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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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`12/810,391
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` FILING DATE
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`06/24/2010
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`Takahiko Tanida
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`20249.0050USWO
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`6139
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`IAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON P.C. Coxe
`HAR ILERfPCEXAMINEROM
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`P.O. BOX 2902
`GAKH, YELENA G
`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0902
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`1797
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`07/30/2015
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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):
`PTOMail @hsml.com
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`12/810,391
`Examiner
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`TANIDA ETAL.
`Art Unit
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`Yelena G. Gakh, Ph.D.
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`1797
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`This application is abandonedin view of:
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`1. K] Applicant’s failure to timely file a proper reply to the Office letter mailed on 05 January 2015.
`(a) DJ 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
`(ob) [J A proposedreply was receivedon___, butit does not constitute a proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 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) if this is utility or plant
`application, a timely filed Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with 37 CFR 1.114. Note that RCEs are not
`permitted in design applications.)
`(c) DA reply wasreceived on
`but it does not constitute a proper reply, or a bona fide attempt at a properreply, to the non-
`final rejection. See 37 CFR 1.85(a) and 1.111.
`(See explanation in box 7 below).
`(d) J No reply has been received.
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`), which is after the expiration of the
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`2. CF Applicant's failure to timely pay the required issue fee and publicationfee, 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) CJ 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) CF 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 1797 any negative effects on patent term.
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`3.C 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) CJ Proposed corrected drawings were received on
`after the expiration of the period for reply.
`(b) [J No corrected drawings have been received.
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`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
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`4. [] The letter of express abandonmentwhichis signed by the attorney or agent of record or other party authorized under 37 CFR
`1.33(b). See 37 CFR 1.138(b).
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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) upon the filing of a continuing application.
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`6. [] 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 becausethe period for seeking court review
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`7. CJ The reason(s) below:
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`/Yelena G. Gakh, Ph.D./
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`Petitions to revive under 37 CFR 1.137, or requests to withdraw the holding of abandonment under 37 CFR 1.181, should be promptly filed to minimize
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-1432 (Rev. 07-14)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`Part of Paper No. 20150726
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