The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 105 Filed by: Interference Trial Section Merits Panel Mail Stop Interference Filed: P.O. Box 1450 30 January 2004 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 _______________ CISSY LEUNG and KARL A. LITTAU, Junior Party, (Application 09/128,143), v. GURTEJ S. SANDHU, Senior Party, (Patent 5,576,071). _______________ Patent Interference No. 104,661 _______________ Before: SCHAFER, SPIEGEL and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHAFER, Administrative Patent Judges. DECISION ON PRELIMINARY MOTIONS AND FINAL JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION The following preliminary motions are before us for consideration: 1. Sandhu Preliminary Motion 2 (Paper 69) seeking a judgment that all of Leung’s involved claims are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as not being supported by -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007