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 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1371 OG 107 

OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

October 18, 2011 Volume 1371 Number 3

CONTENTS

 Patent and Trademark Office NoticesPage 
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information1371 OG 108
• Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable1371 OG 111
• Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee1371 OG 112
• Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 09/19/20111371 OG 135
• Reissue Applications Filed1371 OG 136
• Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed1371 OG 137
• Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed1371 OG 139
• Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew1371 OG 140
• Service by Publication1371 OG 144
• Service by Publication Complaint and Notice of Proceedings Under 35 U.S.C. § 321371 OG 145
• 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication1371 OG 146
• Registration to Practice1371 OG 148
• Notice of Petition for Reinstatement1371 OG 150
• Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act1371 OG 151
• Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request1371 OG 160
• Request for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System1371 OG 168
• Notice of Patent Fee Changes under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act1371 OG 170
• Errata1371 OG 180
• Certificates of Correction1371 OG 182
• Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1371 OG 184

• Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Resource Center
• Patent Technology Centers
• Subscription/Copy Information


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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 1369 O.G. 5, on August 2, 2011.

   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
January 1, 2011, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1361 O.G.
180, on December 28, 2010.

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 January 1, 2011, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1361 O.G. 180, on December 28, 2010.

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
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 109  

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 August 1, 2011,
and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1369 O.G. 184, on August 23,
2011.

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 September 1, 2011,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1369 O.G. 184, on August 23,
2011.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of September 1, 2011, 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                               $2,443.00

      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
         - for international applications filed in English        $1,157.00

      IP Australia as ISA                                         $2,084.00

   International fees

      International filing fee                                    $1,520.00
      International filing fee-filed in paper
         with PCT EASY zip file or
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 110  

         electronically without PCT EASY zip file                 $1,406.00
      International filing fee-filed
         electronically with PCT EASY zip files                   $1,291.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30                         $17.00

   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                                                  $229.00
      Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
      specified at:
        http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf            $22.90
      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).

August 8, 2011                                               ROBERT W. BAHR
                                                      Senior Patent Counsel
                                              Acting Associate Commissioner
                                              for Patent Examination Policy
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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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 7, 2008
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 7,430,763 through 7,434,267
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 5, 2004
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 6,799,327 through 6,802,078
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 3, 2000
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 6,125,471 through 6,128,776
        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.
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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 August 31, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

5,943,695                        09/012,768                      08/31/99
5,943,699                        08/689,394                      08/31/99
5,943,702                        08/601,305                      08/31/99
5,943,710                        09/010,064                      08/31/99
5,943,713                        09/019,861                      08/31/99
5,943,716                        09/124,512                      08/31/99
5,943,719                        08/960,204                      08/31/99
5,943,720                        08/924,472                      08/31/99
5,943,732                        08/844,156                      08/31/99
5,943,733                        08/625,300                      08/31/99
5,943,737                        08/906,911                      08/31/99
5,943,741                        08/933,674                      08/31/99
5,943,745                        09/045,094                      08/31/99
5,943,746                        08/929,528                      08/31/99
5,943,747                        08/594,912                      08/31/99
5,943,748                        08/929,081                      08/31/99
5,943,766                        09/080,830                      08/31/99
5,943,767                        09/047,399                      08/31/99
5,943,768                        08/947,296                      08/31/99
5,943,769                        09/007,762                      08/31/99
5,943,779                        08/933,225                      08/31/99
5,943,784                        08/891,865                      08/31/99
5,943,788                        09/224,770                      08/31/99
5,943,792                        09/174,432                      08/31/99
5,943,794                        08/914,287                      08/31/99
5,943,821                        08/881,057                      08/31/99
5,943,822                        09/140,793                      08/31/99
5,943,830                        09/084,544                      08/31/99
5,943,833                        08/813,004                      08/31/99
5,943,834                        08/970,251                      08/31/99
5,943,839                        09/094,164                      08/31/99
5,943,843                        08/991,652                      08/31/99
5,943,848                        09/059,622                      08/31/99
5,943,849                        08/998,919                      08/31/99
5,943,851                        09/091,709                      08/31/99
5,943,860                        08/964,696                      08/31/99
5,943,886                        09/205,260                      08/31/99
5,943,888                        08/990,975                      08/31/99
5,943,901                        08/545,601                      08/31/99
5,943,909                        09/004,609                      08/31/99
5,943,915                        08/964,698                      08/31/99
5,943,929                        08/946,819                      08/31/99
5,943,950                        08/940,019                      08/31/99
5,943,954                        09/040,348                      08/31/99
5,943,966                        08/911,654                      08/31/99
5,943,968                        08/836,288                      08/31/99
5,943,974                        09/136,253                      08/31/99
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5,943,975                        08/884,983                      08/31/99
5,943,976                        08/940,795                      08/31/99
5,943,979                        08/251,306                      08/31/99
5,943,981                        08/950,487                      08/31/99
5,943,982                        09/037,679                      08/31/99
5,943,997                        09/020,135                      08/31/99
5,943,998                        09/021,468                      08/31/99
5,943,999                        08/872,469                      08/31/99
5,944,000                        09/064,533                      08/31/99
5,944,003                        08/908,336                      08/31/99
5,944,008                        09/058,594                      08/31/99
5,944,012                        08/852,331                      08/31/99
5,944,019                        08/882,397                      08/31/99
5,944,022                        08/847,684                      08/31/99
5,944,033                        09/067,335                      08/31/99
5,944,037                        08/949,710                      08/31/99
5,944,039                        09/021,653                      08/31/99
5,944,053                        09/030,558                      08/31/99
5,944,054                        09/006,769                      08/31/99
5,944,060                        08/578,129                      08/31/99
5,944,061                        09/016,732                      08/31/99
5,944,062                        08/891,584                      08/31/99
5,944,065                        08/990,179                      08/31/99
5,944,068                        08/799,283                      08/31/99
5,944,082                        08/667,345                      08/31/99
5,944,083                        08/881,506                      08/31/99
5,944,084                        09/137,145                      08/31/99
5,944,095                        08/954,959                      08/31/99
5,944,098                        08/896,133                      08/31/99
5,944,112                        09/038,429                      08/31/99
5,944,116                        08/886,524                      08/31/99
5,944,118                        08/700,528                      08/31/99
5,944,119                        09/061,117                      08/31/99
5,944,126                        08/947,026                      08/31/99
5,944,133                        08/788,088                      08/31/99
5,944,136                        08/856,577                      08/31/99
5,944,138                        08/923,058                      08/31/99
5,944,146                        08/749,799                      08/31/99
5,944,149                        08/924,801                      08/31/99
5,944,153                        08/939,817                      08/31/99
5,944,154                        08/942,424                      08/31/99
5,944,156                        09/070,963                      08/31/99
5,944,161                        08/849,863                      08/31/99
5,944,162                        08/820,873                      08/31/99
5,944,164                        09/244,033                      08/31/99
5,944,173                        09/092,447                      08/31/99
5,944,175                        09/110,260                      08/31/99
5,944,177                        09/111,404                      08/31/99
5,944,185                        09/015,085                      08/31/99
5,944,187                        09/158,719                      08/31/99
5,944,204                        08/934,183                      08/31/99
5,944,205                        09/010,754                      08/31/99
5,944,207                        08/549,950                      08/31/99
5,944,219                        08/652,031                      08/31/99
5,944,221                        09/016,917                      08/31/99
5,944,239                        08/907,978                      08/31/99
5,944,240                        08/953,373                      08/31/99
5,944,242                        08/649,057                      08/31/99
5,944,245                        08/927,675                      08/31/99
5,944,246                        09/026,309                      08/31/99
5,944,251                        09/003,621                      08/31/99
5,944,255                        08/921,455                      08/31/99
5,944,263                        08/963,966                      08/31/99
5,944,264                        08/995,527                      08/31/99
5,944,265                        08/786,034                      08/31/99
5,944,274                        09/020,813                      08/31/99
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5,944,282                        08/913,292                      08/31/99
5,944,285                        08/879,839                      08/31/99
5,944,291                        08/952,731                      08/31/99
5,944,304                        08/733,459                      08/31/99
5,944,305                        09/014,996                      08/31/99
5,944,309                        09/103,818                      08/31/99
5,944,314                        09/032,221                      08/31/99
5,944,315                        09/032,805                      08/31/99
5,944,318                        08/940,444                      08/31/99
5,944,325                        08/969,394                      08/31/99
5,944,341                        08/866,383                      08/31/99
5,944,343                        08/916,137                      08/31/99
5,944,344                        09/152,655                      08/31/99
5,944,345                        08/906,829                      08/31/99
5,944,350                        08/970,849                      08/31/99
5,944,354                        09/042,840                      08/31/99
5,944,358                        08/979,773                      08/31/99
5,944,366                        08/899,717                      08/31/99
5,944,375                        08/918,140                      08/31/99
5,944,376                        08/873,062                      08/31/99
5,944,377                        08/889,801                      08/31/99
5,944,390                        08/980,034                      08/31/99
5,944,397                        08/951,265                      08/31/99
5,944,400                        08/991,243                      08/31/99
5,944,401                        08/995,937                      08/31/99
5,944,402                        09/073,123                      08/31/99
5,944,406                        08/704,933                      08/31/99
5,944,414                        08/956,044                      08/31/99
5,944,415                        08/897,562                      08/31/99
5,944,416                        08/961,213                      08/31/99
5,944,421                        09/220,899                      08/31/99
5,944,428                        08/929,968                      08/31/99
5,944,430                        08/937,456                      08/31/99
5,944,443                        09/027,549                      08/31/99
5,944,461                        08/854,385                      08/31/99
5,944,469                        08/955,196                      08/31/99
5,944,475                        08/730,484                      08/31/99
5,944,476                        08/824,777                      08/31/99
5,944,481                        08/967,637                      08/31/99
5,944,483                        08/759,183                      08/31/99
5,944,487                        08/908,226                      08/31/99
5,944,488                        08/900,233                      08/31/99
5,944,490                        08/745,476                      08/31/99
5,944,492                        08/995,514                      08/31/99
5,944,497                        08/977,985                      08/31/99
5,944,505                        09/172,124                      08/31/99
5,944,507                        09/062,367                      08/31/99
5,944,516                        09/086,924                      08/31/99
5,944,521                        09/054,131                      08/31/99
5,944,531                        09/063,724                      08/31/99
5,944,534                        08/972,492                      08/31/99
5,944,536                        08/741,011                      08/31/99
5,944,538                        08/942,654                      08/31/99
5,944,546                        09/032,999                      08/31/99
5,944,547                        09/046,659                      08/31/99
5,944,548                        08/932,762                      08/31/99
5,944,555                        08/877,694                      08/31/99
5,944,558                        09/072,049                      08/31/99
5,944,573                        08/988,046                      08/31/99
5,944,575                        09/011,186                      08/31/99
5,944,576                        09/106,555                      08/31/99
5,944,580                        08/889,476                      08/31/99
5,944,581                        09/114,569                      08/31/99
5,944,589                        09/023,413                      08/31/99
5,944,598                        08/914,560                      08/31/99
5,944,600                        08/908,320                      08/31/99
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5,944,606                        08/898,553                      08/31/99
5,944,618                        08/968,748                      08/31/99
5,944,622                        09/200,544                      08/31/99
5,944,626                        08/930,146                      08/31/99
5,944,629                        08/999,239                      08/31/99
5,944,636                        08/868,516                      08/31/99
5,944,640                        08/722,211                      08/31/99
5,944,643                        08/875,611                      08/31/99
5,944,651                        09/100,908                      08/31/99
5,944,662                        09/073,612                      08/31/99
5,944,672                        09/060,257                      08/31/99
5,944,682                        09/088,014                      08/31/99
5,944,686                        08/481,566                      08/31/99
5,944,688                        09/119,247                      08/31/99
5,944,694                        08/748,230                      08/31/99
5,944,710                        08/668,725                      08/31/99
5,944,711                        08/994,196                      08/31/99
5,944,717                        08/854,342                      08/31/99
5,944,735                        08/961,287                      08/31/99
5,944,736                        08/903,516                      08/31/99
5,944,765                        08/848,527                      08/31/99
5,944,768                        08/740,534                      08/31/99
5,944,771                        08/927,806                      08/31/99
5,944,772                        08/970,076                      08/31/99
5,944,773                        08/881,702                      08/31/99
5,944,779                        08/675,394                      08/31/99
5,944,794                        08/537,594                      08/31/99
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5,944,987                        08/929,661                      08/31/99
5,944,991                        08/976,433                      08/31/99
5,944,994                        08/876,051                      08/31/99
5,944,999                        08/919,293                      08/31/99
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5,945,011                        08/889,581                      08/31/99
5,945,017                        08/906,983                      08/31/99
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 116  

5,945,023                        09/064,737                      08/31/99
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5,945,118                        08/946,493                      08/31/99
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5,945,191                        08/879,842                      08/31/99
5,945,197                        08/957,812                      08/31/99
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5,945,262                        08/760,383                      08/31/99
5,945,263                        08/862,812                      08/31/99
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5,945,280                        08/486,933                      08/31/99
5,945,293                        08/947,811                      08/31/99
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 117  

5,945,296                        08/828,300                      08/31/99
5,945,300                        08/459,101                      08/31/99
5,945,303                        08/837,029                      08/31/99
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5,945,319                        09/001,994                      08/31/99
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5,945,378                        08/899,020                      08/31/99
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5,945,397                        08/650,000                      08/31/99
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5,945,412                        08/984,425                      08/31/99
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5,945,428                        08/960,724                      08/31/99
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5,945,493                        09/099,990                      08/31/99
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5,945,595                        08/929,668                      08/31/99
5,945,596                        08/817,558                      08/31/99
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 118  

5,945,615                        08/994,304                      08/31/99
5,945,625                        08/123,902                      08/31/99
5,945,628                        08/952,307                      08/31/99
5,945,641                        09/119,250                      08/31/99
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5,945,976                        08/762,997                      08/31/99
5,945,980                        08/970,947                      08/31/99
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 119  

5,945,982                        08/654,868                      08/31/99
5,945,984                        08/562,592                      08/31/99
5,946,001                        08/483,158                      08/31/99
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 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 120  

5,946,391                        08/754,145                      08/31/99
5,946,397                        08/860,832                      08/31/99
5,946,401                        08/974,387                      08/31/99
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5,946,418                        08/927,461                      08/31/99
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5,946,508                        08/789,221                      08/31/99
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5,946,523                        09/041,006                      08/31/99
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5,946,556                        09/228,240                      08/31/99
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5,946,570                        08/974,996                      08/31/99
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5,946,645                        08/831,615                      08/31/99
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5,946,672                        08/874,126                      08/31/99
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5,946,677                        08/840,114                      08/31/99
5,946,693                        08/896,657                      08/31/99
5,946,706                        08/777,137                      08/31/99

                   PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON August 26, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

6,609,256                        09/831,015                      08/26/03
6,609,261                        10/189,666                      08/26/03
6,609,271                        09/906,776                      08/26/03
6,609,273                        09/937,305                      08/26/03
6,609,275                        10/062,763                      08/26/03
6,609,277                        09/786,434                      08/26/03
6,609,281                        09/947,172                      08/26/03
6,609,287                        09/734,151                      08/26/03
6,609,290                        09/553,330                      08/26/03
6,609,292                        09/924,541                      08/26/03
6,609,293                        09/864,222                      08/26/03
6,609,296                        09/562,580                      08/26/03
6,609,303                        09/765,161                      08/26/03
6,609,306                        09/961,032                      08/26/03
6,609,307                        10/183,699                      08/26/03
6,609,309                        09/940,720                      08/26/03
6,609,316                        10/232,387                      08/26/03
6,609,320                        10/060,741                      08/26/03
6,609,322                        09/618,197                      08/26/03
6,609,323                        10/094,402                      08/26/03
6,609,324                        09/714,923                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 121  

6,609,329                        09/860,808                      08/26/03
6,609,330                        08/862,852                      08/26/03
6,609,331                        09/786,497                      08/26/03
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6,609,336                        09/765,551                      08/26/03
6,609,345                        09/752,997                      08/26/03
6,609,346                        09/888,630                      08/26/03
6,609,349                        09/682,604                      08/26/03
6,609,350                        09/561,418                      08/26/03
6,609,351                        09/908,399                      08/26/03
6,609,359                        09/979,761                      08/26/03
6,609,363                        09/747,518                      08/26/03
6,609,377                        10/210,298                      08/26/03
6,609,381                        10/147,646                      08/26/03
6,609,384                        10/298,709                      08/26/03
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6,609,387                        10/124,411                      08/26/03
6,609,389                        10/028,977                      08/26/03
6,609,391                        10/216,486                      08/26/03
6,609,392                        10/105,646                      08/26/03
6,609,397                        09/717,843                      08/26/03
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6,609,417                        09/672,078                      08/26/03
6,609,420                        09/839,738                      08/26/03
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6,609,430                        09/567,357                      08/26/03
6,609,431                        09/676,101                      08/26/03
6,609,432                        10/029,263                      08/26/03
6,609,434                        10/040,021                      08/26/03
6,609,442                        09/804,331                      08/26/03
6,609,445                        09/885,177                      08/26/03
6,609,447                        10/234,866                      08/26/03
6,609,448                        09/954,223                      08/26/03
6,609,451                        09/830,170                      08/26/03
6,609,456                        09/575,772                      08/26/03
6,609,457                        09/541,681                      08/26/03
6,609,459                        09/936,782                      08/26/03
6,609,463                        10/122,629                      08/26/03
6,609,467                        09/938,128                      08/26/03
6,609,469                        10/047,568                      08/26/03
6,609,474                        10/304,522                      08/26/03
6,609,476                        10/061,595                      08/26/03
6,609,478                        09/727,420                      08/26/03
6,609,490                        10/001,096                      08/26/03
6,609,502                        09/806,675                      08/26/03
6,609,511                        10/046,506                      08/26/03
6,609,514                        10/313,871                      08/26/03
6,609,515                        10/143,260                      08/26/03
6,609,524                        09/887,813                      08/26/03
6,609,525                        09/853,946                      08/26/03
6,609,527                        09/935,921                      08/26/03
6,609,529                        09/870,907                      08/26/03
6,609,532                        09/809,462                      08/26/03
6,609,535                        09/911,878                      08/26/03
6,609,537                        09/709,347                      08/26/03
6,609,547                        10/278,186                      08/26/03
6,609,555                        10/001,034                      08/26/03
6,609,560                        10/131,477                      08/26/03
6,609,576                        09/724,697                      08/26/03
6,609,577                        10/259,559                      08/26/03
6,609,583                        09/878,939                      08/26/03
6,609,588                        09/826,516                      08/26/03
6,609,596                        10/075,202                      08/26/03
6,609,600                        10/078,507                      08/26/03
6,609,609                        09/956,319                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 122  

6,609,611                        09/914,892                      08/26/03
6,609,619                        10/118,405                      08/26/03
6,609,626                        09/944,023                      08/26/03
6,609,627                        09/807,455                      08/26/03
6,609,628                        09/842,979                      08/26/03
6,609,630                        09/296,880                      08/26/03
6,609,635                        09/868,427                      08/26/03
6,609,640                        10/066,890                      08/26/03
6,609,641                        10/287,346                      08/26/03
6,609,645                        09/655,894                      08/26/03
6,609,646                        10/072,603                      08/26/03
6,609,649                        09/903,679                      08/26/03
6,609,655                        09/604,117                      08/26/03
6,609,658                        09/562,741                      08/26/03
6,609,659                        10/090,230                      08/26/03
6,609,663                        09/831,702                      08/26/03
6,609,667                        10/073,234                      08/26/03
6,609,668                        09/773,267                      08/26/03
6,609,672                        10/127,587                      08/26/03
6,609,673                        09/960,056                      08/26/03
6,609,675                        10/013,251                      08/26/03
6,609,685                        10/118,180                      08/26/03
6,609,686                        10/052,782                      08/26/03
6,609,687                        10/127,919                      08/26/03
6,609,688                        10/073,401                      08/26/03
6,609,692                        08/669,674                      08/26/03
6,609,697                        09/947,882                      08/26/03
6,609,700                        09/871,052                      08/26/03
6,609,704                        09/776,122                      08/26/03
6,609,706                        10/114,934                      08/26/03
6,609,714                        10/095,952                      08/26/03
6,609,720                        09/781,706                      08/26/03
6,609,721                        10/104,891                      08/26/03
6,609,724                        10/019,798                      08/26/03
6,609,728                        09/623,561                      08/26/03
6,609,737                        09/995,535                      08/26/03
6,609,741                        10/022,623                      08/26/03
6,609,744                        09/899,747                      08/26/03
6,609,746                        10/009,711                      08/26/03
6,609,753                        09/991,014                      08/26/03
6,609,761                        09/480,092                      08/26/03
6,609,773                        09/806,859                      08/26/03
6,609,778                        09/844,737                      08/26/03
6,609,783                        09/191,535                      08/26/03
6,609,790                        10/123,260                      08/26/03
6,609,791                        09/936,467                      08/26/03
6,609,796                        10/042,189                      08/26/03
6,609,806                        09/871,901                      08/26/03
6,609,816                        09/949,190                      08/26/03
6,609,831                        10/056,340                      08/26/03
6,609,847                        10/349,215                      08/26/03
6,609,848                        10/138,832                      08/26/03
6,609,853                        09/644,413                      08/26/03
6,609,855                        10/079,028                      08/26/03
6,609,856                        09/545,144                      08/26/03
6,609,866                        09/955,184                      08/26/03
6,609,869                        09/754,571                      08/26/03
6,609,874                        09/924,146                      08/26/03
6,609,875                        09/691,161                      08/26/03
6,609,898                        09/968,601                      08/26/03
6,609,899                        09/736,773                      08/26/03
6,609,907                        10/041,191                      08/26/03
6,609,912                        09/717,339                      08/26/03
6,609,913                        10/195,038                      08/26/03
6,609,916                        09/924,477                      08/26/03
6,609,917                        09/529,074                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 123  

6,609,922                        09/987,339                      08/26/03
6,609,925                        10/136,120                      08/26/03
6,609,929                        10/051,572                      08/26/03
6,609,931                        10/037,120                      08/26/03
6,609,935                        10/020,899                      08/26/03
6,609,941                        09/698,220                      08/26/03
6,609,942                        09/705,042                      08/26/03
6,609,944                        10/155,750                      08/26/03
6,609,949                        09/777,713                      08/26/03
6,609,952                        10/109,902                      08/26/03
6,609,959                        09/817,472                      08/26/03
6,609,961                        09/757,452                      08/26/03
6,609,964                        09/671,442                      08/26/03
6,609,989                        10/014,833                      08/26/03
6,609,991                        10/224,478                      08/26/03
6,609,992                        09/939,791                      08/26/03
6,609,996                        09/928,556                      08/26/03
6,609,998                        10/229,604                      08/26/03
6,610,000                        09/721,919                      08/26/03
6,610,002                        09/833,230                      08/26/03
6,610,008                        09/962,291                      08/26/03
6,610,010                        10/117,236                      08/26/03
6,610,017                        10/028,700                      08/26/03
6,610,019                        10/085,088                      08/26/03
6,610,022                        10/211,773                      08/26/03
6,610,037                        10/047,259                      08/26/03
6,610,039                        09/684,100                      08/26/03
6,610,042                        09/783,444                      08/26/03
6,610,045                        09/782,607                      08/26/03
6,610,057                        09/819,017                      08/26/03
6,610,073                        09/692,050                      08/26/03
6,610,082                        10/033,348                      08/26/03
6,610,085                        08/748,637                      08/26/03
6,610,088                        09/563,565                      08/26/03
6,610,096                        09/934,716                      08/26/03
6,610,099                        08/776,987                      08/26/03
6,610,100                        09/829,449                      08/26/03
6,610,108                        09/813,666                      08/26/03
6,610,110                        09/502,131                      08/26/03
6,610,130                        09/938,849                      08/26/03
6,610,131                        09/965,742                      08/26/03
6,610,132                        09/787,285                      08/26/03
6,610,157                        09/759,594                      08/26/03
6,610,175                        10/202,573                      08/26/03
6,610,183                        10/001,151                      08/26/03
6,610,188                        09/308,841                      08/26/03
6,610,195                        09/902,780                      08/26/03
6,610,205                        09/836,413                      08/26/03
6,610,209                        09/899,675                      08/26/03
6,610,226                        09/795,361                      08/26/03
6,610,230                        09/954,051                      08/26/03
6,610,236                        09/719,137                      08/26/03
6,610,240                        09/992,170                      08/26/03
6,610,242                        09/853,765                      08/26/03
6,610,243                        09/913,076                      08/26/03
6,610,244                        09/899,893                      08/26/03
6,610,248                        09/926,819                      08/26/03
6,610,250                        09/379,165                      08/26/03
6,610,251                        09/674,712                      08/26/03
6,610,263                        09/919,600                      08/26/03
6,610,265                        10/042,015                      08/26/03
6,610,268                        09/546,997                      08/26/03
6,610,270                        09/719,956                      08/26/03
6,610,274                        10/023,017                      08/26/03
6,610,275                        10/074,540                      08/26/03
6,610,278                        09/345,477                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 124  

6,610,279                        10/152,218                      08/26/03
6,610,289                        09/877,381                      08/26/03
6,610,297                        09/125,641                      08/26/03
6,610,303                        09/402,016                      08/26/03
6,610,304                        09/607,726                      08/26/03
6,610,311                        09/855,108                      08/26/03
6,610,316                        08/866,284                      08/26/03
6,610,321                        09/214,546                      08/26/03
6,610,325                        09/600,169                      08/26/03
6,610,330                        09/993,028                      08/26/03
6,610,332                        10/124,459                      08/26/03
6,610,334                        09/447,615                      08/26/03
6,610,335                        09/738,450                      08/26/03
6,610,336                        09/819,908                      08/26/03
6,610,337                        10/334,827                      08/26/03
6,610,339                        09/677,694                      08/26/03
6,610,342                        09/849,207                      08/26/03
6,610,347                        09/741,467                      08/26/03
6,610,359                        09/912,339                      08/26/03
6,610,368                        09/821,878                      08/26/03
6,610,374                        09/954,797                      08/26/03
6,610,381                        08/853,425                      08/26/03
6,610,395                        09/878,360                      08/26/03
6,610,398                        09/587,117                      08/26/03
6,610,402                        09/897,253                      08/26/03
6,610,405                        09/847,367                      08/26/03
6,610,410                        09/881,762                      08/26/03
6,610,415                        10/066,003                      08/26/03
6,610,419                        09/674,328                      08/26/03
6,610,420                        10/016,635                      08/26/03
6,610,422                        10/255,374                      08/26/03
6,610,424                        09/721,097                      08/26/03
6,610,432                        09/623,254                      08/26/03
6,610,445                        09/719,527                      08/26/03
6,610,465                        09/833,226                      08/26/03
6,610,466                        09/939,843                      08/26/03
6,610,467                        09/953,289                      08/26/03
6,610,468                        09/828,801                      08/26/03
6,610,471                        09/600,731                      08/26/03
6,610,474                        10/133,910                      08/26/03
6,610,477                        08/465,679                      08/26/03
6,610,479                        08/952,570                      08/26/03
6,610,482                        09/557,875                      08/26/03
6,610,495                        09/227,652                      08/26/03
6,610,496                        09/349,409                      08/26/03
6,610,501                        09/753,007                      08/26/03
6,610,504                        09/546,013                      08/26/03
6,610,505                        10/051,989                      08/26/03
6,610,509                        09/360,394                      08/26/03
6,610,515                        09/530,095                      08/26/03
6,610,524                        09/818,739                      08/26/03
6,610,525                        09/721,251                      08/26/03
6,610,531                        09/159,568                      08/26/03
6,610,532                        09/121,814                      08/26/03
6,610,533                        09/516,667                      08/26/03
6,610,534                        09/970,516                      08/26/03
6,610,536                        09/808,701                      08/26/03
6,610,537                        10/217,357                      08/26/03
6,610,539                        09/112,580                      08/26/03
6,610,544                        09/923,892                      08/26/03
6,610,547                        09/705,906                      08/26/03
6,610,553                        10/154,876                      08/26/03
6,610,585                        10/083,062                      08/26/03
6,610,600                        10/057,960                      08/26/03
6,610,602                        09/927,860                      08/26/03
6,610,612                        10/012,352                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 125  

6,610,623                        09/597,396                      08/26/03
6,610,625                        09/873,355                      08/26/03
6,610,628                        09/867,959                      08/26/03
6,610,630                        09/023,266                      08/26/03
6,610,650                        09/610,264                      08/26/03
6,610,655                        09/999,432                      08/26/03
6,610,657                        09/630,115                      08/26/03
6,610,663                        09/974,326                      08/26/03
6,610,666                        09/707,904                      08/26/03
6,610,685                        10/017,978                      08/26/03
6,610,688                        09/741,737                      08/26/03
6,610,695                        09/445,652                      08/26/03
6,610,696                        10/121,373                      08/26/03
6,610,698                        10/117,552                      08/26/03
6,610,700                        09/835,656                      08/26/03
6,610,703                        09/453,754                      08/26/03
6,610,704                        09/857,747                      08/26/03
6,610,705                        09/539,790                      08/26/03
6,610,706                        10/031,324                      08/26/03
6,610,707                        09/380,427                      08/26/03
6,610,712                        10/000,642                      08/26/03
6,610,714                        10/093,112                      08/26/03
6,610,716                        09/905,035                      08/26/03
6,610,717                        10/023,813                      08/26/03
6,610,719                        09/771,164                      08/26/03
6,610,720                        09/939,175                      08/26/03
6,610,722                        09/828,325                      08/26/03
6,610,729                        09/701,043                      08/26/03
6,610,734                        10/014,304                      08/26/03
6,610,735                        09/829,846                      08/26/03
6,610,736                        09/913,495                      08/26/03
6,610,737                        10/304,074                      08/26/03
6,610,739                        10/224,823                      08/26/03
6,610,744                        09/998,358                      08/26/03
6,610,745                        10/115,140                      08/26/03
6,610,747                        09/941,177                      08/26/03
6,610,749                        09/783,901                      08/26/03
6,610,750                        09/663,528                      08/26/03
6,610,751                        10/010,516                      08/26/03
6,610,752                        09/685,117                      08/26/03
6,610,760                        09/908,157                      08/26/03
6,610,761                        09/719,102                      08/26/03
6,610,762                        09/509,577                      08/26/03
6,610,763                        09/381,444                      08/26/03
6,610,765                        09/869,930                      08/26/03
6,610,766                        09/265,854                      08/26/03
6,610,770                        09/411,278                      08/26/03
6,610,777                        09/629,420                      08/26/03
6,610,790                        09/815,067                      08/26/03
6,610,792                        09/917,310                      08/26/03
6,610,795                        09/927,653                      08/26/03
6,610,798                        10/266,812                      08/26/03
6,610,799                        09/913,529                      08/26/03
6,610,804                        09/938,788                      08/26/03
6,610,805                        09/679,804                      08/26/03
6,610,808                        10/093,079                      08/26/03
6,610,819                        10/158,606                      08/26/03
6,610,829                        09/854,549                      08/26/03
6,610,831                        09/469,032                      08/26/03
6,610,835                        09/249,211                      08/26/03
6,610,836                        09/489,039                      08/26/03
6,610,837                        09/526,386                      08/26/03
6,610,840                        09/799,895                      08/26/03
6,610,841                        08/993,765                      08/26/03
6,610,842                        09/306,278                      08/26/03
6,610,844                        10/112,355                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 126  

6,610,851                        09/695,383                      08/26/03
6,610,853                        09/601,791                      08/26/03
6,610,859                        09/665,528                      08/26/03
6,610,860                        09/775,851                      08/26/03
6,610,870                        10/089,285                      08/26/03
6,610,871                        09/763,963                      08/26/03
6,610,874                        09/967,270                      08/26/03
6,610,877                        08/904,522                      08/26/03
6,610,885                        09/098,350                      08/26/03
6,610,887                        10/120,503                      08/26/03
6,610,889                        09/999,802                      08/26/03
6,610,892                        10/094,819                      08/26/03
6,610,893                        10/240,966                      08/26/03
6,610,897                        09/817,412                      08/26/03
6,610,905                        09/619,334                      08/26/03
6,610,909                        08/555,755                      08/26/03
6,610,914                        10/026,164                      08/26/03
6,610,915                        09/935,972                      08/26/03
6,610,918                        10/095,858                      08/26/03
6,610,920                        09/965,449                      08/26/03
6,610,926                        10/131,081                      08/26/03
6,610,931                        10/004,697                      08/26/03
6,610,932                        09/927,733                      08/26/03
6,610,947                        09/803,697                      08/26/03
6,610,948                        10/072,957                      08/26/03
6,610,953                        09/350,640                      08/26/03
6,610,955                        10/062,260                      08/26/03
6,610,956                        09/807,746                      08/26/03
6,610,962                        09/723,906                      08/26/03
6,610,967                        09/759,426                      08/26/03
6,610,970                        10/290,523                      08/26/03
6,610,977                        09/969,050                      08/26/03
6,610,984                        09/809,554                      08/26/03
6,610,987                        10/081,179                      08/26/03
6,610,988                        09/691,581                      08/26/03
6,610,991                        09/434,325                      08/26/03
6,610,992                        09/908,783                      08/26/03
6,611,017                        09/816,163                      08/26/03
6,611,025                        09/946,247                      08/26/03
6,611,027                        10/140,075                      08/26/03
6,611,034                        09/947,378                      08/26/03
6,611,035                        09/985,760                      08/26/03
6,611,038                        10/029,500                      08/26/03
6,611,039                        09/964,770                      08/26/03
6,611,046                        09/874,647                      08/26/03
6,611,069                        09/717,085                      08/26/03
6,611,074                        09/886,137                      08/26/03
6,611,082                        09/592,192                      08/26/03
6,611,086                        09/934,527                      08/26/03
6,611,087                        10/213,828                      08/26/03
6,611,088                        09/780,482                      08/26/03
6,611,089                        09/961,168                      08/26/03
6,611,096                        09/390,088                      08/26/03
6,611,097                        09/618,182                      08/26/03
6,611,099                        09/282,423                      08/26/03
6,611,100                        09/621,193                      08/26/03
6,611,101                        09/596,960                      08/26/03
6,611,102                        09/798,754                      08/26/03
6,611,103                        10/120,549                      08/26/03
6,611,104                        09/627,057                      08/26/03
6,611,111                        10/060,314                      08/26/03
6,611,119                        09/943,326                      08/26/03
6,611,127                        09/898,095                      08/26/03
6,611,142                        09/402,106                      08/26/03
6,611,149                        10/328,093                      08/26/03
6,611,150                        09/282,825                      08/26/03
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 127  

6,611,156                        10/224,390                      08/26/03
6,611,167                        10/252,238                      08/26/03
6,611,177                        10/003,241                      08/26/03
6,611,178                        10/009,560                      08/26/03
6,611,179                        09/916,182                      08/26/03
6,611,184                        10/202,582                      08/26/03
6,611,193                        09/269,144                      08/26/03
6,611,200                        09/682,661                      08/26/03
6,611,210                        10/079,297                      08/26/03
6,611,235                        10/086,416                      08/26/03
6,611,237                        09/727,647                      08/26/03
6,611,240                        09/990,608                      08/26/03
6,611,251                        09/867,483                      08/26/03
6,611,256                        09/971,256                      08/26/03
6,611,266                        09/589,006                      08/26/03
6,611,269                        09/485,319                      08/26/03
6,611,283                        09/195,381                      08/26/03
6,611,290                        09/048,104                      08/26/03
6,611,293                        09/746,832                      08/26/03
6,611,295                        09/658,094                      08/26/03
6,611,304                        09/819,010                      08/26/03
6,611,321                        09/412,500                      08/26/03
6,611,324                        09/628,196                      08/26/03
6,611,329                        09/437,616                      08/26/03
6,611,337                        09/762,869                      08/26/03
6,611,339                        09/591,297                      08/26/03
6,611,342                        09/952,570                      08/26/03
6,611,355                        09/142,041                      08/26/03
6,611,357                        09/769,966                      08/26/03
6,611,363                        09/345,871                      08/26/03
6,611,365                        09/812,518                      08/26/03
6,611,371                        09/809,882                      08/26/03
6,611,373                        09/961,295                      08/26/03
6,611,376                        09/089,480                      08/26/03
6,611,384                        09/980,008                      08/26/03
6,611,395                        09/432,950                      08/26/03
6,611,400                        09/489,882                      08/26/03
6,611,401                        09/713,470                      08/26/03
6,611,402                        09/590,442                      08/26/03
6,611,408                        09/935,157                      08/26/03
6,611,409                        09/612,699                      08/26/03
6,611,410                        09/639,787                      08/26/03
6,611,430                        10/233,461                      08/26/03
6,611,441                        10/077,816                      08/26/03
6,611,445                        10/082,229                      08/26/03
6,611,446                        10/068,407                      08/26/03
6,611,464                        10/265,233                      08/26/03
6,611,483                        09/707,943                      08/26/03
6,611,484                        09/973,042                      08/26/03
6,611,485                        09/902,311                      08/26/03
6,611,487                        10/209,930                      08/26/03
6,611,490                        09/451,272                      08/26/03
6,611,492                        09/779,510                      08/26/03
6,611,501                        09/043,417                      08/26/03
6,611,523                        09/226,351                      08/26/03
6,611,541                        10/078,420                      08/26/03
6,611,542                        09/994,647                      08/26/03
6,611,545                        09/752,436                      08/26/03
6,611,554                        09/415,834                      08/26/03
6,611,557                        09/334,612                      08/26/03
6,611,559                        08/934,137                      08/26/03
6,611,565                        09/463,442                      08/26/03
6,611,573                        09/930,051                      08/26/03
6,611,575                        09/682,156                      08/26/03
6,611,577                        10/068,953                      08/26/03
6,611,582                        10/000,777                      08/26/03
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6,611,592                        09/479,299                      08/26/03
6,611,608                        09/691,544                      08/26/03
6,611,616                        10/371,869                      08/26/03
6,611,625                        09/571,418                      08/26/03
6,611,642                        09/505,868                      08/26/03
6,611,645                        09/765,215                      08/26/03
6,611,649                        09/811,913                      08/26/03
6,611,652                        08/860,537                      08/26/03
6,611,653                        09/239,526                      08/26/03
6,611,669                        09/921,700                      08/26/03
6,611,679                        09/585,737                      08/26/03
6,611,700                        09/475,701                      08/26/03
6,611,703                        09/770,008                      08/26/03
6,611,730                        09/483,953                      08/26/03
6,611,732                        09/746,847                      08/26/03
6,611,735                        09/441,964                      08/26/03
6,611,737                        09/959,336                      08/26/03
6,611,746                        09/804,096                      08/26/03
6,611,759                        09/914,278                      08/26/03
6,611,763                        09/814,002                      08/26/03
6,611,764                        09/877,316                      08/26/03
6,611,779                        09/749,548                      08/26/03
6,611,783                        09/755,840                      08/26/03
6,611,787                        09/966,816                      08/26/03
6,611,799                        10/083,237                      08/26/03
6,611,806                        09/291,421                      08/26/03
6,611,823                        09/553,601                      08/26/03
6,611,830                        09/245,744                      08/26/03
6,611,843                        09/940,867                      08/26/03
6,611,848                        09/661,227                      08/26/03
6,611,853                        09/158,933                      08/26/03
6,611,871                        09/280,762                      08/26/03
6,611,889                        09/651,317                      08/26/03
6,611,894                        09/276,112                      08/26/03
6,611,902                        09/964,604                      08/26/03
6,611,906                        09/560,928                      08/26/03
6,611,908                        09/884,943                      08/26/03
6,611,917                        09/427,125                      08/26/03
6,611,934                        09/898,249                      08/26/03
6,611,941                        09/413,498                      08/26/03
6,611,956                        09/422,647                      08/26/03

                   PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON August 28, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

7,260,861                        11/007,615                      08/28/07
7,260,866                        10/259,030                      08/28/07
7,260,867                        10/683,187                      08/28/07
7,260,869                        10/802,218                      08/28/07
7,260,874                        11/603,512                      08/28/07
7,260,884                        10/414,820                      08/28/07
7,260,886                        11/273,939                      08/28/07
7,260,888                        11/163,983                      08/28/07
7,260,895                        11/643,363                      08/28/07
7,260,904                        11/114,784                      08/28/07
7,260,905                        11/621,582                      08/28/07
7,260,908                        10/839,641                      08/28/07
7,260,911                        11/338,180                      08/28/07
7,260,916                        11/073,943                      08/28/07
7,260,923                        10/910,563                      08/28/07
7,260,932                        11/369,345                      08/28/07
7,260,934                        11/398,236                      08/28/07
7,260,935                        11/143,266                      08/28/07
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7,260,939                        11/015,260                      08/28/07
7,260,940                        10/510,394                      08/28/07
7,260,942                        11/065,987                      08/28/07
7,260,945                        11/135,066                      08/28/07
7,260,952                        11/113,987                      08/28/07
7,260,964                        11/016,541                      08/28/07
7,260,965                        11/178,817                      08/28/07
7,260,970                        10/995,353                      08/28/07
7,260,992                        10/500,873                      08/28/07
7,261,001                        11/292,582                      08/28/07
7,261,008                        10/207,946                      08/28/07
7,261,017                        11/260,539                      08/28/07
7,261,019                        11/401,432                      08/28/07
7,261,027                        11/163,003                      08/28/07
7,261,031                        11/127,166                      08/28/07
7,261,037                        10/927,397                      08/28/07
7,261,047                        10/515,024                      08/28/07
7,261,055                        10/864,597                      08/28/07
7,261,057                        11/070,058                      08/28/07
7,261,060                        11/277,517                      08/28/07
7,261,062                        11/181,912                      08/28/07
7,261,063                        11/427,292                      08/28/07
7,261,064                        10/955,412                      08/28/07
7,261,083                        11/518,255                      08/28/07
7,261,102                        10/487,611                      08/28/07
7,261,108                        11/237,275                      08/28/07
7,261,113                        11/107,260                      08/28/07
7,261,114                        11/257,699                      08/28/07
7,261,119                        11/048,532                      08/28/07
7,261,126                        11/060,311                      08/28/07
7,261,127                        11/265,454                      08/28/07
7,261,131                        10/801,615                      08/28/07
7,261,132                        11/431,188                      08/28/07
7,261,135                        10/616,315                      08/28/07
7,261,146                        10/696,961                      08/28/07
7,261,148                        11/140,774                      08/28/07
7,261,151                        10/718,274                      08/28/07
7,261,164                        11/037,846                      08/28/07
7,261,165                        11/520,936                      08/28/07
7,261,166                        11/229,294                      08/28/07
7,261,170                        10/664,406                      08/28/07
7,261,193                        11/077,390                      08/28/07
7,261,195                        11/634,476                      08/28/07
7,261,197                        10/978,787                      08/28/07
7,261,200                        11/652,321                      08/28/07
7,261,204                        10/915,924                      08/28/07
7,261,206                        11/048,196                      08/28/07
7,261,218                        10/889,283                      08/28/07
7,261,221                        10/742,606                      08/28/07
7,261,223                        10/756,911                      08/28/07
7,261,227                        10/798,788                      08/28/07
7,261,235                        11/473,698                      08/28/07
7,261,246                        10/921,373                      08/28/07
7,261,251                        10/513,454                      08/28/07
7,261,261                        10/521,956                      08/28/07
7,261,262                        11/227,946                      08/28/07
7,261,269                        11/150,560                      08/28/07
7,261,270                        10/989,699                      08/28/07
7,261,273                        11/337,846                      08/28/07
7,261,274                        10/430,624                      08/28/07
7,261,275                        11/083,670                      08/28/07
7,261,296                        11/189,574                      08/28/07
7,261,305                        11/430,515                      08/28/07
7,261,308                        10/987,848                      08/28/07
7,261,310                        10/520,908                      08/28/07
7,261,313                        11/179,182                      08/28/07
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7,261,315                        10/940,376                      08/28/07
7,261,316                        11/615,420                      08/28/07
7,261,317                        10/859,991                      08/28/07
7,261,323                        11/096,034                      08/28/07
7,261,327                        11/347,044                      08/28/07
7,261,328                        11/147,251                      08/28/07
7,261,334                        10/873,789                      08/28/07
7,261,339                        11/173,678                      08/28/07
7,261,344                        11/114,788                      08/28/07
7,261,345                        11/048,874                      08/28/07
7,261,346                        11/144,219                      08/28/07
7,261,349                        10/973,512                      08/28/07
7,261,351                        10/258,398                      08/28/07
7,261,355                        10/711,452                      08/28/07
7,261,356                        10/966,553                      08/28/07
7,261,368                        11/361,946                      08/28/07
7,261,370                        11/002,917                      08/28/07
7,261,375                        10/832,545                      08/28/07
7,261,377                        11/230,832                      08/28/07
7,261,380                        10/526,575                      08/28/07
7,261,381                        10/940,721                      08/28/07
7,261,383                        10/902,908                      08/28/07
7,261,384                        10/982,322                      08/28/07
7,261,386                        11/307,423                      08/28/07
7,261,416                        11/352,730                      08/28/07
7,261,418                        10/987,528                      08/28/07
7,261,419                        10/509,136                      08/28/07
7,261,431                        11/326,019                      08/28/07
7,261,432                        11/021,943                      08/28/07
7,261,439                        10/521,857                      08/28/07
7,261,447                        10/624,271                      08/28/07
7,261,450                        10/709,785                      08/28/07
7,261,456                        11/289,451                      08/28/07
7,261,457                        11/299,905                      08/28/07
7,261,458                        10/908,365                      08/28/07
7,261,460                        10/692,531                      08/28/07
7,261,463                        11/182,261                      08/28/07
7,261,484                        11/591,769                      08/28/07
7,261,486                        11/463,645                      08/28/07
7,261,492                        11/226,009                      08/28/07
7,261,500                        10/902,117                      08/28/07
7,261,512                        10/415,879                      08/28/07
7,261,516                        11/306,451                      08/28/07
7,261,530                        10/475,359                      08/28/07
7,261,534                        10/769,377                      08/28/07
7,261,540                        11/149,189                      08/28/07
7,261,543                        10/894,694                      08/28/07
7,261,547                        11/005,273                      08/28/07
7,261,549                        10/531,593                      08/28/07
7,261,552                        11/114,146                      08/28/07
7,261,554                        11/082,648                      08/28/07
7,261,562                        10/718,755                      08/28/07
7,261,563                        11/046,257                      08/28/07
7,261,566                        10/426,172                      08/28/07
7,261,570                        11/489,421                      08/28/07
7,261,580                        11/412,303                      08/28/07
7,261,589                        11/267,808                      08/28/07
7,261,593                        11/605,716                      08/28/07
7,261,601                        11/656,086                      08/28/07
7,261,606                        11/300,523                      08/28/07
7,261,609                        11/410,947                      08/28/07
7,261,638                        11/136,755                      08/28/07
7,261,644                        11/045,887                      08/28/07
7,261,654                        11/305,435                      08/28/07
7,261,675                        11/131,784                      08/28/07
7,261,681                        10/641,159                      08/28/07
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7,261,707                        10/450,199                      08/28/07
7,261,721                        10/320,759                      08/28/07
7,261,727                        10/458,996                      08/28/07
7,261,730                        10/878,649                      08/28/07
7,261,741                        10/155,618                      08/28/07
7,261,754                        10/874,257                      08/28/07
7,261,761                        10/525,963                      08/28/07
7,261,763                        10/833,216                      08/28/07
7,261,767                        10/985,932                      08/28/07
7,261,774                        10/650,240                      08/28/07
7,261,782                        10/450,530                      08/28/07
7,261,794                        10/439,712                      08/28/07
7,261,820                        10/873,598                      08/28/07
7,261,822                        10/499,998                      08/28/07
7,261,823                        10/897,490                      08/28/07
7,261,836                        10/519,604                      08/28/07
7,261,838                        10/905,321                      08/28/07
7,261,848                        10/834,339                      08/28/07
7,261,849                        10/431,404                      08/28/07
7,261,853                        10/893,663                      08/28/07
7,261,854                        10/781,346                      08/28/07
7,261,861                        10/422,229                      08/28/07
7,261,862                        10/229,910                      08/28/07
7,261,870                        10/463,788                      08/28/07
7,261,871                        10/261,366                      08/28/07
7,261,875                        10/327,455                      08/28/07
7,261,891                        10/627,499                      08/28/07
7,261,907                        11/215,719                      08/28/07
7,261,915                        10/409,590                      08/28/07
7,261,921                        11/492,322                      08/28/07
7,261,926                        10/476,814                      08/28/07
7,261,928                        10/695,031                      08/28/07
7,261,948                        11/212,995                      08/28/07
7,261,949                        10/630,296                      08/28/07
7,261,959                        11/023,176                      08/28/07
7,261,969                        11/063,620                      08/28/07
7,261,972                        11/041,700                      08/28/07
7,261,980                        09/052,670                      08/28/07
7,261,984                        10/780,667                      08/28/07
7,261,993                        10/970,133                      08/28/07
7,261,999                        11/284,928                      08/28/07
7,262,001                        11/045,758                      08/28/07
7,262,002                        11/072,244                      08/28/07
7,262,003                        10/319,111                      08/28/07
7,262,004                        09/487,405                      08/28/07
7,262,010                        10/283,346                      08/28/07
7,262,014                        10/938,695                      08/28/07
7,262,019                        10/852,644                      08/28/07
7,262,025                        10/465,156                      08/28/07
7,262,026                        10/487,421                      08/28/07
7,262,030                        10/476,970                      08/28/07
7,262,032                        11/256,694                      08/28/07
7,262,037                        10/336,844                      08/28/07
7,262,040                        11/093,797                      08/28/07
7,262,042                        10/872,162                      08/28/07
7,262,052                        09/787,657                      08/28/07
7,262,057                        11/000,530                      08/28/07
7,262,058                        09/802,457                      08/28/07
7,262,084                        10/709,129                      08/28/07
7,262,093                        10/891,076                      08/28/07
7,262,156                        11/654,085                      08/28/07
7,262,163                        10/414,342                      08/28/07
7,262,168                        11/230,105                      08/28/07
7,262,169                        10/111,154                      08/28/07
7,262,172                        10/399,426                      08/28/07
7,262,177                        11/152,135                      08/28/07
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7,262,186                        10/497,385                      08/28/07
7,262,187                        10/497,414                      08/28/07
7,262,188                        10/547,987                      08/28/07
7,262,189                        10/499,164                      08/28/07
7,262,190                        11/297,260                      08/28/07
7,262,191                        11/266,072                      08/28/07
7,262,193                        11/135,272                      08/28/07
7,262,199                        10/537,758                      08/28/07
7,262,202                        10/671,747                      08/28/07
7,262,204                        10/654,112                      08/28/07
7,262,208                        10/427,106                      08/28/07
7,262,209                        10/487,167                      08/28/07
7,262,215                        10/496,505                      08/28/07
7,262,218                        11/200,794                      08/28/07
7,262,223                        10/763,953                      08/28/07
7,262,227                        10/511,442                      08/28/07
7,262,230                        11/041,080                      08/28/07
7,262,239                        10/504,798                      08/28/07
7,262,241                        09/903,694                      08/28/07
7,262,243                        11/190,855                      08/28/07
7,262,246                        11/277,379                      08/28/07
7,262,256                        10/497,966                      08/28/07
7,262,264                        11/033,574                      08/28/07
7,262,265                        10/779,207                      08/28/07
7,262,267                        09/830,981                      08/28/07
7,262,269                        10/682,659                      08/28/07
7,262,270                        10/655,667                      08/28/07
7,262,276                        10/478,345                      08/28/07
7,262,278                        10/469,304                      08/28/07
7,262,280                        09/679,664                      08/28/07
7,262,281                        10/722,962                      08/28/07
7,262,284                        10/519,218                      08/28/07
7,262,294                        10/257,408                      08/28/07
7,262,297                        10/836,507                      08/28/07
7,262,299                        10/495,004                      08/28/07
7,262,302                        10/515,700                      08/28/07
7,262,309                        10/963,979                      08/28/07
7,262,318                        11/012,139                      08/28/07
7,262,319                        10/534,513                      08/28/07
7,262,326                        11/221,035                      08/28/07
7,262,336                        10/258,561                      08/28/07
7,262,337                        10/433,754                      08/28/07
7,262,353                        10/991,316                      08/28/07
7,262,356                        11/405,905                      08/28/07
7,262,359                        11/158,781                      08/28/07
7,262,410                        11/165,572                      08/28/07
7,262,416                        10/536,061                      08/28/07
7,262,421                        11/230,827                      08/28/07
7,262,426                        11/149,218                      08/28/07
7,262,430                        10/380,764                      08/28/07
7,262,445                        10/974,619                      08/28/07
7,262,446                        11/103,121                      08/28/07
7,262,453                        11/496,384                      08/28/07
7,262,455                        10/823,568                      08/28/07
7,262,477                        10/694,903                      08/28/07
7,262,485                        11/174,610                      08/28/07
7,262,538                        11/114,052                      08/28/07
7,262,546                        11/152,394                      08/28/07
7,262,551                        10/518,842                      08/28/07
7,262,557                        10/611,192                      08/28/07
7,262,564                        10/806,473                      08/28/07
7,262,566                        10/531,126                      08/28/07
7,262,590                        11/082,186                      08/28/07
7,262,597                        10/940,717                      08/28/07
7,262,603                        11/427,067                      08/28/07
7,262,604                        11/431,704                      08/28/07
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7,262,610                        10/279,988                      08/28/07
7,262,680                        10/789,893                      08/28/07
7,262,682                        11/446,369                      08/28/07
7,262,687                        10/881,168                      08/28/07
7,262,691                        10/528,182                      08/28/07
7,262,692                        11/130,052                      08/28/07
7,262,694                        10/710,088                      08/28/07
7,262,708                        10/970,235                      08/28/07
7,262,732                        10/993,732                      08/28/07
7,262,740                        11/207,724                      08/28/07
7,262,741                        11/291,406                      08/28/07
7,262,747                        11/382,978                      08/28/07
7,262,755                        11/087,498                      08/28/07
7,262,796                        10/022,382                      08/28/07
7,262,819                        10/944,900                      08/28/07
7,262,825                        10/824,446                      08/28/07
7,262,850                        10/735,414                      08/28/07
7,262,867                        10/513,303                      08/28/07
7,262,876                        10/609,321                      08/28/07
7,262,878                        10/230,536                      08/28/07
7,262,881                        10/271,404                      08/28/07
7,262,884                        10/301,797                      08/28/07
7,262,891                        11/265,740                      08/28/07
7,262,933                        10/532,803                      08/28/07
7,262,938                        11/353,638                      08/28/07
7,262,961                        11/444,069                      08/28/07
7,262,969                        11/012,422                      08/28/07
7,263,036                        10/444,290                      08/28/07
7,263,047                        10/711,915                      08/28/07
7,263,049                        10/515,465                      08/28/07
7,263,052                        10/665,195                      08/28/07
7,263,057                        11/233,422                      08/28/07
7,263,061                        10/303,262                      08/28/07
7,263,080                        11/279,881                      08/28/07
7,263,081                        11/246,130                      08/28/07
7,263,094                        10/720,306                      08/28/07
7,263,097                        09/997,478                      08/28/07
7,263,110                        10/658,332                      08/28/07
7,263,140                        10/700,545                      08/28/07
7,263,145                        10/617,687                      08/28/07
7,263,160                        10/545,063                      08/28/07
7,263,166                        10/751,472                      08/28/07
7,263,168                        10/963,329                      08/28/07
7,263,170                        11/240,919                      08/28/07
7,263,171                        11/243,696                      08/28/07
7,263,172                        10/520,308                      08/28/07
7,263,174                        11/060,904                      08/28/07
7,263,193                        10/691,211                      08/28/07
7,263,205                        11/293,300                      08/28/07
7,263,208                        10/637,080                      08/28/07
7,263,212                        10/656,261                      08/28/07
7,263,222                        11/354,558                      08/28/07
7,263,257                        10/291,898                      08/28/07
7,263,259                        10/774,250                      08/28/07
7,263,267                        10/866,828                      08/28/07
7,263,268                        10/191,372                      08/28/07
7,263,272                        10/945,933                      08/28/07
7,263,279                        10/822,073                      08/28/07
7,263,287                        10/762,699                      08/28/07
7,263,369                        10/781,520                      08/28/07
7,263,375                        11/018,607                      08/28/07
7,263,376                        10/794,125                      08/28/07
7,263,388                        09/894,883                      08/28/07
7,263,390                        10/757,484                      08/28/07
7,263,393                        10/863,029                      08/28/07
7,263,405                        10/649,077                      08/28/07
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7,263,412                        10/470,456                      08/28/07
7,263,419                        10/480,224                      08/28/07
7,263,423                        10/900,358                      08/28/07
7,263,434                        10/996,490                      08/28/07
7,263,435                        10/483,331                      08/28/07
7,263,442                        10/519,434                      08/28/07
7,263,454                        10/562,806                      08/28/07
7,263,460                        10/566,488                      08/28/07
7,263,476                        09/592,572                      08/28/07
7,263,514                        09/860,004                      08/28/07
7,263,572                        11/064,084                      08/28/07
7,263,581                        11/096,294                      08/28/07
7,263,583                        10/959,859                      08/28/07
7,263,602                        10/222,645                      08/28/07
7,263,615                        10/317,973                      08/28/07
7,263,635                        10/256,649                      08/28/07
7,263,658                        10/977,630                      08/28/07
7,263,670                        10/865,324                      08/28/07
7,263,682                        10/977,984                      08/28/07
7,263,691                        10/468,864                      08/28/07
7,263,701                        10/233,422                      08/28/07
7,263,702                        10/681,186                      08/28/07
7,263,703                        10/855,296                      08/28/07
7,263,706                        10/367,739                      08/28/07
7,263,708                        10/508,406                      08/28/07
7,263,715                        10/277,434                      08/28/07
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 09/19/2011 
                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 09/19/2011

Patent           Application       Filing          Issue           Granted
Number           Number            Date            Date            Date

5,627,614        08/519,244        08/25/95        05/06/97        09/19/11
5,806,702        08/908,840        08/08/97        09/15/98        09/20/11
5,821,535        08/777,112        12/30/96        10/13/98        09/23/11
5,857,909        08/668,917        06/24/96        01/12/99        09/23/11
5,885,954        08/934,962        09/22/97        03/23/99        09/23/11
5,909,207        08/703,407        08/26/96        06/01/99        09/21/11
5,933,742        08/708,236        09/06/96        08/03/99        09/23/11
5,936,903        09/130,652        08/07/98        08/10/99        09/23/11
5,937,281        08/906,552        08/05/97        08/10/99        09/23/11
5,949,245        08/806,040        02/01/97        09/07/99        09/23/11
5,955,462        08/961,475        10/31/97        09/21/99        09/23/11
6,273,441        09/300,371        04/27/99        08/14/01        09/23/11
6,279,432        09/328,985        06/09/99        08/28/01        09/19/11
6,284,166        09/203,132        12/01/98        09/04/01        09/21/11
6,324,069        09/459,602        12/13/99        11/27/01        09/19/11
6,349,110        09/296,508        04/22/99        02/19/02        09/19/11
6,350,736        09/464,516        12/15/99        02/26/02        09/22/11
6,358,962        09/779,809        02/08/01        03/19/02        09/22/11
6,390,662        09/768,780        01/25/01        05/21/02        09/23/11
6,393,049        09/182,054        10/29/98        05/21/02        09/19/11
6,474,011        09/907,270        07/16/01        11/05/02        09/19/11
6,482,465        09/580,213        05/26/00        11/19/02        09/20/11
6,497,174        10/127,647        04/22/02        12/24/02        09/19/11
6,503,890        09/450,082        11/29/99        01/07/03        09/22/11
6,516,240        10/090,701        03/04/02        02/04/03        09/20/11
6,519,578        09/371,145        08/09/99        02/11/03        09/22/11
6,523,693        09/629,354        08/01/00        02/25/03        09/23/11
6,528,495        09/548,492        04/13/00        03/04/03        09/22/11
6,537,975        09/548,496        04/13/00        03/25/03        09/22/11
6,554,370        09/923,918        08/07/01        04/29/03        09/23/11
6,595,284        10/119,659        04/10/02        07/22/03        09/22/11
6,596,921        09/875,643        06/06/01        07/22/03        09/23/11
6,596,922        09/880,497        06/13/01        07/22/03        09/23/11
6,603,056        09/849,845        05/04/01        08/05/03        09/23/11
6,604,439        09/846,818        05/01/01        08/12/03        09/22/11
6,605,141        10/249,104        03/17/03        08/12/03        09/23/11
6,941,581        10/334,965        12/31/02        09/13/05        09/20/11
6,996,336        10/961,174        10/08/04        02/07/06        09/23/11
7,012,907        09/732,186        12/08/00        03/14/06        09/21/11
7,037,937        10/843,008        05/11/04        05/02/06        09/22/11
7,038,049        10/852,076        05/24/04        05/02/06        09/22/11
7,060,952        11/063,370        02/22/05        06/13/06        09/23/11
7,106,589        10/847,535        05/17/04        09/12/06        09/21/11
7,108,388        10/957,056        10/01/04        09/19/06        09/21/11
7,108,497        10/707,784        01/12/04        09/19/06        09/21/11
7,163,503        10/647,252        08/26/03        01/16/07        09/23/11
7,183,606        11/160,743        07/07/05        02/27/07        09/23/11
7,187,794        10/273,927        10/18/02        03/06/07        09/23/11
7,192,832        10/711,535        09/24/04        03/20/07        09/23/11
7,226,059        11/530,217        09/08/06        06/05/07        09/23/11
7,234,010        10/917,433        08/11/04        06/19/07        09/22/11
7,242,970        10/628,272        07/29/03        07/10/07        09/23/11
7,254,759        11/203,236        08/15/05        08/07/07        09/23/11
7,255,114        10/604,793        08/18/03        08/14/07        09/23/11
7,257,320        11/328,520        01/09/06        08/14/07        09/21/11
7,258,129        11/373,556        03/10/06        08/21/07        09/19/11
7,259,051        11/050,963        02/07/05        08/21/07        09/23/11
7,260,444        11/228,361        09/19/05        08/21/07        09/23/11
7,262,096        11/163,818        10/31/05        08/28/07        09/23/11
7,267,028        10/148,935        08/14/02        09/11/07        09/20/11
7,268,055        11/163,980        11/07/05        09/11/07        09/23/11
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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).

   D. 601,461, Re. S.N. 29/399,603, Aug. 16, 2010, Cl. D12/000, TRICYCLE,
Scott Patrick Comstock et. al, Owner of Record: UNIVERSAL BRANDING & MEDIA
LLC., Attorney or Agent: Mathew G. Gavronski, Ex. Gp.: 2913

   D. 601,462, Re. S.N. 29/399,642, Aug. 16, 2010, Cl. D12/000, TRICYCLE,
Scott Patrick Comstock et. al, Owner of Record: UNIVERSAL BRANDING & MEDIA,
LLC., Attorney or Agent: Mathew G. Gavronski, Ex. Gp.: 2913

   5,918,014, Re. S.N. 13/212,393, Aug. 18, 2010, Cl. 365/208, AUTOMATED
COLLABORATIVE FILTERING IN WORLD WIDE WEB ADVERTISING, Gary B. Robinson,
Owner of Record: GOOGLE INC., Attorney or Agent: Tonya S. Drake, Ex. Gp.:
2827

   7,380,501, Re. S.N. 12/793,472, Jun. 03, 2010, Cl. 102/202, ELECTRO-
THERMAL CHEMICAL IGNITER AND CONNECTOR, Michael R. Triviski, Owner of
Record: BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS, L.P., Attorney or Agent: Vadim
Braginsky, Ex. Gp.: 3641

   7,529,427, Re. S.N.: 13,101,064, May 04, 2011, CL: 345, ZOOM ALGORITHM,
Detlef SCHWENG, Owner of Record: Youliza, Gehts B.V. Limited Liability
Company, Attorney or Agent: Jeffrey J. Richmond, Ex. GP.: 2628

   7,575,040, Re. S.N. 13/212,410, Aug. 18, 2010, Cl. 148/403, CONTINUOUS
CASTING OF BULK SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS, William L. Johnson, Owner of
Record: CRUCIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Attorney or Agent: Raj S. Dave,
Ex. Gp.: 1733
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed 
                   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   5,479,476, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,943, Requested Date: Aug. 24, 2011,
Cl. 379/067, Title: A MOBILE TELEPHONE HAVING GROUPS OF USERS ADJUSTABLE
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS FOR FACILITATING ADJUSTING OF SEVERAL OPERATING
CHARACTERISTICS, Inventor: Andrea Finke-Anlauff, Owners of Record:
MobileMedia Ideas, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD, Attorney or Agent: Daffer McDaniel,
LLP., Austin, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED,
Zachary S. Stern, Oblon Spivak McClelland & Neustadt, LLP., Alexandria, VA

   6,092,896, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,803, Requested Date: Aug. 31, 2011,
Cl. 351/047, Title: EYE-WEAR WITH MAGNET AT THE BRIDGE, Inventor: David Chao
et al., Owners of Record: Contour Optik, Inc., Taiwan, Attorney or Agent:
Greenberg Traurig, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Zenni Optical,
Gregory M. Lefkowitz, Duane Morris, LLP., Boca Raton, FL

   6,726,683, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,810, Requested Date: Sep. 1, 2011,
Cl. 606/031, Title: ELECTRICALLY HEATED SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT,
Inventor: Robert F. Shaw, Owners of Record: Robert F. Shaw, Los Angeles, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Ropes & Gray, LLP., New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Michael J. Gallagher, Gallagher & Dawsey, Co., LPA., Columbus, OH

   7,119,689, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,845, Requested Date: Sep. 6, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING MEDICAL WASTE FOR DISPOSAL,
Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC.,
Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,138,918, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,843, Requested Date: Sep. 6, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: SYSTEM FOR SORTING WASTE, Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et
al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC., Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,275,645, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,842, Requested Date: Sep. 6, 2011,
Cl. 209/010, Title: HANDHELD MEDICAL WASTE SORTING DEVICE, Inventor: Scott R.
Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC., Irvine, CA, Attorney
or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
PATENT OWNER

   7,303,082, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,839, Requested Date: Sep. 8, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: MEDICAL WASTE SORTING SYSTEM WITH CONTAINER
IDENTIFICATION, Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta
Medical, LLC., Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP.,
Watsonville, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,341,147, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,832, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR USE IN A WASTE SORTING SYSTEM,
Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC.,
Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,383,195, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,831, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: METHODS OF SORTING WASTE, Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et
al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC., Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,533,029, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,824, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: WASTE SORTING SYSTEM FOR RENDERING DRUGS NON-RECOVERABLE,
Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC.,
Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,562,025, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,825, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: WASTE SORTING SYSTEM WITH QUERY FUNCTION, AND METHOD
THEREOF, Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical,
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 138  

LLC., Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,660,724, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,820, Requested Date: Sep. 1, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: WASTE SORTING SYSTEM UTILIZING REMOVABLE LINERS,
Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC.,
Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent:Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   7,664,656, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,819, Requested Date: Sep. 1, 2011,
Cl. 705/001, Title: METHOD OF SORTING WASTE UTILIZING REMOVABLE LINERS,
Inventor: Scott R. Mallett et al., Owners of Record: Vesta Medical, LLC.,
Irvine, CA, Attorney or Agent: Wagner Blecher, LLP., Watsonville, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER
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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed 
                 Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   6,547,249, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,732, Requested Date: Aug. 30, 2011,
Cl.: 257/088, Title: MONOLITHIC SERIES/PARALLEL LED ARRAYS FORMED ON HIGHLY
RESISTIVE SUBSTRATES, Inventor: William David Collins, III et al., Owners of
Record: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC., San Jose, CA, Attorney or
Agent: Patent Law Group, LLP., San Jose, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Third Party Requester: (Att'y Is: Lori A. Godron, Sterne Kessler Goldstein &
Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Seoul Semiconductor Co.,
LTD., and Seoul Semiconductor, Inc.

   7,269,636, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,734, Requested Date: Aug. 31, 2011,
Cl.: 709/218, Title: METHOD AND CODE MODULE FOR ADDING FUNCTION TO A WEB
PAGE, Inventor: Charles P. McCollum et al., Owners of Record: Augme
Technologies, Inc., New York, NY, Attorney or Agent: Meschkow & Gresham,
PLC., Phoenix, AZ, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Yahoo!
Inc., (Att'y Is: Mehran Arjomand, Morrison &Foerster, LLP., Los Angeles, CA),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,993,889, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,735, Requested Date: Sep. 1, 2011,
Cl.: 425/157, Title: FERMENTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOUR CARBON ALCOHOLS,
Inventor: Gail K. Donaldson et al., Owners of Record: Butamax Advanced
Biofuels, LLC., Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: EI Du Pont De Nemours and
Company, Wilmington, DE, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Gevo, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Paul A. Wickman, Cooley, LLP., Washington, DC),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
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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
                              September 23, 2011
                            DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number                   Serial Number                     Reg. Date

2,430,262                      75/486,393                      02/20/2001
1,635,505                      74/021,864                      02/19/1991
1,635,370                      74/028,202                      02/19/1991
2,430,152                      74/701,144                      02/20/2001
2,429,028                      75/055,142                      02/20/2001
2,430,164                      75/130,361                      02/20/2001
2,430,167                      75/156,989                      02/20/2001
2,430,170                      75/185,584                      02/20/2001
2,430,507                      75/198,924                      02/20/2001
2,429,034                      75/213,973                      02/20/2001
2,429,036                      75/239,050                      02/20/2001
2,429,041                      75/296,191                      02/20/2001
2,430,199                      75/340,692                      02/20/2001
2,430,203                      75/355,664                      02/20/2001
2,430,204                      75/355,868                      02/20/2001
2,430,206                      75/357,748                      02/20/2001
2,429,054                      75/384,205                      02/20/2001
2,430,210                      75/384,937                      02/20/2001
2,430,217                      75/400,491                      02/20/2001
2,430,221                      75/418,212                      02/20/2001
2,430,226                      75/427,325                      02/20/2001
2,429,069                      75/443,032                      02/20/2001
2,429,070                      75/443,591                      02/20/2001
2,430,232                      75/443,844                      02/20/2001
2,430,239                      75/455,088                      02/20/2001
2,430,513                      75/457,540                      02/20/2001
2,430,243                      75/458,842                      02/20/2001
2,430,244                      75/461,168                      02/20/2001
2,430,247                      75/470,437                      02/20/2001
2,430,250                      75/475,304                      02/20/2001
2,429,083                      75/475,500                      02/20/2001
2,429,084                      75/476,577                      02/20/2001
2,430,257                      75/482,773                      02/20/2001
2,430,259                      75/484,708                      02/20/2001
2,430,264                      75/491,859                      02/20/2001
2,430,273                      75/500,615                      02/20/2001
2,430,284                      75/520,366                      02/20/2001
2,430,290                      75/530,511                      02/20/2001
2,430,297                      75/538,955                      02/20/2001
2,429,121                      75/540,417                      02/20/2001
2,430,299                      75/542,810                      02/20/2001
2,430,304                      75/548,566                      02/20/2001
2,430,305                      75/548,739                      02/20/2001
2,429,134                      75/555,694                      02/20/2001
2,429,138                      75/560,214                      02/20/2001
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2,430,521                      75/564,033                      02/20/2001
2,430,312                      75/564,348                      02/20/2001
2,429,143                      75/564,576                      02/20/2001
2,430,522                      75/570,034                      02/20/2001
2,430,316                      75/573,397                      02/20/2001
2,429,154                      75/577,467                      02/20/2001
2,429,162                      75/583,597                      02/20/2001
2,429,164                      75/585,654                      02/20/2001
2,429,171                      75/591,727                      02/20/2001
2,429,177                      75/596,712                      02/20/2001
2,430,331                      75/602,146                      02/20/2001
2,429,180                      75/603,464                      02/20/2001
2,429,183                      75/605,426                      02/20/2001
2,429,184                      75/606,170                      02/20/2001
2,429,191                      75/615,137                      02/20/2001
2,430,356                      75/625,308                      02/20/2001
2,430,362                      75/628,364                      02/20/2001
2,430,364                      75/629,846                      02/20/2001
2,430,370                      75/636,427                      02/20/2001
2,429,215                      75/637,380                      02/20/2001
2,430,533                      75/645,913                      02/20/2001
2,430,391                      75/656,173                      02/20/2001
2,430,402                      75/663,509                      02/20/2001
2,430,407                      75/668,745                      02/20/2001
2,429,254                      75/673,128                      02/20/2001
2,429,258                      75/676,045                      02/20/2001
2,430,418                      75/676,323                      02/20/2001
2,429,261                      75/679,078                      02/20/2001
2,429,264                      75/681,470                      02/20/2001
2,430,427                      75/687,183                      02/20/2001
2,429,273                      75/687,678                      02/20/2001
2,429,274                      75/688,907                      02/20/2001
2,430,430                      75/689,986                      02/20/2001
2,429,278                      75/690,379                      02/20/2001
2,430,434                      75/694,332                      02/20/2001
2,430,540                      75/701,315                      02/20/2001
2,430,439                      75/703,032                      02/20/2001
2,430,542                      75/705,797                      02/20/2001
2,430,443                      75/706,093                      02/20/2001
2,429,303                      75/708,639                      02/20/2001
2,429,309                      75/714,186                      02/20/2001
2,429,310                      75/714,844                      02/20/2001
2,430,453                      75/716,253                      02/20/2001
2,430,454                      75/717,713                      02/20/2001
2,430,456                      75/718,767                      02/20/2001
2,429,322                      75/721,272                      02/20/2001
2,429,324                      75/722,002                      02/20/2001
2,429,326                      75/722,075                      02/20/2001
2,429,327                      75/722,652                      02/20/2001
2,430,460                      75/723,114                      02/20/2001
2,429,330                      75/725,663                      02/20/2001
2,429,331                      75/726,108                      02/20/2001
2,429,348                      75/732,794                      02/20/2001
2,430,469                      75/733,325                      02/20/2001
2,429,350                      75/734,299                      02/20/2001
2,429,360                      75/740,806                      02/20/2001
2,429,369                      75/743,367                      02/20/2001
2,429,370                      75/744,002                      02/20/2001
2,429,376                      75/746,569                      02/20/2001
2,429,379                      75/748,045                      02/20/2001
2,429,380                      75/748,046                      02/20/2001
2,429,387                      75/751,169                      02/20/2001
2,430,476                      75/751,211                      02/20/2001
2,429,407                      75/761,432                      02/20/2001
2,429,409                      75/762,270                      02/20/2001
2,429,413                      75/763,363                      02/20/2001
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2,429,428                      75/771,326                      02/20/2001
2,430,486                      75/776,502                      02/20/2001
2,429,445                      75/781,367                      02/20/2001
2,429,467                      75/789,802                      02/20/2001
2,429,469                      75/789,830                      02/20/2001
2,429,484                      75/794,173                      02/20/2001
2,429,490                      75/794,996                      02/20/2001
2,430,490                      75/798,734                      02/20/2001
2,430,548                      75/799,211                      02/20/2001
2,429,506                      75/800,853                      02/20/2001
2,429,509                      75/801,273                      02/20/2001
2,430,491                      75/803,446                      02/20/2001
2,430,549                      75/804,047                      02/20/2001
2,429,528                      75/808,360                      02/20/2001
2,429,532                      75/809,549                      02/20/2001
2,429,536                      75/812,643                      02/20/2001
2,429,539                      75/814,068                      02/20/2001
2,429,540                      75/814,143                      02/20/2001
2,430,492                      75/815,033                      02/20/2001
2,429,545                      75/816,494                      02/20/2001
2,429,562                      75/823,412                      02/20/2001
2,429,563                      75/823,573                      02/20/2001
2,430,497                      75/823,988                      02/20/2001
2,430,498                      75/825,913                      02/20/2001
2,429,570                      75/826,016                      02/20/2001
2,429,588                      75/832,981                      02/20/2001
2,429,590                      75/833,412                      02/20/2001
2,429,591                      75/833,521                      02/20/2001
2,429,594                      75/833,681                      02/20/2001
2,429,603                      75/837,592                      02/20/2001
2,430,565                      75/838,956                      02/20/2001
2,429,605                      75/839,026                      02/20/2001
2,429,616                      75/843,615                      02/20/2001
2,429,620                      75/847,682                      02/20/2001
2,429,624                      75/848,947                      02/20/2001
2,429,634                      75/852,002                      02/20/2001
2,429,636                      75/853,825                      02/20/2001
2,429,647                      75/859,873                      02/20/2001
2,430,570                      75/863,403                      02/20/2001
2,429,656                      75/863,968                      02/20/2001
2,429,659                      75/865,790                      02/20/2001
2,429,660                      75/866,814                      02/20/2001
2,429,663                      75/867,505                      02/20/2001
2,429,668                      75/869,431                      02/20/2001
2,429,680                      75/875,998                      02/20/2001
2,430,571                      75/877,161                      02/20/2001
2,429,690                      75/880,051                      02/20/2001
2,430,573                      75/881,141                      02/20/2001
2,429,704                      75/885,993                      02/20/2001
2,429,708                      75/886,309                      02/20/2001
2,429,709                      75/886,414                      02/20/2001
2,429,713                      75/886,933                      02/20/2001
2,429,718                      75/888,217                      02/20/2001
2,429,720                      75/888,419                      02/20/2001
2,429,727                      75/890,658                      02/20/2001
2,429,737                      75/894,593                      02/20/2001
2,429,739                      75/894,809                      02/20/2001
2,429,765                      75/902,448                      02/20/2001
2,429,767                      75/902,680                      02/20/2001
2,429,771                      75/903,802                      02/20/2001
2,429,802                      75/912,380                      02/20/2001
2,429,804                      75/913,782                      02/20/2001
2,430,578                      75/915,305                      02/20/2001
2,429,813                      75/916,295                      02/20/2001
2,429,818                      75/917,586                      02/20/2001
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2,429,821                      75/918,416                      02/20/2001
2,429,835                      75/920,842                      02/20/2001
2,429,848                      75/922,253                      02/20/2001
2,429,850                      75/922,627                      02/20/2001
2,429,858                      75/923,734                      02/20/2001
2,429,861                      75/924,193                      02/20/2001
2,429,863                      75/924,334                      02/20/2001
2,429,874                      75/925,679                      02/20/2001
2,429,894                      75/928,505                      02/20/2001
2,429,896                      75/928,780                      02/20/2001
2,429,900                      75/929,699                      02/20/2001
2,429,917                      75/934,226                      02/20/2001
2,429,928                      75/936,274                      02/20/2001
2,429,929                      75/936,706                      02/20/2001
2,430,581                      75/944,021                      02/20/2001
2,429,961                      75/951,157                      02/20/2001
2,430,505                      75/980,044                      02/20/2001
2,429,982                      76/004,418                      02/20/2001
2,430,002                      76/010,060                      02/20/2001
2,430,005                      76/010,137                      02/20/2001
2,430,013                      76/012,525                      02/20/2001
2,430,017                      76/013,575                      02/20/2001
2,430,032                      76/017,374                      02/20/2001
2,430,033                      76/017,384                      02/20/2001
2,430,034                      76/017,496                      02/20/2001
2,430,035                      76/017,537                      02/20/2001
2,430,040                      76/018,200                      02/20/2001
2,430,043                      76/018,496                      02/20/2001
2,430,047                      76/020,456                      02/20/2001
2,430,048                      76/020,460                      02/20/2001
2,430,056                      76/022,371                      02/20/2001
2,430,060                      76/023,027                      02/20/2001
2,430,583                      76/023,247                      02/20/2001
2,430,071                      76/024,346                      02/20/2001
2,430,072                      76/024,347                      02/20/2001
2,430,076                      76/024,666                      02/20/2001
2,430,080                      76/024,907                      02/20/2001
2,430,086                      76/026,598                      02/20/2001
2,430,089                      76/027,010                      02/20/2001
2,430,095                      76/029,636                      02/20/2001
2,430,101                      76/031,649                      02/20/2001
2,430,110                      76/037,153                      02/20/2001
2,430,117                      76/065,755                      02/20/2001
2,430,119                      78/000,205                      02/20/2001
2,430,133                      78/006,072                      02/20/2001
2,430,142                      78/009,420                      02/20/2001
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Service by Publication 
                            Service by Publication

   A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the application
identified below having been filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to
applicant at the last known address having been returned by the Postal Service
as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless the applicant listed
herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within
thirty days of this publication, the opposition will proceed as in the case of
default.

Avosoft Corporation, New York, New York, Application Serial No. 85011511 for
the mark "AVOSOFT", Opposition No. 91201155.

Eatstrong LLC, New York, New York, Application Serial No. 85118685 for the
mark "EATSTRONG", Opposition No. 91201257.

Eatstrong, LLC, New York, New York, Application Serial No. 85118673 for the
mark "EATSTRONG", Opposition No. 91201258.

                                                              VIONETTE BAEZ
                                                       Paralegal Specialist
                                      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
                                                            DEBORAH S. COHN
                                                Commissioner for Trademarks


                            Service by Publication

   A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been filed,
and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last known address
having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby
given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns or legal
representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of this
publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.

UAB "Hostex", Vilnius, LT 09320, Lithuania, Registration No. 3524458 for the
mark "HOSTEX", Cancellation No. 92053892.

                                                           MILLICENT CANADY
                                      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
                                                            DEBORAH S. COHN
                                                Commissioner for Trademarks


                            Service by Publication

   A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been filed,
and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last known address
having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby
given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns or legal
representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of this
publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.

H.N. Gilman & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove, MN, Registration No. 1247658 for
the mark "DUCKMAN", Cancellation No. 92054431.

                                                         KARL KOCHERSPERGER
                                                       Paralegal Specialist
                                      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
                                                            DEBORAH S. COHN
                                                Commissioner for Trademarks
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Service by Publication Complaint and Notice of Proceedings Under 35 U.S.C. § 32 
                            Service By Publication
           Complaint and Notice of Proceedings Under 35 U.S.C. § 32

   On September 8, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
("Office") filed a Complaint and Notice of Proceedings Under 35 U.S.C. § 32
("Complaint") against Walter E. Johansen, III, of Los Angeles, California.
The complaint initiates a disciplinary proceeding against Mr. Johansen.

   In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 11.35, the Complaint was attempted to be
served on Mr. Johansen by first-class certified mail, return receipt requested,
to an address in Los Angeles, California, provided by Mr. Johansen to the
Office of Enrollment and Discipline pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.11. The U.S.
Postal Service returned the mailing to the Office on September 26, 2011,
with the notation "RTS" (return to sender).

   The Complaint was also attempted to be served on Mr. Johansen by first-
class certified mail, return receipt requested, to an address in Santa Monica,
California, where the OED Director reasonably believed that Mr. Johansen
receives mail. The U.S. Postal Service returned this second mailing to the
Office on September 26, 2011, with the notation "not deliverable."

   Mr. Johansen is hereby notified through this publication that he may obtain
a copy of the Complaint and Notice of Proceedings Under 35 U.S.C. § 32
initiating a disciplinary proceeding against him by sending a written request
addressed to: Mail Stop OED, Director of Enrollment & Discipline, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-
1450.

September 27, 2011                                         WILLIAM R. COVEY
                   Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and
                        Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
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37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication 
                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage 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 (Dave Claes) 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/EP06/66894 and was filed on
29 September 2006 in the names of Christian Wilms and Dave Claes entitled
CONNECTING DEVICE FOR A WIPER ARM. The national stage application is assigned
number 12/090,913 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 10 December 2008.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of 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 the 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 (John Wood) 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/US2006/021989 and was filed 06 June
2006 in the names of John Wood and Haris Basit for the invention entitled
TRUE TIME DELAY PHASE ARRAY RADAR USING ROTARY CLOCKS AND ELECTRONIC DELAY
LINES. The national stage number is 11/913,377 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date
of 27 December 2010.


                       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 the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of each non-signing inventor. The inventors
whose signatures are missing (Chung-wah Siu) 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/US2008/076084 and was filed on
11 September 2008, in the names of Ronald Li, Chung-wah Siu, Deborah K. Lieu
and Jing Liu for the invention entitled COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING
THE FUNCTIONAL EFFICACY OF STEM CELL-DERIVED CARDIOMYOCYTES. The national
stage application number is 12/677,790 and has a 35 U.S.C. §371(c)(1),
(c)(4) date of 29 November 2010.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage 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 inventors
whose signatures are missing (Adam Bürger) 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/EP08/01372 and was filed on
21 February 2008 in the name of Adam Bürger entitled FERMENTER FOR BIOGAS
PLANTS, COMPRISING A SUBMERSIBLE MOTOR-DRIVEN STIRRER VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE
BY MEANS OF A MOTOR. The national stage application is assigned number
12/528,723 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 23 December 2010.


                       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 the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
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sent to the last known address of each non-signing inventor. The inventors
whose signatures are missing (Martin Buser) 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/EP2008/061896 and was filed on 09
September 2008, in the names of Hans-Peter Hauser, Marcel Griessmann, Martin
Buser and Urs Zeltner for the invention entitled COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF
FLASH UNITS. The national stage application number is 12/676,980 and has a 35
U.S.C. §371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 03 September 2010.


                       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 (Hans Friedmann) 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/EP2008/068115
and was filed on 19 December 2008 in the name of Hans Friedmann et al for the
invention entitled "Trace Element Solution for Biogas Methods". The national
stage application number is 12/808,438 and has a date of 24 January 2011 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 the 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 (Phillip STEELE) 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/CA2008/001197 and was filed 26
June 2008 in the names of Bohdan ZABAWSKYJ, Phillip STEELE, Vinay KUMAR, and
Anthony LAU for the invention entitled SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
SECURITY MANAGEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. The national stage number is
13/000,154 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 01 September 2011.
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Registration to Practice 
                           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 6, 2011 at
the following address: Mail Stop OED United States Patent and Trademark
Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314.

Adekunle, Olaolu Olubunmi, 11266 Taylor Draper Lane, #2624, Austin, TX 78759

Astin, Joshua Paul, 1200 S Rolling Ridge Way, #504, Bloomington, IN 47403

Bassi, Gina Marie, Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York,
NY 10151

Cardoza, Randy Randolph, 17501 Ospre Glen Drive, Orlando, FL 32820

Carman, Derrick James, 1100 Ivy Ridge Rd, Apt 11, Syracuse, NY 13210

Chauvin, Julie Rabalais, 8280 Cleary Boulevard, Apartment 2806, Plantation,
FL 33324

Chen, Chi-Yuan, 3 Essex Street, Concord, NH 03301

Crotty, Justin William, Kramer & Amado, P.C., 1725 Duke Street #240,
Alexandria, VA 22314-3472

Gooch, Robbie Elaine, Thomas & Betts Corporation, 8155 T&B Boulevard, Mail
Code 4B-36, Memphis, TN 38125

Gutierrez, James Thomas, Gazdzinski and Associates, P.C., 16644 West Bernardo
Drive, Suite 201, San Diego, CA 92127

Hirsch, Jeffrey, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5225 Verona Road, Madison,
WI 53711

Hobbs, Jonathan Paul, 820 County Road 675, Riceville, TN 37370

Hoe, Mee Hong, 215 East 96th Street, Apartment 18C, New York, NY 10128

Huth, Troy James, 1141 Salem Drive, Apartment B, Charlotte, NC 28209

Isler, Daniel Louis, 2901 N. Rainbow Boulevard, #2071, Las Vegas, NV 89108

Johnson III, John Thomas, 824 Wymount Terrace, Provo, UT 84604

Jubber, Bradley Gary, The Boeing Company, 2412 - 273rd Street South, #178,
Federal Way, WA 98003

Kim, Mi Kyoeng, 225 Walden Street, Apartment 2-T, Cambridge, MA 02140

Li, William, Kleinberg Lerner LLP, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1150,
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Liistro, Alexis Ann, Hamilton, Brook, Smith, Reynolds, P.C., 540 Virginia
Road, P.O. Box 9133, Concord, MA 01742-9133

McCarthy, Sean Michael, 43 Laurel Drive, Sayville, NY 11782

McCommas, Stuart Seets, 1243 Cedars Court, Apartment B16, Charlottesville,
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VA 22903

Movius, David Theodore, McDonald Hopkins LLC, 600 Superior Avenue, East,
Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44114

O, Ki Yong, 9206 Creeks Edge Circle, Austin, TX 78733

Pai, Sameer Karkal, Ropes & Gray LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 40th
Floor; Office 40-099, New York, NY 10036

Perkins, Bart Adrian, 211 North Avenue, Apartment #1316, Athens, GA 30601

Rathmill, Scott Ethan, 333 Pemberton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Reinhardt, Zachary Theodore, 286 S. Main Street, Suite 200, Alpharetta,
GA 30009

Roadcap, David William, 2020 N Frazier Road, Mebane, NC 27302

Rohlfs, Elizabeth Mary, 111 Winter Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748

Sheets, Elijah Michael, Arent Fox LLP, 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20036

Teruya, Tsutae, Idemitsu Kosan, Co., Ltd, c/o Oblon, Spivak, McClelland,
Maier, & Neustadt, L.L.P., 1940 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Tran, Tam Que, 2516 McLaren Lane, San Ramon, CA 94582

Valle, Rodrigo Nicolas, 52 East 7th Street, Apartment 8, New York, NY 10003

Wybenga, Daniel Quentin, 212 Woodburn Club Lane, Spartanburg, SC 29302

Yang, Jing, 1149 Meridian Circle, Apartment 302, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

September 23, 2011                                         WILLIAM R. COVEY
                   Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and
                        Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
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Notice of Petition for Reinstatement 
                     Notice of Petition for Reinstatement

   Arlene J. Powers of Boston, Massachusetts, whose registration number is
35,985 and who has been suspended pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 2(b)(2)(D) and
32, has filed a petition for reinstatement. Granting of reinstatement is
subject to, inter alia, establishing to the satisfaction of the Director of
the Office of Enrollment and Discipline that granting the petition is not
contrary to the public interest, and that the suspended practitioner has
complied with the provisions of 37 CFR § 11.58 during her period of
suspension. 37 CFR § 11.60. Accordingly, information bearing upon the good
moral character and reputation of Arlene J. Powers is material to her
eligibility for reinstatement. Any information tending to affect the
eligibility of Arlene J. Powers, on moral, ethical or other grounds should be
furnished to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline in a
written communication addressed to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
Mail Stop OED, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA  22313-1450, on or before December 2, 2011.

September 23, 2011                                         WILLIAM R. COVEY
                                                 Deputy General Counsel for
                                              Enrollment and Discipline and
                                      Director of Enrollment and Discipline
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Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                   United States Patent and Trademark Office
                                 37 CFR Part 1
                         [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0039]
                                 RIN 0651-AC62

    Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
           Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the
                        Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: On April 4, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (Office) published a final rule that revised the rules of
practice in patent cases to implement a procedure under which
applicants may request prioritized examination at the time of filing of
an application upon payment of appropriate fees and compliance with
certain requirements (Track I final rule). The prioritized examination
procedure is the first track (Track I) of a 3-Track examination process
designed to provide applicants with greater control over when their
utility and plant applications are examined and to promote greater
efficiency in the patent examination process. The Office subsequently
published a final rule on April 29, 2011, indicating that the effective
date of the Track I final rule was delayed until further notice due to
funding limitations. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes
provisions for prioritized examination that emulate the requirements of
the Office's Track I final rule, with revised fee amounts for
prioritized examination (including a small entity discount) and a
provision that addresses the funding limitations that required a delay
in the implementation of the Track I final rule. This final rule
implements the prioritized examination provisions of section 11(h) of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

DATES: Effective Date: The changes in this final rule are effective on
September 26, 2011. The final rule published at 76 FR 18399-18407 on
April 4, 2011, is withdrawn effective September 23, 2011.
    Applicability Date: A request for prioritized examination may be
submitted with any original utility or plant application filed on or
after September 26, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By telephone to Eugenia A. Jones, at
(571) 272-7727, Kathleen Kahler Fonda, at (571) 272-7754, or Michael T.
Cygan, at (571) 272-7700; or by mail addressed to: United States Patent
and Trademark Office, Mail Stop Comments--Patents, Commissioner for
Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the
attention of Eugenia A. Jones or Kathleen Kahler Fonda or Michael T.
Cygan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 2010, the Office requested comments
from the public on a proposal to provide applicants with greater
control over when their original utility or plant applications are
examined and promote work sharing between intellectual property offices
(3-Track). See Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice
of Public Meeting, 75 FR 31763 (June 4, 2010). Specifically, the Office
proposed to implement procedures under which an applicant would be able
to: (1) Request prioritized examination of an original utility or plant
nonprovisional application (Track I); (2) request a delay in docketing
the application for examination, for an original utility or plant
application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), by filing a request for delay
in payment of the search fee, the examination fee, the claims fees, and
the surcharge (if appropriate) for a maximum period not to exceed thirty
months (Track III); or (3) obtain processing under the current examination
procedure (Track II) by not requesting either Track I or Track III
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processing.

   In February 2011, the Office published a notice of proposed rule
making to set forth the proposed procedure for prioritized examination
and to seek public comments on the proposed procedure. See Changes to
Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures, 76 FR 6369 (Feb. 4, 2011). Since
the majority of the public comments supported the optional prioritized
examination procedure, on April 4, 2011, the Office published a final
rule that revised the rules of practice in patent cases to implement a
procedure under which applicants may request prioritized examination at
the time of filing of an application upon payment of appropriate fees
and compliance with certain requirements (Track I final rule). See
Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures, 76 FR 18399 (Apr. 4,
2011). The Office set a goal for the prioritized examination procedure
of providing a final disposition within twelve months of prioritized
status being granted. See Changes to Implement the Prioritized
Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control
Procedures, 76 FR at 18401.

   The Office, however, found it necessary to revise its patent
examiner hiring plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 due to
funding limitations. The revised hiring plan for fiscal year 2011 did
not permit the Office to hire a sufficient number of new examiners for
the Office to be able to meet the twelve-month pendency goal in
prioritized examination applications without impacting the examination
of non-prioritized applications. Therefore, the Office published a
subsequent final rule delaying the effective date of the Track I final
rule until further notice. See Changes to Implement the Prioritized
Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control
Procedures, 76 FR 23876 (Apr. 29, 2011).

   After the Office published the final rule delaying the effective
date of Track I, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act was enacted into
law. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes provisions for
prioritized examination that emulate the requirements of the Office's
Track I final rule, with revised fee amounts for prioritized
examination (including a small entity discount). Specifically, section
11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides that a fee of
$4,800 shall be established for filing a request for prioritized
examination of a nonprovisional application for an original utility or
plant patent; that this fee is in addition to the filing, search,
examination, processing, and publication fees, as well as any
applicable excess claims or application size fees; and that this $4,800
fee is reduced by fifty percent for small entities under 35 U.S.C.
41(h)(1). Section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act also
provides that the USPTO may by regulation prescribe conditions for
acceptance of a request for prioritized examination, as well as limit
the number of filings for prioritized examination that may be accepted.
Section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act further provides
that until such regulations are prescribed, no application for which
prioritized examination is requested may contain or be amended to
contain more than four independent claims or more than thirty total
claims, and that the Office may not accept in any fiscal year more than
10,000 requests for prioritized examination. Finally, Section 11(h)
provides that the prioritized examination provisions are effective ten
days after enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., on
September 26, 2011). This final rule implements the prioritized
examination provisions of section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act.

   Under prioritized examination, an application will be accorded
special status and placed on the examiner's special docket throughout
its entire course of prosecution before the examiner until a final
disposition is reached in the application. The goal for handling
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applications under prioritized examination is to on average provide a
final disposition within twelve months of prioritized status being
granted. The final disposition for the twelve-month goal means that
within twelve months from the date prioritized status has been granted
that one of the following occur: (1) Mailing of a notice of allowance;
(2) mailing of a final Office action; (3) filing of a notice of appeal;
(4) completion of examination as defined in 37 CFR 41.102; (5) filing
of a request for continued examination; or (6) abandonment of the
application. An application under prioritized examination, however,
would not be accorded special status throughout its entire course of
appeal or interference before the BPAI, or after the filing of a
request for continued examination.

   The time periods set for reply in Office actions for applications
in Track I will be the same as set forth in section 710.02(b) of the
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) (8th ed. 2001) (Rev. 8,
July 2010). This is a distinction between Track I and the Accelerated
Examination program, where the time period for reply to Office actions
is one month (or at least thirty days) with no extensions under 37 CFR
1.136(a) being permitted. Where, however, an applicant files a petition
for an extension of time to file a reply or a request for a suspension
of action, the prioritized examination of the application will be
terminated. In addition, filing an amendment to the application which
results in more than four independent claims, more than thirty total
claims, or a multiple dependent claim will terminate the prioritized
examination. Upon termination of prioritized examination, the
application will be removed from the examiner's special docket and
placed on the examiner's regular docket in accordance with its stage of
prosecution. As the termination of prioritized examination does not
cause the prioritized examination fee to have been paid by mistake or
in an amount in excess of that required, the termination of prioritized
examination will not entitle the applicant to a refund of the
prioritized examination fee. See 35 U.S.C. 42(d) and § 1.26(a)
(permits refunds only for fees "paid by mistake or any amount paid in
excess of that required").

   As discussed previously, the submission of an amendment resulting
in more than four independent claims or more than thirty total claims
is not prohibited, but simply terminates the prioritized examination.
Thus, upon mailing of a final rejection (at which point prioritized
examination is terminated), applicants may amend the claims to place
them in independent form where dependent claims were found allowable,
or add new claims, subject only to the limitations applicable to any
application under final rejection. See § 1.116. Similarly, upon
mailing of a notice of allowance, applicants may submit amendments to
the claims, again subject only to the limitations applicable to any
application that has been allowed. See § 1.312.

   To maximize the benefit of prioritized examination, applicants
should consider one or more of the following: (1) Acquiring a good
knowledge of the state of the prior art to be able to file the
application with a clear specification having a complete schedule of
claims from the broadest to which the applicant believes he is entitled
in view of the prior art to the narrowest which the applicant is willing
to accept; (2) submitting an application in condition for examination;
(3) filing replies that are completely responsive to an Office action
and within the shortened statutory period for reply set in the Office
action; and (4) being prepared to conduct interviews with the examiner.
The phrase "in condition for examination" in this context means the
same as it does with respect to the current Accelerated Examination
program, which is discussed at MPEP § 708.02(a) (subsection
VIII.C).
   The Office intends to monitor the prioritized examination program
carefully. As the Office gains experience with prioritized examination
as a result of the initial implementation, it may reevaluate the annual
numerical cap of 10,000 prioritized examination applications. Due to
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the need to limit the number of applications in the prioritized
examination program in its initial stages, applications entering the
national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 are not eligible. However, an
applicant who has filed an international application may participate in
the prioritized examination program by filing a by-pass continuation
under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) rather than entering the national stage under 35
U.S.C. 371. The Office may reconsider the exclusion of applications
entering the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 at a future date. The
Office may also consider whether there is a need to limit the number of
requests for prioritized examination that may be filed in each
Technology Center or by any given applicant. Statistical findings about
prioritized examination, including statistics concerning the Office's
ability to meet its stated goals for the program, will be made available
to the public on the Office's Internet Web site.

   The requirements for requesting prioritized examination are
summarized below. A patent application may be granted prioritized
examination status under the following conditions:

   (1) The application must be an original utility or plant
nonprovisional application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) on or after
September 26, 2011, the new effective date of the Track I final rule.
The procedure for prioritized examination does not apply to
international applications, design applications, reissue applications,
provisional applications, and reexamination proceedings. Applicants may
request prioritized examination for a continuing application (e.g., a
continuation or divisional application). However, a continuing
application will not automatically be given prioritized examination
status based on the request filed in the parent application. Each
application (including each continuing application) must, on its own,
meet all requirements for prioritized examination under 37 CFR
1.102(e).

   (2) The application must be complete under 37 CFR 1.51(b) with any
excess claims fees paid on filing, and the application must be filed
via the Office's electronic filing system (EFS-Web) if it is a utility
application. Thus, the application must be filed with an oath or
declaration under 37 CFR 1.63, the basic filing fee, the search fee,
the examination fee, any excess claims fees, and any application size
fee.

   (3) The application must contain no more than four independent
claims and no more than thirty total claims. In addition, the
application must not contain any multiple dependent claims. While it is
possible to file a preliminary amendment on filing of an application to
reduce the number of claims to no more than four independent claims and
thirty total claims, and to eliminate any multiple dependent claims,
the Office strongly encourages applicants to file applications without
any preliminary amendments. If an amendment is filed in an application
that has been granted prioritized examination that results in more than
four independent claims or thirty total claims, or a multiple dependent
claim, then prioritized examination will be terminated.

   (4) The request for prioritized examination must be filed with the
application in compliance with 37 CFR 1.102(e), accompanied by the
prioritized examination fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(c), the processing
fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(i), and the publication fee set forth in
37 CFR 1.18(d). Applicants are advised to use the certification and
request form PTO/SB/424 which is available on EFS-Web.

   (5) The request for prioritized examination may be accepted if the
requirements under 37 CFR 1.102(e) are satisfied and the limit for the
number of requests for the year has not been reached. The Office is
limiting requests for prioritized examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e) to
a maximum of 10,000 applications during fiscal year 2011. The Office
will revisit this limit at the end of fiscal year 2011 to evaluate what
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the appropriate maximum should be, if any.

Discussion of Specific Rules

   Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, is proposed to
be amended as follows:

   Section 1.17: The Office is implementing a procedure for
prioritized examination (Track I) under the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act upon applicant's request and payment of a fee at the time of filing
of the application.

   Section 1.17(c) is amended to set the fee for filing a request for
prioritized examination under § 1.102(e) at $4,800.00 ($2,400.00
for small entities). See § 1.102(e). Thus, as of September 26,
2011, the total fee due on filing a utility application for which
prioritized examination is being sought (not including any applicable
excess claims and application size fees) is $6,480 ($3,360 for a small
entity). The total fee due on filing for a utility application is
calculated as follows: (1) The $1,250 ($530 small entity) in filing
fees which includes the $380 ($95 small entity filing by EFS-Web)
filing fee, the $620 ($310 small entity) search fee, and the $250 ($125
small entity) examination fee; (2) the $4,800 ($2,400 small entity)
prioritized examination fee; (3) the $130 processing fee; and (4) the
$300 publication fee.

   Section 1.17(i) is amended to add a reference for requesting
prioritized examination of an application under § 1.102(e).

   Section 1.102: Section 1.102 is revised to provide for the Track I
procedure in which applicant has the option to request prioritized
examination on the date the application is filed. Particularly,
§ 1.102(a) is revised by adding a reference to paragraph (e) so that
applications may be advanced out of turn for examination or for further
action upon filing a request under § 1.102(e). Section 1.102(e) is
added to set forth the requirements for filing a request for
prioritized examination, which provides that a request for prioritized
examination will not be granted unless: (1) the application is an
original utility or plant nonprovisional application filed under 35
U.S.C. 111(a) that is complete as defined by § 1.51(b), with any
fees due under § 1.16 (the filing fee, search fee, examination fee,
any applicable excess claims fee, and any applicable application size
fee) paid on filing; (2) the application is filed via the Office's
electronic filing system (EFS-Web) if it is a utility application (the
Office will accept a request for prioritized examination in paper when
it accompanies the filing of a plant application, because plant
applications may not be filed via EFS-Web); (3) the request for
prioritized examination, including the prioritized examination fee set
forth in § 1.17(c), the processing fee set forth in § 1.17(i),
and the publication fee set forth in § 1.18(d) arepresent upon filing;
and (4) the application contains no more than four independent claims,
no more than thirty total claims, and no multiple dependent claims.
Section 1.102(e) finally provides that prioritized examination under this
paragraph will not be accorded international applications, design
applications, reissue applications, provisional applications, or
reexamination proceedings.

   The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act currently limits the number of
requests for prioritized examination under § 1.102(e) that the
Office may accept in each fiscal year to a maximum of 10,000. A request
for prioritized examination may be accepted if the requirements under
§ 1.102(e) are satisfied and the limit for the number of requests
has not been reached.

Rulemaking Considerations
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   A. Administrative Procedure Act: This final rule implements the
prioritized examination provisions of section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act. The changes in this final rule that implement the
fee for prioritized examination and requirements specified in section
11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are merely interpretative.
See Gray Panthers Advocacy Comm. v. Sullivan, 936 F.2d 1284, 1291-1292
(DC Cir. 1991) (regulation that reiterates statutory language does not
require notice and comment procedures); See Nat'l Org. of Veterans'
Advocates v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs, 260 F.3d 1365, 1375 (Fed. Cir.
2001). The additional requirements (e.g., filing via the Office's
electronic filing system (EFS-Web)) merely specify the procedures that
apply to applications for which an applicant has requested prioritized
examination and are thus procedural and not substantive. See JEM Broad.
Co. v. FCC, 22 F.3d 320, 326 (DC Cir. 1994) ("[T]he critical feature
of the procedural exception [in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)] is that it covers
agency actions that do not themselves alter the rights or interests of
parties, although [they] may alter the manner in which the parties
present themselves or their viewpoints to the agency") (quoting
Batterton v. Marshall, 648 F.2d 694, 707 (DC Cir. 1980)).
   Accordingly, prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are
not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) or any other law. See
Cooper Techs. Co. v. Dudas, 536 F.3d 1330, 1336-37 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
(stating that 5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(B), do not
require notice and comment rule making for "interpretative rules,
general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization,
procedure, or practice.") (quoting 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)). Nevertheless,
the changes being adopted in this final rule were proposed for comment
in February of 2011, and those comments have been considered by the
Office. See Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track
(Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures, 76 FR
at 18402-06. In addition, thirty-day advance publication is not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) or any other law. See 5 U.S.C.
553(d) (requiring thirty-day advance publication for substantive
rules).

   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 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review): The Office has complied with Executive Order 13563.
Specifically, the Office has: (1) Used the best available techniques to
quantify costs and benefits, and has considered values such as equity,
fairness, and distributive impacts; (2) provided the public with a
meaningful opportunity to participate in the regulatory process,
including soliciting the views of those likely affected prior to
issuing a notice of proposed rule making, and provided on-line access
to the rule making docket; (3) attempted to promote coordination,
simplification, and harmonization across government agencies and
identified goals designed to promote innovation; (4) considered
approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of
choice for the public; and (5) ensured the objectivity of scientific
and technological information and processes, to the extent applicable.

   E. 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).

   F. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation): This rule making
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will not: (1) Have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian
Tribes; (2) 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).

   G. 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).

   H. 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).

   I. 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).

   J. 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).

   K. 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.), prior to issuing any final rule, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office will submit a report
containing the final rule and other required information to the United
States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the
Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office. The
changes in this notice are not expected to 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 notice is
not expected to result in a "major rule" as defined in 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

   L. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: The changes set forth 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.

   M. National Environmental Policy Act: This rule making will not
have any effect on the quality of the environment and is thus
categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969. See 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

   N. 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 not applicable because
this rule making does not contain provisions which involve the use of
technical standards.

   O. Paperwork Reduction Act: This rule making implements a
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prioritized examination process. The primary impact on the public of
this change is that applicants will have the option to request
prioritized examination by paying appropriate fees, filing a complete
application via the Office's electronic filing system (EFS-Web) with
any filing and excess claims fees due paid on filing, and limiting
their applications to four independent claims and thirty total claims
with no multiple dependent claims.

   An applicant who wishes to participate in the program must submit a
certification and request to participate in the prioritized examination
program, preferably by using Form PTO/SB/424. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has determined that, under 5 CFR 1320.3(h), Form PTO/
SB/424 does not collect "information" within the meaning of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Therefore, this rule making does not
impose additional collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction
Act which are subject to further review by OMB.

   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, the final rule amending
37 CFR part 1 that was published at 76 FR 18399-18407 on April 4, 2011,
and whose effective date was delayed until further notice at 76 FR
23876 on April 29, 2011, is withdrawn, and 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 adding new paragraph (c) and revising
paragraph (i) to read as follows:

§ 1.17  Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

* * * * *
   (c) For filing a request for prioritized examination under § 1.102(e):

By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))..............  $2,400.00
By other than a small entity...............  $4,800.00


* * * * *

(i) Processing fee for taking action under...  $130.00
 one of the following sections which refers
 to this paragraph.


   § 1.28(c)(3) - for processing a non-itemized fee deficiency
based on an error in small entity status.
   § 1.41 - for supplying the name or names of the inventor or
inventors after the filing date without an oath or declaration as
prescribed by § 1.63, except in provisional applications.
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   § 1.48 - for correcting inventorship, except in provisional
applications.
   § 1.52(d) - for processing a nonprovisional application filed
with a specification in a language other than English.
   § 1.53(b)(3) - to convert a provisional application filed under
§ 1.53(c) into a nonprovisional application under § 1.53(b).
   § 1.55 - for entry of late priority papers.
   § 1.71(g)(2) - for processing a belated amendment under § 1.71(g).
   § 1.99(e) - for processing a belated submission under § 1.99.
   § 1.102(e) - for requesting prioritized examination of an
application.
   § 1.103(b) - for requesting limited suspension of action,
conTinued prosecution application for a design patent (§ 1.53(d)).
   § 1.103(c) - for requesting limited suspension of action,
request for continued examination (§ 1.114).
   § 1.103(d) - for requesting deferred examination of an
application.
   § 1.217 - for processing a redacted copy of a paper submitted in
the file of an application in which a redacted copy was submitted for
the patent application publication.
   § 1.221 - for requesting voluntary publication or republication
of an application.
   § 1.291(c)(5) - for processing a second or subsequent protest by
the same real party in interest.
   § 1.497(d) - for filing an oath or declaration pursuant to 35
U.S.C. 371(c)(4) naming an inventive entity different from the
inventive entity set forth in the international stage.
   § 3.81 - for a patent to issue to assignee, assignment submitted
after payment of the issue fee.
* * * * *

° 3. Section 1.102 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and adding
paragraph (e) to read as follows:

§ 1.102  Advancement of examination.

   (a) Applications will not be advanced out of turn for examination
or for further action except as provided by this part, or upon order of
the Director to expedite the business of the Office, or upon filing of
a request under paragraph (b) or (e) of this section or upon filing a
petition or request under paragraph (c) or (d) of this section with a
showing which, in the opinion of the Director, will justify so
advancing it.
* * * * *
   (e) A request for prioritized examination under this paragraph may
be filed only with an original utility or plant nonprovisional
application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that is complete as defined by
§ 1.51(b), with any fees due under § 1.16 paid on filing. If the
application is a utility application, it must be filed via the Office's
electronic filing system (EFS-Web). A request for prioritized
examination under this paragraph must be present upon filing and must be
accompanied by the prioritized examination fee set forth in § 1.17(c), the
processing fee set forth in § 1.17(i), and the publication fee set forth
in § 1.18(d). An application for which prioritized examination has
been requested may not contain or be amended to contain more than four
independent claims, more than thirty total claims, or any multiple
dependent claim. Prioritized examination under this paragraph will not
be accorded to international applications, design applications, reissue
applications, provisional applications, or reexamination proceedings.

September 19, 2011                                          DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request 
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                   United States Patent and Trademark Office
                                 37 CFR Part 1
                         [Docket No. PTO-P-2011-0037]
                                 RIN 0651-AC61

                           Revision of Standard for
                Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is
revising the rules of practice governing inter partes reexamination to
implement a transition provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
that changes the standard for granting a request for inter partes
reexamination. The Office is also revising the rules governing inter
partes reexamination to reflect the termination of inter partes
reexamination effective September 16, 2012, which is provided for in
the Act. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act replaces inter partes
reexamination by a new inter partes review process effective one year
after the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
(i.e., September 16, 2012), and provides that any request for inter
partes reexamination filed on or after September 16, 2011, will not be
granted unless the information presented in the request establishes
that there is a reasonable likelihood that the requester will prevail
with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the request.
This replaces the prior standard for granting a request for inter
partes reexamination that required a substantial new question of
patentability (SNQ) affecting any claim of the patent raised by the
request. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act does not revise the SNQ
standard for granting an ex parte reexamination request.

DATES: Effective Date: September 23, 2011. Applicability Date: The
changes in this final rule apply to any request for inter partes
reexamination filed on or after September 16, 2011, and before
September 16, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By telephone to Kenneth M. Schor, at
(571) 272-7710, or Joseph F. Weiss, Jr., at (571) 272-7759; or by mail
addressed to United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop
Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Kenneth M. Schor and Joseph
F. Weiss, Jr.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 6(a) of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act replaces the inter partes reexamination process that was
established by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA)
(Pub. L. 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501, 1501A-552 through 1501A-591 (1999))
with a new inter partes review process. The replacement of inter partes
reexamination with inter partes review is effective on September 16,
2012.

   Section 6(c)(3)(A) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides
a transition provision under which a request for inter partes
reexamination will not be granted unless the information presented in
the request shows that there is a reasonable likelihood that the
requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request.

   The Office is revising the rules of practice to (1) conform the
standard for granting an inter partes reexamination to the one
specified in section 6(c)(3)(A) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,
and (2) provide for termination of inter partes reexamination on
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September 16, 2012, as set forth in section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act.

   The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act also creates a new inter partes
review process to replace inter partes reexamination. The Office will
implement the new inter partes review proceedings in a separate rule
making.

I. Background

   Prior to the enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 35
U.S.C. 312(a) provided, as to the standard for granting an inter partes
reexamination request, that "the Director shall determine whether a
substantial new question of patentability affecting any claim of the
patent concerned is raised by the request, with or without
consideration of other patents or printed publications * * *." The
Office has referred to this standard as "SNQ." The SNQ standard for
granting an inter partes reexamination request was enacted in the AIPA.

   Section 6(c)(3)(A) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act amended
35 U.S.C. 312 and 313 to delete any reference to the SNQ standard, and
provide, in place of each deletion, language requiring the information
presented in a request for inter partes reexamination (filed pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. 311) to show that there is a reasonable likelihood that
the requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request.
   With respect to the reasonable likelihood standard, House Rep. 112-
98 (Part 1), 112th Cong., 1st Sess., provides, in connection with inter
partes review, the following:

   "The threshold for initiating an inter partes review is
elevated from `significant new question of patentability'--a
standard that currently allows 95% of all requests to be granted--to
a standard requiring petitioners to present information showing that
their challenge has a reasonable likelihood of success." H.R. Rep.
No. 112-98 (Part 1), at 47.

   The Office is revising the rules of practice for inter partes
reexamination in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by
amending §§ 1.915, 1.923, 1.927, and 1.931 to delete any
reference to the SNQ standard for granting reexamination, and insert in
its place reference to the newly enacted "reasonable likelihood"
standard.

   The SNQ standard for granting ex parte reexamination has not been
revised by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and accordingly, the
rules of practice for ex parte reexamination are not being revised.

   When the standards for Office jurisdiction over the proceeding are
effective: Section 6(c)(3)(B) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
provides that this transition provision applies to any request for
inter partes reexamination filed on or after the date of enactment of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., September 16, 2011), but
before the effective date of the inter partes review provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., September 16, 2012). Section
6(c)(3)(C) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides that the inter
partes reexamination provisions of 35 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended by
section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, shall apply to
requests for inter partes reexamination filed before September 16, 2012.
Accordingly, for inter partes reexamination, the following applies:

   1. Inter partes reexamination requests filed prior to September 16,
2011: With respect to any inter partes reexamination proceeding for
which a request has been filed prior to September 16, 2011, the SNQ
standard is applicable in determining whether the request for inter
partes reexamination will be granted. If reexamination is ordered based
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on the SNQ standard, then the SNQ standard will apply throughout the
reexamination proceeding, even after September 16, 2011, or September
16, 2012.

   2. Inter partes reexamination requests filed on or after September
16, 2011, but before September 16, 2012: With respect to any inter
partes reexamination proceeding for which a request is filed on or
after September 16, 2011, the "reasonable likelihood" standard is
applicable in determining whether the request for inter partes
reexamination will be granted. If reexamination is ordered based on the
"reasonable likelihood" standard, then the "reasonable likelihood"
standard will apply throughout the reexamination proceeding, even after
September 16, 2012. In addition, the inter partes reexamination
provisions of 35 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended by section 6(c)(3) of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and §§ 1.902-1.997 and
41.60-41.81 of title 37 CFR, effective on September 16, 2011, will
apply throughout the reexamination, even after September 16, 2012.

   3. Inter partes reexamination requests filed on or after September
16, 2012: With respect to any inter partes reexamination proceeding for
which a request is submitted on or after September 16, 2012, the Office
cannot grant, or even accord a filing date to, the request. The inter
partes reexamination provisions of 35 U.S.C. chapter 31 are not
available for any request for inter partes reexamination submitted on
or after September 16, 2012. In other words, the Office will no longer
entertain original requests for inter partes reexamination on or after
September 16, 2012, but instead will accept petitions to conduct inter
partes review.

II. Section-by-Section Discussion of Specific Rules

   Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, Subpart H, is
amended as follows:

   Section 1.913: The title of § 1.913 is revised to add ", and
time for filing, a" before "request for inter partes reexamination."
The sole existing paragraph of § 1.913 is revised to add "(a)"
before the paragraph, and to add after "Except as provided for in
§ 1.907 and in paragraph (b) of this section." New paragraph (b)
is added to explicitly provide that any request for an inter partes
reexamination that is submitted on or after September 16, 2012, will
not be accorded a filing date and that any such request will not be
granted.

   Section 1.915: Section 1.915 is amended by revising paragraph
(b)(2) to replace the SNQ standard for granting reexamination with the
"reasonable likelihood" standard. After "citation of the patents and
printed publications which are presented to provide," the language "a
showing that there is a reasonable likelihood that the requester will
prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the
request" is added in place of "a substantial new question of
patentability."

   Section 1.915 is additionally amended by revising paragraph (b)(3)
to replace the SNQ standard for granting reexamination with the
"reasonable likelihood" standard:

   A statement pointing out, based on the cited patents and printed
publications, each showing of a reasonable likelihood that the
requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request, and a detailed explanation of the
pertinency and manner of applying the patents and printed
publications to every claim for which reexamination is requested.

   The amended language replaces the prior language:
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   A statement pointing out each substantial new question of
patentability based on the cited patents and printed publications,
and a detailed explanation of the pertinency and manner of applying
the patents and printed publications to every claim for which
reexamination is requested.

   Section 1.923: The first sentence of § 1.923 is amended to
replace the SNQ standard for granting reexamination with the
"reasonable likelihood" standard:

   Within three months following the filing date of a request for
inter partes reexamination under § 1.915, the examiner will
consider the request and determine whether or not the request and
the prior art establish a reasonable likelihood that the requester
will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged
in the request.

   The amended language replaces the prior language:

   Within three months following the filing date of a request for
inter partes reexamination under § 1.915, the examiner will
consider the request and determine whether or not a substantial new
question of patentability affecting any claim of the patent is
raised by the request and the prior art citation.

   The last sentence of § 1.923 is amended to replace the SNQ
standard for granting reexamination with the "reasonable likelihood"
standard:

   If the examiner determines that the request has not established
a reasonable likelihood that the requester will prevail with respect
to at least one of the challenged claims, the examiner shall refuse
the request and shall not order inter partes reexamination.

   The amended language replaces the prior language:

   If the examiner determines that no substantial new question of
patentability is present, the examiner shall refuse the request and
shall not order inter partes reexamination.

   Section 1.927: The last sentence of § 1.927 is amended by
deleting "no substantial new question of patentability has been
raised" after "[i]f no petition is timely filed or if the decision on
petition affirms that." The language "a reasonable likelihood that
the requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request has not been established" is added in its
place.

   Section 1.931: Section 1.931 is amended by revising paragraph (a)
to replace the SNQ standard for granting reexamination with the
"reasonable likelihood" standard:

   If it is found that there is a reasonable likelihood that the
requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request, the determination will include an order
for inter partes reexamination of the patent for resolution of the
question of whether the requester will prevail.

   The amended language replaces the prior language:

   If a substantial new question of patentability is found, the
determination will include an order for inter partes reexamination
of the patent for resolution of the question.

III. Rule Making Considerations
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   A. Administrative Procedure Act (APA): This final rule merely
revises the rules governing inter partes reexamination to implement the
provisions in section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,
which include: (1) A change to the standard for granting a request for
inter partes reexamination; and (2) the termination of inter partes
reexamination on September 16, 2012. Therefore, the changes in this
final rule are merely interpretative. See Nat'l Org. of Veterans'
Advocates v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs, 260 F.3d 1365, 1375 (Fed. Cir.
2001). Accordingly, prior notice and opportunity for public comment are
not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b) or (c) (or any other law), and
thirty-day advance publication is not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d) or any other law. See Cooper Techs. Co. v. Dudas, 536 F.3d 1330,
1336-37 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (stating that 5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35 U.S.C.
2(b)(2)(B), does not require notice and comment rule making for
"interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of
agency organization, procedure, or practice.") (quoting 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A)).

   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 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).

   D. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review): This
rule making has been determined not to be significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993), as amended by Executive Order
13258 (Feb. 26, 2002) and Executive Order 13422 (Jan. 18, 2007).

   E. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation): This rule making
will not: (1) Have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian
tribes; (2) impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal
government; 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 Effect): 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
is not an economically significant rule and 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.), prior to issuing any final rule, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office will submit a report
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containing the 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. This final rule merely revises
the rules governing inter partes reexamination to conform them to the
change to the standard for granting a request for inter partes
reexamination set forth in section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act, and the September 16, 2012 date of termination of inter
partes reexamination provided for in section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act. The change in this rule making is not expected to
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 rule making is not expected to result in a "major
rule" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

   K. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: The changes in this rule
will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of 100 million
dollars or more in any one year, and it 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: The rule making will not have
any effect on the quality of the environment and is thus categorically
excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1968. 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 involve the use of technical standards.

   N. Paperwork Reduction Act: This rule making 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 rule making has been reviewed and previously approved by OMB under
OMB control number 0651-0064. This final rule merely revises the rules
governing inter partes reexamination to conform them to the change to
the standard for granting a request for inter partes reexamination set
forth in the transition provisions of section 6(c)(3) of the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act, and the September 16, 2012 date of
termination of inter partes reexamination provided for in section
6(c)(3) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. This rule making does
not impose additional collection requirements under the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Therefore, 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 rule making will not
affect the information collection requirements associated with the
information collection under OMB control number 0651-0064.

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, and Biologics.
   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:
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   Authority:  35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.

° 2. Section 1.913 is revised to read as follows:

§ 1.913  Persons eligible to file, and time for filing, a request
for inter partes reexamination.

   (a) Except as provided for in § 1.907 and in paragraph (b) of
this section, any person other than the patent owner or its privies
may, at any time during the period of enforceability of a patent which
issued from an original application filed in the United States on or
after November 29, 1999, file a request for inter partes reexamination
by the Office of any claim of the patent on the basis of prior art
patents or printed publications cited under § 1.501.
   (b) Any request for an inter partes reexamination submitted on or
after September 16, 2012, will not be accorded a filing date, and any
such request will not be granted.

° 3. Section 1.915 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3),
to read as follows:

§ 1.915  Content of request for inter partes reexamination.

* * * * *
   (b) * * *
   (2) A citation of the patents and printed publications which are
presented to provide a showing that there is a reasonable likelihood
that the requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the
claims challenged in the request.
   (3) A statement pointing out, based on the cited patents and
printed publications, each showing of a reasonable likelihood that the
requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request, and a detailed explanation of the pertinency
and manner of applying the patents and printed publications to every
claim for which reexamination is requested.
* * * * *

° 4. Section 1.923 is revised to read as follows:

§ 1.923  Examiner's determination on the request for inter partes
reexamination.

   Within three months following the filing date of a request for
inter partes reexamination under § 1.915, the examiner will
consider the request and determine whether or not the request and the
prior art establish a reasonable likelihood that the requester will
prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the
request. The examiner's determination will be based on the claims in
effect at the time of the determination, will become a part of the
official file of the patent, and will be mailed to the patent owner at
the address as provided for in § 1.33(c) and to the third party
requester. If the examiner determines that the request has not
established a reasonable likelihood that the requester will prevail
with respect to at least one of the challenged claims, the examiner
shall refuse the request and shall not order inter partes
reexamination.

° 5. Section 1.927 is revised to read as follows:

§ 1.927  Petition to review refusal to order inter partes
reexamination.

   The third party requester may seek review by a petition to the
Director under § 1.181 within one month of the mailing date of the
examiner's determination refusing to order inter partes reexamination.
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Any such petition must comply with § 1.181(b). If no petition is
timely filed or if the decision on petition affirms that a reasonable
likelihood that the requester will prevail with respect to at least one
of the claims challenged in the request has not been established, the
determination shall be final and nonappealable.

° 6. Section 1.931 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:

§ 1.931  Order for inter partes reexamination.

   (a) If it is found that there is a reasonable likelihood that the
requester will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
challenged in the request, the determination will include an order for
inter partes reexamination of the patent for resolution of the question
of whether the requester will prevail.
* * * * *

September 16, 2011                                          DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Request for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System 
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                   United States Patent and Trademark Office
                         [Docket No. PTO-T-2011-0050]

                  Request for Comments on Establishment of a
            One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers
                       That Have Been Scanned Into the
                 Trademark Initial Capture Registration System

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is
considering establishing a retention period of one year for trademark-related
documents submitted on paper that are subsequently scanned into the Trademark
Initial Capture Registration System ("TICRS"). TICRS is available to the
public through the Trademark Document Retrieval ("TDR") database on the USPTO
Web site. After the expiration of the one-year retention period, the USPTO
would dispose of the paper documents unless, within sufficient time prior to
disposal, the relevant trademark applicant or owner files a request to correct
the electronic record in TICRS, and the request remains outstanding at the
time disposal would otherwise have occurred. Specifically, the proposed one-
year retention period begins on: September 26, 2011, for papers scanned into
TICRS prior to September 26, 2011; or a paper's submission date, for papers
scanned into TICRS on or after September 26, 2011. The proposal would reduce
the costs currently associated with indefinitely warehousing paper documents,
while permitting sufficient time for the review and rarely needed correction
of the scanning of such paper documents.

DATES: Comment Deadline Date: To be ensured of consideration, written
comments must be received on or before November 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any comments be submitted via electronic
mail message to TMFRNotices@uspto.gov. Written comments may also be submitted
by mail addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1451, attention Cynthia C. Lynch; by hand delivery to the Trademark
Assistance Center, Concourse Level, James Madison Building--East Wing, 600
Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, attention Cynthia C. Lynch.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia C. Lynch, Office of the
Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, by telephone at
(571) 272-8742, or by mail addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O.
Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the attention of Cynthia C.
Lynch. The comments will be available for public inspection on the USPTO's
Web site at http://www.uspto.gov, and will also be available at the Office of
the Commissioner for Trademarks, Madison East, Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Because comments will be available for public
inspection, information that is not desired to be made public, such as an
address or phone number, should not be included in the comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TICRS is the USPTO's database for electronically
capturing, storing, and retrieving all trademark application image files and
most registration image files. The USPTO is nearing completion of a multi-year
project to scan into TICRS all paper documents for every active registered
mark. The data in TICRS is available to the public through the Trademark
Document Retrieval ("TDR") database on the USPTO Web site. The public can
also view the data in TICRS at the USPTO's Public Search Facility in
Alexandria, Virginia.

   The majority of trademark applications, and subsequent correspondence
concerning the application, are filed electronically using the Trademark
Electronic Application System ("TEAS") and the file images are stored in
TICRS. To date in Fiscal Year 2011, almost 99% of applications were filed
electronically, and over 72% of applications were processed and disposed of
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electronically. Thus far in fiscal year 2011, approximately 3,897 new
applications were filed on paper, and other paper submissions (i.e.,
correspondence, post registration maintenance documents, etc.) accounted for
approximately 33,482 additional documents.  Upon receipt, the USPTO scans all
paper documents and stores the documents electronically in TICRS. Currently,
the USPTO also retains the paper documents after scanning them, even though
the paper documents duplicate the electronic record in TICRS. While not
actively or routinely used, the paper records are available for comparison
purposes in the rare situation where an issue might arise concerning the
accuracy of the electronic records in TICRS.

   The USPTO invests heavily in its electronic systems and conducts multiple
reviews of the electronic records in TICRS to ensure accuracy of the data.
After a paper application is scanned, personnel in the Pre-Examination
section of the USPTO review the application record in TICRS and request
scanning corrections, as needed. The record in TICRS is reviewed again when
the application is assigned to a trademark examining attorney who may
determine, as part of the application review, that additional scanning
corrections are necessary. Further review of the record is conducted by the
Post Registration section of the USPTO when registration maintenance documents
are filed. In the first 41 weeks of fiscal year 2011, the USPTO processed only
100 internal requests for the rescanning of paper documents. Relative to the
number of paper submissions, the number of requested scanning corrections is
extremely small.

   Currently, paper documents that have been scanned into TICRS are boxed and
sent to a warehouse for storage. The USPTO incurs warehouse storage costs to
maintain the paper records. The USPTO anticipates that these costs will rise
if paper records continue to be stored. Additionally, the USPTO's warehouse
storage space is projected to reach its capacity by mid-year 2012, and
additional warehouse storage space would be necessary, further increasing the
costs.

   To address these costs while still allowing sufficient time for the review
and rarely needed correction of the scanning of paper documents, the USPTO
proposes establishing a definite period of time for the retention of paper
records. Specifically, the proposed one-year retention period begins on:
September 26, 2011, for papers scanned into TICRS prior to September 26,
2011; or a paper's submission date, for papers scanned into TICRS on or after
September 26, 2011. This plan will allow the USPTO and the public sufficient
time to review and determine the accuracy of the record in TICRS/TDR and
request any needed corrections, thereby providing assurance that the record
is correct. The plan will also significantly reduce the costs currently
associated with indefinitely warehousing duplicative paper records. Therefore,
the USPTO proposes establishing a one-year retention period for paper
documents for which an electronic record has been created in TICRS/TDR.
Paper filings with electronic and digital media attachments would not be
subject to the one-year retention period and will remain retrievable,
consistent with past practice.

   After the expiration of the one-year retention period, the USPTO proposes
to dispose of the paper records, unless a request to correct the electronic
record in TICRS remains outstanding. Requests to correct the electronic
records in TICRS should be e-mailed to "TM-TDR-Correct@uspto.gov" using the
subject line "Electronic Record Correction" at least one month prior to the
expiration of the one-year retention period to allow sufficient time to
process the request. The request should include: (1) the serial number or
registration number; (2) the date and nature of the paper document filed;
(3) a description of the error(s) in TICRS/TDR; (4) the name and telephone
number of the applicant or owner; and (5) a replacement copy of the paper
document, if available. Under the plan, the USPTO will review the request and
update the record within 21 days of receipt, if appropriate. Thus, the
applicant or owner may check TICRS or TDR approximately three weeks after
submitting the request to verify entry of the requested changes.

September 19, 2011                                          DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Notice of Patent Fee Changes under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 
                    Notice of Patent Fee Changes under the
                        Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

SUMMARY: The USPTO is publishing this notice to specify the patent fee
amounts that are in effect on September 26, 2011, by operation of the
fifteen percent surcharge provided for in section 11(i) and the prioritized
examination fee provided for in section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act (Pub. L. 112-29). This notice also specifies the additional fee
for applications not filed by the USPTO's electronic filing system (EFS-Web)
that is in effect on November 15, 2011, by operation of section 10(h) of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

DISCUSSION: Sections 11(a) through (e) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act generally codify the patent fee provisions of the fiscal year 2005
Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108-447), with the patent fee
amounts in effect on the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act. Sections 11(a) through (e) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act also delete provisions pertaining to applicant-provided search reports
and search reports acquired from a qualified search authority, and
reorganize a few of the patent fee provisions of the fiscal year 2005
Consolidated Appropriations Act. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes
the following additional changes to patent fees:

   First, section 11(i) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides that
there shall be a surcharge of 15 percent, rounded by standard arithmetic
rules, on all fees charged or authorized by 35 U.S.C. 41(a), (b) and (d)(1),
as well as by 35 U.S.C. 132(b). Section 11(i) also provides that this 15
percent surcharge is effective ten days after the date of enactment of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., September 26, 2011).

   Second, section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act includes
provisions for prioritized examination, which include a fee of $4,800
($2,400 for small entities). Section 11(h) also provides that the prioritized
examination provisions are effective ten days after the date of enactment
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., September 26, 2011). The
prioritized examination provisions of section 11(h) of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act are being implemented in a separate final rule making.

   Third, section 10(h) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides that
an additional fee of $400 shall be established for each application for an
original (i.e., non-reissue) patent, except for a design, plant, or
provisional application, that is not filed by electronic means as prescribed
by the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Section 10(h) also provides that this fee is reduced by 50 percent for small
entities under 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1). Additionally, section 10(h) provides that
this new fee is effective sixty days after the date of enactment of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (i.e., November 15, 2011).

   The USPTO is publishing this notice to specify the patent fee amounts
that are in effect ten days after the date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act by operation of the fifteen percent surcharge provided
for in section 11(i) and the prioritized examination fee provided for in
Section 11(h). This notice also specifies the additional fee for
applications not filed by electronic means in effect sixty days after the
date of enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act by operation of
section 10(h). The fees for the new programs provided for in the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act (e.g., post-grant review, inter partes review,
supplemental examination) and other fee changes authorized by the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act will be implemented in separate rule makings.

I. Fee Rounding: As provided for in section 11(i) of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act, the adjusted patent fee amounts were rounded by applying
standard arithmetic rules. For years, the USPTO has utilized a method of
rounding whereby fees for other than a small entity of $100 or more were
rounded to the nearest $10, and fees for other than a small entity of less
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than $100 were rounded to an even number so that any comparable small entity
fee will be a whole number. See, e.g., Patent Fees, 55 FR 49040 (Nov. 26,
1990) (interim rule) (implementing identical surcharge language pursuant to
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990); see also Revision of Patent
Fees for Fiscal Year 2005, 69 FR 52604 (Aug. 27, 2004) (final rule)
(adjusting certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer
Price Index); Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007, 72 FR 46899
(Aug. 22, 2007) (final rule); Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009,
73 FR 47534 (Aug. 14, 2008) (final rule).

II. Applicable Fee Amount: The applicable fee amount is the fee amount in
effect on the day the fee is paid in full. The day a fee is paid is the date
of receipt of the fee payment in the USPTO under 37 CFR 1.6, or the date
reflected on a proper certificate of mailing or transmission for the fee
payment, where such a certificate is authorized under 37 CFR 1.8. Use of a
certificate of mailing or transmission is not authorized for items that are
specifically excluded from the provisions of 37 CFR 1.8, e.g., the filing of
a national or international application for a patent. See 37 CFR 1.8(a)(2).
The date of receipt under 37 CFR 1.6 of patent-related correspondence
delivered by the "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service of the
United States Postal Service (USPS) is the date of deposit of the
correspondence with the USPS. See 37 CFR 1.6(a)(2) and 1.10(a)(1). The date
of deposit with the USPS is shown by the "date-in" on the "Express Mail"
mailing label or other official USPS notation. See 37 CFR 1.10(a)(2).

   Applicants are encouraged to provide authorization in the application
file to charge fees to a specified Deposit Account to avoid insufficient
payment of fees due to inadvertent payment of fee amounts that are in effect
on September 25, 2011, instead of the fee amounts effective September 26,
2011. Authorization to charge patent fees by reference to Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) section will be treated as authority to charge the
applicable patent fee amount in effect by operation of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act.

III. Micro Entity Reduction: The micro entity reduction provided for in
section 10(b) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act for micro entities as
defined by new 35 U.S.C. 123 applies only to the fees set or adjusted by the
USPTO under section 10(a) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Thus, the
micro entity reduction is not applicable to any of the fees shown in Tables
1-6 or any fee currently in effect.

IV. Table of Fees: The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37
CFR 1.16 are shown in table 1. Note that the fees effective September 26,
2011, are listed in the right columns of Tables 1-6 and are fifteen percent
higher than the fees listed in the column to the left due to the fifteen
percent surcharge provided for in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The
column to the left titled "October 1, 2010 Amount" shows the fees in effect
from October 1, 2010 - September 25, 2011. The small entity reductions in
fees under 35 U.S.C. 41(h) are available under the conditions specified in
37 CFR 1.27.

   Tables 1-6 in this notice do not comprise the entire USPTO fee schedule
because only fees affected by the fifteen percent surcharge are listed. The
entire USPTO fee schedule in effect as of September 26, 2011, is available
on the USPTO's Web site (Revised USPTO Fee Schedule effective September 26,
2011).

Table 1:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

1.16(a)(1)  1011   Filing of Utility   $330.00        $380.00
                   Patent Application
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1.16(a)(1)  2011   Filing of Utility   $165.00        $190.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(a)(1)  4011   Electronic Filing   $82.00         $95.00
                   of Utility
                   Patent Application

1.16(b)(1)  1012   Filing of Design    $220.00        $250.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(b)(1)  2012   Filing of Design    $110.00        $125.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(b)(1)  1017   CPA-Design Filing   $220.00        $250.00

1.16(b)(1)  2017   CPA-Design Filing   $110.00        $125.00

1.16(c)(1)  1013   Filing of Plant     $220.00        $250.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(c)(1)  2013   Filing of Plant     $110.00        $125.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(d)     1005   Provisional         $220.00        $250.00
                   Application Filing

1.16(d)     2005   Provisional         $110.00        $125.00
                   Application Filing

1.16(e)(1)  1014   Filing of Reissue   $330.00        $380.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(e)(1)  2014   Filing of Reissue   $165.00        $190.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(e)(1)  1019   CPA-Reissue Filing  $330.00        $380.00

1.16(e)(1)  2019   CPA-Reissue Filing  $165.00        $190.00

1.16(h)     1201   Independent Claims  $220.00        $250.00
                   in Excess of Three

1.16(h)     2201   Independent Claims  $110.00        $125.00
                   in Excess of Three

1.16(h)     1204   Reissue Independent $220.00        $250.00
                   Claims in Excess of
                   Three

1.16(h)     2204   Reissue Independent $110.00        $125.00
                   Claims in Excess of
                   Three

1.16(i)     1202   Total Claims in     $52.00         $60.00
                   Excess of Twenty

1.16(i)     2202   Total Claims in     $26.00         $30.00
                   Excess of Twenty

1.16(i)     1205   Reissue Total       $52.00         $60.00
                   Claims in
                   Excess of Twenty

1.16(i)     2205   Reissue Total       $26.00         $30.00
                   Claims in
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                   Excess of Twenty

1.16(j)     1203   Multiple Dependent  $390.00        $450.00
                   Claims

1.16(j)     2203   Multiple Dependent  $195.00        $225.00
                   Claims

1.16(k)     1111   Search of Utility   $540.00        $620.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(k)     2111   Search of Utility   $270.00        $310.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(l)     1112   Search of Design    $100.00        $120.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(l)     2112   Search of Design    $50.00         $60.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(m)     1113   Search of Plant     $330.00        $380.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(m)     2113   Search of Plant     $165.00        $190.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(n)     1114   Search of Reissue   $540.00        $620.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(n)     2114   Search of Reissue   $270.00        $310.00
                   Patent Application

1.16(o)     1311   Examination of      $220.00        $250.00
                   Utility Patent
                   Application

1.16(o)     2311   Examination of      $110.00        $125.00
                   Utility Patent
                   Application

1.16(p)     1312   Examination of      $140.00        $160.00
                   Design Patent
                   Application

1.16(p)     2312   Examination of      $70.00         $80.00
                   Design Patent
                   Application

1.16(q)     1313   Examination of      $170.00        $200.00
                   Plant Patent
                   Application

1.16(q)     2313   Examination of      $85.00         $100.00
                   Plant Patent
                   Application

1.16(r)     1314   Examination of      $650.00        $750.00
                   Reissue Patent
                   Application

1.16(r)     2314   Examination of      $325.00        $375.00
                   Reissue Patent
                   Application

1.16(s)     1081   Utility             $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size
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1.16(s)     2081   Utility             $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     1082   Design              $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     2082   Design              $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     1083   Plant               $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     2083   Plant               $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     1084   Reissue             $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     2084   Reissue             $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     1085   Provisional         $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size

1.16(s)     2085   Provisional         $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size


   The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37 CFR 1.17 are
shown in table 2.


Table 2:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

1.17(a)(1)  1251   Extension for       $130.00        $150.00
                   Response within
                   First Month

1.17(a)(1)  2251   Extension for       $65.00         $75.00
                   Response within
                   First Month

1.17(a)(2)  1252   Extension for       $490.00        $560.00
                   Response within
                   Second Month

1.17(a)(2)  2252   Extension for       $245.00        $280.00
                   Response within
                   Second Month

1.17(a)(3)  1253   Extension for       $1,110.00      $1,270.00
                   Response within
                   Third Month

1.17(a)(3)  2253   Extension for       $555.00        $635.00
                   Response within
                   Third Month

1.17(a)(4)  1254   Extension for       $1,730.00      $1,980.00
                   Response within
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                   Fourth Month

1.17(a)(4)  2254   Extension for       $865.00        $990.00
                   Response within
                   Fourth Month

1.17(a)(5)  1255   Extension for       $2,350.00      $2,690.00
                   Response within
                   Fifth Month

1.17(a)(5)  2255   Extension for       $1,175.00      $1,345.00
                   Response within
                   Fifth Month

1.17(c)     1817   Request for         N/A            $4,800.00
                   Prioritized
                   Examination

1.17(c)     2817   Request for         N/A            $2,400.00
                   Prioritized
                   Examination

1.17(e)     1801   Request for         $810.00        $930.00
                   Continued
                   Examination

1.17(e)     2801   Request for         $405.00        $465.00
                   Continued
                   Examination

1.17(l)     1452   Petition to         $540.00        $620.00
                   Revive Unavoidably
                   Abandoned Application

1.17(l)     2452   Petition to         $270.00        $310.00
                   Revive Unavoidably
                   Abandoned Application

1.17(m)     1453   Petition to Revive  $1,620.00      $1,860.00
                   Unintentionally
                   Abandoned Application

1.17(m)     2453   Petition to Revive  $810.00        $930.00
                   Unintentionally
                   Abandoned Application

   The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37 CFR 1.18 are
shown in table 3.

Table 3:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

1.18(a)     1501   Utility Issue       $1,510.00      $1,740.00

1.18(a)     2501   Utility Issue       $755.00        $870.00

1.18(a)     1511   Reissue Issue       $1,510.00      $1,740.00

1.18(a)     2511   Reissue Issue       $755.00        $870.00

1.18(b)     1502   Design Issue        $860.00        $990.00
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1.18(b)     2502   Design Issue        $430.00        $495.00

1.18(c)     1503   Plant Issue         $1,190.00      $1,370.00

1.18(c)     2503   Plant Issue         $595.00        $685.00


   The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37 CFR 1.20 are
shown in table 4.

Table 4:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

1.20(c)(3)  1821   Reexamination       $220.00        $250.00
                   Independent Claims
                   in Excess of Three

1.20(c)(3)  2821   Reexamination       $110.00        $125.00
                   Independent Claims
                   in Excess of Three

1.20(c)(4)  1822   Reexamination       $52.00         $60.00
                   Total Claims in
                   Excess of Twenty

1.20(c)(4)  2822   Reexamination       $26.00         $30.00
                   Total Claims in
                   Excess of Twenty

1.20(d)     1814   Statutory           $140.00        $160.00
                   disclaimer

1.20(d)     2814   Statutory           $70.00         $80.00
                   disclaimer

1.20(e)     1551   First Stage         $980.00        $1,130.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(e)     2551   First Stage         $490.00        $565.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(f)     1552   Second Stage        $2,480.00      $2,850.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(f)     2552   Second Stage        $1,240.00      $1,425.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(g)     1553   Third Stage         $4,110.00      $4,730.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(g)     2553   Third Stage         $2,055.00      $2,365.00
                   Maintenance

1.20(h)     1554   First Stage         $130.00        $150.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge

1.20(h)     2554   First Stage         $65.00         $75.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge
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1.20(h)     1555   Second Stage        $130.00        $150.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge

1.20(h)     2555   Second Stage        $65.00         $75.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge

1.20(h)     1556   Third Stage         $130.00        $150.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge

1.20(h)     2556   Third Stage         $65.00         $75.00
                   Maintenance
                   Grace Period
                   Surcharge


   The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37 CFR 1.492
are shown in table 5.

Table 5:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

1.492(a)    1631   Filing of PCT       $330.00        $380.00
                   National Stage
                   Application


1.492(a)    2631   Filing of PCT       $165.00        $190.00
                   National Stage
                   Application

1.492(b)(1) 1640   PCT National Stage  $0.00          $0.00
                   Search-US was ISA
                   or IPEA and All
                   Claims Satisfy
                   PCT Article

1.492(b)(1) 2640   PCT National Stage  $0.00          $0.00
                   Search-USPTO was
                   ISA or IPEA and All
                   Claims Satisfy
                   PCT Article

1.492(b)(2) 1641   PCT National Stage  $100.00        $120.00
                   Search-US was the
                   ISA

1.492(b)(2) 2641   PCT National Stage  $50.00         $60.00
                   Search-US was the
                   ISA

1.492(b)(3) 1642   PCT National Stage  $430.00        $490.00
                   Search-Search
                   Report Prepared and
                   Provided to USPTO
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1.492(b)(3) 2642   PCT National Stage  $215.00        $245.00
                   Search-Search
                   Report Prepared and
                   Provided to USPTO

1.492(b)(4) 1632   PCT National Stage  $540.00        $620.00
                   Search-All Other
                   Situations

1.492(b)(4) 2632   PCT National Stage  $270.00        $310.00
                   Search-All Other
                   Situations

1.492(c)(1) 1643   PCT National Stage  $0.00          $0.00
                   Examination-US
                   was IPEA and All
                   Claims Satisfy PCT
                   Article 33(1)-(4)

1.492(c)(1) 2643   National Stage      $0.00          $0.00
                   Examination-US
                   was IPEA and All
                   Claims Satisfy PCT
                   Article 33(1)-(4)

1.492(c)(2) 1633   PCT National Stage  $220.00        $250.00
                   Examination-All
                   Other Situations

1.492(c)(2) 2633   PCT National Stage  $110.00        $125.00
                   Examination-All
                   Other Situations

1.492(d)    1614   Independent Claims  $220.00        $250.00
                   in Excess of Three

1.492(d)    2614   Independent Claims  $110.00        $125.00
                   in Excess of Three

1.492(e)    1615   Total Claims in     $52.00         $60.00
                   Excess of Twenty

1.492(e)    2615   Total Claims in     $26.00         $30.00
                   Excess of Twenty

1.492(f)    1616   Multiple Dependent  $390.00        $450.00
                   Claims

1.492(f)    2616   Multiple Dependent  $195.00        $225.00
                   Claims

1.492(j)    1681   PCT National Stage  $270.00        $310.00
                   Application Size

1.492(j)    2681   PCT National Stage  $135.00        $155.00
                   Application Size


   The changes to the fee amounts currently indicated in 37 CFR 41.20 are
shown in table 6.

Table 6:

                                       October 1,     September 26,
                                       2010 Amount    2011 Amount
CFR         Fee                        (i.e., pre-    (i.e., post-
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section     Code   Description         enactment)     enactment)

41.20(b)(1) 1401   Notice of Appeal    $540.00        $620.00
                   to Board of Appeals

41.20(b)(1) 2401   Notice of Appeal    $270.00        $310.00
                   to Board of Appeals

41.20(b)(2) 1402   Filing a Brief in   $540.00        $620.00
                   Support of an Appeal

41.20(b)(2) 2402   Filing a Brief in   $270.00        $310.00
                   Support of an Appeal

41.20(b)(3) 1403   Request for an      $1,080.00      $1,240.00
                   Oral Hearing

41.20(b)(3) 2403   Request for an      $540.00        $620.00
                   Oral Hearing

   Finally, a fee of $400.00 ($200.00 for small entity) will be required
for any application, except for a reissue, design, plant, or provisional
application, that is filed on or after the USPTO's electronic filing system
(EFS-Web).

   For further information concerning patent fees contact James J. Engel at
(571) 272-7725, or Susy Tsang-Foster, at 571-272-7711.
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Errata 
                                    Errata

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,020,346 to Charles J. Digmann, et al of
Dubuque, IA for SIDE SEAL MEMBERS FOR A DOCK SEAL appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 20, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patennt No. 8,020,972 to Toshio Kumagai, et al of
Nagano-Ken, Japan for LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 20, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,111 to Kristian Balschmidt Godsk, et al
of Ry, Denmark for METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE, A WIND TURBINE AND
USE OF THE METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,294 to Cemal Shener, et al of Woburn,
MA for TISSUE RESECTING SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of September
20, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,411 to Humberto Berra, et al of Cooper
City, FL for CAPTURE DEVICE FOR STENT GRAFT DELIVERY appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,510 to Kazuo Kitada, et al of Osaka,
Japan for MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DISPLAY
DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,691 to Tina Sampalis of Laval, Canada
for KRILL EXTRACTS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,751 to Sang Ki Chun, et al of Daejeon
Korea, Republic of For BI-LAYER STRUCTURED SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT
PRINTABILITY WHEN PRINTED BY HARD ROLL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,021,808 to Motoshi Ono, et al of Tokyo,
Japan for OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR EUVL AND SMOOTHING METHOD THEREOF appearing
in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,070 to Yoshiaki Isobe, et al of Osaka,
Japan for NOVEL ADENINE COMPOUND appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,312 to Haruo Hayakawa, et al of
Anagawa, Japan for SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS appearing in
the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,391 to Edward Hartley Sargent, et al of
Toronto, Canada For PHOTODETECTORS AND PHOTOVOLATAICS BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR
NANOCRYSTALS appearing in the Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be
deleted since patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,510 to Nachiket Raravikar, et al of
Chandler, AZ for CARBON NANORTUBE-SOLDER COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR INTER-
CONNECTS, PROCESS OF MAKING SAME, PACKAGES CONTAINING SAME, AND SYSTEMS
CONTAINING SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
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   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,613 to Atsuyuki Mitani, et al of
Yamaguchi, Japan for CERAMIC COMPOSITE FOR PHOTOTRANSFORMATION AND LIGHT
EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of September
13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,733 to Babak Soltanian, et al of Santa
Clara, CA for LOW POWER COMPLEMENTARY LOGIC LATCH AND RF DIVIDER appearing
in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,820 to Michael Drew, et al of Dexter,
MI for USER CONFIGURED DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,022,921 to Kazuto Kimura, et al of
Kanagawa, Japan for DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BACKLIGHT
WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES OF A DISPLAY UNIT appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,023,177 to Zarng-Arh George Wu, et al of
San Jose, CA for METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED ELECTROPHORETIC
DISPLAY PERFORMANCE appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All refence to Patent No. 8,023,516 to James Evans, et al of Apex, NC
for METHODS FOR PROVIDING PEER NEGOTIATION IN A DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL
ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS appearing in
the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,023,777 to DongDong Wang, et of Rancho
Palos Verdes, CA for OPTICAL INTERCONNECT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR
MANUFACTURING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13,
2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,024,464 to Phil Davies, et al of Bristol,
United Kingdom for DATA ACCESS IN DISTRIBUTED SERVER SYSTEMS appearing in
the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,024,698 to James T. Koo of Kowloon, Hong
Kong for ASICS HAVING MORE FEATURES THAN GENERALLY USABLE AT ONE TIME AND
METHODS OF USE appearing in the Official Gazette of September 13, 2011
should be deleted since patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,024,702 to Anthony S. Williams, et al of
Mercer Island, WA for XML APPLICATION FRAMWORK appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 20, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
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Certificates of Correction 
                          Certificates of Correction
                            for September 27, 2011

5,517,456             7,822,685             7,921,084             7,977,350
5,739,743             7,827,157             7,921,090             7,977,354
5,980,948             7,830,825             7,921,101             7,977,520
6,177,956             7,836,856             7,921,855             7,977,553
6,298,446             7,838,177             7,922,481             7,977,651
6,400,471             7,842,740             7,923,217             7,977,668
6,408,082             7,842,815             7,925,309             7,977,942
6,440,213             7,846,500             7,925,805             7,978,402
6,522,256             7,848,289             7,926,031             7,978,564
6,542,020             7,851,091             7,926,141             7,978,628
6,560,236             7,855,152             7,927,741             7,979,544
6,592,381             7,856,454             7,927,831             7,981,117
6,593,568             7,856,598             7,928,205             7,981,144
6,716,410             7,859,739             7,931,956             7,981,150
6,934,690             7,859,859             7,932,714             7,981,421
7,018,517             7,860,606             7,932,719             7,981,595
7,034,963             7,862,338             7,932,906             7,981,736
7,110,413             7,862,991             7,933,591             7,981,935
7,111,084             7,867,205             7,933,843             7,982,404
7,117,263             7,867,215             7,934,002             7,983,468
7,119,806             7,867,479             7,939,310             7,983,564
7,134,096             7,869,300             7,940,459             7,983,726
7,146,330             7,870,048             7,945,870             7,983,998
7,155,743             7,874,060             7,946,258             7,984,217
7,155,744             7,875,652             7,948,590             7,984,428
7,200,283             7,875,872             7,948,623             7,984,638
7,205,153             7,876,434             7,949,120             7,984,755
7,223,242             7,876,840             7,949,151             7,985,433
7,269,632             7,877,496             7,949,343             7,985,699
7,327,683             7,879,086             7,949,582             7,986,118
7,332,848             7,879,110             7,949,748             7,986,123
7,369,535             7,879,554             7,951,491             7,986,156
7,375,093             7,881,563             7,951,531             7,986,480
7,375,207             7,881,773             7,951,910             7,986,616
7,378,891             7,881,785             7,952,497             7,986,713
7,400,912             7,881,900             7,952,675             7,986,878
7,409,912             7,882,079             7,956,556             7,987,103
7,424,300             7,885,996             7,956,690             7,987,228
7,425,550             7,886,018             7,957,179             7,987,861
7,444,119             7,886,291             7,957,473             7,988,326
7,445,683             7,886,341             7,959,106             7,988,684
7,449,882             7,887,562             7,959,114             7,988,729
7,450,609             7,888,334             7,959,211             7,988,841
7,455,657             7,888,400             7,959,233             7,989,000
7,457,096             7,889,670             7,960,192             7,989,193
7,468,025             7,890,363             7,960,249             7,989,288
7,472,764             7,891,399             7,960,339             7,989,311
7,486,731             7,891,580             7,960,359             7,989,345
7,499,629             7,892,427             7,961,297             7,989,636
7,520,081             7,893,399             7,961,853             7,989,665
7,533,740             7,893,897             7,963,767             7,989,866
7,550,604             7,895,263             7,964,171             7,989,870
7,565,436             7,897,361             7,964,598             7,990,032
7,580,237             7,897,509             7,964,934             7,990,427
7,585,840             7,897,646             7,965,275             7,990,746
7,606,312             7,897,681             7,965,521             7,990,772
7,610,251             7,898,817             7,967,085             7,990,775
7,613,709             7,899,174             7,967,843             7,990,882
7,615,348             7,899,526             7,967,872             7,991,071
7,617,242             7,899,890             7,968,552             7,991,204
7,621,208             7,900,595             7,968,817             7,991,592
7,622,634             7,901,261             7,969,066             7,991,947
 October 18, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1371 OG 183  

7,625,629             7,901,674             7,969,342             7,991,985
7,629,734             7,901,865             7,969,436             7,992,060
7,631,452             7,902,756             7,969,438             7,992,389
7,634,633             7,902,903             7,969,465             7,992,696
7,641,686             7,903,292             7,969,733             7,992,732
7,652,015             7,903,549             7,969,841             7,993,191
7,659,118             7,904,063             7,969,857             7,993,195
7,664,708             7,904,367             7,969,875             7,993,199
7,664,897             7,905,070             7,969,941             7,993,609
7,673,411             7,905,299             7,970,663             7,993,831
7,680,497             7,907,524             7,971,183             7,994,098
7,688,849             7,908,183             7,971,353             7,995,727
7,690,868             7,909,825             7,971,529             7,995,862
7,692,218             7,909,984             7,971,805             7,996,188
7,696,974             7,910,095             7,972,212             7,996,202
7,698,570             7,910,241             7,972,213             7,996,324
7,700,609             7,910,285             7,972,384             7,996,793
7,711,564             7,910,522             7,972,482             7,997,450
7,713,778             7,910,706             7,972,663             7,997,843
7,718,646             7,910,806             7,972,782             7,997,893
7,724,061             7,912,431             7,972,793             7,997,979
7,727,528             7,912,445             7,972,850             7,998,980
7,728,046             7,913,032             7,972,870             8,000,112
7,728,091             7,913,164             7,972,978             8,000,474
7,732,346             7,913,739             7,973,011             8,000,517
7,736,381             7,914,500             7,973,016             8,000,584
7,736,688             7,914,535             7,973,039             8,000,602
7,739,304             7,914,739             7,973,203             8,000,928
7,745,444             7,914,806             7,973,213             8,001,054
7,745,933             7,914,807             7,973,337             8,001,218
7,752,108             7,914,967             7,973,513             8,001,399
7,759,320             7,914,968             7,973,519             8,001,475
7,778,004             7,916,268             7,973,570             8,003,317
7,779,080             7,916,771             7,974,209             8,003,364
7,790,066             7,917,113             7,974,331             8,005,491
7,790,347             7,917,136             7,974,435             D. 627,076
7,799,827             7,917,186             7,975,000             D. 634,442
7,800,885             7,917,938             7,975,056             D. 636,607
7,801,404             7,918,824             7,975,318             D. 638,658
7,808,912             7,918,862             7,975,558             D. 639,379
7,813,293             7,918,975             7,975,718             D. 640,637
7,813,782             7,918,976             7,975,926             D. 641,459
7,815,593             7,919,110             7,976,109             D. 642,537
7,816,189             7,919,238             7,976,765             PP. 15,963
7,819,010             7,919,582             7,977,001
7,822,345             7,920,604             7,977,202
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Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 




SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
September 12 – September 16, 2011
 





 

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
Issued as Precedent of TTAB

 

 

  9-12
  EX
  77761812
77761817		
  Namibia Breweries Limited
  2(e)(2)
  Refusal Reversed in each case
   
  WINDHOEK LAGER [beers] WINDHOEK LIGHT [beers]
   
  No
 

 

  9-12
  OPP
  91190657
  Fossil, Inc. v. Kari Foster
  2(d)
  Opposition Sustained 
  MICHELE (six registrations, two with design elements) [handbags, tote bags, and clutches] [online retail stores featuring sunglasses and watches] [watches] [jewelry made of precious metal or coated therewith, costume jewelry; watch fobs, bands, straps, bracelets and chains]
  KMICHELE [materials used in jewelry making, namely, semi-precious and precious gemstones, various minerals, rocks, diamonds, glass, and organic materials mounted on Sterling Silver, all Karats of Gold or Gold-Filled chains and findings]
   
  No
 

 

  9-14
  EX
  77262426
  Cigars International, Inc.
  2(e)(1)
  Refusal Reversed
   
  MEGA-SAMPLER [cigars]
   
  No
 

 

  9-14
  CANC
  92042082
  Four Seasons Dairy, Inc. v. International Gold Star Trading Corp.
  2(d)
  Petition to Cancel Granted
  Cyrillic letters meaning BABUSHKINO [vegetable oil spread, vegetable extracts for food, margarine, dairy products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt, butter, cottage cheese, and yogurt]
  BABUSHKA’S RECIPE [dairy products, excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt processed and marinated vegetables]
   
  No
 

 

  9-14
  EX
  77790664 77775606
  AIMS Educational Foundation 
  2(d)
  Refusal Affirmed in each case
   
  AIMS [educational publications, namely, elementary school, middle school and secondary school level workshop handouts, activity books, and magazine in the fields of math and science] and [educational services, namely, conducting classes, workshops, and presentations in various formats in the fields of math and science, and distribution of course material in connection therewith]
  A.I.M. SOLUTION [printed seminar notes] [Arranging of seminars and conferences; Conducting workshops and seminars in the field of education; Education services, namely providing classes, seminars, workshops, tutoring, and mentoring in the field of middle and high school reform, and conducting seminars, workshops, tutoring and mentoring in the field of K-12 and higher education, and distributing course material therewith; Meeting and seminar arranging; Workshops and seminars in the field of K-12 and higher education]
  No
 

 

  9-15
  EX
  77049126
  Retail Brand Alliance, Inc. 
  2(e)(1); 2(f)
  Both Refusals Affirmed
   
  BLACK FLEECE [Belts; Blouses; Boots; Bottoms; Coats; Dresses; Evening dresses; Gloves; Hats; Hosiery; Jackets; Men's suits, Women's suits; Mufflers; Neckties; Pants; Rainwear; Scarves; Shirts; Shoes; Shorts; Skirts; Socks; Suits; Suspenders; Sweaters; Ties; Tops; Trousers; and Vests not made of fleece fabric]
   
  No
 

 

  9-15
  EX
  77694743
  ING Direct Bancorp
  23(c)
  Refusal Affirmed
   
  PERSON2PERSON PAYMENT [electronic funds transfer via electronic communications networks; clearing and reconciling financial transactions via electronic communications networks; providing a wide variety of payment and financial services, namely, processing and transmission of bills and payments thereof]
   
  No
 

 

  9-15
  OPP
  91118482 91118950 91155075 91182937
  General Mills, Inc. and General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC v. Fage Dairy Processing Industry S.A. 
  2(d); 43(c)
  Opposition 91155075, as to application 76016809, Sustained as to goods in class 29, but Dismissed as to goods in class 30; All  Oppositions otherwise Sustained; on claim under 2(d)
  TOTAL [wheat flakes] [ready to eat breakfast cereal]
  Fifteen marks comprising designs and the word TOTAL and various other words [various types of yogurt, tzatziki and yogurt related products]
   
  Yes
 




 (1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MS)=Motion for Sanctions; (R)=Request for Reconsideration   (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member 
 












  

    
    
    
    

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                     MAILING AND HAND CARRY ADDRESSES FOR
             MAIL TO THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

              MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

   For most correspondence (e.g., new patent applications) no mail stop
is required because the processing of the correspondence is routine.
If NO mail stop is included on the list below, no mail stop is required
for the correspondence. See the listing under "Mail to be Directed to the
Director of the Patent And Trademark Office" for additional mail stops
for patent-related correspondence. Only the specified type of document
should be placed in an envelope addressed to one of these special mail
stops. If any documents other than the specified type identified for each
special mail stop are addressed to that mail stop, they will be
significantly delayed in reaching the appropriate area for which they are
intended. The mail stop should generally appear as the first line in
the address.

   Most correspondence may be submitted electronically. See the USPTO's
Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) internet page
http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/index.jsp for additional
information.

   Please address mail to be delivered by the United States Postal Service
(USPS) as follows:

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   If no Mail Stop is indicated below, the line beginning Mail Stop should
be omitted from the address.

   Except correspondence for Maintenance Fee payments, Deposit Account
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5.1(c) and 5.2(c)), please address patent-related correspondence to be
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Mail Stop
Designations            Explanation

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Mail Stop Post          In patented files: requests for changes of
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                        address should be addressed to Mail Stop M
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                        should be mailed to the attention of Certificate
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Mail Stop               Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction
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Mail Stop Ex Parte      Original requests for Ex Parte Reexamination
 Reexam                 and all subsequent corresponcence other
                        than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
                        (see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).

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                        correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
                        (see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).

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Mail Stop Sequence      Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
                        applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
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            MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS

   Please address trademark-related correspondence 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 Dulany Street
        MDE-7B87
        Alexandria, VA 22314-5796

   Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Deputy Commissioner for
Trademark Policy regarding Letters of Protest must be mailed to:

        Letter of Protest
        ATTN: Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Policy
        600 Dulany Street
        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 Dulany 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:

        Native American Tribal Insignia
        ATTN: Commissioner for Trademarks
        600 Dulany Street
        MDE-10A71
        Alexandria, VA 22314-5793

Do NOT send any of the following via USPS certified mail or with a
"signature required" option: submissions to the Madrid Processing Unit,
Letters of Protest, applications for recordal of insignia under the
Fastener Quality Act, notifications of Native American Tribal Insignia.

   Trademark-related mail to be delivered by hand or other private courier
or delivery service (e.g., UPS, Federal Express) to the Trademark Operation,
the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be delivered to:

        Trademark Assistance Center
        Madison East, Concourse Level Room C 55
        600 Dulany Street
        Alexandria, VA 22314

Information for addressing trademark-related correspondence may also be found
on the USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/mail.jsp.


           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
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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.

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
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State                   Name of Library                  Telephone Contact

Alabama                 Auburn University Libraries         (334) 844-1737
                        Birmingham Public Library           (205) 226-3620
Alaska                  Fairbanks: Keith B. Mather Library,
                        Geophysical Institute,
                        University of Alaska, Fairbanks     (907) 474-2636
Arkansas                Little Rock: Arkansas State
                        Library                             (501) 682-2053
California              Los Angeles Public Library          (213) 228-7220
                        Riverside: University of
                        California, Riverside, Orbach
                        Science Library                     (951) 827-3316
                        Sacramento: California State
                        Library                             (916) 654-0261
                        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: Library and Information
                        Center, Georgia Institute of
                        Technology                          (404) 385-7185
Hawaii                  Honolulu: Hawaii State Library      (808) 586-3477
Illinois                Chicago Public Library              (312) 747-4450
Indiana                 Indianapolis-Marion County Public
                        Library                             (317) 269-1741
                        West Lafayette Siegesmund
                        Engineering Library,
                        Purdue University                   (765) 494-2872
Iowa                    Davenport: Davenport Public Library (563) 326-7832
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: Art, Architecture &
                        Engineering Library,
                        University of Michigan              (734) 647-5735
                        Big Rapids: Ferris Library for
                        Information, Technology &
                        Education, Ferris State
                        University                          (231) 592-3602
                        Detroit: Public Library             (313) 481-1391
Minnesota               Hennepin County Library
                        Minneapolis Central Library         (952) 847-8000
Mississippi             Jackson: Mississippi Library
                        Commission                          (601) 961-4111
Missouri                Kansas City: Linda Hall Library     (816) 363-4600
                                                                  Ext. 724
                        St. Louis Public Library            (314) 352-2900
Montana                 Butte: Montana Tech Library of
                        the University of Montana           (406) 496-4281
Nebraska                Lincoln: Engineering Library,
                        University of Nebraska-Lincoln      (402) 472-3411
Nevada                  Reno: University of Nevada, Reno,
                        Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center      (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: New York Public Library,
                        Science Industry & Business Library (212) 592-7000
                        Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
                        State University of New York at
                        Stony Brook                         (631) 632-7148
North Carolina          Charlotte: J. Murrey Atkins
                        Library,                            (704) 687-2241
                        University of North Carolina at
                        Charlotte                           (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) 686-5394
                        Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of     (412) 622-3138
                        University Park: PAMS Library,
                        Pennsylvania State University       (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico             Bayamon: Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 993-0000
                                                                 Ext. 3222
                        Mayaquez General Library,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 832-4040
                                                                 Ext. 2023
                        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 and
                        Engineering Library, Vanderbilt
                        University                          (615) 322-2717
Texas                   Austin: McKinney Engineering
                        Library, University of Texas at
                        Austin                              (512) 495-4511
                        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
Wisconsin               Wendt Commons Library,
                        University of Wisconsin-Madison     (608) 262-0696
                        Milwaukee Public Library            (414) 286-3051
Wyoming                 Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library     (307) 777-7281





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        PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
        

        

        AVERAGE FILING DATE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVING A FIRST OFFICE ACTION IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS1
        
        

        

        Technology
Center		
        GAU
        Avg Filing Date
        

        

        1600
        BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
        

        

         
        1610
        07/04/2009            

        

         
        1620
        08/18/2009
        

        

         
        1630
        09/15/2009
        

        

         
        1640
        12/27/2009
        

        

         
        1650
        06/22/2009
        

        

         
        1660
        09/09/2010
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        09/06/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        1700
        CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS
        

        

         
        1710
        03/07/2009
        

        

         
        1720
        03/10/2009
        

        

         
        1730
        09/18/2009
        

        

         
        1740
        07/13/2009
        

        

         
        1750
        02/23/2009
        

        

         
        1760
        11/12/2009
        

        

         
        1770
        07/31/2009
        

        

         
        1780
        06/03/2009
        

        

         
        1790
        03/31/2009
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        06/28/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2100
        COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE
        

        

         
        2110
        03/13/2009
        

        

         
        2120
        03/07/2009
        

        

         
        2150
        05/22/2009
        

        

         
        2160
        06/15/2009
        

        

         
        2170
        12/30/2008
        

        

         
        2180
        06/22/2009
        

        

         
        2190
        02/12/2008
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        02/11/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2400
        NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY
        

        

         
        2420
        08/06/2008
        

        

         
        2430
        10/21/2008
        

        

         
        2440
        12/21/2008
        

        

         
        2450
        01/17/2009
        

        

         
        2460
        09/18/2008
        

        

         
        2470
        01/02/2009
        

        

         
        2480
        04/28/2008
        

        

         
        2490
        11/21/2008
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        10/21/2008
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2600
        COMMUNICATIONS
        

        

         
        2610
        01/14/2009
        

        

         
        2620
        12/18/2008
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        12/30/2008
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2800
         
        SEMICONDUCTORS/MEMORY, CIRCUITS/MEASURING AND TESTING, OPTICS/PHOTOCOPYING
        

        

         
        2810
        07/04/2009
        

        

         
        2820
        06/22/2009
        

        

         
        2830
        06/09/2009
        

        

         
        2840
        06/25/2009
        

        

         
        2850
        04/16/2009
        

        

         
        2860
        06/06/2009
        

        

         
        2870
        07/10/2009
        

        

         
        2880
        06/28/2009
        

        

         
        2890
        06/15/2009
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        06/12/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

         
         
         
        

        
2900
         
         
        
        

        

         
        2910
        11/18/2010

        

         
        TOTAL 
        11/18/2010
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        3600
         
         
        TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LICENSE AND REVIEW
        

        

         
        3610
        09/18/2009
        

        

         
        3620
        02/17/2009
        

        

         
        3630
        09/15/2009
        

        

         
        3640
        11/02/2009
        

        

         
        3650
        05/10/2009
        

        

         
        3660
        02/26/2009
        

        

         
        3670
        08/31/2009
        

        

         
        3680
        01/08/2009
        

        

         
        3690
        08/12/2009
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        06/22/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        3700
         
        MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
        

        

         
        3710
        04/03/2009
        

        

         
        3720
        05/19/2009
        

        

         
        3730
        03/10/2009
        

        

         
        3740
        01/24/2009
        

        

         
        3750
        12/15/2008
        

        

         
        3760
        04/25/2009
        

        

         
        3770
        02/26/2009
        

        

         
        3780
        03/31/2009
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        03/16/2009
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

         
        1 Report last updated on 08-31-11.
        





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