Interference 103,781 period for Barton to file its preliminary statement; and (4) add Adang’s U.S. Patents 6,015,891 and 6,013,523 to this interference; December 16, 2002 - Adang filed Observations Regarding Monsanto’s Joint Comments (Paper No. 162) asking the Board to (1) strike Fischhoff’s and Barton’s Joint Comments Concerning Adang’s Request for Reconsideration and Responses Re: the Decision on Motions and Requests (Paper No. 161); and (2) set a time period for Adang to file a supplemental preliminary statement. May 20, 2003 - An APJ entered a DECISION AND ORDER ON PROPOSED PRELIMINARY AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTIONS AND REQUESTS (Paper No. 164): denying Adang’s request to require Monsanto to designate Fischhoff or Barton as first to invent the subject matter of Count 2 (Paper No. 154); denying Adang’s requests for leave to file preliminary motions under 37 CFR § 1.633(a) for judgment that all Fischhoff and Barton claims designated as corresponding to Count 2 are unpatentable due to common assignee Monsanto’s purported violations of 37 CFR § 1.56 (Paper No. 154); denying Adang’s request for leave to file a miscellaneous motion under 37 CFR § 1.635 for additional discovery under 37 CFR -29-Page: Previous 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007