LEIBU V. Fletcher et al. - Page 1




                                                         The opinion in support of the decision being                                                                           
                                                    entered today is not binding precedent of the Board                                                                         
                    Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel                                                                                    Paper No.  51                       
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                                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                         
                                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                          
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                                                          PAUL R. FLETCHER, CRAIG A. LEWIS                                                                                      
                                                               and GREGORY J. BELLINGTON                                                                                        
                                                                               Junior Party                                                                                     
                                                                     (Application 09/518,627)1                                                                                  
                                                                                      v.                                                                                        
                                                                           MARK H. LEIBU                                                                                        
                                                                               Senior Party                                                                                     
                                                                          (Patent 5,733,186)2                                                                                   
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                                                                 Patent Interference No. 105,180                                                                                
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                    Before LEE, MOORE and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 
                    LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                           
                                                  Judgment – Request for Adverse – Bd. Rule 127(b)                                                                              



                               1Filed March 3, 2000.  Accorded the benefit of Application 09/172,981, filed October                                                             
                    14, 1998, and Application 08/710,787, filed September 20, 1996.  The real party in interest is                                                              
                    Mars, Incorporated.                                                                                                                                         
                               2Based on Application 08/633,299, filed April 17, 1996.  The real party in interest iis                                                          
                    Coin Acceptors, Inc.                                                                                                                                        





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