IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Docket No.: 03115/086001
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`Tsuyoshi Nishawa
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`Application No.: Not Yet Assigned
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`Confirmation No.: N/A
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`Filed: Concurrently Herewith
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`For:|ELECTRIC SHAVER Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT(IDS)
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`DearSir:
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`Pursuant
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`to 37 CFR 1.56, 1.97 and 1.98,
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`the attention of the Patent and
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`Trademark Office is hereby directed to the references listed on the attached PTO/SB/08.
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`It is
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`respectfully requested that the information be expressly considered during the prosecution ofthis
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`application, and that the references be madeof record therein and appear amongthe “References
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`Cited” on any patent to issue therefrom.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement accompanies the new patent application
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`submitted herewith.
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`In accordance with 37 CFR 1.98(a)(2)(ii), Applicant has not submitted copies of
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`U.S. patents and U.S. patent applications. Applicant submits herewith copies of foreign patents
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`and non-patentliterature in accordance with 37 CFR 1.98(a)(2).
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`Application No.: Not Yet Assigned
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`Docket No.: 03115/086001
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`In accordance with 37 CFR 1.97(g), the filing of this Information Disclosure
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`Statement shall not be construed to mean that a search has been madeorthat no other material
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`information as defined in 37 CFR 1.56(a) exists.
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`In accordance with 37 CFR 1.97(h),the filing
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`of this Information Disclosure Statement shall not be construed to be an admission that any
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`patent, publication or other information referred to therein is “prior art’ for this invention unless
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`specifically designated as such.
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`It is submitted that the Information Disclosure Statement is in compliance with 37
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`CFR 1.98 and the Examineris respectfully requested to considerthe listed references.
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`The Director is hereby authorized to charge any deficiency in the fees filed,
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`asserted to be filed or which should have been filed herewith (or with any paperhereafter filed in
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`this application by this firm)
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`to our Deposit Account No. 50-0591, under Order No.
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`03115/086001.
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`Dated: December 19, 2006
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`OSHA - LIANG LLP 4S BE
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`1221 McKinneySt., Suite 2800
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