Ex Parte Piper

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Feb 9, 2007

09626254 (B.P.A.I. Feb. 9, 2007)

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Telephone: 571-272-4683 Filed 9 February 2007

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

GUNTHER SIEGEL
Junior Party
(Application 11/006,653),

v.

THOMAS W. PIPER
Senior Party
(Patent 6,427,357).

Patent Interference No. 105,509 (SCM)

Before: LEE, TORCZON and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.

MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT – Bd.R. 127 1
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Siegel has failed to show cause why judgment should not be entered against 3
it (Paper 13). 4
Accordingly, it is 5
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 1 at 3) is 6
awarded against junior party GUNTHER SIEGEL. 7

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FURTHER ORDERED that junior party GUNTHER SIEGEL is not 1
entitled to patent containing claims 21-45 (corresponding to Count 1) of 2
application 11/006,653. 3
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in 4
files of application 11/006,653 and U.S. Patent 6,427,357. 5
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, attention is 6
directed to 35 U.S.C. §135(c) and Bd.R. 205. 7
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