Ex Parte 8123072 et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardOct 9, 201395001909 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 9, 2013) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 www.uspto.gov APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 95/001,909 04/04/2012 8123072 RWZ-130R 1036 26158 7590 10/09/2013 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP ATTN: IP DOCKETING P.O. BOX 7037 ATLANTA, GA 30357-0037 EXAMINER GRAHAM, MATTHEW C ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 3993 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 10/09/2013 PAPER Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding. The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication. PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ THE C.W. ZUMBIEL COMPANY, INC. Third Party Requester and Respondent v. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant ____________________ Appeal 2013-010536 Inter partes Reexamination Control 95/001,909 US Patent 8,123,072 Technology Center 3900 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On February 28, 2013, Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (“Graphic Packaging”), the patent owner and appellant, filed a Notice of Appeal in response to the final decision in the Right of Appeal Notice, filed January 30, 2013, rejecting claims 1-21. On September 30, 2013, Graphic Packaging filed an amendment under 37 CFR § 41.63(a) requesting that claims 1-21 be cancelled in this patent. Appeal 2013-010536 Inter partes Reexamination Control 95/001,909 US Patent 8,123,072 2 Graphic Packaging’s amendment to the claims is granted. Accordingly, the appeal in this proceeding is dismissed. The inter partes reexaminnation is being returned to the Examiner for further action as may be appropriate. If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. peb Appeal 2013-010536 Inter partes Reexamination Control 95/001,909 US Patent 8,123,072 3 Third Party Requester: KEITH R. HAUPT WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP 2700 CAREW TOWER 441 VINE STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202 Patent Owner: JAMES F. VAUGHAN IAN A. CALVERT WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP ATTN: IP DOCKETING P.O. BOX 7037 ATLANTA, GA 30357-0037 Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation