Shafer et al.v.Omura

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Aug 31, 2009

11653366 (B.P.A.I. Aug. 31, 2009)

Mail Stop Interference Paper 49
P.O. Box 1450 Filed: 31 August 2009
Alexandria Va 22313-1450
Tel: 571-272-9797
Fax: 571-273-0042

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

DAVID SHAFER, WILHELM ULRICH,
AURELIAN DODOC,RUDOLF VON BUENAU,
HANS-JUERGEN MANN, ALEXANDER EPPLE,
SUSANNE BEDER, and WOLFGANG SINGER
Junior Party
(Application 11/653,366),

v.

YASUHIRO OMURA
Senior Party
(Patent 7,309,870).

Patent Interference No. 105,678 (SCM)

Before JAMESON LEE, SALLY GARDNER LANE, and SALLY C. MEDLEY,
Administrative Patent Judges.

MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
Judgment – Request for Adverse – Bd.R. 127(b)
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On 26 August 2009, Omura filed “OMURA RESPONSE 1 (to Shafer 1
Substantive Motion No. 1)” (Paper 47), in which Omura concedes that Omura’s 2
involved patent does not provide written description support for certain claim 3
terms found in all of Omura’s involved claims. (Paper 47 at 2:4-10). Omura also 4
does not seek to add new claims. The concession is construed as a request for 5
entry of adverse judgment. 37 C.F.R. §41.127(b)(3). The request is granted. 6
Accordingly, it is 7
ORDERED that judgment as to the subject matter of Count 1 (Paper 8
1 at 4) is entered against Omura; 9
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 21-24 of Omura’s involved 10
patent are CANCELLED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); and 11
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall note the requirements 12
of 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and Bd.R. 205; and 13
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be entered in 14
the administrative records of the involved Omura patent and Shafer application. 15
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Counsel for Shafer: 3
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Marc M. Wefers, Esq. 5
Chris C. Bowley, Esq. 6
FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. 7
225 Franklin Street 8
Boston, MA 02110-2804 9
Email: wafers@fr.com 10
Email: bowley@fr.com 11
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Oliver R. Ashe, Jr., Esq. 13
ASHE, P.C. 14
11440 Isaac Newton Sq. North 15
Suite 210 16
Reston, VA 20190 17
Email: oashe@ashepc.com 18
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Counsel for Omura: 20
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Barry E. Bretschneider, Esq. 22
Peter J. Davis, Esq. 23
MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP 24
1650 Tysons Boulevard 25
Suite 400 26
McLean, VA 22102 27
Email: bbretschneider@mofo.com 28
Email: pdavis@mofo.com 29
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