IN 'IIIIE5 IJNIIID 1A'I'ES PAIIEN'I‘ AND IRAI)!MAIII’; ()IIII‘I.ZI
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`First Named Invemor
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`Ionaoz-Iki TAIxIMUI",
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`Serial No, 14/3 87,1. 60
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`IiIf.d Sopicmbu”-3. 3, 2014
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`SURGERY AQ‘SI‘II‘ANC‘I“ DIE‘ZVICF AND
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`{Umespondiug Io I’C‘I/.II.”2III3/IIIIZII65
`Filed March 2IE, 2013}
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`.AIIcrney Docket No. 201.4~1274A
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`Confirmation No. 6645
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`MaiI Stop: I’C‘I‘
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`Commissioner for Patenig
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`PI). Box. 1450
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`Alexandria VA 2231391450
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`Sir/Madam:
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`IiincIosed hemwith is a. copy of the Official Fiiing Receipt for the above~idcmified
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`application marked with an arrow indicating corrections to be made thereto.
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`Accordinegg {I is. requesstcd that the I’TO issue a Corrected Filing Receipt reflecting those:
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`Respectfufly submitted
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`eIIre' II. lIiIipck
`Registration No 4 1,471
`Attorney for Applicant
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`1:)eccx'nber 16, 2014
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`CGNFIRMATIQN NO. 65345
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`I4I’387. 160
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`Suite 430 East
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`1030 I "in C'Ireet, NW.
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`Washington. DC 20005-1503
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`FILING: RECEIPT
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`Date. Mailed: YUM/2014
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`Receipt is acknowledged of this {II'IIPDI’OVISIOIIEII patent appiicaiinn, The application wili Ion taken up for examination
`in due course. Appiicani wiii be notified as in the resuiis {II the examinaiinn. Any correspondnncn concerning the
`applination must Inniude the IQIIowing identificaiion iriinrrriaiinh: the U8. APPLICATION NUMBER. FILING DATE,
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`Invnnmfln)
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`Appiicanusi)
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`Tnmuaki Takemura, staka, JAPAN;
`Rynichi Imanaka, Osaka, JAPAN;
`Keiho I manishi, Hyogo, JAPAN;
`Munehim Yoshida, Wakayama, JAPAN;
`Masahiko Kioka, Osaka, JAPAN;
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`Panasonic I-Ieaithoare £30., Ltd, Ehime, JAPAN
`Panasonic Medicai Sniutions Co., Ltd, Osaka, JAPAN
`Assignment For Puhiished Patent fippiicaiion
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`Panasonig: I-ieaithcnre (30,, Ltd, Ehime, JAPAN
`\ Panasonic; Medwal Snip-Cloris (50‘ , Ltd. , Qsaka, Japan
`Fewer Inf Aitnrnny: I he patent practitionerg assocmieci With Cusmmer Numbnr $2349
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`This appiication is a 371 of PC‘i‘YJPZGIS/DOEOSS 03/26/20I3
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`Since the rights granted by a US. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no
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`Almost every country has its own patent law, and a person desiring a patent in a particular country must make an
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`Title 35, tiniteci States Code. Section res
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`Title 3% Code of Federal Registrations. 5.11 it; 3.15
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