HAUGLAND et al. V. AHLEM et al. - Page 2




                           FURTHER ORDERED that Senior Party Haugland et al. is not entitled to a patent                                                  
                  containing claims 1-34 of Haugland et al., U.S. Patent 5,798,276.                                                                       
                           FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this final decision shall be placed and given a                                                 
                  paper number in the file of Haugland et al., U.S. Patent 5,798,276 and Ahlem et al., U.S.                                               
                  Application 08/844,946.                                                                                                                 
                           FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, attention is directed to                                              
                  35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and 37 CFR § 1.661.1                                                                                                 


                                             RICHARD E. SCHAFER                           )                                                               
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                  )                                                               
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                                                                                          )        BOARD OF PATENT                                        
                                             SALLY C. MEDLEY                                       )        APPEALS                                       
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                  )        AND                                                    
                                                                                          )        INTERFERENCES                                          
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                                             MICHAEL P. TIERNEY                           )                                                               
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                  )                                                               











                           1We note that a Settlement Agreement was filed with the Board.  (Paper No. 19).  The                                           
                  Board does not review the Settlement Agreement for purposes of compliance with 35 U.S.C.                                                
                  § 135(c).  Specifically, it is the parties responsibility to ensure that the provisions of 35 U.S.C.                                    
                  § 135(c) have been complied with.                                                                                                       





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