Interference No. 103,467
(c) a second temple arm or leg hingedly connected,
by means of a second hinge, to said front rim; and
(d) means for coupling said front section to said
rear section of the first temple arm.
The claims of the parties that correspond to the
count are:
Whisenant Claims 1-3, 5-9, and 11-13
Wagner Claims 1-3
Background and Issues to be Decided
The interference was declared September 20, 1994.
However, the motion period was suspended when it became
apparent that neither the Patent and Trademark Office nor the
senior party’s attorney of record could locate a current
address for the senior party inventor. After the senior party
inventor’s address was located through on-line searching, the
interference was resumed.
The senior party has filed no papers and therefore
stands on his effective filing date. The sole issue at final
hearing is whether the junior party can antedate the senior
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