UNITED STATES PATENTAND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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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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`1)
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEAND FEE(S) DUE
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`OSHA LIANGL.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON,TX 77010
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`RIVARD,JENNIFER A
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`2911
`DATEMAILED:04/16/2007
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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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`12/19/2006
`29/270,261
`TITLE OF INVENTION: ELECTRIC SHAVER
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`Tsuyoshi Nishizawa
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`03115/086001
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`9383
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAIDISSUE FEE|TOTAL FEE(S) DUESMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE 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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`07/16/2007
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCEAS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
`THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
`PETITION BY THE APPLICANT. SEE 37 CFR 1.313 AND MPEP 1308.
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`THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
`MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED.
`THIS
`STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED.
`SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
`NOT REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION.
`IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS
`PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM "
`WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
`DUE.
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`HOW TO REPLYTO THIS NOTICE:
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`I. Review the SMALL ENTITYstatus shownabove.
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`If the SMALL ENTITYis shown as YES,verify your current
`SMALLENTITYstatus:
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`If the SMALL ENTITYis shown as NO:
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`A. If the status is the same, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown
`above.
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`A. Pay TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shownabove, or
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`B. If the status above is to be removed, check box 5b on Part B -
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`and twice the amountof the ISSUE FEE shownabove, or
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`claiming SMALLENTITYstatus, check box 5a on Part B - Fee(s)
`Transmittal and pay the PUBLICATIONFEE(if required) and 1/2
`the ISSUE FEE shownabove.
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`II]. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL,orits equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(USPTO) with your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATIONFEE(if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
`of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
`request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur dueto the difficulty in recognizing
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER:Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment of
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and sendthis form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or Fax (371)-273-2885iee
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE(if required). Blocks t
`through 5 should be completed where
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will
`be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`indicated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS"for
`maintenance fec notifications.
`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS(Note: Use Block | for any changeofaddress)
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`can only be used for domestic mailings of the
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`papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
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`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`certify thatthisFeels Transmittal is being depositedwith the United
`|hereby
`Postal
`Service with
`sufficient postage or first class mail
`in an enve. ope
`tates
`addressed (0 the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address, above, or bein
`facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
`—,
`(Depositor’s name)
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`04/16/2007
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`22511
`7590
`OSHALIANG L.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON,TX 77010
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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 NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`12/19/2006
`29/270,261
`TITLE OF INVENTION: ELECTRIC SHAVER
`
`Tsuyoshi Nishizawa
`
`03115/086001
`
`9383
`
`
`
`
`
`
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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
`EXAMINER
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`NO
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`$800
`ART UNIT
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`$0
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`$0
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`$800
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`07/16/2007
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`RIVARD, JENNIFER A
`2911
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`1. Cha
`ngeofcorrespondenceaddressor indication of "Fee Address" (37
`2. For printing on the patent front page,list
`CFR 1
`(1) the namesof up to 3 registered patent attorneys
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`L) Change ofcorrespondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`or agents OR,alternatively,
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`Address form PTO/SB/122)attached.
`(2) the nameof a single firm (having as a membera 2
`(] "Fee Address"indication (or "Fee Address” Indication form
`registered attorney or agent) and the namesofup to
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`3
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. Ifmonameis
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`listed, no name will be printed.
`Numberis required.
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`3. ASSIGNEE NAME ANDRESIDENCEDATATO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT(printor type)
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR
`3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
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`D28-051000
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`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent): CJ individual Corporation orother private group entity (_) Government
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`4b. Paymentof Fee(s): (Pleasefirst reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`4a. The following fec(s) are submitted:
`(1 Issuc Fee CI)Acheckis enclosed.
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`LJ Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`O Paymentby credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
`C) Advance Order - # ofCopies
`()The Directoris hereby authorized to charge the required Feets), any deficiency, or credit any
`OO overpayment, to Deposit Account Number enclose an extra copy ofthis form).
`5, Changein Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`Cla. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITYstatus. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`Cho. Applicant is no longer claiming SMALL ENTITYstatus. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2).
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`NOTE:TheIssue Fee and Publication Fee (if required) will not be accepted from anyoneother than the applicant; a registered attomey or agent; or the assigneeor otherparty in
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`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.g0v
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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.
`
`29/270,261
`
`12/19/2006
`
`Tsuyoshi Nishizawa
`
`03115/086001
`
`9383
`
`OSHA LIANG L.L.P.
`
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON,TX 77010
`
`RIVARD,JENNIFER A
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`5511
`DATE MAILED:04/16/2007
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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 application is
`an application for a design patent, the patent is not eligible for Patent Term Extension or Adjustment under 35 U.S.C.
`154(b).
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`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
`Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
`directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at 1-(888)-786-0101
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