Ex Parte Liu

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Sep 16, 2005

10376692 (B.P.A.I. Sep. 16, 2005)

The conference call was held on 6 September 2005 at approximately 9:30 am. 1
Participating in the call were Otto Lee for Liu, Dr. Fei-Fei Chao and Gary Hnath, counsel for Liu
and Chung, and Sally Gardner Lane, Administrative Patent Judge (APJ).
Paper 32
Filed by: Merits Panel
Mail Stop Interference Filed
P.O. Box 1450 16 September 2005
Alexandria Va 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-9797
Fax: 571-273-0042
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
_______________
XIN LIU
and CHEE-KEUNG CHUNG
(Patent 6,468,542 and Application 10/756,748)
v.
XIN LIU
(Application 10/376,692)
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Patent Interference No. 105,061
Before Lee, Torczon, and Lane, Administrative Patent Judges.
Lane, Administrative Patent Judge.
Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd.R. 127(b)
Liu has filed a paper stating its intent to expressly abandon reissue application
10/376,692, i.e., the involved Liu application. (Paper 31). Liu’s filing is consistent with
discussion during a conference call in which Liu indicated that it would no longer be alleging that
Xin Liu should be named as sole inventor of the subject matter of the counts. During the call,1
Liu added claims 11-20 by an amendment (Paper 22) that was authorized by the2
APJ. (Paper 20 at 3).
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the parties agreed that if Liu was no longer contesting inventorship, then there was no reason to
continue the interference.
Liu’s actions are construed to be a request for adverse judgment. Bd. R. 127(b)(1)
and (4).
Upon consideration of the record and for reasons given, it is
ORDERED that judgment is entered against XIN LIU as to each count of the
interference, i.e., counts 11-30;
FURTHER ORDERED that XIN LIU is not entitled to a patent containing claims
1 through 20 of application 10/376,692, which correspond to counts 11 through 30, respectively. 2
(Paper 19 at 2-3 and Paper 28 at 3);
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be entered into the file
of patent 6,468,542, application 10/756,748, and application 10/376,692; and
FURTHER ORDERED that, if there is a settlement agreement, the parties are
directed to 35 USC § 135(c) and Bd.R. 205(a).
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Counsel for Liu and Chung:
Dr. Fei-Fei Chao
BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
1120 20 Street, N.W. th
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-778-6150
Fax: 202-778-6155
Counsel for Liu:
Otto O. Lee
Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
12 South First Street
Suite 1205
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel: 408-286-8933
Fax: 408-286-8932