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`First Named Inventor
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`Ryuichi KANOH
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`Attorney Docket No. 2020-0083A
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`Confirmation No. 3685
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`Application No. 16/751,666
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`Group Art Unit 2482
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`Filed January 24, 2020
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`Examiner Matthew K Kwan
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`ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING
`METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD
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`RESPONSE TO ELECTION OF SPECIES REQUIREMENT
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`Commissionerfor Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Dear Commissioner:
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`Pursuant to the requirementset forth in the Office Action mailed April 6, 2020, Applicant
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`hereby elects Species I, Fig. 11 and 13. Claims 1-16 and 19-34 read on the elected species.
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`In view ofthis election, an examination on the merits of the present application is
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`respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Kenneth W.Fields/
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`Kenneth W. Fields
`Registration No. 52,430
`Attorney for Applicant
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`WENDEROTH,LIND & PONACK, L.L.P.
`1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`Telephone (202) 721-8200
`Facsimile (202) 721-8250
`August 5, 2020
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`The Director is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be required, or credit any overpayment
`to Deposit Account No. 23-0975.
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