Colby et al.v.Albrett

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 10, 2015

12605987 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 10, 2015)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper No. 15
Tel: 571-272-4683 Entered: December 10, 2015

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Steven M. Colby Trust
Junior Party
(Application No. 12/978,868)
(Inventors: Steven M. Colby and Tamara S. Colby)

v.

Refractor Applications, LLC
Senior Party
(US 8,290,425 B2)
(Inventor: Adam Albrett)
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Patent Interference 106,038 (HHB)
(Technology Center 2600)
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Before SALLY G. LANE, DEBORAH KATZ, and HUNG H. BUI,
Administrative Patent Judges.
BUI, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT – REQUEST FOR ADVERSE
37 C.F.R. §41.127(b)

Interference No. 106,038

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On December 4, 2015, Junior Party Refractor Applications, LLC 1
(“Refractor”) informed the Board that Refractor does not wish to proceed with the 2
interference and wish to abandon the contest with respect to Count 1 set forth in 3
the Declaration of Interference entered on October 29, 2015. Paper 13. 4
Under 37 C.F.R. §41.127(b)(4), an abandonment of the contest is construed 5
to be a Request for Adverse Judgment. Refractor’s Request for Adverse Judgment 6
is GRANTED. 7
Accordingly, it is: 8
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1, the sole count of 9
the interference (Paper 1 at 4–5) be entered against Junior Party Refractor; 10
FURTHER ORDERED that Claims 1–19 of Junior Party Refractor’s 11
involved patent, US Patent No. 8,290,425 B2, which correspond to Count 1 of the 12
interference (Paper 1 at 4–5), are CANCELLED, 35 U.S.C. §135(a);
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FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be 14
entered into the administrative record of (1) Junior Party Refractor’s involved 15
patent, US Patent No. 8,290,425 B2 and (2) Senior Party Colby’s application, 16
US Application No. 12/978,868; and 17
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is any settlement agreement or 18
related documents which have not been filed, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. 19
§135(c) and 37 C.F.R. §41.205. 20

1 “Patent interferences continue under the relevant statutes in effect on
15 March 2013. See Pub. L. 112-29, § 3(n), 125 Stat. 284, 293 (2011).”
Interference No. 106,038

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cc: (via electronic mail): 1
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Attorney for Junior Party – Colby 3
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Steven M. Colby, Esq. 5
Peters Verny, LLP 6
425 Sherman Ave., Suite 230 7
Palo Alto, CA 94306 8
Email: scolby@petersverny.com 9
Email: Melinda@petersverny.com 10
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Attorney for Senior Party – Refractor Applications 14
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Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP 16
Brenton R. Babcock, Esq. 17
Ted M. Cannon, Esq. 18
Derek Bayles 19
2040 Main Street, 14
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Floor 20
Irvine, CA 92614 21
Email: 2BRB@knobbe.com 22
Email: 2TMC@knobbe.com 23
Email: 2DRB@knobbe.com 24
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