The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 239 Filed by: 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 _______________ SYRIAC J. PALACKAL, HELMUT G. ALT, KONSTANTINOS PATSIDIS, TARA G. HILL, GIL R. HAWLEY, PETER P. CHU M. BRUCE WELCH and ROLF L. GEERTS (Patent 5,401,817), Junior Party, v. LUIGI RESCONI and ROBERT L. JONES (Application 08/175,135), Senior Party. _______________ Patent Interference No. 103,942 _______________ Before: McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. MEMORANDUM OPINION and FINAL JUDGMENT A. BackgroundPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007