Ex Parte MATTSON - Page 2




               In an ORDER SETTING TIMES FOR TAKING ACTION (Paper 21),                
          Mattson was afforded an opportunity to file any additional                  
          preliminary motions and its priority case.  The date for filing             
          any preliminary motions and priority case was 18 November 2000.             
          Mattson has not filed any additional preliminary motions or a               
          priority case.  Accordingly, as a junior party without a timely             
          filed priority case, it is not apparent how Mattson is entitled             
          to prevail in the interference.  In light of the record, there is           
          no apparent reason for not entering at this time a judgment                 
          against Mattson.                                                            

               B.   Order                                                             
               Upon consideration of the record, including the fact that              
          there has been no response to the ORDER SETTING TIMES FOR TAKING            
          ACTION (Paper 21), it is                                                    
                    ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1                   
          (Paper 1, page 46), the sole count in the interference, is                  
          awarded against junior party STEPHANIE M. MATTSON.                          
                    FURTHER ORDERED that junior party STEPHANIE M. MATTSON            
          is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-14 (corresponding           
          to Count 1) of U.S. Patent 5,523,264, granted 4 June 1996, based            
          on application 08/414,689, filed 31 March 1995.                             
                    FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made           
          of record in files of application 08/581,517 and U.S. Patent                
          5,523,264.                                                                  



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