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November 6, 2012 | Volume 1384 | Number 1 |
CONTENTS
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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 1382 O.G. 61, on September 11, 2012. 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) or the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) 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 use of the EPO is restricted. The EPO will not act as an ISA for applications with one or more claims directed to a business method. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, see PCT Applicants's Guide, Annexes D(EP), E(EP) and the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated May 6, 2010, page 94 (http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html). The EPO will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA. The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased, effective April 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1377 O.G. 5, on April 3, 2012. Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority The Korean Intellectual Property Office may act as the ISA or the IPEA 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. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on January 17, 2006. The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was decreased, effective January 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1373 O.G. 177, on December 27, 2011. Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the ISA or the IPEA 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. The announcement appears in the Offical Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265, on December 23, 2008. However, the use of IP Australia is restricted. IP Australia will not act as an ISA for applications with 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 the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008, in Annex A to the agreement between the USPTO and IP Australia, IP Australia will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA. The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective July 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1380 O.G. 5, on July 3, 2012. The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia as Searching and Examining Authority The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of
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Russia (Rospatent) may act as the ISA or the IPEA 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. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1378 O.G. 162, on May 8, 2012. The search fee of Rospatent was increased, effective June 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1378 O.G. 162, on May 8, 2012. Fees The transmittal fee for the USPTO was changed to include a basic portion and a non-electronic filing fee portion, effective November 15, 2011, and was announced in the Federal Register on November 15, 2011. 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 decreased, effective January 1, 2012, and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1373 O.G. 177, on December 27, 2011. The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of July 1, 2012, is as follows: International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees: Transmittal fee Basic Portion $240.00 Non-electronic filing fee portion for international applications (other than plant applications) filed on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the Office electronic filing system (other than a small entity) $400.00 Non-electronic filing fee portion for international applications (other than plant applications) filed on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the Office electronic filing system (small entity) $200.00 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 $2,426.00 Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA $1,101.00 IP Australia as ISA $2,254.00 Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia (Rospatent) as ISA $453.00 International fees International filing fee $1,453.00 International filing fee-filed in paper with PCT EASY zip file or electronically without PCT EASY zip file $1,344.00 International filing fee-filed electronically with PCT EASY zip files $1,234.00 Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $16.00 Restoration of Priority
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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 $219.00 Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria specified at: http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $21.90 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). July 26, 2012 ANDREW H. HIRSHFELD Deputy 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 27, 2009 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 7,607,178 through 7,610,632 Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents. Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 25, 2005 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 6,957,447 through 6,959,451 Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents. Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on October 23, 2001 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 6,305,022 through 6,308,329 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 September 19, 2012 DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES Patent Application Issue Number Number Date 6,119,267 09/249,670 09/19/00 6,119,271 09/461,296 09/19/00 6,119,272 08/910,239 09/19/00 6,119,277 09/209,559 09/19/00 6,119,283 08/927,054 09/19/00 6,119,285 09/236,760 09/19/00 6,119,293 09/113,832 09/19/00 6,119,302 09/051,172 09/19/00 6,119,307 09/130,793 09/19/00 6,119,321 09/378,951 09/19/00 6,119,330 09/296,048 09/19/00 6,119,331 08/889,258 09/19/00 6,119,336 08/936,915 09/19/00 6,119,338 09/044,969 09/19/00 6,119,344 09/420,170 09/19/00 6,119,349 09/330,202 09/19/00 6,119,352 09/094,328 09/19/00 6,119,354 09/251,795 09/19/00 6,119,363 09/242,181 09/19/00 6,119,364 09/157,600 09/19/00 6,119,367 09/264,216 09/19/00 6,119,368 09/070,372 09/19/00 6,119,379 09/271,726 09/19/00 6,119,383 08/994,667 09/19/00 6,119,387 09/075,201 09/19/00 6,119,388 09/082,591 09/19/00 6,119,398 09/186,083 09/19/00 6,119,403 09/469,948 09/19/00 6,119,406 09/213,072 09/19/00 6,119,410 09/129,263 09/19/00 6,119,426 09/182,001 09/19/00 6,119,428 09/374,773 09/19/00 6,119,430 09/161,177 09/19/00 6,119,435 09/251,147 09/19/00 6,119,436 09/188,875 09/19/00 6,119,447 08/973,174 09/19/00 6,119,452 09/068,684 09/19/00 6,119,453 09/211,428 09/19/00 6,119,454 09/101,513 09/19/00 6,119,456 09/010,451 09/19/00 6,119,459 09/135,938 09/19/00 6,119,463 09/076,518 09/19/00 6,119,467 08/974,833 09/19/00 6,119,476 09/313,321 09/19/00 6,119,486 09/451,759 09/19/00 6,119,487 09/353,363 09/19/00 6,119,489 09/144,246 09/19/00
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6,119,496 09/167,680 09/19/00 6,119,498 09/322,783 09/19/00 6,119,506 09/368,156 09/19/00 6,119,511 09/299,379 09/19/00 6,119,521 09/062,906 09/19/00 6,119,524 09/272,210 09/19/00 6,119,526 09/116,034 09/19/00 6,119,534 09/315,310 09/19/00 6,119,535 09/251,241 09/19/00 6,119,536 08/961,436 09/19/00 6,119,550 09/149,871 09/19/00 6,119,557 09/138,947 09/19/00 6,119,558 09/296,095 09/19/00 6,119,569 08/885,802 09/19/00 6,119,570 08/868,157 09/19/00 6,119,574 09/109,966 09/19/00 6,119,575 09/024,951 09/19/00 6,119,579 09/044,891 09/19/00 6,119,588 09/407,699 09/19/00 6,119,590 09/358,152 09/19/00 6,119,593 09/264,073 09/19/00 6,119,596 09/129,485 09/19/00 6,119,597 08/259,634 09/19/00 6,119,598 09/080,292 09/19/00 6,119,613 09/128,745 09/19/00 6,119,622 08/403,384 09/19/00 6,119,625 09/287,073 09/19/00 6,119,634 09/480,867 09/19/00 6,119,635 09/009,471 09/19/00 6,119,637 09/347,553 09/19/00 6,119,638 09/078,205 09/19/00 6,119,639 09/329,372 09/19/00 6,119,644 09/484,004 09/19/00 6,119,645 09/250,356 09/19/00 6,119,648 08/921,590 09/19/00 6,119,657 08/896,251 09/19/00 6,119,663 09/267,666 09/19/00 6,119,667 09/359,188 09/19/00 6,119,670 08/920,581 09/19/00 6,119,677 09/184,150 09/19/00 6,119,679 09/301,743 09/19/00 6,119,681 08/834,143 09/19/00 6,119,695 09/199,909 09/19/00 6,119,697 08/864,367 09/19/00 6,119,700 09/188,446 09/19/00 6,119,708 09/191,057 09/19/00 6,119,710 09/318,880 09/19/00 6,119,711 09/411,933 09/19/00 6,119,713 09/185,999 09/19/00 6,119,718 09/379,849 09/19/00 6,119,721 09/210,762 09/19/00 6,119,728 09/274,860 09/19/00 6,119,729 09/152,197 09/19/00 6,119,732 09/233,485 09/19/00 6,119,745 08/933,980 09/19/00 6,119,750 09/191,246 09/19/00 6,119,753 08/883,886 09/19/00 6,119,760 09/413,701 09/19/00 6,119,770 08/762,549 09/19/00 6,119,789 09/141,242 09/19/00 6,119,806 08/881,211 09/19/00 6,119,824 09/087,719 09/19/00 6,119,830 08/949,375 09/19/00 6,119,839 08/882,971 09/19/00 6,119,842 09/040,318 09/19/00 6,119,843 09/243,497 09/19/00
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6,119,845 09/260,517 09/19/00 6,119,846 09/072,802 09/19/00 6,119,848 09/235,887 09/19/00 6,119,849 09/251,516 09/19/00 6,119,852 09/315,460 09/19/00 6,119,860 09/197,111 09/19/00 6,119,871 09/435,425 09/19/00 6,119,872 09/303,866 09/19/00 6,119,877 09/267,930 09/19/00 6,119,905 08/899,661 09/19/00 6,119,907 09/125,000 09/19/00 6,119,912 09/204,494 09/19/00 6,119,914 09/343,568 09/19/00 6,119,917 09/054,232 09/19/00 6,119,918 09/243,112 09/19/00 6,119,925 09/302,667 09/19/00 6,119,926 09/247,325 09/19/00 6,119,928 09/018,778 09/19/00 6,119,937 08/626,076 09/19/00 6,119,938 09/098,846 09/19/00 6,119,944 08/794,782 09/19/00 6,119,955 09/078,105 09/19/00 6,119,956 09/298,506 09/19/00 6,119,959 09/247,487 09/19/00 6,119,960 09/074,013 09/19/00 6,119,968 09/208,001 09/19/00 6,119,969 09/315,915 09/19/00 6,119,976 09/013,551 09/19/00 6,119,987 08/983,479 09/19/00 6,119,992 09/137,891 09/19/00 6,119,999 09/105,139 09/19/00 6,120,009 09/061,695 09/19/00 6,120,013 09/102,769 09/19/00 6,120,016 08/732,494 09/19/00 6,120,018 09/340,135 09/19/00 6,120,022 09/178,376 09/19/00 6,120,026 09/006,327 09/19/00 6,120,028 08/796,975 09/19/00 6,120,030 09/004,733 09/19/00 6,120,040 09/094,425 09/19/00 6,120,041 09/137,287 09/19/00 6,120,043 09/116,713 09/19/00 6,120,047 09/240,101 09/19/00 6,120,050 09/301,346 09/19/00 6,120,052 09/007,569 09/19/00 6,120,057 09/269,870 09/19/00 6,120,060 08/954,533 09/19/00 6,120,062 09/065,918 09/19/00 6,120,072 09/340,122 09/19/00 6,120,088 08/791,864 09/19/00 6,120,105 09/225,406 09/19/00 6,120,116 09/131,427 09/19/00 6,120,124 08/937,559 09/19/00 6,120,134 09/076,886 09/19/00 6,120,144 09/255,165 09/19/00 6,120,148 09/166,312 09/19/00 6,120,154 09/262,075 09/19/00 6,120,167 09/122,351 09/19/00 6,120,168 09/104,973 09/19/00 6,120,188 09/094,560 09/19/00 6,120,192 08/973,637 09/19/00 6,120,194 09/247,912 09/19/00 6,120,195 09/191,042 09/19/00 6,120,202 09/336,913 09/19/00 6,120,206 09/434,643 09/19/00 6,120,225 08/704,589 09/19/00
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6,120,233 08/867,731 09/19/00 6,120,239 09/143,015 09/19/00 6,120,240 09/117,265 09/19/00 6,120,256 09/292,543 09/19/00 6,120,265 09/268,065 09/19/00 6,120,267 09/053,372 09/19/00 6,120,275 09/040,841 09/19/00 6,120,281 08/898,941 09/19/00 6,120,282 09/081,227 09/19/00 6,120,284 08/996,167 09/19/00 6,120,287 09/369,544 09/19/00 6,120,296 09/368,654 09/19/00 6,120,298 09/012,812 09/19/00 6,120,301 08/686,503 09/19/00 6,120,306 08/950,454 09/19/00 6,120,309 09/266,244 09/19/00 6,120,310 09/306,019 09/19/00 6,120,312 09/426,891 09/19/00 6,120,316 09/171,124 09/19/00 6,120,319 09/251,038 09/19/00 6,120,320 09/364,022 09/19/00 6,120,323 09/357,575 09/19/00 6,120,328 09/503,756 09/19/00 6,120,332 09/043,546 09/19/00 6,120,333 09/207,080 09/19/00 6,120,341 09/385,854 09/19/00 6,120,353 09/248,993 09/19/00 6,120,361 09/017,368 09/19/00 6,120,364 09/347,770 09/19/00 6,120,365 08/612,279 09/19/00 6,120,367 09/154,925 09/19/00 6,120,370 09/251,416 09/19/00 6,120,372 08/951,051 09/19/00 6,120,376 09/038,184 09/19/00 6,120,381 09/266,149 09/19/00 6,120,395 09/161,130 09/19/00 6,120,396 09/236,817 09/19/00 6,120,402 09/231,783 09/19/00 6,120,403 09/030,431 09/19/00 6,120,411 09/235,192 09/19/00 6,120,414 09/291,937 09/19/00 6,120,417 09/009,420 09/19/00 6,120,420 09/268,947 09/19/00 6,120,431 08/818,570 09/19/00 6,120,433 08/950,213 09/19/00 6,120,434 08/918,551 09/19/00 6,120,435 09/085,821 09/19/00 6,120,438 09/451,544 09/19/00 6,120,444 09/324,838 09/19/00 6,120,456 09/157,215 09/19/00 6,120,459 09/328,406 09/19/00 6,120,461 09/371,706 09/19/00 6,120,472 09/186,658 09/19/00 6,120,485 08/875,629 09/19/00 6,120,509 09/145,363 09/19/00 6,120,510 08/669,497 09/19/00 6,120,523 09/203,228 09/19/00 6,120,530 09/208,104 09/19/00 6,120,531 08/954,346 09/19/00 6,120,535 08/975,584 09/19/00 6,120,541 09/274,909 09/19/00 6,120,554 09/017,064 09/19/00 6,120,557 09/413,831 09/19/00 6,120,576 09/112,361 09/19/00 6,120,584 09/155,493 09/19/00 6,120,585 09/155,932 09/19/00
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6,120,594 09/301,504 09/19/00 6,120,613 09/070,196 09/19/00 6,120,625 09/095,217 09/19/00 6,120,626 09/178,288 09/19/00 6,120,630 09/056,319 09/19/00 6,120,631 08/928,685 09/19/00 6,120,645 08/994,368 09/19/00 6,120,647 09/013,040 09/19/00 6,120,655 09/009,542 09/19/00 6,120,656 08/887,512 09/19/00 6,120,661 09/327,224 09/19/00 6,120,667 09/006,933 09/19/00 6,120,672 09/068,404 09/19/00 6,120,673 09/074,725 09/19/00 6,120,680 08/733,527 09/19/00 6,120,682 09/165,924 09/19/00 6,120,683 08/912,481 09/19/00 6,120,686 09/147,029 09/19/00 6,120,690 09/140,203 09/19/00 6,120,691 09/271,593 09/19/00 6,120,692 09/290,625 09/19/00 6,120,697 09/001,755 09/19/00 6,120,699 09/157,876 09/19/00 6,120,709 09/307,725 09/19/00 6,120,711 09/048,339 09/19/00 6,120,715 09/261,797 09/19/00 6,120,722 09/163,489 09/19/00 6,120,723 08/831,592 09/19/00 6,120,729 09/312,940 09/19/00 6,120,732 09/103,098 09/19/00 6,120,738 09/128,867 09/19/00 6,120,739 08/885,985 09/19/00 6,120,744 09/097,818 09/19/00 6,120,746 09/084,483 09/19/00 6,120,747 08/995,099 09/19/00 6,120,757 09/204,554 09/19/00 6,120,758 09/118,312 09/19/00 6,120,759 07/750,777 09/19/00 6,120,770 08/929,329 09/19/00 6,120,771 09/398,165 09/19/00 6,120,773 08/272,772 09/19/00 6,120,776 08/569,221 09/19/00 6,120,777 08/849,024 09/19/00 6,120,778 08/772,724 09/19/00 6,120,779 09/015,239 09/19/00 6,120,784 09/172,588 09/19/00 6,120,787 09/051,709 09/19/00 6,120,794 08/534,180 09/19/00 6,120,797 08/951,056 09/19/00 6,120,808 09/253,394 09/19/00 6,120,822 09/018,614 09/19/00 6,120,823 08/959,389 09/19/00 6,120,825 08/770,970 09/19/00 6,120,827 09/332,418 09/19/00 6,120,830 09/238,429 09/19/00 6,120,837 09/232,606 09/19/00 6,120,839 09/140,844 09/19/00 6,120,844 08/622,941 09/19/00 6,120,850 09/180,793 09/19/00 6,120,851 09/230,532 09/19/00 6,120,852 09/313,792 09/19/00 6,120,883 08/914,826 09/19/00 6,120,886 09/228,493 09/19/00 6,120,888 08/885,653 09/19/00 6,120,890 09/186,074 09/19/00 6,120,891 08/960,394 09/19/00
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6,120,896 09/212,493 09/19/00 6,120,898 09/004,720 09/19/00 6,120,901 09/098,965 09/19/00 6,120,919 09/114,946 09/19/00 6,120,921 09/055,874 09/19/00 6,120,927 09/270,683 09/19/00 6,120,932 09/185,307 09/19/00 6,120,940 08/961,100 09/19/00 6,120,974 09/326,541 09/19/00 6,120,975 09/181,806 09/19/00 6,120,976 09/197,127 09/19/00 6,120,977 08/627,251 09/19/00 6,120,980 09/169,755 09/19/00 6,120,981 09/224,425 09/19/00 6,120,984 09/098,968 09/19/00 6,120,988 08/478,507 09/19/00 6,120,998 09/052,085 09/19/00 6,121,000 09/249,730 09/19/00 6,121,004 08/783,468 09/19/00 6,121,007 08/747,654 09/19/00 6,121,008 08/821,086 09/19/00 6,121,011 09/205,556 09/19/00 6,121,017 08/946,719 09/19/00 6,121,018 09/023,023 09/19/00 6,121,024 09/052,391 09/19/00 6,121,028 08/948,559 09/19/00 6,121,032 09/036,474 09/19/00 6,121,034 09/311,170 09/19/00 6,121,035 08/906,616 09/19/00 6,121,036 08/842,653 09/19/00 6,121,037 08/537,361 09/19/00 6,121,038 09/105,387 09/19/00 6,121,046 08/990,065 09/19/00 6,121,051 09/003,727 09/19/00 6,121,054 08/974,090 09/19/00 6,121,057 09/076,938 09/19/00 6,121,062 08/606,503 09/19/00 6,121,066 08/648,844 09/19/00 6,121,077 09/393,767 09/19/00 6,121,110 09/124,093 09/19/00 6,121,121 09/361,624 09/19/00 6,121,158 08/910,308 09/19/00 6,121,160 09/019,505 09/19/00 6,121,161 09/233,366 09/19/00 6,121,163 08/599,270 09/19/00 6,121,164 08/957,058 09/19/00 6,121,167 09/137,294 09/19/00 6,121,170 09/335,132 09/19/00 6,121,173 09/064,550 09/19/00 6,121,183 08/859,319 09/19/00 6,121,190 09/015,271 09/19/00 6,121,192 09/418,287 09/19/00 6,121,201 09/159,233 09/19/00 6,121,202 09/185,026 09/19/00 6,121,204 08/894,931 09/19/00 6,121,205 08/855,497 09/19/00 6,121,206 09/487,317 09/19/00 6,121,207 09/260,292 09/19/00 6,121,211 09/118,280 09/19/00 6,121,213 09/123,345 09/19/00 6,121,217 08/815,616 09/19/00 6,121,223 09/070,676 09/19/00 6,121,234 09/019,936 09/19/00 6,121,236 09/046,985 09/19/00 6,121,237 08/714,960 09/19/00 6,121,241 09/011,001 09/19/00
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 12 |
6,121,243 08/849,524 09/19/00 6,121,247 08/826,050 09/19/00 6,121,250 09/148,492 09/19/00 6,121,252 09/050,009 09/19/00 6,121,254 09/268,747 09/19/00 6,121,256 09/288,618 09/19/00 6,121,261 09/196,487 09/19/00 6,121,263 08/852,616 09/19/00 6,121,270 09/098,473 09/19/00 6,121,271 09/307,688 09/19/00 6,121,277 09/155,960 09/19/00 6,121,278 09/145,185 09/19/00 6,121,279 09/462,508 09/19/00 6,121,280 09/255,242 09/19/00 6,121,281 09/230,715 09/19/00 6,121,285 09/082,155 09/19/00 6,121,286 09/158,774 09/19/00 6,121,288 09/297,800 09/19/00 6,121,289 09/169,150 09/19/00 6,121,290 09/194,325 09/19/00 6,121,291 09/142,990 09/19/00 6,121,304 09/227,216 09/19/00 6,121,307 09/287,831 09/19/00 6,121,309 09/125,522 09/19/00 6,121,312 09/410,223 09/19/00 6,121,314 09/437,843 09/19/00 6,121,321 08/661,293 09/19/00 6,121,327 09/316,598 09/19/00 6,121,328 09/187,334 09/19/00 6,121,333 09/335,484 09/19/00 6,121,337 08/898,980 09/19/00 6,121,350 08/818,367 09/19/00 6,121,364 08/945,931 09/19/00 6,121,365 09/223,375 09/19/00 6,121,372 09/245,647 09/19/00 6,121,379 09/077,374 09/19/00 6,121,380 08/965,548 09/19/00 6,121,382 09/060,811 09/19/00 6,121,383 09/062,809 09/19/00 6,121,390 09/019,803 09/19/00 6,121,396 08/548,129 09/19/00 6,121,397 08/892,860 09/19/00 6,121,398 09/067,743 09/19/00 6,121,405 08/959,889 09/19/00 6,121,412 09/418,239 09/19/00 6,121,413 09/302,515 09/19/00 6,121,414 09/185,825 09/19/00 6,121,416 08/825,852 09/19/00 6,121,419 08/465,713 09/19/00 6,121,420 09/290,836 09/19/00 6,121,424 09/166,094 09/19/00 6,121,426 08/909,140 09/19/00 6,121,430 09/298,674 09/19/00 6,121,433 08/669,300 09/19/00 6,121,435 09/249,448 09/19/00 6,121,437 09/268,797 09/19/00 6,121,443 09/283,317 09/19/00 6,121,445 09/367,868 09/19/00 6,121,451 09/230,245 09/19/00 6,121,453 09/142,486 09/19/00 6,121,454 09/063,001 09/19/00 6,121,460 09/249,025 09/19/00 6,121,463 09/102,869 09/19/00 6,121,468 09/043,667 09/19/00 6,121,474 09/256,737 09/19/00 6,121,482 08/894,159 09/19/00
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 13 |
6,121,484 09/308,565 09/19/00 6,121,489 08/811,830 09/19/00 6,121,494 09/457,296 09/19/00 6,121,496 09/068,625 09/19/00 6,121,497 09/173,620 09/19/00 6,121,503 08/980,174 09/19/00 6,121,508 09/091,783 09/19/00 6,121,530 09/272,211 09/19/00 6,121,534 09/370,971 09/19/00 6,121,540 09/340,038 09/19/00 6,121,546 09/063,228 09/19/00 6,121,554 08/980,452 09/19/00 6,121,559 09/374,858 09/19/00 6,121,560 09/202,156 09/19/00 6,121,567 08/878,394 09/19/00 6,121,568 09/059,816 09/19/00 6,121,572 09/308,564 09/19/00 6,121,579 08/807,772 09/19/00 6,121,587 09/269,112 09/19/00 6,121,593 09/136,723 09/19/00 6,121,596 09/320,267 09/19/00 6,121,597 09/189,942 09/19/00 6,121,604 09/064,480 09/19/00 6,121,615 08/926,304 09/19/00 6,121,625 09/087,296 09/19/00 6,121,635 09/060,549 09/19/00 6,121,649 09/353,639 09/19/00 6,121,654 08/949,217 09/19/00 6,121,655 09/000,848 09/19/00 6,121,656 08/964,828 09/19/00 6,121,664 08/811,785 09/19/00 6,121,675 09/153,741 09/19/00 6,121,676 08/987,569 09/19/00 6,121,695 09/051,622 09/19/00 6,121,702 09/091,103 09/19/00 6,121,704 09/124,760 09/19/00 6,121,710 09/178,554 09/19/00 6,121,717 09/201,045 09/19/00 6,121,723 09/023,120 09/19/00 6,121,726 08/991,302 09/19/00 6,121,732 08/851,882 09/19/00 6,121,733 08/274,481 09/19/00 6,121,734 09/173,067 09/19/00 6,121,736 09/344,655 09/19/00 6,121,738 09/147,965 09/19/00 6,121,751 09/266,510 09/19/00 6,121,753 09/009,663 09/19/00 6,121,755 09/324,519 09/19/00 6,121,756 09/426,347 09/19/00 6,121,759 09/180,164 09/19/00 6,121,761 09/336,897 09/19/00 6,121,769 09/128,228 09/19/00 6,121,780 08/999,741 09/19/00 6,121,797 09/117,602 09/19/00 6,121,803 09/255,738 09/19/00 6,121,812 08/781,792 09/19/00 6,121,815 09/066,234 09/19/00 6,121,820 08/910,003 09/19/00 6,121,823 09/271,311 09/19/00 6,121,824 09/223,132 09/19/00 6,121,829 09/300,838 09/19/00 6,121,830 09/063,833 09/19/00 6,121,833 09/271,871 09/19/00 6,121,840 08/997,013 09/19/00 6,121,846 09/321,033 09/19/00 6,121,852 09/115,236 09/19/00
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 14 |
6,121,855 09/047,667 09/19/00 6,121,858 09/290,502 09/19/00 6,121,863 08/870,945 09/19/00 6,121,868 09/275,085 09/19/00 6,121,869 09/399,631 09/19/00 6,121,870 09/343,048 09/19/00 6,121,888 09/329,230 09/19/00 6,121,893 09/136,545 09/19/00 6,121,895 09/452,805 09/19/00 6,121,898 09/047,272 09/19/00 6,121,900 09/132,007 09/19/00 6,121,902 09/106,990 09/19/00 6,121,933 09/317,226 09/19/00 6,121,934 09/266,412 09/19/00 6,121,937 09/352,146 09/19/00 6,121,939 08/961,767 09/19/00 6,121,951 08/834,548 09/19/00 6,121,953 08/795,544 09/19/00 6,121,957 09/206,391 09/19/00 6,121,972 09/130,443 09/19/00 6,121,982 09/500,280 09/19/00 6,121,985 08/997,591 09/19/00 6,121,991 09/103,019 09/19/00 6,122,004 08/777,378 09/19/00 6,122,013 08/732,336 09/19/00 6,122,021 08/350,175 09/19/00 6,122,028 09/169,769 09/19/00 6,122,036 09/206,238 09/19/00 6,122,043 08/869,333 09/19/00 6,122,058 09/103,733 09/19/00 6,122,061 08/996,195 09/19/00 6,122,062 09/303,887 09/19/00 6,122,063 09/402,675 09/19/00 6,122,064 09/322,821 09/19/00 6,122,068 08/572,613 09/19/00 6,122,070 09/035,093 09/19/00 6,122,072 08/683,177 09/19/00 6,122,074 09/082,383 09/19/00 6,122,091 09/172,581 09/19/00 6,122,094 09/459,420 09/19/00 6,122,101 08/954,304 09/19/00 6,122,110 09/187,426 09/19/00 6,122,116 09/322,034 09/19/00 6,122,119 08/965,258 09/19/00 6,122,120 09/150,368 09/19/00 6,122,126 08/475,374 09/19/00 6,122,127 08/849,332 09/19/00 6,122,128 09/045,702 09/19/00 6,122,130 09/078,858 09/19/00 6,122,131 08/928,214 09/19/00 6,122,133 09/099,485 09/19/00 6,122,138 08/970,739 09/19/00 6,122,139 09/119,184 09/19/00 6,122,140 08/764,260 09/19/00 6,122,141 08/924,012 09/19/00 6,122,144 08/995,890 09/19/00 6,122,148 09/180,045 09/19/00 6,122,156 09/153,171 09/19/00 6,122,168 09/320,542 09/19/00 6,122,169 09/422,136 09/19/00 6,122,178 08/978,237 09/19/00 6,122,188 09/219,024 09/19/00 6,122,231 09/166,107 09/19/00 6,122,232 09/008,989 09/19/00 6,122,234 08/752,653 09/19/00 6,122,235 09/137,820 09/19/00
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 15 |
6,122,241 08/593,903 09/19/00 6,122,248 09/349,918 09/19/00 6,122,252 08/879,906 09/19/00 6,122,253 08/973,441 09/19/00 6,122,262 08/932,582 09/19/00 6,122,265 08/818,683 09/19/00 6,122,268 08/878,341 09/19/00 6,122,301 09/333,053 09/19/00 6,122,303 09/025,888 09/19/00 6,122,307 09/059,630 09/19/00 6,122,311 09/007,187 09/19/00 6,122,314 08/795,493 09/19/00 6,122,321 09/076,448 09/19/00 6,122,323 09/043,478 09/19/00 6,122,324 09/146,217 09/19/00 6,122,333 09/030,939 09/19/00 6,122,337 09/003,296 09/19/00 6,122,338 08/936,124 09/19/00 6,122,344 08/875,903 09/19/00 6,122,350 09/043,180 09/19/00 6,122,371 08/898,573 09/19/00 6,122,372 08/869,238 09/19/00 6,122,380 08/982,274 09/19/00 6,122,386 09/299,973 09/19/00 6,122,387 09/048,118 09/19/00 6,122,405 08/112,535 09/19/00 6,122,414 09/085,840 09/19/00 6,122,416 09/160,757 09/19/00 6,122,419 08/921,844 09/19/00 6,122,426 09/115,837 09/19/00 6,122,439 08/922,998 09/19/00 6,122,443 09/122,634 09/19/00 6,122,445 09/192,328 09/19/00 6,122,450 09/309,996 09/19/00 6,122,452 09/074,291 09/19/00 6,122,455 09/169,744 09/19/00 6,122,457 09/288,283 09/19/00 6,122,470 09/260,015 09/19/00 6,122,474 09/045,176 09/19/00 6,122,495 09/191,802 09/19/00 6,122,496 09/031,602 09/19/00 6,122,539 09/499,787 09/19/00 6,122,546 09/128,284 09/19/00 6,122,550 09/019,596 09/19/00 6,122,560 08/923,069 09/19/00 6,122,567 08/982,858 09/19/00 6,122,572 08/952,145 09/19/00 6,122,580 09/053,736 09/19/00 6,122,584 09/253,369 09/19/00 6,122,587 09/220,347 09/19/00 6,122,590 09/147,642 09/19/00 6,122,596 09/090,963 09/19/00 6,122,602 09/059,542 09/19/00 6,122,603 09/095,730 09/19/00 6,122,606 08/763,312 09/19/00 6,122,614 09/197,313 09/19/00 6,122,622 09/025,232 09/19/00 6,122,624 09/086,121 09/19/00 6,122,625 09/025,393 09/19/00 6,122,650 09/064,618 09/19/00 6,122,654 09/066,540 09/19/00 6,122,657 08/815,164 09/19/00 6,122,667 08/994,549 09/19/00 6,122,699 08/865,057 09/19/00 6,122,734 08/997,617 09/19/00 6,122,762 09/153,598 09/19/00
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 16 |
6,122,764 08/984,729 09/19/00 PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 14, 2012 DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES Patent Application Issue Number Number Date 6,789,266 10/372,157 09/14/04 6,789,268 10/349,255 09/14/04 6,789,269 10/762,694 09/14/04 6,789,272 10/314,144 09/14/04 6,789,276 10/322,920 09/14/04 6,789,277 09/872,337 09/14/04 6,789,278 10/351,765 09/14/04 6,789,283 10/162,279 09/14/04 6,789,292 10/311,102 09/14/04 6,789,294 10/248,307 09/14/04 6,789,296 10/457,370 09/14/04 6,789,299 10/300,322 09/14/04 6,789,300 10/424,905 09/14/04 6,789,301 10/073,524 09/14/04 6,789,302 10/682,930 09/14/04 6,789,304 10/222,920 09/14/04 6,789,308 10/170,417 09/14/04 6,789,309 09/946,434 09/14/04 6,789,322 10/447,246 09/14/04 6,789,325 09/954,485 09/14/04 6,789,329 10/308,269 09/14/04 6,789,339 10/138,817 09/14/04 6,789,340 10/142,691 09/14/04 6,789,345 10/286,742 09/14/04 6,789,347 10/208,482 09/14/04 6,789,348 10/428,860 09/14/04 6,789,352 10/294,185 09/14/04 6,789,356 10/464,902 09/14/04 6,789,366 10/030,081 09/14/04 6,789,367 09/890,859 09/14/04 6,789,368 10/318,945 09/14/04 6,789,369 10/405,381 09/14/04 6,789,371 09/552,202 09/14/04 6,789,372 10/385,490 09/14/04 6,789,378 10/409,754 09/14/04 6,789,382 10/201,611 09/14/04 6,789,384 10/287,477 09/14/04 6,789,385 10/467,848 09/14/04 6,789,387 10/260,272 09/14/04 6,789,391 10/147,692 09/14/04 6,789,398 09/497,045 09/14/04 6,789,399 09/743,115 09/14/04 6,789,403 10/470,729 09/14/04 6,789,405 10/441,075 09/14/04 6,789,410 10/651,074 09/14/04 6,789,417 10/259,019 09/14/04 6,789,420 10/042,525 09/14/04 6,789,423 10/330,710 09/14/04 6,789,432 10/259,400 09/14/04 6,789,440 10/359,656 09/14/04 6,789,445 10/336,925 09/14/04 6,789,447 10/363,074 09/14/04 6,789,448 10/164,195 09/14/04 6,789,450 10/189,365 09/14/04 6,789,461 10/783,105 09/14/04 6,789,462 10/603,312 09/14/04 6,789,463 10/126,871 09/14/04 6,789,465 10/124,756 09/14/04
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 17 |
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6,789,675 10/212,053 09/14/04 6,789,676 10/320,665 09/14/04 6,789,679 10/117,183 09/14/04 6,789,681 10/219,209 09/14/04 6,789,684 10/242,650 09/14/04 6,789,685 10/464,994 09/14/04 6,789,693 10/163,761 09/14/04 6,789,694 10/346,826 09/14/04 6,789,697 10/219,221 09/14/04 6,789,700 10/389,999 09/14/04 6,789,701 10/287,006 09/14/04 6,789,703 10/347,742 09/14/04 6,789,704 10/366,907 09/14/04 6,789,710 10/612,581 09/14/04 6,789,711 10/351,212 09/14/04 6,789,721 10/438,456 09/14/04 6,789,724 10/189,132 09/14/04 6,789,727 10/315,333 09/14/04 6,789,732 10/431,689 09/14/04 6,789,733 10/446,031 09/14/04 6,789,738 10/371,928 09/14/04 6,789,744 10/059,950 09/14/04 6,789,746 09/808,168 09/14/04 6,789,747 10/106,819 09/14/04 6,789,752 10/169,848 09/14/04 6,789,755 10/374,165 09/14/04 6,789,759 10/668,238 09/14/04 6,789,761 10/101,519 09/14/04 6,789,767 10/132,083 09/14/04 6,789,785 10/052,634 09/14/04 6,789,787 10/310,424 09/14/04 6,789,789 10/157,696 09/14/04 6,789,796 10/184,435 09/14/04 6,789,800 10/262,901 09/14/04 6,789,803 10/397,936 09/14/04 6,789,812 09/970,629 09/14/04 6,789,819 10/391,577 09/14/04 6,789,828 10/634,571 09/14/04 6,789,829 10/377,867 09/14/04 6,789,831 10/234,656 09/14/04 6,789,833 10/418,346 09/14/04 6,789,839 10/386,363 09/14/04 6,789,841 10/378,684 09/14/04 6,789,842 10/649,168 09/14/04 6,789,848 10/604,632 09/14/04 6,789,852 10/747,357 09/14/04 6,789,856 09/966,252 09/14/04 6,789,858 09/842,069 09/14/04 6,789,859 10/413,296 09/14/04 6,789,863 09/990,348 09/14/04 6,789,865 10/080,675 09/14/04 6,789,885 09/661,121 09/14/04 6,789,894 10/468,330 09/14/04 6,789,899 09/972,304 09/14/04 6,789,902 10/354,304 09/14/04 6,789,904 10/452,305 09/14/04 6,789,913 10/173,397 09/14/04 6,789,920 10/232,535 09/14/04 6,789,923 10/345,275 09/14/04 6,789,926 10/170,254 09/14/04 6,789,927 10/300,621 09/14/04 6,789,928 09/986,875 09/14/04 6,789,932 10/098,812 09/14/04 6,789,938 10/231,609 09/14/04 6,789,956 10/326,239 09/14/04 6,789,961 10/141,751 09/14/04
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6,791,287 10/240,576 09/14/04 6,791,291 10/259,150 09/14/04 6,791,297 10/201,190 09/14/04 6,791,320 10/228,511 09/14/04 6,791,321 10/173,933 09/14/04 6,791,322 10/262,328 09/14/04 6,791,326 10/313,291 09/14/04 6,791,329 10/222,055 09/14/04 6,791,336 10/018,642 09/14/04 6,791,337 10/218,799 09/14/04 6,791,338 10/355,748 09/14/04 6,791,340 10/171,086 09/14/04 6,791,345 10/059,114 09/14/04 6,791,347 10/145,023 09/14/04 6,791,362 10/731,387 09/14/04 6,791,373 10/673,226 09/14/04 6,791,375 10/271,348 09/14/04 6,791,380 09/995,423 09/14/04 6,791,389 10/306,129 09/14/04 6,791,393 09/831,413 09/14/04 6,791,410 10/440,123 09/14/04 6,791,416 10/271,376 09/14/04 6,791,421 10/279,146 09/14/04 6,791,426 10/454,422 09/14/04 6,791,434 10/207,763 09/14/04 6,791,435 10/326,107 09/14/04 6,791,443 10/704,972 09/14/04 6,791,444 09/635,098 09/14/04 6,791,448 10/275,095 09/14/04 6,791,451 09/653,232 09/14/04 6,791,456 10/046,815 09/14/04 6,791,462 10/245,582 09/14/04 6,791,473 10/307,513 09/14/04 6,791,475 10/109,849 09/14/04 6,791,481 09/860,935 09/14/04 6,791,483 10/601,572 09/14/04 6,791,501 10/315,593 09/14/04 6,791,511 09/913,981 09/14/04 6,791,517 09/985,919 09/14/04 6,791,519 10/080,159 09/14/04 6,791,525 09/956,014 09/14/04 6,791,538 09/955,649 09/14/04 6,791,543 09/818,641 09/14/04 6,791,546 10/216,196 09/14/04 6,791,552 09/362,534 09/14/04 6,791,566 10/088,418 09/14/04 6,791,574 09/942,091 09/14/04 6,791,575 09/962,438 09/14/04 6,791,584 09/654,646 09/14/04 6,791,589 09/725,109 09/14/04 6,791,594 09/879,161 09/14/04 6,791,626 09/938,132 09/14/04 6,791,628 09/625,145 09/14/04 6,791,629 09/811,732 09/14/04 6,791,635 09/273,449 09/14/04 6,791,636 09/854,014 09/14/04 6,791,638 10/378,566 09/14/04 6,791,644 10/350,949 09/14/04 6,791,655 10/216,923 09/14/04 6,791,661 09/731,669 09/14/04 6,791,662 10/302,933 09/14/04 6,791,663 09/840,912 09/14/04 6,791,669 09/832,990 09/14/04 6,791,672 10/298,736 09/14/04 6,791,674 09/810,639 09/14/04 6,791,683 10/119,042 09/14/04
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 24 |
6,791,690 10/137,658 09/14/04 6,791,699 09/921,584 09/14/04 6,791,714 09/417,018 09/14/04 6,791,721 09/626,082 09/14/04 6,791,722 10/446,105 09/14/04 6,791,728 10/429,836 09/14/04 6,791,734 10/293,211 09/14/04 6,791,735 10/340,317 09/14/04 6,791,743 10/304,235 09/14/04 6,791,751 10/336,735 09/14/04 6,791,762 10/184,927 09/14/04 6,791,766 10/259,385 09/14/04 6,791,768 10/280,484 09/14/04 6,791,771 10/050,117 09/14/04 6,791,797 10/382,138 09/14/04 6,791,814 10/149,218 09/14/04 6,791,824 10/170,347 09/14/04 6,791,829 10/175,253 09/14/04 6,791,837 10/335,326 09/14/04 6,791,862 10/339,503 09/14/04 6,791,871 10/627,904 09/14/04 6,791,876 10/397,352 09/14/04 6,791,882 10/175,958 09/14/04 6,791,896 10/000,397 09/14/04 6,791,911 09/980,737 09/14/04 6,791,913 09/652,897 09/14/04 6,791,916 09/879,249 09/14/04 6,791,925 09/665,944 09/14/04 6,791,938 09/849,278 09/14/04 6,791,951 09/551,571 09/14/04 6,791,957 09/741,083 09/14/04 6,791,966 09/255,894 09/14/04 6,791,978 09/402,251 09/14/04 6,791,986 09/341,914 09/14/04 6,791,998 09/255,177 09/14/04 6,792,002 09/775,130 09/14/04 6,792,010 10/327,576 09/14/04 6,792,011 09/838,676 09/14/04 6,792,022 10/039,490 09/14/04 6,792,023 10/112,660 09/14/04 6,792,034 09/684,408 09/14/04 6,792,049 09/595,252 09/14/04 6,792,051 09/626,295 09/14/04 6,792,053 09/423,391 09/14/04 6,792,063 09/601,796 09/14/04 6,792,073 09/850,533 09/14/04 6,792,105 09/703,175 09/14/04 6,792,108 09/327,633 09/14/04 6,792,112 09/528,236 09/14/04 6,792,117 10/084,950 09/14/04 6,792,122 09/457,348 09/14/04 6,792,126 09/151,026 09/14/04 6,792,127 09/521,911 09/14/04 6,792,137 09/782,851 09/14/04 6,792,145 09/877,836 09/14/04 6,792,157 09/643,883 09/14/04 6,792,181 10/155,067 09/14/04 6,792,182 10/229,818 09/14/04 6,792,192 10/129,960 09/14/04 6,792,193 10/285,220 09/14/04 6,792,198 09/588,661 09/14/04 6,792,202 10/679,385 09/14/04 6,792,206 10/250,148 09/14/04 6,792,221 10/388,184 09/14/04 6,792,232 10/370,773 09/14/04 6,792,236 10/214,257 09/14/04
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 25 |
6,792,239 10/454,673 09/14/04 6,792,249 10/347,213 09/14/04 6,792,253 09/777,236 09/14/04 6,792,257 09/769,896 09/14/04 6,792,260 09/971,320 09/14/04 6,792,261 10/083,513 09/14/04 6,792,262 09/816,341 09/14/04 6,792,263 09/639,386 09/14/04 6,792,274 09/529,507 09/14/04 6,792,296 10/262,159 09/14/04 6,792,298 09/959,728 09/14/04 6,792,300 09/898,990 09/14/04 6,792,313 10/108,436 09/14/04 6,792,317 09/866,041 09/14/04 6,792,324 09/736,590 09/14/04 6,792,331 09/856,892 09/14/04 6,792,336 09/647,134 09/14/04 6,792,342 10/227,781 09/14/04 6,792,350 10/131,024 09/14/04 6,792,357 10/229,797 09/14/04 6,792,358 10/145,498 09/14/04 6,792,371 09/786,106 09/14/04 6,792,388 10/240,688 09/14/04 6,792,395 09/932,244 09/14/04 6,792,400 09/740,583 09/14/04 6,792,402 09/491,663 09/14/04 6,792,406 09/622,772 09/14/04 6,792,413 10/072,333 09/14/04 6,792,417 09/401,834 09/14/04 6,792,425 09/853,348 09/14/04 6,792,451 09/442,006 09/14/04 6,792,465 09/483,172 09/14/04 6,792,467 09/825,670 09/14/04 6,792,476 09/869,658 09/14/04 6,792,482 09/930,158 09/14/04 6,792,519 09/994,584 09/14/04 6,792,522 09/805,164 09/14/04 6,792,538 09/345,055 09/14/04 6,792,543 10/006,413 09/14/04 6,792,548 09/993,112 09/14/04 6,792,549 09/993,113 09/14/04 6,792,552 10/201,155 09/14/04 6,792,558 09/953,693 09/14/04 6,792,561 09/691,025 09/14/04 6,792,570 09/849,989 09/14/04 6,792,574 09/276,518 09/14/04 6,792,589 10/172,494 09/14/04 6,792,594 09/646,098 09/14/04 6,792,613 10/110,757 09/14/04 6,792,614 09/665,505 09/14/04 PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 16, 2012 DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES Patent Application Issue Number Number Date 7,424,752 10/534,422 09/16/08 7,424,753 10/944,534 09/16/08 7,424,755 11/891,476 09/16/08 7,424,756 10/839,219 09/16/08 7,424,762 11/784,994 09/16/08 7,424,774 11/145,181 09/16/08 7,424,784 11/835,602 09/16/08 7,424,789 11/218,890 09/16/08 7,424,800 10/578,014 09/16/08
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 26 |
7,424,804 11/214,919 09/16/08 7,424,823 11/252,634 09/16/08 7,424,831 10/802,676 09/16/08 7,424,832 11/849,843 09/16/08 7,424,835 11/646,070 09/16/08 7,424,838 11/594,370 09/16/08 7,424,839 11/496,607 09/16/08 7,424,851 11/533,879 09/16/08 7,424,856 10/525,565 09/16/08 7,424,860 11/392,048 09/16/08 7,424,862 11/717,839 09/16/08 7,424,864 10/554,955 09/16/08 7,424,869 11/899,396 09/16/08 7,424,875 11/654,523 09/16/08 7,424,890 11/286,431 09/16/08 7,424,904 11/131,934 09/16/08 7,424,905 11/155,390 09/16/08 7,424,916 10/838,104 09/16/08 7,424,920 10/569,327 09/16/08 7,424,927 11/112,472 09/16/08 7,424,932 10/933,610 09/16/08 7,424,937 11/490,297 09/16/08 7,424,941 11/385,607 09/16/08 7,424,948 11/686,550 09/16/08 7,424,950 10/768,547 09/16/08 7,424,960 11/356,391 09/16/08 7,424,961 11/313,141 09/16/08 7,424,962 10/979,845 09/16/08 7,424,966 11/062,789 09/16/08 7,424,967 10/526,296 09/16/08 7,424,970 11/400,655 09/16/08 7,424,977 11/182,354 09/16/08 7,424,978 11/676,000 09/16/08 7,424,979 12/014,926 09/16/08 7,424,985 11/039,526 09/16/08 7,424,986 11/054,793 09/16/08 7,424,988 10/482,314 09/16/08 7,424,990 11/548,095 09/16/08 7,425,010 11/252,118 09/16/08 7,425,012 11/299,718 09/16/08 7,425,013 11/358,424 09/16/08 7,425,017 11/655,309 09/16/08 7,425,025 11/671,678 09/16/08 7,425,029 10/905,601 09/16/08 7,425,071 10/556,465 09/16/08 7,425,072 11/286,359 09/16/08 7,425,075 11/044,723 09/16/08 7,425,077 11/120,170 09/16/08 7,425,078 11/682,713 09/16/08 7,425,079 10/152,364 09/16/08 7,425,081 10/543,747 09/16/08 7,425,082 11/346,820 09/16/08 7,425,093 10/890,378 09/16/08 7,425,106 10/940,316 09/16/08 7,425,108 11/657,896 09/16/08 7,425,112 10/980,061 09/16/08 7,425,115 11/249,625 09/16/08 7,425,122 11/438,631 09/16/08 7,425,124 10/497,843 09/16/08 7,425,128 11/788,568 09/16/08 7,425,129 11/396,058 09/16/08 7,425,132 11/425,148 09/16/08 7,425,134 11/751,075 09/16/08 7,425,173 11/587,670 09/16/08 7,425,192 10/914,856 09/16/08 7,425,195 10/918,846 09/16/08
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 27 |
7,425,197 10/489,973 09/16/08 7,425,204 11/117,082 09/16/08 7,425,206 10/027,228 09/16/08 7,425,209 10/744,953 09/16/08 7,425,217 10/445,400 09/16/08 7,425,219 10/960,296 09/16/08 7,425,222 10/504,945 09/16/08 7,425,225 10/504,058 09/16/08 7,425,226 11/414,797 09/16/08 7,425,230 10/503,117 09/16/08 7,425,232 11/099,055 09/16/08 7,425,240 10/501,456 09/16/08 7,425,243 10/958,340 09/16/08 7,425,257 10/533,758 09/16/08 7,425,263 11/847,303 09/16/08 7,425,271 11/265,753 09/16/08 7,425,274 11/273,822 09/16/08 7,425,279 10/513,969 09/16/08 7,425,290 10/911,253 09/16/08 7,425,291 10/946,875 09/16/08 7,425,295 11/476,085 09/16/08 7,425,312 10/384,633 09/16/08 7,425,317 10/506,159 09/16/08 7,425,320 10/489,645 09/16/08 7,425,324 10/510,658 09/16/08 7,425,330 11/582,153 09/16/08 7,425,335 10/250,468 09/16/08 7,425,339 10/479,509 09/16/08 7,425,342 10/240,855 09/16/08 7,425,374 11/275,296 09/16/08 7,425,380 10/508,448 09/16/08 7,425,408 11/594,782 09/16/08 7,425,414 11/052,344 09/16/08 7,425,429 10/505,082 09/16/08 7,425,434 11/717,247 09/16/08 7,425,440 10/863,517 09/16/08 7,425,451 10/318,845 09/16/08 7,425,466 11/679,730 09/16/08 7,425,479 11/777,042 09/16/08 7,425,480 11/790,064 09/16/08 7,425,517 10/627,558 09/16/08 7,425,521 10/870,566 09/16/08 7,425,527 11/116,775 09/16/08 7,425,529 10/069,103 09/16/08 7,425,532 10/520,014 09/16/08 7,425,533 10/560,918 09/16/08 7,425,547 10/676,956 09/16/08 7,425,555 10/513,095 09/16/08 7,425,557 11/220,400 09/16/08 7,425,558 11/506,514 09/16/08 7,425,563 10/521,565 09/16/08 7,425,564 10/480,632 09/16/08 7,425,565 10/625,152 09/16/08 7,425,566 11/064,896 09/16/08 7,425,568 10/482,396 09/16/08 7,425,570 11/016,737 09/16/08 7,425,573 10/486,912 09/16/08 7,425,574 10/546,029 09/16/08 7,425,580 11/124,808 09/16/08 7,425,591 10/398,255 09/16/08 7,425,607 11/301,554 09/16/08 7,425,608 11/221,210 09/16/08 7,425,610 10/311,829 09/16/08 7,425,614 11/181,330 09/16/08 7,425,622 11/046,857 09/16/08 7,425,627 11/020,869 09/16/08
November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 28 |
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November 6, 2012 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | 1384 OG 29 |
7,426,276 09/738,893 09/16/08 7,426,282 09/656,470 09/16/08 7,426,289 10/966,588 09/16/08 7,426,298 11/208,764 09/16/08 7,426,301 10/878,958 09/16/08 7,426,324 11/229,017 09/16/08 7,426,326 11/855,232 09/16/08 7,426,330 10/481,195 09/16/08 7,426,340 11/070,261 09/16/08 7,426,357 11/240,650 09/16/08 7,426,361 11/217,916 09/16/08 7,426,372 11/095,069 09/16/08 7,426,391 11/622,403 09/16/08 7,426,405 10/532,343 09/16/08 7,426,428 11/052,087 09/16/08 7,426,429 09/959,503 09/16/08 7,426,430 10/535,126 09/16/08 7,426,431 11/038,750 09/16/08 7,426,433 11/756,699 09/16/08 7,426,441 11/036,196 09/16/08 7,426,446 11/833,900 09/16/08 7,426,457 10/768,904 09/16/08 7,426,467 09/911,109 09/16/08 7,426,473 11/088,215 09/16/08 7,426,475 09/812,291 09/16/08 7,426,488 09/990,893 09/16/08 7,426,489 10/002,562 09/16/08 7,426,509 10/713,645 09/16/08 7,426,510 11/010,538 09/16/08 7,426,533 09/832,901 09/16/08 7,426,551 09/586,550 09/16/08 7,426,662 11/078,385 09/16/08 7,426,685 10/494,819 09/16/08 7,426,739 11/163,282 09/16/08 7,426,740 11/021,386 09/16/08 7,426,751 10/490,210 09/16/08
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/08/2012 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/08/2012 Patent Application Filing Issue Granted Number Number Date Date Date 5,913,911 08/795,527 02/14/97 06/22/99 10/12/12 5,971,558 08/656,959 06/06/96 10/26/99 10/12/12 5,981,453 08/648,050 05/02/97 11/09/99 10/10/12 6,604,404 09/950,644 09/13/01 08/12/03 10/10/12 6,626,832 09/958,543 01/07/02 09/30/03 10/10/12 6,631,579 09/623,886 10/30/00 10/14/03 10/10/12 6,716,180 10/099,311 03/12/02 04/06/04 10/10/12 6,733,771 09/679,752 10/05/00 05/11/04 10/11/12 6,748,025 09/241,994 02/02/99 06/08/04 10/09/12 6,751,526 09/135,973 08/18/98 06/15/04 10/08/12 6,764,116 10/293,374 11/12/02 07/20/04 10/09/12 6,775,663 09/890,365 07/30/01 08/10/04 10/12/12 6,801,835 10/138,456 05/03/02 10/05/04 10/09/12 7,140,342 11/367,105 03/04/06 11/28/06 10/10/12 7,231,804 11/009,847 12/09/04 06/19/07 10/09/12 7,300,056 11/467,057 08/24/06 11/27/07 10/10/12 7,335,720 11/818,988 06/18/07 02/26/08 10/11/12 7,344,708 10/989,822 11/17/04 03/18/08 10/11/12 7,387,090 11/317,686 12/23/05 06/17/08 10/09/12 7,387,905 11/582,379 10/18/06 06/17/08 10/09/12 7,398,182 11/159,424 06/23/05 07/08/08 10/10/12 7,410,730 10/951,840 09/28/04 08/12/08 10/11/12
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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). 7,767,589, Re. S.N. 13/565,302, Aug. 02, 2012, Cl Sub 327/108, PASSIVATION LAYER FOR A CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, John M. Bedinger, et al., Owner of Record: Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA, Attorney or Agent: Paul D. Durkee, Ex. Gp: 2816 7,773,944, Re. S.N. 13/567,764, Aug. 06, 2012, Cl. 709/229, RF DOMAINS, Thomas Gulick, Owner of Record: PICCATA FUND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Jeffrey W. Gluck, Ex. Gp.: 2447 7,782,433, Re. S.N. 13/594,443, Aug. 24, 2012, Cl. 428/614, COPPER ALLOY AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, Junichi Koike, Owner of Record: ALTIAM SERVICES LTD. LLC., Attorney or Agent: Jon M. Iasscson, Ex. Gp.: 1784 7,797,175, Re. S.N. 13/609,017, Sep. 10, 2012, Cl Sub 705/004, FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF A RETIREMENT MEDICAL PROGRAM OR TO PROTECT A USERS FUTURE MEDICAL NEEDS, Timothy J. Luedtke, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Timothy J. Luedtke, Ex. Gp: 3693 7,805,785, Re. S.N. 13/646,451, Oct. 05, 2012, Cl. 005/600, METHOD AND SYSTEMS OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED, Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Lawrence P. Zale, Ex. Gp.: 3673 7,818,192, Re. S.N. 13/616,002, Sep. 14, 2012, Cl. 705/007, QUALITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, Chandran Kymal, et al., Owner of Record: Omnex Systems, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, Attorney or Agent: Bernard P. Tomsa, Ex. Gp.: 3623 7,818,192, Re. S.N. 13/616,033, Sep. 14, 2012, Cl. 358/462, QUALITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, Chandran Kymai et. al., Owner of Record: OMNEX SYSTEMS, LLC., Attorney or Agent: Bernard P. Tomsa, Ex. Gp.: 2625 7,923,576, Re. S.N. 13/620,847, Sep. 15, 2012, Cl. 564/155, MULTIFUNCTIONAL LINKER MOLECULES FOR TUNING ELECTRONIC CHARGE TRANSPORT THROUGH ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND USES THEREOF, Juruna Wessels, Owner of Record: SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Attorney or Agent: Bradley D. Lytle, Ex. Gp.: 1621 7,935,434, Re. S.N. 13/609,296, Sep. 11, 2012, Cl Sub 428/690, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, DISPLAY, AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE, Tatsuo Tanaka, et al., Owner of Record: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Peter R. Hagerty, Ex. Gp: 1786 7,944,983, Re. S.N. 13/645,489, Oct. 04, 2012, Cl. 375/260, COARSE CARRIER FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION FOR CMMB MOBILE TV RECEIVER, Xiaoyu Fu, et al., Owner of Record: Newport Media, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, Attorney or Agent: Mohammad S. Rahman, Ex. Gp.: 2631 7,944,999, Re. S.N. 13/645,498, Oct. 04, 2012, Cl. 375/260, ROBUST FINE FREQUENCY AND TIME ESTIMATION IN MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MULTICAST SYSTEM RECEIVERS, Jun Ma, et al., Owner of Record: Newport Media, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, Attorney or Agent: Mohammad S. Rahman, Ex. Gp.: 2631 8,066,582, Re. S.N. 13/605,744, Sep. 06, 2012, Cl Sub 473/258, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR GOLF PUTTING PRACTICE, Stephan G. Hauser, Owner of Record: Frogger, LLC, San Mateo, CA, Attorney or Agent: Matthew J. Lattig, Ex. Gp: 3711
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8,086,442, Re. S.N. 13/608,446, Sep. 10, 2012, Cl Sub 704/009, EFFICIENT USE OF EXCEPTIONS IN TEXT SEGMENTATION, Enyuan Wu, et al., Owner of Record: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, Attorney or Agent: Peter Ullman, Ex. Gp: 2626 8,128,445, Re. S.N. 13/556,077, Jul. 23, 2012, Cl Sub 441/108, COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL APPARATUS, Alan D. Cunningham, et al., Owner of Record: Alanco Holdings, Ltd., Yellowknife, NT, Canada, Attorney or Agent: Richard A. Johnson, Ex. Gp: 3617 8,229,667, Re. S.N. 13/614,603, Sep. 13, 2012, Cl. 701/513, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BACKGROUND SKY IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF, Hak Soo Kim, Owner of Record: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Attorney or Agent: Jeff Lloyd, Ex. Gp.: 3661 8,828,748, Re. S.N. 13/507,652, Jul. 16, 2012, Cl Sub 600/568, VACUUM SYRINGE ASSISTED BIOPSY DEVICE, John A. Hibner, Owner of Record: Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, Attorney or Agent: Andrew B. Ulmer, Ex. Gp: 3736
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed 5,261,972, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,482, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 148/110, Title: PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP HAVING HIGH MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY, Inventor: Katsuro Kuroki et al., Owners of Record: Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Anthony A. Hartmann, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP., Washington, DC 5,672,535, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,480, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 438/396, Title: METHOD OF FABRICATING DRAM CELL WITH SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT, Inventor: Ritu Shrivastava et al., Owners of Record: Advanced Data Access, LLC., Frisco, TX, Attorney or Agent: Martin & Ferraro, LLP., Hartville, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: David M. O'Dell, Haynes & Boone, LLP., Dallas, TX 5,674,922, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,487, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 430/321, Title: ACTIVE ENERGY BEAM-CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OXETANE COMPOUNDS, Inventor: Ichiro Igarashi et al., Owners of Record: Toagosei Co., LTD., Japan, Attorney or Agent: Heslin & Rothenberg, Albany, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Benjamin C. Spehlmann, Banner & Witcoff, LTD., Washington, DC 6,065,880, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,481, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 385/088, Title: LASER ENHANCED PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT, Inventor: Curtis Thompson, Owners of Record: Mobile Scanning Technologies, LLC., Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Mobile Scanning Technologies, LLC., Farmington Hills, MI, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: PATENT OWNER 6,795,998, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,485, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 015/209, Title: SWAB WITH PULL-TRUDED TIP, Inventor: K. Scott Kammerer et al., Owners of Record: Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL, Attorney or Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: PATENT OWNER 7,415,812, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,418, Requested Date: Sep. 12, 2012, Cl. 053/444, Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKING SMOKING ARTICLES, Inventor: Andrew Jonathan Bray et al., Owners of Record: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, United Kingdom, Attorney or Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger, Louisville, KY, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Gary W. McFarron, Cook Alex, LTD., Chicago, IL 7,823,324, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,483, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 047/017, Title: INDOOR GREENHOUSE, Inventor: Evan Townsley, Owners of Record: International Growers Supply Inc., Culver City, CA, Attorney or Agent: Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP., Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: David Leason, Leason Ellis, LLP., White Plains, NY 7,982,720, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,486, Requested Date: Sep. 10, 2012, Cl. 345/173, Title: HAPTIC FEEDBACK FOR TOUCHPADS AND OTHER TOUCH CONTROLS, Inventor: Louis B. Rosenberg et al., Owners of Record: Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA, Attorney or Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP., McLean, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: HTC Corp., Bing Ai, Perkins Coie, LLP., San Diego, CA
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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed RE. 40,077, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,157, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 370/346, Title: WINDOW-BASED POLLING SCHEME FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL, Inventor: Sam Shiaw-Shiang Jiang, Owners of Record: Innovative Sonic Limited, Virgin Islands, Attorney or Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corp., Merrifield, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: (Att'y Is: Robert C. Mattson, Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, LLP., Alexandria, VA), Real Party in Interest: Research In Motion and Research In Motion Limited 6,812,500, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,161, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 257/098, Title: LIGHT-RADIATING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH A LUMINESCENCE CONVERSION ELEMENT, Inventor: Ulrike Reeh et al., Owners of Record: OSRAM AG, Germany, Attorney or Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: LG Innotek, Co., LTD.; (Att'y Is: Christopher S. Schultz, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 7,309,390, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,151, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 106/273, Title: STRIP-RESISTANT ASPHALT PAVING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, Inventor: Michael Falkiewicz, Owners of Record: ICL Performance Products, LP., St. Louis, MO, Attorney or Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP., St. Louis, MO, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Innophos, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Eric E. Grondahl, McCarter & English, LLP., Hartford, CT), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 7,436,795, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,153, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 370/328, Title: TIMER BASED STALL AVOIDANCE MECHANISM FOR HIGH SPEED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, Inventor: Sam Shiaw-Shiang Jiang, Owners of Record: Innovative Sonic Limited, Virgin Islands, Attorney or Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corp., Merrifield, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: (Att'y Is Robert C. Mattson, Oblon Spivak McCleland Maier & Neustadt, LLP., Alexandria, VA), Real Party in Interest: Research In Motion and Research In Motion Limited 7,604,985, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,155, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 435/286, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FILL VOLUME IN A CONTAINER, Inventor: Nicholas R. Bachur, Jr. et al., Owners of Record: Becton Dickinson & Co., Franklin Lakes, NJ, Attorney or Agent: Becton Dickinson & Co., Franklin Lakes, NJ, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: BioMerieux, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Danielle L. Herritt, McCarter & English, LLP., Boston, MA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 7,712,543, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,148, Requested Date: Sep. 11, 2012, Cl.: 169/046, Title: RESIDENTIAL DRY SPRINKLER DESIGN METHOD AND SYSTEM, Inventor: James E. Golinveaux, Owners of Record: Tyco Fire Products, LP., Cranston, RI, Attorney or Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: The Viking Corp.; (Att'y Is: Ryan W. Massey, Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC., Bloomfield Hills, MI), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 7,897,372, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,160, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 424/984, Title: I-CREI MEGANUCLEASE VARIENTS WITH MODIFIED SPECIFICITY, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF, Inventor: Philippe Duchateau et al., Owners of Record: Cellectis SA, France, Attorney or Agent: Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, LLP., Alexandria, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Precision Biosciences, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Michael J. Twoney, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP., Boston, MA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 7,967,822, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,152, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 606/088, Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS,
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Inventor: Timothy G. Haines et al., Owners of Record: Hudson Surgical Design, Inc., Seattle, WA, Attorney or Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, PA., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Shawn D. Bauer, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP., Indianapolis, IN), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 8,017,375, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,158, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 435/254, Title: YEAST ORGANISM PRODUCING ISOBUTANOL AT A HIGH YIELD, Inventor: Reid M. Renny Feldman et al., Owners of Record: Gevo, Inc., Englewood, CO, Attorney or Agent: Cooley, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Butamax (TM) Advanced Biofuels, LLC.; (Att'y Is: Peter A. Jackman, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 8,118,950, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,150, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 148/417, Title: ALUMINUM-COPPER-LITHIUM ALLOYS, Inventor: Edward L. Colvin et al., Owners of Record: Alcoa, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney or Agent: Intellectual Property, Alcoa Center, PA, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: CONSTELLIUM FRANCE; (Att'y Is: Susan E. Shaw McBee, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 8,127,860, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,149, Requested Date: Sep. 11, 2012, Cl.: 169/046, Title: RESIDENTIAL DRY SPRINKLER DESIGN METHOD AND SYSTEM, Inventor: James E. Golinveaux, Owners of Record: Tyco Fire Products, LP., Cranston, RI, Attorney or Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: The Viking Corp.; (Att'y Is: Ryan W. Massey, Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC., Bloomfield Hills, MI), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 8,133,715, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,159, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 435/254, Title: REDUCED BY-PRODUCT ACCUMULATION FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTANOL, Inventor: Thomas Buelter et al., Owners of Record: Gevo, Inc., Englewood, CO, Attorney or Agent: Cooley, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Butamax (TM) Advanced Biofuels, LLC.; (Att'y Is: Peter A. Jackman, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester 8,175,673, Reexam. C.N.: 95/002,162, Requested Date: Sep. 7, 2012, Cl.: 600/345, Title: ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE, Inventor: James Say et al., Owners of Record: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., Alameda, CA, Attorney or Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP., Oakland, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: DexCom, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Peng Chen, Morrison & Foerster, LLP., San Diego, CA), 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 October 12, 2012 DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date 3,066,086 79/000,594 03/07/2006 3,066,087 79/001,072 03/07/2006 3,066,088 79/001,161 03/07/2006 3,011,546 79/001,548 11/01/2005 3,029,248 79/001,559 12/13/2005 3,050,944 79/001,562 01/24/2006 2,970,796 79/001,569 07/19/2005 3,046,243 79/001,571 01/17/2006 2,992,659 79/001,572 09/06/2005 3,002,063 79/001,575 09/27/2005 3,041,842 79/001,576 01/10/2006 1,191,472 73/278,697 03/09/1982 2,545,290 75/400,354 03/05/2002 2,545,154 75/458,878 03/05/2002 2,543,676 75/476,754 03/05/2002 2,543,683 75/504,226 03/05/2002 2,543,700 75/574,197 03/05/2002 2,545,169 75/574,710 03/05/2002 2,545,170 75/579,696 03/05/2002 2,545,180 75/601,235 03/05/2002 2,543,731 75/639,951 03/05/2002 2,545,191 75/661,115 03/05/2002 2,545,304 75/677,873 03/05/2002 2,543,752 75/680,940 03/05/2002 2,545,194 75/684,442 03/05/2002 2,543,761 75/696,922 03/05/2002 2,543,762 75/701,384 03/05/2002 2,543,767 75/709,786 03/05/2002 2,543,768 75/711,085 03/05/2002 2,543,769 75/711,322 03/05/2002 2,543,771 75/715,077 03/05/2002 2,543,780 75/721,798 03/05/2002 2,543,782 75/722,670 03/05/2002 2,543,787 75/734,341 03/05/2002 2,543,798 75/756,898 03/05/2002 2,545,318 75/762,179 03/05/2002 2,545,206 75/763,010 03/05/2002 2,543,807 75/769,618 03/05/2002 2,545,212 75/777,527 03/05/2002 2,545,220 75/810,743 03/05/2002 2,545,332 75/820,155 03/05/2002 2,543,848 75/821,025 03/05/2002 2,545,224 75/821,303 03/05/2002 2,543,851 75/826,501 03/05/2002 2,545,336 75/837,280 03/05/2002
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2,543,872 75/846,059 03/05/2002 2,543,881 75/851,794 03/05/2002 2,543,893 75/868,199 03/05/2002 2,545,348 75/871,450 03/05/2002 2,543,904 75/885,626 03/05/2002 2,545,355 75/886,594 03/05/2002 2,545,356 75/888,251 03/05/2002 2,543,911 75/891,193 03/05/2002 2,543,914 75/893,306 03/05/2002 2,543,917 75/897,425 03/05/2002 2,543,922 75/901,656 03/05/2002 2,545,361 75/905,771 03/05/2002 2,543,929 75/905,861 03/05/2002 2,545,363 75/906,994 03/05/2002 2,543,936 75/911,185 03/05/2002 2,543,942 75/916,259 03/05/2002 2,545,241 75/923,788 03/05/2002 2,545,370 75/931,188 03/05/2002 2,543,980 75/936,600 03/05/2002 2,543,987 75/938,252 03/05/2002 2,545,378 75/945,100 03/05/2002 2,544,000 75/960,244 03/05/2002 2,545,379 75/960,525 03/05/2002 2,544,009 75/979,867 03/05/2002 2,544,035 76/004,706 03/05/2002 2,544,036 76/004,707 03/05/2002 2,544,037 76/005,393 03/05/2002 2,545,253 76/005,623 03/05/2002 2,544,039 76/005,963 03/05/2002 2,544,046 76/009,998 03/05/2002 2,545,388 76/011,088 03/05/2002 2,544,049 76/011,981 03/05/2002 2,544,050 76/011,997 03/05/2002 2,544,055 76/013,368 03/05/2002 2,544,062 76/015,942 03/05/2002 2,544,076 76/017,845 03/05/2002 2,544,101 76/025,186 03/05/2002 2,544,115 76/029,429 03/05/2002 2,544,123 76/030,686 03/05/2002 2,545,259 76/031,175 03/05/2002 2,545,260 76/033,506 03/05/2002 2,544,142 76/033,734 03/05/2002 2,544,154 76/036,641 03/05/2002 2,544,162 76/039,813 03/05/2002 2,544,172 76/043,533 03/05/2002 2,544,176 76/044,716 03/05/2002 2,544,178 76/044,973 03/05/2002 2,544,179 76/044,991 03/05/2002 2,544,181 76/045,089 03/05/2002 2,544,182 76/045,411 03/05/2002 2,544,194 76/050,162 03/05/2002 2,544,199 76/052,118 03/05/2002 2,545,404 76/054,083 03/05/2002 2,545,406 76/057,459 03/05/2002 2,545,408 76/057,901 03/05/2002 2,544,213 76/058,837 03/05/2002 2,545,265 76/061,147 03/05/2002 2,545,410 76/061,372 03/05/2002 2,544,239 76/065,267 03/05/2002 2,544,241 76/065,654 03/05/2002 2,544,242 76/066,248 03/05/2002 2,544,252 76/069,569 03/05/2002 2,545,268 76/073,800 03/05/2002 2,545,416 76/079,370 03/05/2002 2,545,417 76/080,014 03/05/2002 2,544,293 76/080,475 03/05/2002
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2,544,297 76/081,344 03/05/2002 2,544,301 76/082,646 03/05/2002 2,544,302 76/083,075 03/05/2002 2,544,310 76/088,049 03/05/2002 2,544,311 76/088,505 03/05/2002 2,544,317 76/089,651 03/05/2002 2,544,347 76/097,447 03/05/2002 2,544,348 76/097,448 03/05/2002 2,544,356 76/100,759 03/05/2002 2,544,365 76/106,170 03/05/2002 2,544,368 76/106,769 03/05/2002 2,544,369 76/107,422 03/05/2002 2,544,373 76/108,314 03/05/2002 2,545,274 76/110,239 03/05/2002 2,544,397 76/115,374 03/05/2002 2,544,400 76/116,619 03/05/2002 2,544,401 76/116,620 03/05/2002 2,545,276 76/116,898 03/05/2002 2,544,407 76/117,339 03/05/2002 2,544,412 76/118,471 03/05/2002 2,544,421 76/124,151 03/05/2002 2,544,424 76/124,448 03/05/2002 2,544,427 76/124,975 03/05/2002 2,545,279 76/128,975 03/05/2002 2,544,434 76/131,913 03/05/2002 2,544,435 76/131,914 03/05/2002 2,544,436 76/132,217 03/05/2002 2,544,438 76/132,961 03/05/2002 2,545,428 76/139,851 03/05/2002 2,544,459 76/140,623 03/05/2002 2,544,460 76/140,721 03/05/2002 2,544,462 76/141,775 03/05/2002 2,544,472 76/147,089 03/05/2002 2,545,434 76/154,204 03/05/2002 2,545,435 76/154,205 03/05/2002 2,544,487 76/155,294 03/05/2002 2,545,439 76/161,422 03/05/2002 2,544,512 76/161,477 03/05/2002 2,544,532 76/167,360 03/05/2002 2,544,546 76/177,355 03/05/2002 2,544,550 76/177,763 03/05/2002 2,544,556 76/183,525 03/05/2002 2,544,557 76/184,612 03/05/2002 2,544,579 76/194,350 03/05/2002 2,544,586 76/195,927 03/05/2002 2,544,592 76/197,667 03/05/2002 2,544,602 76/201,996 03/05/2002 2,544,604 76/203,131 03/05/2002 2,544,615 76/207,150 03/05/2002 2,544,617 76/208,389 03/05/2002 2,544,625 76/210,949 03/05/2002 2,544,630 76/212,347 03/05/2002 2,544,637 76/213,599 03/05/2002 2,544,656 76/216,524 03/05/2002 2,544,658 76/216,793 03/05/2002 2,544,662 76/217,619 03/05/2002 2,544,664 76/217,929 03/05/2002 2,544,668 76/219,266 03/05/2002 2,544,669 76/219,621 03/05/2002 2,544,670 76/220,625 03/05/2002 2,545,447 76/220,782 03/05/2002 2,544,674 76/221,482 03/05/2002 2,544,684 76/223,317 03/05/2002 2,544,685 76/223,380 03/05/2002 2,544,686 76/224,231 03/05/2002 2,544,691 76/224,875 03/05/2002
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2,544,693 76/225,946 03/05/2002 2,544,696 76/226,528 03/05/2002 2,544,700 76/226,709 03/05/2002 2,544,710 76/228,540 03/05/2002 2,545,451 76/228,940 03/05/2002 2,544,724 76/230,247 03/05/2002 2,544,749 76/233,833 03/05/2002 2,544,753 76/234,849 03/05/2002 2,544,759 76/235,152 03/05/2002 2,544,760 76/235,300 03/05/2002 2,544,769 76/236,369 03/05/2002 2,544,770 76/236,370 03/05/2002 2,544,771 76/236,663 03/05/2002 2,544,776 76/237,033 03/05/2002 2,544,778 76/237,386 03/05/2002 2,544,788 76/239,397 03/05/2002 2,544,800 76/241,191 03/05/2002 2,544,801 76/241,640 03/05/2002 2,544,803 76/241,694 03/05/2002 2,544,811 76/243,609 03/05/2002 2,544,818 76/244,921 03/05/2002 2,544,826 76/246,182 03/05/2002 2,544,831 76/246,703 03/05/2002 2,544,832 76/246,704 03/05/2002 2,544,833 76/246,705 03/05/2002 2,544,834 76/246,706 03/05/2002 2,544,837 76/246,729 03/05/2002 2,544,846 76/247,877 03/05/2002 2,544,858 76/249,597 03/05/2002 2,544,860 76/249,816 03/05/2002 2,544,889 76/255,616 03/05/2002 2,544,890 76/255,752 03/05/2002 2,545,455 76/257,270 03/05/2002 2,544,904 76/257,966 03/05/2002 2,544,905 76/257,968 03/05/2002 2,544,906 76/257,970 03/05/2002 2,544,907 76/257,971 03/05/2002 2,544,908 76/257,972 03/05/2002 2,544,909 76/257,973 03/05/2002 2,544,910 76/258,191 03/05/2002 2,544,911 76/258,392 03/05/2002 2,544,916 76/258,838 03/05/2002 2,544,928 76/259,540 03/05/2002 2,544,930 76/259,618 03/05/2002 2,544,964 76/264,723 03/05/2002 2,544,965 76/264,748 03/05/2002 2,544,969 76/265,407 03/05/2002 2,544,973 76/266,732 03/05/2002 2,544,974 76/266,769 03/05/2002 2,544,986 76/270,530 03/05/2002 2,544,988 76/271,578 03/05/2002 2,544,994 76/276,263 03/05/2002 2,545,000 76/279,738 03/05/2002 2,545,030 76/290,103 03/05/2002 2,545,034 76/290,184 03/05/2002 2,545,047 76/296,494 03/05/2002 2,545,051 76/297,509 03/05/2002 2,545,052 76/297,817 03/05/2002 2,545,053 76/297,819 03/05/2002 2,545,063 76/300,756 03/05/2002 2,545,071 76/303,233 03/05/2002 2,545,072 76/303,721 03/05/2002 2,545,076 76/305,644 03/05/2002 2,545,080 78/005,502 03/05/2002 2,545,085 78/015,950 03/05/2002 2,545,468 78/017,406 03/05/2002
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2,545,469 78/022,766 03/05/2002 2,545,476 78/030,756 03/05/2002 2,545,483 78/047,514 03/05/2002 2,545,106 78/056,428 03/05/2002 2,545,116 78/059,087 03/05/2002 2,545,117 78/059,309 03/05/2002 2,545,118 78/059,368 03/05/2002 2,545,129 78/070,470 03/05/2002 2,545,139 78/078,769 03/05/2002 2,545,140 78/078,853 03/05/2002 2,545,141 78/079,575 03/05/2002 2,545,142 78/079,957 03/05/2002
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Service by Publication |
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. Net Visibility, Inc., Newport Beach, CA, Registration No. 3506705 for the mark "SIRCLE", Cancellation No. 92055746. ROCHELLE ADAMS Paralegal 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. Bodyonics, Ltd., Farmingdale, NY, Registration No. 3290321 for the mark "XTENDER", Cancellation No. 92056150. TYRONE CRAVEN 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. Shine Entertainment LLC, Boston, MA, Registration No. 3896469 for the mark "LIFE", Cancellation No. 92056163. AMY MATELSKI 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. Fragrance Shoes (USA) Inc., City Of Industry, CA, Registration No. 2907999 for the mark "BALL BAND SINCE 1898 INDIANA, USA", Cancellation No. 92056211. LALITA GREER Paralegal Specialist Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for DEBORAH S. COHN Commissioner for Trademarks
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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 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 (Michael SHIN) 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/US2009/055277 and was filed 28 August 2009 in the names of Ravikumar V. KUDARAVALLI and Michael SHIN for the invention entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LIQUID OXYGEN FOR PORTABLE USE. The national stage number is 13/120,444 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 11 November 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 25, 2012 at the following address: Mail Stop OED United States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314 DeJean, Gerald Reuben, 17827 NE 95th Court, Redmond, WA 98052 Fontes, Timothy Daniel, P. O. Box 4168, Tubac, AZ 85646 Kawano, Hiroshi, Hitachi America, Ltd., 1000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 500, Brisbane, CA 94005 Lam-Yuk-Tseung, Steven, Goudreau Gage Dubuc, 2000 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2200, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3H3 Canada Martin, Lisa Marie, Hovey Williams LLP, 10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 1000, 84 Corporate Woods, Overland Park, KS 66210 Mermelstein, Lois Deborah, The Law Office of Lois D. Mermelstein, 1811A West 37th Street, Austin, TX 78731 Miller, Brian Nathaniel, 2748 Winding Trail Drive, Boulder, CO 80304 Sonnenberg, Joel Steven, 1955 Ridgewood Road, Medina, OH 44256 Tremblay, Ryan Todd, Bereskin & Parr LLP, 40 King Street West, Scotia Plaza, 40th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3Y2 Canada October 11, 2012 WILLIAM R. COVEY Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
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Notice Concerning Larger Than Usual Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG) |
Notice Concerning Larger Than Usual Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG) Due to a technical problem, the status of many trademark registrations was not automatically updated in the USPTO's database to reflect that the registrations were cancelled and expired for failure to file the post- registration maintenance and renewal documents and fees required by Trademark Act Sections 8 and 9. 15 U.S.C. §§ 1058, 1059. This technical problem has been corrected. As a result, the TMOG will be publishing a larger than usual number of cancelled/expired registrations over the next few weeks. If you have any questions about this process, please contact TMPostPubQuery@USPTO.GOV.
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Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products |
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products I. Background Since 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has established Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programs with several Offices. In general, such PPH pilot programs permit an applicant who receives a determination from one office that at least one claim is allowable/ atentable to request that a corresponding application in another office be accorded special status and advanced out of turn for examination. These PPH pilot programs are limited to the utilization of search and examination results of national applications between cross filings under the Paris Convention. In order to expand the potential of the PPH pilot program, the USPTO recently implemented a new PPH pilot program with our Trilateral partners (the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO)), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Austrian Patent Office (APO), the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia (Rospatent), the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), IP Australia (IPAU), the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR), the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO), and the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) based on Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) work products (PCT-PPH pilot program). The USPTO had discussions with the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) to launch a PCT-PPH pilot program based in part on the PCT-PPH pilot programs identified above. The USPTO and the IPOCZ agreed that consistency between PCT-PPH pilot programs should be maintained to the extent possible, to avoid creating burdens on applicants and offices, and to ensure maximum work-sharing potential. II. PCT-PPH Pilot Program The PCT-PPH pilot program was established to enable an applicant, who has received (1) a Written Opinion from the United States International Searching Authority, or (2) a Written Opinion from the United States International Preliminary Examining Authority, or (3) an International Preliminary Examination Report from the United States International Preliminary Examining Authority, that indicates at least one claim in the PCT application has novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability, to file a request to participate in the PCT-PPH pilot program and request accelerated examination for the corresponding application filed with the IPOCZ. The procedures and requirements for filing a request in the IPOCZ for participation in the PCT-PPH pilot program are available from the IPOCZ Web site at: http://www.upv.cz/en.html. Trial Period for the PCT-PPH Pilot Program USPTO and IPOCZ agreed to commence the PCT-PPH pilot program on October 1, 2012, for a period of one year ending on September 30, 2013. The trial period may be extended if necessary until the IPOCZ receives a sufficient number of PCT-PPH requests to adequately assess the feasibility of the PCT-PPH pilot program. The USPTO and the IPOCZ may also terminate the PCT- PPH pilot program early if the volume of participation exceeds a manageable
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level, or for any other reasons. Notice will be published if the PCT-PPH pilot program will be terminated before September 30, 2013. Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to bryan.lin@uspto.gov. Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed to the Office of Petitions at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov. October 9, 2012 DAVID J. KAPPOS Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic |
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic |
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has established a 2010-2015 Strategic Plan to transform the USPTO into a more quality-focused, highly productive, responsive organization supporting a market-driven intellectual property system. One of the specific action items of the 2010-2015 Strategic Plan is to share search results with other intellectual property offices. By relying on the search results obtained via partnerships with other intellectual property offices, the USPTO can reduce duplication of efforts and decrease workload.
From July 2006 to January 2008, the USPTO partnered with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to establish the first Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. The PPH leverages accelerated examination procedures already available in both offices to allow applicants in both offices to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently. The PPH also permits each office to benefit from the work previously done by the other office, in turn helping to reduce workload and improve patent quality. The USPTO and the JPO began full implementation of the PPH program on January 4, 2008.
The USPTO commenced a PPH pilot program with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) on January 28, 2008. The pilot program with KIPO ended on January 28, 2009, and full implementation of the PPH program began on January 29, 2009. The pilot program with CIPO ended on January 28, 2011, and full implementation of the PPH program began on January 29, 2011.
USPTO has also commenced separate PPH pilot programs with the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), IP Australia (IPAU), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO), the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR), the Hungarian Patent Office (HPO), the Russian Patent Office (Rospatent), the Austrian Patent Office (APO), the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO), the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO), the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO), and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), based on the same or similar framework as the PPH between the USPTO and JPO.
Following on these partnerships, the USPTO and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) have agreed to launch a PPH pilot program similar to the PPH pilot programs noted above.
The PPH was established to enable an applicant whose claims are determined to be allowable/patentable in the Office of first filing (OFF) to have the corresponding application filed in the Office of second filing (OSF) advanced out of turn for examination while at the same time allowing the OSF to exploit the search and examination results of the OFF.
Where the USPTO is the OFF and the U.S. application contains claims that are determined to be allowable/patentable, the applicant may request accelerated examination at the IPOCZ for the corresponding application filed with the IPOCZ as the OSF. The procedures and requirements for filing a request with the IPOCZ for participation in the PPH pilot program will be available on October 1, 2012, from the IPOCZ Web site at: http://www.upv.cz/en.html.
Where the USPTO is the OSF and the corresponding application filed with the IPOCZ as the OFF contains claims that are determined by the IPOCZ to be allowable/patentable in a substantive examination carried out in the name of the IPOCZ, the applicant may request participation in the PPH pilot program in the USPTO and request that the U.S. application be advanced out of turn for examination by order of the Director to expedite the business of the Office under 37 CFR 1.102(a). Note that the procedures for a petition to make special under the accelerated examination program set forth in MPEP 708.02(a) do NOT apply to a request for expedited examination by order of the Director to expedite the business of the Office under 37 CFR 1.102(a). The procedures and requirements for filing a request in the USPTO for participation in the PPH pilot program are set forth below.
The PPH pilot program commenced on October 1, 2012, and will run for a period of one year ending on September 30, 2013. The trial period may be extended if necessary to adequately assess the feasibility of the PPH program. The USPTO and the IPOCZ will evaluate the results of the pilot program to determine whether and how the program should be fully implemented after the trial period. The offices may also terminate the PPH pilot program early if the volume of participation exceeds a manageable level, or for any other reason. Notice will be published if the PPH pilot program will be terminated before the September 30, 2013 date.
In order to be eligible to participate in the PPH pilot program, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The U.S. application is
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Examples of U.S. applications that fall under requirement (1) are:
(1)(a)(i):
- U.S. application with single Paris Convention priority claim to an application filed in the Czech Republic (CZ)
- U.S. application with multiple Paris Convention priority claims to CZ applications
- Paris route and divisional application
(1)(a)(ii):
- U.S. application claims Paris Convention priority to a PCT application
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(1)(b)(i):
- U.S. application is a national stage of a PCT application which claims Paris Convention priority to a CZ application
- PCT Route
(1)(b)(ii):
- U.S. application is a national stage of a PCT application which claims Paris Convention priority to another PCT application
- Direct PCT and PCT Route
(1)(b)(iii):
- U.S. application is a national stage of a PCT application without priority claim
(1)(c)(i):
- U.S. application is a § 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which claims Paris Convention priority to a CZ application
(1)(c)(ii):
- U.S. application is a § 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which claims Paris Convention priority to another PCT application
(1)(c)(iii):
- U.S. application is a § 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which contains no priority claim
The CZ application whose claims are determined to be allowable/patentable does not have to be the application for which priority is claimed in the U.S. application (the basic application). The CZ application can be an application explicitly derived from the basic application (e.g., a divisional application of the basic application). Note that where the CZ application that contains the allowable/patentable claims is not the same application for which priority is claimed in the U.S. application, the applicant must identify the relationship between the CZ application that contains the allowable/patentable claims and the CZ priority application claimed in the U.S. application (e.g., CZ application X that contains the allowable/patentable claims is a divisional application of CZ application Y, which is the priority application claimed in the U.S. application).
Provisional applications, plant applications, design applications, reissue applications, reexamination proceedings, and applications subject to a secrecy order are excluded and not subject to participation in the PPH.
(2) The CZ application(s) have at least one claim that was determined by the IPOCZ to be allowable/patentable in a substantive examination carried out in the name of the IPOCZ. The applicant must submit a copy of the allowable/patentable claims from the CZ application(s) along with an English translation thereof and a statement that the English translation is accurate if the claims are not in the English language. If the IPOCZ office action does not explicitly state that a particular claim is allowable, the applicant must include a statement in the request for participation in the PPH pilot program or in the transmittal letter accompanying the request for participation that no rejection has been made in the IPOCZ office action regarding that claim, and therefore, the claim is deemed allowable by the IPOCZ.
(3) All the claims in each U.S. application for which a request for participation in the PPH pilot program is made must sufficiently correspond or be amended to sufficiently correspond to the allowable/patentable claims in the CZ application(s). A claim is considered to "sufficiently correspond" where, accounting for differences due to translations and claim format, the claim in the U.S. application is of the same or similar scope as a claim indicated as allowable in the application filed in the IPOCZ. A claim in the U.S. application which is narrower in scope than the claims indicated as allowable in the application filed in the IPOCZ will also sufficiently correspond if presented as a claim dependent upon a claim which is of the same or similar scope as a claim indicated as allowable in the application filed in the IPOCZ. The additional limitation that makes the claim in the U.S. application narrower in scope than the allowable/patentable claims in the application filed in IPOCZ must have support in the written description of the U.S. application.
A claim in the U.S. application which introduces a new/different category of claims to those claims indicated as allowable in the application filed in the IPOCZ is not considered to sufficiently correspond. For example, if the only allowable/patentable claims in the application filed in the IPOCZ are claims to a process of manufacturing a product, then any product claims in the U.S. application are not considered to sufficiently correspond, even if the product claims are dependent on process claims which sufficiently correspond to allowable/patentable claims in the application filed in the IPOCZ.
The applicant is required to submit a claims correspondence table in English. The claims correspondence table must indicate how all the claims in the U.S. application correspond to the allowable/patentable claims in the application(s) filed in the IPOCZ. Any dependent claims with additional limitations must be clearly identified in the claims correspondence table.
(4) Examination of the U.S. application for which participation in the PPH pilot program is requested has not begun.
(5) The applicant must file a request for participation in the PPH pilot program and a request that the U.S. application be advanced out of turn for examination by order of the Director to expedite the business of the Office under 37 CFR 1.102(a). A sample request/petition form (PTO/SB/20CZ) is available from the USPTO Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/forms/. Applicants are encouraged to use the USPTO request/petition form. A petition fee under 37 CFR 1.17(h) is NOT required. See Notice Regarding the Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs, 75 Fed. Reg. 29312 (May 25, 2010).
(6) The applicant must submit a copy of all the office actions (which are relevant to patentability) from each of the CZ application(s) containing the allowable/patentable claims that are the basis for the request, along with an English translation thereof and a statement that the English translation is accurate if the office actions are not in the English language. In addition, the applicant must submit copies of any office actions (which are relevant to patentability) from the CZ application(s) issued after the grant of the request for participation in the PPH pilot program in the USPTO (especially where IPOCZ might have reversed a prior holding of allowability).
(7) The applicant must submit an information disclosure statement (IDS) listing the documents cited by the IPOCZ examiner in the IPOCZ office action (unless such an IDS has already been filed in the U.S. application). The applicant must submit copies of all the documents cited in the IPOCZ office action (unless the copies have already been filed in the U.S. application) except U.S. patents or U.S. patent application publications.
The request for participation in the PPH pilot program and all the supporting documents must be submitted to the USPTO via EFS-Web and indexed with the following document description: “Petition to make special under Patent Pros Hwy.” Information regarding EFS-Web is available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/index.jsp. Any preliminary amendments and IDS submitted with the PPH documents must be separately indexed as a preliminary amendment and IDS, respectively.
Where the request for participation in the PPH pilot program and special status are granted, the applicant will be notified and the U.S. application will be advanced out of turn for examination. In those instances where the request for participation in the PPH pilot program does not meet all the requirements set forth above, the applicant will be notified and the defects in the request will be identified. The applicant will be given one opportunity to perfect the request in a renewed request for participation (which must be submitted via EFS-Web and indexed accordingly as noted above). Note that action on the application by the examiner will NOT be suspended (37 CFR 1.103) awaiting a reply by the applicant to perfect the request in a renewed request for participation. That is, if the application is picked up for examination by the examiner after the applicant has been notified of the defects in the request, any renewed request will be dismissed. If the renewed request is perfected and examination has not begun, the request and special status will be granted, the applicant will be notified and the U.S. application will be advanced out of turn for examination. If not perfected, the applicant will be notified and the application will await action in its regular turn.
(8) Request for participation in the PPH pilot program and special status granted in a parent application will not carry over to a continuing application. The applicant must fulfill all the conditions set forth above in order for special status to be granted in the continuing application.
If any of the documents identified in items (2), (6) and (7) above have already been filed in the U.S. application prior to the request for participation in the PPH pilot program, it will not be necessary for the applicant to resubmit these documents with the request for participation. The applicant may simply refer to these documents and indicate in the request for participation in the PPH pilot program when these documents were previously filed in the U.S. application.
Once the request for participation in the PPH pilot program and special status have been granted to the U.S. application, the U.S. application will be taken up for examination by the U.S. examiner before all other categories of applications except those clearly in condition for allowance, those with set time limits, such as examiner’s answers, and those that have been granted special status for “accelerated examination.”
Any claims amended or added after the grant of the request for participation in the PPH pilot program must sufficiently correspond to one or more allowable/patentable claims in the CZ application(s). The applicant is required to submit a claims correspondence table along with the amendment (see B.(3) above). If the amended or newly added claims do not sufficiently correspond to the allowable/patentable claims in the CZ application(s), the amendment will not be entered and will be treated as a non-responsive reply.
The PPH program does not absolve applicants of all their duties under 37 CFR 1.56 and 37 CFR 11.18. By complying with requirements B.(6) and (7) identified above, applicants would be considered to have complied with their duties to bring to the attention of the USPTO any material prior art cited in the corresponding foreign application(s) (see MPEP § 2001.06(a)). Applicants still have a duty of candor and good faith, including providing to the USPTO other information known to them to be material to patentability.
Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to bryan.lin@uspto.gov.
Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed to the Office of Petitions at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov.
October 9, 2012 | DAVID J. KAPPOS |
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and | |
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office |
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Continuation of Enhanced Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Participating Offices |
Continuation of Enhanced Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Participating Offices Since July 15, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and seven other offices (i.e., IP Australia (IPAU), Canada (CIPO), Finland (NBPR), Japan (JPO), Russia (ROSPATENT), Spain (SPTO) and United Kingdom (UKIPO)) have participated in an enhanced PPH pilot program called "MOTTAINAI." Under MOTTAINAI, participation in the PPH may be requested on the basis of search and examination results from the office of earlier examination (OEE), regardless of whether the OEE was the office of first filing (OFF). In order to adequately assess the feasibility of the MOTTAINAI pilot program, the USPTO, IPAU, the CIPO, the NBPR, the JPO, ROSPATENT, the SPTO, and the UKIPO have decided to extend the pilot program indefinitely. The eight participating offices will continue to evaluate the results of the pilot program to determine whether and how the program should be fully implemented. Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to bryan.lin@uspto.gov. Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed to the Office of Petitions at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov. October 9, 2012 DAVID J. KAPPOS Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office |
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office On November 1, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program which enabled an applicant whose claims have been determined allowable/patentable in an application filed in the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) to have the corresponding application filed in the USPTO advanced out of turn for examination. See "Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office," 1373 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 104 (December 13, 2011). The USPTO indicated that the pilot program would last for a period of one year ending on October 31, 2012, but may be extended thereafter. In order to adequately assess the feasibility of the PPH pilot program, the USPTO and the NIPO have agreed to collect more information before any final decision on the program is made. The pilot has been extended indefinitely. Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to bryan.lin@uspto.gov. Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed to the Office of Petitions at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov. October 9, 2012 DAVID J. KAPPOS Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Changes and Examination Guidelines To Implement the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Reopening of the Period for Comments |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket Nos.: PTO-P-2012-0015 and PTO-P-2012-0024] RIN 0651-AC77 Changes and Examination Guidelines To Implement the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Reopening of the Period for Comments AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments; reopening of the comment period. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of proposed examination guidelines to implement the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The USPTO also conducted a roundtable to obtain public input from organizations and individuals on issues relating to the USPTO's proposed implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. The Office has received several requests for additional time to submit comments on the USPTO's implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. The USPTO is reopening the comment period to provide interested members of the public with an additional opportunity to submit comments to the USPTO. DATES: The deadline for receipt of written comments in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking published July 26, 2012 (77 FR 43742) and notice of proposed examination guidelines published July 26, 2012 (77 FR 43759) is November 5, 2012. ADDRESSES: Comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking should be sent by electronic mail message over the Internet addressed to: fitf_rules@uspto.gov. Comments may also be submitted by postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Susy Tsang-Foster, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration. Comments on the proposed examination guidelines should be sent by electronic mail message over the Internet addressed to: fitf_guidance@uspto.gov. Comments may also be submitted by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Mary C. Till, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy. Comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking and the proposed examination guidelines may also be sent by electronic mail message over the Internet via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. See the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site (http://www.regulations.gov) for additional instructions on providing comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Although comments may be submitted by postal mail, the Office prefers to receive comments by electronic mail message over the Internet because sharing comments with the public is more easily accomplished. Electronic comments are preferred to be submitted in plain text, but also may be submitted in ADOBE® portable document format or MICROSOFT WORD® format. Comments not submitted electronically should be submitted on paper in a format that facilitates convenient digital scanning into ADOBE® portable document format. The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Commissioner for Patents, currently located in Madison East, Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Comments also will be available for viewing via the Office's Internet Web site (http://www.uspto.gov). Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information that the submitter does not desire to make public, such as an address or phone number, should not be included in the comments.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary C. Till, Senior Legal Advisor (telephone (571) 272-7755, email mary.till@uspto.gov); or Kathleen Kahler Fonda, Senior Legal Advisor (telephone (571) 272-7754, email kathleen.fonda@uspto.gov), of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AIA was enacted into law on September 16, 2011. Public Law 112-29, 125 Stat. 284 (2011). Section 3 of the AIA amends the patent laws to: (1) Convert the United States patent system from a "first to invent" system to a "first inventor to file" system; (2) eliminate the requirement that a prior public use or sale activity be "in this country" to be a prior art activity; (3) treat U.S. patents and U.S. patent application publications as prior art as of their earliest effective filing date, regardless of whether the earliest effective filing date is based upon an application filed in the U.S. or in another country; and (4) treat commonly owned patents and patent application publications, or those resulting from a joint research agreement, as being by the same inventive entity for purposes of 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103. The changes in section 3 of the AIA take effect on March 16, 2013. The USPTO published a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of proposed examination guidelines on July 26, 2012, to implement the FITF provisions of section 3 of the AIA. See Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 77 FR 43742 (July 26, 2012), and Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 77 FR 43759 (July 26, 2012). The notice of proposed rulemaking proposes changes to the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for consistency with, and to address the examination issues raised by, the changes in the FITF provisions of the AIA. The proposed examination guidelines set out the Office's interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as amended by the AIA, and advise the public and the Patent Examining Corps on how the changes to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 in the AIA impact the provisions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) pertaining to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103. The USPTO also conducted a roundtable to obtain public input from organizations and individuals on issues relating to the USPTO's proposed implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. See Notice of Roundtable on the Implementation of the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 77 FR 49427 (Aug. 16, 2012). The Office has received several requests for additional time to submit comments on the USPTO's implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. The USPTO is reopening the comment period to provide interested members of the public with an additional opportunity to submit comments to the USPTO. October 5, 2012 DAVID J. KAPPOS Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Errata |
Errata "All reference to Patent No. 8,281,555 to Herbert Bernhard of Wolfsheim, Germany for CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, SUCH AS A BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT, FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A LIQUID BEVERAGE AND FOR CLOSING FILLED CONTAINERS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,282,405 to Kasra Youssefi-Shams, et al of Waterloo, Canada for ELECTRICAL CHARGER LOCKING ASSEMBLY appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,282,521 to Naota Watanabe of Tokyo, Japan for WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,282,555 to Akihiro Kakee, et al of Tochigi-Ken, Japan for APPARATUS FOR INDICATING LOCUS OF AN ULTRASONIC PROBE, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,282,602 to Julian Francis Ralph Swan, et al of Ealing-London, United Kingdom for INFUSION PUMP appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,282,637 to Jeff Tyber, et al of Bethlehem, PA for FIXATION SYSTEM, AN INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,206 to Decai Sun, et al of Los Altos, CA for PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,656 to Yuji Iwaki, et al of Atsugi, Japan for COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE COMPOSITE MATERAIL appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,740 to Toru Watanabe, et al of Matsumoto, Japan for MEMS DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE ELECTRODE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,782 to Shinichi Akiyama, et al of Kawasaki, Japan for METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,873 to Bassam D. Jalbout, et al of Quebec, Canada for CONTROL OF LIGHT INTENSITY USING PULSES OF A FIXED DURATION AND FREQUENCY appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,883 to Joseph L. Jones, et al of Acton, MA for ROBOT CONFINEMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,283,996 to Koji Furutani, et al of Nagaokakyo-Shi, Japan for DUPLEXER MODULE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
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"All reference to Patent No. 8,284,189 to Jiajun Zhu, et al of Charlottesville, VA for USING IMAGE CONTENT TO FACILITATE NAVIGATION IN PANORAMIC IMAGE DATA appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,284,507 to Itaru Doi of Osaka, Japan for LENS BARREL appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,284,729 to Dong Youn Seo, et al of Gyeonggi-Do Korea, Republic of for METHOD FOR SCHEDULING DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL RESOURCE BLOCKS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,284,730 to Dong Youn Seo, et al of Gyeonggi-Do Korea, Republic of for METHOD FOR SCHEDULING DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL RESOURCE BLOCKS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,284,733 to Yeong-Hyeon Kwon, et al of Anyang-Si Korea, Repulic of for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS ACCORDING TO THE SEGMENTED ACCESS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,022 to Tomohiko Matsuura of Tokyo, Japan for CT SCANNER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,272 to Robert R. Miller II, et al of Convent Station, NJ for SPACE TIME CODING WHERE SPACE DIVERSITY DERIVES FROM USE OF MULTIPLE BASE STATIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,461 to Yoshito Kondou, et al of Anjo-Shi, Japan for VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,534 to Jeh-Fu Tuan, et al of San Jose, CA for PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG AND MIXED MODE CIRCUIT EMULATION SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,661 to Brian David Sparling, et al of British Columbia, Canada for SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSET CONDITION MONITORING IN ELECTRIC POWER SUNSTATION EQUIPMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,665 to Joel Gould, et al of Winchester, MA for EDITING AND COMPILING BUSINESS RULES appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,285,894 to Aleksander Gennadevich Povallaev, et al of Saint-Pettersburg Russian Federation for DYNAMIC COMPRESSION OF AN I/O DATA BLOCK appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 8,286,023 to Tatsuya Oku, et al of Kawsasaki, Japan for COMMUNICATION APPARATUS HAVING CLOCK INTERFACE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All refernec to Patent No. 8,286,184 to Mark D. Feblowitz, et al of Winchester, MA for METHOD FOR DECLARATIVE SEMANTIC EXPRESSION OF USER INTENT TO ENABLE GOAL-DRIVEN INFORMATION PROCESSING appearing in the Official Gazette of October 09, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
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Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction for October 16, 2012 6,057,221C1 8,027,161 8,150,096 8,215,270 6,382,982 8,031,054 8,150,961 8,215,423 6,811,353 8,036,629 8,151,016 8,215,709 6,912,298 8,036,941 8,152,138 8,216,039 7,035,872 8,039,134 8,153,580 8,216,978 7,071,941 8,039,585 8,154,415 8,218,106 7,112,361 8,040,679 8,156,535 8,218,220 7,162,508 8,043,749 8,157,398 8,218,732 7,179,839 8,045,730 8,157,418 8,220,400 7,205,107 8,046,569 8,158,405 8,221,962 7,227,424 8,049,183 8,158,457 8,222,036 7,235,669 8,052,416 8,159,097 8,222,141 7,248,124 8,055,758 8,159,490 8,222,219 7,271,747 8,057,115 8,160,886 8,223,650 7,291,693 8,058,047 8,160,968 8,223,780 7,295,734 8,058,280 8,163,151 8,224,018 7,321,516 8,058,503 8,170,023 8,224,279 7,358,826 8,066,360 8,170,913 8,224,453 7,384,644 8,067,613 8,172,690 8,224,907 7,404,927 8,069,450 8,173,668 8,226,238 7,410,101 8,070,336 8,175,851 8,226,457 7,436,203 8,071,713 8,177,645 8,226,829 7,454,434 8,075,818 8,179,492 8,227,078 7,459,167 8,076,058 8,181,430 8,227,468 7,465,731 8,076,105 8,186,913 8,227,622 7,489,850 8,076,489 8,193,019 8,228,788 7,496,078 8,078,158 8,194,168 8,229,142 7,501,131 8,080,504 8,194,691 8,229,392 7,531,320 8,080,707 8,195,783 8,229,481 7,532,947 8,081,766 8,198,238 8,230,191 7,539,400 8,084,602 8,198,270 8,231,422 7,540,708 8,085,441 8,198,576 8,231,942 7,545,227 8,086,884 8,198,651 8,232,318 7,548,125 8,088,982 8,199,150 8,232,546 7,569,215 8,088,991 8,199,650 8,232,796 7,582,216 8,089,713 8,200,037 8,233,941 7,652,153 8,090,910 8,200,212 8,234,397 7,656,245 8,092,626 8,200,221 8,235,631 7,677,413 8,093,046 8,200,319 8,236,337 7,678,371 8,093,279 8,200,498 8,236,447 7,679,463 8,093,296 8,200,603 8,236,470 7,687,276 8,093,759 8,200,756 8,236,863 7,688,266 8,095,813 8,201,188 8,236,884 7,702,418 8,096,643 8,201,218 8,236,926 7,703,365 8,097,025 8,202,094 8,239,593 7,712,027 8,097,436 8,202,372 8,240,384 7,714,367 8,100,489 8,202,392 8,240,486 7,719,371 8,100,494 8,202,436 8,241,627 7,724,937 8,100,697 8,202,760 8,241,643 7,726,512 8,101,344 8,202,881 8,241,719 7,731,149 8,101,419 8,202,891 8,242,087 7,772,197 8,101,420 8,202,993 8,242,089 7,774,360 8,101,473 8,203,119 8,242,130 7,783,566 8,102,805 8,203,194 8,242,348 7,786,812 8,103,264 8,203,262 8,242,476 7,809,513 8,103,605 8,203,600 8,242,908 7,811,559 8,104,796 8,204,125 8,243,730 7,819,647 8,105,776 8,204,200 8,244,241 7,826,016 8,106,079 8,204,589 8,244,358 7,839,159 8,106,512 8,204,938 8,244,689 7,847,149 8,106,855 8,204,962 8,244,961 7,853,631 8,106,982 8,206,518 8,245,978
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7,859,014 8,108,806 8,206,592 8,247,192 7,859,525 8,109,112 8,206,635 8,247,422 7,862,849 8,110,439 8,206,636 8,247,499 7,870,466 8,110,556 8,207,005 8,247,640 7,872,541 8,112,954 8,207,310 8,247,783 7,875,448 8,114,914 8,207,537 8,247,934 7,881,290 8,115,560 8,207,586 8,248,851 7,883,868 8,115,972 8,207,598 8,248,880 7,884,630 8,116,543 8,207,756 8,248,881 7,885,747 8,117,635 8,207,783 8,248,941 7,893,237 8,119,129 8,207,944 8,249,628 7,894,868 8,120,060 8,207,977 8,249,936 7,895,789 8,121,392 8,208,026 8,251,083 7,899,434 8,121,531 8,208,033 8,252,100 7,899,507 8,122,283 8,208,405 8,252,298 7,907,690 8,124,460 8,208,456 8,252,408 7,915,615 8,125,463 8,208,491 8,253,090 7,921,752 8,128,437 8,208,940 8,253,253 7,928,227 8,129,929 8,209,121 8,256,210 7,931,761 8,133,474 8,209,124 8,256,366 7,947,518 8,133,637 8,209,150 8,261,001 7,948,305 8,137,046 8,209,276 8,268,349 7,960,049 8,138,215 8,209,280 D. 634,288 7,962,509 8,138,274 8,209,353 D. 658,098 7,964,768 8,138,358 8,209,404 D. 662,182 7,971,457 8,139,123 8,210,446 D. 662,185 7,975,048 8,140,183 8,210,725 D. 662,186 7,979,000 8,142,801 8,210,840 D. 662,187 7,988,981 8,143,100 8,211,033 D. 662,189 7,992,344 8,143,414 8,211,344 D. 664,432 7,994,312 8,143,805 8,211,664 D. 665,103 7,997,598 8,143,986 8,211,991 D. 665,104 8,005,780 8,144,295 8,212,150 D. 666,517 8,006,130 8,144,336 8,212,257 RE. 39,368 8,008,586 8,144,368 8,212,262 RE. 39,369 8,008,652 8,145,523 8,212,429 RE. 43,145 8,008,785 8,146,146 8,213,879 RE. 43,163 8,011,409 8,148,011 8,215,010 RE. 43,519 8,012,599 8,149,579 8,215,014
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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
October 1 – October 5, 2012
Date Issued | Type of Case(1) | Proceeding or Appn. Number | Party or Parties | TTAB Panel (2) | Issue(s) | 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 or services cited by Examining Attorney | Issued as Precedent of TTAB |
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10-1 | EX |
85014843 | Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH | Seeherman* Holtzman Lykos | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed on only one of three cited registrations | SK-INFLUX [chemical products for use in industry, namely, additives and auxiliary agents for the production of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products] | SK and diamond design [wide variety of chemicals, chemical additives, resins and compounds, including chemical additives for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and plastic molding] SK and butterfly design [extensive list of Class 1 products] [extensive list of Class 5 products, including many for use in pharmaceutical products] | No | |
10-2 | EX | 85141163 85141193 85141214 | Apparel Limited, Inc. | Quinn* Holtzman Wellington |
2(d); 2(e)(1) | Both Refusals Affirmed as to all applications | CURVEE, CURVEY and CURVEEY (all for) [pants, denims, capri pants, cargo pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, and jogging outfits] | CURVY [shirts, fitted tops, jackets, trousers, skirts, chemises, pajamas, nightgowns, camisoles, short robes, night shirts, long wraps, bath robes; swimwear and underwear] | No | |
10-2 | EX | 77930551 | Gateway Foods, Inc. | Quinn* Kuhlke Bergsman | 2(d), mark translation requirement | Refusal and Requirement both Affirmed | AL COURA [canned processed olives, olive oil, olive paste, processed olives, tahini and grape leaves] | EL KOURA [extra virgin olive oil] | No | |
10-2 | EX | 85121039 | Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. | Bucher Cataldo Kuczma* | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE [coatings, namely, non-aerosol interior and exterior paints] | CONTRACTOR [protective and decorative coatings in the nature of aerosol paint] | No | |
10-3 | EX | 77752113 | Dub Nutrition, LLC | Seeherman* Kuhlke Lykos |
2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | DUB [dietary supplements] | DUB [non-alcoholic energy drinks] | No | |
10-5 | OPP | 91190390 | Investment Management Consultants Association, Inc. v. Alta Cima Advisors, LLC | Bucher Zervas* Ritchie | 2(d); non-use | Opposition Dismissed | CIMA [certifying experienced professionals who provide consulting services in the field of investment management after the completion of certain educational and examination requirements] | ALTA CIMA ADVISORS, LLC [financial advisory and investment management services] | No | |
10-5 | EX | 79076199 | Rock Intention N.V. | Bucher Mermelstein Wolfson* |
2(e)(1), 2(f) | Refusal Affirmed | POKERLISTINGS [business management, business administration, advertising, namely, promoting the goods and services of others (Class 35)] [providing a website featuring information about tournaments, events, and competitions in the field of online poker gaming; providing a website featuring entertainment information in the nature of reviews of online poker gaming websites and rooms, bonus offers, rakeback offers, operators of poker gaming websites, books and movies about poker (Class 41)] | No | ||
10-5 | OPP (SJ) | 91198657 | The Joy of Cooking Trust comprised of trustees Ethan Becker and Mark Becker v. Christopher McCarley | Quinn Zervas Cataldo [Opinion "By the Board" (Krisp)] |
2(a), 2(d), 43(c), non-use as to certain goods | Opposition Sustained (motion for summary judgment granted) as to non-use claim | JOY OF COOKING (numerous marks, some with design) [various products, including a series of books relating to cooking and food; various services, including, providing a web page concerning general interest information in the field of cooking] | JOY OF GRILLING [Books, a series of written articles featuring information and recipes regarding grilling, magazines and recipe cards featuring information and recipes regarding grilling (Class 16)] [t-shirts, sweatshirts, aprons and headgear, namely, hats, caps and visors (Class 25)] [Electronic digitizing of photographs into a computer readable media; conversion of data from physical to electronic media (Class 42)] | No | |
10-5 | CANC | 92051490 | Sean Combs v. All Surface Entertainment, Inc. | Kuhlke* Quinn Mermelstein | Abandonment | Petition to Cancel Granted | DIDDY-DIRTY MONEY [clothing, namely, t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, jackets, sweatshirts; headwear] | DIRTY MONEY [men’s and women’s clothing, namely, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, headwear, jackets, jeans and pants] | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (R)=Request for Reconsideration; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss (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 |
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: Mail Stop _____ Commissioner for Patents P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 If no Mail Stop is indicated below, the line beginning Mail Stop should be omitted from the address. NEW: Effective September 16, 2012, the Mail Stop description for Mail Stop Ex Parte Reexam is being revised and a new Mail Stop for supplemental examination requests is being added as Mail Stop Supplemental Examination. Except correspondence for Maintenance Fee payments, Deposit Account Replenishments (see 37 CFR 1.25(c)(4)), and Licensing and Review (see 37 CFR 5.1(c) and 5.2(c)), please address patent-related correspondence to be delivered by other delivery services (Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolator, etc.) as follows: United States Patent and Trademark Office Customer Service Window, Mail Stop _____ Randolph Building 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Mail Stop Designations Explanation Mail Stop 12 Contributions to the Examiner Education Program. Mail Stop 313(c) Petitions under 37 CFR 1.313(c) to withdraw a patent application from issue after payment of the issue fee and any papers associated with the petition, including papers necessary for a continuing application or a request for continued examination (RCE). Mail Stop AF Amendments and other responses after final rejection (e.g., a notice of appeal (and any request for pre-appeal brief conference)), other than an appeal brief. Mail Stop Amendment Information disclosure statements, drawings, and replies to Office actions in patent applications with or without an amendment to the application or a terminal disclaimer. (Use Mail Stop AF for replies after final rejection.) Mail Stop Appeal For appeal briefs or other briefs under Brief-Patents part 41 of title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (e.g., former 37 CFR 1.192). Mail Stop Public comments regarding patent-related Comments-Patent regulations and procedures. Mail Stop Conversion Requests under 37 CFR 1.53(c)(2) to convert a nonprovisional application to a provisional application and requests under 37 CFR 1.53(c)(3) to convert a provisional application to a nonprovisional application. Mail Stop EBC Mail for the Electronic Business Center including: Certificate Action Forms, Request for Customer Number, and Requests for Customer Number Data Change (USPTO Forms PTO-2042, PTO/SB/124A and 125A, respectively) and Customer Number Upload Spreadsheets and Cover Letters. Mail Stop Expedited Only to be used for the initial filing of Design design applications accompanied by a request for expedited examination under 37 CFR 1.155. Mail Stop Express Requests for abandonment of a patent Abandonment application pursuant to 37 CFR 1.138, including any petitions under 37 CFR 1.138(c) to expressly abandon an application to avoid publication of the application. Mail Stop Applications under 35 U.S.C. 156 for patent term Hatch-Waxman PTE extension based on regulatory review of a product subject to pre-market review by a regulating agency. This mail stop is also to be used for additional correspondence regarding the application for patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. 156. It is preferred that such initial requests be hand-carried to: Office of Patent Legal Administration Room MDW 7D55 600 Dulany Street (Madison Building) Alexandria, VA 22314 Mail Stop ILS Correspondence relating to international patent classification, exchanges and standards. Mail Stop Issue Fee All communications following the receipt of a PTOL-85, "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due," and prior to the issuance of a patent should be addressed to Mail Stop Issue Fee, unless advised to the contrary. Assignments are the exception. Assignments (with cover sheets) should be faxed to 571-273-0140, electronically submitted (http://epas.uspto.gov), or submitted in a separate envelope and sent to Mail Stop Assignment Recordation Services, Director - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as shown below. Mail Stop L&R All documents pertaining to applications subject to secrecy order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 181, or national-security classified and required to be processed accordingly. Such papers, petitions for foreign filing license pursuant to 37 CFR 5.12(b) for which expedited handling is requested, and petitions for retroactive license under 37 CFR 5.25 may also be hand carried to Licensing and Review: Technology Center 3600, Office of the Director Room 4B41 501 Dulany Street (Knox Building) Alexandria, VA 22314 Mail Stop Missing Requests for a corrected filing receipt and Parts replies to OPAP notices such as the Notice of Omitted Items, Notice to File Corrected Application Papers, Notice of Incomplete Application, Notice to Comply with Nucleotide Sequence Requirements, and Notice to File Missing Parts of Application, and associated papers and fees. Mail Stop MPEP Submissions concerning the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Mail Stop Patent Ext. Applications for patent term extension or adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 and any communications relating thereto. This mail stop is limited to petitions for patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. 154 for applications filed between June 8, 1995 and May 29, 2000, and patent term adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. 154 for applications filed on or after May 29, 2000. For applications for patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. 156, use Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE. For applications for patent term extension or adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 that are mailed together with the payment of the issue fee, use Mail Stop Issue Fee. Mail Stop Patent Submission of comments regarding search templates. Search Template Comments Mail Stop PCT Mail related to international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the international phase and in the national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371 prior to mailing of a Notification of Acceptance of Application Under 35 U.S.C. 371 and 37 CFR 1.495 (Form PCT/DO/EO/903). Mail Stop Petition Petitions to be decided by the Office of Petitions, including petitions to revive and petitions to accept late payment of issue fees or maintenance fees. Mail Stop PGPUB Correspondence regarding publication of patent applications not otherwise provided, including: requests for early publication made after filing, rescission of a non-publication request, corrected patent application publication, and refund of publication fee. Mail Stop Post In patented files: requests for changes of Issue correspondence address, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, withdrawal as attorney or agent and submissions under 37 CFR 1.501. Designation of, or changes to, a fee address should be addressed to Mail Stop M Correspondence. Requests for Certificate of Correction need no special mail stop, but should be mailed to the attention of Certificate of Correction Branch. Mail Stop RCE Requests for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114. Mail Stop Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction Reconstruction of lost patent files. Mail Stop Ex Parte Original requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Reexam and all subsequent correspondence other than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor (see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)). Effective September 16, 2012, this mail stop is also to be used for any papers to be filed in an ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered as a result of a supplemental examination proceeding. Mail Stop Inter Original requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Partes Reexam and all subsequent correspondence other than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor (see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)). Mail Stop Reissue All new and continuing reissue application filings. Mail Stop Sequence Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for applications with sequence listings, when the CRF is not being filed with the patent application. Mail Stop Supplemental (Effective September 16, 2012). Requests for Examination Supplemental Examination, including original request papers and any other correspondence, other than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor (see 37 CFR Secs. 1.1(a)(3) AND 1.302(c)). This mail stop is limited to original request papers and any other papers that are to be filed in a supplemental examination proceeding. For any papers to be filed in an ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered as a result of a supplemental examination proceeding, use "Mail Stop Ex Parte Reexam". Information for addressing patent-related correspondence may also be found on the USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/mail.jsp. 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 correspondence to be directed to a mail stop identified below to be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows (unless otherwise instructed): Mail Stop _____ Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Mail Stop Designations Explanation Mail Stop 3 Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC. Mail Stop 6 Mail for the Office of Procurement. Mail Stop 8 All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except communications relating to pending litigation and disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed only to Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667, Arlington, VA 22215 and papers related to pending disciplinary proceedings before the Administrative Law Judge or the Director shall be mailed only to the Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116, Arlington, VA 22215. Mail Stop 11 Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS). Mail Stop 13 Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division. Mail Stop 16 Mail related to refund requests, other than requests for refund of a patent application publication fee. Such requests should be directed to Mail Stop PGPub. Mail Stop 17 Invoices directed to the Office of Finance. Mail Stop 24 Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program, including complaints about Invention Promoters. Mail Stop 171 Vacancy Announcement Applications. Mail Stop Assignment All assignment documents, security interests, Recordation Services and other documents to be recorded in the Assignment records. Note that documents with cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov) are processed much more quickly than those submitted by mail. Mail Stop Document All requests for certified or uncertified Services copies of patent or trademark documents. Mail Stop EEO Mail for the Office of Civil Rights. Mail Stop External Mail for the Office of External Affairs. Affairs Mail Stop Interference Communications relating to interferences and applications and patents involved in interference. Mail Stop M Mail to designate or change a fee Correspondence address, or other correspondence related to maintenance fees, except payments of maintenance fees in patents. See below for the address for maintenance fee payments. Mail Stop OED Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. Maintenance Fee Payments Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov, payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the United States Postal Service to: United States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 979070 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn: Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier may be made to: Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attn: Maintenance Fee 2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Deposit Account Replenishments To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments through the United States Postal Service to: United States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 979065 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) may be delivered to: Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attn: Deposit Accounts 2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 Information abount deposit account replenishments may also be found on the USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/Deposit_Account_ Replenishments.jsp
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Resource Centers |
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Resource Centers The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs), provide public access to patent and trademark information received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc, microfilm and paper. Each PTRC also offers access to USPTO resources on the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet. Staff assistance and training is provided in the use of this information. All information is available free of charge. However, there may be charges associated with the use of photocopying and related services. Hours of service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience. State Name of Library Telephone Contact Alabama Auburn University Libraries (334) 844-1737 Birmingham Public Library (205) 226-3620 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 Macomb: Western Illinois University Libraries (309) 298-2722 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 (612) 543-8000 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 New Hampshire Concord: University of New Hampshire School of Law (603) 513-5130 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 North Carolina Charlotte: J. 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Patent Technology Centers |
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 | 02/27/2011 | |
1620 | 03/02/2011 | |
1630 | 02/18/2011 | |
1640 | 04/20/2011 | |
1650 | 02/15/2011 | |
1660 | 07/02/2011 | |
TOTAL | 03/08/2011 | |
1700 | CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS | |
1710 | 08/10/2010 | |
1720 | 09/19/2010 | |
1730 | 12/28/2010 | |
1740 | 01/12/2011 | |
1750 | 08/25/2010 | |
1760 | 03/20/2011 | |
1770 | 12/10/2010 | |
1780 | 11/03/2010 | |
1790 | 06/01/2010 | |
TOTAL | 11/22/2010 | |
2100 | COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE | |
2110 | 10/10/2010 | |
2120 | 06/20/2010 | |
2140 | 06/04/2010 | |
2150 | 02/15/2011 | |
2160 | 03/26/2011 | |
2170 | 09/16/2010 | |
2180 | 08/25/2010 | |
2190 | 11/25/2009 | |
TOTAL | 09/04/2010 | |
2400 | NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY | |
2420 | 07/20/2010 | |
2430 | 08/13/2010 | |
2440 | 10/13/2010 | |
2450 | 09/25/2010 | |
2460 | 06/16/2010 | |
2470 | 06/16/2010 | |
2480 | 03/23/2010 | |
2490 | 07/05/2010 | |
TOTAL | 07/17/2010 | |
2600 | COMMUNICATIONS | |
2610 | 08/19/2010 | |
2620 | 05/20/2010 | |
TOTAL | 07/02/2010 | |
2800 | SEMICONDUCTORS/MEMORY, CIRCUITS/MEASURING AND TESTING, OPTICS/PHOTOCOPYING | |
2810 | 02/27/2011 | |
2820 | 01/06/2011 | |
2830 | 11/28/2010 | |
2850 | 09/10/2010 | |
2860 | 01/18/2011 | |
2870 | 11/06/2010 | |
2880 | 12/22/2010 | |
2890 | 03/20/2011 | |
TOTAL | 12/13/2010 | |
2900 | ||
2910 | 11/03/2011 | |
TOTAL | 11/03/2011 | |
3600 | TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LICENSE AND REVIEW | |
3610 | 02/09/2011 | |
3620 | 01/03/2011 | |
3630 | 01/18/2011 | |
3640 | 12/01/2010 | |
3650 | 09/25/2010 | |
3660 | 08/04/2010 | |
3670 | 01/09/2011 | |
3680 | 01/12/2011 | |
3690 | 06/23/2011 | |
TOTAL | 12/22/2010 | |
3700 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS | |
3710 | 12/16/2010 | |
3720 | 08/28/2010 | |
3730 | 09/25/2010 | |
3740 | 02/15/2010 | |
3750 | 08/01/2010 | |
3760 | 09/25/2010 | |
3770 | 08/16/2010 | |
3780 | 08/10/2010 | |
TOTAL | 08/13/2010 | |
1 Report last updated on 8-31-12. |