Manosv.Caton

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Feb 23, 2009

10606946 - (J) (B.P.A.I. Feb. 23, 2009)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 88 1
Telephone: 571-272-4683 Entered: 23 February 2009 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 105,617 McK 8
Technology Center 1700 9
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INTELLECTUAL CONCEPTS, LLC, 12
(Named Inventor: Gregory James Caton) 13
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Application 10/782,405, 15
Junior Party, 16
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v. 18
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ZANNIER, INC., 20
(Named Inventor: Paul D. Manos) 21
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Patent 7,264,847 B2, 23
Senior Party, 24
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Before: JAMES T. MOORE, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, 27
FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and 28
RICHARD E. SCHAFER, Administrative Patent Judge. 29
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McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 31
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JUDGMENT 33
For the reasons given in the MEMORANDUM OPINION and 34
ORDER entered concurrently herewith (Paper 87), it is 35
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ORDERDED that judgment on inventorship as to Count 1 1
(the sole count in the interference; Paper 1, page 7) is awarded against Junior 2
Party Intellectual Concepts, LLC, and Gregory James Caton. 3
FURTHER ORDERED that neither Intellectual 4
Concepts, LLC, nor Gregory James Caton are not entitled to a patent 5
containing claims 2, 4-15, 17-28 or 30 (corresponding to Count 1) of: 6
application 10/782,405 7
filed 19 February 2004 8
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FURTHER ORDERED that claims 2, 4-15, 17-28 and 30 of 10
application 10/782,405 are finally refused. 35 U.S.C. § 135(a). 11
FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, 12
attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. § 135(c). 13
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall 14
be placed in the files of (1) Caton application 10/782,405 and (2) Manos 15
U.S. Patent 7,264,847 B2. 16
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105,617 1
cc (via electronic mail): 2
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Attorney for Caton 4
(real party in interest Intellectual Concepts, LLC): 5
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Holliday C. Heine, Esq. 7
Thomas O. Hoover, Esq. 8
WEINGARTEN, SCHURGIN, GAGNEBIN & LEBOVICI LLP 9
Ten Post Office Square 10
Boston, MA 02109 11
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Tel: 617-542-2290, ext. 313 13
Tel: 617-542-2290, ext. 323 14
Fax: 617-451-0313 15
Email: HHeine@wsglip.com 16
Email: THoover@wsglip.com 17
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Attorney for Manos 19
(real party in interest Zannier, Inc.): 20
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Ryan Cagle, Esq. 22
Murray Spruill, Esq. 23
ALSTON & BIRD LLP 24
3201 Beechleaf Court 25
Suite 600 26
Raleigh, NC 27604-1062 27
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Tel: 919-862-2200 29
Fax: 919-862-2260 30
Email: ryan.cagle@alston.com 31
Email: murray.spruill@alston.com 32
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