WATERMAN V. Birbaum et al. - Page 1




               Trial Division Merits Panel                                                               Paper  16                  
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               P.O. Box 1450                                                                Filed: November 16, 2005                
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                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                          
                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                                
                                       (Administrative Patent Judge James T. Moore)                                                 
                                                       Paul S. Waterman                                                             
                                                          Junior Party                                                              
                                                       (Patent 5,714,530)                                                           
                                                                 v.                                                                 
                                                       Jean-Luc Birbaum                                                             
                                          Jean Rody, Mario Slongo, Andreas Valet                                                    
                                                               and                                                                  
                                                     Roland A. E. Winter                                                            
                                                          Senior Party                                                              
                                                   (Application 10/453,014)                                                         
                                           Patent Interference No. 105,391 (JTM)                                                    

                                    Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd. R. 127(b)                                                  

               Before Torczon, Lane, and Moore, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                       Waterman has conceded priority as regards to claims 1-115 of Waterman                                        
               5,714,530.  See Paper 14.  This interference has been redeclared.  See Paper 15.                                     
                       Upon consideration of the admissions of Waterman as outlined in Papers 14 and                                
               15 , and Waterman’s request for adverse judgment (Paper 13), it is hereby:                                           
                               ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 2 (Paper 15, page 2) is                                
               awarded against Junior Party Waterman.                                                                               

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