Ex Parte RingDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesOct 24, 200208483749 (B.P.A.I. Oct. 24, 2002) Copy Citation 0 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Washington, D.C. 20231 Tel: 703-308-9797 Fax: 703-305-0942 FAXED UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE OCT 2 4 2002 SOAII26AZ & rIW OFFICE A OF FiArE NO'NTERFNr4PP&4Ls CE-S BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 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 Page No. 2 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 Page No. 3 cc (via Fax) 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 Tel.: 650-813-5600 Fax: 650-494-0792 Confirmation Report- Memory Sencl Time Oct-24-2002 12:35 Tel line +7033050943 Name USPTO BPAI Job number 025 Date Oct-24 12:22 To 916504940792 Document Pages 038 Start time Oct-24 12:28 End time Oct-24 12:35 Pages sent 038 Status OK Job number 025 SEND SUCCESSFUL TjWM:-rI&r) Cj9cw- a -2- ýe- -Ze ýtý --Ipý jmwý ýýE ýPaLýffasiw dL=cz3-ýc%:Lzxsy Wý9L=m3za--LT-2:.aL3L C-j if výu i-%mww ný% ý ivncl nil mppifto ýf thin t, pleemun ýntmct this (=Kin=n min mn pýaalblv, sit: (ý00)308-9797. -rhis mftnuag" mzny tm vwapýnclý tý t thn fýllawinsi -rýlnfmx Mýsrz (ý03>30.5-09ý2 Confirmation Report- Memory Send Time : Oct-24-2002 12:28 Tel line : +7033050943 Name : USPTO BPAI Job number 024 Date Oct-24 12:20 To 92022232085 Document Pages 038 Start time Oct-24 12:20 End time Oct-24 12:28 Pages sent 038 Status OK Job number 024 SEND SUCCESSFUL xym x -r-v-m G -3 C,-FL-r N: S EAnrlpý xý X),aL t= a O-eýxj -2 awý dps 3VýCxm z g3jxý,,,ft z If Yýu haý nýt racaiVfta all ýpý ýr tiia trmýýmlýoýn. Plaýmft ýntMý tham OPM=a ma Sý.n an Pýamibf. at: (703)308-9ý07. -rhim ýawýaQft ýMY ýw rasPý"ýIaCI tý at t"M YýJafax ISIUýftýr: (70M)305-C)SA2 Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation