Interference No. 103,270 separating the first catheter completely from the guidewire, and then inserting the second catheter into the indwelling guide catheter over the guidewire. Coelho Motion for Extension of Time In part VI of their opening brief (pp. 126 to 129), Keith et al. seek review of the Administrative Patent Judge's (APJ's) order of March 18, 1994 (Paper No. 8), granting a ten- day extension of time for Coelho to file his preliminary statement. Keith et al. assert that the extension of the time for filing a preliminary statement beyond the expiration of the time for filing preliminary motions under § 1.633 was contrary to 37 CFR § 1.621(a) and beyond the APJ's authority, and that Keith et al. were prejudiced "by giving Coelho access to preliminary motions which disclose Keith et al.'s strategy in this interference" (Keith et al. opening brief, page 128 (KOB-128)). They request that Coelho's preliminary statement4 4In this decision, we will refer to the pages of the Keith et al. and Coelho records, and to their exhibits, as "KR- ," "CR- ," "JPX- " and "CX- ," respectively; to the Keith et al. opening and reply brief pages as "KOB- " and "KRB- "; and to the pages of Coelho's brief as "CB- ." 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007