MASAHARU WATANABE, NORIAKI TOCHIZAWA, YUKARI IMAMURA and HIDEO KIKUCHI. FURTHER ORDERED that junior party MASAHARU WATANABE, NORIAKI TOCHIZAWA, YUKARI IMAMURA and HIDEO KIKUCHI is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-15 (corresponding to Count 1) of U.S. Patent 6,140,007, granted 31 October 2000, based on application 09/214,154, filed 12 May 1999. FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in files of application 09/269,564 and U.S. Patent 6,140,007. FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and 37 CFR § 1.661. ______________________________) FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ______________________________) RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ______________________________) JAMESON LEE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) - 2 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007