THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 189 Filed by: Interference 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 RICHARD CHAO Junior Party, (Patent No. 5,568,207)1 v. TOSHIKAZU IWAMOTO Senior Party. (Application 08/655,828)2 Patent Interference No. 104,051 Before SCHAFER, BARRETT and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges. 1Based on application 08/554,854, filed November 7, 1995. The real party in interest is Contour Optik, Inc. 2Filed May 31, 1996. Accorded the benefit of Japanese application 07-156,856, filed May 31, 1995, and Japanese application 08-153,172, filed May 24, 1996. The real party in interest is Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha. See Paper 129. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007