Interference No. 103,878
junior party exhibit A provides little evidence of long-felt
need, commercial success or recognition by the public.
The senior party also refers to the testimony of
Henson at JR200-01, wherein Henson stated that in the spring
of 1993 representatives from both South Carolina Electric &
Gas and
Carolina Power & Light, along with Thompson, Milling, and
Henson visited the test site where the prototype reflector had
been installed. Henson stated: “That night after dinner we
all went out and visited and marveled at it.” JR201. Without
more information, it is impossible to credit this statement of
Henson as evidence of long-felt need, commercial success or
recognition by the public. Henson is never questioned about
what feature he marveled at. The statement is so vague that
it is impossible to determine what property of the fixture or
reflector is being noted. Therefore, it is impossible to
ascertain whether a nexus between the invention and the lauded
property or feature of the
reflector exists. In short, the statement that Henson and
other unknown persons marveled at the invention is too vague
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