MATSUSHIMA et al. V. ASCHAUER et al. - Page 1

                                      THIS OPINION IS NOT BINDING PRECEDENT OF THE BOARD.                                                
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                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
                                                          _______________                                                                

                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
                                                          _______________                                                                

                                                      KOUJI MATSUSHIMA,                                                                  
                            TEIZO YOSHIMURA, EDWARD J. LEONARD, JOOST OPPENHEIM,                                                         
                                      ETTORE APPELLA, and STEPHEN D. SHOWALTER                                                           
                                                     (5,652,338 and 08/818,631),                                                         

                                                             Junior Party,                                                               

                                                                   v.                                                                    

                                                      HEINRICH ASCHAUER,                                                                 
                                  IVAN J.D. LINDLEY, PAOLA PEVERI, and ALFRED WALZ                                                       
                                                            (08/466,546),                                                                

                                                             Senior Party.                                                               
                                                          _______________                                                                

                                                      Interference No. 104,354                                                           
                                                          _______________                                                                


                Before SCHAFER, TORCZON, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      

                TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    

                                                            JUDGMENT                                                                     

                                                 (PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662)                                                            

                                                          INTRODUCTION                                                                   

                        Aschauer has requested adverse judgment (Paper No. 52).  Matsushima requested a stay in                          

                entry of judgment pending decision of the outstanding motions,  which have since been decided (Paper                     


                35 U.S.C. § 135(c) Notice:  Failure to file a copy of any agreement regarding the                                        
                termination of this proceeding may render the agreement and any resulting patents                                        


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