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`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
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`Alexandria1 Virginia 22313- 1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`11/ 126,351
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`05/11/2005
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`Hidenori Shimizu
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`P27872
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`3224
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`06/02/2009
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
`1950 ROLAND CLARKE PLACE
`RESTON, VA 20191
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`EXAMINER
`CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL c
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`ART UNIT
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`3721
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`PAPER NUMBER
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` NOT *ICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`06/02/2009
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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
`following e—mail address(es):
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`gbpatent @ gbpatentcom
`pto @ gbpatent. com
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`PTOL—90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
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`AND INTERFERENCES
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`Ex parte.‘ HIDENORI SHIMIZU, TOSHIHARU OHASHI, KOZO KAWAI,
`YOSHINORI SAINOMOTO, FUMIAKI SAWANO, HIROSHI
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`MIYAZAKI, TADASHI ARIMURA and TATSUHIKO MATSUMOTO
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`Application No. 11/126,351
`Technology Center 3700
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`Mailed: June 1, 2009
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`Before ERIC W. HAWTHORNE, Supervisory Paralegal Specialist
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`HAWTHORNE, Supervisory Paralegal Specialist.
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`ORDER RETURNING UNDOCKETED APPEAL TO EXAMINER
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`This application was electronically received by the Board of Patent
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`Appeals and Interferences on February 23, 2009. A review of the
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`application revealed that it is not ready for docketing as an appeal.
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`Accordingly, the application is herewith being returned to the Examiner to
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`address the following matter(s) requiring attention prior to docketing.
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`Application 11/ 126,351
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`EXAMINER’S CONSIDERATION OF REPLY BRIEF
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`A Reply Brief was filed in this application on November 25, 2008.
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`There is no evidence on the record indicating that the Examiner has
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`considered the Reply Brief in accordance With 37 CFR § 41 .43(a)(1) and
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`MPEP § 1208, part II. The document entered in the file as a Reply Brief
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`Noted on February 24, 2009 does not refer to the Reply Brief but is rather a
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`notification regarding the Sanders patent. Correction is required.
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`CONCLUSION
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that the application is returned to the Examiner:
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`to consider the Reply Brief filed November 25, 2008 as indicated
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`above and;
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`2) for such further action as may be appropriate.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the
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`Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences at 57 1-272-9797 .
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`EWH/nhl
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`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
`1950 ROLAND CLARKE PLACE
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`RESTON VA 20191
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