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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Commissioner for Patents .
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`www.usplo.gov
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`RATNERPRESTIA
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`P.O. BOX 980
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`VALLEY FORGE PA 19482-0980
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`In re Application of
`Masahiro Setoyama, et a1.
`Application No.: 14/113,087
`Filed: October 21, 2013
`Attorney Docket No.: MAT-10603US
`For: CHARACTER STRING
`EXTRACTION METHOD AND
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`[MLEQ
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`OFFICE OF PETITIONS
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`: DECISION ON REQUEST TO
`: PARTICIPATE IN THE PATENT
`: PROSECUTION HIGHWAY
`: PROGRAM AND PETITION
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`CHARACTER STRING EXTRACTION
`DEVICE
`‘
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`: TO MAKE SPECIAL UNDER
`: 37 CFR 1.102(a)
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`This is a decision on the request to participate in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program
`and the petition under 37 CFR 1.102(a), filed October 21, 2013, to make the above-identified
`application special.
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`The request and petition are GRANTED.
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`DISCUSSION
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`A grantable request to participate in the PPH pilot program and petition to make special require:
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`1. The US. application and the corresponding application filed in the PPH 2.0 participating
`office (with the allowable/patentable claim(s)) must have the same priority/filing date. In
`particular, the US. application (including national stage entry of a PCT application and a
`so-called bypass application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111 which validly claims benefit under
`35 U.S.C. 120 to a PCT application):
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`a. is an application that validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) and 37 CFR
`1.55 to one or more applications filed with the PPH 2.0 participating office, or
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`b. is an application which is the basis of a valid priority claim under the Paris
`Convention for the application filed in the PPH 2.0 participating office, or
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`c. is an application which shares a common priority document with the application
`filed in the PPH 2.0 participating office, or
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`d. the application filed in the PPH 2.0 participating office is derived from/related to a
`PCT application having no priority claim.
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`Application No. 14/113,087
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`2. Applicant must:
`a. Ensure all the claims in the US. application must sufficiently correspond or be
`amended to sufficiently correspond to the allowable/patentable claim(s) in the PPH
`2.0 participating office application(s) and
`b. Submit a claims correspondence table in English;
`3. Examination of the US. application has n_ot begun;
`4. Applicant must submit:
`a. Documentation of prior office action:
`i.
`a copy of the office action(s) just prior to the “Decision to Grant a Patent”
`from each of the PPH 2.0 participating office application(s) containing the
`allowable/patentable claim(s) or
`ii.
`if the allowable/patentable claims(s) are from a “Notification of Reasons
`for Refusal” then the Notification of Reasons for Refusal or
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`if the PPH 2.0 participating office application is a first action allowance
`iii.
`then no office action from the PPH 2.0 participating office15 necessary should
`be indicated on the request/petition form;
`b. An English language translation of the PPH 2.0 participating office action from
`(4)(a)(i)-(ii) above
`5. Applicant must submit:
`a. An IDS listing the documents cited by the PPH 2.0 participating office examiner
`in the PPH 2.0 participating office action (unless already submitted in this
`application)
`b. Copies of the documents except US. patents or US. patent application
`publications (unless already submitted in this application);
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`The request to participate in the PPH pilot program and petition comply with the above
`requirements. Accordingly, the above—identified application has been accorded “special” status.
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`Telephone inquiries concerning this decision should be directed to Terri Johnson at (571) 272-
`2991.
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`All otherinquiries concerning the examination or status of the applicationIS accessible1n the
`PAIR system at http: [[www.uspto. govZebc. index.html.
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`This application will be forwarded to the examiner for action on the merits commensurate with
`this decision after the formalities review has been completed.
`
`/Terri Johnson/
`Terri Johnson
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`Paralegal Specialist
`Office of Petitions
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