Ex Parte Dahlback

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jun 30, 2006

08500917 (B.P.A.I. Jun. 30, 2006)

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Paper 69
Merits Panel Filed: June 30, 2006
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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JOHN H. GRIFFIN,
SAMUEL I. RAPAPORT, and DZUNG T. LE,
Junior Party
(Patent 5,705,395),
v.
BJORN DAHLBACK
Senior Party
(Application 08/500,917).
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Patent Interference No. 105,235
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Before Lorin, Lane, and Tierney, Administrative Patent Judges.
Lane, Administrative Patent Judge.
Final Judgment - No interference-in-fact- Bd.R. 127
Upon consideration of the record of the interference, it is
ORDERED that there is no interference-in-fact between the involved
claims of Griffin’s 5,705,395 patent and the involved claims of Dahlback’s 08/500,917
application;
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FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement the parties
are directed to 35 USC § 135(c) and Bd.R. 41.205; and
FURTHER ORDERED that this Judgment shall be entered into the
administrative record of Griffin’s 5,705,395 patent and Dahlback’s 08/500,917
application.
/ss/ Hubert C. Lorin )
HUBERT C. LORIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
)
) BOARD OF PATENT
/ss/ Sally Gardner Lane ) APPEALS AND
SALLY GARDNER LANE ) INTERFERENCES
Administrative Patent Judge )
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TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge, dissenting.
For the reasons set forth in my dissent from the Decision on Motions (Paper 68),
I likewise dissent from the judgment of no interference-in-fact.
/ss/ Michael P. Tierney ) BOARD OF PATENT
MICHAEL P. TIERNEY ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES
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Attorney for GRIFFIN:
Lisa A. Haile, J.D., Ph.D.
DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP
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Attorney for DAHLBACK:
John J. Cotter, Esq.
KILPATRICK & LOCKHART NICHOLSON GRAHAM, LLP
State Street Financial Center
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Boston, MA 02110-2950
Tel: 617-261-3100
Fax: 617-261-3175