The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper97
By: Trial Section Merits Panel
Box Interference
Washington, DC 20231 Filed: March 13, 2003
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
ANDINTERFERENCES
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION FAXED
Junior party,
U.S. Patent 5,731,182 OAR 13 2003
U.S. Patent 5,871,986 PAT & T K OFFICE
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
V. ANDINTERFERENCES
CHRISTIAN HOFMANN, VOLKER SANDIG,
and MICHAEL STRAUSS
Senior party,
Application 08/808,065
Patent Interference No. 104,570 (CAS)
Before: SCHAFER, LEE and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
FINAL JUDGMENT
Senior party Hofmann "expressly abandons the contest of the above-identified
interference" (Paper 95). Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a), abandonment of the contest
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