Ex Parte Sehgal

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 2, 2006

06425934 (B.P.A.I. May. 2, 2006)

Filed by Merits Panel Filed: 2 May 2006
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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PRAVINKUMER B. SEHGAL
Junior Party,
(Application 08/479,996),
v.
MICHEL REVEL
and PIERRE TIOLLAIS,
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Senior Party,
(Patent 5,541,312).
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Patent Interference No. 105,303
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Before Schafer, Lane, and Medley, Administrative Patent Judges.
Lane, Administrative Patent Judge.
1 Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd.R. 127(b)
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3 Sehgal has filed a request for adverse judgment (Paper 161).
4 Upon consideration of the record and for reasons given, it is
5 ORDERED that judgment as to Count 1, the sole count of each
6 interference, is entered against junior party PRAVINKUMER B. SEHGAL;
7 FURTHER ORDERED that junior party PRAVINKUMER B. SEHGAL is
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1 not entitled to a patent containing claims 91, 93, 94, 96-103, 106-112, 115, 116, 119,
2 122-133, 135-148, and 155 of application 08/479,996, which claims correspond to
3 Count 1, the sole count of the interference;
4 FURTHER ORDERED that, if there is a settlement agreement, the parties
5 are directed to 35 USC 135(c) and Bd.R. 205;
6 FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be entered into
7 the administrative records of Sehgal’s 08/479,996 application and Revel’s 5,541,312
8 patent.
/ss/ Richard E. Schafer )
RICHARD E. SCHAFER )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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/ss/ Sally Gardner Lane ) BOARD OF PATENT
SALLY GARDNER LANE ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES
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/ss/ Sally C. Medley )
SALLY C. MEDLEY )
Administrative Patent Judge )
cc: (via electronic):
Counsel for SEHGAL:
rschulman@hunton.com
gcr@hunton.com
Counsel for REVEL:
rlbrowdy@browdyneimark.com
rsjillions@browdyneimark.com