Ex Parte Mcclellan

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Apr 28, 2003

09326056 (B.P.A.I. Apr. 28, 2003)

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Ile opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 19
Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel
Box Interference Filed
Washington, D.C. 20231 28 April 2003
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
MAILED
KENNETHJ.McCLELLAN
APR 2 8 2003
Junior Party, PAT. & TM -OFFICE
(Patent 6,323,489 BI), BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AWE) LINTERFERENCE'---J
V.
BRUCE CHAI and YANGYANG JI
Senior Party,
(Application 09/506,160).
Patent Interference No. 105,083
Before TORCZON, MEDLEY and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judg .
JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 1.662
Upon consideration of the McCLELLAN REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF ADVERSE
JUDGMENT (37 CFR § 1.662) (Paper 18), in which party McClellan requests adverse judgment
against McClellan, it is
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count I (Paper 1, page 5), the sole count in
the interference, is awarded against junior party Kenneth J. McClellan.
FURTHER ORDERED that junior party Kenneth J. McClellan is not entitled to a patent
containing claims 1-10 (corresponding to Count 1) of U.S. patent 6,323,489.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in files of
application 09/506,160 and U.S. Patent 6,323,489.
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, attention is directed to 35
U.S.C. § 135(c) and 37 CFR § 1.661.
RICHARD TORCZON
Administrative Patent Judge 6)
BOARD OF PATENT
S AT I I Cy MEDLEY APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge INTERFERENCES
MARKNAGUMO
Administrative Patet! e
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cc (via facsimile and First Class Mail):
Counsel for McClellan: (real party in interest - The Regents
of the University of California)
Ray G. Wilson (lead counsel)
Samuel L. Borkowsky (backup counsel)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
1650 Trinity Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Tel.: 505-665-3112
Fax: 505-665-4424
e-mail: rayg@lanl.gov
slborkowsky@lanl.gov
Counsel for Chai: (real party in interest - University of
Central Florida and Crystal Photonics, Inc.)
Brian S. Steinberger, Esq. (lead counsel)
Roland A. Dexter, Esq. (backup counsel)
Law Offices of Brian S. Steinberger, P.A.
Registered Patent Attorneys
10 1 Brevard Avenue
Cocoa, FL 32922
Tel.: 321-633-5080
Fax: 321-633-9322
e-mail:brianss@vol.com
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