YANNAZZONEv.SMEDEROD

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jun 2, 1998

07930539 (B.P.A.I. Jun. 2, 1998)

Patent No. 5,074,349, issued from application 07/571,054,1
filed August 21, 1990. Assigned to Newell Operating Co.
Application 07/930,539, filed September 24, 1992. 2
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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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

ROBERT YANNAZZONE
Junior Party,1
v.
ERIC GUNNAR MAGNUS SMEDEROD
Senior Party.2

Patent Interference No. 104,011

Before CALVERT, METZ and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT
Interference No. 104,011

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Yannazzone has filed a request for entry of adverse
judgment, pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.662(a).
Accordingly, it is hereby adjudged that Yannazzone,
the junior party, is not entitled to claims 1 to 3, 8 to 12,
19 and 20 of his involved patent, designated as corresponding
to the
count. Eric Gunnar Magnus Smederod, the senior party, is
entitled to a patent containing claims 8, 9 and 13 of his
involved application, designated as corresponding to the
count.
IAN A. CALVERT )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF
PATENT
ANDREW H. METZ ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge )
INTERFERENCES
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WILLIAM F. PATE, III )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Counsel for Junior Party
Foley & Lardner
3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 500
P.O. Box 25696
Washington, D.C. 20007-8696
Counsel for Senior Party
Dvorak and Traub
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604