Miller et al.v.Zhao

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jan 22, 2010

11436528 (B.P.A.I. Jan. 22, 2010)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 22 1
Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: 22 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 105,730 McK 8
Technology Center 1700 9
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JEFF MILLER, BRIAN MILLER and NADER MAZLOOM, 12
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Application 12/163,560, 14
Junior Party, 15
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v. 17
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GANG ZHAO, 19
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Patent 7,411,080, 21
Senior Party. 22
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Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and 25
RICHARD E. SCHAFER and SALLY GARDNER LANE, Administrative 26
Patent Judges. 27
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McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 29
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JUDGMENT 31
Upon consideration of MILLER'S ABANDONMENT OF THE 32
CONTEST (Paper 20), it is 33
ORDERDED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole 34
count in the interference; Paper 1, page 6) is awarded against Junior Party 35
JEFF MILLER, BRIAN MILLER and NADER MAZLOOM. 36
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FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party JEFF MILLER, 1
BRIAN MILLER and NADER MAZLOOM is not entitled to a patent 2
containing claims 40-55 (Paper 11) (corresponding to Count 1) of: 3
application 12/163,560 4
filed 27 June 2008 5
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 40-55 of application 6
12/163,650 are finally refused. 35 U.S.C. § 135(a). 7
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement 8
in addition to that already filed (Paper 21), attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. 9
§ 135(c). 10
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall 11
be placed in the files of (1) application 12/163,560 and (2) U.S. Patent 12
7,411,080 B2. 13
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to distribute 14
the files upon entry of this JUDGMENT. 15
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(via Electronic Transmission): 1
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Attorney for Miller (real party in interest 3
Peninsula Copper Industries Inc.): 4
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Christopher T. Griffith, Esq. 6
Robert F. Green, Esq. 7
LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD. 8
Two Prudential Plaza—Suite 4900 9
Chicago, IL 60601-6731 10
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Tel: 312-616-5600 12
Fax: 312-616-5700 13
Email: cgriffith@leydig.com 14
Email: rgreen@leydig.com 15
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Attorney for Zhao (real party in interest 17
Osmose, Inc.): 18
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Jay I. Alexander, Esq. 20
Robert J. Koch, Esq. 21
Einar Stole, Esq. 22
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP 23
1850 K Street, N.W. Suite 1200 24
Washington, D.C. 20006 25
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Tel: 202-835-7500 27
Fax: 202-835-7586 28
Email: jalexander@milbank.com 29
Email: rkoch@milbank.com 30
Email: estole@milbank.com 31