

White, Ex parte, 127 USPQ 261 (Bd. App. 1958) 2173.05(o)

White, In re, 405 F.2d 904, 160 USPQ 417 (CCPA 1969) 804

White Consol. Indus. v. Vega Servo-Control, Inc., 214 USPQ 796 (S.D.Mich. 1982) 2164.06(c)

White Consol. Indus. v. Vega Servo-Control, Inc., 713 F.2d 788, 218 USPQ 961 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 608.01(p) , 2161.01 , 2164.06(c)

Whitelaw, Ex parte, 1915 C.D. 18, 219 O.G. 1237 (Comm’r Pat. 1914) 2173.05(n)

Whittle, In re, 454 F.2d 1193, 172 USPQ 535 (CCPA 1972) 2136.05

Wiechert, In re, 370 F.2d 927, 152 USPQ 247 (CCPA 1967) 1207.03(a) , 2144.09

Wiesner v. Weigert, 666 F.2d 582, 212 USPQ 721 (CCPA 1981) 2138.05

Wiggins, In re, 488 F.2d 538, 179 USPQ 421 (CCPA 1973) 2121.02 , 2131.04 , 2173.02 , 2173.05(b)

Wikdahl, Ex parte, 10 USPQ2d 1546 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1989) 1412.02 , 1412.03 , 2258

Wilder, In re, 563 F.2d 457, 195 USPQ 426 (CCPA 1977) 2144.08 , 2144.09

Wilder, In re, 736 F.2d 1516, 222 USPQ 369 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 1402 , 1414 , 2163 , 2163.05

Wilkinson, In re, 304 F.2d 673, 134 USPQ 171 (CCPA 1962) 715.07

Williams, In re, 36 F.2d 436, 4 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1929) 2144.05

Williamson v. Citrix Online, 792 F.3d 1339, 115 USPQ2d 1105 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2144.05 , 2181

Willingham, In re, 282 F.2d 353, 127 USPQ 211 (CCPA 1960) 1302.04 , 1412.02

Wilson, In re, 311 F.2d 266, 135 USPQ 442 (CCPA 1962) 2124

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494 (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

Winkhaus, In re, 527 F.2d 637, 188 USPQ 129 (CCPA 1975) 2173.05(q)

Winter v. Fujita, 53 USPQ2d 1234 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1999) 2303

Winkler v. Ladd, 221 F. Supp. 550, 138 USPQ 666 (D.D.C. 1963) 711.03(c)

Wise, In re, 340 F.2d 982, 144 USPQ 354 (CCPA 1965) 1504.01(d)

Wiseman, In re, 596 F.2d 1019, 201 USPQ 658 (CCPA 1979) 2141.02 , 2145 , 2164.06(c)

W.L. Gore & Assoc., Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 220 USPQ 303 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2132 , 2133.03(a) , 2133.03(c) , 2141.01 , 2141.02 , 2144.08 , 2164.08 , 2165.04 , 2173.05(b)

WMS Gaming, Inc. v. Int’l Game Tech., 184 F.3d 1339, 51 USPQ2d 1385 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2181

Wolfensperger, In re, 302 F.2d 950, 133 USPQ 537 (CCPA 1962) 2163 , 2181

Wooddy, In re, 331 F.2d 636, 141 USPQ 518 (CCPA 1964) 2107.03

Woodland Trust v. Flowertree Nursery, Inc., 148 F.3d 1368, 47 USPQ2d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2152.02(c)

Woodruff, In re, 919 F.2d 1575, 16 USPQ2d 1934 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2144.05

Wright, 1876 C.D. 217, 10 O.G. 587 (Comm’r Pat. 1876) 1410.02

Wright, In re, 569 F.2d 1124, 193 USPQ 332 (CCPA 1977) 707.07(f) , 2125 , 2145

Wright, In re, 866 F.2d 422, 9 USPQ2d 1649 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2163 , 2163.03

Wright, In re, 999 F.2d 1557, 27 USPQ2d 1510 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2107.01 , 2161.01 , 2164.03 , 2164.01(a) , 2164.04 , 2164.05(a) , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08

Wu, Ex parte, 10 USPQ 2031 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1989) 2144.04 , 2173.05(h) , 2175

Wu v. Jucker, 167 USPQ 467 (Bd. Pat. Inter. 1968) 2138.05 , 2138.06

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981) 901.05 , 2127 , 2128 , 2152.02(e)

Wyers v. Master Lock Co., 616 F.3d 1231, 95 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 716.06 , 2141.01(a) , 2143

Wyeth & Cordis Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, 720 F.3d 1380, 107 USPQ2d 1273 (Fed. Cir. 2013) 2164.01(a) , 2164.08

Wyeth v. Kappos, 591 F. 3d 1364, 93 USPQ2d 1257 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2731

Wyeth Holdings Corp. v. Sebelius, 603 F.3d 1291, 95 USPQ2d 1233 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2757