Ex Parte Garner

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Dec 14, 2006

09998341 (B.P.A.I. Dec. 14, 2006)

Merits Panel Paper 37
Mail Stop Interference
P.O. Box 1450 Filed: December 14, 2006
Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
(Administrative Patent Judge Jameson Lee)

HAROLD R. GARNER
Junior Party
(Application 09/998,341),

v.

CALVIN F. QUATE
and
DAVID STERN
Senior Party
(Patent 6,480,324).
Patent Interference No. 105,455 (JL)
(Technology Center 1600)

Before SCHAFER, LEE, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.

MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT - Bd. R. 127(a) 1
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Garner has failed to explain why judgment should not be entered against it based
upon its failure to establish that it could prevail on the issue of priority. 37 CFR §
41.202(d) (2005).
Upon consideration of the decision on the Order to Show Cause, it is
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole count in the
interference; Paper 1, page 4) is awarded against Junior Party Harold R. Garner
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FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party Harold R. Garner is not entitled to a
patent containing claims 39, 41-48 and 50-58 (corresponding to Count 1) of application
09/998,341.
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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 and accompanying
DECISION shall be placed in the files of (1) application 09/998,341 and (2) U.S. Patent
6,480,324.

/Richard E. Schafer/ )
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
/Jameson Lee/ ) APPEALS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE ) INTERFERENCES
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/James T. Moore/ )
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE )
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VIA EMAIL:

Attorney for Garner:

Bennett J. Berson
Nicholas J. Seay
QUARLES & BRADY LLP
1 South Pinckney Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703

Tel: 608-251-5000
Fax: 608-251-9166

bjb@quarles.com
njs@quarles.com

Attorney for Quate:

Oliver Ashe
Azy S. Kokabi
Thomas Malone
ASHE, P.C.
11440 Isaac Newton Square North
Suite 210
Reston, VA 20190

Tel: 703-467-9001
Fax: 703-467-9002

oashe@ashepc.com
akokabi@ashepc.com
Thomas_Malone@Affymetrix.com
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