The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 40
Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel
Administrative Patent Judge
Box Interference Filed
Washington, D.C. 20231 7 January 2002
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES NIALED
WEN-FOO CHERN JAN 7 - 2002
Junior Party PAT. & T.M. OFFICE
(Patent 5,182,529), BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
V.
HITOSHI YAMADA, TAMIHIRO ISHIMURA,
and YOSHIO OHTSUKI
Senior Party
(Application 07/986,571).
Patent Interference No. 104,624
Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and LEE and
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent judae.
FINAL DECISION AND JUDGMENT UNDER 37 CFR 15 1.658(a)
A. Introduction
This interference was declared on September 11, 2000. The
parties agreed to proceed directly to the priority phase of the
interference. Chern filed a principal brief alleging a prior
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