O'BRIEN et al. V. WATANABE et al. - Page 1




                                           The opinion in support of the decision being                                   
                                        entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                              
                                                                              Paper No. 63                                
             Filed by: Trial Section Motions Panel                                                                        
                     Box Interference Filed: April 10, 2003                                                               
                     Washington, D.C. 20231                                                                               
                     Tel: 703-308-9797                                                                                    
                     Fax: 703-305-0942                                                                                    

                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  

                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                                AND INTERFERENCES FAXED                                                   

                                  FUMIHIKO WATANABE, HIROSHIGE TSUZUKI *APR 1 0 2003                                      
                                              AND MITSUAKI OHTANI PAT. 8 TV. OFFICE                                       
                                                      Junior Party BOARD OP PATENT APPEALS                                
                                          (U.S. Patent Application 09/120,383), AND INTERFERENCEro                        

                                                           V.                                                             
                         PATRICK MICHAEL O'BRIEN AND DRAGO ROBERT SLISKOVIC                                               
                                                      Senior Party,                                                       
                                              (U.S. Patent No. 5,756,545).                                                

                                         Patent Interference No. 105,010 (MPT)                                            


             Before: TORCZON, TIERNEY and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
             TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        
                                                 FINAL JUDGMENT                                                           
                    A conference call was held on April 9, 2003 at approximately 2:00 p.m. (EST) involving:               
                           1. Michael P. Tierney, Administrative Patent Judge                                             
                           2. Dr. Eric Baude, counsel for O'Brien.                                                        
                           3. Stephen Maebius and George Quillin, counsel for Watanabe.                                   








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