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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 Filed by: Trial Section merits Panel Box Interference Washington, D.C. 20231 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ MASAO TANAHASHI, TAKESHI SHIBA, and TOSHIO IKUTA Junior Party, (Patent No. 5,548,899),1 v. MATTHIAS WETZEL, TERENCE G. ROYLE, and RAYMOND G. PARSONAGE Senior Party (Application 08/649,428)2 _______________ 1Filed April 25, 1995. Accorded the benefit of application 08/377,361, filed January 24, 1995, now Patent No. 5,546,659, granted August 20, 1996, and application 08/047,501, filed April 19, 1993, now Patent No. 5,398,412, granted March 21, 1995. The real party of interest is Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. 2Filed May 16, 1996. Accorded the benefit of application 08/244,977, filed November 7, 1994, now Patent No. 5,611,145, granted March 18, 1997, PCT application PCT/EP/92/02960, filed December 18, 1992, GB application 91 27102.3, filed December 20, 1991, and GB application 91 27092.6, filed December 20, 1991. Wetzel represents that the real party in interest is Braun GmbH.Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007