The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 28 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 _______________ DAVID W. DEATON and RODNEY G. GABRIEL Junior Party, (Patent No. 5,327,508)1 v. MICHAEL R. O’BRIEN, GEORGE W. OFF and TIMOTHY L. CHERNEY Senior Party (Application 08/498,654)2. _______________ Patent Interference No. 104,602 _______________ Before: SCHAFER, LEE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEE, Administrative Patent Judge. Judgment On December 8, 2000, senior party O’Brien filed a paper indicating that the common assignee of the two parties’ involved 1 1 Based on application 08/016,991, filed February 10, 1993. Accorded the benefit of application 07/886,385, filed May 19, 1992. Assigned to Catalina Marketing International, Inc. 2 2 Filed July 3, 1995. Accorded the benefit of application 08/088,617, filed July 6, 1993, and application 07/695,650, filed May 6, 1991. Assigned to Catalina Marketing International, Inc.Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007