The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
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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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SIGURD FROHLICH and HANS JOCHEN KOELLNER
Junior Party,
(Patent 5,884,006),
v.
WAYNE D. BALDWIN and FUJIO ABE
Senior Party,
(Application 09/526,026).
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Patent Interference No. 105,005
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Before LANE, MEDLEY, and TIERNEY Administrative Patent Judges.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON PRELIMINARY MOTIONS AND JUDGMENT
A. Introduction
This interference was declared on 5 August 2002. Frohlich filed a miscellaneous motion
1 for judgment against Baldwin based on equitable estoppel, or alternatively estoppel by
judgment. Frohlich also filed a preliminary motion 2 for judgment against Baldwin on the
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