The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 26
Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel
Mail Stop Interference
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Tel: 703-308-9797
Fax: 703-305-0942
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
_______________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
_______________
JEFFREY A. SIBNER
Junior Party,
(Application 09/114,166; Patent 5,766,011),
v.
SANDRA P. GILBERT
Senior Party,
(Application 08/955,005).
_______________
Patent Interference No. 105,037
______________________
Before: LEE, LANE, and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
A. Introduction
On 13 November 2003, the board received “SIBNER RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE” (Paper 25), in which Sibner requests that the interference be terminated
without entering judgment against either party. Since Sibner has failed to sufficiently
demonstrate that the Gilbert subject matter and claimed invention were, at the time the invention
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007