Interference No. 102,408 recurring anionic unit of a polymeric compound selected from the group consisting of dextran sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, galactan sulfate, polyglutamic acid or polyitaconic acid. The claims of the parties which correspond to Count 1 are as follows (Paper No. 47): Child: claims 2-12, 33 and 34 Kolar: claim 1 Both parties filed records and briefs, Child also filing a reply brief, and both parties waived the opportunity to3 present an oral argument at a final hearing (Paper No. 90). Child's brief raises the following issues (CB1): (1) Has junior party Child proven a reduction to practice of the subject matter of the count prior to August 30, 1985?4 (2) Did junior party Child suppress, conceal or abandon an actual reduction to practice of the invention of the count within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 102(g)? (3) Should the rebuttal testimony of senior party Kolar be stricken as untimely filed? 3The Child brief, reply brief and record will be referred to throughout this decision as CB, CRB, and CR, respectively, followed by the appropriate page number. Similarly, the Kolar brief will be referred to as KB followed by the appropriate page number. 4As discussed above, September 3, 1984, Kolar's effective filing date, is the critical date. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007