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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicants
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`: Tetsuro HASHIGUCHI et al.
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`Appl. No.
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`: 12/029,690
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`Filed
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`: February 12, 2008
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`Group Art Unit : 3734
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`Examiner : Erin L Colello
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`Confirmation No. : 9302
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`For
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`2 HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS
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`RESPONSE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.116
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Sir:
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`In response to the outstanding Final Official Action of March 7, 2011, in which a three—
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`month shortened statutory period for response was set to expire on June 7, 2011, Applicants
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`respectfully request reconsideration and withdrawal of the outstanding rejections in View of the
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`herein contained amendments and remarks:
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2 of this paper:
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`Remarks begin on page 6 of this paper:
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