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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United Stutes Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandeia, Viygutht 22313-1450
`weeuspte.pay
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FILING OR371 (c) DATE
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER
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`29/289,332
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`07/16/2007
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`Motohiro Aoki
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`04995/384001
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`22511
`OSHALIANG L.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON, TX 77010
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`CONFIRMATION NO. 3179
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`FORMALITIES
`LETTER
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`Date Mailed: 07/27/2007
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`NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`‘FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
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`Filing Date Granted
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`Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
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`An application number andfiling date have been accordedto this application. The item(s) indicated below;
`however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHSfrom the date of this Notice within whichtofile all
`required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
`filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`e Thestatutory basic filing fee is missing.
`Applicant must submit $ 200 to complete the basic filing fee for a non-small entity. Ifappropriate, applicant
`may makea written assertion of entitlement to small entity status and pay the small entity filing fee (37
`CFR 1.27).
`e The oath or declaration is unsigned.
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`The applicant needsto satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.
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`The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
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`e To avoid abandonment, a surcharge (for late submission offiling fee, search fee, examination fee, or oath or
`declaration) as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(f) of $130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items
`identified in this notice.
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`SUMMARYOF FEES DUE:
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`Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $560 for a non-small entity
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`$200 Statutory basic filing fee.
`e $130 Surcharge.
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`The application search fee has not been paid. Applicant must submit $100 to complete the searchfee.
`The application examination fee has not been paid. Applicant must submit $130 to complete the
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