NEGOROv.FUJII

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jan 6, 1999

08566600 (B.P.A.I. Jan. 6, 1999)

Application 08/211,710 filed April 21, 1994, now1
Patent No. 5,561,248 issued October 1, 1996. Assignors to
Murata Manufacturing Co., LTD. Accorded benefit of
PCT/JP93/01241 filed September 2, 1993.
Application 08/566,600 filed December 4, 1995. 2
Assignors to Nippendenso Co., Ltd. Accorded the benefit of
U.S. Serial No. 08/167,976 filed May 11, 1994, now abandoned
and PCT/JP93/00535 filed April 23, 1993.
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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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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YASUHIRO NEGORO
Junior Party,1
v.
TETSUO FUJII
Senior Party,2
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Patent Interference No. 104,243
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Before Urynowicz, Sofocleous and Downey, Administrative Patent
Judges.
Urynowicz, Administrative Patent Judge.
Judgment
Whereas Yasuhiro Negoro, the junior party, has filed a
request for entry of an adverse judgment, pursuant to 37 CFR
1.662(a) judgment as to the subject matter of count 1, the only
count in issue, is hereby awarded to Tetsuo Fujii, the senior
party. Accordingly, the junior party Negoro is not entitled to
its patent containing claims 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and
19 corresponding to count 1.

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STANLEY M. URYNOWICZ, JR. )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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MICHAEL SOFOCLEOUS ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
) INTERFERENCES
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MARY F. DOWNEY )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Attorney(s) for Negoro

Graham & James, LLP
885 Third Avenue, 21st floor
New York, New York 10022-4834

Attorney(s) for Fujii
Cushman, Darby & Cushman
1100 New York Avenue N.W.
Ninth Floor East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005-3918

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