KRAMERv.JANG

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Sep 27, 2001

07705295 (B.P.A.I. Sep. 27, 2001)

1 Patent 5,135,535, granted August 4, 1992, based on
Application 07/713,973, filed June 11, 1991. Assignor to
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a corp. of CA.; and
Application 07/881,673, filed May 12, 1992.
2 Application 07/705,295, filed May 24, 1991. Assignor
to Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a corp. of CA.
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THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
(1) was not written for publication in a law journal and
(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 88
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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BARRY L. KRAMER
Junior Party,1
v.
G. DAVID JANG
Senior Party,2
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Patent Interference No. 103,246
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Before METZ, PATE and MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT UNDER 37 CFR § 1.602(a)
On February 15, 2001, a Corrected Order to Show Cause
in the above-noted interference was mailed to junior party
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Kramer. Junior party Kramer has not responded to the Order.
Accordingly, the following judgment is entered against junior
party Kramer.
Judgment
Judgment in Interference No. 103,246 is hereby entered
against junior party Barry L. Kramer. Barry L. Kramer is not
entitled to his patent containing claims 8 and 11-13, which
claims correspond to the count in interference, nor is he
entitled to his application claims 1, 20, 23-29 and 33-35 which
claims correspond to the count in interference. Judgment is
entered in favor of G. David Jang, the senior party. G. David
Jang is entitled to his application claims 20, 22-25, 34-38
and 40, which claims correspond to the count in interference.
ANDREW H. METZ )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
WILLIAM F. PATE, III ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES
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JOHN C. MARTIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Counsel for Junior Party Kramer:
Herbert D. Hart, III et al.
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
500 West Madison Street
34th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Counsel for Senior Party Jang:
G. David Jang
30725 Eastburn Lane
Redlands, CA 92374