CHRIST et al. V. BLAKE - Page 2




          Interference No. 103,435                                                    




          CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                         FINAL DECISION UNDER 37 CFR § 1.658                          
               The invention at issue in this interference relates to an              
          intraocular lens.  The particular subject matter in issue is                
          illustrated by count 1, the sole count, as follows:                         
                    An intraocular lens comprising;                                   
                    an optic; and                                                     
                    at least one haptic including a lens                              
                    bonding region bonded to said optic,                              
                    wherein said lens bonding region is exposed                       
                    to corona discharge or to plasma prior to                         
                    being bonded to said optic, and the bond                          
                    strength between said haptic and said optic                       
                    is increased as a result of said exposure                         
                    relative to a substantially identical                             
                    intraocular lens including a haptic the                           
                    lens bonding region of which is not                               
                    subjected to said exposure.                                       


               The claims of the parties which correspond to this                     
          count are:                                                                  
                    Christ et al.: Claims 1 through 17.                               
                    Larry Blake: Claims 137 through 140.                              

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