Prasch et al.v.Rapp

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jul 23, 2007

09845682 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 23, 2007)

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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
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Before: SCHAFER, TIERNEY, and MOORE Administrative Patent Judges. 3
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MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. 5
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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

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patent containing claims 25-28, 37, 52, and 54-57 (corresponding to Count 1) of: 1
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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

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FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to distribute the files upon 1
entry of this JUDGMENT. 2
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/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

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cc (via email): 1
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Attorney for RAPP: 3
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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
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Attorney for PRASCH: 14
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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
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