The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 81 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ DAVID J. PARINS and RICHARD K. POPPE Junior Party,1 v. CHARLES R. SLATER Senior Party.2 _____________ Patent Interference No. 104,190 ______________ FINAL HEARING: December 19, 2000 _______________ 1Patent No. 5,540,685, granted July 30, 1996, based on Application Serial No. 08/435,305, filed May 5, 1995. Accorded the benefit of Application Serial No. 08/369,379, filed January 6, 1995, now abandoned. Assignors to Everest Medical Corporation. 2Application Serial No. 08/806,386, filed February 27, 1997. Accorded the benefit of Application Serial No. 08/354,992, filed December 13, 1994, now abandoned. Assignor to Boston Scientific Corporation. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007