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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEAND FEE(S) DUE
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`OSHA LIANG L.L.P.
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`TARCZA, ROSEMARY K
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`DATE MAILED:12/28/2006
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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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`05/18/2006
`29/259,977
`TITLE OF INVENTION: BATTERY
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`Tomoaki Ino
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`03115/071001
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`9456
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEESMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE TOTALFEE(S) DUE DATE 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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`$0
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`$800
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`03/28/2007
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCEAS A PATENT.
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`(Signature)
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`(Date)
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMEDINVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`05/18/2006
`29/259,977
`TITLE OF INVENTION: BATTERY
`
`TomoakiIno
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`03115/071001
`
`9456
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`
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV.PAID ISSUE FEESMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`NO
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`EXAMINER
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`$800
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`ART UNIT
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`$0
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`$0
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`$800
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`03/28/2007
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`D13-103000
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`TARCZA, ROSEMARY K
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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
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`29/259,977
`
`05/18/2006
`
`TomoakiIno
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`03115/071001
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`9456
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`OSHALIANGL.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON,TX 77010
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`TARCZA, ROSEMARY K
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`DATE MAILED: 12/28/2006
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`Determination of Patent Term Extension or Adjustment under 35 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 applicationis
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