Stam et al.v.Schofield et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Apr 30, 2010

11074521 (B.P.A.I. Apr. 30, 2010)

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Paper 23
Filed 30 April 2010

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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JOSEPH S. STAM, MARK W. PIERCE and HAROLD C. OCKERSE
Junior Party
(Patent No. 7,149,613),

v.

KENNETH SCHOFIELD and MARK L. LARSON
Senior Party
(Application No. 11/074,521).

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Patent Interference No. 105,743 (SCM)
(Technology Center 2600)
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Before SALLY GARDNER LANE, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, and
SALLY C. MEDLEY and MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.

MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
Judgment - Request for Adverse - Bd.R. 127(b) 1
On 28 April 2010, Stam filed a request for Adverse Judgment. (Paper 22). 2
The request is GRANTED. 3
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Accordingly, it is 1
ORDERED that judgment is entered against Stam for Count 1 of 2
Interference 105,743 (Paper 1 at 4); 3
FURTHER ORDERED that claims 12-14 and 24 of Stam’s 4
involved Patent 7,149,613, which correspond to Count 1, are CANCELLED, 35 5
U.S.C. 135 (a); 6
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall note the requirements 7
of 35 U.S.C. § 135(c) and Bd. R. 205; and 8
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment be entered in 9
the administrative records of the involved Stam Patent 7,149,613 and Schofield 10
Application 11/074,521. 11
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cc (via e-mail): 1
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Attorney for Stam: 3
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George E. Quillin, Esq. 5
FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP 6
3000 K Street NW 7
Suite 600 8
Washington, DC 20007 9
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Tel: 202-672-5413 11
Email: gquillin@foley.com 12
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Terry S. Callaghan, Esq. 14
PRICE, HENEVELD, COOPER, 15
DEWITT & LITTON, LLP 16
695 Kenmoor, SE 17
P.O. Box 2567 18
Grand Rapids, MI 49501 19
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Tel: 616-949-9610 21
Email: ptomail@priceheneveld.com 22
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Brian J. Rees, Esq. 24
GENTEX CORPORATION 25
600 N. Centennial Street 26
Zeeland, MI 49464 27
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Tel: 616-772-1800 29
Email: brian.rees@gentex.com 30
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Attorney for Schofield: 32
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Terence J. Linn, Esq. 34
Timothy A. Flory, Esq. 35
VAN DYKE, GARDNER, LINN 36
& BURKHART 37
2851 Charlevoix Drive, SE 38
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Suite 207 1
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 2
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Tel: 616-975-5500 4
Email: linn@vglb.com 5
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