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`17/038,753 ~- GAU: 2484
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`Attorney Docket No. P61565
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`Application No. 17/038,753
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors :
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`Hiroshi YAHATAetal.
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`T. C. Art Unit : 2484
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`Examiner : Daquan Zhao
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`(CONTINUATION OF U.S. APPLICATION NO. 16/251,688)
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`September 30, 2020
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`Confirmation No.: 5195
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`PLAYBACK DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`Mail Stop: Amendment
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Commissioner:
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 CFR § 1.56 and §§ 1.97 — 1.98,
`Applicant(s) wish to bring the following information to the attention of the Examiner.
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`Applicant(s) wish to make of record the documents listed on the attached form 1449.
`Copies of the listed documents are attached, where required, as are noted English translations, or
`partial translations of pertinent portions, and/or English language abstracts, of any non-English
`language references. The relevance of any documentcited in any International/Foreign Search
`Report or Written Opinionis indicated in the Search Report or Written Opinion.
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`CERTIFICATION
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`Each item of information contained in this information disclosure statement wasfirst
`cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
`application not more than three months prior to the filing of this statement. This
`certification does not apply to any documentpreviously cited in the present application.
`No item of information contained in the information disclosure statement was cited in a
`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application, and, to
`the knowledge of the person signing the certification after making reasonable inquiry, no
`item of information contained in this information disclosure statement was known to any
`individual designated in § 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the
`information disclosure statement. This certification does not apply to any document
`previously cited in the present application.
`Each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement:
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`(i) Wasfirst cited in any communication from a patent office in a counterpart foreign or
`international application or from the Office, and this communication was not received by
`any individual designated in §1.56(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of the
`information disclosure statement; or
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`ALL REFERENCES CONSIDERED EXCEPT WHERE LINED THROUGH.
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`/D.2Z/
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`(11) Is a communication that was issued by a patent office in a counterpart foreign or
`international application or by the Office, and this communication was not received by
`any individual designated in §1.56(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of the
`information disclosure statement.
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`A payment in the amount required under 37 CFR §1.17(p) 1s provided herewith.
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`DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
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`In the event that any additional fees are due with respect to this paper, the Commissioner
`is hereby authorized to charge such fees to Deposit Account No. 19-0089 of the undersigned.
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`If there should be any questions, the Examineris invited to contact the undersignedat the
`telephone numberlisted below.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Hiroshi YAHATAetal.
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`/Gary V. Harkcom/
`Reg. No. 62,956
`Gary V. Harkcom
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`for Bruce H. Bernstein
`Reg. No. 29,027
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`December 29, 2020
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN,P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, VA 20191
`(703) 716-1191
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`ALL REFERENCES CONSIDERED EXCEPT WHERE LINED THROUGH.
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`Receipt date: 12/29/2020
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`Application No. 17/038,753
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`FORM 1449
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`BY APPLICANT
`(Use several sheets if necessary)
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`Atty. Docket No.
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`Application No.
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`Sheet 1 of 1
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`Applicant
`PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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`Filing Date
`September30,
`2020
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`EXAMINER
`*EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP609; draw line throughcitation if not in
`conformanceand not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.
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