COMPANS et al. V. BARNEY et al. - Page 2




         respect to the count of the interference.                                  
              The filing by a party of a concession of priority of the              
         subject matter of a count will be treated as a request for                 
         entry of an adverse judgment against the party as to all the               
         party's claims that correspond to the count.  37 CFR                       
         §1.662(a).                                                                 
              Upon consideration of the record of the interference, it              
         is                                                                         
                   ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1, the             
         sole count in the interference, is awarded against junior                  
         party                                                                      
         RICHARD WILLIAM COMPANS and QIZHI YAO;                                     
                   FURTHER ORDERED that junior party, RICHARD WILLIAM               
         COMPANS and QIZHI YAO, is not entitled to a patent containing              
         claim 4 of patent 5,969,094, which corresponds to Count 1;                 
                   FURTHER ORDERED that, if there is a settlement                   
         agreement between the parties, the parties are directed to                 
         35 USC §135(c);                                                            
                   FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this decision be                  
         given a paper number and be entered in the administrative                  
         records of Compan's 08/651,420 application and Barney's                    
         08/474,349 application.                                                    



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