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`Document Description: Electronic Terminal Disclaimer - Filed
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`PTO/SB/26
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Department of Commerce
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`Electronic Petition Request
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`TERMINAL DISCLAIMER TO OBVIATE A DOUBLE PATENTING REJECTION OVER A
`llPRIOR” PATENT
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`Title of Invention
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`RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS
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`IX Filing of terminal disclaimer does not obviate requirement for response under 37 CFR 1.111 to outstanding
`Office Action
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`g This electronic Terminal Disclaimer is not being used for a Joint Research Agreement.
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`Panasonic Corporation
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`100%
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`The owner(s) with percent interest listed above in the instant application hereby disclaims, except as provided below, the
`terminal part of the statutory term ofany patent granted on the instant application which would extend beyond the expiration
`date of the full statutory term of prior patent number(s)
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`8040832
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`9374823
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`7852807
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`9019925
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`8208436
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`8509141
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`9204444
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`8204017
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`9967879
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`as the term of said prior patent is presently shortened by any terminal disclaimer. The owner hereby agrees that any patent so
`granted on the instant application shall be enforceable only for and during such period that it and the prior patent are commonly
`owned. This agreement runs with any patent granted on the instant application and is binding upon the grantee, its successors
`or assigns.
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`- is found invalid by a court of competentjurisdiction;
`- is statutorily disclaimed in whole or terminally disclaimed under 37 CFR 1.321;
`- has all claims canceled by a reexamination certificate;
`- is reissued; or
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`- is in any manner terminated prior to the expiration of its full statutory term as presently shortened by any terminal disclaimer.
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`@ Terminal disclaimer fee under 37 CFR 1.20(d) is included with Electronic Terminal Disclaimer request.
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`0 I certify, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.4(d)(4), that the terminal disclaimer fee under 37 CFR1.20(d)
`required for this terminal disclaimer has already been paid in the above-identified application.
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`Applicant claims the following fee status:
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`0 SmallEntity
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`O MicroEntity
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`@ Regular Undiscounted
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and
`beliefare believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and
`the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 ofTitle 18 of the United States Code and
`that such willful false statements mayjeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.
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`In making the above disclaimer, the owner does not disclaim the terminal part of the term ofany patent granted on the instant
`application that would extend to the expiration date of the full statutory term of the prior patent, "as the term of said prior patent
`is presently shortened by any terminal disclaimer," in the event that said prior patent later:
`- expires for failure to pay a maintenance fee;
`- is held unenforceable;
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`0 Ajoint inventor; all of whom are signing this request
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`THIS PORTION MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE SIGNATORY OR SIGNATORIES
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`I certify, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.4(d)(4) that I am:
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`© An attorney or agent registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office who is of record in
`this application
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`Registration Number 66827
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`O A sole inventor
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`O Ajoint inventor; I certify that I am authorized to sign this submission on behalf ofall of the inventors as evidenced by the
`power of attorney in the application
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`*Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b) is required if terminal disclaimer is signed by the assignee (owner).
`Form PTO/SB/96 may be used for making this certification. See MPEP § 324.
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