Pausch et al.v.Fowlkes et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 3, 2007

08195729 (B.P.A.I. May. 3, 2007)

Paper 26
Mail Stop Interference
P.O. Box 1450 Filed: May 3, 2007
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-4683
Fax: 571-273-0042

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

MARK HENRY PAUSCH,
BRADLEY A. OZENBERGER, JOHN R. HADCOCK,
LAURA ALICIA PRICE, EILEEN M. KAJKOWSKI,
DONALD R. KIRSCH, AND DEBORAH T. CHALEFF,
Junior Party
(Patent 5,691,188),

v.

DANA M. FOWLKES,
JIM BROACH, JOHN MANFREDI, CHRISTINE KLEIN,
ANDREW J. MURPHY, JEREMY PAUL, AND
JOSHUA TRUEHEART
Senior Party
(Application 09/286,166).

Patent Interference No. 105,462
(Technology Center 1600)

Before RICHARD E. SCHAFER, SALLY GARDNER LANE, and SALLY C.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.

LANE, Administrative Patent Judge.

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Judgment-Bd.R. 127 1
Pausch requests adverse judgment. (Paper 25). 2
Upon consideration of the record of the interference and for reasons given, it 3
is 4
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1, the sole count of 5
the interference, is entered against junior party MARK HENRY PAUSCH, 6
BRADLEY ALTON OZENBERGER, JOHN RICHARD HADCOCK, LAURA 7
ALICIA PRICE, EILEEN MARIE KAJKOWSKI, DONALD RICHARD 8
KIRSCH, and DEBORAH TARDY CHALEFF; 9
FURTHER ORDERED that junior party MARK HENRY PAUSCH, 10
BRADLEY ALTON OZENBERGER, JOHN RICHARD HADCOCK, LAURA 11
ALICIA PRICE, EILEEN MARIE KAJKOWSKI,DONALD RICHARD KIRSCH, 12
and DEBORAH TARDY CHALEFF is not entitled to a patent containing claims 13
15, 16, 19, 22, and 23 of patent 5,691,188, which claims correspond to Count 1; 14
FURTHER ORDERED that, if there is a settlement agreement, the 15
parties are directed to 35 USC §135(c) and Bd. R. 205; and 16
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FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be entered 1
into the administrative records of Pausch patent 5,691,188 and Fowlkes application 2
09/286,166. 3
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/Richard E. Schafer/ ) 7
RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) 8
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/Sally G. Lane/ ) BOARD OF PATENT 12
SALLY GARDNER LANE ) 13
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND 14
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Administrative Patent Judge ) 19
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