GREENE et al. V. NATHANS et al. - Page 1



       1                            The opinion in support of the decision being                                              
       2                        entered today is not binding precedent of the board.                                          
       34     Paper 26                                                                                                        
       5      Filed by:                                                                                                       
       67     Merits Panel                                                                                                    
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       9      P.O. Box 1450                                     Filed 20 April 2006                                           
     10       Alexandria Va 22313-1450                                                                                        
     11       Tel: 571-272-9797                                                                                               
     12       Fax: 571-273-0042                                                                                               
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     14                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
     15 _______________                                                                                                       
     16                                                                                                                       
     17                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
     18                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
     19                      (Senior Administrative Patent Judge McKelvey)                                                    
     20 _______________                                                                                                       
     21                                                                                                                       
     22                JEREMY NATHANS, PHILIP M. SMALLWOOD and PATRICK TONG,                                                  
     23                                                                                                                       
     24                                               Junior Party                                                            
     25                                     (Application 08/621,143),                                                         
     26                                                                                                                       
     27                                                      v.                                                               
     28                                                                                                                       
     29                            JOHN M. GREENE and PATRICK J. DILLON,                                                      
     30                                                                                                                       
     31                                               Senior Party                                                            
     32                                       (Patent 6,787,640 B2).                                                          
     33 _______________                                                                                                       
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     35                               Patent Interference 105,419 (McK)                                                       
     36                                       Technology Center 1600                                                          
     37 _______________                                                                                                       
     38                                                                                                                       
     39       Before:  McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                                                      
     40       GARDNER LANE and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                           
     41                                                                                                                       
     42       McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   
     43                                                                                                                       
     44                                             FINAL JUDGMENT                                                            
     45               For the reasons given in the accompanying MEMORANDUM OPINION                                            
     46       and ORDER (Paper 25), it is                                                                                     
     47                      ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1                                                  
     48       (Paper 1, page 8), the sole count in the interference, is awarded                                               






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