The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 18 Filed by: Trial Section Motions Panel Box Interference Filed Washington, D.C. 20231 February 3, 2003 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ HERMAN A. DEBOER, REIN STRIJKER, HERBERT L. HEYNEKER, GERARD PLATENBURG, SANG HE LEE, FRANK PIEPER, and PAUL J.A. KRIMPENFORT, Junior Party (Patent Nos. 5,741,957, 6,013,857, and 6,140,552), v. KATHERINE GORDON, SUZANNE GROET, LOTHAR HENNIGHAUSEN, and HEINER WESTPHAL, Senior Party (Application 08/246,259). _______________ Patent Interference 105,004 ___________ Before: SCHAFER, TORCZON, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges. NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT (Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.640) NO INTERFERENCE-IN-FACT 1. The parties have submitted a joint motion for judgment that no interference-in-fact exists. (Paper No. 16, “JM”.)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007