Ex Parte GONSALVES - Page 2



                              Party SUSAN F. GONCALVES lacks                                           
                        sufficient economic interest in the subject                                    
                        matter of this interference to contest                                         
                        priority.  Therefore pursuant to 37 CFR                                        
                        41.127(b), Party SUSAN F. GONSALVES will not                                   
                        contest the interference.                                                      
                  Upon consideration of the request, it is                                             
                        ORDERED that the request is granted.                                           
                        FURTHER ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 2                        
            (the sole count in the interference; Paper 11, page 3) is awarded                          
            against junior party SUSAN F. GONSALVES.                                                   
                        FURTHER ORDERED that junior party SUSAN F. GONSALVES is                        
            not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-14 (corresponding to                          
            Count 2) of U.S. Patent 5,576,317, issued 19 November 1996 based                           
            on application 08/353,049 filed 09 December 1994.                                          
                        FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement                                  
            agreement, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c).                                    
                        FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall                             
            be placed in the files of (1) application 09/985,679, filed                                
            05 November 2001 and (2) U.S. Patent 5,576,317, issued                                     
            19 November 1996.                                                                          







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