Ex Parte Blatter

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Feb 13, 2007

10243543 (B.P.A.I. Feb. 13, 2007)

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Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: February 13, 2007

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
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Patent Interference 105,426 SCM
Technology Center 3700
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JAIME VARGAS, MICHAEL HENDRICKSEN,
STEPHEN YENCHO, JAMEY NIELSEN,
BERNARD A. HAUSEN and BRENDAN DONOHOE

Patent 6,391,038
Junior Party

v.

DUANE D. BLATTER

Application 10/243,543
Senior Party,
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Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and
SALLY GARDNER LANE and SALLY C. MEDLEY, Administrative
Patent Judges.

McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT

Upon consideration of the DECISION ON MOTIONS (Paper 58), and
for the reasons given therein, it is
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ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole count in
the interference; Paper 1, page 4) is awarded against Senior Party Duane D.
Blatter.
FURTHER ORDERED that Senior Party Duane D. Blatter is
not entitled to a patent containing claim 12 (corresponding to Count 1 of:
Application 10/243,543
12 September 2002

FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement,
attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c).
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall
be placed in the files of (1) application 10/243,543 and (2) U.S. Patent
6,391,038 B2.

/ss/ Fred E. McKelvey )
FRED E. McKELVEY )
Senior Adminstrative Patent Judge)
) BOARD OF
) PATENT
/ss/ Sally Gardner Lane ) APPEALS AND
SALLY GARDNER LANE )INTERFERENCES
Administrative Patent Judge )
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/ss/ Sally C. Medley )
SALLY C. MEDLEY )
Administrative Patent Judge )

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Counsel for Vargas:
Michael J. Wise, Esq.
Joseph P. Hamilton, Esq.
PERKINS COIE LLP
1620 26th Street
6th Floor, South Tower
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4013

Tel: 310-788-3210
Fax: 310-788-3399
Email: mwise@perkinscoie.com
Email: jhamilton@perkinscoie.com

Counsel for Blatter:

R. Danny Huntington, Esq.
Malcolm K. McGowan, Esq.
BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
2020 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006-1806

Tel: 202-373-6000
Fax: 202-373-6001
Email: danny.huntington@bingham.com
Email: malcolm.mcgowan@bingham.com

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