HOSHINO et al V. TANAKA - Page 2




          Interference No. 103,208                                                    
          Hoshino et al. v. Tanaka                                                    

          LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           


                                   FINAL DECISION                                     
               In this interference, junior party Hoshino et al.                      
          (Hoshino) relies solely on the earlier filing dates of                      
          previously filed United States and Japanese applications to                 
          which it claims benefit, to establish the case for priority.                
          For party Hoshino, the earliest accorded benefit date is                    
          January 22, 1986 (based on the Administrative Patent Judge’s                
          granting of Hoshino’s motion for benefit).  For party Tanaka,               
          the earliest accorded benefit date is October 2, 1985 (based                
          on the Administrative Patent Judge’s granting of Tanaka’s                   
          motion for benefit).                                                        
               At final hearing, the parties seek review only of the                  
          Administrative Patent Judge (APJ)’s decision on various                     
          preliminary and miscellaneous motions filed by the parties.                 
               On September 12, 1995, the APJ issued a decision on                    
          motions which decided party Hoshino’s motions H1 through H7                 
          and party Tanaka’s motions T1 through T12.  For clarification               
          purposes,  the list of motions decided by the APJ is                        

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