Ex Parte GoodchildDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesJul 27, 200509687427 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 27, 2005) Copy Citation -1- Merits Panel Paper 21 Mail Stop Interference P.O. Box 1450 Filed: 27 July 2005 Alexandria Va 22313-1450 Tel: 571-272-9797 Fax: 571-273-0042 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ JOHN GOODCHILD Junior Party, (Patent 6,573,072), v. NASSIM USMAN, ROBERT J. CEDERGREN, JEAN-PIERRE PERREAULT, JING-HUA YANG, and ALEXANDER RICH Senior Party, (Application 10/102,094). ______________ Patent Interference No. 105,330 _______________ Before: SCHAFER, MEDLEY, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge. Judgment - Bd. R. 127 Goodchild was under an Order To Show Cause why judgment should not be entered against it (Paper 3). On 20 July 2005, the board received from the party Goodchild a paper entitled “GOODHILD NOTICE REGARDING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE” (Paper 20, in which Goodchild states that it will not contest the Order to Show Cause. -2- Accordingly, it is ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 1 at 5) is awarded against junior party JOHN GOODCHILD. FURTHER ORDERED that junior party JOHN GOODCHILD is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-10 and 12-36 (corresponding to Count 1) of U.S. patent 6,573,072. FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in files of application 10/102,094 and U.S. Patent 6,573,072. FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and Bd.R. 205. /ss/ Richard E. Schafer ) RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) /ss/ Sally C. Medley )BOARD OF PATENT SALLY C. MEDLEY ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) /ss/ James T. Moore ) JAMES T. MOORE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) -3- cc (via facsimile): Counsel for GOODCHILD: Donna M. Meuth, Esq. WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE and DORR LLP 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Fax: 617-526-5000 Counsel for USMAN: James F. Haley, Jr., Esq. 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10020 Fax: 212-596-9090 Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation