UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFIGE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`Q. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`FILING OR 371(C) DATE
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
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`16/940,969
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`07/28/2020
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`Naoki ADACHI
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`731056.498
`CONFIRMATION NO. 1029
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`96896
`Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panasonic
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`701 Fifth Avenue,Suite 5400
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`Seattle, WA 98104
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`FORMALITIES LETTER
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`INOUECA0000001
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`18960686
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`Date Mailed: 08/05/2020
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`NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`FILED UNDER37 CFR 1.53(b)
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`Filing Date Granted
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`Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
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`An application number andfiling date have been accordedto this application. The item(s) indicated below,
`however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHSfrom the date of this Notice within whichtofile all
`required items below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtainedbyfiling a petition accompanied
`by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`* The above-identified nonprovisional application is claiming the benefit of a prior-filed provisional application
`that is ina non-English language. Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.78(a)(5), applicant is requiredtofile:
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`1. In the prior-filed provisional application, an English languagetranslation of the prior-filed provisional
`application and a statementthatthe translation is accurate; and
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`2. Inthe above-identified nonprovisional application, a confirmation that the translation and statement have
`been filed in the prior-filed provisional application.
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`To avoid abandonmentof the above-identified nonprovisional application, applicant is requiredto file these
`items within the time period setforth in this notice, unless applicantfiles a corrected application data sheet
`in compliance with 37 CFR 1.76 and, if appropriate, an amendmentto the specification, to delete the benefit
`claim within the time period. Please note that once applicant deletes the benefit claim to the prior-filed
`provisional application, the Office will not accept any resubmission of the benefit claim.
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`Applicant is cautioned that correction of the above items may cause the specification and drawings page
`count to exceed 100 pages. If the specification and drawings exceed 100 pages, applicantwill need to submit
`the required application size fee.
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`Mail Stop Missing Parts
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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