Karim et al.v.Jobson et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Feb 28, 2007

09312683 (B.P.A.I. Feb. 28, 2007)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 101 1
Tel: 571-272-4683 Entered: 28 February 2007 2
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 4
BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES 5
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Patent Interference 105,376 McK 8
Technology Center 1600 9
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KHALID KARIM and ALLA E.M. ADRIS, 12
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Patent 6,143,921, 14
Junior Party, 15
v. 16
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SIMON JOBSON and DERRICK WATSON, 18
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Application 09/985,274, 20
Senior Party. 21
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Before: FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and 24
LEE E. BARRETT and RICHARD TORCZON, Administrative Patent 25
Judges. 26
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McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 28
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JUDGMENT 30
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For the reasons given in the MEMORANDUM OPINION and 32
ORDER entered 11 October 2006 (Paper 95) and the MEMORANDUM 33
OPINION and ORDER entered concurrently herewith (Paper 99), it is 34
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (the sole 35
count in the interference; Paper 1, page 6) is awarded against Junior Party 36
KHALID KARIM and ALLA E.M. ADRIS. 37
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FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1-2, 5-16 and 20 of Karim 1
U.S. Patent 6,143,921 and claims 2, 5-16 and 20-34 of Karim reissue 2
application 11/363,148 are unpatentable based on priority. 35 U.S.C. 3
§§ 102(g)/103. 4
FURTHER ORDERED that claim 1 of Karim U.S. Patent 5
6,143,921 and claim 1 of Karim reissue application 11/363,148 are 6
unpatentable over the prior art. 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(b)/103. 7
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 2, 5-16 and 20 of Karim 8
U.S. Patent 6,143,921 and claims 2, 5-16 and 20-34 of Karim reissue 9
application 11/363,148 are unpatentable for failing to comply with the 10
enablement requirement of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112. 11
FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party KHALID KARIM 12
and ALLA E.M. ADRIS is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-2, 13
5-16 and 20 of U.S. Patent 6,143,921 (corresponding to Count 1). 14
FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party KHALID KARIM 15
and ALLA E.M. ADRIS is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-2, 5-6 16
and 20-34 of Karim reissue application 11/363,148 (corresponding to 17
Count 1). 18
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, 19
attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c). 20
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall 21
be placed in the files of (1) U.S. Patent 6,143,921, (2) reissue application 22
11/363,148, and (3) application 09/985,274. 23
FURTHER ORDERED that in the event of judicial review, the 24
party seeking judicial review must comply with mandatory notice provisions 25
of 37 C.F.R. § 41.8(b) (2006). 26
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cc (via Electronic Mail): 1
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Counsel for Karim 3
(real party in interest 4
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation): 5
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William J. Spatz, Esq. 7
Albert B. Chen, Esq. 8
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP 9
1177 Avenue of the Americas 10
New York, NY 10036 11
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Tel: 212-715-9100 (main) 13
Tel: 212-715-9257 (Spatz) 14
Tel: 202-715-9412 (Chen) 15
Fax: 212-715-8000 16
Email: wspatz@kramerlevin.com 17
Email: achen@kramerlevin.com 18
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Counsel for Jobson 20
(real party in interest 21
BP Chemicals Limited): 22
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Leonard C. Mitchard, Esq. 24
Mary J. Wilson, Esq. 25
NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC 26
11th Floor 27
901 North Glebe Road 28
Arlington, VA 22203-1808 29
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Tel: 703-816-4000 (main) 31
Tel: 703-816-4005 (Mitchard) 32
Tel: 703-816-4011 (Wilson) 33
Fax: 703-816-4100 34
Email: lcm@nixonvan.com 35
Email: mjw@nixonvan.com 36