Blum et al.v.Dreher

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 14, 2009

11636510 (B.P.A.I. May. 14, 2009)

Mail Stop Interference Paper 19
P.O. Box 1450 Filed: 13 May 2009
Alexandria Va 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-9797
Fax: 571-273-0042

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

ANDREAS W. DREHER
Junior Party
(Patent No. 6,840,619),

v.

RONALD D. BLUM, DWIGHT P. DUSTON and DAN KATZMAN
Senior Party
(Application No. 11/636,510).

Patent Interference No. 105,681 (SCM)
(Technology Center 2800)

Before JAMESON LEE, SALLY C. MEDLEY, and MICHAEL P. TIERNEY,
Administrative Patent Judges.

MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
Judgment – Request for Adverse – Bd.R. 127(b)

A telephone conference call was held on 13 May 2009 at approximately 1
2:00 p.m., involving: 2
1. Mr. Kreeger, counsel for Dreher, 3
2 Mr. Schulman, counsel for Blum, and 4
3. Sally C. Medley, Administrative Patent Judge. 5
Counsel explained that the parties have settled the interference. Mr. Kreeger 6
represented that Dreher requests entry of adverse judgment. 37 C.F.R. §41.127(b). 7
Dreher’s request is granted. 8
Accordingly, it is 9
ORDERED that judgment is entered against Dreher for Count 1 10
(Paper 1 at 4); 11
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-21 of Dreher’s involved patent 12
are CANCELED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); 13
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall note the requirements 14
of 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and Bd.R. 205; and 15
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be entered in 16
the administrative records of the involved Dreher patent and Blum application. 17
Attorney for Dreher: 1
2
Matthew I. Kreeger, Esq. 3
Richard Kim, Esq. 4
Morrison & Foerster LLP 5
425 Market Street 6
San Fransico, CA 92130 7
8
Tel: 415-268-7000 9
Fax: 412-268-7522 10
Email: mkreeger@mofo.com 11
Email: rkim@mofo.com 12
13
Attorney for Blum: 14
15
Robert M. Schulman, Esq. 16
Eugene C. Rzucidlo, Esq. 17
J. Michael Martinez de Andino, Esq. 18
Dwight M. Benner II, Esq. 19
Hunton & Williams LLP 20
1900 K Street, NW 21
Washington, DC 20006-1109 22
23
Tel: 202-955-1928 24
Fax: 202-778-2201 25
Email: rschulman@hunton.com 26
Email: gcr@hunton.com 27
Email: mmartinez@hunton.com 28
Email: dbenner@hunton.com29