Interference 103,579
FINAL DECISION
1. Background
December 21, 1990 - AMYLOGENE HB c/o Svalof AB filed Swedish
Patent Application 9004096-5 for “Genetically Engineered
Modification of Potato to Form Amylopectin-Type Starch”
(hereafter Hofvander’s Swedish application).
December 20, 1991 - PER HOFVANDER, PER T. PERSSON, ANNELI
TALLBERG, and OLLE WIKSTROM filed PCT International Application
PCT/SE91/00892, for “Genetically Engineered Modification of
Potato to Form Amylopectin-Type Starch” (hereafter Hofvander’s
PCT application), claiming benefit of the December 21, 1990,
filing date of Hofvander’s Swedish application.
February 14, 1992 - RICHARD G.F. VISSER, EVERT JACOBSEN, and
WILLEM J. FEENSTRA filed U.S. Application 07/835,886, for “Potato
Plant Producing Essentially Amylose-Free Starch” (hereafter
Visser’s grandparent application).
July 9, 1992 - International Publication Number WO92/11376
(hereafter Hofvander’s PCT publication) issued from Hofvander’s
PCT application filed December 20, 1991.
November 24, 1993 - PER HOFVANDER; PER T. PERSSON; ANNELI
TALLBERG, deceased, by LENNART HANSSON, Legal Representative;
and OLLE WIKSTROM filed involved U.S. Application 08/070,455,
for “Genetically Engineered Modification of Potato to Form
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