Interference No. 104,693 Preputnick v. Provencher D. Senior Party Provencher's Preliminary Motions 1 and 2 Senior party Provencher's preliminary motion I attacking the benefit accorded junior party Preputnick is dismissed as moot, in light of junior party Preputnick's failure to allege a date of invention prior to the senior party's accorded benefit date. Senior party Provencher's preliminary motion 2 alleging unpatentability of junior party Preputnick's claims corresponding to the count is dismisse as moot, in light of junior party Preputnick's failure to allege a date of invention prior to the senior party's accorded benefit date. Conclusion Provencher's preliminary motion I is dismisse . Provencher's preliminary motion 2 is dismisse . Preputnick's preliminary motion 1 is denie . Preputnick's preliminary motion 2 is grante , but on only one alleged ground of unpatentability, i.e., obviousness over Hashiguchi and Kachlic, and is otherwise dismissed. Preputnick's preliminary motion 3 is denie - 39 -Page: Previous 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007