The opinion in support of the decision being
entered todav is not bindinu, precedent of the Board.
Paper 21
Filed by: Interference Trial Section Merits Panel
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Filed:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 25 June 2003
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
ANDINTERFERENCES
SUSAN L. McELROY FAzvErLJ%
Junior Party,
(Patent 6,323,236), AN 2 5 2001
V. T 0 FF I C
BOARt, OF
SCOTT P. HOOPES ARD
Senior Party
(Application 09/494,988).
Patent Interference No. 105,079
Before: SCHAFER, LEE and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judi4es.
SCHAFER, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662
Hoopes has filed a paper requesting and agreeing to entry of an adverse judgment in this
interference under 37 CFR § 1.662(a). Paper 20. Accordingly , it is
ORDER-ED that i .udgment on priority as to the subject matter of Count I (Paper 1, p. 5), is
awarded against the senior party, SCOTT P. HOOPES;
FURTHER ORDERED that senior party, SCOTT P. HOOPES, is not entitled to a patent
containing claims 1-10 (corresponding to Count 1) of Application 09/494,988;
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