Brown et al.v.Schrage et al.

Patent Trials and Appeals Board

Jul 12, 2013

10979876 - (J) (P.T.A.B. Jul. 12, 2013)

BoxInterferences@uspto.gov Paper 772
Tel: 571-272-4683 Entered: July 11, 2013

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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KEVIN SCHRAGE, TROY MURPHY and
DONALD RAYMOND MORK,
Application 12/321,127,
Junior Party,

v.

GENE W. BROWN and STEVEN J.MERRITT,
Patent 7,318,851 B2,
Senior Party
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Patent Interference 105,799 (JWB)
Technology Center 1700
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Before RICHARD E. SCHAFER, SALLY GARDNER LANE, and
JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judges.

BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT – 37 CFR § 41.127
Further to a concurrent Decision on Motions (Paper No. 771) denying 1
Schrage Motions that it is entitled to priority regarding Counts 2, 3, and 4, it is: 2
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Interference No. 105,799
Application No. 12/321,127 & Patent 7,318,851 B2

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ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Counts 2, 3 and 4 (the three 1
counts in the interference; Paper No. 326, pp. 2-4) is entered against Junior Party 2
SCHRAGE; 3
FURTHER ORDERED that involved claims 1-3, 5, 37-39 and 41 of Junior 4
Party’s U.S. Application 12/321,127 (corresponding to Count 2) are herein 5
FINALLY REFUSED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); 6
FURTHER ORDERED that involved claims 6-36 and 42-66 of Junior 7
Party’s U.S. Application 12/321,127 (corresponding to Count 3) are herein 8
FINALLY REFUSED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); 9
FURTHER ORDERED that involved claims 4 and 40 of Junior Party’s 10
U.S. Application 12/321,127 (corresponding to Count 4) are herein FINALLY 11
REFUSED, 35 U.S.C. § 135(a); 12
FURTHER ORDERED that Junior Party SCHRAGE is not entitled to a 13
patent containing claims 1-66 of U.S. application 12/321,127, filed January 14, 14
2009; 15
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties note the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 16
§ 135(c) and Bd.R. 205 regarding the filing of settlement agreements; and 17
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Judgment be placed in each of 18
the files of (1) Schrage application 12/321,127, and (2) Brown U.S. Pat. No. 19
7,318,851. 20
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Interference No. 105,799
Application No. 12/321,127 & Patent 7,318,851 B2

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Attorneys for Junior Party SCHRAGE: 3
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Bruce J. Boggs, Jr., Esq. 5
Matthew L. Fedowitz, Esq. 6
Dennis R. Daley, Esq. 7
MERCHANT & GOULD PC 8
Email: jboggs@merchantgould.com 9
Email: MFedowitz@merchantgould.com 10
Email: ddaley@merchantgould.com 11
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Attorneys for Senior Party BROWN: 14
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Richard A. Neifeld, Esq. 16
Robert Hahl, Esq. 17
Bruce Margulies, Esq. 18
NEIFELD IP LAW PC 19
Email: rneifeld@neifeld.com 20
Email: rhahl@neifeld.com 21
Email: bmargulies@neifeld.com 22
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Stephen Docter, Esq. 24
Andrew Heinisch, Esq. 25
REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN, SC 26
Email: sdocter@reinhartlaw.com 27
Email: aheinisch@reinhartlaw.com 28
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