The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is binding precedent of the Trial Procedures Section. Paper 33 Filed by: Merits Panel Mail Stop Interference Filed P.O. Box 1450 14 June 2005 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Tel: 571-272-9797 Fax: 571-273-0042 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ PAUL J. SHUSTACK Junior Party, (Patent 6,014,488), v. DAVID M. SZUM, CHANDER P. CHAWLA, JAMES R. PETISCE JOHN T. VANDEBERG, GEORGE PASTERNACK, TIMOTHY E. BISHOP, PAUL E. SNOWWHITE, EDWARD P. ZAHORA, and STEPHEN C. LAPIN Senior Party, (Application 09/757,533). _______________ Patent Interference No. 105,228 _______________ Before: FLEMING, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and 1 McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge. MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge. 1As part of Board efforts under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, signatures on papers originating from the Board are being phased out in favor of a completely electronic record. Consequently, in this case papers originating at the Board will not have signatures. The signature requirements for the parties have not changed. See, e.g., 37 C.F.R. § 10.18.Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007