(1) A paper identifying the Trustees of Tufts College as the assignee of both the
involved Baguisi application and the involved Echelard application (Paper 4);
(2) A copy of what is said to be an assignment of the rights of the involved Echelard
application to the Trustees of Tufts College (attached to Paper 4); and
(3) A request for entry of adverse judgment against Echelard (Paper 5).
Upon consideration of the record of the interference, it is
ORDERED that judgment as to Count 1, the sole count in the interference, is
awarded against junior party YANN ECHELARD, ESMAIL BEHBODI, CAROL ZIOMEK,
WILLIAM GAVIN, and DAVID MELICAN;
FURTHER ORDERED that junior party, YANN ECHELARD, ESMAIL
BEHBODI, CAROL ZIOMEK, WILLIAM GAVIN, and DAVID MELICAN, is not entitled to a
patent containing claims 1-7, 9, 11-18, 20, 22, 23, 27-38, 50-62, and 66-77 of application
09/431,842, which correspond to Count 1;
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, the parties’
attention is directed to 35 USC § 135(c); and
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this decision be given a paper number and
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