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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ MICHAEL C. KIEFER and FRANK R. MASIARZ Junior Party,1 v. SHUNICHI SHIMASAKI and NICHOLAS C. LING Senior Party.2 ________________ Interference No. 103,907 ________________ Before URYNOWICZ, SOFOCLEOUS and DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judges. 1Application No. 08/257,935, filed June 10, 1994. Accorded Benefit of Application Nos. 07/577,392, filed August 31, 1990 and 07/574,613, filed August 28, 1990, both abandoned. 2Application 08/110,107, filed August 20, 1993. Accorded Benefit of Application No. 07/562,126, filed August 3, 1990. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007