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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`29/289,332
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`07/16/2007
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`Motohiro Aoki
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`04995/384001
`CONFIRMATION NO. 3179
`FORMALITIES
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`Date Mailed: 07/27/2007
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`NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
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`Filing Date Granted
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`Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
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`An application number.andfiling date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
`however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHSfrom the date of this Notice within whichtofile all
`required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
`filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`e Thestatutory basic filing fee is missing.
`Applicant must submit $ 200 to complete the basic filing fee for a non-small entity. If appropriate, applicant
`may make a written assertion of entittement to small entity status and pay the small entity filing fee (37
`CFR 1.27).
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`e The oath or declaration is unsigned.
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`The applicant needsto satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.
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`The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
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`e To avoid abandonment, a surcharge(for late submission offiling fee, search fee, examination fee, or oath or
`declaration) as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(f) of $130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Docket No.: 04995/384001
`(PATENT)
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`In re Design Application of:
`Motohiro Aoki etal.
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`Application No.: 29/289,332
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`Filed: July 16, 2007
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`For: ELECTRIC MASSAGING CHAIR
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`Confirmation No.: 3179
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`Art Unit: 2913
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`Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
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`RESPONSE TO NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF APPLICATION
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`Dear Sir:
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`PATENT TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In response to the Notice to File Missing Parts of Application — Filing Date
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`Granted mailed July 27, 2007, Applicant respectfully submits a Combined Declaration and
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`Power of Attorney, a Supplemental Application Data Sheet, the Filing Fee for the Application
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`(as shown on accompanying Fee Transmittal), a Claim for Priority (35 USC 119) and
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`Submission of Documents, and Part 2 Copy of Notice.
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`Application No.: 29/289,332
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`Docket No.: 04995/384001
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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 to our Deposit Account No. 50-
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`0591, under Order No. 04995/384001.
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`Dated: September 21, 2007
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`OSHA -: LIANG LLP
`1221 McKinneySt., Suite 2800
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`Application No. (if known): 29/289, 332
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`Attorney Docket No.: 04995/384001
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`Certificate of Express Mailing Under 37 CFR 1.10
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`| hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service as
`Express Mail, Airbill No. EM081243800US in an envelope addressedto:
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`Return Receipt Postcard
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`Fee Transmittal (1 page)
`Application Data Sheet (4 pages)
`Combined Declaration and Powerof Attorney (4 pages)
`Filing Fee for the Application (as shown on accompanying Fee
`Transmittal)
`Part 2 Copy of Notice (2 pages)
`Responseto Notice to File Missing Parts of Application (2 pages)
`Claim for Priority and Submission of Documents (1 page)
`Certified copy of JP2007-000563 filed 01/16/2007
`Transmittal (1 page)
`Paymentby credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached (1 page)
`Charge $560.00 to credit card
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`Signature
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`Sarah J. Buta
`Typed or printed name of person signing Certificate
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`Registration Number, if applicable
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`FEE CALCULATION
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`1. BASIC FILING, SEARCH, AND EXAMINATION FEES
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`EXAMINATION FEES
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`Fee ($)
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`3. APPLICATION SIZE FEE
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`Ifthe specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets ofpaper (excluding electronicallyfiled sequence or computer
`listings under 37 CFR 1.52(¢)). the application size fee due is $250 ($125 for small entity) for each additional 50
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`sheels orfraction thereof, See 35 ULS.C. 41 (a) 1i0G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s).
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