Interference No. 103,669
corroboration may consist of testimony of a witness, other
than the inventor, or it may consist of surrounding facts and
circumstances independent of information received from the
inventor. Reese, 661 F.2d at 1226 n.4, 211 USPQ at 940-41
n.4.
The following represents our findings of fact with
regard to junior party Steitz’ inventive acts. The Steitz
record is comprised of declarations by inventor Arthur R.
Steitz, his wife Rita Steitz, the inventor’s son, Matthew P.
Steitz, and Ron J. Gales. Inventor Steitz states that he
conceived of the invention and disclosed the conception to his
wife and son at least by the end of April 1994. SR3. 3 4
Steitz’ wife and son
3When an inventor's testimony merely places acts within a
stated time period, the inventor has not established a date
for his activities earlier than the last day of the period.
Oka v. Youssefyeh, 849 F.2d 581, 584, 7 USPQ2d 1169, 1172
(Fed. Cir. 1988).
4The Steitz Record will be abbreviated SR followed by the
appropriate page number. The Steitz exhibits will be referred
to as SX- followed by the appropriate exhibit number.
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