United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 19 February 2002

                  Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   5,930,940, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,173, Requested Date: Dec.
20, 2001, Cl. 043/024, Title: LINE INTRODUCTION GUIDE FOR PASS-THROUGH
FISHING ROD, Inventor: Keisuke Yabe, et. al., Owner of Record:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Rod S.
Berman, Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3643, Requester: Owners

   6,254,017, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,169, Requested Date: Dec.
31, 2001, Cl. 239/532, Title: STRUCTURE WATER SPRAYER LONG TUBE AND
WATER PIPE CONNECTOR, Inventor: Wen-Li Kuo, Owner of Record:
Wen-Li Kuo, Chang Hua Hsien, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent:
Dougerty & Troxell, Falls Church, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3752, Requester: John S.
Egbert, Harrison & Egbert, Houston, TX



                 Request for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   6,177,102, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,002, Requested Date: Dec.
17, 2001, Cl. 424/468, Title: ONCE DAILY ANALGESIC TABLET, Inventor:
Chih-Ming Chen, et. al., Owner of Record: Andrx Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Attorney or Agent: James V. Costigan,
Hedman, Gibson & Costigan, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 1615, Requester:
Third Party Requester: Jagotec AG, Muttenz, Switzerland; Real Parties
in Interest: Jagotec AG, Muttenz, Switzerland; And SkyePharma plc,
London, United Kingdom