THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 60 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ BARRY L. KRAMER Junior Party,1 v. NIKOLAUS REIFART and ERIK ANDERSEN Senior Party,2 _______________ Interference No. 103,358 _______________ 1 U.S. Patent No. 5,135,535, granted August 4, 1992, based on Application Serial No. 07/713,973, filed June 11, 1991; and Application Serial No. 07/881,673, filed May 12, 1992. Accorded benefit of Application Serial No. 07/713,973, filed June 11, 1991, now U.S. Patent 5,135,535, granted August 4, 1992. Assignors to Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a corp. of California. 2 Application Serial No. 08/007,756, filed January 22, 1993. Accorded benefit of Application Serial No. 07/681,805, now abandoned. Assignors to Boston Scientific Corporation. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007