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`MFA-133US
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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Appln. No:
`Applicants:
`Filed:
`Title:
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`TC/A.U.:
`Examiner:
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`To Be Assigned
`Yuji Yamaguchi et al.
`February 19, 2008
`OPTICAL DISC DEVICE
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`To Be Assigned
`To Be Assigned
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98 and to the duty of disclosure set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. § 1.56, the Examiner in charge of the above-identified application is requested to
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`consider and make of record the references listed on the PTO/SB/08a and/ PTO/SB/O8b form
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`submitted herewith. A copy of each reference listed on the PTO/SB/O8a and PTO/SB/08b form,
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`other than US. patents, is enclosed.
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`Although the information submitted herewith may be "material" to the Examiner's
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`consideration of the subject application, this submission is not intended to constitute an
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`admission that such information is "prior art" as to the claimed invention.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(g), the filing of this Information Disclosure
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`Statement shall not be construed to mean that a search has been made.
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`The following Japanese references are not in the English language:
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`1)
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`2)
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`3)
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`4)
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`5)
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`2001-312850
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`2004-086983
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`2005-018889
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`04-245094
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`11-282967
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`MFA-133US
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`PATENT
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`References 1)—5) include an English abstract attached to the copy of the
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`references submitted herewith. Reference 1) also includes a “concise explanation” under 37
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`CFR § 1.98(a)(3) as set forth in the specification at page 2, line 3.
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`References 1)-5) were cited by a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
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`application. MPEP Section 609.04(a)III, second paragraph.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed concurrently with the above-
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`referenced application.
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`LEA/nm
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`Enclosures: PTO/SB/08a and PTO/SB/08b
`(5) References
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`Dated: February 19, 2008
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`P.O. Box 980
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`Valley Forge, PA 19482—0980
`(610) 407-0700
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`NM254670
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`Attorney for Applicants
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