Interference No. 103,036 ISSUES The junior party Tucholski's opening brief raises the following issues: 1. Whether the parties' claims corresponding to the count are unpatentable over prior art. 2. Whether the senior party Burroughs et al.'s claims corresponding to the count are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 112. 3. Whether the APJ abused his discretion by (i) scheduling two final hearings, (ii) not permitting the party Tucholski additional discovery, (iii) permitting the senior party Burroughs et al. to raise its schedule B motions at the first final hearing, and (iv) not scheduling a time for the party Tucholski to file a reply to the other junior parties opposition briefs. 4. Whether the Board should retain the party Tucholski as a party to this interference regardless of the outcome of the first final hearing. In Interlocutory Order No. 10, consideration of the party Tucholski's miscellaneous motion (Paper No. 665) to excuse the belatedness of its second preliminary motion (Paper No. 666) -8-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007