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`: Hidekazu SUEYOSHI et a1.
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`Group Art Unit : 3731
`Examiner : Not Yet Assigned
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`Confirmation No. : 5928
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`SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop AMENDMENT
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`Sir :
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. §1.56 and §§1.97-1.98 and
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`supplemental to the Information Disclosure Statement that was previously filed on July 3, 2007,
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`Applicants hereby bring to the attention of the Examiner an Extended European Search Report
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`dated June 25, 2007 with respect to European Patent Application No. 07006071 .0—1258, in which
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`the following documents were cited:
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`International Publication No. WO 02/076260 A1, along with patent family
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`member US. Patent No. 6,711,823; and
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`European Patent Publication No. EP 1 103 203 B1, along with patent family
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`member US. Patent No. 6,620,175. Applicants note that the US. document was
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`previously cited in the Information Disclosure Statement filed on July 3, 2007.
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`The relevance of these documents, as ascertained with respect to the European claims by
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`the European Examiner, is set forth in the Extended European Search Report.
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`Further to 37 CPR. §1.98 (a)(2)(ii), copies of the US. patents are not enclosed herewith.
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`However, if any copy is needed, the Examiner is respectfully requested to contact the
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`undersigned.
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`Applicants respectfully request that the Examiner consider the above material and cite the
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`same. Copies of above-noted foreign and international documents are attached hereto, and all of
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`the documents are listed on an attached Form PTO-1449. A copy of the Extended European
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`Search Report is also attached hereto. The Examiner is requested to initial the appropriate spaces
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`on the attached Form, and to return a copy of the completed Form to Applicants with the next
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`official communication in the present application.
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`Applicants note that an Office Action on the merits has not issued in the present
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`application, and thus, no fee is believed necessary to ensure consideration of the submitted
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`material.
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`Should the Examiner have any questions, the Examiner is invited to contact the
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`undersigned at the below-listed telephone number.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`Hidekazu SUEYOSHI et a1.
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`Bruce H. Bernstein
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`Reg. No. 29,027
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`Linda J. Hodge
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`Reg.#47,348
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`July 11, 2007
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTElN, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
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`Reston, VA 20191
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`(703) 716-1191
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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.
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