Deslauriers et al.v.Winter et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jun 19, 1998

08630241 (B.P.A.I. Jun. 19, 1998)

Patent 5,410,071, granted April 25, 1995, based on1
Application 08/197,905, filed February 17, 1994. Accorded the
benefit of U.S. Patent Application 07/981,024, filed November
24, 1992. Assignors to Phillips Petroleum Company.
Application 08/630,241, filed April 10, 1996. Accorded2
the benefit of U.S. Patent Application 08/146,331, filed
November 1, 1993, now U.S. Patent No. 5,516,914, granted May
14, 1996; U.S. Patent Application 07/828,290, filed
February 5, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,278,314, granted
January 11, 1994; and U.S. Application 07/654,156, filed
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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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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PAUL J. DESLAURIERS, PARITOSH K. DAS,
DARRYL R. FAHEY AND FREDERICK J. CORNFORTH,
Junior Party,1
v.
ROLAND A. E. WINTER, TYLER A. STEVENSON,
RAMANATHAN RAVICHANDRAN, VOLKER H. von AHN
AND MARK S. HOLT,
Senior Party.2
Interference No. 103,994
February 12, 1991, now abandoned.
Assignors to Ciba-Geigy Corporation.
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Patent Interference No. 103,994
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Before RONALD H. SMITH, SOFOCLEOUS, and CAROFF, Administrative
Patent Judges.
CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT
In a paper filed on June 9, 1998 (Paper No. 21), counsel
for Winter et al. represents that in accordance with a
settlement agreement the involved Deslauriers et al. patent
has been assigned to the owner of the involved Winter et al.
application and, after review of available priority evidence,
counsel requests entry of adverse judgment against Deslauriers
et al.
In accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement and
in view of the foregoing, judgment as to the subject matter of
the sole count in issue is hereby awarded to Winter et al.,
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the senior party, pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a).
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The junior party, Deslauriers et al., is not entitled to
its patent claims 1-25 corresponding to the count.
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Attorneys for Deslauriers et al.:
Lucas K. Shay, Esquire
RICHMOND, HITCHCOCK, FISH & DOLLAR
P.O. Box 2443
Bartlesville, OK 74005
Attorneys for Winter et al.:
John T. Miller, Esquire
WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK
2033 K Street, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20006