Various preliminary motions were filed in the interference
but were subsequently withdrawn (See Papers 47 and 48).
ORDER
Upon consideration of the record of the interference, it is
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1, the
sole count in the interference, is awarded against senior party
CRAIG L. SLINGLUFF, VICTOR M. ENGELHARD, DONALD F. HUNT,
JEFFREY SHABANOWITZ, and ANDREA L. COX ;
FURTHER ORDERED that senior party CRAIG L. SLINGLUFF,
VICTOR M. ENGELHARD, DONALD F. HUNT, JEFFREY SHABANOWITZ, and
ANDREA L. COX, is not entitled to a patent containing claims
35, 38, 53, 60, 66, and 77 of application 08/234,784, which
correspond to Count 1; and
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this decision be given
a paper number and be entered in the administrative records of
Kawakami's 5,844,075 patent and Slingluff's 08/234,784
application.
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