UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 2231371450
`www.uspto.gov
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`15/046,061
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`02/17/2016
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`KOiChi KOBAYASHI
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`092122-0050
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`4318
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`08/15/2018
`759°
`20277
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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`The MeDermott Building
`500 North Capitol Street, NW.
`WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20001
`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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`EXAMNER
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`BOWERS' NATHAN ANDREW
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`1799
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`08/ 15/2018
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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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`ipdoeketmwe @ mwe. com
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`15/046,061
`Examiner
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`Applicant(5)
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`KOBAYASHI et al.
`Art Unit
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet wit/7 the correspondence address--
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`NATHAN A BOWERS
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`1799
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`This application is abandoned in view of:
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`1.
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`Applicant's failure to timely file a proper reply to the Office letter mailed on 12 December 2017.
`(a) C] A reply was received on
`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`), which is after the expiration of the
`period for reply (including a total extension of time of
`month(s)) which expired on
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`, but it does not constitute a proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 to the final rejection.
`(b) [:1 A proposed reply was received on
`(A proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 to a final rejection consists only of:(1) a timely filed amendment which places the
`application in condition for allowance; (2) a timely filed Notice of Appeal (with appeal fee); or (3) if this is utility or plant
`application, a timely filed Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with 37 CFR 1.114. Note that RCEs are not
`permitted in design applications.)
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`but it does not constitute a proper reply, or a bona fide attempt at a proper reply, to the non-final
`(c) C] A reply was received on
`rejection. See 37 CFR 1.85(a) and 1.111. (See explanation in box 7 below).
`No reply has been received.
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`(d)
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`2. [:1 Applicant's failure to timely pay the required issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, within the statutory period of three months
`from the mailing date of the Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85).
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`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`(a) C] The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, was received on
`), which is after the expiration of the statutory period for payment of the issue fee (and publication fee) set in the Notice of
`Allowance (PTOL-85).
`(b) C] The submitted fee of $
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`is insufficient. A balance of $
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`is due.
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`The issue fee required by 37CFR 1.18 is $
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`. The publication fee, if required by 37 CFR 1.18(d), is $
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`(c) [:1 The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, has not been received.
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`3. C] Applicant's failure to timely file corrected drawings as required by, and within the three-month period set in, the Notice of
`Allowability (PTO-37).
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`(a) C] Proposed corrected drawings were received on
`after the expiration of the period for reply.
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`(b) [:1 No corrected drawings have been received.
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`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
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`_)
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`, which is
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`4. C] The letter of express abandonment which is signed by the attorney or agent of record or other party authorized under 37 CFR 1.33
`(b). See 37 CFR1.138(b).
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`5. C] The letter of express abandonment which is signed by an attorney or agent (acting in a representative capacity under 37 CFR
`1.34) upon the filing of a continuing application.
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`6. CI The decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interference rendered on
`of the decision has expired and there are no allowed claims.
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`and because the period for seeking court review
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`7. C] The reason(s) below:
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`/NATHAN A BOWERS/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1799
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`Petitions to revive under 37 CFR 1.137, or requests to withdraw the holding of abandonment under 37 CFR 1.181, should be promptly filed to minimize
`an neoative effects on atent term.
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