LOUIS et al. V. OKADA et al. - Page 1




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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                AND INTERFERENCES OCT 1 6 2002                                                   
                                                                                                PAT & T.M. OFFICE                
                                      JOSEPH E. LOUIS and ALAN W. JOHNSON F SOARO OF PAjTTFrNR"j    P      APP'A'S               
                                                                                              AND INTERFERENCU,T                            
                                                       Junior Party                                                              
                                                  (Patent No. 5,513,717)1                                                        
                                                             V.                                                                  
                                                    HIDEAKI OKADA                                                                
                                                       Senior Party                                                              
                                                (Application 08/818,964)2                                                        

                                             Patent Interference No. 104,311                                                     

                                   MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT                                                               

                        Based on application 08/181,983, filed January 14, 1994. The real party in interest is                   
             Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. ("Sauer"). Accorded the benefit of application 07/706,279, filed May 28,                        
             1991; application 07/482,656, filed February 21, 1990; and application 07/319,164, filed March                      
             3,1989.                                                                                                             
                    2 Filed March 14, 1997. The real party in interest is Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co.,                            
             Ltd. ("Kanzaki"). Accorded the benefit of application 08/447,545, filed May 24, 1995;                               
             application 08/193,577, filed February 7, 1994; application 08/100,352, filed June 21, 1993;                        
             application 07/518,720, filed May 4, 1990; and application 07/304,581, filed February 1, 1989.                      
             Also accorded the benefit of Japanese applications 63-24193, filed February 3, 1988, 63-55828,                      
             filed March 9, 1988, 63-67005, filed March 18, 1988, and 63-79665, filed June 16, 1988.                             







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