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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`DATE MAILED:06/14/2006
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`02/24/2006
`29/254,482
`TITLE OF INVENTION: ELECTRIC SCREW DRIVER BODY
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`Tomoaki Ino
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`03115/066001
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`4976
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`$800
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`DATE DUE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`02/24/2006
`29/254,482
`TITLE OF INVENTION: ELECTRIC SCREW DRIVER BODY
`
`Tomoaki Ino
`
`03115/066001
`
`4976
`
`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALLENTITY
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`ISSUE FEE
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`PUBLICATION FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`NO
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`$800
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`$0
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`$800
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`DATE DUE
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`09/14/2006
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`NELSON, THORNTON C
`D08-069000
`2915
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`1. Ch
`2. For printing on the patentfront page,list
`ange.otcorrespondenceaddressor indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR
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`(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`) Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
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`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
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`(2) the nameof a single firm (having as a member a
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`(2 "Fee Address"indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`registered attorney or agent) and the namesofup to
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`2 registered patentattorneys or agents. Ifnonameis
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
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`listed, no namewill be printed.
`Numberis required.
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`The Director of the USPTOis requested to apply the Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if any) or to re-apply any previously paid issue fee to the application identified above.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`29/254,482
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`02/24/2006
`
`Tomoaki Ino
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`03115/066001
`
`4976
`
`OSHA LIANGL.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON,TX 77010
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`NELSON, THORNTON C
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`2915
`DATE MAILED:06/14/2006
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`Determination of Patent Term Extension or Adjustment under35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`Design patents have a term measured from the issue date of the patent and the term remains the same length
`regardless of the time that the application for the design patent was pending. Since the above-identified application is
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