TANABE et al v. LEE et al - Page 1




                                             The opinion in support of the decision being                                      
                                          entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 
                         Paper 46                                                                                              
              Filed by:      Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel                                                              
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                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                      
                                                      _______________                                                          
                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                            
                                                      _______________                                                          
                                                   MASAHITO TANABE,                                                            
                                KAZUMASA WAKIYA, MASAKAZU KOBAYASHI, and                                                       
                                                TOSHIMASA NAKAYAMA,                                                            
                                                        Junior Party,                                                          
                                                     (Patent 6,225,034),                                                       
                                                              v.                                                               
                                                      WAI MUN LEE,                                                             
                                  CHARLES U. PITTMAN, JR., and ROBERT J. SMALL,                                                
                                                        Senior Party,                                                          
                                                  (Application 09/988,545).                                                    
                                                      ______________                                                           
                                               Patent Interference No. 105,088                                                 
              GARDNER LANE, MEDLEY and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  
              GARDNER LANE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       
                                                    FINAL JUDGMENT                                                             
                      Tanabe preliminary motion 1 has been GRANTED.  For reasons set forth in the decision                     
              on Tanabe preliminary motion 1 (Paper 45 at 26), it is now appropriate to enter judgment against                 
              Lee.                                                                                                             







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