The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 153
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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CURT H. CHADWICK, ROBERT R. SHOLES, JOHN D. GREENE,
FRANCIS D. TUCKER III, MICHAEL E. FEIN, P.C. JANN,
DAVID J. HARVEY and WILLIAM BELL
Junior Party,1
YIGAL KATZIR
Senior Party.2
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Interference No. 102,407
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Before URYNOWICZ, CAROFF and DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT
The parties Chadwick et al. and Katzir have filed a joint abandonment of the contest and
request for entry of an adverse judgment as to all claims which correspond to the count pursuant to 37
CFR § 1.662(a).
Accordingly, judgment as to the subject matter of count 2, the sole count, is hereby awarded
1 Reexamination Control No. 90/003,232 filed October 29, 1993, which is a reexamination of Application No.
07/158,289 filed February 19, 1988, now U.S. Patent No. 4,877,326 issued October 31, 1989.
Reissue Application No. 08/373,084 filed January 17, 1995, of U.S. Application No. 07/158,289 filed
February 19, 1988, now Patent No. 4,877,326 issued October 31, 1989. Assignors to KLA Instruments Corp., A
California Corp.
2 Application No. 07/370,064 filed June 21, 1989. Assignors to Orbot Systems Ltd., Israel; An Israeli Co. Accorded
Benefit of U.S. Application No. 07/150,332 filed January 29, 1988 and Israel Application No. 81450 filed February 2,
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