The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Filed by: Merits Panel Paper No. 83
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
FRANCIS C. CARROLL FAXED
Junior Party
(Patent Nos. 5,794,367 and 6,530,162)' SEP 13 2W4
V. PAT & TV. OFFICE
BOARD bF PATENT APPEALS
114TEFZFERENCCS
FARIS W. MeMULLIN ANt)
Senior Party
(Application 09/246,325 )2
Patent Interference No. 105,146
Before FLEMING, LEE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT- RULE 640
Patent No. 5,794,367 was filed February 20, 1997. Patent No. 6,530,162 was filed
February 23, 1998. With respect to Patent No. 6,530,162, the junior party has been accorded
benefit of the earlier filing date of Patent No. 5,794,367. Junior party's real party in interest is
Greenkeepers of Delaware, LLC.
2 Filed September 2, 1999. Accorded the benefit of Application 09/209,252, filed
December 10, 1998, Application 08/823,901, filed March 2, 1997, and Provisional Application
60/034,328, filed December 20, 1996. The real party in interest is Softspikes, LLC.
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