There are two requests for reexaminations that were filed against Sibia's patent #5,401,629:
#1:
5,401,629, Re. S.N. 90/005,147, Oct. 9, 1998, Cl. 435/006, ASSAY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR MEASURING THE TRANSDUCTION OF AN INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL, Michael M. Harpold, et. al., Owner of Record: Sibia Neurosciences, Inc., La Jolla, Calif., Attorney or Agent: Stephanie L. Siedman, Heller Ehrman White and McAuliffe, La Jolla,
Calif., Ex. Gp.: 1643, Requester: Cadus Pharmaceutical Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y., c/o Lahive and Cockfield, Boston, Mass.
#2:
5,401,629, Re. S.N. 90/005,326, Apr. 12, 1999, Cl. 435/006, ASSAY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR MEASURING THE TRANSDUCTION OF AN INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL, Michael M. Harpold, et. al., Owner of Record: Sibia Neurosciences, Inc., La Jolla, CA, Attorney or Agent: Stephanie L. Seidman, Heller Ehrman White and McAuliffe, La Jolla, CA, Ex. Gp.: 1643, Requester: Owner; Attorney/Address is: Cooley Godward, Palo Alto, CA
The first one is obviously by Cadus, but Attorney Cooley Godward? Who does he represent? Anybody know?
The next PTO Official Gazzette is due out tomorrow. Hope springs eternal that a decision on the invalidity of patent #5,401,629 will be announced.
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