Appendix II — Z — Decisions Cited — Z

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.

Zahn, In re, 617 F.2d 261, 204 USPQ 988 (CCPA 1980) 1502 , 1503.02 , 1504.04 , 2172

Zechnall, Ex parte, 194 USPQ 461 (Bd. App. 1973) 2164.05(b)

Zenith Labs., Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 19 F.3d 1418, 30 USPQ2d 1285 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 1302.14

Zenitz, In re, 333 F.2d 924, 142 USPQ 158 (CCPA 1964) 716.02(f)

Zeroclick, LLC v. Apple Inc., 891 F.3d 1003, 126 USPQ2d 1765 (Fed. Cir. 2018) 2181

Zickendraht, In re, 319 F.2d 225, 138 USPQ 22 (CCPA 1963) 804 , 804.03 , 1504.06

Ziegler, In re, 443 F.2d 1211, 170 USPQ 129 (CCPA 1971) 804.01 , 809.03 , 821.04 , 821.04(a) , 821.04(b)

Ziegler, In re, 992 F.2d 1197, 26 USPQ2d 1600 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2103 , 2107.01 , 2107.02 , 2163 , 2163.03

Zimmerley, Ex parte, 153 USPQ 367 (Bd. App. 1966) 2181

Zletz, In re, 893 F.2d 319, 13 USPQ2d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 715 , 2111 , 2111.01 , 2111.03 , 2138 , 2171 , 2173.01 , 2173.02 , 2173.05(a) , 2181 , 2286

Zonenstein, In re, 172 F.2d 599, 80 USPQ 522 (CCPA 1949) 1504.02

Zup v. Nash Mfg., 896 F.3d 1365, 127 USPQ2d 1423 (Fed. Cir. 2018) 2143.01

Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2143 , 2144.03