On July 18, 2001, board personnel placed a telephone call to
counsel for Drake inquiring whether Drake would respond to the
Order to Show Cause. Counsel for Drake indicated that it will
not respond to the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
Upon consideration of the record, it is
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper
1 at 49), the sole count in the interference, is awarded against
junior party RONALD A. DRAKE and NICKOLAS J. RISTICH.
FURTHER ORDERED that junior party RONALD A. DRAKE and
NICKOLAS J. RISTICH is not entitled to a patent containing claims
17-29 (corresponding to Count 1) of application 09/606,498, filed
29 June 2000.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made
of record in files of application 09/606,498 and U.S. Patent
5,937,488.
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