LINSLEY et al. V. BLUESTONE et al. - Page 1





                                                        The opinion in support of the decision being                                                            
                                                     entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                       

                                                                                                               Paper 23                                         
                 Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel                                                                                                           
                           Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Filed                                                                                      
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                                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                               
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 6 M4                                                                          
                                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                


                                            JEFFREY A. BLUESTONE, PHILLIP M. WALLACE -j                                                                         
                                 PETER S. LINSLEY, JEFFREY A. LEDBETTER, NITIN K. DAMLE,                                                                        
                                                               AND WILLIAM BRADY                                                                                
                                                                       Junior Party                                                                             
                                                       (U.S. Patent Application 08/696,107),                                                                    

                                                                              V.                                                                                

                                 PETER S. LINSLEY, JEFFREY A. LEDBETTER, NITIN K. DAMLE,                                                                        
                                                               AND WILLIAM BRADY                                                                                
                                                                       Senior Party,                                                                            
                                                              (U.S. Patent No. 5,434,13 1).                                                                     


                                                       Patent Interference No. 105,105 (MPT)                                                                    


                  Before: LEE, SPIEGEL and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judues.                                                                               

                  TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                         


                                                                  FINAL JUDGMENT                                                                                














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