LEMAIRE et al. V. WALLACH et al. - Page 6




                     Interference No. 103,625                                                                                                                                          
                     hearing.  Campbell v. Wettstein, 476 F.2d 642, 648, 177 USPQ 376, 380 (CCPA 1973).                                                                                
                     Accordingly, these publications will not be considered by the Board.                                                                                              
                                                                                         II.                                                                                           
                     Wallach motion to suppress                                                                                                                                        
                                           Wallach seeks to suppress that portion of the LeMaire brief directed to the                                                                 
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                     question of whether Wallach’s belated motion No. 5 should be considered.   The motion is                                                                          
                     granted.  As clearly indicated in Paper No. 86, final hearing will be limited to issues, 1 and                                                                    
                     2, supra.                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                         III.                                                                                          
                     Issue 1                                                                                                                                                           
                                           Wallach filed a first brief indicating that its sole purpose was to “preserve a                                                             
                     right to have the remainder of Wallach’s motions considered if LeMaire is successful in                                                                           
                     establishing that the APJ abused her discretion in failing to consider the LeMaire motions”                                                                       
                     (See Paper No. 90, filed February 23, 1998, page 8).                                                                                                              
                                           APJ indicated that both parties could raise the question of whether the APJ                                                                 
                     abused her discretion in dismissing the remaining Wallach and LeMaire motions at final                                                                            
                     hearing (See Paper No. 86).                                                                                                                                       
                                           Wallach mistakenly assume that they have a right to preserve if LeMaire                                                                     
                     succeeds in establishing an abuse of discretion.  To maintain standing with respect to                                                                            


                      Wallach belated motion 5 (item 5 in the decision on motion) was dismissed by7                                                                                                                                                      
                     the APJ.  See Paper No. 80                                                                                                                                        
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