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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1342 O.G. 51, on May 12, 2009.
For information on subject matter under Rule 39 that a particular
International Searching Authority will not search, see Annex D of the PCT
Applicants' Guide.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002, in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America, provided that the European
Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority. However,
the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article
32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals
in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is
filed with the EPO on or after March 1, 2002, and where the application
contains one or more claims directed to the field of business methods.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased, effective
October 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1346 O.G. 5,
on September 1, 2009.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
effective September 15, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1345 O.G. 163, on August 25, 2009.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
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directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.
IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining
Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority. However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP Australia
and where the application contains one or more claims directed to the
fields of business methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of
technology as defined by specified areas of the International Patent
Classification System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the
USPTO and IP Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008.
For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265 on December 23, 2008.
The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective September 15,
2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1345 O.G. 163, on
August 25, 2009.
Fees
The transmittal fee and search fees for the USPTO were changed,
effective January 12, 2009, and were announced in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority was established, effective November 9, 2007, and was
announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective May 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1340 O.G. 212, on March 31,
2009.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of October 1, 2009, is
as follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $240.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $2,080.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $2,080.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,378.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
- for international applications filed in English $729.00
IP Australia as ISA $1,278.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,184.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
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electronically without PCT EASY zip file $1,095.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip files $1,006.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $13.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).
September 17, 2009 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable |
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 31, 2006
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 7,127,746 through 7,131,145
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 29, 2002
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,470,499 through 6,473,903
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 27, 1998
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,826,271 through 5,829,054
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set forth
in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g). To obtain
the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO Contact Center
at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule posted on the USPTO
Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov, click
on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down and click on the "Fees,
USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee schedule.
| Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee |
Notice of Expiration of Patents
Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 23, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
5,669,076 08/608,064 09/23/97
5,669,080 08/700,128 09/23/97
5,669,104 08/498,631 09/23/97
5,669,119 08/687,146 09/23/97
5,669,125 08/501,401 09/23/97
5,669,137 08/424,926 09/23/97
5,669,140 08/527,586 09/23/97
5,669,143 08/628,052 09/23/97
5,669,150 08/748,052 09/23/97
5,669,159 08/618,294 09/23/97
5,669,166 08/540,586 09/23/97
5,669,167 08/615,684 09/23/97
5,669,179 08/621,446 09/23/97
5,669,189 08/290,922 09/23/97
5,669,192 08/638,300 09/23/97
5,669,198 08/537,425 09/23/97
5,669,202 08/444,179 09/23/97
5,669,203 08/545,896 09/23/97
5,669,213 08/553,074 09/23/97
5,669,223 08/665,968 09/23/97
5,669,229 08/633,122 09/23/97
5,669,232 08/560,482 09/23/97
5,669,240 08/763,576 09/23/97
5,669,243 08/691,372 09/23/97
5,669,248 08/631,166 09/23/97
5,669,252 08/422,064 09/23/97
5,669,271 08/569,333 09/23/97
5,669,281 08/565,577 09/23/97
5,669,293 08/602,777 09/23/97
5,669,305 08/522,629 09/23/97
5,669,309 08/633,341 09/23/97
5,669,315 08/606,858 09/23/97
5,669,317 08/603,936 09/23/97
5,669,327 08/654,851 09/23/97
5,669,330 08/474,749 09/23/97
5,669,340 08/646,731 09/23/97
5,669,342 08/608,281 09/23/97
5,669,345 08/668,637 09/23/97
5,669,348 08/297,372 09/23/97
5,669,350 08/602,767 09/23/97
5,669,359 08/645,481 09/23/97
5,669,365 08/669,232 09/23/97
5,669,386 08/692,789 09/23/97
5,669,394 08/362,698 09/23/97
5,669,396 08/585,698 09/23/97
5,669,400 08/620,221 09/23/97
5,669,405 08/713,884 09/23/97
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5,669,406 08/617,480 09/23/97
5,669,407 08/549,845 09/23/97
5,669,423 08/670,416 09/23/97
5,669,429 08/647,326 09/23/97
5,669,431 08/593,859 09/23/97
5,669,435 08/642,694 09/23/97
5,669,442 08/563,322 09/23/97
5,669,451 08/569,325 09/23/97
5,669,453 08/539,675 09/23/97
5,669,457 08/581,772 09/23/97
5,669,481 08/662,494 09/23/97
5,669,493 08/444,037 09/23/97
5,669,502 08/422,829 09/23/97
5,669,511 08/528,148 09/23/97
5,669,513 08/604,782 09/23/97
5,669,516 08/636,125 09/23/97
5,669,521 08/513,940 09/23/97
5,669,524 08/273,355 09/23/97
5,669,525 08/663,868 09/23/97
5,669,542 08/650,142 09/23/97
5,669,547 08/534,283 09/23/97
5,669,555 08/642,843 09/23/97
5,669,559 08/591,613 09/23/97
5,669,560 08/646,570 09/23/97
5,669,565 07/914,260 09/23/97
5,669,573 08/605,170 09/23/97
5,669,585 08/746,911 09/23/97
5,669,586 08/349,950 09/23/97
5,669,588 08/703,382 09/23/97
5,669,590 08/567,092 09/23/97
5,669,593 08/487,939 09/23/97
5,669,596 08/558,697 09/23/97
5,669,604 08/596,098 09/23/97
5,669,627 08/690,324 09/23/97
5,669,631 08/751,717 09/23/97
5,669,651 08/699,417 09/23/97
5,669,656 08/561,969 09/23/97
5,669,658 08/680,828 09/23/97
5,669,659 08/700,276 09/23/97
5,669,660 08/659,923 09/23/97
5,669,664 08/680,607 09/23/97
5,669,668 08/693,819 09/23/97
5,669,678 08/626,049 09/23/97
5,669,680 08/415,629 09/23/97
5,669,682 08/756,055 09/23/97
5,669,683 08/516,406 09/23/97
5,669,693 08/633,612 09/23/97
5,669,696 08/639,559 09/23/97
5,669,700 08/602,699 09/23/97
5,669,707 08/655,150 09/23/97
5,669,708 08/608,077 09/23/97
5,669,709 08/585,282 09/23/97
5,669,717 08/730,555 09/23/97
5,669,723 08/622,658 09/23/97
5,669,725 08/668,457 09/23/97
5,669,729 08/584,524 09/23/97
5,669,734 08/563,915 09/23/97
5,669,738 08/660,207 09/23/97
5,669,743 08/502,705 09/23/97
5,669,749 08/338,292 09/23/97
5,669,752 08/680,871 09/23/97
5,669,756 08/663,329 09/23/97
5,669,763 08/513,467 09/23/97
5,669,767 08/680,862 09/23/97
5,669,774 08/614,885 09/23/97
5,669,775 08/524,361 09/23/97
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5,669,785 08/658,632 09/23/97
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5,669,809 08/651,088 09/23/97
5,669,810 08/600,329 09/23/97
5,669,814 08/688,041 09/23/97
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5,669,827 08/607,771 09/23/97
5,669,830 08/637,860 09/23/97
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5,669,833 08/701,156 09/23/97
5,669,839 08/594,243 09/23/97
5,669,846 08/620,190 09/23/97
5,669,847 08/475,994 09/23/97
5,669,858 08/546,719 09/23/97
5,669,860 08/367,086 09/23/97
5,669,866 08/662,460 09/23/97
5,669,871 08/371,979 09/23/97
5,669,883 08/420,864 09/23/97
5,669,890 08/538,474 09/23/97
5,669,900 08/333,803 09/23/97
5,669,903 08/505,474 09/23/97
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 18, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 208 |
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DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
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6,944,893 10/624,432 09/20/05
6,944,894 10/898,796 09/20/05
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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| November 10, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 210 |
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6,947,629 10/383,958 09/20/05
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6,948,181 10/175,911 09/20/05
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| Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/12/2009 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee from 10/12/2009
Patent Application Filing Issue Granted
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5,624,311 08/624,341 04/03/96 04/29/97 10/16/09
5,643,982 08/322,937 10/13/94 07/01/97 10/12/09
5,655,443 08/646,730 05/01/96 08/12/97 10/15/09
5,664,717 08/700,814 08/21/96 09/09/97 10/15/09
5,669,333 08/600,616 02/13/96 09/23/97 10/16/09
5,964,101 09/183,743 10/30/98 10/12/99 10/12/09
6,087,061 09/281,800 03/31/99 07/11/00 10/16/09
6,093,190 09/132,965 08/12/98 07/25/00 10/13/09
6,153,882 09/084,939 05/28/98 11/28/00 10/14/09
6,219,859 09/546,902 04/10/00 04/24/01 10/13/09
6,274,389 09/341,288 07/08/99 08/14/01 10/12/09
6,279,289 09/381,216 09/16/99 08/28/01 10/16/09
6,283,578 09/029,127 06/11/98 09/04/01 10/14/09
6,294,307 09/191,373 11/13/98 09/25/01 10/15/09
6,682,101 10/254,817 09/25/02 01/27/04 10/15/09
6,718,640 10/031,249 10/30/01 04/13/04 10/12/09
6,742,340 10/059,501 01/29/02 06/01/04 10/13/09
6,817,099 09/747,000 12/21/00 11/16/04 10/15/09
6,857,478 10/279,615 01/29/03 02/22/05 10/13/09
6,877,683 10/220,050 08/27/02 04/12/05 10/13/09
6,902,906 09/646,925 01/31/01 06/07/05 10/13/09
6,916,589 10/628,491 07/29/03 07/12/05 10/16/09
6,928,193 10/010,432 12/05/01 08/09/05 10/12/09
6,929,443 10/064,958 09/04/02 08/16/05 10/14/09
6,930,433 10/634,511 08/04/03 08/16/05 10/16/09
6,931,587 09/628,729 07/28/00 08/16/05 10/16/09
6,932,041 10/816,098 04/01/04 08/23/05 10/13/09
6,939,227 09/950,232 09/10/01 09/06/05 10/14/09
6,940,297 10/445,748 05/27/03 09/06/05 10/14/09
6,941,539 10/285,401 10/31/02 09/06/05 10/16/09
| Reissue Applications Filed |
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).
5,472,491, Re. S.N. 12,574,739, OCT. 07, 2009, Cl. 106/418, PEARLESCENT
PIGMENT FOR WATER-BORNE SURFACE-COATING SYSTEMS, Joachim Duschek, et. al.,
Owner of Record: Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE, Attorney or Agent:
Anthony J. Zelano, Ex. Gp.: 1793
6,570,889, Re. S.N. 12,537,531, AUG. 07, 2009, Cl. 375/145, TRANSMITTER
AND TRANSMITTING METHOD INCREASING THE FLEXIBILITY OF CODE ASSIGNMENT,
Richard Stirling-Gallacher, et. al., Owner of Record: Sony Deutschland
GmbH, Koln-Ossendord, DE, Attorney or Agent: Thomas F. Presson, Ex. Gp.:
2611
6,570,889, Re. S.N. 12,537,563, AUG. 07, 2009, Cl. 375/145, TRANSMITTER
AND TRANSMITTING METHOD INCREASING THE FLEXIBILITY OF CODE ASSIGNMENT,
Richard Stirling-Gallacher, et. al., Owner of Record: Sony Deutschland
GmbH, Koln-Ossendorf, DE, Attorney or Agent: Thomas F. Presson, Ex. Gp.:
2611
6,570,889, Re. S.N. 12,537,591, AUG. 07, 2009, Cl. 375/479, TRANSMITTER
AND TRANSMITTING METHOD INCREASING THE FLEXIBILITY OF CODE ASSIGNMENT,
Richard Stirling-Gallacher, et. al., Owner of Record: Sony Deutschland
GmbH, Koln-Ossendorf, DE, Attorney or Agent: Thomas F. Presson, Ex. Gp.:
2611
6,627,754, Re. S.N. 12/577,790, Oct. 13, 2009, Cl./Sub 544/280,
PYRROLO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS, Todd A. Blumenkopf, et al., Owner of
Record: Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, Attorney or Agent: Julie M. Lappin, Ex.
Gp: 1624
6,648,862, Re. S.N. 12/580,991, Oct. 16, 2009, Cl./Sub 604/317,
PERSONALLY PORTABLE VACUUM DESICCATOR, Richard Watson, Owner of Record:
KCI Licensing, Inc. San Antonio, TX, Attorney or Agent: Robert C. Hilton,
Ex. Gp: 3761
6,697,670, Re. S.N. 12/571,974, Oct. 01, 2009, Cl. 435/375, APPARATUS
AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DEPOSITS BY ELECTROPORATION WITH
IMPROVED COMFORT OF PATIENTS, Victor I. Chornenky et. al., Owner of Record:
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC., Attorney or Agent: Harry K. Ahn, Ex. Gp.: 1636
6,820,599, Re. S.N. 12/568,988, Sept 29, 2009, Cl. 123/568, SYSTEM AND
METHOD FOR REDUCING NOX EMISSIONS DURING TRANSIENT CONDITIONS IN A DIESEL
FUELED VEHICLE WITH EGR, Eric Matthew Kurtz et. al., Owner of Record:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Mi., Attorney or Agent: John D.
Russell, Ex. Gp.: 3747
6,892,099, Re. S.N. 12/571,927, Oct. 01, 2009, Cl. 606/002, APPARATUS
AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DEPOSITS, VIRTUAL FACE LIFT AND
BODY SCULPTURING BY ELECTROPORATION, Ail Jaafar et. al., Owner of Record:
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC., Attorney or Agent: Harry K. Ahn, Ex. Gp.: 3769
7,194,361, Re. S.N. 12/408,253, Mar. 20, 2009, Cl./Sub 702/032,
COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING PAINT, Victor G.
Corrigan, et al., Owner of Record: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc, Cleveland, OH,
Attorney or Agent: David L. Feigenbaum, Ex. Gp: 2863
7,239,905, Re. S.N. 12/497,517, Jul. 02, 2009, Cl./Sub 600/316, ACTIVE
PULSE BLOOD CONSTITUENT MONITORING, Esmaiel Kiani-Azarbayjany, et al.,
Owner of Record: Masimo Laboratories, Inc., Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent:
| November 10, 2009 |
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Jarom D. Kesler, Ex. Gp: 3768
7,243,850, Re. S.N. 12/505,400, Jul. 17, 2009, Cl./Sub 235/462, DATA
READER FOR MULTI-MODE OPERATION, Thomas E. Tamburrini, et al., Owner of
Record: Datalogic Scanning, Inc., Eugene, OR, Attorney or Agent: John A.
Rafter, Jr., Ex. Gp: 2876
7,246,351, Re. S.N. 12/505,253, Jul. 17, 2009, Cl./Sub 726/175, SYSTEM
AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS OVER THE INTERNET, Timothy
Bloch, Sarasota, et al., Owner of Record: Ventrile Data Ltd., LLC,
Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Arlene P. Neal, Ex. Gp: 2431
7,266,480, Re. S.N. 12/587,415, Sep. 03, 2009, Cl./Sub 703/002, RAPID
SCATTERING SIMULATION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGING EDGE DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION,
Konstantinos Adam, et al., Owner of Record: The Regents of the University
of California, Oakland, CA, Attorney or Agent: Charles J. Kulas, Ex. Gp:
2128
7,275,267, Re. S.N. 12/571,886, Oct. 01, 2009, Cl. 002/161, TENNIS
GLOVE, Devaraj Thiruppathi, Owner of Record: INVENTOR, Attorney or Agent:
Joseph A. Sebolt, Ex. Gp.: 3765
7,352,935 Re. S.N. 12/581,622, Oct. 19, 2009, Cl./Sub 385/052,
OPTOELECTRONIC CONVERSION HEADER, LSI PACKAGE WITH INTERFACE MODULE METHOD
OF MANUFACTURING OPTOELECTRONIC CONVERSION HEADER, AND OPTICAL
INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM, Hideto Furuyama, et al., Owner of Record: Kabushiki
Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Eckhard H. Kuesters, Ex.
Gp: 2883
7,385,916, Re. S.N. 12/569,838, Sept 29, 2009, Cl. 428/141, SYSTEM FOR
MULTIPLE USE SUBCHANNELS, Michael J. Geile et. al., Owner of Record: ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Eden Prairie, MN, Attorney or Agent: David N.
Fogg, Ex. Gp.: 1794
7,427,394, Re. S.N. 12/568,481, Sept. 28, 2009, Cl. 510/137,
BIODEGRADABLE POLY(BETA-AMINO ESTERS) AND USES THEREOF, Daniel G. Anderson
et. al., Owner of Record: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Attorney
or Agent: C. Hunter Baker, Ex. Gp.: 1796
7,546,055, Re. S.N. 12,567,512, AUG. 25, 2009, Cl. 358/001, IMAGE
FORMING APPARATUS, Naoki Hoshino, et. al., Owner of Record: Kabushiki
Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP,
Attorney or Agent: John E. Gunther, Ex. Gp.: 2625
| Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
5,024,278, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,610, Requested Date: 08/28/09, Cl.
171/017, Title: HARVESTING MACHINE HAVING BLOWER DAMAGE PREVENTION MEANS,
Inventor: Lee N. Shuknecht, Owners of Record: Lee Shuknecht & Sons, Inc.,
Elba, New York, Attorney or Agent: Martin Lukacher, Rochester, NY, Ex. Gp.:
3993, Requester: Robert C. Atkinson, Esq., Simpson & Simpson, PLLC.,
Williamsville, NY
5,553,971, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,611, Requested Date: 09/08/09, Cl.
405/154, Title: DOUBLE-CONTAINMENT UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEM, Inventor:
Keith J. Osborne, Owners of Record: Pisces By OPW, Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
Attorney or Agent: Thompson Hine, LLP., Dayton, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Petro Technik, Limited, Olympus Close, Whitehouse, United
Kingdom, Norman P. Soloway, Hayes Soloway, PC., Tucson, AZ
5,567,083, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,608, Requested Date: 09/08/09, Cl.
405/154, Title: DOUBLE-CONTAINMENT UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEM, Inventor:
Keith J. Osborne, Owners of Record: Pisces By OPW, Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
Attorney or Agent: Thompson Hine, LLP., Dayton, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Petro Technik, Limited, Olympus Close, Whitehouse, United
Kingdom, Norman P. Soloway, Hayes Soloway, PC., Tucson, AZ
5,590,981, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,607, Requested Date: 09/08/09, Cl.
405/154, Title: DOUBLE-CONTAINMENT UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEM, Inventor:
Keith J. Osborne, Owners of Record: Pisces By OPW, Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
Attorney or Agent: Thompson Hine, LLP., Dayton, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Petro Technik, Limited, Olympus Close, Whitehouse, United
Kingdom, Norman P. Soloway, Hayes Soloway, PC., Tucson, AZ
5,591,008, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,546, Requested Date: 07/29/09, Cl.
416/144, Title: FAN IMPELLERS, Inventor: Gunter Wrobel et al., Owners of
Record: Papst-Motoren GMBH & Co., Germany, Attorney or Agent: Barnes &
Thornburg, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Stephen J.
Perry, Perry + Currier, Inc., Ontario, Canada
5,719,119, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,545, Requested Date: 07/29/09, Cl.
514/002, Title: PARENTERAL NUTRITION THERAPY WITH AMINO ACIDS, Inventor:
Richard L. Veech, Owners of Record: Multi Formulations, LTD., Oakville,
Canada, Attorney or Agent: Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA, Ex. Gp.:
3991, Requester: Patent Owner
5,991,751, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,537, Requested Date: 08/06/09, Cl.
707/001, Title: SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR
PATENT-CENTRIC AND GROUP-ORIENTED DATA PROCESSING, Inventor: Kevin G.
Rivette, Owners of Record: Rose Blush Software, LLC., Los Altos, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP, White Plains, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Christopher B. Eide, Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Palo Alto, CA
6,147,995, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,637, Requested Date: 08/07/09, Cl.
370/392, Title: METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING RESTRICTED BROADCAST GROUPS IN A
SWITCHED NETWORK, Inventor: Kurt Dobbins et al., Owners of Record:
Enterasys Networks, Inc., Rochester, NH, Attorney or Agent: Wolf Greenfield
& Sacks, PC., Boston, MA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA, Tracy W. Druce, Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP.,
Houston, TX
6,159,183, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,536, Requested Date: 08/28/09, Cl.
604/189, Title: MEDICAL FLUID INJECTOR HAVING FACE PLATE WITH MAGNETIC
CONDUCTORS, Inventor: Charles S. Neer et al., Owners of Record:
Liebel-Flarsheim Company, Cincinnati, OH, Attorney or Agent: Wood Herron &
Evans, Cincinnati, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Walter Scott, Esq., Alston
& Bird, LLP, New York, NY
6,611,686, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,601, Requested Date: 09/03/09, Cl.
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340/456, Title: TRACKING CONTROL AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD, Inventor:
Joseph D. Smith et al., Owners of Record: Mr. Joseph D. Smith, Henderson,
TX, Attorney or Agent: Kenneth L. Nash, Houston, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Robert A. Koons, Jr., Drinker Biddie & Reath, LLP.,
Philadelphia, PA
6,895,881, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,533, Requested Date: 08/26/09, Cl.
114/358, Title: SHAPE CONFORMING SURFACE COVERING, Inventor: Derek
Whitaker, Owners of Record: Flexiteek International AS, Oslo, Norway,
Attorney or Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, Falls Church, VA, Ex.
Gp.: 3993, Requester: Alvin T. Rockhill, Bath, OH
7,357,337, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,551, Requested Date: 08/04/09, Cl.
239/428, Title: FLOW REGULATOR, Inventor: Maria Teresa Ferrari, Owners of
Record: Dyapason S.R.L., Italy, Attorney or Agent: Modiano & Associati,
Milan, Italy, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Stephen B. Schott, Volpe and
Koenig, PC., Philadelphia, PA
7,540,542, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,613, Requested Date: 09/14/09, Cl.
292/341, Title: ELECTRIC STRIKE, Inventor: Arthur V. Geringer et al.,
Owners of Record: Security Door Controls, Westlake Village, CA, Attorney or
Agent: Koppel Patrick Heybl & Dawson, Westlake Village, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Adam M. Treiber, Baker & Hostetler, LLP., Washington, DC
| Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
6,920,124, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,225, Requested Date: 08/24/09, Cl.:
370/337, Title: METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DIGITAL USEFUL DATA, Inventor: Dirk
Lappe et al., Owners of Record: IPCOM GMBH & Co., KG, Germany, Attorney or
Agent: Striker Striker & Stenby, Huntington, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Third Party Requester: HTC Corporation; (Att'y Is: Chun M. Ng, Perkins
Coie, LLP., Seattle, WA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester
7,138,061, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,497, Requested Date: 08/21/09, Cl.:
210/656, Title: FLASH CHROMATOGRAPHY CARTRIDGE, Inventor: Samuel A. Ellis
et al., Owners of Record: Scientific Plastic Products, Inc., Oceanside, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker, Aliso Viego, CA, Ex.
Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Biotage AB, Upsala, Sweden;
(Att'y Is: George C. Beck, Foley & Lardner, LLP., Washington, DC), Real
Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
7,381,327, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,495, Requested Date: 08/21/09, Cl.:
210/198, Title: FLASH CHROMATOGRAPHY CARTRIDGE, Inventor: Samuel A. Ellis
et al., Owners of Record: Scientific Plastic Products, Inc., Oceanside, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker, Aliso Viego, CA, Ex.
Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Biotage AB, Upsala, Sweden;
(Att'y Is: George C. Beck, Foley & Lardner, LLP., Washington, DC), Real
Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
| Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew |
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due To Failure to Renew
15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be renewed
for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period upon payment
of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable application for
renewal. This may be done at any time within one year before the expiration
of the period for which the registration was issued or renewed, or it may
be done within six months after such expiration on payment of an additional
fee.
According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
October 17, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW
Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date
73,101 71/038,426 03/16/1909
254,044 71/266,410 03/12/1929
254,066 71/272,371 03/12/1929
365,570 71/407,521 03/14/1939
365,585 71/409,350 03/14/1939
507,515 71/481,886 03/15/1949
442,225 71/509,519 03/15/1949
507,550 71/519,735 03/15/1949
442,260 71/525,403 03/15/1949
507,568 71/527,522 03/15/1949
507,578 71/528,636 03/15/1949
507,583 71/528,945 03/15/1949
507,593 71/529,810 03/15/1949
507,595 71/530,205 03/15/1949
507,618 71/534,522 03/15/1949
507,626 71/536,555 03/15/1949
507,628 71/537,170 03/15/1949
507,637 71/538,671 03/15/1949
507,643 71/539,918 03/15/1949
507,649 71/540,327 03/15/1949
507,651 71/541,120 03/15/1949
507,665 71/542,998 03/15/1949
507,668 71/543,373 03/15/1949
507,670 71/543,638 03/15/1949
507,684 71/547,251 03/15/1949
507,692 71/549,103 03/15/1949
507,708 71/555,997 03/15/1949
507,711 71/558,360 03/15/1949
507,712 71/558,363 03/15/1949
675,155 72/021,846 03/10/1959
675,286 72/028,292 03/10/1959
675,316 72/034,721 03/10/1959
675,288 72/042,844 03/10/1959
675,289 72/042,845 03/10/1959
675,346 72/043,976 03/10/1959
675,125 72/051,343 03/10/1959
675,237 72/053,500 03/10/1959
866,232 72/229,706 03/11/1969
866,481 72/253,246 03/11/1969
865,998 72/256,568 03/11/1969
866,185 72/259,870 03/11/1969
866,186 72/259,871 03/11/1969
866,670 72/268,128 03/11/1969
866,347 72/268,987 03/11/1969
866,043 72/269,595 03/11/1969
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866,238 72/272,851 03/11/1969
866,557 72/275,252 03/11/1969
866,243 72/277,044 03/11/1969
866,132 72/277,517 03/11/1969
866,133 72/277,529 03/11/1969
866,121 72/278,423 03/11/1969
866,488 72/279,225 03/11/1969
866,191 72/279,683 03/11/1969
866,584 72/279,767 03/11/1969
866,465 72/280,012 03/11/1969
866,585 72/280,279 03/11/1969
865,977 72/280,649 03/11/1969
866,270 72/280,734 03/11/1969
866,400 72/281,573 03/11/1969
866,496 72/281,961 03/11/1969
866,136 72/283,537 03/11/1969
866,442 72/284,174 03/11/1969
866,407 72/285,319 03/11/1969
866,142 72/285,722 03/11/1969
866,637 72/285,809 03/11/1969
866,083 72/286,503 03/11/1969
866,084 72/286,504 03/11/1969
866,030 72/286,860 03/11/1969
866,589 72/286,875 03/11/1969
866,192 72/286,898 03/11/1969
866,353 72/286,985 03/11/1969
866,277 72/287,048 03/11/1969
866,638 72/287,135 03/11/1969
866,566 72/287,381 03/11/1969
866,385 72/287,468 03/11/1969
866,032 72/287,510 03/11/1969
866,033 72/287,511 03/11/1969
866,510 72/287,665 03/11/1969
866,646 72/288,083 03/11/1969
866,250 72/288,246 03/11/1969
866,328 72/289,257 03/11/1969
866,329 72/289,476 03/11/1969
866,624 72/290,404 03/11/1969
866,625 72/290,405 03/11/1969
865,985 72/290,556 03/11/1969
866,110 72/290,763 03/11/1969
865,986 72/290,822 03/11/1969
866,088 72/290,904 03/11/1969
866,367 72/291,877 03/11/1969
866,178 72/292,171 03/11/1969
866,517 72/292,267 03/11/1969
866,518 72/292,269 03/11/1969
866,090 72/292,278 03/11/1969
866,194 72/293,070 03/11/1969
866,418 72/293,280 03/11/1969
866,179 72/293,909 03/11/1969
866,180 72/296,140 03/11/1969
866,290 72/296,191 03/11/1969
866,387 72/296,334 03/11/1969
866,390 72/296,454 03/11/1969
866,391 72/296,588 03/11/1969
866,017 72/297,332 03/11/1969
866,461 72/297,467 03/11/1969
866,334 72/298,214 03/11/1969
866,336 72/299,417 03/11/1969
866,025 72/299,467 03/11/1969
866,293 72/299,503 03/11/1969
866,550 72/299,956 03/11/1969
866,162 72/301,134 03/11/1969
866,308 72/301,879 03/11/1969
866,430 72/301,882 03/11/1969
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866,393 72/301,883 03/11/1969
866,296 72/302,596 03/11/1969
865,994 72/304,174 03/11/1969
865,995 72/304,175 03/11/1969
866,532 72/304,287 03/11/1969
866,533 72/304,437 03/11/1969
866,067 72/304,562 03/11/1969
866,103 72/305,516 03/11/1969
866,104 72/305,518 03/11/1969
866,168 72/306,305 03/11/1969
866,580 72/306,960 03/11/1969
866,538 72/306,988 03/11/1969
1,115,049 72/461,212 03/13/1979
1,114,776 73/068,912 03/13/1979
1,114,796 73/079,580 03/13/1979
1,114,822 73/084,005 03/13/1979
1,114,798 73/104,614 03/13/1979
1,114,884 73/105,589 03/13/1979
1,115,073 73/112,762 03/13/1979
1,115,019 73/121,961 03/13/1979
1,114,911 73/124,913 03/13/1979
1,114,891 73/126,041 03/13/1979
1,115,011 73/127,784 03/13/1979
1,114,855 73/139,440 03/13/1979
1,114,975 73/145,763 03/13/1979
1,114,976 73/145,764 03/13/1979
1,114,774 73/146,049 03/13/1979
1,114,789 73/146,743 03/13/1979
1,114,978 73/149,953 03/13/1979
1,114,837 73/150,048 03/13/1979
1,114,762 73/153,573 03/13/1979
1,114,946 73/156,995 03/13/1979
1,115,074 73/160,560 03/13/1979
1,114,847 73/163,524 03/13/1979
1,114,848 73/163,916 03/13/1979
1,114,850 73/166,713 03/13/1979
1,115,045 73/168,052 03/13/1979
1,114,983 73/168,056 03/13/1979
1,114,794 73/170,221 03/13/1979
1,114,795 73/170,222 03/13/1979
1,529,361 73/474,864 03/14/1989
1,529,550 73/522,346 03/14/1989
1,530,386 73/584,563 03/14/1989
1,529,966 73/605,255 03/14/1989
1,530,407 73/606,179 03/14/1989
1,529,648 73/613,752 03/14/1989
1,529,649 73/616,484 03/14/1989
1,529,551 73/637,123 03/14/1989
1,529,368 73/637,126 03/14/1989
1,529,269 73/637,154 03/14/1989
1,529,191 73/637,700 03/14/1989
1,530,025 73/638,529 03/14/1989
1,530,394 73/640,585 03/14/1989
1,530,026 73/642,946 03/14/1989
1,530,146 73/643,794 03/14/1989
1,529,192 73/645,172 03/14/1989
1,530,147 73/648,491 03/14/1989
1,529,779 73/648,953 03/14/1989
1,530,027 73/652,751 03/14/1989
1,529,193 73/654,401 03/14/1989
1,529,697 73/655,298 03/14/1989
1,529,780 73/656,781 03/14/1989
1,530,348 73/656,863 03/14/1989
1,530,408 73/657,113 03/14/1989
1,529,372 73/659,351 03/14/1989
1,530,029 73/661,423 03/14/1989
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1,530,030 73/661,811 03/14/1989
1,529,374 73/662,703 03/14/1989
1,529,194 73/666,343 03/14/1989
1,530,151 73/666,804 03/14/1989
1,529,652 73/670,970 03/14/1989
1,530,403 73/671,368 03/14/1989
1,530,084 73/674,437 03/14/1989
1,530,208 73/675,764 03/14/1989
1,529,381 73/676,260 03/14/1989
1,529,382 73/676,348 03/14/1989
1,529,383 73/676,825 03/14/1989
1,529,897 73/678,037 03/14/1989
1,529,833 73/679,910 03/14/1989
1,529,384 73/679,964 03/14/1989
1,529,898 73/681,196 03/14/1989
1,530,154 73/682,079 03/14/1989
1,529,273 73/682,469 03/14/1989
1,530,155 73/683,521 03/14/1989
1,529,834 73/683,856 03/14/1989
1,529,655 73/684,911 03/14/1989
1,530,213 73/685,471 03/14/1989
1,529,580 73/685,519 03/14/1989
1,529,195 73/685,720 03/14/1989
1,529,899 73/688,006 03/14/1989
1,530,036 73/688,055 03/14/1989
1,530,038 73/688,914 03/14/1989
1,530,219 73/689,157 03/14/1989
1,529,754 73/689,745 03/14/1989
1,529,197 73/690,315 03/14/1989
1,530,224 73/691,311 03/14/1989
1,529,198 73/691,425 03/14/1989
1,529,180 73/691,941 03/14/1989
1,529,333 73/692,120 03/14/1989
1,530,371 73/692,128 03/14/1989
1,529,355 73/692,485 03/14/1989
1,530,087 73/692,673 03/14/1989
1,529,149 73/692,824 03/14/1989
1,529,659 73/693,365 03/14/1989
1,529,872 73/693,597 03/14/1989
1,529,972 73/694,307 03/14/1989
1,529,400 73/694,310 03/14/1989
1,529,660 73/694,350 03/14/1989
1,529,700 73/694,515 03/14/1989
1,529,401 73/694,612 03/14/1989
1,529,150 73/694,620 03/14/1989
1,529,151 73/694,621 03/14/1989
1,529,661 73/694,796 03/14/1989
1,529,662 73/694,806 03/14/1989
1,530,040 73/694,823 03/14/1989
1,529,973 73/695,159 03/14/1989
1,530,372 73/695,291 03/14/1989
1,529,765 73/695,760 03/14/1989
1,529,204 73/696,054 03/14/1989
1,529,206 73/696,758 03/14/1989
1,529,404 73/697,600 03/14/1989
1,530,043 73/698,910 03/14/1989
1,529,554 73/699,453 03/14/1989
1,529,154 73/699,542 03/14/1989
1,529,335 73/699,575 03/14/1989
1,529,275 73/699,626 03/14/1989
1,529,786 73/699,657 03/14/1989
1,529,409 73/700,170 03/14/1989
1,529,410 73/700,273 03/14/1989
1,529,411 73/700,580 03/14/1989
1,529,702 73/700,753 03/14/1989
1,529,837 73/701,360 03/14/1989
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1,529,642 73/702,329 03/14/1989
1,529,979 73/702,390 03/14/1989
1,529,413 73/702,563 03/14/1989
1,530,161 73/702,669 03/14/1989
1,529,320 73/703,028 03/14/1989
1,529,666 73/704,822 03/14/1989
1,530,091 73/706,281 03/14/1989
1,530,046 73/706,463 03/14/1989
1,529,555 73/706,582 03/14/1989
1,529,158 73/706,643 03/14/1989
1,529,584 73/706,964 03/14/1989
1,529,982 73/706,969 03/14/1989
1,529,421 73/707,606 03/14/1989
1,529,279 73/707,732 03/14/1989
1,530,391 73/707,967 03/14/1989
1,529,983 73/708,110 03/14/1989
1,530,405 73/708,753 03/14/1989
1,529,585 73/709,317 03/14/1989
1,529,425 73/710,866 03/14/1989
1,529,557 73/712,846 03/14/1989
1,529,182 73/714,023 03/14/1989
1,529,717 73/714,729 03/14/1989
1,529,985 73/714,934 03/14/1989
1,530,406 73/715,799 03/14/1989
1,529,987 73/715,828 03/14/1989
1,529,161 73/715,841 03/14/1989
1,529,587 73/716,733 03/14/1989
1,529,729 73/716,880 03/14/1989
1,529,358 73/717,142 03/14/1989
1,529,934 73/717,568 03/14/1989
1,530,049 73/717,664 03/14/1989
1,529,826 73/718,492 03/14/1989
1,529,671 73/718,551 03/14/1989
1,529,436 73/718,844 03/14/1989
1,530,399 73/719,056 03/14/1989
1,529,588 73/719,200 03/14/1989
1,529,162 73/719,750 03/14/1989
1,529,437 73/719,886 03/14/1989
1,529,792 73/720,070 03/14/1989
1,529,907 73/720,434 03/14/1989
1,529,439 73/720,467 03/14/1989
1,529,673 73/720,928 03/14/1989
1,529,674 73/721,252 03/14/1989
1,529,222 73/721,995 03/14/1989
1,529,877 73/722,180 03/14/1989
1,529,441 73/723,831 03/14/1989
1,529,675 73/724,046 03/14/1989
1,529,443 73/724,061 03/14/1989
1,529,446 73/724,404 03/14/1989
1,529,560 73/724,412 03/14/1989
1,529,448 73/724,609 03/14/1989
1,529,910 73/725,136 03/14/1989
1,530,246 73/725,140 03/14/1989
1,529,225 73/725,144 03/14/1989
1,529,226 73/725,145 03/14/1989
1,529,631 73/725,368 03/14/1989
1,530,247 73/725,370 03/14/1989
1,529,286 73/725,519 03/14/1989
1,529,288 73/725,565 03/14/1989
1,529,227 73/725,622 03/14/1989
1,529,228 73/726,181 03/14/1989
1,529,450 73/727,027 03/14/1989
1,530,053 73/727,081 03/14/1989
1,529,735 73/727,426 03/14/1989
1,529,912 73/727,480 03/14/1989
1,529,233 73/727,544 03/14/1989
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1348 OG 226 |
1,529,235 73/728,308 03/14/1989
1,529,562 73/728,348 03/14/1989
1,529,610 73/729,024 03/14/1989
1,529,451 73/729,355 03/14/1989
1,529,452 73/729,410 03/14/1989
1,529,633 73/729,437 03/14/1989
1,529,736 73/729,464 03/14/1989
1,529,844 73/729,755 03/14/1989
1,530,096 73/729,772 03/14/1989
1,530,254 73/729,890 03/14/1989
1,529,679 73/730,405 03/14/1989
1,529,456 73/730,493 03/14/1989
1,530,058 73/730,997 03/14/1989
1,529,344 73/731,568 03/14/1989
1,529,345 73/731,628 03/14/1989
1,530,171 73/731,777 03/14/1989
1,530,118 73/731,811 03/14/1989
1,529,461 73/731,854 03/14/1989
1,530,173 73/731,897 03/14/1989
1,529,760 73/732,178 03/14/1989
1,529,917 73/732,730 03/14/1989
1,529,464 73/732,928 03/14/1989
1,529,846 73/732,986 03/14/1989
1,529,164 73/733,297 03/14/1989
1,530,061 73/733,599 03/14/1989
1,529,995 73/733,733 03/14/1989
1,529,997 73/733,889 03/14/1989
1,529,999 73/734,087 03/14/1989
1,529,563 73/734,240 03/14/1989
1,530,001 73/734,747 03/14/1989
1,529,947 73/734,910 03/14/1989
1,529,263 73/734,939 03/14/1989
1,529,807 73/734,994 03/14/1989
1,530,176 73/735,041 03/14/1989
1,529,165 73/735,632 03/14/1989
1,530,066 73/735,674 03/14/1989
1,529,346 73/735,805 03/14/1989
1,529,471 73/735,821 03/14/1989
1,530,271 73/735,851 03/14/1989
1,530,004 73/735,899 03/14/1989
1,529,685 73/735,927 03/14/1989
1,530,344 73/736,216 03/14/1989
1,529,186 73/736,311 03/14/1989
1,529,740 73/736,354 03/14/1989
1,529,918 73/736,444 03/14/1989
1,529,919 73/736,675 03/14/1989
1,530,273 73/736,697 03/14/1989
1,530,101 73/736,734 03/14/1989
1,529,475 73/736,869 03/14/1989
1,529,477 73/737,001 03/14/1989
1,529,478 73/737,070 03/14/1989
1,530,182 73/737,087 03/14/1989
1,530,183 73/737,088 03/14/1989
1,530,184 73/737,098 03/14/1989
1,529,479 73/737,573 03/14/1989
1,529,483 73/737,712 03/14/1989
1,530,071 73/738,041 03/14/1989
1,530,283 73/738,179 03/14/1989
1,529,741 73/738,208 03/14/1989
1,529,566 73/738,212 03/14/1989
1,530,284 73/738,214 03/14/1989
1,530,285 73/738,320 03/14/1989
1,529,888 73/738,595 03/14/1989
1,530,105 73/738,739 03/14/1989
1,530,119 73/739,020 03/14/1989
1,530,075 73/739,194 03/14/1989
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1348 OG 227 |
1,529,567 73/739,209 03/14/1989
1,529,920 73/739,446 03/14/1989
1,529,614 73/739,688 03/14/1989
1,530,294 73/739,800 03/14/1989
1,529,169 73/739,846 03/14/1989
1,529,690 73/740,021 03/14/1989
1,529,692 73/740,217 03/14/1989
1,529,170 73/740,219 03/14/1989
1,529,295 73/740,304 03/14/1989
1,529,493 73/740,341 03/14/1989
1,529,924 73/740,411 03/14/1989
1,529,495 73/740,515 03/14/1989
1,530,302 73/740,702 03/14/1989
1,529,496 73/740,818 03/14/1989
1,529,859 73/740,866 03/14/1989
1,530,189 73/740,914 03/14/1989
1,529,860 73/740,951 03/14/1989
1,529,861 73/740,952 03/14/1989
1,529,863 73/741,140 03/14/1989
1,529,640 73/741,152 03/14/1989
1,530,307 73/741,171 03/14/1989
1,530,308 73/741,209 03/14/1989
1,529,500 73/741,381 03/14/1989
1,529,865 73/741,426 03/14/1989
1,530,191 73/741,429 03/14/1989
1,530,192 73/741,430 03/14/1989
1,529,501 73/741,674 03/14/1989
1,529,925 73/741,677 03/14/1989
1,529,505 73/741,730 03/14/1989
1,529,511 73/742,163 03/14/1989
1,529,598 73/742,461 03/14/1989
1,530,317 73/742,532 03/14/1989
1,529,926 73/742,552 03/14/1989
1,529,962 73/742,870 03/14/1989
1,529,599 73/742,874 03/14/1989
1,530,195 73/743,117 03/14/1989
1,529,745 73/743,227 03/14/1989
1,529,894 73/743,258 03/14/1989
1,529,928 73/743,333 03/14/1989
1,530,319 73/743,339 03/14/1989
1,529,816 73/743,369 03/14/1989
1,529,519 73/743,490 03/14/1989
1,530,017 73/743,514 03/14/1989
1,530,320 73/743,554 03/14/1989
1,529,574 73/743,577 03/14/1989
1,529,818 73/743,616 03/14/1989
1,530,321 73/743,714 03/14/1989
1,530,323 73/743,738 03/14/1989
1,529,601 73/743,817 03/14/1989
1,530,324 73/743,878 03/14/1989
1,529,521 73/743,977 03/14/1989
1,529,522 73/744,014 03/14/1989
1,529,895 73/744,099 03/14/1989
1,529,254 73/744,105 03/14/1989
1,530,326 73/744,109 03/14/1989
1,529,524 73/744,146 03/14/1989
1,530,196 73/744,176 03/14/1989
1,529,528 73/744,271 03/14/1989
1,529,819 73/744,324 03/14/1989
1,529,350 73/744,508 03/14/1989
1,529,257 73/744,561 03/14/1989
1,529,352 73/744,623 03/14/1989
1,529,353 73/744,638 03/14/1989
1,529,696 73/744,694 03/14/1989
1,529,530 73/744,728 03/14/1989
1,529,820 73/744,874 03/14/1989
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1348 OG 228 |
1,529,762 73/745,035 03/14/1989
1,529,533 73/745,421 03/14/1989
1,530,197 73/745,422 03/14/1989
1,529,534 73/745,429 03/14/1989
1,529,535 73/745,454 03/14/1989
1,529,536 73/745,466 03/14/1989
1,529,537 73/745,508 03/14/1989
1,529,304 73/745,512 03/14/1989
1,529,539 73/745,675 03/14/1989
1,529,328 73/745,779 03/14/1989
1,529,258 73/745,828 03/14/1989
1,529,541 73/745,865 03/14/1989
1,529,308 73/745,906 03/14/1989
1,529,940 73/745,935 03/14/1989
1,529,544 73/745,987 03/14/1989
1,529,545 73/746,024 03/14/1989
1,529,866 73/746,244 03/14/1989
1,529,177 73/746,245 03/14/1989
1,529,546 73/746,317 03/14/1989
1,529,941 73/746,358 03/14/1989
1,530,332 73/746,452 03/14/1989
1,529,310 73/747,055 03/14/1989
1,530,335 73/748,385 03/14/1989
1,530,338 73/748,690 03/14/1989
1,529,720 73/749,255 03/14/1989
2,229,772 74/256,330 03/09/1999
2,232,447 74/471,886 03/16/1999
2,232,449 74/504,027 03/16/1999
2,230,994 74/527,650 03/09/1999
2,231,267 74/565,973 03/16/1999
2,232,460 74/583,498 03/16/1999
2,231,012 74/643,732 03/09/1999
2,229,806 74/665,492 03/09/1999
2,232,483 74/688,168 03/16/1999
2,232,488 74/694,395 03/16/1999
2,229,811 74/695,765 03/09/1999
2,232,502 74/713,911 03/16/1999
2,232,510 74/725,869 03/16/1999
2,231,282 74/729,780 03/16/1999
2,232,513 74/729,813 03/16/1999
2,233,045 74/731,392 03/16/1999
2,231,024 74/733,022 03/09/1999
2,231,026 74/734,645 03/09/1999
2,229,815 75/004,564 03/09/1999
2,232,519 75/011,832 03/16/1999
2,231,295 75/026,858 03/16/1999
2,232,546 75/055,074 03/16/1999
2,232,547 75/056,576 03/16/1999
2,232,552 75/068,551 03/16/1999
2,231,045 75/070,170 03/09/1999
2,231,304 75/077,100 03/16/1999
2,231,306 75/077,377 03/16/1999
2,231,054 75/098,166 03/09/1999
2,229,835 75/101,441 03/09/1999
2,232,571 75/104,346 03/16/1999
2,232,581 75/112,932 03/16/1999
2,231,069 75/124,568 03/09/1999
2,231,070 75/124,569 03/09/1999
2,232,597 75/124,570 03/16/1999
2,232,598 75/124,571 03/16/1999
2,231,072 75/124,763 03/09/1999
2,232,599 75/124,764 03/16/1999
2,232,601 75/125,398 03/16/1999
2,232,602 75/125,525 03/16/1999
2,231,073 75/130,690 03/09/1999
2,232,610 75/131,252 03/16/1999
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1348 OG 229 |
2,231,075 75/134,680 03/09/1999
2,232,612 75/134,824 03/16/1999
2,232,616 75/142,421 03/16/1999
2,232,625 75/151,818 03/16/1999
2,231,327 75/151,988 03/16/1999
2,231,331 75/154,058 03/16/1999
2,232,629 75/154,163 03/16/1999
2,231,334 75/157,671 03/16/1999
2,229,866 75/163,728 03/09/1999
2,231,337 75/165,397 03/16/1999
2,231,339 75/171,476 03/16/1999
2,229,873 75/171,888 03/09/1999
2,231,341 75/175,949 03/16/1999
2,231,342 75/178,331 03/16/1999
2,231,099 75/178,636 03/09/1999
2,231,105 75/184,211 03/09/1999
2,231,110 75/186,217 03/09/1999
2,231,351 75/190,281 03/16/1999
2,232,677 75/193,580 03/16/1999
2,232,681 75/195,491 03/16/1999
2,231,115 75/196,241 03/09/1999
2,232,683 75/196,336 03/16/1999
2,232,691 75/200,664 03/16/1999
2,232,692 75/201,101 03/16/1999
2,229,896 75/201,962 03/09/1999
2,229,897 75/201,963 03/09/1999
2,232,694 75/202,118 03/16/1999
2,231,120 75/202,957 03/09/1999
2,232,698 75/204,160 03/16/1999
2,231,122 75/205,111 03/09/1999
2,231,123 75/205,393 03/09/1999
2,231,360 75/207,048 03/16/1999
2,232,708 75/212,066 03/16/1999
2,232,709 75/212,068 03/16/1999
2,229,910 75/213,293 03/09/1999
2,232,710 75/214,965 03/16/1999
2,231,128 75/218,450 03/09/1999
2,232,713 75/218,876 03/16/1999
2,232,715 75/219,857 03/16/1999
2,232,720 75/222,180 03/16/1999
2,232,723 75/222,887 03/16/1999
2,232,733 75/226,440 03/16/1999
2,232,734 75/226,709 03/16/1999
2,232,735 75/226,996 03/16/1999
2,231,371 75/229,111 03/16/1999
2,232,739 75/229,419 03/16/1999
2,232,742 75/229,802 03/16/1999
2,231,135 75/230,946 03/09/1999
2,229,927 75/231,179 03/09/1999
2,232,745 75/232,312 03/16/1999
2,231,138 75/235,051 03/09/1999
2,231,139 75/235,403 03/09/1999
2,229,930 75/236,854 03/09/1999
2,232,753 75/238,134 03/16/1999
2,229,933 75/240,456 03/09/1999
2,232,757 75/240,653 03/16/1999
2,232,763 75/243,955 03/16/1999
2,231,145 75/243,990 03/09/1999
2,229,943 75/248,346 03/09/1999
2,232,778 75/253,360 03/16/1999
2,229,949 75/253,608 03/09/1999
2,231,395 75/253,714 03/16/1999
2,231,396 75/253,729 03/16/1999
2,229,950 75/254,587 03/09/1999
2,229,952 75/256,523 03/09/1999
2,232,786 75/262,090 03/16/1999
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1348 OG 230 |
2,231,409 75/262,901 03/16/1999
2,231,162 75/265,073 03/09/1999
2,231,413 75/266,337 03/16/1999
2,232,801 75/268,412 03/16/1999
2,231,165 75/270,552 03/09/1999
2,231,168 75/272,195 03/09/1999
2,231,422 75/273,547 03/16/1999
2,229,983 75/278,959 03/09/1999
2,231,172 75/279,737 03/09/1999
2,232,825 75/280,277 03/16/1999
2,229,988 75/281,376 03/09/1999
2,232,834 75/283,201 03/16/1999
2,229,997 75/285,410 03/09/1999
2,229,999 75/286,147 03/09/1999
2,230,002 75/286,384 03/09/1999
2,230,003 75/286,385 03/09/1999
2,231,180 75/286,452 03/09/1999
2,231,181 75/286,455 03/09/1999
2,231,182 75/286,460 03/09/1999
2,231,183 75/286,544 03/09/1999
2,231,189 75/290,964 03/09/1999
2,232,855 75/292,052 03/16/1999
2,230,015 75/293,173 03/09/1999
2,231,447 75/293,581 03/16/1999
2,230,016 75/294,061 03/09/1999
2,230,019 75/295,070 03/09/1999
2,232,870 75/296,073 03/16/1999
2,231,197 75/296,667 03/09/1999
2,231,198 75/296,731 03/09/1999
2,230,024 75/296,880 03/09/1999
2,232,872 75/297,084 03/16/1999
2,230,027 75/297,389 03/09/1999
2,230,028 75/297,449 03/09/1999
2,231,455 75/297,520 03/16/1999
2,230,032 75/298,604 03/09/1999
2,232,877 75/299,047 03/16/1999
2,232,880 75/300,007 03/16/1999
2,232,884 75/300,947 03/16/1999
2,232,885 75/301,334 03/16/1999
2,230,044 75/303,125 03/09/1999
2,230,046 75/303,436 03/09/1999
2,231,471 75/305,136 03/16/1999
2,231,472 75/305,137 03/16/1999
2,230,053 75/305,138 03/09/1999
2,232,894 75/305,984 03/16/1999
2,231,479 75/306,424 03/16/1999
2,230,055 75/306,917 03/09/1999
2,231,482 75/307,102 03/16/1999
2,230,060 75/307,573 03/09/1999
2,231,486 75/307,581 03/16/1999
2,231,487 75/307,582 03/16/1999
2,231,488 75/307,583 03/16/1999
2,230,061 75/307,587 03/09/1999
2,231,493 75/308,375 03/16/1999
2,230,067 75/309,357 03/09/1999
2,232,900 75/310,692 03/16/1999
2,231,506 75/310,977 03/16/1999
2,230,078 75/311,986 03/09/1999
2,231,516 75/313,357 03/16/1999
2,232,908 75/313,517 03/16/1999
2,230,084 75/313,761 03/09/1999
2,230,087 75/314,614 03/09/1999
2,231,521 75/314,737 03/16/1999
2,232,910 75/314,823 03/16/1999
2,231,216 75/316,058 03/09/1999
2,230,102 75/316,890 03/09/1999
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1348 OG 231 |
2,232,923 75/320,570 03/16/1999
2,230,115 75/321,129 03/09/1999
2,232,925 75/321,212 03/16/1999
2,230,116 75/321,314 03/09/1999
2,230,119 75/322,120 03/09/1999
2,231,223 75/322,377 03/09/1999
2,232,932 75/323,078 03/16/1999
2,231,227 75/324,571 03/09/1999
2,230,130 75/326,490 03/09/1999
2,230,131 75/326,504 03/09/1999
2,231,577 75/329,191 03/16/1999
2,232,944 75/329,396 03/16/1999
2,232,947 75/330,187 03/16/1999
2,230,142 75/330,464 03/09/1999
2,231,585 75/330,469 03/16/1999
2,232,949 75/330,683 03/16/1999
2,231,588 75/330,863 03/16/1999
2,231,590 75/331,284 03/16/1999
2,230,147 75/331,979 03/09/1999
2,231,593 75/332,135 03/16/1999
2,231,597 75/332,705 03/16/1999
2,231,598 75/332,733 03/16/1999
2,231,604 75/334,736 03/16/1999
2,232,960 75/335,099 03/16/1999
2,230,159 75/335,507 03/09/1999
2,231,232 75/336,715 03/09/1999
2,231,233 75/336,716 03/09/1999
2,231,613 75/336,814 03/16/1999
2,230,165 75/337,001 03/09/1999
2,233,074 75/337,074 03/16/1999
2,231,615 75/338,222 03/16/1999
2,195,564 75/338,671 10/13/1998
2,231,234 75/339,154 03/09/1999
2,231,621 75/339,165 03/16/1999
2,231,622 75/339,521 03/16/1999
2,231,624 75/340,060 03/16/1999
2,230,177 75/340,168 03/09/1999
2,230,185 75/340,952 03/09/1999
2,231,630 75/341,969 03/16/1999
2,232,980 75/342,043 03/16/1999
2,231,636 75/343,015 03/16/1999
2,230,193 75/343,016 03/09/1999
2,231,637 75/343,067 03/16/1999
2,230,197 75/345,010 03/09/1999
2,231,645 75/345,621 03/16/1999
2,231,649 75/346,679 03/16/1999
2,231,650 75/346,905 03/16/1999
2,231,653 75/347,079 03/16/1999
2,232,995 75/349,713 03/16/1999
2,231,664 75/351,442 03/16/1999
2,231,667 75/352,081 03/16/1999
2,230,221 75/352,344 03/09/1999
2,232,999 75/355,058 03/16/1999
2,230,236 75/356,187 03/09/1999
2,233,080 75/356,367 03/16/1999
2,231,675 75/356,583 03/16/1999
2,230,241 75/358,337 03/09/1999
2,230,245 75/359,489 03/09/1999
2,233,007 75/359,625 03/16/1999
2,230,247 75/359,968 03/09/1999
2,233,008 75/360,150 03/16/1999
2,230,252 75/361,276 03/09/1999
2,230,253 75/361,410 03/09/1999
2,230,262 75/363,010 03/09/1999
2,230,263 75/363,019 03/09/1999
2,231,693 75/363,714 03/16/1999
| November 10, 2009 |
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1348 OG 232 |
2,230,266 75/364,048 03/09/1999
2,233,089 75/365,527 03/16/1999
2,231,717 75/366,994 03/16/1999
2,230,281 75/367,038 03/09/1999
2,231,728 75/368,314 03/16/1999
2,231,729 75/368,323 03/16/1999
2,231,730 75/368,324 03/16/1999
2,233,015 75/368,901 03/16/1999
2,231,734 75/369,014 03/16/1999
2,231,741 75/371,492 03/16/1999
2,230,303 75/373,019 03/09/1999
2,230,308 75/373,389 03/09/1999
2,231,750 75/373,679 03/16/1999
2,230,315 75/374,243 03/09/1999
2,231,752 75/374,501 03/16/1999
2,230,317 75/375,118 03/09/1999
2,231,755 75/375,264 03/16/1999
2,231,758 75/375,768 03/16/1999
2,230,320 75/375,769 03/09/1999
2,230,321 75/376,251 03/09/1999
2,231,762 75/377,006 03/16/1999
2,233,093 75/377,317 03/16/1999
2,230,323 75/377,691 03/09/1999
2,231,770 75/378,445 03/16/1999
2,230,334 75/380,495 03/09/1999
2,231,786 75/381,029 03/16/1999
2,230,343 75/381,752 03/09/1999
2,231,791 75/382,287 03/16/1999
2,231,796 75/382,426 03/16/1999
2,230,350 75/382,601 03/09/1999
2,231,801 75/382,738 03/16/1999
2,231,805 75/383,215 03/16/1999
2,233,096 75/383,937 03/16/1999
2,230,360 75/385,572 03/09/1999
2,230,361 75/385,737 03/09/1999
2,231,823 75/386,217 03/16/1999
2,231,247 75/386,812 03/09/1999
2,231,248 75/386,813 03/09/1999
2,230,367 75/387,276 03/09/1999
2,231,828 75/387,399 03/16/1999
2,231,830 75/387,524 03/16/1999
2,231,832 75/387,891 03/16/1999
2,230,372 75/387,908 03/09/1999
2,231,833 75/388,084 03/16/1999
2,230,379 75/388,598 03/09/1999
2,230,382 75/389,084 03/09/1999
2,231,839 75/389,331 03/16/1999
2,231,846 75/390,769 03/16/1999
2,230,388 75/390,792 03/09/1999
2,231,872 75/393,260 03/16/1999
2,230,402 75/393,548 03/09/1999
2,230,409 75/395,015 03/09/1999
2,230,410 75/395,143 03/09/1999
2,231,883 75/395,343 03/16/1999
2,230,413 75/395,859 03/09/1999
2,231,898 75/397,439 03/16/1999
2,230,421 75/397,686 03/09/1999
2,231,906 75/398,520 03/16/1999
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2,230,449 75/404,624 03/09/1999
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2,230,473 75/407,811 03/09/1999
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2,232,026 75/416,180 03/16/1999
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2,230,550 75/418,097 03/09/1999
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2,232,043 75/418,963 03/16/1999
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2,232,051 75/419,704 03/16/1999
2,232,055 75/420,080 03/16/1999
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2,232,057 75/420,323 03/16/1999
2,232,065 75/421,452 03/16/1999
2,230,578 75/421,638 03/09/1999
2,232,069 75/422,580 03/16/1999
2,232,070 75/422,759 03/16/1999
2,232,081 75/424,190 03/16/1999
2,230,598 75/425,015 03/09/1999
2,230,601 75/425,460 03/09/1999
2,230,603 75/425,669 03/09/1999
2,230,604 75/425,847 03/09/1999
2,232,087 75/425,874 03/16/1999
2,230,623 75/428,222 03/09/1999
2,232,099 75/428,731 03/16/1999
2,230,633 75/430,951 03/09/1999
2,230,648 75/432,819 03/09/1999
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2,230,650 75/433,503 03/09/1999
2,232,117 75/433,754 03/16/1999
2,232,123 75/434,872 03/16/1999
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2,230,665 75/435,693 03/09/1999
2,230,674 75/436,602 03/09/1999
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2,230,677 75/436,948 03/09/1999
2,230,680 75/437,300 03/09/1999
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2,230,703 75/440,499 03/09/1999
2,232,165 75/440,791 03/16/1999
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2,232,443 75/977,585 03/16/1999
2,232,444 75/977,614 03/16/1999
2,233,040 75/977,958 03/16/1999
| 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication |
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Andreas Binder) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/DE2005/002324
and was filed on 27 December 2005 in the name of Andreas Binder et al for
the invention entitled "Communications System, Intermediate Element for a
Communications System, and Method for Establishing a Communications Link".
The national stage application number is 11/794,628 and has a date of 24
July 2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor whose signature is missing (Antonio ZAOPO) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/EP2004/005961
and was filed on 31 May 2004 in the name of Agustin Sin XICOLA, Elena RODA,
Yuri A. DUBITSKY, Enrico ALBIZZATI, Evgeny KOPNIN, and Antonio ZAOPO for
the invention entitled ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH A LSGM-ELECTROLYTE. The
national stage application number is 11/597,831 and has a 35 U.S.C.
371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date of 14 August 2009.
Registration to Practice
The following list contains the names of persons seeking for
registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute.
37 CFR § 11.7 Accordingly, any information tending to affect the
eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other
grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on
or before November 27, 2009, at the following address: Mail Stop OED,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450
Ardizzone, Timothy Darin, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P., 2700 Carew Tower,
441 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Arundale IV, Robert Kenilworth, 1542 North Hudson Avenue, Unit 1, Chicago,
IL 60610
Balsarotti, Steven Charles, Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.,
12412 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63131
Bishop, Peter, Texas Instruments, 160 Commonwealth Avenue, Unit 204,
Boston, MA 02116
Braich, Ravinderjit Singh, Nixon Peabody LLP, 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA
02110-2131
Caylor, Bryan Dale Audre, 7797 South Huron Court, Littleton, CO 80120
Chuang, Alexander, 21 Nathan Court, Hudson, OH 44236
Davis, Jason E. J., National Research Council of Canada, 1200 Montreal
Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Dianis, Allison Bell, 3704 Turquoise Drive, Durham, NC 27703
Dunn, Courtney Marie, Smith & Hopen, P.A., 5008 South MacDill Avenue, Unit
23, Tampa, FL 33611
Feigenbutz, Christopher John, 125 Carriage Lane, Logan Township, NJ 08085
Field, Michael Andrew, 10105 Pond View Circle, Austin, TX 78753
Gilbert, Cynthia Marie, Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, Two International
Place, Boston, MA 02110
Herbert, John Mitchell, 134 Middlesex Road, #1, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Hillel, Jonathan, Northwestern University, 10 Roberts Street, Apartment 30,
Somerville, MA 02145
Hua, Erbing, 310 Boston Post Road, #113, Waterford, CT 06385
Lawton, Sarah Michelle, 3070 E Dry Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Lett, Renee Marie, E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Stine-Haskell Research
Center, P.O. Box 30, Building 300, Newark, DE 19714
Nemlekar, Aparna, Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., 209 Gate Dancer Dr., Cranberry,
PA 16066
O'Sullivan, James Lynn, 7328 Gentle Valley Street, Las Vegas, NV 89149
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Perrin, Robyn Michele, Casimir Jones, S.C., 440 Science Drive, Suite 203,
Madison, WI 53711
Rabindranath, Roy Philip, 2901 Saintsbury Plaza, #2-306, Fairfax, VA 22031
Ravitch, Adam Jessop, 29 South State Street, Apartment 816, Salt Lake City,
UT 84111
Smith, Erik Chancellor, 1333 Lyon Street Apartment #2, San Francisco, CA
94115
Teng, Min-Lee, 3F, No. 4, Alley 4, Lane 180, Ruian Street, Taipei, 00106
Taiwan
Williams, Arthur Robert, 42 Wyndhurst Drive, Holden, MA 01520
Yelle, Benoit, Ericsson Canada Inc., Patent Department, 8400 Decarie
Boulevard, Town-of-Royal, Que., H4P 2N2 Canada
Yin, Jay, Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP, 4800 Westlake Parkway, Unit 807,
Sacramento, CA 95835
October 13, 2009 JAMES M. SILBERMANN
Acting Director of Enrollment & Discipline
Notice of Reprimand
Karen Lee Orzechowski of Kensington, Maryland, who is a registered
patent attorney (Registration Number 31,621), has been reprimanded by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office for violating 37 CFR §§
10.23(b)(5), (b)(6), (c)(8) and 10.77(c) by failing to respond timely to
Notices of Missing Parts causing applications to go abandoned; failing to
notify the client of the correspondence received from the Office when the
correspondence could have a significant effect upon the matter pending
before the Office and is received by the practitioner on behalf of the
client and is correspondence that a reasonable practitioner would believe
the client should be notified; neglecting a legal matter entrusted to her;
and failing to notify the client of the relocation of her practice. This
action is taken pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(2)(D), and
37 CFR §§ 11.20(a)(3) and 11.26 and 11.59. Disciplinary decisions involving
practitioners are posted for public reading at the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline's Reading Room located at:
http://des.uspto.gov/Foia/OEDReadingRoom.jsp.
October 15, 2009 JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
DAVID KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Notice of Reprimand
Joel N. Bock of Teaneck, New Jersey,1 registered patent attorney
(Registration Number 36,456). Mr. Bock has been publicly reprimanded by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO" or "Office") for
violating 37 C.F.R. § 10.77(b) by handling a legal matter without
preparation adequate in the circumstances.
Contrary to USPTO patent rules, Mr. Bock twice signed and filed
documents in an application not belonging to his clients and did not
provide the applicant with a copy of the filings contemporaneously with
submitting them to the USPTO. Mr. Bock's clients were involved in district
court litigation with the applicant of a patent application wherein the
clients sought to be declared the sole inventors of the invention disclosed
in the application. Mr. Bock's clients were not named inventors or
applicants with regard to the application; they thus were third parties.
While the district court litigation was pending, and after a notice of
allowance had been issued by the Office, Mr. Bock signed and filed papers
in the applicant's patent application requesting that the Office amend the
inventorship to add his clients as co-inventors to the application. Mr.
Bock did not submit documents showing that the applicant consented to the
change and, as evidenced by the district court case, Mr. Bock knew that the
applicant would not agree to the change. Mr. Bock mistakenly believed that
37 C.F.R. § 1.48 permitted his ex parte filing. Later, Mr. Bock filed a
petition to withdraw the application from issue along with a request for
continued examination and an information disclosure statement in order to
submit prior art of which his clients were aware. Mr. Bock mistakenly
believed that these ex parte filings were authorized by 37 C.F.R §§
1.313(a) and (c)(2). Mr. Bock did not provide the applicant with a copy of
the filings contemporaneously with submitting them to the USPTO. Prior to
submitting the filings, Respondent solicited advice from members of his law
firm and believed that he was acting in furtherance of his clients' best
interests and consistent with applicable regulatory authority. In short,
Respondent mistakenly believed that the actions he took, while novel, were
authorized by existing patent regulations.
It is well settled that the USPTO is not the appropriate forum for
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resolving a dispute concerning ownership of an application, and, as such,
the Office will not permit itself to become embroiled in ownership
disputes. See Ex Parte Harrison, 1925 Dec. Comm'r Pat. 122, 123 (Comm'r
Pat. 1902); In re Moller, 1904 Dec. Comm'r Pat. 70, 71 (Comm'r Pat. 1904);
Ex Parte McTammany, 1900 Dec. Comm'r Pat. 168, 171 (Comm'r Pat. 1900); Ex
Parte McFarlane, 1896 Dec. Comm'r Pat. 37, 38 (Comm'r Pat. 1896); Ex Parte
Gallatin, 1892 Dec. Comm'r Pat. 106, 107-108 (Comm'r Pat. 1892).
A third party has no right to intervene in the prosecution of another's
patent application. After an application is published, a third party is
permitted to submit only patents and publications within two months of the
date of publication of the application or prior to the mailing of a notice
of allowance, whichever is earlier, and the third party must serve such
filing on the attorney of record. See 37 C.F.R. § 1.99; 35 U.S.C. § 122(c).
The rules of patent practice do not permit a third party to petition the
Office to withdraw an application from issue.
The USPTO considers the filing of a petition or other paper on behalf of
a party having no standing in an application, and not otherwise authorized
by the patent rules of practice, to be a petition or paper presented for an
improper purpose. See 37 C.F.R. § 10.18. For example, the filing of a paper
on behalf of a third party to extinguish the applicant's rights in the
application or the invention claimed in the application or to protect the
third party from potential accusations of inequitable conduct delays the
examination and processing of the application, which may cause harm to the
applicant or general public. Filings by a third party in published
applications other than those expressly permitted under § 1.99 may be
referred to OED for appropriate disciplinary action. See "Third Party
Attempts to Protest or Otherwise Oppose the Grant of a Published
Application," Official Gazette (April 22, 2003) (publicly available at
http://www.uspto.gov/go/og/2003/week16/og200316.htm).
This action is the result of a settlement agreement resolving a
disciplinary proceeding filed before September 15, 2008, between Mr. Bock
and the OED Director pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §§ 2(b)(2)(D)
and 32, and 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.133(g) and 10.159. USPTO regulations governing
disciplinary proceedings commenced after September 15, 2008, are found at
37 C.F.R. § 11.19 et seq. Disciplinary decisions involving practitioners
are posted at the Office of Enrollment and Discipline's Reading Room
located at: http://des.uspto.gov/Foia/OEDReadingRoom.jsp.
1 Joel N. Bock should not to be confused with registered practitioner
Joel H. Bock of Chicago, Illinois.
October 15, 2009 JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
DAVID KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0049]
RIN 0651-AC36
Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings,
Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims,
and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a
final rule in the Federal Register in August of 2007 to revise the rules of
practice for patent cases pertaining to continuing applications and
requests for continued examination practices, and for the examination of
claims in patent applications (Claims and Continuations Final Rule). The
Office is revising the rules of practice in this final rule to remove the
changes in the Claims and Continuations Final Rule from the Code of Federal
Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert W. Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel,
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by
telephone at (571) 272-8800; or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments
Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office published the Claims and
Continuations Final Rule in the Federal Register in August of 2007, which
revised the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations for patent cases pertaining to continuing applications and
requests for continued examination practices, and for the examination of
claims in patent applications. See Changes to Practice for Continued
Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct
Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, 72 FR 46716
(Aug. 21, 2007), 1322 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 76 (Sept. 11, 2007). The United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (District Court)
issued an injunction, enjoining the Office from implementing the changes in
the Claims and Continuations Final Rule. See Tafas v. Dudas, 541 F. Supp.
2d 805, 86 U.S.P.Q.2d 1623 (E.D. Va. 2008) (permanent injunction), and
Tafas v. Dudas, 511 F. Supp. 2d 652, 86 U.S.P.Q.2d 1548 (E.D. Va. 2007)
(preliminary injunction). The Office appealed this decision to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit). The
Federal Circuit issued a panel decision holding that all of the changes in
the Claims and Continuations Final Rule fall within the Office's rule
making authority to govern the conduct of proceedings before the Office,
but that the provisions pertaining to continuing applications were
inconsistent with 35 U.S.C. 120. See Tafas v. Doll, 559 F.3d 1345, 90
U.S.P.Q.2d 1129 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The Federal Circuit en banc then issued
an order granting a petition for rehearing en banc and vacating the panel
decision. See Tafas v. Doll, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 14611, 91 U.S.P.Q. 2d
1153 (Fed. Cir., July 6, 2009).
The changes in the Claims and Continuations Final Rule were added to the
Code of Federal Regulations, but have been the subject of litigation since
August of 2007 and have never taken effect. See Clarification of Patent
Regulations Currently in Effect, and Revision in Applicability Date of
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Provisions Relating to Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct
Claims, 73 FR 45999 (Aug. 7, 2008) (notice). The changes in the Claims and
Continuations Final Rule addressed the Office's patent application pendency
and quality issues, but did so with provisions that were objectionable to a
large segment of the patent user community. In addition, the circumstances
have changed since the Office published the Claims and Continuations Final
Rule in August of 2007, and the Office is now considering other initiatives
that would garner more of a consensus with the patent user community to
address the challenges it currently faces. Thus, the Office has decided
that it is no longer interested in pursuing the changes in the Claims and
Continuations Final Rule that were the subject of the District Court's
decision in Tafas. Therefore, the Office is revising the rules of practice
in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations for patent cases to remove
the changes in the Claims and Continuations Final Rule from the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Discussion of Specific Rules
This final rule amends title 37, part 1, of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as follows:
Sections 1.17(f), 1.26(a) and (b), 1.52(d)(2), 1.53(b) and (c)(4),
1.75(b) and (c), 1.76(b)(5), 1.78, 1.104(a)(1) and (b), 1.110, 1.114(a)
and (d), 1.136(a)(1), 1.142(a), 1.145, and 1.495(g) are amended to remove
the changes in these provisions in the Claims and Continuations Final Rule.
Sections 1.105(a)(1)(ix), 1.114(f), (g), and (h), 1.117, 1.142(c), and
1.265, and 1.704(c)(11) are removed. These provisions were added in the
Claims and Continuations Final Rule.
Section 1.704(c)(12) is redesignated as § 1.704(c)(11).
Rule Making Considerations
A. Administrative Procedure Act: The Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive any
requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment as
such procedures are unnecessary. The changes in this final rule revise the
rules of practice as published in title 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations to reflect the rules of practice that are currently in effect.
The changes in this final rule will not result in any changes in the
requirements with which applicants, patentees, or other members of the
public must comply during proceedings before the Office. Therefore, prior
notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(A) or (B) or any other law. In addition, thirty-day advance
publication is not required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for this final rule as it
merely relieves restrictions contained in the rules of practice as
published in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act: As prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law,
neither a regulatory flexibility analysis nor a certification under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is required. See 5 U.S.C.
603.
C. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review): This rule
making has been determined to be significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993).
D. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): This rule making does not contain
policies with federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of
a Federalism Assessment under Executive Order 13132 (Aug. 4, 1999).
E. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation): This rule making will
not: (1) Have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian Tribes; (2)
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impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian Tribal governments; or
(3) preempt Tribal law. Therefore, a Tribal summary impact statement is not
required under Executive Order 13175 (Nov. 6, 2000).
F. Executive Order 13211 (Energy Effects): This rule making is not a
significant energy action under Executive Order 13211 because this rule
making is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, a Statement of Energy Effects is
not required under Executive Order 13211 (May 18, 2001).
G. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform): This rule making meets
applicable standards to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and
reduce burden as set forth in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order
12988 (Feb. 5, 1996).
H. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children): This rule making does
not concern an environmental risk to health or safety that may
disproportionately affect children under Executive Order 13045 (Apr, 21,
1997).
I. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property): This rule making
will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking
implications under Executive Order 12630 (Mar. 15, 1988).
J. Congressional Review Act: Under the Congressional Review Act
provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the United States Patent and Trademark Office
will submit a report containing this final rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and the
Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office. The changes in
this final rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of 100
million dollars or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or
significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or the ability of United States-based enterprises
to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
Therefore, this final rule is not a "major rule" as defined in 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
K. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: The changes proposed in this
notice do not involve a Federal intergovernmental mandate that will result
in the expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the
aggregate, of 100 million dollars (as adjusted) or more in any one year, or
a Federal private sector mandate that will result in the expenditure by the
private sector of 100 million dollars (as adjusted) or more in any one
year, and will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions are necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995. See 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.
L. National Environmental Policy Act: This rule making will not have any
effect on the quality of environment and is thus categorically excluded
from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. See 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
M. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act: The requirements of
section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of
1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) are inapplicable because this rule making does
not contain provisions which involve the use of technical standards.
N. Paperwork Reduction Act: This final rule involves information
collection requirements which are subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The collection of information involved in this
final rule has been reviewed and approved by OMB under OMB control number
0651-0031. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is not submitting
an information collection package to OMB for its review and approval
because the changes in this notice do not affect the information collection
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requirements associated with the information collection under OMB control
number 0651-0031.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Freedom of information,
Inventions and patents, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small
businesses.
. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR part 1 is amended as
follows:
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
. 1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2).
. 2. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
§ 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees.
* * * * *
(f) For filing a petition under one of the following sections which
refers to this paragraph: $400.00.
§ 1.36(a)--for revocation of a power of attorney by fewer than all of
the applicants.
§ 1.53(e)--to accord a filing date.
§ 1.57(a)--to accord a filing date.
§ 1.182--for decision on a question not specifically provided for.
§ 1.183--to suspend the rules.
§ 1.378(e)--for reconsideration of decision on petition refusing to
accept delayed payment of maintenance fee in an expired patent.
§ 1.741(b)--to accord a filing date to an application under § 1.740 for
extension of a patent term.
* * * * *
. 3. Section 1.26 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:
§ 1.26 Refunds.
(a) The Director may refund any fee paid by mistake or in excess of that
required. A change of purpose after the payment of a fee, such as when a
party desires to withdraw a patent filing for which the fee was paid,
including an application, an appeal, or a request for an oral hearing, will
not entitle a party to a refund of such fee. The Office will not refund
amounts of twenty-five dollars or less unless a refund is specifically
requested, and will not notify the payor of such amounts. If a party paying
a fee or requesting a refund does not provide the banking information
necessary for making refunds by electronic funds transfer (31 U.S.C. 3332
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and 31 CFR part 208), or instruct the Office that refunds are to be
credited to a deposit account, the Director may require such information,
or use the banking information on the payment instrument to make a refund.
Any refund of a fee paid by credit card will be by a credit to the credit
card account to which the fee was charged.
(b) Any request for refund must be filed within two years from the date
the fee was paid, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph or in
§ 1.28(a). If the Office charges a deposit account by an amount other than
an amount specifically indicated in an authorization (§ 1.25(b)), any
request for refund based upon such charge must be filed within two years
from the date of the deposit account statement indicating such charge, and
include a copy of that deposit account statement. The time periods set
forth in this paragraph are not extendable.
* * * * *
. 4. Section 1.52 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 1.52 Language, paper, writing, margins, compact disc specifications.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) Provisional application. If a provisional application is filed in a
language other than English, an English language translation of the
non-English language provisional application will not be required in the
provisional application. See § 1.78(a) for the requirements for claiming
the benefit of such provisional application in a nonprovisional
application.
* * * * *
. 5. Section 1.53 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) and (c)(4) to read
as follows:
§ 1.53 Application number, filing date, and completion of application.
* * * * *
(b) Application filing requirements--Nonprovisional application. The
filing date of an application for patent filed under this section, except
for a provisional application under paragraph (c) of this section or a
continued prosecution application under paragraph (d) of this section, is
the date on which a specification as prescribed by 35 U.S.C. 112 containing
a description pursuant to § 1.71 and at least one claim pursuant to § 1.75,
and any drawing required by § 1.81(a) are filed in the Patent and Trademark
Office. No new matter may be introduced into an application after its
filing date. A continuing application, which may be a continuation,
divisional, or continuation-in-part application, may be filed under the
conditions specified in 35 U.S.C. 120, 121 or 365(c) and § 1.78(a).
(1) A continuation or divisional application that names as inventors the
same or fewer than all of the inventors named in the prior application may
be filed under this paragraph or paragraph (d) of this section.
(2) A continuation-in-part application (which may disclose and claim
subject matter not disclosed in the prior application) or a continuation or
divisional application naming an inventor not named in the prior
application must be filed under this paragraph.
(c) * * *
(4) A provisional application is not entitled to the right of priority
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under 35 U.S.C. 119 or 365(a) or § 1.55, or to the benefit of an earlier
filing date under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121 or 365(c) or § 1.78 of any other
application. No claim for priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or § 1.78(a)(4)
may be made in a design application based on a provisional application. No
request under § 1.293 for a statutory invention registration may be filed
in a provisional application. The requirements of §§ 1.821 through 1.825
regarding application disclosures containing nucleotide and/or amino acid
sequences are not mandatory for provisional applications.
* * * * *
. 6. Section 1.75 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) and (c) to read
as follows:
§ 1.75 Claim(s).
* * * * *
(b) More than one claim may be presented provided they differ
substantially from each other and are not unduly multiplied.
(c) One or more claims may be presented in dependent form, referring
back to and further limiting another claim or claims in the same
application. Any dependent claim which refers to more than one other claim
("multiple dependent claim") shall refer to such other claims in the
alternative only. A multiple dependent claim shall not serve as a basis for
any other multiple dependent claim. For fee calculation purposes under
§ 1.16, a multiple dependent claim will be considered to be that number of
claims to which direct reference is made therein. For fee calculation
purposes also, any claim depending from a multiple dependent claim will be
considered to be that number of claims to which direct reference is made in
that multiple dependent claim. In addition to the other filing fees, any
original application which is filed with, or is amended to include,
multiple dependent claims must have paid therein the fee set forth in
§ 1.16(j). Claims in dependent form shall be construed to include all the
limitations of the claim incorporated by reference into the dependent
claim. A multiple dependent claim shall be construed to incorporate by
reference all the limitations of each of the particular claims in relation
to which it is being considered.
* * * * *
. 7. Section 1.76 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(5) to read as
follows:
§ 1.76 Application data sheet.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(5) Domestic priority information. This information includes the
application number, the filing date, the status (including patent number if
available), and relationship of each application for which a benefit is
claimed under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c). Providing this
information in the application data sheet constitutes the specific
reference required by 35 U.S.C. 119(e) or 120, and § 1.78(a)(2) or
§ 1.78(a)(5), and need not otherwise be made part of the specification.
* * * * *
. 8. Section 1.78 is revised to read as follows:
§ 1.78 Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to
other applications.
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(a)(1) A nonprovisional application or international application
designating the United States of America may claim an invention disclosed
in one or more prior-filed copending nonprovisional applications or
international applications designating the United States of America. In
order for an application to claim the benefit of a prior-filed copending
nonprovisional application or international application designating the
United States of America, each prior-filed application must name as an
inventor at least one inventor named in the later-filed application and
disclose the named inventor's invention claimed in at least one claim of
the later-filed application in the manner provided by the first paragraph
of 35 U.S.C. 112. In addition, each prior-filed application must be:
(i) An international application entitled to a filing date in accordance
with PCT Article 11 and designating the United States of America; or
(ii) Entitled to a filing date as set forth in § 1.53(b) or § 1.53(d)
and have paid therein the basic filing fee set forth in § 1.16 within the
pendency of the application.
(2)(i) Except for a continued prosecution application filed under
§ 1.53(d), any nonprovisional application or international application
designating the United States of America claiming the benefit of one or
more prior-filed copending nonprovisional applications or international
applications designating the United States of America must contain or be
amended to contain a reference to each such prior-filed application,
identifying it by application number (consisting of the series code and
serial number) or international application number and international filing
date and indicating the relationship of the applications. Cross references
to other related applications may be made when appropriate (see § 1.14).
(ii) This reference must be submitted during the pendency of the
later-filed application. If the later-filed application is an application
filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), this reference must also be submitted within
the later of four months from the actual filing date of the later-filed
application or sixteen months from the filing date of the prior-filed
application. If the later-filed application is a nonprovisional application
which entered the national stage from an international application after
compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371, this reference must also be submitted within
the later of four months from the date on which the national stage
commenced under 35 U.S.C. 371(b) or (f) in the later-filed international
application or sixteen months from the filing date of the prior-filed
application. These time periods are not extendable. Except as provided in
paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the failure to timely submit the
reference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 and paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section
is considered a waiver of any benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, or 365(c)
to such prior-filed application. The time periods in this paragraph do not
apply if the later-filed application is:
(A) An application for a design patent;
(B) An application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) before November 29,
2000; or
(C) A nonprovisional application which entered the national stage after
compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371 from an international application filed under
35 U.S.C. 363 before November 29, 2000.
(iii) If the later-filed application is a nonprovisional application,
the reference required by this paragraph must be included in an application
data sheet (§ 1.76), or the specification must contain or be amended to
contain such reference in the first sentence(s) following the title.
(iv) The request for a continued prosecution application under § 1.53(d)
is the specific reference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 to the prior-filed
application. The identification of an application by application number
under this section is the identification of every application assigned that
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application number necessary for a specific reference required by 35 U.S.C.
120 to every such application assigned that application number.
(3) If the reference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 and paragraph (a)(2) of
this section is presented after the time period provided by paragraph
(a)(2)(ii) of this section, the claim under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, or 365(c)
for the benefit of a prior-filed copending nonprovisional application or
international application designating the United States of America may be
accepted if the reference identifying the prior-filed application by
application number or international application number and international
filing date was unintentionally delayed. A petition to accept an
unintentionally delayed claim under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, or 365(c) for the
benefit of a prior-filed application must be accompanied by:
(i) The reference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 and paragraph (a)(2) of this
section to the prior-filed application, unless previously submitted;
(ii) The surcharge set forth in § 1.17(t); and
(iii) A statement that the entire delay between the date the claim was
due under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section and the date the claim was
filed was unintentional. The Director may require additional information
where there is a question whether the delay was unintentional.
(4) A nonprovisional application, other than for a design patent, or an
international application designating the United States of America may
claim an invention disclosed in one or more prior-filed provisional
applications. In order for an application to claim the benefit of one or
more prior-filed provisional applications, each prior-filed provisional
application must name as an inventor at least one inventor named in the
later-filed application and disclose the named inventor's invention claimed
in at least one claim of the later-filed application in the manner provided
by the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112. In addition, each prior-filed
provisional application must be entitled to a filing date as set forth in
§ 1.53(c), and the basic filing fee set forth in § 1.16(d) must be paid
within the time period set forth in § 1.53(g).
(5)(i) Any nonprovisional application or international application
designating the United States of America claiming the benefit of one or
more prior-filed provisional applications must contain or be amended to
contain a reference to each such prior-filed provisional application,
identifying it by the provisional application number (consisting of series
code and serial number).
(ii) This reference must be submitted during the pendency of the
later-filed application. If the later-filed application is an application
filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), this reference must also be submitted within
the later of four months from the actual filing date of the later-filed
application or sixteen months from the filing date of the prior-filed
provisional application. If the later-filed application is a nonprovisional
application which entered the national stage from an international
application after compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371, this reference must also
be submitted within the later of four months from the date on which the
national stage commenced under 35 U.S.C. 371(b) or (f) in the later-filed
international application or sixteen months from the filing date of the
prior-filed provisional application. These time periods are not extendable.
Except as provided in paragraph (a)(6) of this section, the failure to
timely submit the reference is considered a waiver of any benefit under 35
U.S.C. 119(e) to such prior-filed provisional application. The time periods
in this paragraph do not apply if the later-filed application is:
(A) An application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) before November 29,
2000; or
(B) A nonprovisional application which entered the national stage after
compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371 from an international application filed under
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35 U.S.C. 363 before November 29, 2000.
(iii) If the later-filed application is a nonprovisional application,
the reference required by this paragraph must be included in an application
data sheet (§ 1.76), or the specification must contain or be amended to
contain such reference in the first sentence(s) following the title.
(iv) If the prior-filed provisional application was filed in a language
other than English and both an English-language translation of the
prior-filed provisional application and a statement that the translation is
accurate were not previously filed in the prior-filed provisional
application, applicant will be notified and given a period of time within
which to file, in the prior-filed provisional application, the translation
and the statement. If the notice is mailed in a pending nonprovisional
application, a timely reply to such a notice must include the filing in the
nonprovisional application of either a confirmation that the translation
and statement were filed in the provisional application, or an amendment or
Supplemental Application Data Sheet withdrawing the benefit claim, or the
nonprovisional application will be abandoned. The translation and statement
may be filed in the provisional application, even if the provisional
application has become abandoned.
(6) If the reference required by 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and paragraph (a)(5)
of this section is presented in a nonprovisional application after the time
period provided by paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this section, the claim under 35
U.S.C. 119(e) for the benefit of a prior filed provisional application may
be accepted during the pendency of the later-filed application if the
reference identifying the prior-filed application by provisional
application number was unintentionally delayed. A petition to accept an
unintentionally delayed claim under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) for the benefit of a
prior-filed provisional application must be accompanied by:
(i) The reference required by 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and paragraph (a)(5) of
this section to the prior-filed provisional application, unless previously
submitted;
(ii) The surcharge set forth in § 1.17(t); and
(iii) A statement that the entire delay between the date the claim was
due under paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this section and the date the claim was
filed was unintentional. The Director may require additional information
where there is a question whether the delay was unintentional.
(b) Where two or more applications filed by the same applicant contain
conflicting claims, elimination of such claims from all but one application
may be required in the absence of good and sufficient reason for their
retention during pendency in more than one application.
(c) If an application or a patent under reexamination and at least one
other application naming different inventors are owned by the same person
and contain conflicting claims, and there is no statement of record
indicating that the claimed inventions were commonly owned or subject to an
obligation of assignment to the same person at the time the later invention
was made, the Office may require the assignee to state whether the claimed
inventions were commonly owned or subject to an obligation of assignment to
the same person at the time the later invention was made, and if not,
indicate which named inventor is the prior inventor. Even if the claimed
inventions were commonly owned, or subject to an obligation of assignment
to the same person, at the time the later invention was made, the
conflicting claims may be rejected under the doctrine of double patenting
in view of such commonly owned or assigned applications or patents under
reexamination.
. 9. Section 1.104 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1) and (b) to read
as follows:
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§ 1.104 Nature of examination.
(a) Examiner's action. (1) On taking up an application for examination
or a patent in a reexamination proceeding, the examiner shall make a
thorough study thereof and shall make a thorough investigation of the
available prior art relating to the subject matter of the claimed
invention. The examination shall be complete with respect both to
compliance of the application or patent under reexamination with the
applicable statutes and rules and to the patentability of the invention as
claimed, as well as with respect to matters of form, unless otherwise
indicated.
* * * * *
(b) Completeness of examiner's action. The examiner's action will be
complete as to all matters, except that in appropriate circumstances, such
as misjoinder of invention, fundamental defects in the application, and the
like, the action of the examiner may be limited to such matters before
further action is made. However, matters of form need not be raised by the
examiner until a claim is found allowable.
* * * * *
§ 1.105 [Amended]
. 10. Section 1.105 is amended by removing paragraph (a)(1)(ix).
. 11. Section 1.110 is revised to read as follows:
§ 1.110 Inventorship and date of invention of the subject matter of
individual claims.
When more than one inventor is named in an application or patent, the
Patent and Trademark Office, when necessary for purposes of an Office
proceeding, may require an applicant, patentee, or owner to identify the
inventive entity of the subject matter of each claim in the application or
patent. Where appropriate, the invention dates of the subject matter of
each claim and the ownership of the subject matter on the date of invention
may be required of the applicant, patentee or owner. See also §§ 1.78(c)
and 1.130.
. 12. Section 1.114 is amended by removing paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) and
by revising paragraphs (a) and (d) to read as follows:
§ 1.114 Request for continued examination.
(a) If prosecution in an application is closed, an applicant may request
continued examination of the application by filing a submission and the fee
set forth in § 1.17(e) prior to the earliest of:
(1) Payment of the issue fee, unless a petition under § 1.313 is
granted;
(2) Abandonment of the application; or
(3) The filing of a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit under 35 U.S.C. 141, or the commencement of a civil
action under 35 U.S.C. 145 or 146, unless the appeal or civil action is
terminated.
* * * * *
(d) If an applicant timely files a submission and fee set forth in
§ 1.17(e), the Office will withdraw the finality of any Office action and
the submission will be entered and considered. If an applicant files a
request for continued examination under this section after appeal, but
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prior to a decision on the appeal, it will be treated as a request to
withdraw the appeal and to reopen prosecution of the application before the
examiner. An appeal brief (§ 41.37 of this title) or a reply brief (§ 41.41
of this title), or related papers, will not be considered a submission
under this section.
* * * * *
§ 1.117 [Removed and Reserved]
. 13. Section 1.117 is removed and reserved.
. 14. Section 1.136 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
§ 1.136 Extensions of time.
(a)(1) If an applicant is required to reply within a nonstatutory or
shortened statutory time period, applicant may extend the time period for
reply up to the earlier of the expiration of any maximum period set by
statute or five months after the time period set for reply, if a petition
for an extension of time and the fee set in § 1.17(a) are filed, unless:
(i) Applicant is notified otherwise in an Office action;
(ii) The reply is a reply brief submitted pursuant to § 41.41 of this
title;
(iii) The reply is a request for an oral hearing submitted pursuant to
§ 41.47(a) of this title;
(iv) The reply is to a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences pursuant to § 1.304 or to § 41.50 or § 41.52 of this title;
or
(v) The application is involved in a contested case (§ 41.101(a) of this
title).
* * * * *
. 15. Section 1.142 is amended by removing paragraph (c) and by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1.142 Requirement for restriction.
(a) If two or more independent and distinct inventions are claimed in a
single application, the examiner in an Office action will require the
applicant in the reply to that action to elect an invention to which the
claims will be restricted, this official action being called a requirement
for restriction (also known as a requirement for division). Such
requirement will normally be made before any action on the merits; however,
it may be made at any time before final action.
* * * * *
16. Section 1.145 is revised to read as follows:
§ 1.145 Subsequent presentation of claims for different invention.
If, after an Office action on an application, the applicant presents
claims directed to an invention distinct from and independent of the
invention previously claimed, the applicant will be required to restrict
the claims to the invention previously claimed if the amendment is entered,
subject to reconsideration and review as provided in §§ 1.143 and 1.144.
§ 1.265 [Removed]
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. 17. Section 1.265 is removed.
. 18. Section 1.495 is amended by revising paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
§ 1.495 Entering the national stage in the United States of America.
* * * * *
(g) The documents and fees submitted under paragraphs (b) and (c) of
this section must be clearly identified as a submission to enter the
national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371. Otherwise, the submission will be
considered as being made under 35 U.S.C. 111(a).
* * * * *
§ 1.704 [Amended]
. 19. Section 1.704 is amended by removing existing paragraph (c)(11) and
redesignating paragraph (c)(12) as paragraph (c)(11).
October 7, 2009. DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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| Adverse Decisions in Interference |
Adverse Decisions in Interference
In the designated interferences involving the following patents, final
decisions have been rendered that the respective patentees are not entitled
to patents containing the claims listed.
Patent No. 5,759,808, CECILE CASTERMAN AND RAYMOND HAMERS,
IMMUNOGLOBULINS DEVOID OF LIGHT CHAINS, Interference No. 105,710, final
judgment adverse to the patentees rendered September 9, 2009, as to claims
7-8.
Errata
"All reference to Patent No. D,600,933 to Taku Kumazawa of Aichi-Ken,
Japan for CHAIR appearing in the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. D,601,226 to Rie Yokoyama, et al of
Kitakyusyu-si, Japan for FAUCET appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,594,408 to Rollie R. Johnson, et al of
Chester-Field, MI for EXHAUST AIR REMOVAL SYSTEM appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,594,710 to Masanobu Shimizu of
Hachioji-shi, Japan for IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,594,988 to Teppi Shinno, et al of
Matsuyama-shi, Japan for METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD COMPONENT AND SENSOR
USED IN THE METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,090 to Naoki Hayashida, et al of
Tokyo, Japan for ARTIFICIAL FINGER PRINT LIQUID, TESTING METHOD FOR OPTICAL
INFORMATION MEDIUM USING IT, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION MEDIUM appearing in
the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,117 to Hisashi Wakako, et al of
Komaki-shi, Japan for CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, CERAMIC PACKAGE FOR HOUSING LIGHT
EMITTING ELEMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,346 to Kuo-Hsiung Lee, et al of
Chapel Hill, NC for CURCUMIN ANALOGUES AND USES THEREOF appearing in the
Offcial Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,564 to Masaya Ichinose, et al of
Tokyo, Japan for WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,604 to Yoshio Tomigashi of Hibrakata
City, Japan for MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,779 to Masaaki Hiroki, et al of
Isehara-shi, Japan for ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,802 to Arnaud Nonclerecq, et al of
Suresnes, France for METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICALLY NAVIGATING AMONG
STORED OBJECTS appearing in the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,595,899 to Hirokazu Kawamoto of Tokyo,
Japan for INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE SETTING METHOD, AND
COMPUTER-READABLE MEMORY STORING DEVICE DRIVER PROGRAM THEREIN appearing in
the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
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"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,034 to Jian Chen, et al of San Jose,
CA for BEHAVIOR BASED PROGRAMMING OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,087 to Ajay Chandra V. Gummalla, et
al of Atlanta, GA for SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING REQUESTS FOR DATA
BANDWIDTH BY A DATA SOURCE FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA OVER A WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION MEDIUM appearing in the Official Gazette September 29, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,128 to Jens Mueckenheim, et al of
Nurem-Berg, Germany for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
USING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,130 to Matthew McRae of Laguna Beach,
CA for VOICE OVER IP DEVICE WITH PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,343 to Taisuke Tokuwaki, et al of
Sagamihara-shi, Japan for CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE HAVING
CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING PROCESS CARTRIDGE
appearing in the Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,443 to W. Todd Watson, et al of
Bellevue, MI for VEHICLE ROLLOVER DETECTION SYSTEM appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,547 to Ronny Lempel of Haifa, Israel
for ENFORCING NATIVE ACCESS CONTROL TO INDEXED DOCUMENTS appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 29, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,596,948 to Shouhei Yoshida, et al of
Hitachiohta, Japan for GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND FUEL SUPPLY METHOD FOR
SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,597,432 to Nobu Yuki Hatasa, et al of
Kawasaki-shi, Japan for METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT EMITTING PORTION FOR
LIQUID CONTAINER AND PRINTING APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,597,284 to Hans-Juergen Heinrich, et al
of Hamburg, Germany for SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,597,919 to Zbinew G. Lassota Hitoshi
Tsuchiya of Long Grove, IL for METHOD OF BREWING A BEVERAGE WITH INGREDIENT
HELD WITHIN A BEVERAGE INGREDIENT FILTER appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,304 to Stephen Wayne Heinzman of
Cincinnati, OH for CROSSLINKING SYSTEMS FOR HYDROXYL POLYMERS appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,324 to Mark S. Roby of Killingworth,
CT for for BIOABSORBABLE ADHESIVE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
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was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,591 to Timothy J. Dupuis, et al of
Austin, TX for INTEGRATED CURRENT SENSOR PACKAGE appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,626 to Robert W. Delmerico, et al of
Clifton Park, NY for WIND FARM POWER RAMP RATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,770 to Mitsuaki Osame, et al of
Atsugi, Japan for SHIFT REGISTER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,778 to Masashi Hashimoto of
Katsugai-shi, Japan for ANALOG SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,598,892 to Franklin M. Murden, et al of
Roan Mountain, TN for METASTABILITY ERROR REDUCTION IN SIGNAL CONVERTED
SYSTEMS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,089 to Shinichiro Hara of Saitama,
Japan for DISPLAYING OBJECT INFORMATION ALONG WITH A PRINT PREVIEW AND
OBJECT INFORMATION CHANGING UNIT appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,118 to Damian Fiolka, et al of
Oberkochen, Germany for POLARIZATION-MODULATION OPTICAL ELEMENT appearing
in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,250 to Robert E. Rouquette of Kenner,
Louisiana for SEISMIC STREAMER WITH IRREGULARLY SPACED HYDROPHONES
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,311 to Jeffrey V. Merkey, et al of
London, Utah for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK PACKET CAPTURE
DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,337 to Faith M. Ozluturk, et al of
Port Washington, NY for SYSTEM FOR USING RAPID ACQUISITION SPREADING CODES
FOR SPREAD-SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 06, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,599,845 to Maurizio Fava, et al of
Newton, MA for SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE PLACEBO EFFECT IN
CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 06,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
Erratum
In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in September 22,
2009, delete all reference to Patent No. 7,552,393, issue of September 1,
2009. The certificate of correction is a duplicate of certificate of
correction issued on August 25, 2009.
| Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction
for October 20, 2009
5,581,653 7,466,773 7,536,398 7,568,914
6,064,157 7,467,345 7,537,001 7,569,282
6,627,909 7,469,020 7,538,079 7,569,393
6,753,170 7,469,194 7,538,224 7,570,036
6,839,275 7,470,415 7,539,299 7,570,198
6,875,634 7,470,695 7,540,068 7,570,455
6,877,781 7,471,299 7,541,153 7,570,733
6,916,182 7,472,087 7,541,186 7,571,174
6,928,672 7,474,324 7,541,436 7,572,123
6,930,370 7,474,663 7,542,366 7,572,257
6,950,151 7,475,641 7,542,444 7,572,601
6,962,450 7,475,644 7,542,547 7,572,908
6,970,387 7,477,147 7,543,705 7,572,992
7,029,285 7,477,690 7,544,417 7,573,033
7,065,090 7,477,844 7,545,046 7,573,692
7,070,984 7,478,395 7,545,356 7,574,333
7,117,576 7,480,119 7,546,113 7,574,393
7,147,735 7,484,028 7,546,497 7,574,483
7,153,268 7,487,263 7,547,197 7,574,607
7,200,579 7,487,597 7,548,877 7,574,913
7,212,184 7,489,705 7,549,709 7,575,822
7,247,303 7,490,025 7,550,800 7,576,126
7,272,121 7,490,163 7,551,016 7,576,257
7,277,045 7,491,377 7,551,048 7,576,342
7,280,365 7,491,441 7,551,534 7,577,508
7,284,168 7,492,756 7,551,556 7,577,933
7,289,328 7,494,241 7,551,680 7,579,059
7,297,171 7,496,041 7,555,307 7,579,615
7,317,037 7,504,398 7,555,572 7,580,286
7,319,708 7,504,777 7,556,695 7,580,812
7,343,408 7,505,046 7,556,833 7,580,818
7,348,405 7,510,206 7,556,871 7,581,355
7,350,006 7,510,742 7,556,898 7,582,204
7,350,164 7,511,640 7,557,082 7,582,207
7,352,336 7,512,748 7,557,090 7,582,337
7,362,429 7,513,120 7,557,213 7,582,561
7,376,592 7,514,556 7,557,756 7,582,728
7,378,416 7,514,557 7,558,702 7,583,671
7,383,222 7,515,872 7,559,134 7,584,486
7,386,642 7,518,595 7,559,335 7,584,489
7,390,508 7,519,710 7,559,600 7,585,304
7,394,159 7,521,439 7,559,696 7,585,724
7,397,116 7,521,975 7,560,038 7,586,022
7,402,060 7,522,402 7,560,180 7,586,464
7,405,198 7,522,689 7,560,656 7,586,992
7,407,349 7,524,673 7,561,863 7,587,069
7,408,797 7,526,042 7,561,971 7,587,428
7,413,874 7,526,347 7,562,155 7,588,517
7,416,738 7,526,745 7,563,259 7,589,055
7,427,378 7,527,210 7,563,316 7,591,169
7,431,685 7,527,790 7,564,135 D. 572,961
7,432,769 7,528,484 7,565,264 D. 577,458
7,436,531 7,529,077 7,565,341 D. 585,052
7,439,226 7,529,496 7,565,586 D. 586,607
7,439,373 7,530,101 7,565,697 D. 588,170
7,439,738 7,530,953 7,565,876 D. 593,984
7,442,814 7,531,174 7,566,147 D. 595,780
7,443,232 7,531,179 7,566,324 D. 595,781
7,444,893 7,532,008 7,566,544 D. 598,029
7,453,058 7,532,553 7,567,634 RE. 40,769
7,461,553 7,533,668 7,568,344 RE. 40,903
7,462,165 7,534,761 7,568,557
7,464,778 7,536,162 7,568,702
| Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
October 5-9, 2009
Date Issued
|
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 10-5 |
EX |
77191848 |
Admiral Insurance Company |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"ADMIRAL EXCESS EXPRESS" [insurance administration and underwriting services in the field of commercial casualty] |
"ADMIRAL" [underwriting and administering annuities] |
No |
| 10-5 |
EX |
76599644 |
Sovena U.S.A. Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"PARADISE" [imported and domestic olive oil and vegetable oils] |
"CHEF’S PARADISE" (and background rectangle design) [olive oil] |
No |
| 10-5 |
EX |
77093221 |
White Rock Distilleries, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"VOLTA" [energy vodka infused with caffeine] |
"TERZA VOLTA" (and design) [sparkling fruit wine; sparkling grape wine; sparkling wine; wines] |
Yes |
| 10-6 |
OPP
(SJ) |
91170364 |
Enbridge, Inc. v. Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership |
fraud (and other grounds) |
Opposer’s motion for summary judgment on fraud grounds denied |
|
"ENERGY BRIDGE" [in Class 39: transmission of oil and gas through pipelines and ships; in Class 40: production of energy] |
|
Yes |
| 10-7 |
EX |
78978631 |
Trinity Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"TRINITY" (and design) [charitable fund raising] |
"TRINITY CLASSIC" (and design) [charitable fund-raising services to raise funds for foster care services, residential treatment, and education programs for children] |
No |
| 10-8 |
EX |
77052669 |
Seegrid Corporation |
whether the matter applicant seeks to register functions as a trademark for its recited goods |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"WALKTHROUGH-THENWORK" [industrial robots] |
|
No |
| 10-8 |
EX
(R) |
78765022 |
Sharp |
whether applicant’s mark is registrable on the Supplemental Register (genericness) |
Request for Reconsideration Denied (Refusal Affirmed) |
|
"PHONECASTING" [wireless communications services, namely, transmission of multimedia content, multimedia advertising content, and user created multimedia content, to mobile telephones and wireless communications devices via the Internet, intranets and global computer networks] |
|
No |
| 10-9 |
EX |
77200140 |
Good Sports, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"LIVE FREE RIDE FREE" [clothing, namely, motorcycle tee shirts, sweat shirts, hooded sweats, tank-tops, sleeveless shirts, hats, caps, underwear, jackets, bandanas, gloves] |
"LIVE FREE AND RIDE" [retail stores featuring motorcycles, motorcycle accessories, motorcycle parts, and clothing] |
No |
| 10-9 |
EX |
77413887 |
Liberty Hardware Mfg. Co. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"MANCHESTER" [bathroom accessories, namely, towel bars, towel rings, toilet tissue holders and tumbler-toothbrush holders] |
"MANCHESTER" [door hardware, namely, locks, latches, knobs and hinges] |
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
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Notification of Acceptance of Application Under
35 U.S.C. 371 and 37 CFR 1.495 (Form
PCT/DO/EO/903).
Mail Stop Petition Petitions to be decided by the Office of Petitions
including petitions to revive and petitions to
accept late payment of issue fees or maintenance
fees.
Mail Stop PGPUB Correspondence regarding publication of patent
applications not otherwise provided, including
requests for early publication made after filing,
rescission of non-publication request, corrected
patent application publication, refund of
publication fee.
Mail Stop Post In patented files: requests for changes of
Issue correspondence address, powers of attorney,
revocations of powers of attorney, withdrawal of
attorney and submissions under 37 CFR 1.501.
Designation of, or changes to, a fee address
should be addressed to Mail Stop M Correspondence.
Requests for Certificate of Correction need no
special mail stop, but should be mailed to the
attention of Certificate of Correction Branch.
Mail Stop RCE Requests for continued examination under
37 CFR 1.114.
Mail Stop Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction
Reconstruction of lost patent files.
Mail Stop Ex Parte Requests for Reexamination for original request
Reexam papers and for all subsequent corresponcence other
than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
(see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Inter Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Partes Reexam for original request papers and for all
subsequent correspondence other than
correspondence to the Office of the
Solicitor (see 37 CFR Secs. 1.1(a)(3) and
1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Reissue All new and continuing reissue application filings.
Mail Stop Sequence Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
is not being filed with the patent application.
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Please address trademark-related mail to be delivered by the United
States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as
follows:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:
Madrid Processing Unit
600 Delaney Street
MDE-7B87
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Trademark Administrator
regarding Letters of Protest must be mailed to:
Letter of Protest
ATTN: Trademark Administrator
600 Delaney Street
MDE-4B89
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Director regarding the Fastener
Quality Act (FQA) must be mailed to:
Director, USPTO
ATTN: FQA
600 Delaney Street, MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Commissioner regarding the
recordal of a Native American Tribal Insignia (NATI) must be mailed to:
Natvie American Tribal Insignia
ATTN: Commissioner for Trademarks
600 Delaney Street
MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Trademark-related mail to be delivered by other delivery services
(Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolater, etc.),
by courier or by hand to the Trademark Operation, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Office's Madrid Processing Unit, Letters of Protest,
FQA or NATI, must be delivered to:
Trademark Assistance Center
Madison East, Concourse Level Room C 55
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Please address mail to be directed to a mail stop identified below to
be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows (unless
otherwise instructed):
Mail Stop _____
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Mail Stop
Designations Explanation
Mail Stop 3 Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC.
Mail Stop 6 Mail for the Office of Procurement.
Mail Stop 8 All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except
communications relating to pending litigation and
disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to
pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed
only to Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667,
Arlington, VA 22215 and papers related to pending
disciplinary proceedings before the Administrative
Law Judge or the Director shall be mailed only to
the Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116,
Arlington, VA 22215.
Mail Stop 11 Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).
Mail Stop 13 Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division.
Mail Stop 16 Mail related to refund requests, other than
requests for refund of a patent application
publication fee. Such requests should be directed
to Mail Stop PGPub.
Mail Stop 17 Invoices directed to the Office of Finance.
Mail Stop 24 Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program,
including complaints about Invention Promoters.
Mail Stop 171 Vacancy Announcement Applications.
Mail Stop Assignment All assignment documents, security interests,
Recordation Services and other documents to be recorded in the
Assignment records. Note that documents with
cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or
submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov)
are processed much more quickly than those
submitted by mail.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Congressional Relations.
Congressional
Relations
Mail Stop Document All requests for certified or uncertified
Services copies of patent or trademark documents.
Mail Stop EEO Mail for the Office of Civil Rights.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Enforcement.
Enforcement
Mail Stop Interference Communications relating to interferences and
applications and patents involved in interference.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of International Relations.
International
Relations
Mail Stop M Mail to designate or change a fee
Correspondence address, or other correspondence related to
maintenance fees, except payments of
maintenance fees in patents. See below for
the address for maintenance fee payments.
Mail Stop OED Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Maintenance Fee Payments
Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov,
payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the
United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979070
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn:
Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier
(e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Maintenance Fee
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Deposit Account Replenishments
To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments
through the United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979065
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts)
using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Deposit Accounts
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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| Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries |
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries (PTDLs), provide public access to patent and trademark
information received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered
trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental
information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc,
microfilm and paper. Each PTDL also offers access to USPTO resources on
the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system
used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet.
Staff assistance and training is provided in the use of this information.
All information is available free of charge. However, there may be charges
associated with the use of photocopying and related services. Hours of
service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these
collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in
advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience.
State Name of Library Telephone Contact
Alabama Auburn University Libraries (334) 844-1737
Birmingham Public Library (205) 226-3620
Arkansas Little Rock: Arkansas State
Library (501) 682-2053
California Los Angeles Public Library (213) 228-7220
Riverside: University of
California, Riverside Libraries (951) 827-4392
Sacramento: California State
Library (916) 654-0069
San Diego Public Library (619) 236-5813
San Francisco Public Library (415) 557-4500
Sunnyvale Public Library (408) 730-7300
Colorado Denver Public Library (720) 865-1711
Connecticut Fairfield: Ryan-Matura Library
Sacred Heart University (203) 371-7726
Delaware Newark: University of Delaware
Library (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia Washington: Howard University
Libraries (202) 806-7252
Florida Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
Main Library (954) 357-7444
Miami-Dade Public Library (305) 375-2665
Orlando: University of Central
Florida Libraries (407) 823-2562
Georgia Atlanta: Price Gilbert Memorial
Library, Georgia Institute
of Technology (404) 894-1395
Hawaii Honolulu: Hawaii State Public
Library System (808) 586-3477
Illinois Chicago Public Library (312) 747-4450
Springfield: Illinois State Library (217) 782-5659
Indiana Indianapolis-Marion County Public
Library (317) 269-1741
West Lafayette Siegesmund
Engineering Library,
Purdue University (765) 494-2872
Iowa Des Moines: State Library of Iowa (515) 242-6541
Kansas Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
State University 1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky Louisville Free Public Library (502) 574-1611
Louisiana Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
University of Maine (207) 581-1678
Maryland Baltimore: University of Baltimore
Law Library (410) 837-4554
College Park: Engineering and
Physical Sciences Library,
University of Maryland (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
University of Massachusetts (413) 545-2765
Boston Public Library (617) 536-5400
Ext. 4256
Michigan Ann Arbor: Media Union Library,
University of Michigan (734) 647-5735
Big Rapids: Abigail S. Timme
Library, Ferris State University (231) 592-3602
Detroit: Public Library (313) 833-1450
Minnesota Minneapolis Public Library and
Information Center (612) 630-6000
Mississippi Jackson: Mississippi Library
Commission (601) 961-4111
Missouri Kansas City: Linda Hall Library (816) 363-4600
Ext. 724
St. Louis Public Library (314) 241-2288
Ext. 390
Montana Butte: Montana College of Mineral
Science and Technology Library (406) 496-4281
Nebraska Lincoln: Engineering Library,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3411
Nevada Las Vegas--Clark County Library
District (702) 507-3421
Reno: University of Nevada, Reno
Library (775) 784-6500
Ext. 257
New Jersey Newark Public Library (973) 733-7779
Piscataway: Library of Science and
Medicine, Rutgers University (732) 445-2895
New Mexico Albuquerque: University of
New Mexico General Library (505) 277-4412
New York Albany: New York State Library (518) 474-5355
Buffalo and Erie County Public
Library (716) 858-7101
Rochester Public Library (716) 428-8110
New York Library
(The Research Libraries) (212) 592-7000
Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
State University of New York (631) 632-7148
North Carolina Charlotte (704) 687-2241
Raleigh: D.H. Hill Library, North
Carolina State University (919) 515-2935
North Dakota Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
University of North Dakota (701) 777-4888
Ohio Akron - Summit County Public (330) 643-9075
Library
Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
Public Library of (513) 369-6932
Cleveland Public Library (216) 623-2870
Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Library, Wright State
University (937) 775-3521
Toledo/Lucas County Public Library (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma Stillwater: Oklahoma State
University
Edmon Low Library (405) 744-6546
Oregon Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
Lewis & Clark College (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, The Free Library of (215) 686-5331
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of (412) 622-3138
University Park: Pattee Library,
Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico Mayaquez General Library,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000
Ext. 3244
Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island Providence Public Library (401) 455-8027
South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024
South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology (605) 394-1275
Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science
Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717
Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering
Library, University of Texas at
Austin (512) 495-4500
College Station: West Campus
Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111
Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468
Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
University (713) 348-5483
Lubbock: Texas Tech University (806) 742-2282
San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500
Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
University of Utah (801) 581-8394
Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
University of Vermont (802) 656-2542
Washington Seattle: Engineering Library,
University of Washington (206) 543-0740
West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
West Virginia University (304) 293-4695
Ext. 5113
Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845
Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051
Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281
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| Patent Technology Centers |
PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
MARGARET J. A. PETERLIN, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
AVERAGE
FILING DATE OF
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVING A
FIRST OFFICE
CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTION IN THE
TELEPHONE and FAX LAST 3
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS NUMBERS MONTHS*
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, 03/01/05
method of treatment using
bio-affecting agents, drug
delivery systems, steroids,
herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry 571-272-0700 11/23/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1630 Molecular biology, 571-272-0600 08/01/06
bioinformatics, nucleic FAX 571-273-8300
acids, recombinant DNA
and RNA, Gene regulation,
gene therapy, nucleic acid
amplification, transgenic
animals and recombinant
plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, 571-272-0600 09/20/06
cytokines, recombinant FAX 571-273-8300
hormones, engineered
antibodies, cancer immunology,
and molecular biology thereof,
Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic
immunology; specific binding
assays, immunoassays and
apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, 571-272-0500 08/11/06
plant and animal extracts, FAX 571-273-8300
peptides, isolated and/or
recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein
crystallography, and enzyme
assays
1660 Plants 571-272-0700 12/20/06
FAX 571-273-8300
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/ 571-272-1700 02/01/05
paper making, plastics shaping FAX 571-273-8300
and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, 571-272-1700 05/15/05
bonding and single crystal FAX 571-273-8300
growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, 571-272-1700 11/01/05
inorganic chemistry, catalysts, FAX 571-273-8300
electrolysis and gaseous/
plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and 571-272-1700 06/15/05
miscellaneous articles FAX 571-273-8300
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar 571-272-1700 01/01/05
cells, electrochemistry and FAX 571-273-8300
photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers 571-272-1700 10/15/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1797 Separation, purification, 571-272-1700 02/01/05
chemical apparatus and FAX 571-273-8300
petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 04/23/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2120 Miscellaneous computer 571-272-1400 05/20/06
applications FAX 571-273-8300
2130 Cryptography, security 571-272-7220 06/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
2140/ Computer networks 571-272-0800 07/03/05
2150 FAX 571-273-8300
2160/ Database and file management/ 571-272-7220 07/01/06
2170 Graphical user interface FAX 571-273-8300
2180 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 08/30/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2190 Interprocess communications 571-272-1400 07/12/05
and software development FAX 571-273-8300
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2610 Digital Communications, General 571-272-2600 11/02/05
Communications, Optical FAX 571-273-8300
Communications, Telephony,
Audio, Multiplex
Communications, Cellular
Telephony, Radio and Satellite
Communications
2620 Television and TV Recording, 571-272-2600 08/23/05
Video Distribution, Image FAX 571-273-8300
Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
Printing Network, Scanners),
Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
Computer Graphics, Display
Systems
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and 571-272-1650 10/01/06
2815, Semiconductor Manufacturing FAX 571-273-8300
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static 571-272-1850 11/10/06
2817, memory, lasers, electronic FAX 571-273-8300
2819, components, control circuits,
2821, power supplies measuring and
2824, testing
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, 571-272-1850 12/01/06
2835, elements and connectors, FAX 571-273-8300
2839, motor structure, electronic
2841, housings, circuit boards,
2851- photocopiers, recorders,
2854, printers, general
2861 illumination
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical 571-272-1550 10/07/06
2874, elements, optical systems, FAX 571-273-8300
2876- fiber optics, electric
2879, lamps, registers, optics
2881- measuring, radiant energy
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation 571-272-5250 04/25/06
FAX 571-273-8300
3620 Electronic Commerce 571-272-5350 05/06/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3630 Static structures, 571-272-5350 03/14/06
supports and furniture FAX 571-273-8300
3640 Aeronautics, 571-272-5150 11/23/05
agriculture, fishing, FAX 571-273-8300
trapping, vermin destroying,
plant and animal husbandry,
weaponry, nuclear systems
and licensing & review
3650 Material handling and 571-272-5250 04/18/06
article handling FAX 571-273-8300
3660 Computerized vehicle 571-272-5150 11/16/06
controls and navigation, FAX 571-273-8300
radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication,
Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/ 571-272-5150 07/06/06
moving/working, FAX 571-273-8300
excavating, mining,
harvesters, bridges,
roads, petroleum,
closures, connections,
and hardware
3680-A Machine elements 571-272-5250 07/06/06
and power transmissions FAX 571-273-8300
3680-B Business Methods 571-272-5350 03/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3680-A Business Methods - Finance 571-272-5350 11/30/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710 Amusement and 571-272-3750 11/01/06
education devices, FAX 571-273-8300
packages and containers
3720 Manufacturing devices 571-272-4050 01/15/07
and processes, machine FAX 571-273-8300
tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, 571-272-2975 10/15/06
diagnostic equipment, FAX 571-273-8300
treatment devices,
surgery, surgical
supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion 571-272-3750 10/01/06
technology, motive and FAX 571-273-8300
fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and 571-272-3750 09/01/06
dispensing, and Textile FAX 571-273-8300
Manufacturing and
Apparel
3760 Body treatment, 571-272-2975 12/15/06
kinestherapy, and FAX 571-273-8300
exercising
3770 Respirators, Therapeutic 571-272-2975 12/01/06
Support, Splints, Braces, FAX 571-273-8300
Bandages and Birth Control
Devices
3780 Package and Article Carriers, 571-272-2975 06/30/06
Envelopes, Purses, Wallets, FAX 571-273-8300
Receptacles, Bottles and Jars
* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS DIRECTOR
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, method George C. Elliott
of treatment using bio-affecting
agents, drug delivery systems,
steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry Irem Yucel
1630 Molecular biology, bioinformatics, George C. Elliott
nucleic acids per se, nucleic acid
methodologies, SNPs & haplotypes,
recombinant DNA and RNA, gene
regulation, gene therapy, nucleic
acid amplification, nucleic acid
based diagnostic assays, nucleic
acid inhibitors, transgenic animals
and recombinant plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, John L. LeGuyader
cytokines, recombinant hormones,
engineered antibodies, cancer
immunology, and molecular biology
thereof, Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic immunology;
specific binding assays, immunoassays
and apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, plant and Irem Yucel
animal extracts, peptides, isolated
and/or recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein crystallography,
and enzyme assays
1660 Plants George C. Elliott
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900 AND DESIGNS
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/paper Gary G. Jones
making, plastics shaping and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, bonding Marian C. Knode
and single crystal growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, inorganic Jacqueline M. Stone
chemistry, catalysts, electrolysis and
gaseous/plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and miscellaneous Marian C. Knode
articles
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, Jacqueline M. Stone
electrochemistry and photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers Gary G. Jones
1797 Separation, purification, chemical Gary G. Jones
apparatus and petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2120 Miscellaneous computer applications Wendy Garber
2130 Cryptography, security Andrew Hirshfeld
2140 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2150 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2160 Database and file management Jack B. Harvey
2170 Graphical user interface Wendy Garber
2180 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2190 Interprocess communications and Wendy Garber
software development
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2611 Digital communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2612 General communications Mark R. Powell
2613 Optical communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2614 Telephony Mark R. Powell
2615 Audio Mark R. Powell
2616/ Multiplex communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2619
2617 Cellular telephony Wanda Walker
2618 Radio and Satellite Communications Mark R. Powell
2621 Television and TV Recording Wanda Walker
2622 Cameras Wanda Walker
2623 Video distribution Wanda Walker
2624 Image analysis Mark R. Powell
2625 Fax, printing, printing network, Wanda Walker
scanners
2626 Speech Mark R. Powell
2627 Disc drives Mark R. Powell
2628 Computer graphics Valencia Martin-Wallace
2629 Display systems Valencia Martin-Wallace
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and Semiconductor Richard K. Seidel
2815, Manufacturing
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static memory, Janice A. Falcone
2817, lasers, electronic components, control
circuits,power
2819, supplies, measuring and testing
2821,
2824,
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, elements and Sharon A. Gibson
2835, connectors, motor structure, electronic
2839, housings, circuit boards, photocopiers,
2841, recorders, printers, general
2851- illumination
2854,
2861,
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical elements, Sharon A. Gibson
2874, optical systems, fiber optics, electric
2876- lamps, registers, optics measuring,
2879, radiant energy
2881-
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation Katherine Matecki
3620 Electronic commerce Wynn W. Coggins
3630 Static structures, supports and Wynn W. Coggins
furniture
3640 Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, Donald T. Hajec
trapping, vermin destroying, plant
and animal husbandry, weaponry,
nuclear systems and licensing
& review
3650 Material and article handling Katherine Matecki
3660 Computerized vehicle controls and Donald T. Hajec
navigation, radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication, Robotics,
and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/moving/working, Donald T. Hajec
excavating, mining, harvesters,
bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
connections, and hardware
3680A Machine elements and power Katherine Matecki
transmissions
3680B Business Methods Wynn W. Coggins
3690 Business Methods - Finance Wynn W. Coggins
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710, Amusement and education devices, Karen M. Young
3721, packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720 Packages and containers; Frederick R. Schmidt
3720 Manufacturing devices and processes, Frederick R. Schmidt
machine tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, diagnostic Frederick R. Schmidt
equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
surgical supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion technology, Karen M. Young
motive and fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and dispensing Karen M. Young
3760 Body treatment, kinestherapy, Frederick R. Schmidt
exercising, textile manufacturing
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