The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 3
Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel
Box Interference
Washington, D.C. 20231
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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MICHAEL W. J. WEST
Junior Party,
(Application 08/467,241),
v.
PADMANABHAN SUNDARARAMAN, JAMES A. CLAAR
and CHARLES M. KANIA,
Senior Party
(Patent 5,105,010).
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Patent Interference No. 104,511
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ORDER TERMINATING INTERFERENCE FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
A. Discussion
The interference was declared on 15 March 2000. At the time
the interference was declared, it was the board's belief that a
maintenance fee had been paid in connection with the Sundararaman
patent involved in the interference.
On Monday, 20 March 2000, counsel for Sundararaman (William
J. Uhl, Esq.) had discussion with Administrator Sally C. Medley
in which he advised that the maintenance fee had not been paid
and the Sundararaman's assignee PPG Industries, Inc., had no
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