The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 5,642,485) v. MICHAEL R. O’BRIEN, GEORGE W. OFF and TIMOTHY L. CHERNEY Senior Party (Application 08/498,654). _______________ Patent Interference No. 104,603 _______________ 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 application and patent elects junior party Deaton as the prior inventive entity and requests that judgment be entered against senior party O’Brien. (Paper No. 27). The request is granted.Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007