The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte TED M. DAWSON, JOSEPH P. STEINER VALINA L. DAWSON, GEORGE R. UHL and SOLOMON H. SNYDER __________ Appeal No. 1997-3122 Application No. 08/082,8481 __________ HEARD: November 16, 2000 __________ 2 Before WINTERS, ROBINSON and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed June 30, 1993. 2Appellants’ oral argument was heard by Administrative Patent Judges Robinson, Spiegel and Scheiner on November 16, 2000. Subsequently, appellants submitted paper no. 32, indicating that “the Public Health Service as represented by the Office of Technology Transfer, having an address at National Institutes of Health . . . is the co-owner of an undivided interest in the subject application, along with the Johns Hopkins University.” As the result of this information, Judge Spiegel has recused herself from the case, and Judge Winters will substitute for her on the panel deciding this appeal. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007