The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 45
Filed by: Interference Trial Section Merits Panel
Box Interference Filed
Washington, D.C. 20231 2 June 2003
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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WILLIAM ROHR,
Junior Party,
(Patent 6,143,232)1,
v.
DONALD E. McNULTY and TODD SMITH,
Senior Party
(Application 09/328,080)2.
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Patent Interference 104,804 (Nagumo)
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Before: SCHAFER, TORCZON, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judge.
FINAL JUDGMENT
(PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662(a))
1 Accorded benefit for priority of the filing date of its application,
09/361,210, July 29, 1999. According to Rohr, the real party in interest is
Zimmer Technologies, Inc.
2 Accorded benefit for priority of application 60/088,729, filed June
10, 1998. According to McNulty, the real party in interest is DuPuy
Orthopaedics, Inc.
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