Eddison et al.v.Smith et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jul 23, 1998

08443088 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 23, 1998)

Patent 5,311,952, granted May 17, 1994, based on Application 07/887,502, filed1
May 22, 1992. Assignor to Schlumberger Technology Corp., Houston, Texas.
Reissue Application 08/443,088, filed May 17, 1995. Accorded the benefit of2
Patent 5,215,151, granted June 1, 1993, based on Application 07/766,633, filed September
26, 1991.
1
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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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ALAN EDDISON, CHARLES INGOLD,
and LAWRENCE J. LEISING
Junior Party ,1
v.
MICHAEL L. SMITH and CHARLES E. GOODMAN
Senior Party2
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Interference No. 104,055
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JUDGMENT
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Before URYNOWICZ, PATE and MARTIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
Interference No. 104,055
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Now comes the junior party Eddison et al. with a
disclaimer of patent claims 1-4, 6-13, and 15-23. These are
all the claims designated as corresponding to the count. Under
37 CFR
§ 1.662(c), a disclaimer of all patent claims designated as
corresponding to the count is to be treated as a request for
entry of adverse judgment. Accordingly, the following judgment
is entered.
Judgment
Judgment is hereby entered against Alan Eddison, Charles
Ingold, and Lawrence J. Leising, the junior party. Alan
Eddison, Charles Ingold, and Lawrence J. Leising are not
entitled to their patent containing claims 1-4, 6-13, and 15-
23, which claims correspond to the count in interference.
Judgment is entered in favor of Michael L. Smith and Charles
E. Goodman, the senior party. Michael L. Smith and Charles E.
Goodman are entitled to a patent containing claims 1, 2, 5, 6,
9, 10, 17, and 19-48, which claims correspond to the count in
interference.
Interference No. 104,055
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STANLEY M. URYNOWICZ )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
WILLIAM F. PATE, III )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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) INTERFERENCES
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JOHN C. MARTIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
Counsel for Eddison et al.:
Wayne I. Kanak
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
200 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Counsel for Smith et al.:
William D. Jackson
LOCKE, PURNELL, RAIN and HARRELL
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Dallas, TX 75201-6776