McDadev.Heuer et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 21, 2008

08446097 (B.P.A.I. May. 21, 2008)

Paper 21
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

LUTZ HEUER, PETER WACHTLER,
MICHAEL SCHWAMBORN, MARTIN KUGLER,
and HANS-ULRICH BUSCHHAUS,
Senior Party
(U.S. Application 08/888,609),

v.

MARK DANIEL McDADE
Junior Party
(U.S. Patent 5,874,456).

Patent Interference No. 105,609 (MPT)
(Technology Center 1600)

Before LEE, MEDLEY, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.

Judgment – Bd.R. 127 1
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Junior Party Heuer has abandoned the contest and requests adverse judgment 3
with respect to the subject matter of the count. (Paper 20). 4

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It is: 1
Ordered that judgment be entered against Heuer for Count 1, the sole 2
count in interference (Paper 1, p. 4). 3
Further Ordered that claims 12 and 16 of Heuer’s involved 4
application, U.S. Application 08/888,609, are FINALLY REFUSED, 35 U.S.C. 5
§135(a). 6
Further Ordered that a copy of this judgment be entered in the 7
administrative records of the involved McDade U.S. Patent 5,874,456 and Heuer 8
U.S. Application 08/888,609. 9
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/Jameson Lee/ ) 11
JAMESON LEE ) 12
Administrative Patent Judge ) 13
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/Sally C. Medley/ ) BOARD OF PATENT 16
SALLY C. MEDLEY ) APPEALS AND 17
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES 18
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/Michael P. Tierney/ ) 21
MICHAEL P. TIERNEY ) 22
Administrative Patent Judge ) 23
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cc (via electronic filing): 1
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Attorney for Heuer: 3
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Kurt G. Briscoe, Esq. 5
NORRIS McLAUGHLIN & MARCUS 6
875 Third Avenue, 18th Floor 7
New York, N.Y. 10022 8
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Tel: 212-808-0700 10
Email: kgbriscoe@nmmlaw.com 11
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Attorney for McDade: 14
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Herbert H. Mintz, Esq. 16
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 17
GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 18
901 New York Avenue, N.W. 19
Washington, D.C. 20001-4413 20
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Tel: 202-408-4413 22
Email: herbert.mintz@finnegan.com 23
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