Prasch et al.v.RappDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesJul 23, 200709845682 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 23, 2007) Copy Citation -1- Paper 30 Mail Stop Interference P.O. Box 1450 Filed 23 July 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 MIRNA RAPP Junior Party (Application 09/869,031), v. ARMIN PRASCH and BERNHARD LUY Senior Party (Patent 6,596,318). Patent Interference No. 105,541) (Technology Center 1600) Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd. R. 127(b) 1 2 Before: SCHAFER, TIERNEY, and MOORE Administrative Patent Judges. 3 4 MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. 5 6 Junior Party Rapp has filed a request for entry of adverse judgment (Paper 7 25) against its claims which correspond to the Counts. 8 Upon consideration of the request, it is 9 ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 1, page 4) is 10 awarded against Junior Party Mirna Rapp. 11 FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party Mirna Rapp is not entitled to a 12 -2- patent containing claims 25-28, 37, 52, and 54-57 (corresponding to Count 1) of: 1 2 U.S. Patent Application 09/869,031 3 filed 16 October 2001. 4 FURTHER ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 2 (Paper 1, 5 page 4) is awarded against Junior Party Mirna Rapp. 6 FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party Mirna Rapp is not entitled to a 7 patent containing claims 43-49, 53, 59-63, and 67-73 (corresponding to Count 2) 8 of: 9 U.S. Patent Application 09/869,031 10 filed 16 October 2001. 11 FURTHER ORDERED that as there is a settlement agreement, attention 12 shall be directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c). 13 FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall be placed in 14 the files of (1) application 09/869,031 and (2) U.S. Patent 6,596,318. 15 -3- FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to distribute the files upon 1 entry of this JUDGMENT. 2 3 4 5 /ss/ Richard E. Schafer ) 6 RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) 7 Administrative Patent Judge ) 8 ) BOARD OF 9 /ss/ Michael P. Tierney ) PATENT 10 MICHAEL P. TIERNEY ) APPEALS 11 Administrative Patent Judge ) AND 12 ) INTERFERENCES 13 /ss/ James T. Moore ) 14 JAMES T. MOORE ) 15 Administrative Patent Judge ) 16 -4- cc (via email): 1 2 Attorney for RAPP: 3 4 Mark D. Sweet, Esq. 5 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. 6 901 New York Avenue, NW 7 Washington, DC. 20001 -441 3 8 Telephone: 202.408.4162 9 Facsimile: 202.408.4400 10 E-mail: mark.sweet@finnegan.com 11 E-mail: carlos.tellez@finnegan.com 12 13 Attorney for PRASCH: 14 15 Michael J. Sweedler 16 DARBY & DARBY P.C. 17 805 Third Avenue 18 New York, New York 10022-7513 19 Tel: (2 12) 527-7700 20 Fax: (212) 527-7701 21 Email: msweedler@darbylaw.com 22 Email: mgross@darbylaw.com 23 24 25 Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation