HOSHINO et al V. TANAKA - Page 45




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

                                      Judgment                                        
               Because the effective filing date of Hoshino et al.'s                  
          involved patent and reissue application is January 22, 1986,                
          and the effective filing date of Tanaka's involved application              
          is October 2, 1985, judgment is herein entered against junior               
          party Hoshino et al.  Accordingly, Kunihisa Hoshino, deceased,              
          by Chie                                                                     
          Hoshino, legal representative, Yoshinari Hamanishi, and Ken                 
          Utagawa, are not entitled to claims 1-33 of their reissue                   
          application 08/204,661, which correspond to count 1, and are                
          not entitled to claims 1-17 of their involved patent                        
          4,841,325, which correspond to count 1.  Judgment is herein                 
          awarded to senior party Tanaka.  Tsunefumi Tanaka, on this                  
          record, is entitled to claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-11, 13-33, amended              
          claims 34-38, and added claims 40-53 which correspond to count              
          1.                                                                          


                                                                                     
                    BRUCE H. STONER, JR.          )                                   
                    Chief Administrative Patent Judge)                                
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