Interference No. 103,036 requests, the various oppositions, replies thereto and comments50 to various oppositions and replies, filed by the parties. In addition, the APJ opened preliminary statements and ordered their service. At the same time, the APJ placed the junior parties Tucholski and Cataldi et al. under an order to show cause why judgment should not be entered against them in view of the fact that the dates alleged in their preliminary statements did not overcome the filing date of the senior party Burroughs et al. The junior parties Tucholski and Cataldi et al. filed responses to the show cause order. The purpose of this final hearing is to determine whether the junior parties Tucholski51 and Cataldi et al. have shown sufficient cause to avoid the entry of judgment against them. In the concurrent decisions accompanying this order, we have held that the junior parties Tucholski and Cataldi et al. did not show sufficient cause to avoid the entry of judgment against them and accordingly issued judgment against those parties. ISSUES In an order, dated December 12, 1994 (Paper No. 77), the APJ50 in charge of the interference at that time authorized the parties to file comments in support of or in opposition to a motion directed at another party. This decision addresses the issues raised by the party Wang51 et al.; the accompanying final decisions address the issues raised by the parties Tucholski and Cataldi et al. -4-Page: Previous 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007