The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 93
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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DAVID A. McGUIRE and ROGER PATERSON
Junior Party,1
v.
REINHOLD SCHMIEDING
Senior Party.2
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INTERFERENCE NO. 104,0073
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Before URYNOWICZ, PATE and MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
FINAL DECISION
The invention at issue in this interference relates to a medical drill guide. The particular
subject matter in issue is illustrated by count 1 as follows:
1 Application No. 08/478,492, filed June 7, 1995. Accorded benefit of U.S. Application No. 07/839,466, filed
February 19, 1992, now Patent No. 5,520,693, issued May 28, 1996.
2 Application No. 07/836,720, filed February 19, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,320,626, issued June 7, 1994.
Assignors to Arthrex Inc., A Corporation of Delaware.
3 Although of no consequence here, the order of the parties has been changed because there is no party with the
earliest effective filing date as to the count and Schmieding has the earlier filing date. 37 CFR § 1.601(m).
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