IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT
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`First Named Inventor :
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`Yoshio Koyanagi
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`Application No.
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`Filed
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`For
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`15/613,980
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`June 5, 2017
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`: MOBILE TERMINAL
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`Examiner
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`Art Unit
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`Docket No.
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`: Manuel J. Hernandez
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`2859
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`734156.668C1
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`Date
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`: February 7, 2019
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`TRANSMITTAL LETTER OF
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents:
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`In accordance with 37 CFR §§ 1.56, 1.97 and 1.98, Applicant wishes to make
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`known to the US. Patent and Trademark Office the reference(s) set forth on the enclosed
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`Information Disclosure Statement. Please acknowledge receipt by initialing and returning a copy
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`of the Information Disclosure Statement and kindly make the cited reference(s) of record in the
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`above-identif1ed application.
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`Because copies of cited US. patents and published patent applications are not
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`required, they have not been provided. Copies of cited unpublished US. patent applications are
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`not provided based upon the good faith belief that such applications are available in the
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`USPTO’s Image File Wrapper system. Copies of all other reference(s) are provided except as
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`noted.
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`Docket No. 734156.668C
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`CI
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`I. This Information Disclosure Statement is being submitted pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.97(b)
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`during one of the following time periods:
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`0 Within three months of the filing date of a national application other than a Continued
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`Prosecution Application under 37 CFR § 1.53(d);
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`0 Within three months of the date of entry of the national stage as set forth in 37 CFR
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`§ 1.491 in an international application;
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`0 Before the mailing of a first Office Action on the merits;
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`0 Before the mailing of a first Office Action after the filing of a Request for Continued
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`Examination under 37 CFR § 1.114; or
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`0 Within three months of the date of publication of the international registration under
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`Hague Agreement Article 10(3) in an international design application.
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`II. This Information Disclosure Statement is being submitted pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.97(c)
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`after the period specified in 37 CFR § 1.97(b); but before the mailing date of a final Office
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`Action under 37 CFR § 1.113; a Notice of Allowance under 37 CFR § 1.311; or any other action
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`that closes prosecution in the application. Furthermore; this Information Disclosure Statement is
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`accompanied the following:
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`CI A. The fee set forth in 37 CFR§ 1.17(p); or
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`B. The statement specified in 37 CFR § 1.97(e):
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`1. Each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
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`was first cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
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`application not more than three months prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.
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`0 US. Patent Documents 1-2
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`0 Foreign Patent Document 2
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`2. No item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
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`was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application;
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`and; to the knowledge of the person signing this certification after making reasonable inquiry; no
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`item of information contained in the filing of the information disclosure statement was known to
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`any indiVidual designated in 37 CFR § 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the
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`information disclosure statement
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`0 Foreign Patent Documents 1; 3
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`Docket No. 734156.668C
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`CI
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`III. This Information Disclosure Statement is being submitted pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.97(d)
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`after the period specified in 37 CFR § 1.97(c) provided this Information Disclosure Statement is
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`filed on or before the payment of the issue fee. Furthermore,
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`this Information Disclosure
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`Statement is accompanied by WI
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`0 The fee set forth in 37 CFR § l.l7(p), and
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`0 The statement specified in 37 CFR § 1.97(e):
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`CI
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`1. Each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
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`was first cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
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`application not more than three months prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.
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`CI 2. No item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
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`was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application,
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`and, to the knowledge of the person signing this certification after making reasonable inquiry, no
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`item of information contained in the filing of the information disclosure statement was known to
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`any individual designated in 37 CFR § l.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the
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`information disclosure statement.
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`PTA CERTIFICATION
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`In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.704(d):
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`0
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`a paper containing only an information disclosure statement will not be considered
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`a failure to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude prosecution of the application,
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`and
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`0
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`a request for continued examination in compliance with 37 CFR § 1.117 with no
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`submission other than an information disclosure statement will not be considered a
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`failure to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude prosecution of the application,
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`If the paper or Request for Continued Examination is accompanied by E of the
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`following statements:
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`CI
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`i. Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.704 (d)(l)(i), we hereby certify that each item of
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`information contained in the attached Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in any
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`communication from a patent office in a counterpart foreign or international application or from
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`the Office, and that this communication was not received by any individual designated in 37
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`CFR § l.56(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`CI
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`ii. Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.704 (d)(l)(ii), we hereby certify that each item of
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`information contained in the attached Information Disclosure Statement is a communication that
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`Docket No. 734156.668C
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`was issued by a patent office in a counterpart foreign or international application or by the
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`Office, and this communication was not received by any individual designated in §1.56(c) more
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`than thirty days prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is not to be construed as a representation
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`that a search has been made or an admission that any cited reference is considered to be prior art
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`under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102 or 103, or material
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`to patentability under 37 CFR § 1.56.
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`Notwithstanding the fact
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`that
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`the reference(s) being cited in this Information Disclosure
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`Statement are being made known to the USPTO in compliance with Applicant’s duty to disclose,
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`Applicant believes that their invention is patentable.
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`The Director is authorized to charge any other fees due by way of the Information
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`Disclosure Statement, or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. 19-1090.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`SEED Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
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`/Shoko Leek/
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`Shoko I. Leek
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`Registration No. 43,746
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`Slescm
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