Lichter et al.v.MEYER

Patent Trials and Appeals Board

Mar 11, 2019

14317319 - (J) (P.T.A.B. Mar. 11, 2019)

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Tel: 571-272-9797 Entered: March 11, 2019

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
_______________

BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
_______________

OTONOMY, INC. and THE REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
(Inventors: Jay Lichter, Andrew M. Trammel, Fabrice Piu, Qiang Ye,
Luis A. Dellamary, Carl Lebel, and Jeffrey P. Harris)
Junior Party
(Application 13/848,636),

v.

AURIS MEDICAL, AG
(Inventor: Thomas Meyer)
Senior Party
(Patent 9,066,865).

Patent Interference No. 106,030 (JTM)
(Technology Center 1600)

Before SALLY GARDNER LANE, JAMES T. MOORE, and
DEBORAH KATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.

MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT ON REMAND
37 C.F.R. § 41.127

Interference 106,030
Judgment on Remand

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Our reviewing court has reversed our decision according benefit to Auris. Our 2
reviewing court therefore also determined we erred in entering judgment against 3
Otonomy. Paper 151, 2. 4
In view of the foregoing, it is— 5
ORDERED that judgment be entered against Senior Party Auris for count 1 6
(Paper 1); 7
ORDERED that claims 1–9 of Senior Party Auris’ involved US Patent 8
9,066,865 be CANCELED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); and 9
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be entered in the 10
administrative records of the involved patent and application. 11

NOTICE: "Any agreement or understanding between parties to an interference,
including any collateral agreements referred to therein, made in connection with or
in contemplation of the termination of the interference, shall be in writing and a
true copy thereof filed in the Patent and Trademark Office before the termination
of the interference as between the said parties to the agreement or understanding."
35 U.S.C. 135(c); see also Bd.R. 205 (settlement agreements).

Interference 106,030
Judgment on Remand

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Attorney for Otonomy, Inc.:

Michael T. Rosato
Michael J. Hostetler
Richard Torczon
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Email: mrosato@wsgr.com
Email: mhostetler@wsgr.com
Email: rtorczon@wsgr.com

Attorney for Auris Medical, AG:

Michael Tuscan, Ph.D.
Bonnie Weiss McLeod, Ph.D.
Cooley, LLP
Email: mtuscan@cooley.com
Email: bweissmcleod@cooley.com
Email: zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com