The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 16 Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel Box Interference Filed: May 2, 2002 Washington, D.C. 20231 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS ANDINTERFERENCES MAILED IZUMU SAITO, YUMI KANEGAE and MICHIO NAKAI MAY 2 - 2002 Junior Party, Patent'5,700,470 PAT. & TM. OFFICE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES V. AVENTIS PHARMA S.A. Senior Party Application 08/397,225 Patent Interference No. 104,819 (CAS) Before: SCHAFER, TORCZON and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judcie. JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662(a) "Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.662(a), the party Saito hereby abandons the contest as to Count 1 and claims 1-6 corresponding thereto" (Paper 15). Therefore, it is ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 1, p. 5),. the sole count in the interference, is awarded against junior party IZUMU SAITO, YUMI KANEGAEPage: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007