SODERLUND et al. V. BAJAJ et al. - Page 1




                      THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                           
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was           
                not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                  
                binding precedent of the Board.                                              
                                                                Paper No. 176               

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                            
                                       ____________                                          
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                
                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                       
                                       ____________                                          
                      HANS E. SODERLUND AND ANNE-CHRISTINE SYVANEN                           
                                      Junior Party,1                                         
                                             v.                                              
                                      PAUL S. BAJAJ                                          
                                      Senior Party. 2                                        
                                       ____________                                          
                                 Interference No. 103,562                                    
                                       ____________                                          
          Before RONALD H. SMITH, SOFOCLEOUS, and DOWNEY, Administrative                     
          Patent Judges.                                                                     
          SOFOCLEOUS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                                          JUDGMENT                                           
                Soderlund et al., the junior party, have filed a concession                  
          of priority which, pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a), is treated as a                  

            Application 08/162,376, filed December 2, 1993.  Accorded benefit of1                                                                            
          Applications 07/656,575, filed February 15, 1991, now abandoned; and               
          07/482,005, filed February 16, 1990.  Assignors to Orion Corporation, Ltd.,        
          Finland, a Corp. of Finland.                                                       
            Application 08/103,408, filed August 6, 1993.  Accorded benefit of2                                                                            
          U.S. Application 07/608,225, filed November 2, 1990, now abandoned.  Assignors     
          to St. Louis University.                                                           

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