Beachv.Arnold

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Mar 17, 1999

07667711 (B.P.A.I. Mar. 17, 1999)

Application 07/963,308, filed October 16, 1992.1
Application 07/667,711, filed March 11, 1991.2
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THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for
publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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DAVID H. BEACH
Junior Party1
v.
ANDREW ARNOLD
Senior Party2
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Patent Interference No. 103,520
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Before URYNOWICZ, SOFOCLEOUS and DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662(a)
Beach, the senior party, filed a concession of priority with respect to the subject
matter of count 2 and requested therein and agreed to an entry of adverse judgment as to
all the claims which correspond to the count in this interference (Paper No. 52).
Accordingly, JUDGMENT as to the subject matter of the count in issue is hereby
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awarded to Andrew Arnold, the junior party and against David H. Beach, the senior party.
On this record, party Arnold is entitled to a patent containing claims 1-10, 15-16, 27, 30-
35, 45 and 49-56 corresponding to count 2 and party Beach is not entitled to a patent
containing claims 13-18 and 48-55 corresponding to the count.
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STANLEY M. URYNOWICZ, JR. )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
MICHAEL SOFOCLEOUS )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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) INTERFERENCES
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MARY F. DOWNEY )
Administrative Patent Judge )
MFD/caw
Susan G. L. Glovsky
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