PREPUTNICK et al. V. PROVENCHER et al. - Page 2





            Interference No. 104,693                                                                     
            Preputnick v. Provencher                                                                     
                                             Introduction                                                
                  Junior party Preputnick's preliminary statement does not                               
            allege a date of invention prior to senior party Provencher's                                
            accorded benefit date and junior party has not attacked senior                               
            party's accorded benefit date. Thus, Provencher's preliminary                                
            motions are moot and judgment as to the subject matter of the                                
            count will be entered against Preputnick.                                                    
                  Preputnick, however, has filed three preliminary motions,                              
            each alleging unpatentability of all Provencher claims                                       
            corresponding to the count. We exercise our discretion to take                               
            up these preliminary motions despite the absence of dispute on                               
            priority.                                                                                    
                  Because all of Provencher's claims corresponding to the                                
            count are unpatentable over prior art, judgment as to the subject                            
            matter of the count will also be entered against Provencher.                                 
                                          Findincrs of Fact                                              
                  1. This interference was declared on April 30, 2001.                                   
                  2. Junior party Preputnick is involved on the basis of its                             
            Patent No. 5,795,191, based on application 08/882,795, filed on                              
            June 26, 1997.                                                                               
                  3. Senior party Provencher is involved on the basis of its                             
            application 09/225,439, filed January 5, 1999.                                               



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