Adverse Decisions in Interference

   In the designated interferences involving the following
patents, final decisions have been rendered that the respective
patentees are not entitled to patents containing the claims listed.

   Patent No. 5,345,014, Paolo Cuzzato, PROCESS FOR PREPARING
PENTAFLUOROETHANE BY DISMUTATION OF TETRAFLUOROCHLOROETHANE,
Interference No. 103,576, final judgment adverse to the patentee
rendered June 7, 2000, as to claims 1-5.

   Patent No. 5,288,852, Masaaki Yamada, Yasuji Furutani, Mitsue
Notake, Juniti Yamagishi, HUMAN TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR POLYPEPTIDES,
Interference No. 103,605, final judgment adverse to the patentees
rendered July 30, 1999, as to claims 1 and 4.