The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 23
Filed by: Merits Panel
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Filed
P.O. Box 1450 5 August 2003
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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JAMES A. HOXIE,
Junior Party1
(Patent No. 5,994,515),
v.
YI LI
and STEVEN M. RUBEN,
Senior Party2
(Application No. 09/339,912).
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Patent Interference 105,059 (NAGUMO)
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Before: LEE, TIERNEY, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAGUMO, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662
Upon consideration of the REQUEST BY HOXIE UNDER 37 CFR
§ 1.662 (Paper 22), it is
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1, the
1 Hoxie has been accorded benefit for priority of its filing date, June
25, 1997.
2 Li has been accorded benefit for priority of parent application
08/466,343 (filed June 6, 1995, now U.S. Patent No. 6,025,154).
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