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                      ORDERED that judgment on priority as to the subject matter of Count 1 (Paper 1, p. 3) is                    
               awarded against the junior party, Olympus Optical Co., LTD. (Patent 5,768,024);                                    
                      FURTHER ORDERED that junior party, Olympus Optical Co., LTD., is not entitled to a                          
               patent containing claims 13-17 (corresponding to Count 1) of Patent 5,768,024;                                     
                      FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be made of record in the files of                              
               U.S. Patent 5,768,024 and Application 09/333,998;                                                                  
                      FURTHER ORDERED that if there is any settlement agreement which has not been                                
               filed, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and 37 CFR § 41.205.                                            


                                      /Richard E. Schafer/                         )                                             
                                      RICHARD E. SCHAFER                           )                                             
                                      Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                             
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                                      /James T. Moore/                             ) BOARD OF PATENT                             
                                      JAMES T. MOORE                               ) APPEALS AND                                 
                                      Administrative Patent Judge                   ) INTERFERENCES                               
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                                      /Mark Nagumo/                                )                                             
                                      MARK NAGUMO                                  )                                             
                                      Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                             

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               Counsel for Canon Kabushiki Kaisha:                  Counsel for Olympus Corporation:                              
                                                                                                                                 
               Anthony M. Zupcic, Esq.                              Jeffrey D. Karceski, Esq.                                     
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