Crabtree et al.v.Bisson et al.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Sep 8, 2015

13791442 (P.T.A.B. Sep. 8, 2015)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 31
Tel: 571-272-4683 Entered: 8 September 2015

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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THOMAS KARL BISSON, DENNIS CRABTREE, SAM S. JEPPSON,
BILL LOVE, JOHN MARTIN, and MARK M. SIMON,
Junior Party
Application 13/791,442,

v.

DENNIS CRABTREE, BILL LOVE, and JOHN MARTIN
Senior Party
Application 13/556,102.

Patent Interference No. 106,027 (McK)
Technology Center 1700

Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, RICHARD E. SCHAFER, and
SALLY GARDNER LANE, Administrative Patent Judges.

FRED E. McKELVEY, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT

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In view of a CRABTREE REQUEST FOR ADVERSE JUDGMENT1 1
(Paper 28), it is 2
ORDERED that judgment be entered against Senior Party Dennis Crabtree, 3
Bill Love, and John Martin as to Counts 1–4 and Counts 6–12 (there being no 4
Count 5) (Paper 1, pages 4–6). 5
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-4 and 6–12 of involved Crabtree 6
application 13/556,102, filed 23 July 2012 (corresponding to Counts 1-4 and 6-12) 7
are finally refused. 35 U.S.C. 135(a). 8
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be entered in the 9
administrative records of the involved Bisson application 13/791,442 and involved 10
Crabtree application 13/556,102. 11

1 Crabtree has also filed a CRABTREE NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF
EXPRESS ABANDONMENT (Paper 29) abandoning involved Crabtree
application 13/556,102.
3

cc (via e-mail):
Attorney for Bisson:
Lawrence M. Green
Michael T. Siekman
WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
LGreen-PTAB@WolfGreenfield.com
Michael.Siekman@WolfGreenfield.com
Attorney for Crabtree:
Michael A. Williamson
Marcia J. Rodgers
POLSINELLI PC
uspt@polsinelli.com
mwilliamson@polsinelli.com
mrodgers@polsinelli.com