Randolph et al.v.Robinson et al.

Patent Trials and Appeals Board

Sep 19, 2013

12940587 - (J) (P.T.A.B. Sep. 19, 2013)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 58
Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: 19 September 2013

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Patent Interference 105,930 McK
Technology Center 1600
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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE,

Patent 7,615,617 B2,
Junior Party,

v.

BAROFOLD,

Application 12/940,587,
Senior Party.
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Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and 2
RICHARD E. SCHAFER and HUNG H. BUI, Administrative Patent Judges. 3
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McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 5
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JUDGMENT 7
Upon consideration of UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE’S REQUEST FOR 8
ADVERSE JUDGMENT filed 17 September 2013, it is 9
ORDERDED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole count 10
in the interference; Paper 1, page 7) is awarded against Junior Party University of 11
Delaware (real party in interest) and Anne Skaja Robinson, Clifford R. Robinson, 12
Debora Foguel and Jerson Lima Silva (inventors). 13
FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party University of Delaware (real 1
party in interest) and Anne Skaja Robinson, Clifford R. Robinson, Debora Foguel 2
and Jerson Lima Silva (inventors) is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-2 3
(corresponding to Count 1) of: 4
U.S. Patent 7,615,617 B2 5
issued 10 November 2009 6
based on application 10/673,000 7
filed 26 September 2003 8
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-2 of U.S. Patent 7,615,617 B2 9
are cancelled. 35 U.S.C. § 135(a). 10
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall be 11
placed in the files of (1) U.S. Patent 7,615,617 B2 and (2) application 12/940,587. 12
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is authorized to distribute the 13
files upon entry of this JUDGMENT. 14
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cc (via electronic mail): 1
Attorney for University of Delaware: 2
Rex A. Donnelly 3
Stephen D. Harper 4
RatnerPrestia 5
radonnelly@ratnerprestia.com 6
sdharper@ratnerprestia.com 7
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Attorney for BaroFold,Inc.: 9
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Mark L. Hayman 11
Alyson Fuller 12
Cooley, LLP 13
mhayman@cooley.com 14
afuller@cooley.com 15
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cc (via First Class mail): 17
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Attorney for the United States [28 C.F.R. § 0.45(f)]: 19
Hon. John Fargo, Director 20
Commercial Litigation 21
Civil Division 22
U.S. Department of Justice 23
1100 L Street, N.W. 24
Room 11116 25
Washington, D.C. 20005 26