The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 13 Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel Box Interference Filed Washington, D.C. 20231 4 April 2003 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ DAVID A. BUMCROT, Junior Party (Patent No. 6,309,879), v. FREDERIC DE SAUVAGE and DAVID A. CARPENTER, Senior Party (Application No. 09/060,939). _______________ Patent Interference 105,081 (NAGUMO) Before SCHAFER, LANE, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges. NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judge. _______________ JUDGMENT (Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a)) _______________ Introduction 1. On April 2, 2003, junior party Bumcroft filed Paper 12, in which it conceded priority as to Count 1, the sole count in this interference, and acknowledged that the communication would be treated as a request for adverse judgment.Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007