Armisteadv.Steiner et al

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Sep 16, 2005

09873298 (B.P.A.I. Sep. 16, 2005)

Paper 29
Filed by:

Merits Panel Filed :
Mail Stop Interference September 16, 2005
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-9797
Fax: 571-273-0042

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
(Administrative Patent Judge James T. Moore)
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David M. Armistead
Junior Party
(Patent 6,124,328)

v.

Joseph P. Steiner
and
Gregory S. Hamilton
Senior Party
(Application 09/873,298).
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Patent Interference No. 105,274
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Before: Schafer, Tierney, and Moore, Administrative Patent Judges.

Moore, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT-Bd. R. 127(b)
Steiner has filed Paper 28, a Request for Adverse Judgment as to count 1,
the only count of this interference.
Upon consideration of the Request for Adverse Judgment, it is hereby:
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ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 21, page 3) is
awarded against senior party Joseph P. Steiner and Gregory S. Hamilton.
FURTHER ORDERED that senior party Joseph P. Steiner and Gregory S.
Hamilton is not entitled to a patent containing claims 41, 42, 44, 45, and 49
(corresponding to Count 1) of application 09/873,298.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in
files of application 09/873,298 and patent 6,124,328.
FURTHER ORDERED that as the parties have stated that there is a
settlement agreement, the parties shall direct attention to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and
37 CFR § 41.205(a) [see former rules 37 CFR §1.661 and §1.666].

/Richard E. Schafer/ )
RICHARD E. SCHAFER )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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/Michael P. Tierney/ ) BOARD OF PATENT
MICHAEL P. TIERNEY ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES
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/James T. Moore/ )
JAMES T. MOORE )
Administrative Patent Judge )

September 16, 2005
Alexandria, VA
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cc (via email):

Attorney for Armistead:

James F. Haley Jr., Esq.
Ropes & Gray, LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1104
Tel: (212) 596-9000
Fax: (212) 596-9090
james.haley@ropesgray.com

Attorney for Steiner:

Stephen B. Maebius, Esq.
Foley & Lardner LLP
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20007-5109
Tel: (202) 672-5300
Fax: (202) 672-5399
smaebius@foleylaw.com