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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`10/693,063
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`10/24/2003
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`Masahiro Yuhara
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`02/ 1 3/2020
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above—indicated "Notification Date" to the
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`following e—mail address(es):
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`patdoeket@pearne.eom
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Commissioner for Patents
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`In re Patent N0.: 7,023,328
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`Issue Date: April 4, 2006
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`Application No. 10/693,063
`Filed: 24 Oct 2003
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`For: Automobile insurance warning system
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`DECISION ON PETITION
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`This is a decision on the petitions under 37 CFR 1.378(b), filed January 10, 2020, to accept the
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`unintentionally delayed payment of maintenance fees for the above—identified patent.
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`The petitions under 37 CFR 1.378(b) are GRANTED.
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`This patent expired on April 4, 2014 for failure to pay the 7.5 year maintenance fee. The 11.5
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`year maintenance fee is due no later than April 4, 2018. The maintenance fees are hereby
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`accepted and the above—identified patent is reinstated as of the mail date of this decision.
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`The rules and statutory provisions governing the operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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`Office require payment of a fee on filing each petition under 37 CFR § 1.378(b). In this instance,
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`the fees required are $3,600 for the maintenance fee due at 7.5 years; $2,000 for the delayed
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`payment of the fee due at 7.5 years; $7,400 for the maintenance fee due at 11.5 years; and $2,000
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`for the delayed payment of the fee due at 11.5 years. The total fees owed are $15,000.
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`Petitioner’s Deposit Account No. 19—4880 has been charged $15,000 pursuant to authorization
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`filed January 10, 2020.
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`It is not apparent whether the person signing the statement of unintentional delay was in a
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`position to have firsthand or direct knowledge of the facts and circumstances of the delay at
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`issue. Nevertheless, such statement is being treated as having been made as the result of a
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`reasonable inquiry into the facts and circumstances of such delay. See 37 CFR 11.18 and
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`Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
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`Final Rule Notice, 73 Fed. Reg. 47650 (August 14, 2008), 1334 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 338
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`(September 9, 2008). In the event that such an inquiry has not been made, petitioner must make
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`such an inquiry. If such inquiry results in the discovery that it is not correct that the entire delay
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`in filing the required reply from the due date for the reply until the filing of a grantable petition
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`pursuant to 37 CFR 1.378 was unintentional, petitioner must notify the Office.
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`Application No. 10/693,063
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`Page 2
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`There is no indication that the person signing the petition was ever given a power of attorney to
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`prosecute the application. If the person signing the petition desires to receive future
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`correspondence regarding this application, the appropriate power of attorney document must be
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`submitted. While a courtesy copy of this decision is being mailed to the person signing the
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`petition, all future correspondence will be directed to the address currently of record until
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`appropriate instructions are received.
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`Telephone inquiries concerning this matter may be directed to Vanitha Elgart at 571.272.7395.
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`/VANITHA M ELGART/
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`Petitions Examiner, OPET
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`John M. Bird
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`2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
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`Washington, DC 20006
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`Transmittal Communication on
`Petition
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`10/693963
`Deciding Official
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`Application/Control No.
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`NGUYEN, TAI T
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
`Yuhara, Masahiro
`Office of
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`OPET
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`- 7'he MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address. --
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`(ADDITIONAL PARTY'S CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS)
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`John M. Bird
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`2000 Pennsxlvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20006
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`Application/Patent.
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`Enclosed is a copy of the latest communication from the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the above-identified
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`Rev. 8/2013
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`Part of Paper No. 20200210
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