Kay et al.v.Shortland et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 21, 2007

09830041 (B.P.A.I. May. 21, 2007)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 36
Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: May 21, 2007
Fax: 571-273-0042

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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POLYFLOR LIMITED,
Junior Party
(Application 09/807,167,
Inventors: John Granville Kay,
Michael Geoffrey Minett, Grenville Seager,
Adrian Lance Entwistl and Craig Lee Crosby),

v.

ALTRO LIMITED,
Senior Party
(Patent 6,579,610,
Inventors: Adrian John Shortland
and Karen Alexandra Masters).
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Patent Interference No. 105,473 (RES)
(Technology Center 1700)
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Before: SCHAFER, TIERNEY, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
PER CURIUM
Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd.R. 127(b)
Polyflor has filed a request for entry of adverse judgment. 1
Accordingly, it is 2
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to the subject matter of 3
Counts 1 and 2 (Paper 29, p. 2) is awarded against POLYFLOR LIMITED; 4
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FURTHER ORDERED that POLYFLOR LIMITED is not entitled 1
to a patent containing claims 26-34 and 51-66 (corresponding to Counts 1 2
and 2) of Application 09/807,167; 3
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be made of 4
record in the file of Patent 6,579,610, and Application 09/807,167; and 5
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is any settlement agreement 6
which has not been filed, attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and 7
37 CFR § 41.205. 8

/Richard E. Schafer/_____________ )
RICHARD E. SCHAFER )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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/Michael P. Tierney/ ____________ ) BOARD OF PATENT
MICHAEL P. T IERNEY ) APPEALS AND
Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES
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/James T. Moore/_______________ )
JAMES T. MOORE )
Administrative Patent Judge )

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Counsel for Polyflor:

Donna M. Meuth
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE and DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: (617) 526-6000
Fax: (617) 526-5000
E-mail: donna.meuth@wilmerhale.com

Counsel for Altro:

Paul D. Ackerman, Esq.
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
250 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10177
Phone: 212-415-9372
Fax: 212-953-7201
E-mail: ackerman.paul@Dorsey.com
E-mail: abelev.gary@Dorsey.com