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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
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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` FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`12/411,903
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`03/26/2009
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`Nobuhiro Takeda
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`501.41944CV2
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`6013
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`20457
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`7590
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`12/27/2011
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`ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP
`1300 NORTH SEVENTEENTH STREET
`SUITE 1800
`ARLINGTON,VA 22209-3873
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`SITTA, GRANT
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`2629
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`MAIL DATE
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`12/27/2011
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`PAPER
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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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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`12/411 ,903
`Examiner
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`TAKEDA, NOBUHIRO
`Art Unit
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`GRANT SITTA
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`2629
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`This application is abandonedin view of:
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`1. KX] Applicant’s failure to timely file a proper reply to the Office letter mailed on 17 June 2011.
`(a) (A reply wasreceived on
`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`period for reply (including a total extension of time of
`month(s)) which expired on
`(b) (J A proposedreply was received on
`, but it does not constitute a proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 (a) to the final rejection.
`(A proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 to a final rejection consists only of: (1) a timely filed amendment which places the
`application in condition for allowance; (2) a timely filed Notice of Appeal (with appeal fee); or (3) a timely filed Request for
`Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with 37 CFR 1.114).
`(c) DA reply was received on
`but it does not constitute a proper reply, or a bona fide attempt at a proper reply, to the non-
`final rejection. See 37 CFR 1.85(a) and 1.111. (See explanation in box 7 below).
`(d) XJ No reply has been received.
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`), which is after the expiration of the
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`2. Applicant's failure to timely pay the required issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, within the statutory period of three months
`from the mailing date of the Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85).
`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`(a) (J The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, was received on
`), which is after the expiration of the statutory period for payment of the issue fee (and publication fee) set in the Notice of
`Allowance (PTOL-85).
`is due.
`is insufficient. A balance of $
`(b) [J The submitted fee of $
`The issue fee required by 37 CFR 1.18 is $
`. The publication fee, if required by 37 CFR 1.18(d), is $
`(c) FJ The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, has not been received.
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`), which is
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2629 Petitions to revive under 37 CFR 1.137(a) or (b), or requests to withdraw the holding of abandonment under 37 CFR 1.181, should be promptly filed to
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`3.L Applicant's failure to timely file corrected drawings as required by, and within the three-month period set in, the Notice of
`Allowability (PTO-37).
`(a) (J Proposed corrected drawings were received on
`after the expiration of the period for reply.
`(b) (J No corrected drawings have beenreceived.
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`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
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`4. (J The letter of express abandonmentwhichis signed by the attorney or agent of record, the assignee ofthe entire interest, or all of
`the applicants.
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`5. The letter of express abandonmentwhichis signed by an attorney or agent (acting in a representative capacity under 37 CFR
`1.34(a)) upon the filing of a continuing application.
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`6. [J The decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interference rendered on
`of the decision has expired and there are no allowed claims.
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`and because the period for seeking court review
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`7. RK] The reason(s) below:
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`Examiner called and confirmed on 12/21/2011 that a response has not been filed.
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`/Grant D Sitta/
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`minimize any negative effects on patent term.
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-1432 (Rev. 04-01)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`Part of Paper No. 20111221
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