STEITZ V. BENTLEY - Page 3




          Interference No. 103,669                                                    



                    said projection having a surface adapted                          
                    to contact a surface of said cartridges in                        
                    such manner as to maintain engagement with                        
                    said top one of said cartridges when said                         
                    magazine is gripped by said one hand for                          
                    depressing said top one of said cartridges                        
                    away from said opening against said biasing                       
                    means in response to a bending/depressing                         
                    thumb motion; whereby another of said                             
                    cartridges can be manually loaded into                            
                    said magazine by using the other hand.                            
                    The claims of the parties that correspond to the                  
          count are:                                                                  
                    Steitz         Claims 1-18                                        
                    Bentley        Claims 2, 18, 20, 21, 27 and 28                    
                    The interference was declared on November 19, 1996.               
          Although both parties designated lead attorneys pursuant to                 
          37 CFR § 1.613, the senior party has chosen to stand on his                 
          filing date and has not filed any other papers.  The junior                 
          party filed a preliminary statement, took testimony in the                  
          form of declarations, filed a record, and filed a brief for                 
          final hearing.  The senior party did not request cross-                     
          examination   and filed no brief.  An oral argument at final                
          hearing was  waived by the junior party.  Accordingly, the                  
          sole issue for   our consideration is the junior party’s                    
          priority case.                                                              

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