CVC Files Responsive Preliminary Motion No. 1 for Priority Benefit

By Kevin E. Noonan — Pursuant to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Order issued November 29, 2021, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") on December 17, 2021 filed its Responsive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. 106,132 (which names Sigma-Aldrich as Senior Party), asking the Board for benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), or in the alternative either U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012 ("P2"); U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/757,640, filed January 28, 2013 ("P3"); U.S. Application…