`Amendment Dated December 16, 2011
`Reply to Restriction Requirement of November 30, 2011
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`MATB-435US
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Appln. No:
`Applicant:
`Filed:
`Title:
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`12/547,023
`Yosuke Mizuyama
`August 25, 2009
`LED AND LED DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATION DEVICES
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`2895
`TC/A.U.:
`Jey H. Tsai
`Examiner:
`Confirmation No.: 4478
`Docket No.:
`MATB-435US
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`RESPONSE TO RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`S I R :
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`This is in response to the Restriction Requirement stated in the Office Letter
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`dated November 30, 2011.
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`The Examiner requires that claims of either Group I, claims 1-18 or Group II,
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`claims 19-23 and Species 1, Figures 3-93, corresponding to claims 1 and 3-15 or Species 2,
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`Figures 8-13, corresponding to claims 1, 2, 4-10 and 16—18 be elected for prosecution.
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`Applicant elects to prosecute Group I and Species 1 corresponding to claims 1 and 3-15.
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`Claim 1 is generic to species 1 and 2. This election is made without traverse.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Kenneth N. Nigon, Reg. No. 31,549
`Attorney for Applicant
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`KNN/emp
`Dated: December 16, 2011
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`III P.O. Box 980
`Valley Forge, PA 19482
`(610) 407-0700
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`The Commissioner for Patents is hereby authorized to charge payment to Deposit
`Account No. 18-0350 of any fees associated with this communication.
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