Zieler et al.v.Ananiev et al.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Apr 2, 2014

12066175 (P.T.A.B. Apr. 2, 2014)

Mail Stop Interference Entered: 1 April 2014 Filed: @ April 2014
Tel: 571-272-9797

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

HELGE ZIELER,
GARY W. RUDGERS, DAPHNE PREUSS,
GREGORY P. COPENHAVER, and MICHAEL H. PAULY
Junior Party
(Patent 8,222,028),

v.

EVGUENI ANANIEV,
MARK A. CHAMBERLIN, WILLIAM J. GORDON-KAMM,
SERGEI SVITASHEV, and
CHENGCANG WU,
Senior Party
(Application 11/804,325).

Patent Interference No. 105,989
(Technology Center 1600)

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

LANE, Administrative Patent Judge.

Judgment– Request for Adverse – Bd.R. 127(b)

Ananiev requests adverse judgment as to Count 1, the sole count of the 1
interference. (Request (Paper 20)). The request is GRANTED. 2
It is 3
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Declaration 4
(Paper 1) at 4), the sole count of the interference, is entered against senior party 5
Ananiev; 6
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-21 of Ananiev application 7
11/804,325, which claims correspond to Count 1, are FINALLY REFUSED; 8
former 35 USC § 135(a); 9
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties are directed to former 35 USC 10
§ 135(c) and to Bd. R. 205 regarding the filing of settlement agreements; and 11
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be entered 12
into the administrative record of the involved Ananiev application and Zieler 13
patent. 14
cc: 1
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Attorney for Zieler: 3
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Michael J. Wise, Esq. 5
Lauren Sliger, Esq. 6
Perkins Coie, LLP 7
mwise@perkinscoie.com 8
Lsliger@perkinscoie.com 9
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Attorney for Ananiev: 11
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Todd R. Walters, Esq. 13
Erin M. Dunston, Esq. 14
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC 15
Todd.walters@bipc.com 16
Erin.dunston@bipc.com 17
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