TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sum m ary of the D ecision .................................................. I
Findings of Fact ......................................................... 2
1 R eal Parties in Interest .............................................. 2
a. Junior Party ................................................ 2
b. Senior Party ................................................ 2
2. Accorded Priority Benefit ........................................... 2
a. Junior Party ................................................ 2
b. Senior Party ................................................ 2
3. The Count and Claim Correspondence ................................. 3
4. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art .................................... 3
5. Zhou et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,796,858 ................................. 4
A. Zhou's Claims 1, 10, 11 and 14 ................................. 4
B. Zhou's Specification ......................................... 6
6. Keagy et al., U.S. Application 09/255,744 .............................. 7
A . K eagy C laim I ............................... .............. 7
B. Keagy's '744 Specification ..................................... 8
7. A sserted "Prior" Art ............................................... 13
A. Chen et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,448,649 .......................... 1-3
B. Sibbald, U.S. Patent No. 5,619,586 ............................. 15
C. Cobb, Jr., U.S. Patent No. 4,906,070 ............................ 17
D. Usui, et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,210,797 .......................... 17
E. Elmes, U.S. Patent No. 4,455,083 .............................. 18
F. Ranalli, U.S. Patent No. 5,625,448 ............................. 18
G. 3MTm Brightness Enhancement Film (BEF) II .................... 21
O pinion ......................................................... ....22
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