KALFAS et al. V. WEAVER et al. V. WEAVER et al. V. ROWLAND et al. - Page 1




             The opinion in support of the decision being entered                 
                ý today is not binding precedent of the Board                     
       Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel Paper No. 129                         
                Box Interference                                                  
                Washington, D.C. 20231                                            
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                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MAILED               

                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AUG 2 8 2002            
                               AND INTERFERENCES PAT. & T.M, OFFICE               
                                                          BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 
                                                             AND INTERFERENCES    
                  CHRISTOPHER A. ROWLAND, MICHAEL G. VERGANO,                     
                      BRYAN P. EDDY, and PETER B. COTTON,                         
                                  Junior Party                                    
                             (Applicant 09/154,834),                              
                                       V.                                         
              GEORGE W. WEAVER, HAROLD JACOB, DAVID F. LEIGHTON,                  
                            and DAMOND C. HOLSINGER,                              
                                  Senior Party                                    
                       (Patents 5,788,681 and 5,843,028).                         

                        Patent Interference No. 104,515                           

       Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent                 
       Judges.                                                                    
       MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

              FINAL DECISION AND JUDGMENT UNDER 37 CFR § 1.658(a)                 
            A. Introduction                                                       

            This is a decision on priority between junior party Rowland           
       and senior party Weaver. A final hearing w as held 10 May 2002.            











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