VENETOS et al. v MATTEIS et al. - Page 1




                               THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                        
                                  AND IS NOT BINDING PRECEDENT OF THE BOARD                                                        
               Filed by:     Trial Section Merits Panel                                                 Paper No. 34               
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                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        
                                                       _______________                                                             
                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
                                                       _______________                                                             
                                                   BRAD N. VENETOS and                                                             
                                                   DOUGLAS L. SIMPSON                                                              
                                                           Junior Party                                                            
                                                    (U.S. Patent 6,105,732)1,                                                      
                                                                v.                                                                 
                                                    DAVIDE MATTEIS and                                                             
                                                    VINCENZO GIARDINA                                                              
                                                          Senior Party                                                             
                                                   (Application 09/202,199)2                                                       
                                                                                                                                  
                                                 Patent Interference No. 104,729                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
               Before LEE, TORCZON, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      
               LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   
                                                            Judgment                                                               

                       1     Based on application 09/187,315, filed November 4, 1998.  The real party in interest                  
               is Automotive Products Italia (SV) S.p.A.                                                                           
                       2     Filed December 8, 1998.  Accorded the benefit of PCT application 1B98/00306, filed                    
               March 9, 1998, and also United Kingdom application 9705206.2, filed March 13, 1997.  The real                       
               party in interest is Automotive Products Italia (SV) S.p.A.                                                         





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