Ex Parte MELANSON - Page 1





                                           The opinion in support of the decision being                                     
                                        entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                                
                                                                                       Paper 41                             
              Filed by: Merits Panel                                    Filed                                               
              Mail Stop Interference                               18 March 2005                                            
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                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
                                                    _______________                                                         
                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
                                                    _______________                                                         
                                             JOHN LAURENCE MELANSON                                                         
                                                       Junior Party,                                                        
                                                    (Patent 6,259,317),                                                     
                                                             v.                                                             
                                JAMES C. STRICKLAND and CARLOS A. CASTREJON                                                 
                                                       Senior Party,                                                        
                                                 (Application 10/191,753).                                                  
                                                    _______________                                                         
                                              Patent Interference No. 105,196                                               
                                                    _______________                                                         

              Before: SCHAFER, TORCZON, and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
              MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          
                                                  Judgment - Bd.R. 127                                                      
                     On 24 February 2005, the junior party Melanson was ordered to show cause why                           
              judgment should not be entered against it (Paper 40).  No response was made by the due date.                  

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