WALLACH et al. V. SMITH - Page 3


               Interference No. 103,854                                                                                              


                     1.      Does Wallach claim 3 define the same patentable invention as any other claim                            
              whose designation in the notice declaring the interference as corresponding to the count the                           
              party does not dispute?4                                                                                               
                     2.      Does Wallach claim 6 define the same patentable invention as any other claim                            
              whose designation in the notice declaring the interference as corresponding to the count the                           
              party does not dispute?                                                                                                
                     3.      Does Wallach claim 7 define the same patentable invention as any other claim                            
              whose designation in the notice declaring the interference as corresponding to the count the                           
              party does not dispute?                                                                                                
                     Upon de novo review of the motion and careful consideration of the arguments and                                
              evidence before us, the motion is DENIED.  Our reasons follow.                                                         





                       4       Count 2, the sole count in the interference, reads as follows:                                        
                       2.   A multimer in accordance with Claim 1 of Wallach et al., U.S. Patent                                     
               5,478,925                                                                                                             
                                                              or                                                                     
                       A multimer in accordance with Claim 39 of Smith, U.S. Patent Application Ser.                                 
               No. 08/406,824                                                                                                        
                                                              or                                                                     
               A DNA molecule in accordance with Claims 15 or 18 of Smith, U.S. Patent Application                                   
               Ser. No. 08/406,824                                                                                                   
                                                              or                                                                     
               A fusion protein in accordance with Claims 27 and 33 of Smith, U.S. Patent Application                                
               Ser. No. 08/406,824.                                                                                                  

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