Kaufman v. Talieh

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Paper 23
Filed by: Trial Section Merits Panel
Mail Stop Interference 	Filed:
P.O. Box 1450 	November 19, 2004
Alexandria Va 22313-1450
Tel: 703-308-9797
Fax: 703-305-0942
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
(Administrative Patent Judge James T. Moore)
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ROBERT KAUFMAN, GARY C. DOWNES,
and
DANIEL J. GRAMAROSSA
Junior Party
(Patent 6,197,182),
v.
HOMAYOUN TALIEH
and
BULENT BASOL
Senior Party
(Application 10/093,185).
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Patent Interference No. 105,233 (JTM)
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Before: McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and SCHAFER and MOORE,
Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
JUDGMENT - RULE 127(b)(3)
The parties have filed Paper 21, styled “Joint Request Terminating Interference
proceeding No. 105,233 and Contingent Stipulation to Extend Deadline For Time Period 1."

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Within the settlement agreement enclosed with Paper 21 the following paragraph
appears:
2. Priority Junior Party concedes priority with respect to the patent claims in Senior
Party’s Application over Junior Party’s Patent. In other words, Junior Party concedes
that priority of invention is to be granted to Senior Party’s Application over Junior
Party’s Patent. Junior Party’s concession is limited to the patent claims subject to the
Interference Proceeding, which patent claims are claims 1-28 of Junior Party’s Patent.
This paragraph is construed by the Board to be a request for adverse judgment pursuant
to 37 CFR §41.127(b)(3) [formerly 37 CFR §1.662(a)]. 	Accordingly, the request for adverse
judgment is GRANTED.
Two other issues arise from the filing of this document.
First, the parties should be aware of the provisions of 37 CFR §41.205(c) [formerly 37
CFR §1.666(b)] pertaining to settlement agreements and requests to keep separate from the
interference file. As the agreement forms an integral part of the “joint request” in this instance,
it shall be maintained as part of the interference file.
Second, the quoted paragraph 2 above does not negate the effects of 37 CFR §41.127
[formerly 37 CFR §1.658(c)] regarding interference estoppel.
It is hereby:
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 (Paper 1, page 5), the only count in
the interference, is awarded against junior party ROBERT KAUFMAN, GARY C. DOWNES,
and DANIEL J. GRAMAROSSA.

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FURTHER ORDERED that junior party ROBERT KAUFMAN, GARY C. DOWNES,
and DANIEL J. GRAMAROSSA is not entitled to a patent containing claims 1-28 of patent
6,197,182.
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this paper shall be made of record in files of
application 10/093,185 and patent 6,197,182.
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FRED E. McKELVEY 	)
Senior Administrative Patent Judge 	)
)
)
)
____________________________________) BOARD OF PATENT
RICHARD E. SCHAFER 	) APPEALS
Administrative Patent Judge 	) AND
) INTERFERENCES
)
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JAMES T. MOORE 	)
Administrative Patent Judge 	)
November 19, 2004
Alexandria, VA

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cc (via Fax):
Attorney for Kaufman
Julio M. Loza
Albin H. Gess
Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
1920 Main Street, Suite 1200
Irvine, CA 92614-7230
Tel: (949) 253-4924
Fax: (949) 955-2507
Attorney for Talieh
David A. Jakopin
Chang Kim
PILLSBURY WINTHROP LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: (650) 233-4790
Fax: (650) 233-4545