LIv.Abboud et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jan 10, 2010

10446390 (B.P.A.I. Jan. 10, 2010)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 105 1
Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: 7 January 2010 2
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 4
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES 5
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Patent Interference 105,623 JL 8
Technology Center 3700 9
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JEAN P. LALONDE, MARWAN ABBOUD, 12
RACHID MAHROUCHE and DAN WITTENBERGER, 13
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U.S. Patent 6,592,577, 15
Junior Party, 16
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v. 18
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HONG LI, 20
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Application 10/446,390, 22
Senior Party. 23
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Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and 26
JAMESON LEE and MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Administrative Patent 27
Judges. 28
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FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 30
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JUDGMENT 32
ORDERDED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole 33
count in the interference; Paper 1, page 4) is awarded against the Junior 34
Party JEAN P. LALONDE, MARWAN ABBOUD, RACHID 35
MAHROUCHE and DAN WITTENBERGER and real party in interest 36
Medtronic CryoCath LP. 37
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FURTHER ORDERED that the Junior Party JEAN P. 1
LALONDE, MARWAN ABBOUD, RACHID MAHROUCHE and DAN 2
WITTENBERGER and real party in interest Medtronic CryoCath LP is not 3
entitled to a patent containing claims 1-4 (corresponding to Count 1) of: 4
U.S. Patent 6,592,577 5
issued 15 July 2003 6
based on application 09/771,031 7
filed 26 January 2001 8
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FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-4 of U.S. Patent 10
6,592,577 are cancelled. 35 U.S.C. § 135(a). 11
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, 12
attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c). 13
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of (1) the DECISION ON 14
PRIORITY (Paper 104 and (2) this JUDGMENT shall be placed in the files 15
of (1) U.S. Patent 6,592,577 and (2) application 10/446,390. 16
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105,607 and 105,623 1
cc (via Electronic Mail): 2
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Attorney for Lalonde 4
real party in interest 5
Medtronic CryoCath LP): 6
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John Christopher, Esq. 8
Nicholas R. Lewis, Esq. 9
Jason R. Buratti, Esq. (pro haec vice) 10
CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. 11
200 East Las Olas Boulevard 12
Suite 2040 13
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 14
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Tel: 954-828-1488 16
Tel: 954-828-1488 ex 226 17
Fax: 954-828-9122 18
Email: JChristopher@cwiplaw.com 19
Email: NLewis@cwiplaw.com 20
Email: jburatti@cwiplaw.com 21
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Attorney for Li 23
(real party in interest 24
AMS Research Corporation, 25
exclusive license in certain filed of use 26
CryoCor, Inc.): 27
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Naveen Modi, Esq. 29
Steven L. Park, Esq. 30
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 31
GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. 32
901 New York Avenue, NW 33
Washington, D.C. 20001-4413 34
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Tel: 202-408-4000 36
Fax: 202-408-4400 37
Email: naveen.modi@finnegan.com 38
Email: steven.park@finnegan.com 39