====== Timeline of prosecution in McKesson Information Solutions v. Bridge Medical ======

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^ TIMELINE ^^^^
^  ^ 1st Patent ^  2nd Patent  ^  3rd Patent  ^
^ Patent Number |  [[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,857,716.PN.&OS=PN/4,857,716&RS=PN/4,857,716 | 4,857,716]]  |  [[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,850,009.PN.&OS=PN/4,850,009&RS=PN/4,850,009 | 4,850,009]]  |  [[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,835,372.PN.&OS=PN/4,835,372&RS=PN/4,835,372 | 4,835,372]]  |
^ Appl Number |  07/205,527  |  06/862,149  |  07/078,195 (CIP of the '278 Ap.)  |  
^ Subj Matter |              |  3-node communication  |   | 
^ Examiner    |  **Trafton**  |  **Lev**    |  **Trafton**   |  
^ ^^^^
| ~08/12/1986 | Schumann disclosed existance of '149 application to Ex'r. Trafton |  |  |
|  2/26/1987  |  | 3-node communication claims rejected as obvious over Blum and Pejas |  |  
|  4/16/1987  | Rejection in parent application 06/862,278 |  |  |  
|  7/24/1987  |  |  | Application filed |  
|  8/26/1987  |  | narrowed claim 15 to "real time data communication" and added claims 19-23 drawing to two-node communication, three-node communication, and a programmable unique address |  |  
|  10/6/1987  | Claim 6 introduced in parent application 06/862,278; argued that no references teach 3-node approach  |  |  | 
|  10/23/1987  |  | Telephone interview with Ex'r to discuss Ex'r's discovery of Baker (4,456,793); **existance of Baker never disclosed to Ex'r Trafton**|  |  
|  12/1/1987  |  | All claims rejected based on Sunstedt, or Blum and Sustedt, Baker renders claims 22 and 23 obvious  **Schumann never discloses this rejection to Ex'r Trafton** |  |
|  12/8/7987  | Claim 6 allowed |  |  |  
|  6/8/1988  | Continuation resulting in '716 patent filed; claim 1 rewritten from allowed claim 6 |  |  |  
|  6/17/1988  |  | Further narrowed claim 15 to handheld terminals and canceled claims 19-24 |  |  
|  12/16/1988  |  |  | 9 claims allowed |  
|  8/15/1989  | patent issued |  |  | 
|  12/18/1989  |  | Patent issues |  |