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`Application No. 16/864,659
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors :
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`Hiroshi YAHATA et al.
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`Conf. No:
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`6388
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`Appl.No.
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`16/864,659
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`Examiner: Not yet assigned
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`Filed
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`For
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`(Continuation of Appl. No. 16/539,484)
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`May 1, 2020
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`Group Art Unit: 2484
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`RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND PLAYBACK METHOD
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 CFR § 1.56 and §§ 1.97 — 1.98,
`Applicant(s) wish to bring the following information to the attention of the Examiner.
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`Applicant(s) wish to make of record the documents listed on the attached form 1449.
`Copies of the listed documents are attached, where required, as are noted English translations, or
`partial translations of pertinent portions, and/or English language abstracts, of any non-English
`language references. The relevance of any document cited in any International/Foreign Search
`Report or Written Opinion is indicated in the Search Report or Written Opinion.
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`CERTIFICATION
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`Each item of information contained in this information disclosure statement was first
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`cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
`application not more than three months prior to the filing of this statement.
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`certification does not apply to any document preViously cited in the present application.
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`No item of information contained in the information disclosure statement was cited in a
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`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application, and, to
`the knowledge of the person signing the certification after making reasonable inquiry, no
`item of information contained in this information disclosure statement was known to any
`indiVidual designated in § 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the
`information disclosure statement. This certification does not apply to any document
`preViously cited in the present application.
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`See attached Patent Term Adjustment Statement under 37 C.F.R § 1.704(d).
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`No certification is being made.
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`A payment in the amount required under 37 CFR §1.17(p) is provided herewith.
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`DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
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`In the event that any additional fees are due with respect to this paper, the Commissioner
`is hereby authorized to charge such fees to Deposit Account No. 19-0089 of the undersigned.
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`If there should be any questions, the Examiner is inVited to contact the undersigned at the
`telephone number listed below.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Sok Hong/
`Reg. No. 64,719
`Sok Hong
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`Bruce H. Bernstein
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`Reg. No. 29027
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`July 07, 2020
`GREENBLU1V1 & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
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`Application No. 16/864,659
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`BY APPLICANT
`(Use several sheets if necessary)
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`Sheet 1 of 2
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`Atty. Docket No.
`P60272
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`Application No.
`16/864,659
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`Applicant
`PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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`Filing Date
`May 1, 2020
`LLS. PATENT DQKIUMENTS
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`2484
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`DATE
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS
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`FILING DATE
`IF APPROPRIATE
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`2000-07-11
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`Yoshio et a1.
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`2007-12-06
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`Uchimura
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`DOCUMENT
`NUMBER
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`6,088,506
`2007/0280641
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`2011/0142426
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`2011-06-16
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`SASAKI et a1.
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`2011/0310235
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`2011-12-22
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`Sasaki et a1.
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`2011/0164121
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`2011-07-07
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`Ikeda et a1.
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`FORM 1449
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`EXAMINER
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`131
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`c1
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`D1
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`E1
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`F1
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`2014/0037206
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`02-2014
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`G1
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`2010/0208042
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`08-2010
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`H1
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`2011/0205224
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`2011/0150421
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`08-2011
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`06-2011
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`2014/0038514
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`02-2014
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`Il
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`J1
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`Newton;
`Philip Steven
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`IKEDA;
`Wataru
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`OH; Sung Bo
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`SASAKI; Taiji
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`2014/0371894
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`12-2014
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`K1
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`1“
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`IIIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIII
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`Robbins;
`Clyde N.
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`Shan; Zhenwei
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`9-282848
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`1997-10-31
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`2007-328840
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`2007-12-20
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`c
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`2011/004600
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`2011-01-13
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`2011/080907
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`2011-07-07
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`2012/172460
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`2012-12-20
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`2011-160431A
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`2011-08-18
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`101202095
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`2008-06-18
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`JP
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`OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)
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`International Search Report of PCT application No. PCT/JP2015/004063 dated November 2; 2015
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`DATE CONSIDERED
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`*EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; draw line through citation if not in
`conformance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.
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`Attorney Docket No. P60272
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`Application No. 16/864,659
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`FORM 1449
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`BY APPLICANT
`(Use several sheets if necessary)
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`Sheet 2 of 2
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`Atty. Docket No.
`P60272
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`Application No.
`16/864,659
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`Applicant
`PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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`Filing Date
`May 1, 2020
`LLS. PATENT DQKIUMENTS
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`Group
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS
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`FILING DATE
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`EXAMINER
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`A2
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`20140125696
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`20 14-05 -08
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`20170221524
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`08-2017
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`C2
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`20160301907
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`10-2016
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`OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)
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`English Translation of Chinese Search Report dated April 12, 2019 for Chinese Patent Application No.
`2015800027488.
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`EXAMINER
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`DATE CONSIDERED
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`*EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; draw line through citation if not in
`conformance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.
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`Newton et al.
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`Uchimura;
`Kouichi
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`Uchimura;
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