Ex Parte Waterman

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Nov 16, 2005

08479055 (B.P.A.I. Nov. 16, 2005)

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Trial Division Merits Panel Paper 16
Mail Stop Interference
P.O. Box 1450 Filed: November 16, 2005
Alexandria Va 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-9797
Fax: 571-273-0042
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
(Administrative Patent Judge James T. Moore)
Paul S. Waterman
Junior Party
(Patent 5,714,530)
v.
Jean-Luc Birbaum
Jean Rody, Mario Slongo, Andreas Valet
and
Roland A. E. Winter
Senior Party
(Application 10/453,014)
Patent Interference No. 105,391 (JTM)
Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd. R. 127(b)
Before Torczon, Lane, and Moore, Administrative Patent Judges.
Waterman has conceded priority as regards to claims 1-115 of Waterman
5,714,530. See Paper 14. This interference has been redeclared. See Paper 15.
Upon consideration of the admissions of Waterman as outlined in Papers 14 and
15 , and Waterman’s request for adverse judgment (Paper 13), it is hereby:
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 2 (Paper 15, page 2) is
awarded against Junior Party Waterman.
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FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party Waterman is not entitled to a
patent containing claims 1-115 (corresponding to Count 2) of patent 5,714,530.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in
files of application 10/453,014 and patent 5,714,530.
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall promptly file any settlement
agreements relating to this interference, as per 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and 37 CFR
§ 41.205(a).
/Richard Torczon/ )
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE )
)
)
/Sally Gardner Lane/ ) BOARD OF PATENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE ) APPEALS AND
) INTERFERENCES
)
/James T. Moore/ )
ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE )

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cc (via fax):
Attorney for Birbaum:
John T. Miller, Esq.
WENDEROTH LIND & PONACK, LLP
2033 K. St. NW SUITE 800
WASHINGTON DC 20006
Fax: (202) 721-8250
Attorney for Waterman:
Fran Wasserman, Esq.
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC
1937 WEST MAIN STREET
P O BOX 60
STAMFORD CT 06904-0060
Fax: (203) 321-2971