NAGARAJ et al. V. RICKERBY et al. - Page 1





                                                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                          
                                                                 is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                 
                                                                                                                        Paper No. 84                                    

                     Filed by: Motions panel                                                                                                                            
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                                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                              

                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                
                                                                     ANDINTERFERENCES                                                                                   
                               MAILED]                                                                                                                                  
                                                             BANGALORE A. NAGARAJ ET AL.,                                                                               
                             MAR 0 2 2004 Junior Party,                                                                                                                 
                        U.S. EPATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Patent 5,427,866)                                                                                              
                            BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                                     
                               AND INTERFERENCE$ V.                                                                                                                     
                                                                 DAVID S. RICKERBY ET AL.,                                                                              
                                                                           Senior Party.                                                                                
                                                                     (Application 08/608,502)                                                                           

                                                                Patent Interference No. 104,817                                                                         

                     Before: SCHAFER, CRAWFORD, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges                                                                                
                     CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge                                                                                                              
                                                                           Judgmen                                                                                      


                               In our Decision of Preliminary Motions mailed concurrent with this paper, we                                                             

                     made the determination that all of the Nagaraj and Rickerby involved claims are                                                                    

                     unpatentable over prior art.                                                                                                                       










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