09578392 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 30, 2007)

Rauch et al.v.Ni et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and InterferencesJul 30, 2007

09578392 (B.P.A.I. Jul. 30, 2007)

The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board Paper 135 Filed: 27 July 2007 Mail Stop Interference P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Tel: 571-272-4683 Fax: 571-273-0042 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Junior Party (Application 10/005,842-IFW Inventors: Jian Ni, Reiner L. Gentz, Guo-Liang Yu and Craig A. Rosen), v. Immunex Corp., Senior Party (Patent 6,642,358 Inventors: Charles Rauch and Henning Walczak). _______________ Patent Interference No. 105,381 (RES) _______________ Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and SCHAFER and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. Judgment - Order to Show Cause Junior Party Human Genome Sciences (HGS) was put under an order 1 to show cause why judgment should not be entered against it. Paper 114. 2 2 HGS responded. Paper 115. For the reasons given in the Decision - Order 1 to Show Cause entered concurrently herewith (Paper 134), it is 2 ORDERED that judgment as to Count 1 (the sole count in the 3 interference; Paper 1, page 6) is awarded against Junior Party HUMAN 4 GENOME SCIENCES; 5 FURTHER ORDERED that HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES claims 6 35, 36, 38-45, 47-54, 56-61, 75, 83, 92, 99, 100, 102-109, 111-116, 127-133, 7 168-178, 180-203 are unpatentable over priori art 35 U.S.C. Â§ 102(e)); 8 FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party HUMAN GENOME 9 SCIENCES is not entitled to a patent containing claims 35, 36, 38-45, 47-54, 10 56-61, 75, 83, 92, 99, 100, 102-109, 111-116, 127-133, 168-178, 180-203 of 11 Application 10/005,842 (corresponding to Count 1); 12 FURTHER ORDERED that if there is a settlement agreement, 13 attention is directed to 35 U.S.C. Â§ 135(c); 14 FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this JUDGMENT shall be 15 placed in the files of (1) Application 10/005,842 and (2) Patent 6,642,358; 16 and 17 3 FURTHER ORDERED that in the event of judicial review, the party 1 seeking judicial review must comply with mandatory notice provisions of 37 2 C.F.R. Â§ 41.8(b) (2006). 3 /Fred E. McKelvey/ ) FRED E. MCKELVEY ) Senior Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) /Richard E. Schafer/ ) BOARD OF PATENT RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) /James T. Moore/ ) JAMES T. MOORE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 4 cc (FAX): Counsel for HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC: Jorge A. Goldstein, Esq. STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC 1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-3934 Tel: 202-371-2600 Fax: 202-371-2540 Email: jgold@skgf.com Counsel for IMMUNEX CORPORATION: Michael J. Wise, Esq. PERKINS COIE LLP 1620 26th Street, 6th Floor, South Tower Santa Monica, CA 90404-4013 Tel: 310-788-3210 Fax: 310-788-3399 Email: mwise@perkinscoie.com 1 Attorney for GENENTECH (Interference 105,361): Oliver R. Ashe, Jr. Esq. ASHE, P.C. 11440 Isaac Newton Square North Suite 210 Reston, VA 20190 Tel: 703-467-9001 Fax: 703-467-9002 Email: oashe@ashepc.com

Rauch et al. V. Ni et al.