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allegations that the particular elements required to be proved to
establish an actual reduction to practice were, more likely than not,
actually performed. Suffice it to the say the rules require that the
argument section include:
the contentions of the party with respect to the issues it
is raising for consideration at final hearing, and the
reasons therefor, with citations to the cases statutes,
other authorities, and parts of the record relied on.
[Emphasis ours.]
Chen et al.'s brief does not satisfy this requirement of the rule.
Similarly, Chen et al.'s brief includes many conclusions
concerning their case for priority without any reference to the
underlying facts which support their conclusions. For example, at page
157 of their brief, Chen et al. conclude:
The evidence as a whole, including corroboration by more
than a dozen non-inventors based on their independent
knowledge, confirms the veracity of Chen's statements.
But because each actual reduction to practice alleged must be
corroborated independently, Chen et al.'s oblique reference to the
"evidence as a whole" and to "more than a dozen non-inventors" is
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