The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 23 Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel Box Interference Washington, D.C. 20231 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ STEPHANIE M. MATTSON, Junior Party, (Patent 5,523,264), v. ELISABETH ROUYER, ALAIN DEMERINGO, WOLFGANG HOLSTEIN and STEPHAINE MAUGENDRE, Senior Party (Application 08/581,517). _______________ Patent Interference No. 104,536 _______________ Before: McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. FINAL JUDGMENT A. Introduction In a MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER entered 14 August 2000 (Paper 20), the panel denied Mattson Preliminary Motion 2 seeking to attack a priority benefit accorded to Rouyer. Accordingly, Mattson remained junior party.Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007