Ex Parte Ring

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Oct 24, 2002

08483749 (B.P.A.I. Oct. 24, 2002)

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The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 21
Filed by: Trial Section Motions Panel
Box Interference Filed: October 24, 2002
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AND INTERFERENCES
MARK 1. GREENE AND JEFFREY A. DREBIN
Junior Party,
(U.S. Application 09/158,899)
V.
DAVID B. RING
Senior Party
(U.S, Patent 6,054,561).
Patent Interference No. 105,022 (MPT)
TERMINATION
On August 12, 2002, an interference was declared between Greene, U.S. Application No.
09/158,899 (Greene '899) and Hudziak, U.S. Patent No. 6,165,464 (Hudziak '464). (Interference
No. 105,02 1). Similarly, an interference was declared on August 12, 2002 between Greene, U.S.
Application No. 09/158,899 (Greene '899) and Ring, U.S. Patent No. 6,054,561 (Ring '561).
(Interference No. 105,022).
Chiron is the real party in interest in Ring '561. (Interference No. 105,022, Paper No.
10). While the assignee of Greene '899 is the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania,
Genentech is an exclusive licensee of Greene '899 and is said to be the real party in interest.
(Interference No. 105,02 1, Paper No. 4). Furthermore, Genentech is the real party in interest in
Hudziak '464, (Interference No. 105,02 1, Paper No. 8).
Interference 105,022
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Both parties have requested that the 105,021 and 105,022 interferences be consolidated
into a single interference. The Board concurs. A single consolidated interference will provide an
efficient and just determination on the underlying question of priority of invention between the
two real parties in interest. Thus, to better resolve the issues presented in Interference Nos.
105,021 and 105,022, these interferences are terminated without prejudice and merged into a new
(redeclared) Interference No. 105,048.
It is:
ORDERED that Interference No. 105,022 is terminated without prejudice to Greene,
U.S. Application No. 09/158,899 and Ring, U.S. Patent No. 6,054,561.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this final decision shall be placed and given a
paper number in the file of Greene, U.S. Application No. 09/158,899 and Ring, U.S. Patent No.
6,054,561.
Michael P. emey
Adpajjýý Patent Judge
Interference 105,022
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Attorney for Greene:
Steven B. Kelber, Esq.
Piper Rudnick LLP
1200 Nineteenth St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2430
Tel.: 202-861-3900
Fax: 202-223-2085
Attorney for Ring:
Thomas E. Ciotti
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Fax: 650-494-0792
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