Interference No. 103,435
The Senior party argues that in the motion filed under 37
CFR §§ 1.635/1.618(a)/1.645(b) (Paper No. 94) that the Stan
Van Gent declaration should not be admitted as evidence. As
we have determined that the Junior party has not established
that Larry Blake derived the invention from the Junior party
even if the Stan Van Gent declaration is considered, we will
not reach this issue.
Christ’s reduction to practice
In support of the claim to a reduction to practice prior
to the filing date of the Senior party, the Junior party
Christ
relies on the notebook of David Fencil which describes test in
which loops were plasma treated and immediately removed to air
and placed in molds (Christ exhibit 16). One portion of the
notebook, which states that the plasma treated loops were
fabricated and were not easily removed from the silicone is
dated October 9, 1986. Another section of the notebook dated
January 20, 1987, indicates that molds were made in the form
of one centimeter discs with grooves for loops and that these
loop grooves were the same size as the loop grooves on lens
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