HAYAMA et al v. KUMAR et al - Page 1




                                                 The opinion in support of the decision being                                            
                                              entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                                       
                                                                                               Paper 9                                  
                Filed by:  Trial Section Motions Panel                                                                                   
                Box Interference                                                        Filed: August 3, 2001                            
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                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
                                                          _______________                                                                
                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
                                                          _______________                                                                
                                KAZUHIDE HAYAMA, KANJI NARAZAKI, YUKIO SAITOH,                                                           
                               TOMOAKI HIWATASHIH, ISAO ITOH, SIGEOKI KAWAGUCHI                                                          
                                                             Junior Party,                                                               
                                                          (Patent 5,362,485)                                                             
                                                                   v.                                                                    
                                            KANTA KUMAR, RAMESH C. KUMAR,                                                                
                                                         SMARAJIT MITRA                                                                  
                                                             Senior Party                                                                
                                                      (Application 08/460,958).                                                          
                                                          _______________                                                                
                                                   Patent Interference No. 104,725                                                       
                                                          _______________                                                                
                Before:  SCHAFER, TORCZON and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    
                                           JUDGEMENT AND RECOMMENDATION                                                                  
                                           (Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a) and § 1.659(c))                                                
                        A.      Judgment                                                                                                 
                        A conference call took place on July 31, 2001 between a representative of Oblon, Spivak,                         
                McClelland, Maier & Neustadt and Ms. Sonja Despertt, an interference trial section paralegal.                            
                During the conference call, the Oblon, Spivak representative informed Ms. Despertt that Junior                           
                Party Hayama would not be contesting the interference.  This abandonment of contest is                                   





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