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 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1432 OG 193 

OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

November 22, 2016 Volume 1432 Number 4

CONTENTS

 Patent and Trademark Office NoticesPage 
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information1432 OG 194
• Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable1432 OG 199
• Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee1432 OG 200
• Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/24/20161432 OG 229
• Reissue Applications Filed1432 OG 230
• Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed1432 OG 231
• Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew1432 OG 232
• Registration to Practice1432 OG 238
• Request for Comments on Examination Time Goals1432 OG 240
• Standard ST.26 - Request for Comments on the Recommended Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language)1432 OG 243
• Revision of the Duty To Disclose Information in Patent Applications and Reexamination Proceedings1432 OG 247
• Notice Concerning the Israel Patent Office's Action as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office1432 OG 264
• Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office1432 OG 265
• Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Annex A1432 OG 268
• United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)1432 OG 272
• Errata1432 OG 275
• Erratum1432 OG 280
• Certificates of Correction1432 OG 281
• AIA Trial Proceedings Filed before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board1432 OG 283
• Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1432 OG 284

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


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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 1393 O.G. 61, on August 13, 2013.

   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. The EPO, effective January 1, 2015, no longer has any
limitations concerning its competency to act as an ISA. The announcement
appears in the Official Gazette at 1412 O.G. 61 on March 10, 2015.
Previously, the EPO would not act as an ISA and would not carry out an
international search for any application which contained one or more claims
relating to the field of business methods. As of January 1, 2015, U.S.
applicants filing their international applications with the USPTO or the IB
as receiving Office may select the EPO to act as the ISA without
restrictions. In applications containing claims relating to business
methods where the subject matter of the application also contains technical
features, the EPO will perform a search for those parts of the application
which are more than mere business methods. However, the EPO will issue a
declaration under PCT Rule 17(2)(a) that no ISR will be established
whenever an application relates only to a business method as such. The EPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.

   The search fee of the European Patent Office was changed, effective
January 1, 2016, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1421
O.G. 246, on December 29, 2015.

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 changed,
effective January 1, 2016, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1421 O.G. 246, on December 29, 2015.

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 Official 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 if it has received more
than 250 international applications from the USPTO during a fiscal quarter,
as indicated in the Official Gazette at 1409 O.G. 302 on December 30, 2014.
IP Australia will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.

   The search fee of IP Australia was changed, effective January 1, 2016,
and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1421 O.G. 246, on December 29,
2015.
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The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of
Russia as Searching and Examining Authority

   The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of
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 changed, effective April 1, 2016, and
was announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 249 on March 29, 2016.

Israel Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

   The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) 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 1408 O.G.
52, on November 4, 2014. However, the use of the ILPO is restricted. The
ILPO will not act as an ISA for applications with one or more claims
relating to a business method as defined by certain International Patent
Classification classes nor will the ILPO act as an ISA where it has
received more than 75 international applications from the USPTO during a
fiscal quarter, as indicated in the Official Gazette at 1408 O.G. 52 on
November 4, 2014. For the definition of what the ILPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, see Annex B of
the Agreement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
(http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/notices/ilpo_isa-ipea.pdf). The ILPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.

   The search fee of ILPO was changed, effective March 1, 2016, and was
announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 179 on March 22, 2016.

Japan Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

   The Japan Patent Office (JPO) 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 1417 O.G. 63,
on August 4, 2015. However, the use of the JPO is restricted. The JPO will
act as an ISA for applications only where the claims of the application are
directed to the field of green technology as defined by certain
International Patent Classification classes and where the JPO has not
received more than 5,000 international applications from the USPTO during
the 3 year period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018, and not more than 300
applications per quarter during the first year, and not more than 475
application per quarter during the second and third years, as indicated in
the Official Gazette at 1417 O.G. 63 on August 4, 2015. For the
definition of what the JPO considers to be the field of green technology,
see Annex A of the Agreement between the Japan Patent Office and the United
States Patent and Trademark Office at 1417 O.G. 67, August 4, 2015. The JPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.

   The search fee of the JPO was changed, effective April 1, 2016, and was
announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 249 on March 29, 2016.

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore as Searching and Examining
Authority

   The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) may act as the ISA
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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 1425 O.G. 190 on April 19, 2016. The IPOS will act as an IPEA only if it
also acted as the ISA.

   The search fee of the IPOS was announced in the Official Gazette at 1425
O.G. 190 on April 19, 2016.

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 changed, effective January 1, 2016,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1421 O.G. 246 on
December 29, 2015. The elimination of the discount for filing the
international application in paper with a PCT EASY zip file was announced
in the Official Gazette at 1419 O.G. 128 on October 20, 2015.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of April 1, 2016, is as
follows:

International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:

   Transmittal fee

     Basic Portion
         - Fee                                                      $240.00
         - Small Entity Fee                                         $120.00
         - Micro Entity Fee                                          $60.00
      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
         - Fee                                                      $400.00
         - Small Entity Fee                                         $200.00
         - Micro Entity Fee                                         $200.00

   Search fee

      U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
      International Searching Authority (ISA)
         - Search fee
           - Fee                                                  $2,080.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,040.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $520.00
         - Supplemental search fee, per additional
           invention (payable only upon invitation)
           - Fee                                                  $2,080.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,040.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $520.00
      European Patent Office as ISA
           - Fee                                                  $2,097.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $2,097.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $2,097.00
      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
           - Fee                                                  $1,120.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,120.00
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           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $1,120.00
      IP Australia as ISA
           - Fee                                                  $1,560.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,560.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $1,560.00
      Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents &
      Trademarks of Russia (Rospatent) as ISA
           - Fee                                                    $388.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                       $388.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $388.00
      Israel Patent Office
           - Fee                                                    $912.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                       $912.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $912.00
      Japan Patent Office
           -Fee                                                   $1,295.00
           -Small Entity Fee                                      $1,295.00
           -Micro Entity Fee                                      $1,295.00
      Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
           -Fee                                                   $1,578.00
           -Small Entity Fee                                      $1,578.00
           -Micro Entity Fee                                      $1,578.00


   International Fees

      International filing fee
           - Fee                                                  $1,363.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,363.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $1,363.00
      International filing fee-filed
      electronically without PCT-EASY zip file
           - Fee                                                  $1,261.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,261.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $1,261.00
      International filing fee-filed
      electronically with PCT EASY zip files
           - Fee                                                  $1,158.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                     $1,158.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                     $1.158.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30
           - Fee                                                     $15.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                        $15.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                        $15.00

   Restoration of Priority

      Filing a request for the restoration of the
      right of priority under § 1.452
           - Fee                                                  $1,700.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                       $850.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $850.00

   International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees
   associated with filing a Demand for Preliminary
   Examination
      Handling fee
           - Fee                                                    $205.00
           - Small Entity Fee                                       $205.00
           - Micro Entity Fee                                       $205.00
      Handling fee-90% reduction, if Applicants
      meet criteria specified at
      http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf
           - Fee                                                     $20.50
           - Small Entity Fee                                        $20.50
           - Micro Entity Fee                                        $20.50
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      Preliminary examination fee
         USPTO as International Preliminary
         Examining Authority (IPEA)
            - USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I
              - Fee                                                 $600.00
              - Small Entity Fee                                    $300.00
              - Micro Entity Fee                                    $150.00
            - USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I
              - Fee                                                 $760.00
              - Small Entity Fee                                    $380.00
              - Micro Entity Fee                                    $190.00
            - Additional preliminary examination fee,
              per additional invention
              (payable only upon invitation)
              - Fee                                                 $600.00
              - Small Entity Fee                                    $300.00
              - Micro Entity Fee                                    $150.00

   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).

April 06, 2016                                                  MARK POWELL
                                                    Deputy Commissioner for
                                           International Patent Cooperation
                                  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 November 12, 2013
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 8,578,512 through 8,584,261
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on November 10, 2009
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 7,614,088 through 7,617,542
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on November 8, 2005
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 6,961,957 through 6,964,061
        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.

   Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "Director of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, Attn: Maintenance Fees, 2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314".

   Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents should  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 or micro entity status according to
37 CFR 1.27 or 1.29 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the
small or micro 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
web-site at www.uspto.gov.
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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 October 5, 2016
                     DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                           Issue
Number                             Number                              Date

6,799,333                       10/705,283                         10/05/04
6,799,335                       10/340,937                         10/05/04
6,799,343                       10/317,349                         10/05/04
6,799,346                       10/040,322                         10/05/04
6,799,354                       10/413,239                         10/05/04
6,799,363                       10/610,237                         10/05/04
6,799,366                       10/656,184                         10/05/04
6,799,373                       10/162,904                         10/05/04
6,799,382                       10/648,718                         10/05/04
6,799,387                       10/060,269                         10/05/04
6,799,390                       09/792,341                         10/05/04
6,799,392                       10/276,260                         10/05/04
6,799,401                       10/400,563                         10/05/04
6,799,403                       09/847,657                         10/05/04
6,799,404                       10/077,400                         10/05/04
6,799,405                       10/337,528                         10/05/04
6,799,407                       10/438,060                         10/05/04
6,799,411                       10/354,850                         10/05/04
6,799,417                       10/359,434                         10/05/04
6,799,418                       10/604,329                         10/05/04
6,799,423                       10/206,133                         10/05/04
6,799,424                       10/288,520                         10/05/04
6,799,425                       10/344,230                         10/05/04
6,799,430                       10/276,661                         10/05/04
6,799,432                       10/653,759                         10/05/04
6,799,434                       10/734,826                         10/05/04
6,799,439                       09/601,905                         10/05/04
6,799,445                       10/720,207                         10/05/04
6,799,453                       10/372,943                         10/05/04
6,799,464                       09/800,805                         10/05/04
6,799,467                       10/361,809                         10/05/04
6,799,468                       10/630,458                         10/05/04
6,799,476                       10/313,832                         10/05/04
6,799,480                       10/371,896                         10/05/04
6,799,483                       09/977,015                         10/05/04
6,799,486                       10/165,115                         10/05/04
6,799,498                       10/057,372                         10/05/04
6,799,505                       10/311,878                         10/05/04
6,799,508                       10/009,974                         10/05/04
6,799,514                       10/043,832                         10/05/04
6,799,516                       10/231,540                         10/05/04
6,799,520                       10/275,757                         10/05/04
6,799,522                       10/075,377                         10/05/04
6,799,526                       10/016,067                         10/05/04
6,799,527                       10/741,991                         10/05/04
6,799,531                       10/051,211                         10/05/04
6,799,532                       10/650,802                         10/05/04
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6,799,533                       10/339,167                         10/05/04
6,799,534                       10/642,239                         10/05/04
6,799,548                       09/864,074                         10/05/04
6,799,550                       10/318,844                         10/05/04
6,799,551                       10/181,784                         10/05/04
6,799,552                       10/247,642                         10/05/04
6,799,556                       10/694,169                         10/05/04
6,799,558                       10/307,522                         10/05/04
6,799,560                       10/676,157                         10/05/04
6,799,562                       10/212,413                         10/05/04
6,799,564                       10/723,217                         10/05/04
6,799,566                       10/258,625                         10/05/04
6,799,570                       10/135,655                         10/05/04
6,799,571                       10/401,848                         10/05/04
6,799,575                       10/127,166                         10/05/04
6,799,580                       10/198,893                         10/05/04
6,799,581                       10/254,166                         10/05/04
6,799,583                       09/311,800                         10/05/04
6,799,584                       10/035,972                         10/05/04
6,799,587                       10/085,358                         10/05/04
6,799,593                       09/949,582                         10/05/04
6,799,596                       10/074,341                         10/05/04
6,799,603                       09/399,611                         10/05/04
6,799,607                       10/464,196                         10/05/04
6,799,610                       10/251,494                         10/05/04
6,799,611                       10/277,579                         10/05/04
6,799,616                       09/756,876                         10/05/04
6,799,628                       09/620,252                         10/05/04
6,799,633                       10/174,675                         10/05/04
6,799,634                       10/296,880                         10/05/04
6,799,635                       10/217,380                         10/05/04
6,799,636                       10/231,971                         10/05/04
6,799,638                       10/087,513                         10/05/04
6,799,647                       10/016,766                         10/05/04
6,799,650                       10/173,663                         10/05/04
6,799,653                       10/045,771                         10/05/04
6,799,655                       10/639,856                         10/05/04
6,799,665                       09/493,327                         10/05/04
6,799,669                       10/243,478                         10/05/04
6,799,670                       10/019,925                         10/05/04
6,799,681                       10/067,717                         10/05/04
6,799,685                       09/699,507                         10/05/04
6,799,692                       10/221,420                         10/05/04
6,799,698                       10/694,608                         10/05/04
6,799,713                       10/654,111                         10/05/04
6,799,717                       10/167,190                         10/05/04
6,799,722                       10/308,929                         10/05/04
6,799,724                       10/457,095                         10/05/04
6,799,725                       08/286,785                         10/05/04
6,799,727                       10/006,690                         10/05/04
6,799,733                       09/605,654                         10/05/04
6,799,734                       09/868,681                         10/05/04
6,799,739                       10/720,786                         10/05/04
6,799,742                       10/000,488                         10/05/04
6,799,743                       09/814,126                         10/05/04
6,799,745                       10/066,471                         10/05/04
6,799,747                       10/714,629                         10/05/04
6,799,760                       10/065,288                         10/05/04
6,799,768                       10/273,619                         10/05/04
6,799,769                       10/382,806                         10/05/04
6,799,771                       10/451,391                         10/05/04
6,799,775                       10/251,419                         10/05/04
6,799,777                       10/295,534                         10/05/04
6,799,778                       10/056,898                         10/05/04
6,799,779                       10/277,096                         10/05/04
6,799,780                       10/655,925                         10/05/04
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6,799,783                       10/605,507                         10/05/04
6,799,789                       10/467,291                         10/05/04
6,799,790                       10/357,969                         10/05/04
6,799,797                       10/227,471                         10/05/04
6,799,798                       10/110,601                         10/05/04
6,799,801                       10/326,409                         10/05/04
6,799,804                       10/723,883                         10/05/04
6,799,814                       10/422,045                         10/05/04
6,799,821                       09/807,823                         10/05/04
6,799,830                       10/755,245                         10/05/04
6,799,833                       10/025,540                         10/05/04
6,799,835                       10/713,063                         10/05/04
6,799,836                       10/713,089                         10/05/04
6,799,838                       09/384,971                         10/05/04
6,799,840                       10/224,651                         10/05/04
6,799,841                       10/237,775                         10/05/04
6,799,844                       10/320,854                         10/05/04
6,799,850                       10/660,736                         10/05/04
6,799,853                       10/432,956                         10/05/04
6,799,855                       10/275,297                         10/05/04
6,799,856                       10/361,077                         10/05/04
6,799,858                       10/129,649                         10/05/04
6,799,871                       10/333,018                         10/05/04
6,799,873                       10/225,271                         10/05/04
6,799,876                       10/183,313                         10/05/04
6,799,879                       10/309,374                         10/05/04
6,799,887                       09/550,983                         10/05/04
6,799,890                       10/336,964                         10/05/04
6,799,893                       10/078,682                         10/05/04
6,799,896                       10/247,214                         10/05/04
6,799,900                       10/094,233                         10/05/04
6,799,901                       09/913,160                         10/05/04
6,799,907                       10/346,470                         10/05/04
6,799,909                       10/408,082                         10/05/04
6,799,912                       10/280,223                         10/05/04
6,799,913                       10/680,652                         10/05/04
6,799,920                       10/262,560                         10/05/04
6,799,921                       10/419,547                         10/05/04
6,799,932                       10/457,944                         10/05/04
6,799,933                       10/226,661                         10/05/04
6,799,940                       10/310,141                         10/05/04
6,799,943                       10/181,913                         10/05/04
6,799,953                       10/301,919                         10/05/04
6,799,954                       10/195,526                         10/05/04
6,799,955                       10/628,658                         10/05/04
6,799,961                       09/857,357                         10/05/04
6,799,964                       10/149,124                         10/05/04
6,799,970                       09/972,768                         10/05/04
6,799,975                       10/209,587                         10/05/04
6,799,986                       10/458,352                         10/05/04
6,800,006                       10/283,018                         10/05/04
6,800,010                       09/786,692                         10/05/04
6,800,016                       10/448,943                         10/05/04
6,800,017                       10/406,606                         10/05/04
6,800,025                       10/309,979                         10/05/04
6,800,030                       10/213,814                         10/05/04
6,800,031                       10/121,707                         10/05/04
6,800,032                       10/465,725                         10/05/04
6,800,038                       10/302,331                         10/05/04
6,800,043                       09/692,641                         10/05/04
6,800,044                       09/846,295                         10/05/04
6,800,046                       09/954,008                         10/05/04
6,800,055                       09/790,122                         10/05/04
6,800,057                       10/156,693                         10/05/04
6,800,058                       10/133,010                         10/05/04
6,800,070                       10/289,759                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 203  

6,800,075                       10/231,507                         10/05/04
6,800,088                       10/420,683                         10/05/04
6,800,091                       10/196,085                         10/05/04
6,800,092                       09/644,026                         10/05/04
6,800,104                       09/903,896                         10/05/04
6,800,106                       10/374,806                         10/05/04
6,800,120                       10/659,450                         10/05/04
6,800,122                       10/387,429                         10/05/04
6,800,123                       09/800,778                         10/05/04
6,800,124                       10/178,192                         10/05/04
6,800,128                       10/391,837                         10/05/04
6,800,134                       10/107,609                         10/05/04
6,800,138                       10/379,412                         10/05/04
6,800,139                       09/830,121                         10/05/04
6,800,140                       10/044,890                         10/05/04
6,800,141                       10/026,269                         10/05/04
6,800,142                       10/159,951                         10/05/04
6,800,145                       10/146,900                         10/05/04
6,800,152                       10/635,178                         10/05/04
6,800,168                       10/150,922                         10/05/04
6,800,169                       10/066,485                         10/05/04
6,800,172                       10/082,599                         10/05/04
6,800,180                       09/228,857                         10/05/04
6,800,187                       09/927,741                         10/05/04
6,800,200                       10/125,323                         10/05/04
6,800,203                       10/157,407                         10/05/04
6,800,208                       10/340,525                         10/05/04
6,800,209                       10/208,235                         10/05/04
6,800,224                       09/953,435                         10/05/04
6,800,231                       09/776,658                         10/05/04
6,800,240                       10/275,841                         10/05/04
6,800,249                       10/461,733                         10/05/04
6,800,254                       09/589,633                         10/05/04
6,800,255                       10/055,583                         10/05/04
6,800,257                       09/685,740                         10/05/04
6,800,259                       10/091,377                         10/05/04
6,800,266                       09/764,686                         10/05/04
6,800,271                       10/112,044                         10/05/04
6,800,272                       10/095,429                         10/05/04
6,800,273                       10/342,081                         10/05/04
6,800,275                       10/384,687                         10/05/04
6,800,277                       10/183,431                         10/05/04
6,800,279                       09/848,236                         10/05/04
6,800,286                       09/377,675                         10/05/04
6,800,288                       10/204,664                         10/05/04
6,800,296                       09/314,540                         10/05/04
6,800,297                       10/441,440                         10/05/04
6,800,301                       09/829,272                         10/05/04
6,800,309                       10/190,884                         10/05/04
6,800,310                       10/215,672                         10/05/04
6,800,312                       10/106,664                         10/05/04
6,800,317                       10/439,010                         10/05/04
6,800,318                       10/081,319                         10/05/04
6,800,319                       09/869,409                         10/05/04
6,800,321                       10/161,132                         10/05/04
6,800,323                       10/641,405                         10/05/04
6,800,324                       09/814,331                         10/05/04
6,800,330                       10/103,996                         10/05/04
6,800,331                       10/120,252                         10/05/04
6,800,333                       09/909,173                         10/05/04
6,800,340                       10/070,461                         10/05/04
6,800,347                       10/383,580                         10/05/04
6,800,351                       09/937,635                         10/05/04
6,800,354                       10/021,558                         10/05/04
6,800,357                       10/172,758                         10/05/04
6,800,359                       10/176,081                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 204  

6,800,362                       10/345,038                         10/05/04
6,800,364                       10/184,850                         10/05/04
6,800,377                       10/222,804                         10/05/04
6,800,387                       10/137,848                         10/05/04
6,800,389                       09/797,935                         10/05/04
6,800,391                       10/038,561                         10/05/04
6,800,398                       09/787,774                         10/05/04
6,800,400                       10/124,727                         10/05/04
6,800,401                       09/843,622                         10/05/04
6,800,404                       10/209,186                         10/05/04
6,800,406                       10/622,995                         10/05/04
6,800,407                       10/135,684                         10/05/04
6,800,411                       10/369,797                         10/05/04
6,800,413                       10/237,712                         10/05/04
6,800,423                       10/294,618                         10/05/04
6,800,424                       10/338,811                         10/05/04
6,800,426                       10/016,173                         10/05/04
6,800,432                       09/675,511                         10/05/04
6,800,435                       09/428,371                         10/05/04
6,800,437                       09/633,232                         10/05/04
6,800,441                       09/944,602                         10/05/04
6,800,444                       09/107,688                         10/05/04
6,800,445                       09/759,152                         10/05/04
6,800,446                       09/779,689                         10/05/04
6,800,449                       10/197,625                         10/05/04
6,800,451                       10/187,903                         10/05/04
6,800,461                       09/880,887                         10/05/04
6,800,469                       09/490,700                         10/05/04
6,800,470                       09/817,676                         10/05/04
6,800,474                       09/937,215                         10/05/04
6,800,476                       09/700,492                         10/05/04
6,800,479                       10/105,080                         10/05/04
6,800,481                       08/824,513                         10/05/04
6,800,485                       10/437,568                         10/05/04
6,800,497                       10/135,600                         10/05/04
6,800,501                       10/136,377                         10/05/04
6,800,505                       10/230,748                         10/05/04
6,800,507                       10/325,908                         10/05/04
6,800,520                       10/234,576                         10/05/04
6,800,521                       10/215,990                         10/05/04
6,800,522                       10/609,614                         10/05/04
6,800,534                       10/314,664                         10/05/04
6,800,542                       10/136,254                         10/05/04
6,800,543                       10/302,245                         10/05/04
6,800,546                       10/095,025                         10/05/04
6,800,549                       10/705,480                         10/05/04
6,800,554                       09/739,929                         10/05/04
6,800,558                       10/043,863                         10/05/04
6,800,559                       10/336,483                         10/05/04
6,800,567                       10/226,028                         10/05/04
6,800,569                       10/352,954                         10/05/04
6,800,570                       10/131,473                         10/05/04
6,800,571                       10/322,212                         10/05/04
6,800,573                       09/943,148                         10/05/04
6,800,575                       09/744,932                         10/05/04
6,800,577                       10/101,504                         10/05/04
6,800,588                       10/000,063                         10/05/04
6,800,591                       10/242,895                         10/05/04
6,800,592                       09/941,508                         10/05/04
6,800,595                       10/344,494                         10/05/04
6,800,599                       10/152,445                         10/05/04
6,800,603                       08/260,675                         10/05/04
6,800,619                       09/951,006                         10/05/04
6,800,626                       10/327,020                         10/05/04
6,800,657                       10/610,871                         10/05/04
6,800,660                       10/193,075                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 205  

6,800,664                       10/444,459                         10/05/04
6,800,666                       10/380,457                         10/05/04
6,800,667                       09/763,280                         10/05/04
6,800,673                       09/922,842                         10/05/04
6,800,680                       09/809,712                         10/05/04
6,800,682                       08/973,916                         10/05/04
6,800,684                       10/142,946                         10/05/04
6,800,686                       09/811,619                         10/05/04
6,800,690                       10/138,304                         10/05/04
6,800,692                       10/311,528                         10/05/04
6,800,694                       09/952,174                         10/05/04
6,800,695                       10/179,729                         10/05/04
6,800,706                       09/784,444                         10/05/04
6,800,707                       10/344,065                         10/05/04
6,800,708                       10/408,625                         10/05/04
6,800,721                       09/762,579                         10/05/04
6,800,722                       10/153,229                         10/05/04
6,800,723                       10/082,059                         10/05/04
6,800,726                       09/311,689                         10/05/04
6,800,733                       10/024,686                         10/05/04
6,800,736                       10/431,549                         10/05/04
6,800,739                       10/116,968                         10/05/04
6,800,743                       10/152,123                         10/05/04
6,800,744                       09/107,433                         10/05/04
6,800,753                       10/234,276                         10/05/04
6,800,755                       10/310,177                         10/05/04
6,800,757                       09/964,919                         10/05/04
6,800,767                       10/239,584                         10/05/04
6,800,769                       10/333,847                         10/05/04
6,800,775                       10/031,999                         10/05/04
6,800,787                       10/673,176                         10/05/04
6,800,791                       09/570,319                         10/05/04
6,800,792                       09/786,960                         10/05/04
6,800,793                       09/289,346                         10/05/04
6,800,795                       10/355,634                         10/05/04
6,800,797                       10/078,025                         10/05/04
6,800,799                       10/383,810                         10/05/04
6,800,800                       10/222,168                         10/05/04
6,800,801                       09/315,018                         10/05/04
6,800,806                       10/300,957                         10/05/04
6,800,808                       10/740,681                         10/05/04
6,800,811                       09/591,349                         10/05/04
6,800,814                       10/046,163                         10/05/04
6,800,817                       10/055,522                         10/05/04
6,800,819                       10/456,266                         10/05/04
6,800,826                       10/445,215                         10/05/04
6,800,828                       09/823,622                         10/05/04
6,800,830                       09/931,595                         10/05/04
6,800,839                       10/755,493                         10/05/04
6,800,844                       10/157,971                         10/05/04
6,800,845                       10/460,410                         10/05/04
6,800,847                       10/476,908                         10/05/04
6,800,857                       09/922,641                         10/05/04
6,800,859                       09/473,296                         10/05/04
6,800,864                       10/284,511                         10/05/04
6,800,865                       10/326,472                         10/05/04
6,800,869                       09/941,548                         10/05/04
6,800,871                       10/327,147                         10/05/04
6,800,873                       10/307,966                         10/05/04
6,800,874                       10/698,838                         10/05/04
6,800,877                       10/164,325                         10/05/04
6,800,882                       10/376,837                         10/05/04
6,800,883                       09/922,671                         10/05/04
6,800,885                       10/385,652                         10/05/04
6,800,889                       10/073,240                         10/05/04
6,800,894                       09/459,305                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 206  

6,800,898                       09/951,239                         10/05/04
6,800,903                       09/961,229                         10/05/04
6,800,904                       10/272,304                         10/05/04
6,800,908                       10/255,524                         10/05/04
6,800,919                       10/391,260                         10/05/04
6,800,920                       09/928,733                         10/05/04
6,800,926                       10/353,600                         10/05/04
6,800,929                       09/351,160                         10/05/04
6,800,937                       10/075,863                         10/05/04
6,800,938                       10/215,121                         10/05/04
6,800,941                       10/055,498                         10/05/04
6,800,942                       09/473,263                         10/05/04
6,800,945                       10/117,845                         10/05/04
6,800,952                       10/303,711                         10/05/04
6,800,953                       10/290,154                         10/05/04
6,800,957                       09/777,988                         10/05/04
6,800,963                       10/290,685                         10/05/04
6,800,970                       10/434,060                         10/05/04
6,800,974                       10/338,825                         10/05/04
6,800,983                       09/647,973                         10/05/04
6,800,985                       10/132,329                         10/05/04
6,800,988                       09/613,759                         10/05/04
6,800,989                       10/679,033                         10/05/04
6,801,002                       10/374,930                         10/05/04
6,801,007                       10/613,161                         10/05/04
6,801,008                       09/638,485                         10/05/04
6,801,013                       10/266,451                         10/05/04
6,801,018                       10/297,268                         10/05/04
6,801,020                       10/303,721                         10/05/04
6,801,025                       10/289,815                         10/05/04
6,801,027                       10/254,800                         10/05/04
6,801,032                       09/899,222                         10/05/04
6,801,048                       10/396,163                         10/05/04
6,801,049                       09/980,891                         10/05/04
6,801,060                       10/443,820                         10/05/04
6,801,061                       10/230,545                         10/05/04
6,801,063                       10/463,722                         10/05/04
6,801,067                       10/404,102                         10/05/04
6,801,069                       09/071,912                         10/05/04
6,801,071                       10/620,382                         10/05/04
6,801,077                       10/059,428                         10/05/04
6,801,080                       10/249,414                         10/05/04
6,801,081                       10/299,276                         10/05/04
6,801,083                       10/453,733                         10/05/04
6,801,085                       10/630,870                         10/05/04
6,801,086                       10/245,008                         10/05/04
6,801,090                       10/218,400                         10/05/04
6,801,094                       10/365,131                         10/05/04
6,801,095                       10/304,834                         10/05/04
6,801,097                       10/199,898                         10/05/04
6,801,099                       10/621,146                         10/05/04
6,801,107                       10/037,661                         10/05/04
6,801,112                       09/958,596                         10/05/04
6,801,115                       10/076,394                         10/05/04
6,801,118                       09/509,928                         10/05/04
6,801,125                       10/392,101                         10/05/04
6,801,126                       10/200,089                         10/05/04
6,801,138                       10/198,934                         10/05/04
6,801,145                       10/366,645                         10/05/04
6,801,151                       10/642,713                         10/05/04
6,801,155                       10/333,630                         10/05/04
6,801,164                       09/941,183                         10/05/04
6,801,166                       10/354,189                         10/05/04
6,801,168                       10/403,125                         10/05/04
6,801,170                       10/227,036                         10/05/04
6,801,171                       10/364,339                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 207  

6,801,178                       09/911,716                         10/05/04
6,801,206                       09/798,285                         10/05/04
6,801,209                       09/475,651                         10/05/04
6,801,210                       09/902,643                         10/05/04
6,801,211                       10/027,247                         10/05/04
6,801,215                       09/995,683                         10/05/04
6,801,216                       09/791,223                         10/05/04
6,801,221                       10/169,753                         10/05/04
6,801,224                       09/661,610                         10/05/04
6,801,234                       10/701,454                         10/05/04
6,801,235                       10/183,425                         10/05/04
6,801,238                       10/679,751                         10/05/04
6,801,248                       09/358,538                         10/05/04
6,801,250                       09/657,932                         10/05/04
6,801,254                       09/657,900                         10/05/04
6,801,259                       08/925,085                         10/05/04
6,801,263                       10/009,112                         10/05/04
6,801,264                       10/775,664                         10/05/04
6,801,276                       09/510,722                         10/05/04
6,801,279                       09/985,031                         10/05/04
6,801,281                       10/430,019                         10/05/04
6,801,284                       10/728,840                         10/05/04
6,801,285                       10/341,677                         10/05/04
6,801,295                       10/138,864                         10/05/04
6,801,303                       10/372,091                         10/05/04
6,801,314                       09/967,299                         10/05/04
6,801,316                       10/198,889                         10/05/04
6,801,322                       10/021,756                         10/05/04
6,801,331                       09/107,989                         10/05/04
6,801,332                       09/571,152                         10/05/04
6,801,336                       09/385,335                         10/05/04
6,801,337                       10/458,107                         10/05/04
6,801,344                       09/410,101                         10/05/04
6,801,346                       10/477,171                         10/05/04
6,801,347                       10/674,489                         10/05/04
6,801,348                       10/182,030                         10/05/04
6,801,357                       10/282,592                         10/05/04
6,801,358                       10/352,638                         10/05/04
6,801,360                       10/281,623                         10/05/04
6,801,363                       09/711,381                         10/05/04
6,801,364                       09/760,066                         10/05/04
6,801,373                       10/451,045                         10/05/04
6,801,377                       09/950,055                         10/05/04
6,801,382                       10/123,245                         10/05/04
6,801,384                       09/861,316                         10/05/04
6,801,385                       10/021,442                         10/05/04
6,801,386                       09/556,886                         10/05/04
6,801,389                       10/062,836                         10/05/04
6,801,396                       08/964,686                         10/05/04
6,801,405                       10/042,061                         10/05/04
6,801,408                       09/705,420                         10/05/04
6,801,411                       09/247,882                         10/05/04
6,801,413                       10/106,412                         10/05/04
6,801,418                       10/131,528                         10/05/04
6,801,430                       10/435,146                         10/05/04
6,801,437                       10/347,759                         10/05/04
6,801,441                       10/181,910                         10/05/04
6,801,449                       10/781,905                         10/05/04
6,801,452                       10/223,220                         10/05/04
6,801,455                       10/639,643                         10/05/04
6,801,457                       10/665,014                         10/05/04
6,801,459                       10/104,837                         10/05/04
6,801,460                       10/654,948                         10/05/04
6,801,464                       10/447,327                         10/05/04
6,801,472                       10/400,664                         10/05/04
6,801,474                       10/449,914                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 208  

6,801,480                       10/043,301                         10/05/04
6,801,481                       10/176,793                         10/05/04
6,801,484                       09/949,748                         10/05/04
6,801,486                       09/993,911                         10/05/04
6,801,488                       10/062,557                         10/05/04
6,801,490                       09/601,733                         10/05/04
6,801,492                       10/012,475                         10/05/04
6,801,495                       09/514,932                         10/05/04
6,801,503                       09/685,518                         10/05/04
6,801,505                       09/727,377                         10/05/04
6,801,508                       09/566,813                         10/05/04
6,801,510                       10/268,476                         10/05/04
6,801,513                       09/597,044                         10/05/04
6,801,515                       09/125,784                         10/05/04
6,801,518                       10/074,106                         10/05/04
6,801,527                       09/562,131                         10/05/04
6,801,536                       09/534,643                         10/05/04
6,801,538                       09/384,816                         10/05/04
6,801,541                       09/675,292                         10/05/04
6,801,545                       10/067,528                         10/05/04
6,801,550                       10/449,934                         10/05/04
6,801,555                       10/092,455                         10/05/04
6,801,558                       10/173,369                         10/05/04
6,801,561                       09/960,875                         10/05/04
6,801,562                       10/087,485                         10/05/04
6,801,563                       10/039,672                         10/05/04
6,801,568                       09/758,039                         10/05/04
6,801,575                       09/085,393                         10/05/04
6,801,581                       09/661,127                         10/05/04
6,801,586                       09/651,094                         10/05/04
6,801,589                       09/727,177                         10/05/04
6,801,592                       09/577,000                         10/05/04
6,801,597                       10/414,439                         10/05/04
6,801,599                       10/078,604                         10/05/04
6,801,600                       10/401,535                         10/05/04
6,801,605                       09/660,825                         10/05/04
6,801,607                       09/850,708                         10/05/04
6,801,617                       09/397,588                         10/05/04
6,801,618                       10/071,555                         10/05/04
6,801,619                       09/671,680                         10/05/04
6,801,625                       09/456,305                         10/05/04
6,801,626                       09/567,784                         10/05/04
6,801,627                       09/408,102                         10/05/04
6,801,631                       09/577,655                         10/05/04
6,801,636                       09/770,668                         10/05/04
6,801,638                       09/831,803                         10/05/04
6,801,643                       10/095,292                         10/05/04
6,801,647                       09/553,179                         10/05/04
6,801,658                       10/314,320                         10/05/04
6,801,660                       09/643,414                         10/05/04
6,801,663                       09/793,266                         10/05/04
6,801,667                       09/613,281                         10/05/04
6,801,672                       09/872,290                         10/05/04
6,801,673                       09/972,055                         10/05/04
6,801,678                       10/640,800                         10/05/04
6,801,679                       10/303,333                         10/05/04
6,801,680                       09/808,331                         10/05/04
6,801,682                       09/860,300                         10/05/04
6,801,686                       09/811,365                         10/05/04
6,801,705                       10/278,208                         10/05/04
6,801,709                       09/118,922                         10/05/04
6,801,713                       09/647,449                         10/05/04
6,801,720                       09/559,644                         10/05/04
6,801,723                       10/308,802                         10/05/04
6,801,724                       10/408,576                         10/05/04
6,801,726                       10/199,106                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 209  

6,801,731                       10/202,927                         10/05/04
6,801,735                       10/215,016                         10/05/04
6,801,737                       10/352,062                         10/05/04
6,801,741                       09/327,167                         10/05/04
6,801,744                       10/309,206                         10/05/04
6,801,747                       10/201,990                         10/05/04
6,801,756                       10/071,907                         10/05/04
6,801,759                       09/670,292                         10/05/04
6,801,761                       10/077,571                         10/05/04
6,801,763                       09/826,122                         10/05/04
6,801,766                       10/093,571                         10/05/04
6,801,768                       09/986,610                         10/05/04
6,801,775                       09/597,043                         10/05/04
6,801,780                       10/389,600                         10/05/04
6,801,782                       09/777,625                         10/05/04
6,801,789                       09/493,181                         10/05/04
6,801,798                       10/176,186                         10/05/04
6,801,804                       10/138,723                         10/05/04
6,801,805                       09/896,995                         10/05/04
6,801,806                       10/037,622                         10/05/04
6,801,808                       10/076,002                         10/05/04
6,801,811                       10/033,738                         10/05/04
6,801,812                       10/213,524                         10/05/04
6,801,816                       09/795,601                         10/05/04
6,801,817                       09/789,140                         10/05/04
6,801,829                       10/239,341                         10/05/04
6,801,832                       10/284,853                         10/05/04
6,801,833                       10/238,864                         10/05/04
6,801,835                       10/138,456                         10/05/04
6,801,847                       10/329,984                         10/05/04
6,801,858                       10/133,591                         10/05/04
6,801,862                       10/332,687                         10/05/04
6,801,866                       09/883,040                         10/05/04
6,801,870                       10/443,467                         10/05/04
6,801,874                       10/005,489                         10/05/04
6,801,876                       09/732,545                         10/05/04
6,801,877                       10/178,034                         10/05/04
6,801,881                       09/527,497                         10/05/04
6,801,882                       09/532,977                         10/05/04
6,801,891                       09/986,914                         10/05/04
6,801,892                       09/817,039                         10/05/04
6,801,906                       09/480,413                         10/05/04
6,801,913                       09/978,212                         10/05/04
6,801,921                       09/907,049                         10/05/04
6,801,923                       09/874,532                         10/05/04
6,801,925                       09/851,860                         10/05/04
6,801,932                       09/707,561                         10/05/04
6,801,935                       09/461,205                         10/05/04
6,801,937                       09/583,582                         10/05/04
6,801,939                       09/686,320                         10/05/04
6,801,944                       09/037,219                         10/05/04
6,801,947                       09/693,191                         10/05/04
6,801,948                       09/738,078                         10/05/04
6,801,952                       10/227,413                         10/05/04
6,801,957                       09/668,601                         10/05/04
6,801,967                       09/866,648                         10/05/04
6,801,972                       10/077,453                         10/05/04
6,801,975                       10/002,887                         10/05/04
6,801,976                       09/940,292                         10/05/04
6,801,977                       10/042,096                         10/05/04
6,801,978                       10/442,046                         10/05/04
6,801,980                       10/063,466                         10/05/04
6,801,982                       10/057,444                         10/05/04
6,801,983                       09/141,601                         10/05/04
6,801,986                       09/933,536                         10/05/04
6,801,989                       09/896,030                         10/05/04
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 210  

6,801,991                       10/037,163                         10/05/04
6,801,995                       09/129,116                         10/05/04
6,802,000                       09/429,539                         10/05/04
6,802,003                       09/608,274                         10/05/04
6,802,004                       09/608,273                         10/05/04
6,802,008                       09/423,293                         10/05/04
6,802,011                       09/629,716                         10/05/04
6,802,012                       09/678,691                         10/05/04
6,802,015                       09/752,131                         10/05/04
6,802,016                       09/779,171                         10/05/04
6,802,018                       09/748,921                         10/05/04
6,802,028                       08/948,931                         10/05/04
6,802,031                       09/864,114                         10/05/04
6,802,033                       09/286,855                         10/05/04
6,802,039                       09/608,486                         10/05/04
6,802,040                       09/714,649                         10/05/04
6,802,045                       09/838,498                         10/05/04
6,802,047                       10/224,019                         10/05/04
6,802,054                       09/925,395                         10/05/04
6,802,056                       09/343,805                         10/05/04
6,802,062                       09/568,054                         10/05/04
6,802,067                       09/698,580                         10/05/04
6,802,070                       09/874,843                         10/05/04
6,802,071                       10/103,307                         10/05/04
6,802,078                       10/016,681                         10/05/04
RE.41,933                       11/544,037                         11/16/10
6,799,898                       10/316,300                         10/05/04

                    PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 30, 2016
                      DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                           Issue
Number                             Number                              Date

7,428,764                       11/214,381                         09/30/08
7,428,765                       11/266,171                         09/30/08
7,428,768                       10/577,164                         09/30/08
7,428,777                       11/168,616                         09/30/08
7,428,780                       11/619,126                         09/30/08
7,428,781                       11/656,551                         09/30/08
7,428,782                       11/457,154                         09/30/08
7,428,783                       11/615,896                         09/30/08
7,428,785                       11/244,708                         09/30/08
7,428,786                       11/449,474                         09/30/08
7,428,789                       11/347,677                         09/30/08
7,428,790                       09/771,416                         09/30/08
7,428,791                       11/049,595                         09/30/08
7,428,803                       11/528,309                         09/30/08
7,428,805                       11/837,792                         09/30/08
7,428,810                       11/410,258                         09/30/08
7,428,813                       11/150,700                         09/30/08
7,428,820                       12/030,570                         09/30/08
7,428,821                       11/257,149                         09/30/08
7,428,828                       11/300,344                         09/30/08
7,428,838                       11/513,106                         09/30/08
7,428,841                       10/545,088                         09/30/08
7,428,844                       11/556,853                         09/30/08
7,428,845                       11/582,708                         09/30/08
7,428,851                       11/172,603                         09/30/08
7,428,852                       11/374,354                         09/30/08
7,428,858                       09/053,832                         09/30/08
7,428,859                       11/298,974                         09/30/08
7,428,860                       10/560,818                         09/30/08
7,428,872                       11/141,528                         09/30/08
7,428,873                       09/582,796                         09/30/08
7,428,877                       11/648,496                         09/30/08
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 211  

7,428,880                       11/898,015                         09/30/08
7,428,881                       11/259,332                         09/30/08
7,428,889                       10/563,823                         09/30/08
7,428,903                       09/680,465                         09/30/08
7,428,915                       11/115,956                         09/30/08
7,428,918                       11/199,022                         09/30/08
7,428,929                       11/683,815                         09/30/08
7,428,933                       11/489,039                         09/30/08
7,428,942                       11/085,914                         09/30/08
7,428,951                       10/582,767                         09/30/08
7,428,954                       10/833,841                         09/30/08
7,428,957                       11/296,872                         09/30/08
7,428,959                       11/337,971                         09/30/08
7,428,962                       11/609,002                         09/30/08
7,428,963                       11/500,425                         09/30/08
7,428,971                       10/533,109                         09/30/08
7,428,972                       11/065,506                         09/30/08
7,428,979                       11/012,284                         09/30/08
7,428,983                       11/257,016                         09/30/08
7,428,986                       11/228,521                         09/30/08
7,428,987                       11/372,788                         09/30/08
7,428,990                       11/023,316                         09/30/08
7,429,001                       10/504,376                         09/30/08
7,429,005                       11/644,092                         09/30/08
7,429,007                       10/089,668                         09/30/08
7,429,010                       11/130,813                         09/30/08
7,429,016                       11/029,580                         09/30/08
7,429,024                       11/472,972                         09/30/08
7,429,029                       11/554,344                         09/30/08
7,429,032                       11/036,667                         09/30/08
7,429,037                       11/180,555                         09/30/08
7,429,038                       11/457,925                         09/30/08
7,429,042                       11/214,169                         09/30/08
7,429,046                       11/419,724                         09/30/08
7,429,049                       11/114,529                         09/30/08
7,429,050                       11/219,711                         09/30/08
7,429,053                       11/218,474                         09/30/08
7,429,055                       11/264,638                         09/30/08
7,429,061                       11/400,155                         09/30/08
7,429,062                       10/284,545                         09/30/08
7,429,071                       10/599,485                         09/30/08
7,429,092                       11/281,445                         09/30/08
7,429,099                       11/236,541                         09/30/08
7,429,104                       11/735,977                         09/30/08
7,429,107                       11/071,715                         09/30/08
7,429,110                       11/219,239                         09/30/08
7,429,118                       11/784,286                         09/30/08
7,429,123                       10/565,051                         09/30/08
7,429,126                       11/944,455                         09/30/08
7,429,131                       11/482,320                         09/30/08
7,429,133                       10/520,384                         09/30/08
7,429,135                       10/473,223                         09/30/08
7,429,138                       11/660,648                         09/30/08
7,429,140                       11/157,178                         09/30/08
7,429,143                       11/121,461                         09/30/08
7,429,144                       11/999,807                         09/30/08
7,429,150                       11/444,677                         09/30/08
7,429,153                       11/339,349                         09/30/08
7,429,160                       11/329,024                         09/30/08
7,429,169                       11/419,259                         09/30/08
7,429,175                       11/594,400                         09/30/08
7,429,184                       11/184,275                         09/30/08
7,429,185                       11/897,904                         09/30/08
7,429,198                       11/760,630                         09/30/08
7,429,199                       11/432,650                         09/30/08
7,429,200                       11/487,937                         09/30/08
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 212  

7,429,201                       10/527,713                         09/30/08
7,429,202                       11/274,862                         09/30/08
7,429,214                       11/056,812                         09/30/08
7,429,217                       11/655,954                         09/30/08
7,429,222                       11/903,050                         09/30/08
7,429,225                       11/481,538                         09/30/08
7,429,233                       11/837,583                         09/30/08
7,429,235                       11/520,259                         09/30/08
7,429,236                       10/968,250                         09/30/08
7,429,237                       11/467,766                         09/30/08
7,429,243                       11/089,839                         09/30/08
7,429,244                       10/565,675                         09/30/08
7,429,246                       11/121,261                         09/30/08
7,429,247                       11/171,295                         09/30/08
7,429,249                       09/980,329                         09/30/08
7,429,251                       10/849,175                         09/30/08
7,429,255                       10/747,832                         09/30/08
7,429,257                       10/761,975                         09/30/08
7,429,264                       10/868,153                         09/30/08
7,429,272                       10/473,465                         09/30/08
7,429,274                       10/581,066                         09/30/08
7,429,284                       11/071,860                         09/30/08
7,429,297                       11/097,922                         09/30/08
7,429,303                       11/191,289                         09/30/08
7,429,308                       10/472,828                         09/30/08
7,429,310                       10/555,525                         09/30/08
7,429,314                       11/220,905                         09/30/08
7,429,316                       10/700,652                         09/30/08
7,429,317                       11/019,917                         09/30/08
7,429,321                       11/243,912                         09/30/08
7,429,322                       10/980,525                         09/30/08
7,429,323                       11/116,025                         09/30/08
7,429,328                       11/213,608                         09/30/08
7,429,330                       11/014,892                         09/30/08
7,429,334                       11/090,778                         09/30/08
7,429,335                       10/834,462                         09/30/08
7,429,338                       11/487,443                         09/30/08
7,429,340                       11/244,735                         09/30/08
7,429,341                       11/733,836                         09/30/08
7,429,344                       10/206,670                         09/30/08
7,429,354                       10/472,255                         09/30/08
7,429,357                       11/403,218                         09/30/08
7,429,362                       10/951,517                         09/30/08
7,429,365                       11/282,324                         09/30/08
7,429,371                       11/069,604                         09/30/08
7,429,373                       11/165,731                         09/30/08
7,429,379                       11/404,081                         09/30/08
7,429,385                       10/371,040                         09/30/08
7,429,389                       10/726,029                         09/30/08
7,429,390                       11/743,262                         09/30/08
7,429,399                       10/432,094                         09/30/08
7,429,402                       11/009,331                         09/30/08
7,429,413                       11/276,740                         09/30/08
7,429,417                       11/147,422                         09/30/08
7,429,432                       10/502,303                         09/30/08
7,429,433                       10/511,034                         09/30/08
7,429,436                       11/046,228                         09/30/08
7,429,444                       11/409,023                         09/30/08
7,429,445                       11/682,906                         09/30/08
7,429,447                       11/340,478                         09/30/08
7,429,449                       09/758,036                         09/30/08
7,429,455                       11/515,854                         09/30/08
7,429,459                       11/110,274                         09/30/08
7,429,462                       11/706,809                         09/30/08
7,429,466                       10/173,991                         09/30/08
7,429,475                       11/698,326                         09/30/08
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 213  

7,429,493                       11/184,364                         09/30/08
7,429,495                       10/712,196                         09/30/08
7,429,500                       11/409,014                         09/30/08
7,429,510                       11/352,276                         09/30/08
7,429,535                       11/651,158                         09/30/08
7,429,544                       10/826,637                         09/30/08
7,429,551                       11/006,084                         09/30/08
7,429,556                       10/693,194                         09/30/08
7,429,560                       10/671,360                         09/30/08
7,429,561                       10/736,067                         09/30/08
7,429,567                       11/320,468                         09/30/08
7,429,577                       10/983,896                         09/30/08
7,429,589                       11/712,359                         09/30/08
7,429,593                       10/489,333                         09/30/08
7,429,608                       11/337,188                         09/30/08
7,429,616                       11/182,069                         09/30/08
7,429,619                       10/211,139                         09/30/08
7,429,620                       10/916,045                         09/30/08
7,429,624                       10/859,390                         09/30/08
7,429,627                       10/795,848                         09/30/08
7,429,639                       10/937,794                         09/30/08
7,429,643                       11/031,482                         09/30/08
7,429,646                       09/533,262                         09/30/08
7,429,650                       10/437,107                         09/30/08
7,429,657                       10/284,668                         09/30/08
7,429,663                       10/504,679                         09/30/08
7,429,664                       10/669,645                         09/30/08
7,429,670                       10/925,209                         09/30/08
7,429,671                       11/634,735                         09/30/08
7,429,674                       11/106,214                         09/30/08
7,429,675                       10/561,161                         09/30/08
7,429,677                       10/507,180                         09/30/08
7,429,678                       10/764,852                         09/30/08
7,429,679                       10/580,135                         09/30/08
7,429,684                       11/037,982                         09/30/08
7,429,697                       11/336,470                         09/30/08
7,429,698                       11/676,363                         09/30/08
7,429,702                       11/619,039                         09/30/08
7,429,704                       11/332,878                         09/30/08
7,429,706                       10/540,899                         09/30/08
7,429,714                       10/601,711                         09/30/08
7,429,717                       11/485,547                         09/30/08
7,429,730                       10/580,355                         09/30/08
7,429,734                       11/637,400                         09/30/08
7,429,735                       11/376,722                         09/30/08
7,429,742                       11/644,800                         09/30/08
7,429,762                       11/030,099                         09/30/08
7,429,765                       10/935,269                         09/30/08
7,429,773                       11/353,075                         09/30/08
7,429,776                       11/235,246                         09/30/08
7,429,779                       11/189,134                         09/30/08
7,429,788                       11/715,091                         09/30/08
7,429,792                       11/679,268                         09/30/08
7,429,802                       11/517,284                         09/30/08
7,429,810                       11/226,299                         09/30/08
7,429,813                       10/586,033                         09/30/08
7,429,814                       10/278,971                         09/30/08
7,429,815                       11/473,135                         09/30/08
7,429,820                       11/007,574                         09/30/08
7,429,821                       11/139,488                         09/30/08
7,429,828                       11/479,764                         09/30/08
7,429,829                       11/309,133                         09/30/08
7,429,833                       11/622,102                         09/30/08
7,429,836                       11/141,017                         09/30/08
7,429,837                       11/021,719                         09/30/08
7,429,839                       11/030,434                         09/30/08
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 214  

7,429,844                       11/195,780                         09/30/08
7,429,846                       10/738,204                         09/30/08
7,429,850                       12/060,163                         09/30/08
7,429,851                       10/583,264                         09/30/08
7,429,854                       11/262,940                         09/30/08
7,429,866                       11/465,984                         09/30/08
7,429,870                       11/471,875                         09/30/08
7,429,878                       11/616,743                         09/30/08
7,429,886                       11/324,980                         09/30/08
7,429,892                       11/091,022                         09/30/08
7,429,911                       10/791,273                         09/30/08
7,429,912                       10/517,316                         09/30/08
7,429,913                       11/123,002                         09/30/08
7,429,916                       11/251,793                         09/30/08
7,429,919                       10/942,580                         09/30/08
7,429,930                       11/337,472                         09/30/08
7,429,934                       10/531,562                         09/30/08
7,429,937                       11/619,364                         09/30/08
7,429,942                       11/635,008                         09/30/08
7,429,943                       11/604,853                         09/30/08
7,429,960                       11/412,572                         09/30/08
7,429,961                       11/326,881                         09/30/08
7,429,965                       09/860,916                         09/30/08
7,429,973                       10/161,998                         09/30/08
7,429,975                       10/996,419                         09/30/08
7,429,976                       10/723,957                         09/30/08
7,429,977                       10/536,217                         09/30/08
7,429,978                       11/077,213                         09/30/08
7,429,980                       10/991,419                         09/30/08
7,429,982                       11/381,747                         09/30/08
7,429,995                       11/136,443                         09/30/08
7,430,005                       10/670,436                         09/30/08
7,430,006                       11/316,015                         09/30/08
7,430,010                       10/946,515                         09/30/08
7,430,020                       11/176,480                         09/30/08
7,430,035                       10/486,036                         09/30/08
7,430,036                       11/233,593                         09/30/08
7,430,037                       11/557,017                         09/30/08
7,430,038                       11/328,987                         09/30/08
7,430,039                       10/527,840                         09/30/08
7,430,041                       11/779,055                         09/30/08
7,430,049                       10/432,269                         09/30/08
7,430,051                       11/249,175                         09/30/08
7,430,058                       11/603,057                         09/30/08
7,430,069                       11/404,886                         09/30/08
7,430,076                       10/798,556                         09/30/08
7,430,084                       11/003,316                         09/30/08
7,430,087                       11/470,171                         09/30/08
7,430,088                       11/556,754                         09/30/08
7,430,093                       11/480,443                         09/30/08
7,430,097                       11/169,436                         09/30/08
7,430,103                       10/937,490                         09/30/08
7,430,114                       11/207,498                         09/30/08
7,430,117                       11/383,153                         09/30/08
7,430,119                       11/540,224                         09/30/08
7,430,121                       11/309,665                         09/30/08
7,430,122                       11/682,271                         09/30/08
7,430,125                       11/778,108                         09/30/08
7,430,127                       11/281,398                         09/30/08
7,430,134                       11/676,821                         09/30/08
7,430,137                       11/868,694                         09/30/08
7,430,142                       11/181,918                         09/30/08
7,430,157                       10/543,746                         09/30/08
7,430,159                       11/036,989                         09/30/08
7,430,161                       11/166,419                         09/30/08
7,430,166                       10/745,562                         09/30/08
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7,430,167                       10/711,320                         09/30/08
7,430,169                       10/161,000                         09/30/08
7,430,171                       10/345,707                         09/30/08
7,430,172                       10/545,550                         09/30/08
7,430,177                       11/504,242                         09/30/08
7,430,179                       10/561,961                         09/30/08
7,430,182                       11/343,303                         09/30/08
7,430,186                       11/957,225                         09/30/08
7,430,199                       10/850,339                         09/30/08
7,430,201                       10/393,800                         09/30/08
7,430,202                       10/802,114                         09/30/08
7,430,204                       11/087,748                         09/30/08
7,430,205                       11/033,386                         09/30/08
7,430,206                       10/434,882                         09/30/08
7,430,211                       10/688,373                         09/30/08
7,430,214                       11/042,069                         09/30/08
7,430,216                       11/102,694                         09/30/08
7,430,217                       10/108,859                         09/30/08
7,430,225                       11/699,431                         09/30/08
7,430,234                       11/418,861                         09/30/08
7,430,247                       11/036,650                         09/30/08
7,430,252                       10/238,154                         09/30/08
7,430,254                       10/636,322                         09/30/08
7,430,259                       10/850,707                         09/30/08
7,430,264                       10/981,154                         09/30/08
7,430,279                       11/545,371                         09/30/08
7,430,280                       11/343,537                         09/30/08
7,430,282                       10/594,513                         09/30/08
7,430,285                       11/890,361                         09/30/08
7,430,289                       10/039,153                         09/30/08
7,430,294                       10/492,232                         09/30/08
7,430,297                       11/067,929                         09/30/08
7,430,298                       10/818,808                         09/30/08
7,430,301                       10/499,141                         09/30/08
7,430,303                       10/400,536                         09/30/08
7,430,309                       11/052,077                         09/30/08
7,430,322                       11/167,517                         09/30/08
7,430,325                       10/639,868                         09/30/08
7,430,327                       10/716,463                         09/30/08
7,430,334                       10/632,291                         09/30/08
7,430,339                       10/914,485                         09/30/08
7,430,344                       11/723,936                         09/30/08
7,430,346                       11/218,200                         09/30/08
7,430,362                       10/902,955                         09/30/08
7,430,369                       11/202,489                         09/30/08
7,430,374                       11/496,356                         09/30/08
7,430,375                       10/728,613                         09/30/08
7,430,379                       11/289,302                         09/30/08
7,430,380                       11/234,468                         09/30/08
7,430,382                       11/299,585                         09/30/08
7,430,388                       11/327,585                         09/30/08
7,430,391                       11/259,247                         09/30/08
7,430,393                       11/691,741                         09/30/08
7,430,395                       11/402,824                         09/30/08
7,430,398                       11/121,127                         09/30/08
7,430,399                       11/291,676                         09/30/08
7,430,404                       11/267,317                         09/30/08
7,430,405                       11/220,584                         09/30/08
7,430,417                       10/721,170                         09/30/08
7,430,423                       10/768,926                         09/30/08
7,430,427                       10/761,858                         09/30/08
7,430,432                       10/932,914                         09/30/08
7,430,438                       11/010,487                         09/30/08
7,430,440                       11/019,437                         09/30/08
7,430,443                       10/954,234                         09/30/08
7,430,454                       10/165,375                         09/30/08
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7,430,463                       10/511,481                         09/30/08
7,430,464                       11/080,186                         09/30/08
7,430,466                       11/146,728                         09/30/08
7,430,469                       11/662,056                         09/30/08
7,430,471                       11/257,122                         09/30/08
7,430,474                       11/554,857                         09/30/08
7,430,477                       11/210,239                         09/30/08
7,430,485                       10/868,287                         09/30/08
7,430,486                       10/917,821                         09/30/08
7,430,487                       11/470,282                         09/30/08
7,430,489                       10/392,176                         09/30/08
7,430,491                       11/248,058                         09/30/08
7,430,509                       10/530,044                         09/30/08
7,430,518                       10/042,624                         09/30/08
7,430,520                       09/637,387                         09/30/08
7,430,523                       09/592,087                         09/30/08
7,430,528                       10/636,501                         09/30/08
7,430,536                       11/216,822                         09/30/08
7,430,546                       10/859,794                         09/30/08
7,430,551                       11/039,509                         09/30/08
7,430,554                       09/545,088                         09/30/08
7,430,563                       10/400,000                         09/30/08
7,430,564                       10/757,120                         09/30/08
7,430,567                       11/166,627                         09/30/08
7,430,573                       10/939,593                         09/30/08
7,430,575                       10/861,561                         09/30/08
7,430,577                       10/670,062                         09/30/08
7,430,579                       11/742,630                         09/30/08
7,430,583                       10/047,020                         09/30/08
7,430,593                       09/971,481                         09/30/08
7,430,602                       10/616,388                         09/30/08
7,430,603                       10/553,422                         09/30/08
7,430,605                       09/970,133                         09/30/08
7,430,613                       09/875,075                         09/30/08
7,430,618                       11/017,858                         09/30/08
7,430,627                       11/059,921                         09/30/08
7,430,629                       11/127,397                         09/30/08
7,430,630                       11/260,621                         09/30/08
7,430,632                       11/077,157                         09/30/08
7,430,635                       11/192,544                         09/30/08
7,430,637                       11/129,619                         09/30/08
7,430,640                       11/268,982                         09/30/08
7,430,641                       10/974,236                         09/30/08
7,430,651                       11/338,817                         09/30/08
7,430,652                       10/403,419                         09/30/08
7,430,657                       10/748,173                         09/30/08
7,430,660                       10/815,731                         09/30/08
7,430,662                       11/786,007                         09/30/08
7,430,665                       11/058,742                         09/30/08
7,430,667                       10/115,237                         09/30/08
7,430,677                       11/196,335                         09/30/08
7,430,680                       11/169,006                         09/30/08
7,430,684                       11/054,275                         09/30/08
7,430,687                       11/004,873                         09/30/08
7,430,695                       11/320,984                         09/30/08
7,430,696                       10/635,079                         09/30/08
7,430,702                       11/041,248                         09/30/08
7,430,705                       11/039,939                         09/30/08
7,430,707                       10/756,145                         09/30/08
7,430,712                       10/907,019                         09/30/08
7,430,714                       09/302,552                         09/30/08
7,430,723                       10/001,940                         09/30/08
7,430,725                       11/156,319                         09/30/08
7,430,727                       11/440,065                         09/30/08
7,430,730                       10/909,603                         09/30/08
7,430,733                       11/940,750                         09/30/08
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7,430,736                       09/970,134                         09/30/08
7,430,748                       11/153,612                         09/30/08
7,430,761                       11/497,912                         09/30/08

                    PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 2, 2016
                     DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                           Issue
Number                             Number                              Date

8,276,217                       12/850,030                         10/02/12
8,276,220                       13/153,684                         10/02/12
8,276,223                       12/584,694                         10/02/12
8,276,226                       12/449,714                         10/02/12
8,276,227                       12/975,947                         10/02/12
8,276,234                       13/235,455                         10/02/12
8,276,243                       12/470,921                         10/02/12
8,276,245                       12/938,601                         10/02/12
8,276,247                       12/804,080                         10/02/12
8,276,257                       10/903,973                         10/02/12
8,276,276                       13/467,473                         10/02/12
8,276,277                       12/265,076                         10/02/12
8,276,278                       12/263,500                         10/02/12
8,276,282                       13/114,175                         10/02/12
8,276,284                       13/133,224                         10/02/12
8,276,285                       13/335,447                         10/02/12
8,276,288                       13/108,865                         10/02/12
8,276,290                       12/488,395                         10/02/12
8,276,296                       12/498,250                         10/02/12
8,276,297                       12/562,205                         10/02/12
8,276,300                       12/805,980                         10/02/12
8,276,309                       12/836,708                         10/02/12
8,276,310                       12/583,432                         10/02/12
8,276,311                       12/306,247                         10/02/12
8,276,317                       12/875,241                         10/02/12
8,276,322                       12/140,897                         10/02/12
8,276,327                       13/134,909                         10/02/12
8,276,328                       12/777,637                         10/02/12
8,276,330                       12/605,513                         10/02/12
8,276,342                       12/979,086                         10/02/12
8,276,351                       12/728,610                         10/02/12
8,276,358                       12/645,293                         10/02/12
8,276,365                       12/664,406                         10/02/12
8,276,370                       12/600,086                         10/02/12
8,276,371                       12/157,143                         10/02/12
8,276,377                       12/379,578                         10/02/12
8,276,384                       12/374,034                         10/02/12
8,276,393                       12/440,439                         10/02/12
8,276,404                       12/670,145                         10/02/12
8,276,414                       12/953,760                         10/02/12
8,276,420                       12/521,151                         10/02/12
8,276,430                       12/440,684                         10/02/12
8,276,431                       12/228,320                         10/02/12
8,276,436                       12/690,155                         10/02/12
8,276,445                       12/305,152                         10/02/12
8,276,451                       12/867,322                         10/02/12
8,276,463                       12/825,974                         10/02/12
8,276,475                       12/766,380                         10/02/12
8,276,476                       11/906,630                         10/02/12
8,276,479                       12/670,816                         10/02/12
8,276,488                       12/525,530                         10/02/12
8,276,492                       12/643,122                         10/02/12
8,276,498                       11/890,928                         10/02/12
8,276,505                       11/061,024                         10/02/12
8,276,521                       12/659,933                         10/02/12
8,276,526                       12/937,452                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 218  

8,276,532                       12/801,283                         10/02/12
8,276,538                       13/308,183                         10/02/12
8,276,539                       12/365,256                         10/02/12
8,276,540                       13/343,877                         10/02/12
8,276,542                       12/143,542                         10/02/12
8,276,543                       12/857,090                         10/02/12
8,276,544                       12/628,596                         10/02/12
8,276,546                       12/800,475                         10/02/12
8,276,556                       12/431,880                         10/02/12
8,276,561                       12/435,687                         10/02/12
8,276,568                       12/278,469                         10/02/12
8,276,571                       13/210,263                         10/02/12
8,276,595                       12/377,672                         10/02/12
8,276,603                       11/704,721                         10/02/12
8,276,606                       13/065,492                         10/02/12
8,276,607                       12/751,878                         10/02/12
8,276,608                       12/524,635                         10/02/12
8,276,609                       11/660,285                         10/02/12
8,276,615                       12/797,619                         10/02/12
8,276,618                       13/108,769                         10/02/12
8,276,620                       12/546,195                         10/02/12
8,276,625                       12/602,850                         10/02/12
8,276,628                       12/368,025                         10/02/12
8,276,635                       11/792,661                         10/02/12
8,276,637                       12/854,649                         10/02/12
8,276,640                       12/661,145                         10/02/12
8,276,646                       12/935,954                         10/02/12
8,276,650                       11/804,637                         10/02/12
8,276,661                       12/250,393                         10/02/12
8,276,667                       12/327,468                         10/02/12
8,276,681                       12/673,152                         10/02/12
8,276,692                       12/182,444                         10/02/12
8,276,707                       13/041,633                         10/02/12
8,276,710                       12/224,258                         10/02/12
8,276,717                       11/940,383                         10/02/12
8,276,721                       12/476,064                         10/02/12
8,276,731                       12/558,722                         10/02/12
8,276,743                       13/041,741                         10/02/12
8,276,752                       13/437,012                         10/02/12
8,276,764                       11/899,877                         10/02/12
8,276,781                       12/561,422                         10/02/12
8,276,796                       11/915,894                         10/02/12
8,276,803                       13/294,320                         10/02/12
8,276,820                       12/719,174                         10/02/12
8,276,827                       12/694,274                         10/02/12
8,276,828                       12/694,275                         10/02/12
8,276,831                       12/008,412                         10/02/12
8,276,860                       12/889,422                         10/02/12
8,276,862                       12/151,616                         10/02/12
8,276,863                       12/440,044                         10/02/12
8,276,864                       12/870,623                         10/02/12
8,276,870                       12/926,987                         10/02/12
8,276,871                       12/687,731                         10/02/12
8,276,872                       12/905,799                         10/02/12
8,276,876                       12/665,975                         10/02/12
8,276,879                       12/009,238                         10/02/12
8,276,892                       12/664,290                         10/02/12
8,276,897                       11/869,963                         10/02/12
8,276,904                       12/859,147                         10/02/12
8,276,910                       12/564,469                         10/02/12
8,276,919                       12/793,035                         10/02/12
8,276,942                       12/786,960                         10/02/12
8,276,965                       12/703,830                         10/02/12
8,276,966                       13/113,494                         10/02/12
8,276,977                       12/679,650                         10/02/12
8,276,984                       12/256,193                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 219  

8,276,986                       13/011,885                         10/02/12
8,276,992                       12/768,861                         10/02/12
8,276,993                       12/051,481                         10/02/12
8,276,999                       12/701,771                         10/02/12
8,277,028                       12/276,383                         10/02/12
8,277,037                       11/628,439                         10/02/12
8,277,044                       12/786,380                         10/02/12
8,277,046                       12/715,145                         10/02/12
8,277,057                       12/718,007                         10/02/12
8,277,063                       12/455,280                         10/02/12
8,277,069                       12/584,961                         10/02/12
8,277,075                       12/901,570                         10/02/12
8,277,080                       12/622,120                         10/02/12
8,277,088                       12/502,316                         10/02/12
8,277,094                       13/419,373                         10/02/12
8,277,095                       12/839,419                         10/02/12
8,277,097                       12/653,055                         10/02/12
8,277,100                       12/556,763                         10/02/12
8,277,101                       12/764,110                         10/02/12
8,277,103                       13/176,836                         10/02/12
8,277,109                       12/479,764                         10/02/12
8,277,115                       12/820,785                         10/02/12
8,277,122                       12/524,401                         10/02/12
8,277,127                       12/863,952                         10/02/12
8,277,145                       12/582,351                         10/02/12
8,277,148                       13/035,292                         10/02/12
8,277,149                       13/195,285                         10/02/12
8,277,159                       12/873,330                         10/02/12
8,277,164                       12/471,322                         10/02/12
8,277,168                       12/311,992                         10/02/12
8,277,181                       12/373,770                         10/02/12
8,277,214                       12/662,686                         10/02/12
8,277,220                       12/226,505                         10/02/12
8,277,221                       11/205,539                         10/02/12
8,277,229                       12/759,030                         10/02/12
8,277,233                       12/875,089                         10/02/12
8,277,237                       12/754,131                         10/02/12
8,277,238                       12/867,820                         10/02/12
8,277,240                       12/661,791                         10/02/12
8,277,242                       13/172,866                         10/02/12
8,277,247                       12/886,939                         10/02/12
8,277,249                       13/166,462                         10/02/12
8,277,251                       12/586,151                         10/02/12
8,277,254                       11/988,307                         10/02/12
8,277,255                       12/965,468                         10/02/12
8,277,257                       12/929,754                         10/02/12
8,277,258                       13/046,692                         10/02/12
8,277,262                       12/739,633                         10/02/12
8,277,264                       12/661,790                         10/02/12
8,277,273                       12/935,367                         10/02/12
8,277,274                       12/453,066                         10/02/12
8,277,287                       12/925,936                         10/02/12
8,277,289                       12/752,153                         10/02/12
8,277,292                       12/650,407                         10/02/12
8,277,295                       12/224,480                         10/02/12
8,277,303                       10/811,498                         10/02/12
8,277,304                       10/932,769                         10/02/12
8,277,314                       12/416,611                         10/02/12
8,277,315                       11/680,937                         10/02/12
8,277,323                       12/082,448                         10/02/12
8,277,326                       12/353,263                         10/02/12
8,277,330                       13/240,381                         10/02/12
8,277,331                       12/946,389                         10/02/12
8,277,332                       12/693,443                         10/02/12
8,277,341                       12/771,152                         10/02/12
8,277,342                       12/944,164                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 220  

8,277,345                       12/836,698                         10/02/12
8,277,354                       13/185,346                         10/02/12
8,277,365                       12/530,911                         10/02/12
8,277,366                       12/938,197                         10/02/12
8,277,367                       12/446,217                         10/02/12
8,277,368                       12/507,897                         10/02/12
8,277,382                       12/224,600                         10/02/12
8,277,397                       11/152,194                         10/02/12
8,277,399                       12/493,005                         10/02/12
8,277,405                       11/845,574                         10/02/12
8,277,444                       11/504,354                         10/02/12
8,277,476                       10/684,557                         10/02/12
8,277,484                       12/546,922                         10/02/12
8,277,485                       11/810,645                         10/02/12
8,277,494                       12/175,431                         10/02/12
8,277,511                       12/255,461                         10/02/12
8,277,516                       13/445,309                         10/02/12
8,277,517                       13/445,412                         10/02/12
8,277,520                       11/945,442                         10/02/12
8,277,524                       10/801,740                         10/02/12
8,277,536                       13/117,231                         10/02/12
8,277,537                       12/747,451                         10/02/12
8,277,538                       12/625,678                         10/02/12
8,277,541                       12/295,485                         10/02/12
8,277,543                       13/302,417                         10/02/12
8,277,547                       13/233,897                         10/02/12
8,277,561                       12/257,131                         10/02/12
8,277,566                       12/535,036                         10/02/12
8,277,570                       13/207,405                         10/02/12
8,277,588                       12/490,822                         10/02/12
8,277,589                       12/446,479                         10/02/12
8,277,592                       12/413,367                         10/02/12
8,277,595                       12/587,542                         10/02/12
8,277,598                       13/020,734                         10/02/12
8,277,599                       11/916,392                         10/02/12
8,277,611                       12/597,714                         10/02/12
8,277,615                       11/909,343                         10/02/12
8,277,618                       12/227,262                         10/02/12
8,277,622                       12/523,949                         10/02/12
8,277,644                       12/835,230                         10/02/12
8,277,645                       12/639,262                         10/02/12
8,277,647                       12/002,981                         10/02/12
8,277,671                       11/856,810                         10/02/12
8,277,672                       12/426,027                         10/02/12
8,277,675                       11/644,779                         10/02/12
8,277,690                       12/434,753                         10/02/12
8,277,695                       12/308,517                         10/02/12
8,277,700                       13/131,441                         10/02/12
8,277,710                       12/384,239                         10/02/12
8,277,712                       12/976,366                         10/02/12
8,277,716                       12/698,816                         10/02/12
8,277,718                       12/281,374                         10/02/12
8,277,719                       12/092,459                         10/02/12
8,277,720                       12/677,905                         10/02/12
8,277,731                       12/798,936                         10/02/12
8,277,751                       11/917,465                         10/02/12
8,277,762                       10/566,648                         10/02/12
8,277,766                       12/978,686                         10/02/12
8,277,772                       12/995,185                         10/02/12
8,277,778                       13/242,909                         10/02/12
8,277,788                       11/195,966                         10/02/12
8,277,793                       12/307,726                         10/02/12
8,277,798                       12/300,169                         10/02/12
8,277,801                       12/710,413                         10/02/12
8,277,805                       12/732,556                         10/02/12
8,277,808                       11/732,400                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 221  

8,277,815                       13/110,454                         10/02/12
8,277,834                       10/592,772                         10/02/12
8,277,839                       12/307,605                         10/02/12
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8,277,842                       13/354,428                         10/02/12
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8,278,067                       13/048,622                         10/02/12
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8,278,186                       12/602,285                         10/02/12
8,278,199                       13/242,000                         10/02/12
8,278,210                       12/718,175                         10/02/12
8,278,215                       13/098,926                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 222  

8,278,218                       13/241,415                         10/02/12
8,278,232                       12/311,544                         10/02/12
8,278,233                       12/877,299                         10/02/12
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8,278,262                       11/663,435                         10/02/12
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8,278,273                       13/102,533                         10/02/12
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8,278,333                       12/307,843                         10/02/12
8,278,338                       11/643,792                         10/02/12
8,278,343                       12/613,771                         10/02/12
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8,278,352                       11/722,657                         10/02/12
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8,278,431                       13/208,396                         10/02/12
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8,278,442                       12/601,100                         10/02/12
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8,278,449                       13/211,388                         10/02/12
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8,278,452                       12/918,801                         10/02/12
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8,278,456                       12/487,424                         10/02/12
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8,278,463                       12/418,900                         10/02/12
8,278,467                       11/721,858                         10/02/12
8,278,468                       13/243,363                         10/02/12
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8,278,482                       12/614,347                         10/02/12
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8,278,493                       13/107,611                         10/02/12
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8,278,499                       12/308,758                         10/02/12
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8,278,504                       12/792,800                         10/02/12
8,278,506                       13/103,572                         10/02/12
8,278,508                       12/272,758                         10/02/12
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8,278,538                       13/048,502                         10/02/12
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8,278,550                       12/591,768                         10/02/12
8,278,565                       12/808,107                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 223  

8,278,569                       12/736,010                         10/02/12
8,278,570                       12/650,133                         10/02/12
8,278,575                       12/740,048                         10/02/12
8,278,578                       12/502,302                         10/02/12
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8,278,594                       12/396,584                         10/02/12
8,278,607                       12/676,962                         10/02/12
8,278,616                       12/716,368                         10/02/12
8,278,617                       13/083,189                         10/02/12
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8,278,638                       12/540,796                         10/02/12
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8,278,651                       12/644,383                         10/02/12
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8,278,726                       12/861,778                         10/02/12
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8,278,771                       12/577,718                         10/02/12
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8,278,781                       12/439,015                         10/02/12
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8,278,798                       12/928,293                         10/02/12
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8,278,816                       10/711,682                         10/02/12
8,278,820                       12/770,726                         10/02/12
8,278,823                       11/694,369                         10/02/12
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8,278,832                       12/623,449                         10/02/12
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8,278,856                       12/963,112                         10/02/12
8,278,863                       12/456,445                         10/02/12
8,278,869                       12/566,304                         10/02/12
8,278,872                       12/685,041                         10/02/12
8,278,876                       11/235,583                         10/02/12
8,278,885                       13/137,628                         10/02/12
8,278,901                       12/264,626                         10/02/12
8,278,906                       12/838,111                         10/02/12
8,278,907                       12/559,762                         10/02/12
8,278,914                       12/304,407                         10/02/12
8,278,935                       12/078,781                         10/02/12
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8,278,991                       12/811,924                         10/02/12
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8,279,011                       12/487,667                         10/02/12
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8,279,028                       12/540,732                         10/02/12
8,279,034                       12/912,005                         10/02/12
8,279,053                       12/671,192                         10/02/12
8,279,061                       13/154,651                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 224  

8,279,068                       13/324,190                         10/02/12
8,279,089                       12/563,397                         10/02/12
8,279,095                       12/881,134                         10/02/12
8,279,098                       12/422,157                         10/02/12
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8,279,105                       11/971,603                         10/02/12
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8,279,132                       12/529,901                         10/02/12
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8,279,136                       12/634,805                         10/02/12
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8,279,210                       12/365,347                         10/02/12
8,279,219                       10/586,169                         10/02/12
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8,279,223                       11/474,858                         10/02/12
8,279,238                       12/682,124                         10/02/12
8,279,251                       11/781,615                         10/02/12
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8,279,278                       12/054,926                         10/02/12
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8,279,295                       12/653,438                         10/02/12
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8,279,299                       12/673,776                         10/02/12
8,279,300                       12/690,145                         10/02/12
8,279,319                       11/354,429                         10/02/12
8,279,326                       12/268,512                         10/02/12
8,279,327                       12/244,012                         10/02/12
8,279,335                       12/610,487                         10/02/12
8,279,337                       12/828,799                         10/02/12
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8,279,345                       12/643,851                         10/02/12
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8,279,396                       12/292,964                         10/02/12
8,279,423                       12/819,211                         10/02/12
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8,279,455                       13/284,930                         10/02/12
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8,279,501                       12/777,931                         10/02/12
8,279,511                       12/996,695                         10/02/12
8,279,528                       12/750,827                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 225  

8,279,530                       12/973,799                         10/02/12
8,279,537                       12/983,444                         10/02/12
8,279,539                       12/965,833                         10/02/12
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8,279,578                       12/445,716                         10/02/12
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8,279,675                       12/621,873                         10/02/12
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8,279,705                       13/331,697                         10/02/12
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8,279,722                       11/105,389                         10/02/12
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8,279,941                       13/306,147                         10/02/12
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 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 226  

8,279,949                       12/821,151                         10/02/12
8,279,967                       12/458,190                         10/02/12
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8,280,169                       11/640,954                         10/02/12
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8,280,430                       11/405,944                         10/02/12
8,280,440                       11/997,936                         10/02/12
8,280,441                       13/293,434                         10/02/12
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 227  

8,280,442                       12/485,554                         10/02/12
8,280,444                       12/037,758                         10/02/12
8,280,460                       12/159,969                         10/02/12
8,280,490                       11/292,960                         10/02/12
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8,280,503                       12/588,675                         10/02/12
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8,280,516                       12/459,213                         10/02/12
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8,280,551                       12/778,432                         10/02/12
8,280,561                       12/585,250                         10/02/12
8,280,563                       12/618,258                         10/02/12
8,280,577                       11/993,834                         10/02/12
8,280,582                       12/687,631                         10/02/12
8,280,585                       12/065,919                         10/02/12
8,280,587                       12/376,676                         10/02/12
8,280,589                       12/674,452                         10/02/12
8,280,596                       13/048,452                         10/02/12
8,280,597                       12/712,440                         10/02/12
8,280,600                       12/363,600                         10/02/12
8,280,609                       12/529,992                         10/02/12
8,280,616                       12/850,735                         10/02/12
8,280,647                       12/480,411                         10/02/12
8,280,648                       12/697,934                         10/02/12
8,280,649                       12/306,491                         10/02/12
8,280,662                       12/260,150                         10/02/12
8,280,667                       12/580,138                         10/02/12
8,280,697                       12/267,506                         10/02/12
8,280,715                       12/455,747                         10/02/12
8,280,754                       11/768,687                         10/02/12
8,280,756                       11/196,692                         10/02/12
8,280,763                       12/037,270                         10/02/12
8,280,775                       12/551,700                         10/02/12
8,280,776                       12/859,203                         10/02/12
8,280,784                       11/550,845                         10/02/12
8,280,813                       12/887,132                         10/02/12
8,280,816                       12/373,160                         10/02/12
8,280,818                       11/216,210                         10/02/12
8,280,835                       12/362,298                         10/02/12
8,280,839                       12/712,791                         10/02/12
8,280,893                       13/098,669                         10/02/12
8,280,907                       11/290,895                         10/02/12
8,280,921                       11/779,502                         10/02/12
8,280,927                       12/204,276                         10/02/12
8,280,933                       12/425,606                         10/02/12
8,280,942                       12/122,089                         10/02/12
8,280,944                       11/584,313                         10/02/12
8,280,946                       10/658,390                         10/02/12
8,280,954                       12/732,144                         10/02/12
8,280,960                       12/374,098                         10/02/12
8,280,970                       13/099,919                         10/02/12
8,280,977                       11/535,812                         10/02/12
8,280,985                       12/728,856                         10/02/12
8,280,995                       12/252,430                         10/02/12
8,281,000                       13/245,812                         10/02/12
8,281,003                       11/968,835                         10/02/12
8,281,012                       12/022,602                         10/02/12
8,281,045                       12/928,807                         10/02/12
8,281,054                       12/870,975                         10/02/12
8,281,057                       12/402,164                         10/02/12
8,281,075                       12/423,355                         10/02/12
8,281,078                       12/569,891                         10/02/12
8,281,102                       12/618,148                         10/02/12
8,281,111                       12/236,067                         10/02/12
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8,281,117                       12/565,218                         10/02/12
8,281,118                       13/049,506                         10/02/12
8,281,128                       12/509,675                         10/02/12
8,281,131                       12/548,699                         10/02/12
8,281,145                       11/957,266                         10/02/12
8,281,155                       09/706,501                         10/02/12
8,281,156                       11/815,744                         10/02/12
8,281,158                       12/076,485                         10/02/12
8,281,159                       12/208,610                         10/02/12
8,281,193                       13/323,919                         10/02/12
8,281,215                       12/917,441                         10/02/12
8,281,225                       12/325,588                         10/02/12
8,281,226                       12/621,563                         10/02/12
8,281,239                       10/935,620                         10/02/12
8,281,245                       12/507,480                         10/02/12
8,281,251                       12/734,294                         10/02/12
8,281,256                       12/436,563                         10/02/12
8,281,261                       12/799,617                         10/02/12
8,281,266                       12/365,010                         10/02/12
8,281,275                       13/220,603                         10/02/12
8,281,278                       12/709,924                         10/02/12
8,281,288                       13/278,011                         10/02/12
8,281,291                       11/967,142                         10/02/12
8,281,293                       11/782,148                         10/02/12
8,281,295                       12/125,982                         10/02/12
8,281,307                       12/476,006                         10/02/12
8,281,311                       12/109,248                         10/02/12
8,281,314                       12/109,918                         10/02/12
8,281,316                       11/651,352                         10/02/12
8,281,321                       12/043,414                         10/02/12
8,281,327                       12/942,074                         10/02/12
8,281,329                       12/981,493                         10/02/12
8,281,344                       12/880,733                         10/02/12
8,281,350                       12/530,722                         10/02/12
8,281,356                       11/666,613                         10/02/12
8,281,376                       12/540,451                         10/02/12
8,281,381                       12/534,249                         10/02/12
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/24/2016 
                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 10/24/2016

Patent         Application     Filing          Issue           Granted
Number         Number          Date            Date            Date

6,634,047      09/846,713      04/30/2001      10/21/2003      10/24/2016
6,679,055      10/061,775      01/31/2002      01/20/2004      10/24/2016
6,698,201      10/163,331      06/05/2002      03/02/2004      10/24/2016
6,712,118      09/976,379      10/11/2001      03/30/2004      10/24/2016
7,201,653      09/948,122      09/06/2001      04/10/2007      10/24/2016
7,223,312      10/883,481      07/01/2004      05/29/2007      10/24/2016
7,415,855      10/970,071      10/20/2004      08/26/2008      10/26/2016
7,520,722      10/582,019      06/08/2006      04/21/2009      10/24/2016
7,780,623      11/261,739      10/31/2005      08/24/2010      10/28/2016
8,093,862      12/324,691      11/26/2008      01/10/2012      10/28/2016
8,135,617      11/975,362      10/18/2007      03/13/2012      10/24/2016
8,156,200      10/319,226      12/12/2002      04/10/2012      10/26/2016
8,186,093      13/304,082      11/23/2011      05/29/2012      10/24/2016
8,206,504      12/658,079      02/02/2010      06/26/2012      10/26/2016
8,235,602      12/687,836      01/14/2010      08/07/2012      10/24/2016
8,237,466      11/852,544      09/10/2007      08/07/2012      10/25/2016
8,244,624      12/173,250      07/15/2008      08/14/2012      10/25/2016
8,261,974      12/210,950      09/15/2008      09/11/2012      10/24/2016
8,268,556      12/459,342      06/29/2009      09/18/2012      10/25/2016
8,271,349      12/534,121      08/01/2009      09/18/2012      10/27/2016
8,276,857      12/573,874      10/05/2009      10/02/2012      10/25/2016
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Reissue Applications Filed 
                        Reissue Applications Filed

   Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be obtained
by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).

   D. 723,540, Re. S.N.: 29/581,288, Oct. 18, 2016, Cl.: D14, PORTABLE
COMPUTER, Donghoon SOHN, Owner of Record: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
Attorney or Agent: Christopher V. Carani, Ex. Gp.: 2912

   D. 730,018, Re. S.N.: 29/581,387, Oct. 18, 2016, Cl.: D02, JEANS, Terry
Louise Davis, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Kevin D.
Jablonski, Ex. Gp.: 2912

   RE. 45,415, Re. S.N.: 15,085,741, Mar. 30, 2016, Cl.: 210/748.010, FLOW-
THROUGH OXYGENATOR, James Andrew Senkiw, Owner of Record: Oxygenator Water
Technologies, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN, Attorney or Agent: Philip P.
Caspers, Ex. Gp.: 1797

   6,462,180, Re. S.N.: 15/161,931, May 23, 2016, Cl.: 530/395, METHOD OF
PREPARING ALPHA-1 PROTEINASE INHIBITOR, Wytold Lebing, et al, Owner of
Record: GRIFOLS THERAPEUTICS INC., Research Triangle Park, NC, Attorney or
Agent: Carl B. Massey, Jr., Ex. Gp.: 1646

   7,819,906, Re. S.N.: 15/051,332, Feb. 23, 2016, Cl.: 606, METHOD FOR
ARTHROSCOPIC MENISCAL REPAIR, Gary Karlin Michelson, Los Angeles, CA, Owner
of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Thomas H. Martin, Ex. Gp.: 3771

   8,676,389, Re. S.N.: 15/072,922, Mar. 17, 2016, Cl.: 700, MODULAR ENERGY
CONTROL SYSTEM, Brian Golden, et al, Owner of Record: GridPoint, Inc.,
Arlington, VA, Attorney or Agent: Elizabeth Shah, Ex. Gp.: 2126

   8,728,548, Re. S.N.: 15/161,134, May 20, 2016, Cl.: 424/764,
PARTHENOLIDE FREE BIOACTIVE INGREDIENTS FROM FEVERFEW(TANACETUM PARTHENIUM)
AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION, Michael KOGANOV, Owner of Record: ISP
INVESTMENTS INC., Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Andrew K. Gonsalves,
Ex. Gp.: 1655

   8,802,752, Re. S.N.: 15/234,512, Aug. 11, 2016, Cl.: 523, PROCESS FOR
PREPARING GRANULES OF PIGMENTS BY MEANS OF DOUBLE EXTRUSION, Giovani
Broggi, Milano, ITALY, Owner of Record: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.,
Cleveland, OH, Attorney or Agent: Justin P. Martinchek, Ex. Gp.: 1764

   9,190,456, Re. S.N.: 15/299,595, Oct. 21, 2016, Cl.: 313, HIGH
RESOLUTION DISPLAY PANEL WITH EMISSIVE ORGANIC LAYERS EMITTING LIGHT OF
DIFFERENT COLORS, Gholamreza Chaji, Waterloo, ON, CANADA, Owner of Record:
Ignis Innovation Inc., Waterloo, ON, CANADA, Attorney or Agent: Kevin
Guslano, Ex. Gp.: 2879

   9,392,775, Re. S.N.: 15/299,194, Oct. 20, 2016, Cl.: 800, FISH CULTURING
SYSTEM, Richard L. SHERIFF, Big Pine Key, FL, Owner of Record: VBF IP INC.,
Plano, TX, Attorney or Agent: Christopher Rourk, Ex. Gp.: 1662
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed 
                Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   D. 709,949, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,825, Requested Date: Oct. 3, 2016, Cl.
D19/119, Title: PEN AND STYLUS, Inventor: Joseph Fleming, Owners of Record:
Hub Pen Company, LLC., Braintree, MA, Attorney or Agent: McInnes & McLane,
LLP., Worcester, MA, Ex. Gp.: 2916, Requester: Wimo Labs, LLC., Mike R.
Turner, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP., Chicago, IL

   6,240,376, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,824, Requested Date: Sep. 30, 2016,
Cl. 703/015, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GATE-LEVEL SIMULATION OF
SYNTHESIZED REGISTER TRANSFER LEVEL DESIGNS WITH SOURCE-LEVEL DEBUGGING,
Inventor: Alain Raynaud et al., Owners of Record: Mentor Graphics Corp.,
Wilsonville, OR, Attorney or Agent: Banner & Witcoff, LTD., Washington, DC,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Travis Jensen, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe,
LLP., Irvine, CA

   6,648,609, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,822, Requested Date: Sep. 29, 2016,
Cl. 417/053, Title: A PUMP AS A PRESSURE SOURCE FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID
CHROMATOGRAPHY INVOLVING PRESSURE REGULATORS AND A PRECISION ORIFICE,
Inventor: Terry A. Berger et al., Owners of Record: Thar Instruments, Inc.,
Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney or Agent: McCarter & English LLP., Boston, MA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Agilent Technologies, Inc., John M. Griem, Jr.,
Carter Ledyard & Milburn, LLP., New York, NY

   7,866,134, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,820, Requested Date: Sep. 26, 2016,
Cl. 056/202, Title: POSITIVE GRASS COLLECTOR ATTACHMENT POSITIONING,
Inventor: Matt Lambert et al., Owners of Record: Husqvarna AB, Sweden,
Attorney or Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP., Irvine, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: The Toro Company, James W. Miller,
Minneapolis, MN

   9,237,293, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,823, Requested Date: Oct. 3, 2016,
Cl. 348/734, Title: REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE CONTROLLER, DISPLAY
DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, Inventor: Chuan Wang et al., Owners of
Record: Xiaomi, Inc., China, Attorney or Agent: Finnegan Henderson Farabow
Garrett & Dunner, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Dawn-
Marie Bey, Bey & Cotropia, PLLC., Richmond, VA

   9,263,856, Reexam. C.N. 90/013,821, Requested Date: Sep. 29, 2016,
Cl. 313/141, Title: ELECTRODE FOR A SPARK PLUG AND METHOD FOR ITS
PRODUCTION, Inventor: Thomas Kretschmar et al., Owners of Record: Robert
Bosch GMBH, Germany, Attorney or Agent: Norton Rose Fulbright US, LLP.,
New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Herman R. Heflin, III, Capitol City
TechLaw, PLLC., Vienna, VA
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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 28, 2016
                         DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number                     Serial Number                     Reg. Date

3,072,297                        78/515,923                      03/21/2006
1,387,266                        73/485,394                      03/25/1986
1,963,640                        74/408,190                      03/26/1996
1,964,528                        74/491,056                      03/26/1996
3,069,588                        75/352,749                      03/21/2006
3,069,600                        75/914,601                      03/21/2006
3,069,601                        75/914,607                      03/21/2006
3,071,309                        76/146,717                      03/21/2006
3,071,315                        76/210,513                      03/21/2006
3,071,316                        76/210,588                      03/21/2006
3,071,317                        76/212,949                      03/21/2006
3,069,615                        76/291,989                      03/21/2006
3,071,327                        76/298,084                      03/21/2006
3,071,332                        76/310,413                      03/21/2006
3,071,343                        76/335,408                      03/21/2006
3,071,355                        76/364,631                      03/21/2006
3,071,356                        76/367,185                      03/21/2006
3,071,357                        76/369,560                      03/21/2006
3,071,364                        76/375,078                      03/21/2006
3,069,634                        76/383,881                      03/21/2006
3,071,377                        76/415,070                      03/21/2006
3,071,381                        76/423,895                      03/21/2006
3,071,382                        76/423,896                      03/21/2006
3,071,394                        76/446,815                      03/21/2006
3,071,397                        76/448,006                      03/21/2006
3,072,220                        76/450,511                      03/21/2006
3,071,401                        76/454,874                      03/21/2006
3,069,649                        76/459,476                      03/21/2006
3,069,650                        76/460,120                      03/21/2006
3,071,407                        76/471,298                      03/21/2006
3,071,415                        76/477,862                      03/21/2006
3,071,417                        76/478,625                      03/21/2006
3,069,657                        76/483,823                      03/21/2006
3,071,421                        76/485,250                      03/21/2006
3,069,659                        76/485,769                      03/21/2006
3,072,221                        76/491,341                      03/21/2006
3,069,665                        76/504,303                      03/21/2006
3,071,436                        76/516,863                      03/21/2006
3,069,673                        76/523,340                      03/21/2006
3,071,442                        76/526,026                      03/21/2006
3,071,446                        76/528,988                      03/21/2006
3,069,682                        76/530,480                      03/21/2006
3,071,457                        76/537,504                      03/21/2006
3,071,459                        76/541,408                      03/21/2006
3,072,224                        76/548,483                      03/21/2006
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3,071,470                        76/554,368                      03/21/2006
3,071,471                        76/554,424                      03/21/2006
3,071,473                        76/555,323                      03/21/2006
3,071,478                        76/559,152                      03/21/2006
3,069,707                        76/559,742                      03/21/2006
3,071,485                        76/560,654                      03/21/2006
3,071,489                        76/562,331                      03/21/2006
3,069,709                        76/563,965                      03/21/2006
3,071,495                        76/564,540                      03/21/2006
3,071,500                        76/565,849                      03/21/2006
3,071,513                        76/571,028                      03/21/2006
3,071,517                        76/572,304                      03/21/2006
3,071,519                        76/572,789                      03/21/2006
3,071,521                        76/573,433                      03/21/2006
3,069,719                        76/573,616                      03/21/2006
3,069,727                        76/573,925                      03/21/2006
3,071,525                        76/573,945                      03/21/2006
3,071,537                        76/578,093                      03/21/2006
3,069,736                        76/578,539                      03/21/2006
3,071,539                        76/579,040                      03/21/2006
3,071,540                        76/581,839                      03/21/2006
3,071,542                        76/582,715                      03/21/2006
3,071,554                        76/590,537                      03/21/2006
3,069,755                        76/590,633                      03/21/2006
3,069,756                        76/592,090                      03/21/2006
3,071,563                        76/592,424                      03/21/2006
3,071,574                        76/597,915                      03/21/2006
3,069,779                        76/600,027                      03/21/2006
3,071,581                        76/600,081                      03/21/2006
3,071,583                        76/602,022                      03/21/2006
3,069,788                        76/602,068                      03/21/2006
3,071,587                        76/605,061                      03/21/2006
3,069,801                        76/605,864                      03/21/2006
3,069,806                        76/606,829                      03/21/2006
3,069,807                        76/606,859                      03/21/2006
3,071,589                        76/607,815                      03/21/2006
3,069,824                        76/609,986                      03/21/2006
3,069,841                        76/612,187                      03/21/2006
3,069,842                        76/612,195                      03/21/2006
3,069,845                        76/612,397                      03/21/2006
3,069,851                        76/612,986                      03/21/2006
3,069,856                        76/613,581                      03/21/2006
3,069,860                        76/614,193                      03/21/2006
3,069,863                        76/616,164                      03/21/2006
3,071,603                        76/616,805                      03/21/2006
3,069,870                        76/617,744                      03/21/2006
3,069,871                        76/618,168                      03/21/2006
3,069,884                        76/620,403                      03/21/2006
3,069,891                        76/621,463                      03/21/2006
3,069,902                        76/623,720                      03/21/2006
3,072,236                        76/624,570                      03/21/2006
3,072,237                        76/624,723                      03/21/2006
3,069,910                        76/624,855                      03/21/2006
3,069,913                        76/625,389                      03/21/2006
3,069,924                        76/627,350                      03/21/2006
3,069,925                        76/627,372                      03/21/2006
3,069,928                        76/628,001                      03/21/2006
3,069,930                        76/628,111                      03/21/2006
3,069,931                        76/628,112                      03/21/2006
3,069,932                        76/628,344                      03/21/2006
3,069,950                        76/630,308                      03/21/2006
3,069,965                        76/633,159                      03/21/2006
3,069,968                        76/633,667                      03/21/2006
3,069,969                        76/633,668                      03/21/2006
3,069,974                        76/634,252                      03/21/2006
3,069,975                        76/634,355                      03/21/2006
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3,069,984                        76/634,515                      03/21/2006
3,069,991                        76/634,701                      03/21/2006
3,069,992                        76/634,881                      03/21/2006
3,069,997                        76/635,004                      03/21/2006
3,069,999                        76/635,009                      03/21/2006
3,070,013                        76/635,371                      03/21/2006
3,070,018                        76/643,511                      03/21/2006
3,071,612                        76/976,255                      03/21/2006
3,071,613                        76/976,930                      03/21/2006
3,071,621                        76/977,930                      03/21/2006
3,071,625                        78/011,456                      03/21/2006
3,071,629                        78/061,150                      03/21/2006
3,071,636                        78/101,618                      03/21/2006
3,071,640                        78/110,493                      03/21/2006
3,071,643                        78/113,980                      03/21/2006
3,071,662                        78/146,803                      03/21/2006
3,071,663                        78/149,043                      03/21/2006
3,071,666                        78/152,847                      03/21/2006
3,070,042                        78/175,837                      03/21/2006
3,071,684                        78/186,904                      03/21/2006
3,070,045                        78/189,493                      03/21/2006
3,071,690                        78/195,005                      03/21/2006
3,071,694                        78/204,172                      03/21/2006
3,071,701                        78/222,226                      03/21/2006
3,071,706                        78/226,367                      03/21/2006
3,070,056                        78/230,237                      03/21/2006
3,072,248                        78/230,525                      03/21/2006
3,071,727                        78/253,029                      03/21/2006
3,071,741                        78/273,547                      03/21/2006
3,071,746                        78/276,032                      03/21/2006
3,071,751                        78/280,345                      03/21/2006
3,071,758                        78/285,490                      03/21/2006
3,070,070                        78/286,928                      03/21/2006
3,071,762                        78/287,236                      03/21/2006
3,071,766                        78/292,182                      03/21/2006
3,071,767                        78/292,850                      03/21/2006
3,071,768                        78/293,406                      03/21/2006
3,071,774                        78/296,890                      03/21/2006
3,071,783                        78/303,338                      03/21/2006
3,071,784                        78/304,592                      03/21/2006
3,071,790                        78/312,327                      03/21/2006
3,071,797                        78/318,339                      03/21/2006
3,071,800                        78/321,034                      03/21/2006
3,071,806                        78/323,568                      03/21/2006
3,070,082                        78/324,499                      03/21/2006
3,071,815                        78/327,477                      03/21/2006
3,071,822                        78/330,636                      03/21/2006
3,072,254                        78/335,426                      03/21/2006
3,071,835                        78/339,740                      03/21/2006
3,071,852                        78/346,401                      03/21/2006
3,071,863                        78/350,286                      03/21/2006
3,070,107                        78/352,850                      03/21/2006
3,070,110                        78/355,800                      03/21/2006
3,071,884                        78/361,663                      03/21/2006
3,070,122                        78/365,441                      03/21/2006
3,070,127                        78/369,457                      03/21/2006
3,071,901                        78/374,413                      03/21/2006
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3,071,954                        78/397,617                      03/21/2006
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3,070,371                        78/483,613                      03/21/2006
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3,070,376                        78/483,911                      03/21/2006
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3,070,821                        78/590,222                      03/21/2006
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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 December 10, 2016 at the following address: Mail Stop OED United
States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314

Burton, Matthew Isaiah, 133 Loomis Drive, Apartment B1, West Hartford,
CT 06107

Busse, Timothy John, 930 Autumn Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125

Clay, John Daniel, 75 North Linwood Drive, Somerset, KY 42501

Cocks, Jonathan Drew, Locke Lord LLP, One Canterbury Green, 201 Broad
Street, Suite 1100, Stamford, CT 06901

Demille, Danton D., 8223 Stacey Road, Alexandria, VA 22308

Gale, Timothy Cameron, Bereskin & Parr LLP, 40 King Street W, Toronto,
ON M5H 3Y2 Canada

Jin, Qian, 601 W. 115th Street, #71A, New York, NY 10025

Joshi, Kiran, QuantumScape, 1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110

Kinard, Lucas Allan, 423 Wellington Point, Houston, TX 77094

Kleckner, Amber Simmons, 455 Stone Road, Pittsford, NY 14534

Kwon, Adam Woo-Joong, 5440 Bevis Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411

Lewis, Amy Allison, 2121 Jamieson Avenue, #402, Alexandria, VA 22314

Miller, Cameron Kenneth, 6 Keystone Lane, Rome, GA 30161

Norris, Ursula Lee, 13014 Tantivy Drive, Austin, TX 78729

Olsen, James Lee, IBM, 1805 Quarry Ridge Place NW, #251, Rochester,
MN 55901

Schliesmann, Bradley James, 2520 Dorset Court, Brookfield, WI 53045

Seegers, Mark David, 1120 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Building 2, Unit 300,
West Lake Hills, TX 78746

Silverberg, Fred Andrew, 9106 Lyon Park Court, Burke, VA 22015

Smith, Katherine Anne, 2406 Brice Road, Akron, OH 44313

Um, Moonkyoung, 250 Hammond Pond Parkway #413N, Newton, MA 02467

Wang, Pingping, 21742 SE 3rd Place, Sammamish, WA 98074

Zaharia, Sorin Gabriel, 1632 E. Coconino Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326

October 26, 2016                                           WILLIAM R. COVEY
                   Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and
                        Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
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                         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 December 16, 2016 at the following address: Mail Stop OED United
States Patent and Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314

Ashton, Andrew Morris, 14791 Buckingham Ct, Addison, TX 75254

Bongiovanni, Michele Jeanette, 525 11th Avenue, #1403, San Diego, CA 92101

Caya, Jacob Thomas, 100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 3300, Milwaukee,
WI 53202

Clausen, Adam Donald, Kolisch Hartwell, 520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 200,
Portland, OR 97204

Dejkunchorn-Barton, Tessa Felisha, Seed IP Law Group PLLC, 701 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 5400, Seattle, WA 98104

Dietrick, Andrew Nogi, 113 N. Columbus Street, Arlington, VA 22203

Ebert-Zavos, Samuel Bryan, 7902 Tysons One Place, Apartment 704, McLean,
VA 22102

Hong, Ye, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP, 1279 Oakmead Parkway,
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Huffstutter, Alex Harlan, 4802 B Illinois Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209

Johnson, Zachary Andrew, 510 Scranton Court, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Ku, Deborah Shunghae, 2030 Planters Mill Lane, Marietta, GA 30062

Panangat, Jacob Joy, 2610 Sunnydale Drive, Duarte, CA 91010

Patel, Rajul S, 1295 Caribou Lane, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

Philipp, Ralf Martin Harald, 1 Shady Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Reeves, Andrew Robert, 1360 W. Fletcher Street, Chicago, IL 60657

Ricklefs, Kassandra Ellien, 2213 Summit Drive, Webster City, IA 50595

Saffron, Michael Aaron, Fenwick & West LLP, Silicon Valley Center, 801
California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

Sepulveda, John Robert, 489 Boxwood Drive, East Yaphank, NY 11967

Son, Hyo Min, 1656 Hope Drive, Apartment #1430, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Verano, Hailey Sebastian, 8855 Lake Irma Pt., Orlando, FL 32817

Yen, Gary Jef, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York,
NY 10038

Zangeneh, Sepehr, 28301 Via Alfonse, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Zuniga, Carlos Alejandro, 1925 Monroe Drive  NE, Apartment 1628, Atlanta,
GA 30324

November 1, 2016                                           WILLIAM R. COVEY
                   Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and
                        Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
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Request for Comments on Examination Time Goals 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                      Patent and Trademark Office
                     [Docket No. PTO-P-2016-0040]

            Request for Comments on Examination Time Goals

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is
soliciting public feedback as part of an effort to reevaluate its
examination time goals. Examination time goals vary by technology and
represent the average amount of time that a patent examiner is expected to
spend examining a patent application in a particular technology. The Office
plans to use the public feedback as an input to help ensure that the
Office's examination time goals accurately reflect the amount of time
needed by examiners to conduct quality examination in a manner that
responds to stakeholders' interests. In addition to accepting public
feedback through the submission of written comments, the Office will
provide the following avenues for increased interactive participation:
IdeaScale®, a Web-based collaboration tool that allows users to post
comments and interact with the posted comments of others; and five
roundtables that the Office will be conducting in: Alexandria, Virginia;
Detroit, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; and San Jose,
California.

DATES: Written Comments Deadline: To be ensured of consideration, written
comments must be received on or before December 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail addressed to
ExternalExaminationTimeStudy@USPTO.gov. Comments also may 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 Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination
Policy.
   Although comments may be submitted by postal mail, the Office prefers to
receive comments by electronic mail in order to facilitate posting on the
USPTO's Internet Web site (http://www.uspto.gov). Electronic comments may
be submitted in plain text, ADOBE® portable document format, or MICROSOFT
WORD® format. Comments not submitted electronically should be submitted on
paper in a format that facilitates digital scanning into ADOBE® portable
document format.
   The comments will be available for viewing via the USPTO's Internet Web
site (http://www.uspto.gov). The comments also 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
22314. Because the comments will be made publicly available, information
that the submitter does not desire to make public, such as an address or
phone number, should not be included in the comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roundtable information, including
roundtable registration information: Elizabeth Magargel, Strategic Planning
Project Manager, Office of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Operations, by telephone at (571) 270-7248.
   Written comments: Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Examination Policy, by telephone at (571) 272-7728.
   Examination time goals: Daniel Sullivan, Director Technology Center
1600, by telephone at (571) 272-0900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office has a staff of approximately 8,400
patent examiners who examine patent applications in hundreds of
technology areas. Each technology area is assigned an examination time
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goal. The goals are used by the Office for a variety of purposes, including
forecasting pendency and staffing needs and evaluating individual examiner
performance. The goals originally were assigned over 40 years ago and have
been adjusted twice.
   Since the examination time goals were originally assigned, significant
changes to the examination process have occurred, including increased use
of electronic tools, changes in law due to court decisions, a growing
volume of prior art, and progress in technology, which results in
increasingly complex subject matter in applications. In addition, the
Office recently transitioned from the United States Patent Classification
(USPC) system to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system.
Because the current examination time goals were assigned based on the USPC
system, implementation of the CPC system has caused the Office to
reconsider and reassess the assignments of examination time goals.
Furthermore, the Office is (i) implementing the Enhanced Patent Quality
Initiatives in order to provide a higher quality examination to our
stakeholders and (ii) assessing the relationship between examination time
and value-added examination activities, such as best practices for
enhancing the clarity of the record with respect to claim interpretation,
interview summaries, and reasons for allowance. All of these factors
warrant a reevaluation of the Office's examination time goals.
   To help inform public comments responsive to this request for comments
(RFC), the Office has prepared background material illustrating the use of
examination time goals in the context of individual examiner evaluation,
and as an input into the model used to forecast pendency and hiring needs.
These materials can be found at
http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/eta-external-outreach.
   The Office has generated the following list of questions concerning
examination time goals to further inform comments responsive to this RFC.
Responders to this RFC can choose to address as many of these questions as
desired. Responders are not limited to submitting information addressing
the questions below. The Office welcomes any other comments on the topic of
this RFC that may be informative, for example those that facilitate an
understanding of the interests of stakeholders with respect to quality,
pendency, and cost for services. A further area of inquiry seeks to shed
light on other characteristics of patent applications, besides
technological complexity, which lead to a more time-consuming examination.
   (1) Do you perceive a difference in the quality of examination performed
in complex technologies compared to less complex technologies? If yes,
which do you perceive as higher quality and why? In what aspect(s) is the
quality of examination higher?
   (2) What factors do you consider when estimating the amount of time
needed to take various steps in prosecution, such as preparing responses to
Office actions or preparing for interviews? In particular, if you prosecute
applications in a variety of technology areas, how do those factors vary
among the technologies?
   (3) Are the applications you prosecute more or less complex than in the
past, e.g., 10 years ago? What factors contribute to the increase or
decrease in complexity? Do you believe the increase or decrease in
complexity has affected the amount of time it takes to prosecute the
applications? If so, by how much? Do you believe the increase or decrease
in complexity has affected the quality of examination? If so, how?
   (4) In order to increase the quality of examination, do you believe that
an increase in the time allotted for examination should be designated for
specific activities, such as interviews, or left to the discretion of the
examiner? What activities would you prioritize and allocate more time to?
   (5) Are there any portions of Office actions which you feel do not add
value or quality to the examination? If yes, what are they?
   (6) What other activities beyond examining, such as research or
training, could examiners spend time on that would add value? Why do you
believe these activities could add value?
   (7) While the focus of this request for comments and the roundtables is
to find the appropriate amount of time for examination, cost and pendency
are also contributing factors. Do these factors raise a concern that should
be considered?
   In addition to accepting public feedback through the submission of
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written comments, the Office will provide an avenue for interactive
participation using IdeaScale®. IdeaScale® allows users to post comments on
a topic, and view and respond to others' comments. Users also may vote to
indicate agreement or disagreement with a particular comment. Information
on how to use IdeaScale® to comment on examination time goals is available
at http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/eta-external-outreach.
   The Office also will provide an avenue for interactive participation by
conducting five public roundtables. Information on the first two
roundtables to be conducted, in Alexandria, Virginia, and Dallas, Texas,
including locations, dates, and how to participate, is set forth below.
   Alexandria and Dallas Roundtable Registration Information: Roundtables
will be conducted in Alexandria, Virginia, and Dallas, Texas, as detailed
below. Registration is required, and early registration is recommended
because seating is limited. There is no fee to register for either
roundtable, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration on the day of either roundtable will be permitted on a space-
available basis beginning 30 minutes before the roundtable.
   To register, please send an email message to
ExternalExaminationTimeStudy@USPTO.gov and provide the following
information: (1) Your name, title, and if applicable, company or
organization, address, phone number, and email address; and (2) which
roundtable you wish to attend. Each attendee, even if from the same
organization, must register separately. If you need special accommodations,
e.g., due to a disability, please inform a contact person identified below.
   For more information on the Alexandria and Dallas roundtables, including
the agenda for each roundtable and webcast access instructions for the
Alexandria roundtable, please visit
http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/eta-external-outreach.

Alexandria Roundtable

   Alexandria Dates: Roundtable Date: The Alexandria roundtable will be
held on Monday, November 14, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST) and ending at 11:00 a.m. EST.
   Registration Deadline: Registration to attend the Alexandria roundtable
in person or via webcast is requested by November 7, 2016. See the
"Roundtable Registration Information" section of this notice for additional
details on how to register.
   Address of Alexandria Roundtable: The Alexandria roundtable will be held
at USPTO Headquarters in the Madison Building, Madison Auditorium,
Concourse Level, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Dallas Roundtable

   Dallas Dates: Roundtable Date: The Dallas roundtable will be held on
Tuesday, November 29, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time
(CST) and ending at 12:00 p.m. CST.
   Registration Deadline: Registration to attend the Dallas roundtable is
requested by November 22, 2016. See the "Roundtable Registration
Information" section of this notice for additional details on how to
register.
   Address of Dallas Roundtable: The Dallas roundtable will be held at the
USPTO's Texas Regional Office in the Terminal Annex Federal Building, 207
S. Houston Street, Suite 159, Dallas, TX 75202.

Detroit, Denver, and San Jose Roundtables

   Information on the roundtables to be conducted in Detroit, Michigan,
Denver, Colorado, and San Jose, California will be provided at
http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/eta-external-outreach as soon as it
becomes available.

October 19, 2016                                             RUSSELL SLIFER
           Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
           Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Standard ST.26 - Request for Comments on the Recommended Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                       Patent and Trademark Office
                      [Docket No.: PTO-P-2016-0039]

    Standard ST.26 - Request for Comments on the Recommended Standard
   for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings
                 Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: Patent applications that contain disclosures of nucleotide and/or
amino acid sequences must contain sequence information in a separate part
of the disclosure in a specified manner. The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (Office) is seeking additional comments to obtain views of
the public on the continuing international effort to revise the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) standard for the presentation of
nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences and the consequent changes to the
United States rules of practice. The revised standard will be known as WIPO
Standard ST.26. An interim version of WIPO Standard ST.26 was adopted in
March 2016 by the Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS), but has not been
implemented pending further consideration by the CWS. Since the adoption of
the interim version, efforts have been undertaken to finalize WIPO Standard
ST.26 and to improve its effectiveness once implemented. One aspect of that
continuing effort is a proposed guidance document annex, which will include
a variety of sequence disclosure examples, to ensure understanding and
uniform application of standard requirements. Comments may be offered on
any aspect of this effort, and in particular, (a) the comprehensiveness and
clarity of WIPO Standard ST.26 and the proposed guidance document annex,
and (b) the proposed authoring/validation tool for creation of a sequence
listing in XML.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 27, 2016 to
ensure consideration. No public hearing will be held.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be sent by electronic
mail message over the Internet addressed to seq_listing_xml@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 Susan C. Wolski, Office of
International Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation. Although comments may be
submitted by mail, the Office prefers to receive comments via the Internet.
   The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office of
the Commissioner for Patents, located in Madison East, Tenth Floor, 600
Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, and will be available via the Internet
(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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan C. Wolski, Office of International
Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for
International Patent Cooperation, by telephone at (571) 272-3304, or by
mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Susan
C. Wolski.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background Information

   Patent applicants are currently required to submit biological sequence
data in a standardized electronic format in accordance with WIPO Standard
ST.25, both within the framework of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
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(Annex C of the Administrative Instructions) and under most national and
regional provisions. The Rules of Patent Practice in the United States
(37 CFR 1.821-1.825) were amended to implement WIPO Standard ST.25 in July
of 1998. See Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide
Sequences and/or Amno Acid Disclosures, 63 FR 29620 (June 1, 1998), 1121
Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 82 (June 23, 1998).
   WIPO Standard ST.25, which became effective in 1998 and has not been
revised since that time, requires a flat file structure of numeric
identifiers using a limited set of character codes. In October 2010, the
CWS established a Task Force, designating the European Patent Organization
as the lead, to draft a revised standard (WIPO Standard ST.26) for the
filing of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings in XML format. The
Office issued a first request for comments on WIPO Standard ST.26 as
drafted by the Task Force (see Request for Comments on the Recommendation
for the Disclosure of Sequence Listings Using XML (Proposed ST.26), 77 FR
28541 (May 15, 2012), 1379 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 106 (June 12, 2012)),
following which the draft was revised in response to comments received. In
March 2016, the reconvened fourth session of the CWS adopted an interim
version of WIPO Standard ST.26, which had been initially considered at the
fourth session of the CWS in May 2014. The interim version of WIPO Standard
ST.26 contains an editorial note requesting that implementation be
postponed until the recommendation for the transition from WIPO Standard
ST.25 to WIPO Standard ST.26 is agreed on by the CWS at its next session to
be held in 2017. Meanwhile, WIPO Standard ST.25 should continue to be used.
The adopted interim version of WIPO Standard ST.26 is composed of six
documents, namely, the main body of the standard, a first annex setting
forth the controlled vocabulary for use with the sequence part of the
standard, a second annex setting forth the Document Type Definition (DTD)
for the standard, a third annex containing a sequence listing specimen, a
fourth annex setting forth the character subset from the Unicode Basic
Latin Code Table, and a fifth annex setting forth additional data exchange
requirements for patent offices, and can be found here:
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/standards/en/pdf/03-26-01.pdf. Since
the adoption of the interim version, the main body, the controlled
vocabulary, and the DTD have been further revised and updated. In addition,
a sixth annex has been proposed; it would contain a guidance document that
aims to ensure that all applicants and Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs)
understand and agree on the requirements for inclusion and representation
of sequence disclosures. In all, seven rounds of discussion have been
completed since March 2011, and currently, the eighth round of discussion
of the documents is ongoing.

2. Request for Comments

   The Office, leading the negotiations for the United States, is seeking
public comment on WIPO Standard ST.26, as revised subsequent to the
adoption of the interim version. To that end, the current revisions of the
main body of the standard and its five annexes, as well as the newly
proposed sixth annex, are available via the Office's Web site at
http://www.uspto.gov/patent/laws-and-regulations/comments-public/2016-
comments-standard-st26-presentation-nucleotide-and.
   Written comments may be offered on any aspect of WIPO Standard ST.26,
its annexes, or the proposed authoring/validation tool. Comments are
specifically requested on the following issues:

(a) WIPO Standard ST.26 Main Body

   Since the first request for comments, the main body of WIPO Standard
ST.26 has been revised, inter alia, to define a "nucleotide" to include
nucleotide analogues and to provide further guidance on representation of
nucleotide analogue sequences and variant sequences that have been
disclosed as a single sequence with enumerated alternative variant residues
at one or more positions.
   The Office invites comments on whether the main body of WIPO Standard
ST.26 is sufficiently comprehensive and clear, and in particular welcomes
suggestions to add details or clarify the language as appropriate.
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(b) Guidance Document

   One goal of the development of a WIPO Standard for sequence listings is
to allow patent applicants to draw up a single sequence listing in a patent
application that would be acceptable for the purposes of both international
and national or regional prosecution worldwide. Any new standard should
represent the maximum requirements for any sequence listing submission. The
purpose of the guidance document is to ensure that all applicants and IPOs
understand and agree on the requirements for inclusion and representation
of sequence disclosures, such that this purpose is realized.
   The guidance document is composed of an introduction, examples, and a
sequence listing in XML demonstrating representation of the exemplified
sequences. The introduction defines terminology used in the document and
discusses the questions raised for each example, namely, whether inclusion
is required for a particular disclosed sequence, if inclusion of the
sequence is permitted when it is not required, and the appropriate means of
representation of sequences included in a sequence listing. Examples were
chosen to illustrate various paragraphs of the main body and include 22
involving nucleotide sequences and 19 involving amino acid sequences. It is
envisioned that the guidance document would be updated as necessary to
include further examples to keep pace with technological advances.
   The Office invites comments on whether the guidance document is
sufficiently comprehensive and clear, and in particular welcomes
suggestions to add details or further examples as appropriate.

(c) Authoring and Validation Tool

   Availability of an authoring tool in advance of the WIPO Standard ST.26
effective date is key to a successful transition from WIPO Standard ST.25.
As envisioned, the authoring tool should be capable of intake of a sequence
listing in WIPO Standard ST.25 format, and with additional input from
applicant, create a sequence listing in WIPO Standard ST.26 format.
Unfortunately, direct conversion from one standard to the other is not
possible, due to numerous differences between the two standards, including
inter alia, the types of required sequences, representation and annotation
of the sequences, and sequence data structure.
   The authoring tool should also prompt entry of all required data,
prevent entry of sequences having fewer than ten specifically defined
nucleotides or fewer than four specifically defined amino acids, inform as
to the possibility of optional annotations, and allow use of only
acceptable values or formats where applicable, thereby enhancing submission
quality. A sequence listing in WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format is not as
easily human-readable as its ST.25 counterpart; therefore, the tool should
also provide a means for easily viewing both the in-progress and completed
sequence listing.
   Because the authoring tool is expected to prompt entry of all required
data and to allow use of only acceptable values or formats where
applicable, a certain level of validation occurs as data is entered. The
tool is further expected to include a separate validation function for use
by both applicants and IPOs.
   WIPO Standard ST.25 provides for a single numeric identifier <223> per
sequence to contain "free text" to describe sequence characteristics using
non-language neutral vocabulary. Such "free text" is required to be
repeated in the main part of the application description in the language
thereof in a specific recommended section entitled "Sequence Listing Free
Text." Such repetition ensures that any "free text" will be translated
together with the application description, precluding the need for separate
translation of the sequence listing itself. In contrast, WIPO Standard
ST.26 allows use of "free text" as the value for multiple different
annotation qualifiers per sequence, and due to the absence of procedural
requirements, repetition in the application is not required, although such
a requirement under the PCT and by various IPOs is possible. In WIPO
Standard ST.26, "free text" is limited to a few short terms indispensable
for understanding a characteristic of a sequence, is preferably in the
English language, and as part of the sequence data part of the sequence
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listing, must not exceed 1000 characters composed of printable characters
from the Unicode Basic Latin code table. It is expected that most inventors
providing sequence information are capable of providing "free text" in the
English language.
   The Office invites comments on any aspect of the authoring tool, and in
particular welcomes feedback on whether it is deemed necessary for the
authoring tool to include a mechanism for automatic identification and
extraction of any "free text" from sequence annotations to facilitate
inclusion in the application description.

October 21, 2016                                            MICHELLE K. LEE
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Revision of the Duty To Disclose Information in Patent Applications and Reexamination Proceedings 
                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                       Patent and Trademark Office
                              37 CFR Part 1
                      [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0030]
                              RIN 0651-AC58

          Revision of the Duty To Disclose Information in Patent
                Applications and Reexamination Proceedings

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or PTO) is
proposing revisions to the materiality standard for the duty to disclose
information in patent applications and reexamination proceedings (duty of
disclosure) in light of a 2011 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit). The Office previously issued a
notice of proposed rulemaking on July 21, 2011, and due to the passage of
time since the comment period closed in 2011, the Office considers it
appropriate to seek additional comments from our stakeholders before
issuing a final rulemaking. In the current notice of proposed rulemaking,
the Office is seeking public comments on the rules of practice, as revised
in response to the comments received from our stakeholders.

DATES: Comment Deadline Date: The Office is soliciting comments from the
public on this proposed rule change. Written comments must be received on
or before December 27, 2016 to ensure consideration. No public hearing will
be held.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be sent by electronic
mail message over the Internet (email) addressed to
AC58.comments@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
Matthew Sked, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office
of the Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy. Comments may
also be sent by email 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 via email to facilitate posting on the Office's Internet
Web site. Plain text is preferred, but comments may also 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 scanning into ADOBE® portable document format.
   The comments will be available for public inspection, upon request, at
the Office of the Commissioner for Patents, 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) and at http://www.regulations.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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew J. Sked, Legal Advisor ((571) 272-
7627) or Nicole Dretar Haines, Senior Legal Advisor ((571) 272-7717),
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Examination Policy.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Summary:

   Purpose: This notice proposes changes to the relevant rules of practice
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to harmonize the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure before the
Office with the but-for materiality standard for establishing inequitable
conduct before the courts in light of the Federal Circuit's decision in
Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 649 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
(en banc).
   Summary of Major Provisions: The Office proposes to revise the rules of
practice to adopt the but-for standard for materiality required to
establish inequitable conduct set forth in the Federal Circuit's decision
in Therasense as the standard for materiality for the duty to disclose
information in patent applications and reexamination proceedings. The
Office also proposes to revise the rules of practice to explicitly
reference "affirmative egregious misconduct" as set forth in the Federal
Circuit's decision in Therasense.
   Costs and Benefits: This rulemaking is not economically significant as
that term is defined in Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993).

Background

   On May 25, 2011, the Federal Circuit issued the en banc Therasense
decision, modifying the standard for materiality required to establish
inequitable conduct before the courts. The Federal Circuit tightened the
materiality standard to "reduce the number of inequitable conduct cases
before the courts and . . . cure the problem of overdisclosure of
marginally relevant prior art to the PTO." Therasense, 649 F.3d at 1291.
In Therasense, the Federal Circuit held that "the materiality required to
establish inequitable conduct is but-for materiality." Id. The Federal
Circuit explained that "[w]hen an applicant fails to disclose prior art to
the PTO, that prior art is but-for material if the PTO would not have
allowed a claim had it been aware of the undisclosed prior art." Id. The
Federal Circuit further explained that "in assessing the materiality of a
withheld reference, the court must determine whether the PTO would have
allowed the claim if it had been aware of the undisclosed reference
[,] . . . apply[ing] the preponderance of the evidence standard and
giv[ing] claims their broadest reasonable construction." Id. at 1291-92.
Examples of where the Federal Circuit found information to be but-for
material include Transweb, LLC v. 3M Innovative Properties Co., 812 F.3d
1295 (Fed. Cir. 2016), and Apotex, Inc. v. UCB Inc., 763 F.3d 1354 (Fed.
Cir. 2014).
   In addition, the Federal Circuit recognized that the materiality prong
of inequitable conduct may also be satisfied in cases of affirmative
egregious misconduct. Id. at 1292. See also The Ohio Willow Wood Co. v.
Alps South, LLC, 735 F.3d 1333, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2013); Intellect Wireless,
Inc. v. HTC Corp., 732 F.3d 1339, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2013). The Federal
Circuit explained that "[t]his exception to the general rule of requiring
but-for proof incorporates elements of the early unclean hands cases before
the Supreme Court, which dealt with `deliberately planned and carefully
executed scheme[s]' to defraud the PTO and the courts." Therasense, 649
F.3d at 1292. The Federal Circuit reasoned that "a patentee is unlikely to
go to great lengths to deceive the PTO with a falsehood unless it believes
that the falsehood will affect issuance of the patent." Id. Further, the
Federal Circuit clarified that while the filing of an unmistakably false
affidavit would constitute affirmative egregious misconduct, "neither mere
nondisclosure of prior art references to the PTO nor failure to mention
prior art references in an affidavit constitutes affirmative egregious
misconduct." Id. at 1292-93. Rather, "claims of inequitable conduct that
are based on such omissions require proof of but-for materiality." Id. at
1293.
   A notice of proposed rulemaking was previously published in the Federal
Register (76 FR 43631) on July 21, 2011. Comments were due on September 19,
2011. The Office received 24 written comments in response to the notice. In
addition to considering the public comments, the Office monitored further
Federal Circuit decisions regarding the application of the inequitable
conduct standard. Based upon the passage of time since the end of the
comment period and the significant changes to patent law as a result of the
successful implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the
Office considered it appropriate to obtain public comment on the proposed
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changes to the rules of practice regarding the duty of disclosure.
Therefore, the Office is publishing the current notice of proposed
rulemaking to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the
proposed revisions, which take into account the comments received in
response to the 2011 notice of proposed rulemaking.
   Like the previously proposed rule, the currently proposed rule would
harmonize the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure before the
Office with the but-for materiality standard set forth in Therasense for
establishing inequitable conduct before the courts. Specifically, the
currently proposed rule would modify 37 CFR 1.56(a) and 37 CFR 1.555(a) to
recite that the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure is but-for
materiality, and would modify 37 CFR 1.56(b) and 37 CFR 1.555(b) to define
the but-for materiality standard as set forth in Therasense. Further, in
view of the Federal Circuit's recognition that affirmative egregious
misconduct satisfies the materiality prong of inequitable conduct, the
currently proposed rule would amend 37 CFR 1.56(a) and 37 CFR 1.555(a) to
explicitly incorporate affirmative egregious misconduct.
   In the previous notice of proposed rulemaking, the Office proposed only
to amend 37 CFR 1.56(b) and 37 CFR 1.555(b) by combining in the same
provision both an explicit reference to the Therasense materiality standard
and a definition of the materiality standard, which included an explicit
recitation of affirmative egregious misconduct. See Revision of the
Materiality to Patentability Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information
in Patent Applications, 76 FR 43631, 43634 (July 21, 2011). Prior to making
a final decision on whether to modify the previously proposed rule, the
Office considered all public comments and monitored the petition for
certiorari to the Supreme Court in 1st Media, LLC v. Electronic Arts, Inc.,
694 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2012), cert. denied, 134 S.Ct. 418 (2013) and the
further developments regarding the application of the inequitable conduct
standard by the Federal Circuit. Accordingly, the Office has decided to
modify the previously proposed rule language to avoid potential confusion
by moving the language regarding affirmative egregious misconduct from the
definition of the materiality standard for disclosure of information in
37 CFR 1.56(b)(2) and 37 CFR 1.555(b)(2), as previously proposed, to
37 CFR 1.56(a) and 37 CFR 1.555(a), respectively. Therefore, in the
currently proposed rule, 37 CFR 1.56(b) and 37 CFR 1.555(b) would define
the but-for materiality standard as set forth in Therasense, while
37 CFR 1.56(a) and 37 CFR 1.555(a) would incorporate affirmative egregious
misconduct.
   In the previous notice of proposed rulemaking, the Office also proposed
to amend 37 CFR 1.56(b) and 37 CFR 1.555(b) to explicitly reference the
Therasense ruling. Comments received in response to the previous notice of
proposed rulemaking questioned explicitly referencing the Therasense
decision directly in the rules out of concern that the rules could be
affected as the Therasense ruling is interpreted and applied, or if
Therasense is overruled. While the currently proposed rule removes the
explicit reference to the Therasense decision, explicitly referencing the
court decision is not necessary to link the materiality standard for the
duty of disclosure before the Office with the but-for materiality standard
set forth in Therasense for establishing inequitable conduct before the
courts. The recitation of but-for materiality in 37 CFR 1.56(a) and
1.555(a) and the definition of but-for materiality in 37 CFR 1.56(b) and
1.555(b) would establish that the materiality standard for the duty of
disclosure in this currently proposed rule is the same as the but-for
materiality standard set forth in Therasense and its interpretations and
applications.
   As discussed previously, Therasense was decided by the Federal Circuit
en banc. This precedential decision can only be overturned by another
en banc decision of the Federal Circuit or by a decision of the Supreme
Court. See, e.g., Nobelpharma AB v. Implant Innovations, Inc., 141 F.3d
1059, 1068 n.5 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (Federal Circuit precedent may not be
changed by a panel.). The Office's explicit reference to and definition of
the but-for materiality standard set forth in Therasense in currently
proposed 37 CFR 1.56 and 37 CFR 1.555 would avoid divergence between the
Office's materiality standard for the duty of disclosure and the but-for
inequitable conduct materiality standard set forth in Therasense. This
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approach should benefit the public by providing a consistent materiality
standard without the need for continuous revisions to the rules as the
Therasense standard is interpreted or applied. In the event the Supreme
Court, or Federal Circuit acting en banc, chooses to revise the but-for
materiality standard in Therasense, the Office will reconsider the rules at
that time. Further, the Office will keep the public informed of its
understanding of how the Federal Circuit interprets the standard through
future revisions to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP).
   Historically, the Federal Circuit connected the materiality standard for
inequitable conduct with the Office's materiality standard for the duty of
disclosure. That is, the Federal Circuit has invoked the materiality
standard for the duty of disclosure to measure materiality in cases raising
claims of inequitable conduct. In doing so, the Federal Circuit has
utilized both the "reasonable examiner" standard set forth in the 1977
version of 37 CFR 1.56(b) and the prima facie case of unpatentability
standard set forth in the 1992 version of 37 CFR 1.56(b). See, e.g., Am.
Hoist & Derrick Co. v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., 725 F.2d 1350, 1363 (Fed. Cir.
1984); Bruno Indep. Living Aids, Inc. v. Acorn Mobility Servs., Ltd., 394
F.3d 1348, 1352-53 (Fed. Cir. 2005). In Therasense, the Federal Circuit
eliminated what existed of the historical connection between the two
materiality standards and did not indicate that the Office must apply the
but-for standard for materiality required to establish inequitable conduct
under Therasense as the standard for determining materiality under
37 CFR 1.56 or 37 CFR 1.555. Thus, while Therasense does not require the
Office to harmonize its materiality standard underlying the duty of
disclosure and the Federal Circuit's but-for materiality standard
underlying the inequitable conduct doctrine, there are important reasons to
amend 37 CFR 1.56 and 37 CFR 1.555 to do so.
   A unitary materiality standard is simpler for the patent system as a
whole. Under the single but-for standard of materiality, patent applicants
will not be put in the position of having to meet one standard of
materiality as set forth in Therasense in defending against inequitable
conduct allegations and a second, different materiality standard when
complying with the duty of disclosure before the Office. Also, the Office
expects that by adopting the Therasense but-for standard for materiality in
this currently proposed rule, the frequency with which charges of
inequitable conduct are raised against applicants and practitioners for
failing to disclosure material information to the Office will be reduced.
   Similarly, the Office expects that adopting the but-for materiality
standard would reduce the incentive to submit marginally relevant
information in information disclosure statements (IDSs). As such, this
currently proposed rule would further the Office's goal of enhancing patent
quality. The adoption of the but-for standard for materiality should lead
to more focused prior art submissions by applicants, which in turn will
assist examiners in more readily recognizing the most relevant prior art.
   At the same time, the Office also expects this currently proposed rule
would continue to encourage applicants to comply with their duty of candor
and good faith. The Office recognizes that it previously considered, and
rejected, a but-for standard for the duty of disclosure in 1992 when it
promulgated the prima facie case of unpatentability standard that would be
replaced under this proposed rule. Duty of Disclosure, 57 FR 2021, 2024
(Jan. 17, 1992). The Office was concerned about the types of potential
misconduct that could occur unchecked under a pure but-for standard. By
including a provision for affirmative egregious misconduct in the currently
proposed rule, the Office's long-standing concern would be mitigated. In
Therasense, the Federal Circuit stated, "creating an exception to punish
affirmative egregious acts without penalizing the failure to disclose
information that would not have changed the issuance decision . . . strikes
a necessary balance between encouraging honesty before the PTO and
preventing unfounded accusations of inequitable conduct." Id. at 1293.

Discussion of Specific Rules

   The following is a description of the amendments PTO is proposing:
   Section 1.56: Section 1.56(a) as proposed to be amended would provide
that the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure is but-for
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materiality. Further, § 1.56(a) as proposed would provide that a patent
will not be granted on an application in which affirmative egregious
misconduct was engaged in.
   Section 1.56(b) as proposed to be amended would replace the prima facie
case of unpatentability materiality standard with the definition of the
but-for materiality standard. As proposed, § 1.56(b) would provide that
information is but-for material to patentability if the Office would not
find a claim patentable if the Office were aware of the information,
applying the preponderance of the evidence standard and giving the claim
its broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification.
   Previously proposed § 1.56(b) included two discrete sentences. The first
sentence stated information is material to patentability if it is material
under the standard set forth in Therasense, and the second sentence stated
information is material to patentability under Therasense if (1) the Office
would not allow a claim if it were aware of the information, or (2) the
applicant engages in affirmative egregious misconduct before the Office as
to the information. See Revision of the Materiality to Patentability
Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications, 76 FR
at 43634. The explicit reference to the Therasense decision and the
recitation of affirmative egregious misconduct in previously proposed
§ 1.56(b) have not been retained in this currently proposed rule in view of
public comments received. Currently proposed § 1.56(a) now recites that the
materiality standard for the duty of disclosure is but-for materiality.
Currently proposed § 1.56(b) defines the but-for materiality standard as
set forth in Therasense.
   As set forth above, an explicit reference to the Therasense decision is
not necessary to link the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure
to the but-for materiality standard for inequitable conduct set forth in
Therasense. The Office has determined that reciting "but-for material[ity]"
and its definition as it is recited in Therasense makes clear that the
standard for materiality is the but-for standard set forth in Therasense
and its interpretations and applications. Also, by moving the language
regarding affirmative egregious misconduct from previously proposed
§ 1.56(b)(2) to § 1.56(a), the Office has separated the definition of the
materiality standard for the duty to disclose information from the
recitation of affirmative egregious misconduct.
   Additionally, the Office has modified the previously proposed rule
language to state that a claim is given its broadest reasonable
construction "consistent with the specification." The Office did not intend
the previously proposed omission of this language that is present in
existing §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b) as an indication that claims would no
longer be given their broadest reasonable construction consistent the
specification. While the Federal Circuit in Therasense did not specifically
state that the broadest reasonable construction is a construction that is
consistent with the specification, the Federal Circuit referenced
MPEP § 2111 (8th ed. 2001) (Rev. 9, Aug. 2012) in establishing that a claim
is given its broadest reasonable construction. Therasense, 649 F.3d at
1292. MPEP § 2111 states that "(d)uring patent examination, the pending
claims must be `given their broadest reasonable interpretation
consistent with the specification.' " See also Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
415 F.3d 1303, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ("The Patent and Trademark Office
(`PTO') determines the scope of claims in patent applications not solely on
the basis of the claim language, but upon giving claims their broadest
reasonable construction `in light of the specification as it would be
interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.' "). In addition, the
Federal Circuit has indicated that the phrases "broadest reasonable
interpretation" and "broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the
specification" have the same meaning as it would be unreasonable to ignore
any interpretive guidance afforded by the written description. See In re
Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1054 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Nevertheless, in order to
make clear that any construction made by the Office in the application of
§ 1.56 must be consistent with the specification, the currently proposed
rules have been amended accordingly.
   Section 1.555: Section 1.555(a) as proposed to be amended would provide
that the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure in a reexamination
proceeding is but-for materiality. Further, § 1.555(a) as proposed to be
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amended would provide that the duties of candor, good faith, and disclosure
have not been complied with if affirmative egregious misconduct was engaged
in by, or on behalf of, the patent owner in the reexamination proceeding.
   Section 1.555(b) as proposed to be amended would provide that
information is but-for material to patentability if, for any matter proper
for consideration in reexamination, the Office would not find a claim
patentable if the Office were aware of the information, applying the
preponderance of the evidence standard and giving the claim its broadest
reasonable construction consistent with the specification. The explicit
reference to the Therasense decision and recitation of affirmative
egregious misconduct in previously proposed § 1.555(b) have not been
retained in this currently proposed rule in view of public comments
received. Currently proposed § 1.555(a) now recites that the materiality
standard for the duty of disclosure in a reexamination proceeding is but-
for materiality. Currently proposed § 1.555(b) defines the but-for
materiality standard as set forth in Therasense.
   Additionally, § 1.555(b) as proposed would provide that the but-for
materiality standard covers the disclosure of information as to any matter
that is proper for consideration in a reexamination proceeding. Previously
proposed § 1.555(b) was silent as to the types of information that are
appropriate for consideration in a reexamination proceeding, and existing
§ 1.555(b) limits the types of information that could be considered in
reexamination to patents and printed publications. In view of public
comments received, this currently proposed rule would amend § 1.555(b) to
again recite the types of information that are appropriate for
consideration in a reexamination proceeding but, unlike the existing rule,
this currently proposed rule encompasses disclosure of information as to
any matter that is appropriate for consideration in a reexamination
proceeding (e.g., admissions by patent owner), as opposed to being limited
to patents and printed publications.
   It is noted that § 1.933 is also directed to the duty of disclosure in
inter partes reexamination proceedings; however, the statement as to
materiality of information in § 1.933 incorporates § 1.555. Thus, § 1.933
has not been amended in this currently proposed rule.

Comments and Response to Comments

   The Office published a notice on July 21, 2011, proposing to change the
rules of practice to revise the standard for materiality of the duty to
disclose information in patent applications and reexamination proceedings
in light of the decision of the Federal Circuit in Therasense. See Revision
of the Materiality to Patentability Standard for the Duty to Disclose
Information in Patent Applications, 76 FR at 43631. The Office received 24
written comments (from intellectual property organizations, academic and
research institutions, companies, and individuals) in response to that
notice. The comments and the Office's responses to the comments follow:

A. Previously Proposed §§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1)
B. Cumulative Information
C. Affirmative Egregious Misconduct
D. Therasense Language
E. General Language Comments
F. Application of Rule Standards
G. General Comments

A. Previously Proposed §§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1)

   Comment 1: Several comments suggested amending previously proposed
§§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1) to add the phrase "consistent with the
specification" following the phrase ``broadest reasonable construction" to
ensure the Office would be giving a claim its broadest reasonable
construction consistent with the specification.
   Response: As discussed in the preamble, the Office has modified the
previously proposed rule language to add "consistent with the
specification" after "broadest reasonable construction."
   Comment 2: One comment suggested amending previously proposed
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§§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1) to change the perspective from the present to
the time when information was withheld from the Office. In particular, this
comment suggested changing the phrase "would not allow a claim if it were
aware of the information" in proposed § 1.56(b)(1) to "would not have
allowed a claim if it were aware of the information," and changing the
phrase "would not find a claim patentable if it were aware of the
information" in proposed § 1.555(b)(1) to "would not have found a claim
patentable if it were aware of the information." Another comment requested
clarification regarding whether proposed §§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1)
would apply to any application pending on, or applications filed after, the
effective date of any final rule.
   Response: While the first comment suggested specific language found in
the Therasense holding be added to the rules, the Therasense holding
pertains to inequitable conduct analysis by the courts, which is applied
from a different perspective than the duty of disclosure analysis by
applicants. The duty of disclosure is a prospective analysis, while
inequitable conduct is a retrospective analysis. In other words, an
applicant determines materiality in the present, not retroactively as a
court would determine inequitable conduct. Additionally, with respect to
Office proceedings, §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b) as proposed in this rule would
apply to any application or reexamination proceeding pending on, filed on,
or filed after the effective date of any final rule.
   Comment 3: Several comments requested clarification regarding whether
"a claim" in proposed §§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1) is the finally allowed
claim or any claim pending during prosecution, such as restricted claims,
withdrawn claims, amended claims, etc.
   Response: Currently proposed § 1.56(a) explicitly states "[t]he duty to
disclose information exists with respect to each pending claim until the
claim is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration, or the application
becomes abandoned." Similarly, § 1.555(a) states "[t]he duty to disclose
the information exists with respect to each claim pending in the
reexamination proceeding until the claim is cancelled." Therefore, the duty
of disclosure pertains to all claims while they are pending. The duty does
not pertain to information that is only material to claims that have been
cancelled or withdrawn.

B. Cumulative Information

   Comment 4: Several comments suggested the rules maintain the language
from existing §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b), which provide that information is
material to patentability "when it is not cumulative to information already
of record or being made of record."
   Response: Sections 1.56 and 1.555 in this currently proposed rule do not
include the language regarding cumulative information set forth in existing
§§ 1.56 and 1.555. The Office, however, is not requesting that applicants
submit cumulative information. Information that is merely cumulative to
information already on the record would not be material under the but-for
standard.
   Comment 5: One comment stated that non-disclosed cumulative information
may meet the but-for test in the situation where the Office erred in
allowing a claim over the originally cited art and the applicant is in
possession of art that is cumulative to the originally cited art.
   Response: The applicant is under a duty to refrain from filing and
prosecuting claims that are known to be unpatentable whether based on
information already of record and not recognized by the examiner or
cumulative information not submitted. See §§ 11.18, 11.301, and 11.303. In
such an instance, the applicant should amend the claims accordingly.

C. Affirmative Egregious Misconduct

   Comment 6: Several comments stated that combining the but-for test of
§§ 1.56(b)(1) and 1.555(b)(1) and the affirmative egregious misconduct test
of §§ 1.56(b)(2) and 1.555(b)(2) in the previously proposed rules will lead
to confusion because the but-for test involves the materiality of
information while the "affirmative egregious misconduct" test is related to
the nature of the conduct. Several comments, in particular, suggested
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moving the "affirmative egregious misconduct" exception into §§ 1.56(a) and
1.555(a).
   Response: In order to alleviate any potential confusion by including
affirmative egregious misconduct in §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b), this currently
proposed rule amends §§ 1.56 and 1.555 by moving the language regarding
affirmative egregious misconduct from previously proposed §§ 1.56(b)(2) and
1.555(b)(2) to §§ 1.56(a) and 1.555(a), respectively. In particular,
§ 1.56(a) as currently proposed would provide that a patent will not be
granted on an application where any individual associated with the filing
or prosecution of the application engages in affirmative egregious
misconduct. Section 1.555(a) as currently proposed would provide that the
duties of candor, good faith, and disclosure have not been complied with if
any individual associated with the patent owner in a reexamination
proceeding engages in affirmative egregious misconduct. Thus, §§ 1.56(b).
and 1.555(b), as currently proposed, are limited to defining the but-for
materiality standard for the duty to disclose information.
   Comment 7: Several comments stated that the phrase "affirmative
egregious misconduct" in previously proposed rules §§ 1.56(b)(2) and
1.555(b)(2) is a vague and undefined term and, therefore, should not be
included in the rules. In addition, several comments requested that the
Office incorporate the definition of affirmative egregious misconduct from
Therasense directly into the rule. Several comments requested guidance,
such as examples, on what sort of conduct constitutes affirmative egregious
misconduct in previously proposed §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b). One other
comment suggested clarifying affirmative egregious misconduct to prevent
affirmative egregious misconduct from "swallowing" the but-for rule and
requiring affirmative egregious misconduct to have a realistic potential to
impact patentability. Several comments also stated that it is unclear how
affirmative egregious misconduct relates to the Office's other rules such
as §§ 1.56(a) and 10.23. (While § 10.23 was in effect at the time the
comment was made, it has since been removed and § 11.804 was adopted. See
Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and
Trademark Office, 78 FR 20188 (Apr. 3, 2013).) These comments are
applicable to the currently proposed rules as well.
   Response: As discussed previously, the Office has retained and moved the
recitation of affirmative egregious misconduct to currently proposed
§§ 1.56(a) and 1.555(a). Affirmative egregious misconduct is recited in
currently proposed § 1.56(a) in addition to the other forms of misconduct
that would preclude a patent from being granted. Similarly, affirmative
egregious misconduct is recited in currently proposed § 1.555(a) in
addition to the other forms of misconduct engaged in by, or on behalf of,
the patent owner in the reexamination proceeding that would cause a
violation of the duties of candor, good faith, and disclosure. The
discussion of affirmative egregious misconduct in Therasense and subsequent
cases, as well as the lengthy jurisprudence of the unclean hands doctrine,
offers guidance as to the boundaries of affirmative egregious misconduct.
Specifically, in Therasense, the Federal Circuit likened affirmative
egregious misconduct to the doctrine of unclean hands that "dealt with
`deliberately planned and carefully executed scheme[s]' to defraud the PTO
and the courts." Therasense, 649 F.3d at 1292. The Federal Circuit also
described several examples of behavior that would constitute affirmative
egregious misconduct including "perjury, the manufacture of false evidence,
and the suppression of evidence," as well as filing an "unmistakably false
affidavit." Id. at 1287, 1292. See also The Ohio Willow Wood Co. v. Alps
South, LLC, 735 F.3d at 1351 (finding that misrepresenting evidence to the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences was "tantamount to filing an
unmistakably false affidavit"); Intellect Wireless, Inc. v. HTC Corp., 732
F.3d at 1344 (stating "the materiality prong of inequitable conduct is met
when an applicant files a false affidavit and fails to cure the
misconduct"). The Federal Circuit clarified, however, that "neither mere
nondisclosure of prior art references to the PTO nor failure to mention
prior art references in an affidavit constitutes affirmative egregious
misconduct." Therasense, 649 F.3d at 1292-93. Further, the Federal Circuit
has provided additional guidance on the type of activity that would not
constitute affirmative egregious misconduct. See, e.g., Powell v. Home
Depot U.S.A., Inc., 663 F.3d 1221, 1235 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (failing to update
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a Petition to Make Special "is not the type of unequivocal act, `such as
filing an unmistakably false affidavit,' that would rise to the level of
`affirmative egregious misconduct.' ").
   Comment 8: Several comments suggested that acts of "affirmative
egregious misconduct" in previously proposed §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b)
should not be limited solely to "the applicant."
   Response: The Office does not interpret the Federal Circuit's use of
"patentee" in Therasense when describing affirmative egregious misconduct
as limiting the misconduct to only the applicant or patent owner. All of
the parties identified in §§ 1.56(c) and 1.555(a) are subject to the
affirmative egregious misconduct provisions of currently proposed
§§ 1.56(a) and 1.555(a), respectively.
   Comment 9: One comment suggested striking previously proposed
§ 1.555(b)(2), which was directed to affirmative egregious misconduct, as
unnecessary. The comment asserts that the previously proposed rule invites
potential third party abuse and confusion during reexamination since third
parties will see the rule as a license to argue a lack of candor with
respect to previous patent holder submissions to the Office.
   Response: While the currently proposed rule no longer includes
§ 1.555(b)(2), the recitation of affirmative egregious misconduct has been
moved to currently proposed § 1.555(a). As proposed, this rule would
address a patent owner's duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the
Office, including the patent owner's duty of disclosure. It would not
establish an opportunity in a reexamination proceeding for a third party to
challenge the duty of candor and good faith of a patentee. Conduct is not
grounds on which reexamination may be requested and is not appropriate to
be raised during a reexamination proceeding. See MPEP § 2616. The conduct
of the patent owner may be raised by the patent owner during a supplemental
examination proceeding. If the conduct of the patent owner is raised by the
patent owner in the supplemental examination proceeding, it may be
addressed by the Office in the supplemental examination proceeding and in
any reexamination proceeding resulting from that supplemental examination
proceeding.

D. Therasense Language

   Comment 10: Several comments stated that the previously proposed rules
should not explicitly reference Therasense. The comments questioned whether
an explicit reference would allow the rules to change as the Therasense
standard changes or lock the Office into the standard set forth in the
decision even if the standard is later changed. Further, the comments
asserted that an explicit reference creates uncertainty in the rules since
the rules will become a moving target not subject to interpretation on
their face and that a rule cannot be understood on its face without need to
interpret the Therasense decision. The comments also asserted that tying
the rule to an evolving standard will cause currently pending applications
to stand as test cases until the standard is fully articulated. Finally, the
comments asserted that the incorporation by reference sets a standard
based on private litigation where the Office is not a party and grants an
administrative agency's rulemaking authority to the judicial branch, which
has different goals than the Office.
   Response: The currently proposed rules no longer include the language
addressed by the comment. Notwithstanding the removal of an explicit
reference to Therasense in currently proposed §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b), the
recitation of the but-for materiality standard for the duty to disclose
information in currently proposed §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b) accomplishes what
a reference to the court decision would accomplish in adopting the but-for
standard set forth in Therasense. As discussed previously, the Office has
determined that to adopt the but-for standard of materiality set forth in
Therasense, § 1.56 need not incorporate a specific reference to the court
decision that has created that standard. Accordingly, the reference to the
Therasense court decision in § 1.56, as previously proposed, has not been
retained in the currently proposed rule.
   The reference to the but-for standard should benefit the public by
providing a consistent materiality standard for the duty to disclose
information without the need for continuous revisions to the rules as the
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but-for standard in Therasense is interpreted or applied. As discussed
previously, Therasense was decided by the Federal Circuit en banc and can
only be overturned by another en banc decision of the Federal Circuit or by
a decision of the Supreme Court. In the event that the Supreme Court, or
Federal Circuit acting en banc, chooses to revise the but-for materiality
standard set forth in Therasense, the Office will reconsider the rules at
that time.
   Finally, the Office is not conveying its rulemaking authority to the
judicial branch. Instead, the Office is exercising its rulemaking authority
to adopt a standard used by the Federal Circuit. By using its rulemaking
authority to adopt a common standard, the Office is providing the public
with a uniform materiality standard for the duty to disclose information.
If the Office should determine the uniform standard no longer provides a
benefit to the public, the Office retains the ability to invoke its
rulemaking authority and change the rules at any time.
   Comment 11: One comment stated that the previously proposed rules
incorporate two alternative statements within the rules. Specifically, the
previously proposed rules include a first sentence that states that
information is material to patentability if it is material under the
standard set forth in Therasense and a second sentence that states
information is material to patentability under Therasense if (1) the Office
would not allow a claim if it were aware of the information, or (2) the
applicant engages in affirmative egregious misconduct before the Office as
to the information. The comment questioned whether these two sentences were
equivalent and, if they were, whether they would remain equivalent as the
Therasense decision evolves in the Federal Circuit.
   Response: As discussed previously, this currently proposed rule modifies
previously proposed §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b) to remove the sentence that
explicitly references the Therasense decision. Sections 1.56(b) and
1.555(b) in this currently proposed rule would define the but-for
materiality standard for the duty to disclose information as set forth in
Therasense.

E. General Language Comments

   Comment 12: One comment suggested that previously proposed rule
§ 1.555(b) should preserve the language that patents and printed
publications are the appropriate types of information for consideration
in reexamination.
   Response: As discussed previously, unlike existing § 1.555(b), which
limits the types of information that could be considered in reexamination
to patents and printed publications, the currently proposed rule broadly
recites that it is applicable to any matter proper for consideration in a
reexamination (e.g., admissions by patent owner as well as patents and
printed publications).
   Comment 13: Several comments asserted the previously proposed rules are
difficult for applicants to apply and interpret prospectively.
Specifically, the comments assert that the proposed rules require the
applicant to make legal conclusions in determining how to comply with the
rule.
   Response: As stated in the previous notice of proposed rulemaking, the
Office recognizes the tension in basing the disclosure requirement on
unpatentability. See Revision of the Materiality to Patentability Standard
for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications, 76 FR at
43633. However, since the existing provisions of §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b)
require applicants to determine if there is a prima facie case of
unpatentability, applicants are accustomed to making such determinations
when complying with the duty of disclosure. Further, the but-for standard
set forth in this currently proposed rule should not be any more difficult
for applicants to apply during prosecution than the prima facie case of
unpatentability standard that would be replaced by this currently proposed
rule. Both standards require the applicant to reassess materiality as
claims are amended, cancelled, and added. Lastly, the Office believes the
but-for standard, as articulated by the Federal Circuit in Therasense,
would also provide applicants with guidance on what information the
applicant is required to submit to the Office.
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F. Application of Rule Standards

   Comment 14: Several comments addressed the scope of evidence to be
considered when materiality or egregious misconduct determinations are made
by the Office during application of these proposed rules, including whether
the Office would take into account rebuttal evidence or whether the scope
would be limited to the record before the Office.
   Response: The Office would utilize all available evidence when making
determinations of materiality or affirmative egregious misconduct,
including rebuttal evidence. Limiting determinations of materiality or
affirmative egregious misconduct to the record before the Office might
promote fraud and bad faith in practicing before the Office and may lead to
erroneous decisions.
   Comment 15: Several comments requested the Office to stay Office of
Enrollment and Discipline (OED) proceedings until a final court resolution
regarding inequitable conduct is obtained in the courts.
   Response: This currently proposed rule would only modify the materiality
standard for the duty of disclosure required in §§ 1.56 and 1.555. OED
proceedings are governed by procedures outlined in 37 CFR part 11, and the
timeline under which the OED must commence disciplinary proceedings is
subject to 35 U.S.C. 32 as amended by the America Invents Act (AIA). See
Public Law 112-29, section 3(k), 125 Stat. 340, section 3(k) (2011).

G. General Comments

   Comment 16: One comment proposed the Office tailor the discipline for
failing to comply with the duty of disclosure to sanctions other than
rendering patents unenforceable.
   Response: The Office does not render a patent unenforceable for an
applicant's failure to comply with the duty of disclosure. Rather, a court
may hold a patent unenforceable due to inequitable conduct.
   Comment 17: Several comments suggested proposing rules for materiality
for each new post-issuance proceeding under the America Invents Act (AIA),
such as post grant review, inter partes review, and covered business method
patents review. The comment suggested that, since each post-issuance
proceeding is different, separate materiality standards may be necessary.
   Response: This comment is outside the scope of this rulemaking. The
Office, however, has adopted § 42.11 to govern the duty of candor owed to
the Office in the new post-issuance proceedings under the AIA.
Additionally, the existing regulations at § 42.51 require a party to serve
relevant information that is inconsistent with a position advanced during
the proceedings.
   Comment 18: Several comments asserted the Office should not require
applicants to explain or clarify the relationship of the prior art to the
claimed invention as suggested by the Office in the previous notice of
proposed rulemaking. See Revision of the Materiality to Patentability
Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications,
76 FR at 43632. In addition, several comments suggested that, if the Office
requires such an explanation, applicants should be given a safe harbor so
that such explanation would not be regarded as an act of affirmative
egregious misconduct.
   Response: The contemplated required explanation from the previous
notice of proposed rulemaking addressed by the comment is not included in
this currently proposed rulemaking.

   Comment 19: Several comments stated that the proposed but-for standard
for materiality will not reduce the incentive to submit marginally relevant
information to the Office. In addition, one comment asserted that the
stated rationale for the but-for standard does not justify the rule change
since the 1992 version of the rule, which contained a prima facie case of
unpatentability standard, did not contribute to the over-disclosure to the
Office or the overuse of inequitable conduct in litigation. This comment
stated that, as long as the penalty for inequitable conduct is the loss of
enforceability of the patent, applicants will continue to submit voluminous
amounts of information to the Office to avoid a finding of inequitable
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conduct.
   Response: The Office appreciates that a patent may be found
unenforceable due to a finding of inequitable conduct. However, the
Office's proposed adoption of the but-for standard of materiality
articulated by the Federal Circuit in the Therasense decision, as well as
the Therasense decision itself, should incentivize applicants not to submit
marginally relevant information to the Office as this information would not
meet the articulated standard.
   Comment 20: Several comments requested that the Office no longer require
the cross-citation of prior art found in related applications. The comments
also requested the Office to provide a safe harbor provision under which
information from related applications is not material and need not be
submitted or, in the alternative, the definition of a related application
is limited to "family cases" (i.e., those cases for which there is some
chain of priority claim), "similar claims cases" (i.e., those cases under a
common obligation of assignment for which the claims are not patentably
distinct), and "team exception cases" (i.e., those cases for which the
provisions of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(c) apply (35 U.S.C. 103(c) for pre-AIA
applications)).
   Response: An applicant is under a duty of disclosure to provide all
known material information to the Office no matter how the applicant
becomes aware of the information. An applicant is in the best position to
know of any material information, especially when an applicant learns about
the information from prosecution in related applications such as in
applications for which priority or benefit is claimed. Having all material
information in front of the examiner as early as possible will expedite
prosecution and improve examination quality. But under the standard in this
currently proposed rule, an applicant would be under no duty to provide
information from related applications unless that information is but-for
material.
   Comment 21: Several comments requested the Office provide a standard
method of cross-citation for information in related cases so examiners will
automatically review the information in the corresponding application
without the applicant having to submit the information in an IDS.
   Response: The Office is currently exploring an initiative to provide
examiners with information (e.g., prior art, search reports, etc.) from
applicant's related applications as early as possible to increase patent
examination quality and efficiency. In the interim, applicants must comply
with the requirements of §§ 1.97 and 1.98.
   Comment 22: Several comments suggested incentivizing the filing of non-
material disclosures. Essentially, the comments believed that the
submission of a reference will be interpreted as an admission that it meets
that materiality standard and, therefore, applicants will not submit non-
material information. As an incentive to submit non-material information,
the comments suggested relaxing or eliminating any burdens, such as waiving
fees.
   Response: The Office does not construe any submission of information as
an admission of materiality. Section 1.97(h) specifically states, "[t]he
filing of an information disclosure statement shall not be construed to be
an admission that the information cited in the statement is, or is
considered to be, material to patentability as defined in § 1.56(b)."
Therefore, the proposal to incentivize the submission of non-material
information is not necessary.
   Comment 23: One comment stated that, while the Office will not regard
information disclosures as admissions of unpatentability for any claims in
the application under § 1.97(h), the Office does not have the authority to
make this promise on behalf of the courts. The comment asserted that the
courts will inevitably hold that any disclosure of prior art is an
admission that some pending claim is unpatentable.
   Response: The comment did not provide any support for the asserted
proposition that the courts treat the disclosure of prior art as an
admission that at least one pending claim is unpatentable, and the Office
is not aware of any court decision with such a holding.
   Comment 24: Several comments requested the duty of disclosure end upon
payment of the issue fee rather than the patent grant.
   Response: It is in the applicant's and the public's best interest to
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have all material information known to the applicant considered by the
examiner before a patent is granted. This will result in a stronger patent
and avoid unnecessary post-grant proceedings and litigation.
Section 1.97(d) thus provides for information to be submitted to the Office
after a final action, notice of allowance, or action that otherwise closes
prosecution is mailed, provided the IDS is filed on or before payment of
the issue fee and is accompanied by the appropriate fee and statement under
§ 1.97(e). If the conditions of § 1.97(d) cannot be met, an applicant must
file a request for continued examination (RCE) to have information
considered by the examiner. Further, once the issue fee has been paid, the
applicant must comply with § 1.313(c) (i.e., file a petition to withdraw
from issue for consideration of an RCE) in order to have information
considered by the examiner. In order to alleviate the burden on applicants
in this situation, the Office has instituted the Quick Path Information
Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) pilot program. The QPIDS pilot program
eliminates the requirement for processing an RCE with an IDS after payment
of the issue fee where the IDS is accompanied by the appropriate fee and
statement under § 1.97(e) and the examiner determines that no item of
information in the IDS necessitates reopening prosecution. For more
information visit the QPIDS Web site at
www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/qpids.jsp.
   Comment 25: Several comments proposed giving an applicant a "safe
harbor" so the duty of disclosure for the applicant ends when the
applicant provides the information to counsel.
   Response: The purpose of the duty of disclosure requirement is to ensure
that all material information known by the applicant is provided to the
Office in the manner prescribed by §§ 1.97(b)-(d) and 1.98. Ending that
duty upon the submission of the documents to counsel could potentially
delay or prevent material information from being filed with the Office,
resulting in, for example, a reduction in patent quality or a delay in the
patent grant.
   Comment 26: Several comments requested the Office abrogate the duty of
disclosure. The comments provided numerous reasons, such as harmonization
with the patent offices that do not have such a duty. In the alternative,
several comments suggested modifying the materiality standard to include
only information that is not available to the public because most of the
information submitted is readily searchable public information.

   Response: The public interest is best served, and the most effective and
highest quality patent examination occurs, when the Office is aware of, and
evaluates the teachings of, all information material to patentability
during examination. Since the applicant is in the best position to be aware
of material information in the art, it serves the public interest to
require that the applicant submit this information to the Office during
examination. Even if this information is publicly available, there is no
guarantee that the examiner will find the information. Further, requiring
the examiner to locate this information when the applicant is already aware
of it unnecessarily expends government resources, increases search time,
and could reduce examination quality. It is also noted that limiting
materiality to information that is not available to the public would
essentially abrogate the duty of disclosure because most information that
is not available to the public is unlikely to meet the prior art
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 102, hence preventing pertinent prior art from
being seen by the examiner.
   Comment 27: One comment asked the Office to clarify whether the new
rules create any duty to investigate.
   Response: Sections 1.56 and 1.555 in the currently proposed rule would
not create any new or additional duty to investigate. However,
practitioners and non-practitioners are reminded of the duty under
§ 11.18(b)(2) to make an "inquiry reasonable under the circumstances" when
presenting any paper to the Office.

Rulemaking Considerations

A. Administrative Procedure Act
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   This currently proposed rule would harmonize the rules of practice
concerning the materiality standard for the duty of disclosure with the
but-for materiality standard for inequitable conduct set forth in
Therasense. The changes in this currently proposed rule would not alter the
substantive criteria of patentability. Therefore, the changes in this
currently proposed rule involve rules of agency practice and procedure
and/or interpretive rules. See Bachow Commc'ns, Inc. v. F.C.C., 237 F.3d
683, 690 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (Rules governing an application process are
procedural under the Administrative Procedure Act.); Inova Alexandria
Hosp. v. Shalala, 244 F.3d 342, 350 (4th Cir. 2001) (Rules for handling
appeals were procedural where they did not change the substantive standard
for reviewing claims.); Nat'l Org. of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. v. Sec'y of
Veterans Affairs, 260 F.3d 1365, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (Rule that clarifies
interpretation of a statute is interpretive.).
   Accordingly, prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b) or (c) (or any other law). See Cooper
Techs. Co. v. Dudas, 536 F.3d 1330, 1336-37 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (stating that
5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(B), does not require notice and
comment rulemaking for "interpretative rules, general statements of policy,
or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice" (quoting
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A))). The Office, however, is publishing the currently
proposed rule for comment to seek the benefit of the public's views on the
Office's proposed revision of the materiality standard for the duty to
disclose information to the Office.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

   For the reasons set forth herein, the Deputy General Counsel for General
Law of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has certified to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration that
changes proposed in this notice will not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
   This notice proposes to harmonize the standard for materiality under
§§ 1.56 and 1.555 for the duty of disclosure with the but-for materiality
standard for inequitable conduct set forth in Therasense. The harmonized
materiality standard should reduce the incentives to submit marginally
relevant information in information disclosure statements (IDSs). The
changes in this currently proposed rule involve rules of agency practice
and procedure and/or interpretive rules and would not result in any
additional fees or requirements on patent applicants or patentees.
Therefore, the changes proposed in this rulemaking will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

C. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review)

   This rulemaking has been determined to be not significant for purposes
of Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993).

D. Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review)

   The Office has complied with Executive Order 13563. Specifically, the
Office has, to the extent feasible: (1) Used the best available techniques
to quantify costs and benefits and considered values such as equity,
fairness, and distributive impacts; (2) involved the public in an open
exchange of information and perspectives among experts in relevant
disciplines, affected stakeholders in the private sector, and the public as
a whole, and provided on-line access to the rulemaking docket;
(3) attempted to promote coordination, simplification, and harmonization
across government agencies and identified goals designed to promote
innovation; (4) considered approaches that reduce burdens and maintain
flexibility and freedom of choice for the public; and (5) ensured the
objectivity of scientific and technological information and processes.

E. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

   This rulemaking does not contain policies with federalism implications
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sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism Assessment under
Executive Order 13132 (Aug. 4, 1999).

F. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation)

   This rulemaking will not: (1) Have substantial direct effects on one or
more Indian tribes; (2) impose substantial direct compliance costs on
Indian tribal governments; or (3) preempt tribal law. Therefore, a tribal
summary impact statement is not required under Executive Order 13175 (Nov.
6, 2000).

G. Executive Order 13211 (Energy Effects)

   This rulemaking is not a significant energy action under Executive Order
13211 because this rulemaking is not likely to have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, a
Statement of Energy Effects is not required under Executive Order 13211
(May 18, 2001).

H. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)

   This rulemaking meets applicable standards to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden as set forth in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 (Feb. 5, 1996).

I. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children)

   This rulemaking does not concern an environmental risk to health or
safety that may disproportionately affect children under Executive Order
13045 (Apr. 21, 1997).

J. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property)

   This rulemaking will not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630 (Mar. 15,
1988).

K. Congressional Review Act

   Under the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), prior
to issuing any final rule, the PTO will submit a report containing this
final rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S.
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the Government
Accountability Office. The changes in this notice do not result in an
annual effect on the economy of 100 million dollars or more, a major
increase in costs or prices, or significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of United
States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in
domestic and export markets. Therefore, this notice is not expected to
result in a "major rule" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

L. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

   The changes in this notice do not involve a Federal intergovernmental
mandate that will result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, of 100 million dollars (as adjusted) or more
in any one year or a Federal private sector mandate that will result in the
expenditure by the private sector of 100 million dollars (as adjusted) or
more in any one year and will not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. Therefore, no actions are necessary under the provisions of
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. See 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.

M. National Environmental Policy Act

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

N. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

   The requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) are not applicable because
this rulemaking does not contain provisions which involve the use of
technical standards.

O. Paperwork Reduction Act

   The changes in this rulemaking involve information collection
requirements which are subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). The collection of information involved in this final rule has
been reviewed and approved by OMB under OMB control number 0651-0031. This
rulemaking proposes to harmonize the standard for materiality under §§ 1.56
and 1.555 for the duty of disclosure with the but-for standard for
materiality for inequitable conduct set forth in Therasense. This notice
does not adopt any additional fees or information collection requirements
on patent applicants or patentees.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1

   Administrative practice and procedure, Biologics, Courts, Freedom of
information, Inventions and patents, Reporting and record keeping
requirements, Small businesses.

   For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR part 1 is proposed to
be amended as follows:

PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

0
1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as follows:

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

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2. Section 1.56 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:


§ 1.56  Duty to disclose information material to patentability.

   (a) A patent by its very nature is affected with a public interest. The
public interest is best served, and the most effective patent examination
occurs when, at the time an application is being examined, the Office is
aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to
patentability. Each individual associated with the filing and prosecution
of a patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with
the Office, which includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information
known to that individual to be material to patentability under the but-for
materiality standard as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. The duty
to disclose information exists with respect to each pending claim until the
claim is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration or the application
becomes abandoned. Information material to the patentability of a claim
that is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration need not be submitted if
the information is not material to the patentability of any claim remaining
under consideration in the application. There is no duty to submit
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information which is not material to the patentability of any existing
claim. The duty to disclose all information known to be material to
patentability is deemed to be satisfied if all information known to be
material to patentability of any claim issued in a patent was cited by the
Office or submitted to the Office in the manner prescribed by §§ 1.97(b)
through (d) and 1.98. However, no patent will be granted on an application
in connection with which affirmative egregious misconduct was engaged in,
fraud on the Office was practiced or attempted, or the duty of disclosure
was violated through bad faith or intentional misconduct. The Office
encourages applicants to carefully examine:
   (1) Prior art cited in search reports of a foreign patent office in a
counterpart application, and
   (2) The closest information over which individuals associated with the
filing or prosecution of a patent application believe any pending claim
patentably defines, to make sure that any material information contained
therein is disclosed to the Office.
   (b) Information is but-for material to patentability if the Office
would not allow a claim if the Office were aware of the information,
applying the preponderance of the evidence standard and giving the claim
its broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification.
* * * * *
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3. Section 1.555 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:

§ 1.555  Information material to patentability in ex parte reexamination
and inter partes reexamination proceedings.

   (a) A patent by its very nature is affected with a public interest. The
public interest is best served, and the most effective reexamination occurs
when, at the time a reexamination proceeding is being conducted, the Office
is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to
patentability in a reexamination proceeding. Each individual associated
with the patent owner in a reexamination proceeding has a duty of candor
and good faith in dealing with the Office, which includes a duty to
disclose to the Office all information known to that individual to be
material to patentability in a reexamination proceeding under the but-for
materiality standard as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. The
individuals who have a duty to disclose to the Office all information known
to them to be material to patentability in a reexamination proceeding are
the patent owner, each attorney or agent who represents the patent owner,
and every other individual who is substantively involved on behalf of the
patent owner in a reexamination proceeding. The duty to disclose the
information exists with respect to each claim pending in the reexamination
proceeding until the claim is cancelled. Information material to the
patentability of a cancelled claim need not be submitted if the information
is not material to patentability of any claim remaining under consideration
in the reexamination proceeding. The duty to disclose all information known
to be material to patentability in a reexamination proceeding is deemed to
be satisfied if all information known to be material to patentability of
any claim in the patent after issuance of the reexamination certificate was
cited by the Office or submitted to the Office in an information disclosure
statement. However, the duties of candor, good faith, and disclosure have
not been complied with if affirmative egregious misconduct was engaged in,
any fraud on the Office was practiced or attempted, or the duty of
disclosure was violated through bad faith or intentional misconduct by, or
on behalf of, the patent owner in the reexamination proceeding. Any
information disclosure statement must be filed with the items listed in
§ 1.98(a) as applied to individuals associated with the patent owner in a
reexamination proceeding and should be filed within two months of the date
of the order for reexamination or as soon thereafter as possible.
   (b) Information is but-for material to patentability if, for any matter
proper for consideration in reexamination, the Office would not find a
claim patentable if the Office were aware of the information, applying the
preponderance of the evidence standard and giving the claim its broadest
reasonable construction consistent with the specification.
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October 21, 2016                                            MICHELLE K. LEE
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Notice Concerning the Israel Patent Office's Action as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
           Notice Concerning the Israel Patent Office's Action
               as an International Searching Authority and
            International Preliminary Examining Authority for
            International Applications Received by the United
                    States Patent and Trademark Office

   The conditions under which the Israel Patent Office (ILPO) will act as
an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for
international applications filed with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) as a Receiving Office (RO/US) have changed
effective April 10, 2016. The condition that the ILPO will not act as an
ISA for applications with one or more claims directed to a business method
as defined by specified areas of the International Patent Classification
System has been removed. Additionally, the condition that the ILPO will
not act as an ISA where it has received more than 75 international
applications from the USPTO during a fiscal quarter has been changed; the
number has been increased from 75 to 100.

   This change is the result of a new "Arrangement between the Israel
Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning
Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International Searching Authority
and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation
International Treaty for Certain International Application Received by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office" signed on April 5, 2016 by the
Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO and on
April 10, 2016 by the Director of the ILPO and Commissioner of Patents,
Designs and Trademarks. The signed Arrangement became effective on April
10, 2016.

   Under the new Arrangement, the ILPO may act as an ISA under the PCT for
international applications filed with the RO/US provided that: (1) the
applications are submitted in the English language; (2) the ILPO has not
received more than 100 international applications from the USPTO during a
fiscal quarter; and (3) the ILPO is chosen as a competent authority by the
applicants of said applications. The ILPO will also act as an IPEA if these
three requirements are met, and the ILPO acted as the ISA.

   The USPTO will continue to collect the search fees from the applicants,
and will transmit the search fees to the ILPO. The search fee for the ILPO
acting as an ISA for international applications received by the USPTO is
$912 (USD) effective March 22, 2016. Any other fees necessary for search
or examination or incidental thereto will continue to be paid by applicants
directly to the ILPO.

   The new Arrangement between the USPTO and the ILPO follows. Notice is
provided now due to the inadvertent omission to do so at the time of
signing.

October 31, 2016                                            MICHELLE K. LEE
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
           Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the
                United States Patent and Trademark Office
              Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office
                 as an International Searching Authority
                   and Preliminary Examining Authority
                   under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
            for Certain International Applications Received by
              the United States Patent and Trademark Office

                    USPTO Arrangement No. 16111008-0000-000

The Israel Patent Office (hereinafter called "ILPO") and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter called "USPTO") (hereinafter also
called "the Participants"), noting that:

   -  They wish to replace with the present Arrangement the "Arrangement
      between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and
      Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an
      International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority
      under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International
      Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark
      Office" signed by the USPTO at its headquarters on April 28, 2014 and
      by ILPO at its headquarters on May 15, 2014 (USPTO No. 14140027),
      including its Annexes;

   -  An Agreement exists between the Government of Israel and the
      International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
      (hereinafter "International Bureau") in relation to the functioning
      of ILPO as an International Searching and International Preliminary
      Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (hereinafter
      "the Agreement"); and

   -  The USPTO desires to have ILPO carry out the functions identified
      herewith as one of the International Searching Authorities and
      International Preliminary Examining Authorities under the Patent
      Cooperation Treaty, and ILPO is willing to do so in accordance with
      the terms and conditions of this Arrangement and in accordance with
      Israel's domestic law;

Have Reached the Following Understandings:

   1.    (1) ILPO intends to act as an International Searching Authority
         and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent
         Cooperation Treaty for international applications filed with USPTO
         as Receiving Office insofar as the following conditions are met:

           (i)  The applications are submitted in the English language;

           (ii) ILPO has not received more than 100 international
                applications from USPTO during the current fiscal quarter;
                and

           (iii) Insofar as ILPO is designated as a competent authority by
                 the applicants of said applications.

         (2) Pursuant to paragraph (1) ILPO intends to act as an
         International Preliminary Examining Authority only where ILPO has
         functioned as the International Searching Authority.

         (3) The USPTO intends to inform the International Bureau, pursuant
         to Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Rules 35 and 59, that ILPO is
         competent for the searching and international preliminary
         examination of those international applications described in
         paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Arrangement.
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   2.    ILPO intends to conduct the international search and international
         preliminary examination pursuant to the provisions of the
         Agreement between ILPO and the International Bureau, and to
         promptly notify USPTO of any relevant amendment to said Agreement.

   3.    The language of correspondence between ILPO and USPTO or the
         applicants, whose applications are handled by ILPO pursuant to
         this Arrangement, is English.

   4.    Conduct of technical and procedural matters including transfer of
         fees and exchange of documents should be as specified in the
         Outline of Technical and Procedural Matters document, Annex A of
         this Arrangement.

   5.    ILPO, upon request and on payment, intends to furnish the
         applicants with copies of the documents cited in the international
         search reports and the international preliminary examination
         reports.

   6.    (1) The fees and charges which ILPO is expected to charge in
         relation to its function under this Arrangement should be those
         set out in Annex C of the Agreement between ILPO and the
         International Bureau as represented by Annex D of the PCT
         Applicant's Guide as published and updated in the WIPO website.
         (Annex D is available at: http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/
         annexes/annexd/ax_d_il.pdf)

         (2) USPTO intends to collect the search fees from the applicants
         in the U.S. dollar (USD) amount specified in Annex D of the PCT
         Applicant's Guide and transfer said amount in U.S. Dollars (USD)
         to the ILPO as specified in Annex A of this Arrangement.

         (3) USPTO intends to transfer the search fee to ILPO, by the end
         of the next month following the month in which the search fee is
         received, and intends to promptly notify ILPO of the international
         filing date, the international application number, and the date on
         which the search fee was received.

         (4) Any fee for copies of documents cited in the international
         search report, additional international search fee, international
         preliminary examination fee, additional preliminary examination
         fee, or any necessary fee for search or preliminary examination is
         expected to be paid by the applicant to ILPO in the amount and in
         the currency set out in Annex D or E of the PCT Applicant's Guide
         as published and updated in the WIPO website. (Annex E available
         at: http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexe/ax_e_
         il.pdf)

   7.    (1) This Arrangement is intended to come into effect upon the date
         of last signature.

         (2) The initial period of validity of this Arrangement is intended
         to be for three years from the date set forth in Section 7(1),
         subject to section 7(3). The continuation of this Arrangement
         should be discussed between the participants before the expiration
         of the initial period.

         (3) In any event, the period of the validity of this Arrangement
         is also intended to end upon the termination of the Agreement
         between ILPO and the International Bureau. USPTO and ILPO intend
         to extend this Arrangement by mutual consent upon any renewal of
         the said Agreement between ILPO and the International Bureau.

   8.    This Arrangement may be modified with the written consent of both
         participants.
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   9.    (1) This Arrangement may be discontinued by either participant by
         written notice addressed to the other participant.

         (2) Activities may continue under this Arrangement for six months
         after receipt of the written notice referred to in the preceding
         paragraph by the other participant.

         (3) ILPO intends to act as the competent International Searching
         Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority in
         accordance with this Arrangement upon international applications
         insofar as these international applications are received by USPTO
         within six months after the receipt of the written notice under
         the preceding paragraphs.

   10.   (1) Provisions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the
         Regulations and the Administrative Instructions under the Treaty,
         where relevant, are intended to apply to matters which are not
         provided for in this Arrangement.

         (2) This Arrangement does not give rise to legal obligations under
         international law. Any differences which arise between ILPO and
         USPTO regarding this Arrangement are intended to be resolved
         amicably by consultations and negotiations between ILPO and the
         USPTO.

   11.   This Arrangement replaces the "Arrangement between the Israel
         Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
         Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International
         Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the
         Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications
         Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office",
         signed by the respective participants at Alexandria, United States
         of America, on April 28, 2014 and at Jerusalem, Israel, on May 15,
         2014 (USPTO No. 14140027), including its Annexes.

Signed on behalf of the participants in two English language originals[on
April 5, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America, and on
April 10, 2016 at Jerusalem, Israel, on April 10, 2016].

For United States Patent                           For the Israel Patent
and Trademark Office                               Office

MICHELLE K. LEE                                    ASA KLING
Under Secretary of Commerce for                    Director of the ILPO and
Intellectual Property and                          Commissioner of Patents,
Director of the USPTO                              Designs and Trademarks
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Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Annex A 
           Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the
                United States Patent and Trademark Office
              Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office
                 as an International Searching Authority
                   and Preliminary Examining Authority
                   under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
            for Certain International Applications Received by
              the United States Patent and Trademark Office

                                 Annex A

Outline of Technical and Procedural Matters

  Contents

1 CONTACT DETAILS                                                       3
2 PAYMENT PROCEDURE AND FEES FOR ISA/IPE SERVICES                       3
3 PROCEDURE FOR TRANSMITTING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THE USPTO AND ILPO       5
4 DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN U.S. APPLICANTS AND ILPO                       6
5 PROCEDURE FOR TRANSMITTING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN U.S. APPLICANTS AND ILPO 7

1 Contact details

1.1  Language of communication: English

1.2  Contact details for ILPO's PCT Section (ILPO/PCT):

          Phone number:     +972 2 5651705; +972 2 5651685
          Fax number:       +972 2 5651616; +972 2 6467783
          E-mail addresses: MichaelB@Justice.gov.il; BaruchN@justice.gov.il
          Fax:              available 24hrs/day; 7days/week

1.3  Postal address for ILPO/PCT:

          Israel Patent Office
          The Technology Park, Bldg. 5, Malcha,
          Jerusalem 96951, Israel

1.4  Street Address for ILPO/PCT (required for private courier delivery):

          Israel Patent Office
          1 Agudat Sport Hapoel St., Bldg. 5, Malcha,
          Jerusalem 96951, Israel

1.5  Postal address for the USPTO:

          Commissioner for Patents
          Mail Stop PCT
          P.O. Box 1450
          Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
          United States of America

1.6  Contact details for the receiving office of the USPTO:

          Name:                            Tracei Hale-Lee
          Phone number:                    +1 703 756 1487
          RO/US Fax number:                +1 571 273 3201
          E-mail:                          Tracei.Hale@uspto.gov

2 Payment procedure and fees for ISA/IPE services

For the most up-to-date information on the amount of fees applicable for
ISA service please refer to PCT Applicants Guide Annex D at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexd/ax_d_il.pdf
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and for the IPEA information refer to PCT Applicants Guide Annex E at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexe/ax_e_il.pdf

2.1  Classification of fees:

          Currency for payment of fees:

          Search fee: USD
          Preliminary examination fee: ILS
          Handling fee: ILS

          Current amounts of the fees can be found at:
          http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/index.html

2.2  Procedure for remitting fees:

          Search fee: U.S. applicant ==> USPTO ==> ILPO
          (wire transfer preferred)
          Preliminary examination fee:      U.S. applicant ==> ILPO
          Handling fee:                     U.S. applicant ==> ILPO
          Additional fees:                  U.S. applicant ==> ILPO
          Late furnishing fees              U.S. applicant ==> ILPO
          Fees for copies of documents
          cited in search and examination
          reports                           U.S. applicant ==> ILPO

* U.S. Applicants can pay ILPO by Credit Card using the following Web site:

          http://ecom.gov.il/voucher/inputpage.aspx?vid=354&lng=en

2.3  Acceptable currency for fee payment:

          USD for fee payment by USPTO to ILPO
          ILS for fees paid by U.S. applicant to ILPO

2.4  ILPO's bank account details for fee remittance:

          Correspondent bank
          Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York
          Swift code: FRNYUS33
          ABA/FW: 0210-0120-8
          Acc: 021084393 ISRAEA
          Final Beneficiary Bank
          Bank of Israel, Jerusalem
          Swift code: ISRAILIJ
          eneficiary Name: Ministry of Justice
          Beneficiary Account Number: 1317080085904
          Held in Bank of Israel's books

* An accompanying remittance file is to be sent to: MichaelB@Justice.gov.il
and BaruchN@justice.gov.il

** Reference to be used with payment via EFT by the USPTO is to be in the
following format: USPTO PCT Month (in words) Year (in numerals)

2.5  Responsibility for the cost of remitting fees or refunds:

          Remittance fee:                   sending party (U.S. applicant or
                                            the USPTO)
          Postal / private carrier fee:     sending party (all postage must
                                            be prepaid)
          Refund:                           receiving party (U.S. applicant
                                            or the USPTO)

2.6  Refund procedure
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          i. ILPO determines whether the paid fee exceeds the required
             amount.
         ii. If so, ILPO notifies the U.S. applicant or the USPTO.
        iii. a) If a refund is due to the U.S. applicant, ILPO remits the
             ILS denominated refund to the U.S. applicant's credit card.
             b) If a refund is due to the USPTO, the USPTO intends to
             deduct that amount from its next monthly payment to ILPO. If
             the refund is not executed as intended, ILPO intends to ask
             the USPTO for assistance.
         iv. Currency conversion fees for refunds are intended to be borne
             by the U.S. applicant or the USPTO.

2.7  The USPTO's contact details for refund assistance are as follows:

Contact: Matthew Lee at +1 571 272 6343 or matthew.lee@uspto.gov.

3  Procedure for transmitting documents between the USPTO and ILPO

3.1  Transmission of search copy:

Transmission frequency: once a week or as soon as possible after the United
States Receiving Office (RO/US) completes its formality examination and
national security review.

Transmission method: eSearch Copy via WIPO

3.2  Notice of the receipt of search copy:

ILPO/PCT notifies the USPTO via the post office's express mail service or
private courier within two weeks of receiving the search copy.

Notice is provided with form ISA/202 on CD/DVD or via a method to be agreed
upon.

3.3  Notification of excess requests:

ILPO/PCT intends to notify the USPTO via fax with a copy by postal service
that the search will not be conducted by ILPO because more than 100
requests have been received in the current fiscal quarter.

ILPO/PCT may retain up to 8 excess requests received in the current fiscal
quarter; the excess requests contributing to the total number of requests
received in the next fiscal quarter.

ILPO/PCT intends to notify the USPTO within two weeks of receiving any
search copy that exceeds the quarterly limit and for which ILPO/PCT does
not intend to perform the international search using form PCT ISA 224.

ILPO/PCT intends to dispose securely of the search file if no response is
received within 1 month of notifying the USPTO.

USPTO does not intend to forward the search fee for applications where
ILPO/PCT has provided notification of excess requests to the USPTO. Should
the USPTO have already forwarded the search fee, then the USPTO intends to
withhold an amount equivalent to the search fee from a subsequent payment
due to ILPO.

4  Direct contact between U.S. applicants and ILPO

4.1  Submission procedure and method of making a demand:

Method of transmitting documents: for paper-based demands - postal service,
private carrier or fax.

Postal address for ILPO / PCT: as at paragraph 1.3 of Annex A of the
Arrangement
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Street Address for ILPO / PCT (required for courier delivery): as at
paragraph 1.4 of Annex A of the Arrangement.

Fax number for ILPO/PCT: as at paragraph 1.2 of Annex A of the Arrangement.

* To avoid problems of faulty fax transmission, such as missing or
unreadable pages, e-mail confirmation is recommended to -
MichaelB@Justice.gov.il and BaruchN@justice.gov.il

4.2  Procedure for notifying applicants that a demand has been received:

Within two weeks of receiving an applicant's demand, ILPO intends to send a
notice of receipt via fax, if a number has been provided, as well as via
the postal service to the applicant's postal address of record.

4.3  Payment procedure for examination and handling fees:

Procedure: U.S. applicant ==> ILPO's bank account (payment by credit card)

          Time limit: Payment must arrive at ILPO's bank within one month
          of the submission date of the demand or 22 months from the
          priority date, whichever expired later.
          Currency: ILS.

5  Procedure for transmitting documents between U.S. applicants and ILPO

5.1  Transmission of various notices and invitations from ILPO to U.S.
applicants:

To be sent via fax if the applicant has provided a fax number, via e-mail
and a copy via the postal service to the postal address specified in the
demand.

Time limit for responding to an invitation: normally one month from the
mailing date, but can be extended by an additional month.

Time limit for responding to written opinions (of an international
preliminary examination): normally two months from the mailing date.

* Time limits can be changed at the examiner's discretion as long as the
due date for an international preliminary examination report is not
affected.

5.2  Response of U.S. applicants to ILPO's invitations:

U.S. applicants are expected to respond via postal service, private carrier
or fax (but not by telephone or e-mail) within the period specified in the
invitation.

Time frame for formality examination: normally one month from the mailing.
date for formality examination.

Time frame for responding to written opinions: two months from the mailing
date for written opinions (with an extra month for postponement requests,
although the period may be shortened at the examiner's discretion).

5.3 Method of communication between ILPO examiners and U.S. applicants
during an international preliminary examination:

          Language: English
          Method: postal service, private carrier, fax, e-mail or
          telephone. (See paragraphs 1.3 and 1.2).
          Costs of the documents transmission to be paid by the sender.
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United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) 
                      United States Postal Service
           Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)

   The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is designating the
interruption in service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the
areas affected by Hurricane Matthew in the Southeast United States,
beginning on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, as a postal service interruption
and emergency within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) and 37 CFR §§ 1.10(i)
and 2.195(e).

   Postal services in the Southeast United States have been impacted by
Hurricane Matthew in varying degrees beginning on October 5, 2016. To
determine whether a post office has been closed or reopened, or postal
services have been suspended or resumed in a particular area due to
Hurricane Matthew, contact the post office directly or visit the USPS's Web
site at: http://www.usps.gov. More specific information should be available
at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome.htm.

   Once the USPS, through its Internet Web site, has notified the public
that this interruption in the service of the USPS has ended, the
designation of this interruption and emergency within the meaning of
35 U.S.C. § 21(a) and 37 CFR §§ 1.10(i) and 2.195(e) will terminate without
further notice from the USPTO.

Patent-Related Correspondence

   37 CFR § 1.10(i) addresses interruptions or emergencies in USPS Priority
Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee service that are designated by the
Director for patent-related correspondence. Correspondence covered by
37 CFR § 1.10 that would have been filed with the USPTO under 37 CFR § 1.10
during this USPS service interruption, but which was not filed due to the
USPS service interruption, should be filed promptly after the termination
of the USPS service interruption with a petition in accordance with
37 CFR § 1.10(i) using Priority Mail Express® service in accordance with
37 CFR § 1.10.

   The provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) and 37 CFR § 1.10(i) apply only to
postal interruptions and emergencies. The provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
and 37 CFR § 1.10(i) do not provide for the granting of a filing date to
correspondence as of the date on which it would have been filed but for
other exigencies, such as the unavailability of an office or building other
than a USPS facility. These provisions apply only if the post office was
closed or Priority Mail Express® service suspended in the affected areas on
the specified date due to Hurricane Matthew. If the provisions set forth in
this notice do not apply, relief may be available on petition to the
Office. The specific type of petition would depend on the facts of the
situation and the relief sought.

   37 CFR § 1.10(i) provides that any person attempting to file
correspondence by Priority Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee service
that was unable to be deposited with the USPS due to an interruption or
emergency in Priority Mail Express® service, which has been so designated
by the Director, may petition the Director to consider such correspondence
as filed on a particular date in the Office. 37 CFR § 1.10(i) specifically
provides that:

   Any person attempting to file correspondence under this section that was
unable to be deposited with the USPS due to an interruption or emergency in
Priority Mail Express® service, which has been so designated by the
Director, may petition the Director to consider such correspondence as
filed on a particular date in the Office, provided that:

   (1) The petition is filed in a manner designated by the Director
   promptly after the person becomes aware of the designated interruption
   or emergency in Priority Mail Express® service;
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   (2) The petition includes the original correspondence or a copy of the
   original correspondence; and

   (3) The petition includes a statement which establishes, to the
   satisfaction of the Director, that the correspondence would have been
   deposited with the USPS but for the designated interruption or emergency
   in Priority Mail Express® service, and that the correspondence or copy
   of the correspondence is the original correspondence or a true copy of
   the correspondence originally attempted to be deposited with the USPS on
   the requested filing date.

   Patent-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to
Eugenia A. Jones, Senior Legal Advisor in the Office of Patent Legal
Administration, at (571) 272-7727 or at PatentPractice@uspto.gov.

Trademark-Related Correspondence

   37 CFR § 2.195(e) addresses interruptions or emergencies in USPS
Priority Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee service that are designated
by the Director for trademark-related correspondence. Correspondence
covered by 37 CFR § 2.198 that would have been filed with the USPTO using
the Priority Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee service, but which was
not filed due to the interruption, should be filed promptly after the
termination of the USPS service interruption with a petition in accordance
with 37 CFR §§ 2.146 and 2.195(e).

   The provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) and 37 CFR § 2.195(e) apply only to
postal interruptions and emergencies. These provisions do not provide for
the granting of a filing date to correspondence as of the date on which it
would have been filed but for other exigencies, such as the unavailability
of an office or building other than a USPS facility. These provisions apply
only if the post office was closed or Priority Mail Express® service
suspended in the affected areas on the specified date due to Hurricane
Matthew.

   Under 37 CFR § 2.195(e), any person attempting to file correspondence by
Priority Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee service that was unable to
be deposited with the USPS due to the interruption or emergency in Priority
Mail Express® service in the areas designated in this notice may petition
the Director to consider such correspondence as filed on a particular date
in the Office.

   The petition must:

   (1) Be filed promptly after the ending of the designated interruption or
   emergency in Priority Mail Express® service;

   (2) Include the original correspondence or a copy of the original
   correspondence; and

   (3) Include a statement which establishes, to the satisfaction of the
   Director, that (a) the correspondence would have been deposited with
   the USPS but for the designated interruption or emergency in Priority
   Mail Express® service, and (b) the correspondence or copy of the
   correspondence is the original correspondence or a true copy of the
   correspondence originally attempted to be deposited with the USPS on
   the requested filing date.

   Please note that under 37 CFR §§ 2.101(b)(2), 2.102(a)(2), 2.198(a)(1),
and 7.4(b)(2), the Priority Mail Express® procedures cannot be used for
the following types of correspondence: applications for registration of
marks; amendments to allege use under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(c); statements of
use under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(d); requests for extension of time to file a
statement of use under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(d); affidavits of continued use
under 15 U.S.C. § 1058; renewal applications under 15 U.S.C. § 1059;
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requests to change or correct addresses; combined filings under
15 U.S.C. §§ 1058 and 1059; combined affidavits or declarations under
15 U.S.C. §§ 1058 and 1065; responses to notices of irregularity under
37 CFR § 7.14; requests for transformation under 37 CFR § 7.31; notices of
opposition to applications based on 15 U.S.C. § 1141f(a); and requests for
extensions of time to oppose applications based on 15 U.S.C. § 1141f(a).
Therefore, it would be inappropriate to file a petition seeking a filing
date as of the date of deposit of these types of correspondence as Priority
Mail Express®.

   The provisions of 37 CFR § 2.195(e) on postal service interruptions or
emergencies apply only to Priority Mail Express® Post Office to Addressee
correspondence, and do not apply to correspondence with a certificate of
mailing pursuant to 37 CFR § 2.197. Therefore, the petition procedure set
forth in this notice is not appropriate for correspondence with a
certificate of mailing. However, petitions concerning such correspondence,
or other requests for rule waivers, may be considered under 37 CFR § 2.146
with the requisite showing of an extraordinary situation, that justice
requires relief, and that no other party would be injured thereby.

   Trademark-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to
Catherine Cain, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination
Policy, at (571) 272-8946.

October 31, 2016                                            MICHELLE K. LEE
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Errata 
                                  Errata

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,450 to SIMON GOLDSTEIN of Elsene, BE
for CUSTOMIZED SURGICAL GUIDES, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USES THEREOF
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,520 to SHETTY, DHANURAJ et al of
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY for BREAST PROSTHESES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
BREAST PROSTHESES, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING BREAST PROSTHESES
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,546 to DILLON, CONOR M. et al of
TIPPERARY, IRELAND for INNER CATHETER ARRANGEMENT FOR A SELF-EXPANDING
MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of October
18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,567 to MICHAEL TRENNEPOHL of
Cincinnati, OH for METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING
GRAPHICS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,568 to MICHAEL TRENNEPOHL of
Cincinnati, OH for METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING
GRAPHICS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,468,677 to ECKHARD PODACK of Coconut
Grove, FL for COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TLIA-IG FUSION PROTEIN FOR THE
REGULATION OF T REGULATORY CELLS, AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,141 to KOSHIRO YAMAGUCHI of
Kakamigahara-shi, JP for TAPE CASSETTE appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,142 to KOSHIRO YAMAGUCHI of
Kakamigahara-shi, JP for TAPE CASSETTE appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,301 to ANDREW FAIRGRIEVE of Rugby,
GB for SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,308 to GRAHAM FLETCHER of North
Augusta, SC for METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE ACTIVATIONS IN REVERSE COLLISION
AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,346 to KOHEI OZAWA of Toyota-shi, JP
for VEHICLE BODY FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,434 to PERRY, JAMES P. et al of
GAHANNA, OHIO for CONTAINER appearing in the Official Gazette of October
18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,489 to ACHIM SINZ of Waiblingen, DE
for LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,636 to QI, HONGYAN et al of
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PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY for COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,705 to VIPUL JAIN of North Grafton,
MA for POLYMER COMPRISING REPEAT UNITS WITH PHOTOACID-GENERATING
FUNCTIONALITY AND BASE-SOLUBILITY-ENHANCING FUNCTIONALITY, AND ASSOCIATED
PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FORMING METHOD appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,711 to CHRISTOPHER LESTER of
Kingsport, TN for CONTROLLED ARCHITECTURE POLYMERS appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,719 to YOUNG-MAN YOO of Seoul, KR
for POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PACKING FILM
COMPRISING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,727 to SCOTT ALLEN of Ithaca, NY for
CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR POLYMER SYNTHESIS appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,750 to TAKESHI SENBA of Kyoto, JP
for FASTENING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE FASTENING
COMPONENT appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,826 to RASMUS MILLER of Viby J, DK
for METHOD FOR PROCESSING A VEGETABLE FAT COMPOSITION appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,905 to MASATO ISHIMARU of Tokyo, JP
for PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of October
18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,469,971 to KYLE SCHROEDER of St. Paul,
MN for HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR ENERGY REGENERATION IN A WORK MACHINE SUCH AS A
WHEEL LOADER appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,137 to CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN of Mebane,
NC for COOLING DEVICE FOR USE WITH ENGINES appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,155 to KUNIAKI OKA of Obu-city, JP
for PREIGNITION RESTRAINING DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,299 to MARK VERSTEYHE of OOSTKAMP,
BE for HYDROSTATIC AND DIRECT DRIVE TRANSMISSION appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,323 to HIROSHI ISONO of Susono-shi,
JP for PRESSURE REGULATOR AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED
WITH THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,473 to DAVID COMPTON of Kitchener,
CA for RAIL FOR INDUCTIVELY POWERING FIREARM ACCESSORIES appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
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   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,539 to WILLIAM ROSS of
San Francisco, CA for AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATED WITH GUIDE ASSISTANCE OF
HUMAN DRIVEN VEHICLES appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,586 to MOHAMED ABDELMONEUM of
Portland, OR for SELF-CALIBRATED THERMAL SENSORS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DIE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,968 to YASUHIRO OMURA of
Kumagaya-shi, JP for PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND
EXPOSURE METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,976 to PAUL LABEAUME of Auburn, MA
for PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC
DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,982 to DAMIAN FIOLKA of Oberkochen,
DE for POLARIZATION-MODULATING OPTICAL ELEMENT appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,470,983 to SASCHA BLEIDISTEL of Aalen,
DE for ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATING AN ELEMENT IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC
PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of October
18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,471,146 to SHO MURAKOSHI of San Diego,
CA for APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A USER INTERFACE OF A DEVICE
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,471,273 to IYER, BOBY et al of ELMHURST,
ILLINOIS for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE CONTROL USER INTERFACE WITH
DISCREET OPERATING MODE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18,
2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,471,396 to CHARLES GARRETT of
Woodinville, WA for PATTERN MATCHING PROCESS SCHEDULER WITH UPSTREAM
OPTIMIZATION appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,471,895 to SEUNG-YEOL YOO of Suwon-si,
KR for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COMMUNITY appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,471,997 to GERARD HEINZ of Seattle, WA
for IMAGE COMPOSITION BASED ON REMOTE OBJECT DATA appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,012 to CHARLES WAGGONER of Portland,
OR for PERSPECTIVE-ENABLED LINEAR ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,198 to VENUGOPAL SRINIVASAN of
Tarpon Springs, FL for DOWN-MIXING COMPENSATION FOR AUDIO WATERMARKING
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,315 to CHARLES LEEDECKE of New
Bedford, MA for GTMS CONNECTOR FOR OIL AND GAS MARKET appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
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granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,357 to NAOYA HANADA of Aichi-ken, JP
for TOUCH SWITCH DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATOR appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,421 to YOSHINORI NISHIWAKI of
Haibara-gun, JP for ETCHING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD
OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,496 to QINGLEI ZHANG of Chandler, AZ
for INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SUBSTRATE appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,537 to SHARAN, SUJIT et al of
CHANDLER, ARIZONA for PASSIVE COMPONENTS IN VIAS IN A STACKED INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT PACKAGE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,604 to TAKESHI KOSHIHARA of
Matsumoto-shi, JP for ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,472,820 to SHINJI JOMORI of Susono-shi,
JP for FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,061 to JUN-ICHI DEGUCHI of
Susono-shi, JP for SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,083 to ALAN AKE of Greensboro, NC
for APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,105 to TAKUMA KUROYANAGI of
Kanagawa, JP for ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,112 to RAMANAND VENKATA of Fremont,
CA for CLOCK GRID FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,184 to TERENCE KWOK of London, GB
for TRANSMIT-RECEIVE CIRCUITRY AND ELECTRONIC WIRELESS DEVICE appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,200 to MARK WYVILLE of Ottawa, CA
for DIGITAL SUPPRESSION OF TRANSMITTER INTERMODULATION IN RECEIVER
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,201 to MATTHEW MORTON of Tewksbury,
MA for FREQUENCY CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SPURIOUS RESPONSE AND
FREQUENCY AGILITY appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,278 to HYOUNGJU JI of Seoul, KR for
CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING
DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM appearing in
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 279  

the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,370 to KAVITHA RAGHUNATHAN of
SARATOGA, CA for CLOUD SERVICES LOAD TESTING AND ANALYSIS appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,477 to OKUYAMA, TARO et al of TOKYO,
JAPAN for COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,671 to YASUYUKI NAKAMURA of
Yokohama-shi, JP for METHOD FOR PERFORMING DITHER PROCESSING appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,715 to TAKASHI MUTO of Kawasaki-shi,
JP for PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING
METHOD OF PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING A SWITCH INCLUDING A
SHORT-CIRCUIT, IN ON STATE, BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT NODES OF A GAIN
APPLICATION UNIT appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,761 to YAZID TOHME of Sanford, FL
for SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATES USING
MULTIPLE COORDINATE MEASURMENT DEVICES appearing in the Official Gazette of
October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,473,783 to MADHUKAR BUDAGAVI of Plano,
TX for CONTEXT AND BYPASS ENCODING VIDEO appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,474,019 to ZHI CUI of Sugar Hill, GA for
HYBRID NETWORK-BASED AND DEVICE-BASED INTELLIGENT RADIO ACCESS CONTROL
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,474,020 to ZHI CUI of Sugar Hill, GA for
NETWORK-BASED INTELLIGENT RADIO ACCESS CONTROL appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,474,045 to STEPHEN JACKSON of
San Francisco, CA for SENDING SMART ALERTS ON A DEVICE AT OPPORTUNE MOMENTS
USING SENSORS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,474,104 to BRUNO JECHOUX of Antibes, FR
for RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADIO
COMMUNICATION DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All references to Patent No. 9,474,157 to RADISLAV POTYRAILO of
Niskayuna, NY for RESONANT SENSOR AND AN ASSOCIATED SENSING METHOD
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 18, 2016 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
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Erratum 
                                 Erratum

   In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in the Official
Gazette of November 15, 2016, delete all reference to the certificate of
correction, issued on October 25, 2016, for Patent No. 9031680. The request
was denied, but issued in error. The Certificate of Correction which issued
on October 25, 2016 was published in error and should not have been issued
for this patent.

                                 Erratum

   In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 27, 2016, delete all reference to the certificate of
correction, issued on September 6, 2016, for Patent No. 9,062,722. There
was no correction to inventorship during pendency and the Request for
Certificate of Correction dated April 21, 2016 did not request correction
of inventorship. The Request for Certificate of Correction dated April 21,
2016 for this patent, requests the correction to Claims 5, 12, and 13. The
changes were approved in examiner's amendment at allowance and should have
been incorporated in the printed claims. Therefore, the Certificate of
correction dated September 6, 2016, was published in error and should not
have been issued for this patent.
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Certificates of Correction 
                        Certificates of Correction
                           for November 1, 2016

6,587,697             8,937,275            9,267,831             9,399,912
6,942,861             8,939,344            9,269,438             9,401,540
7,052,860             8,962,546            9,271,514             9,402,839
7,117,379             8,965,501            9,271,654             9,403,765
7,138,227             8,968,738            9,273,287             9,403,848
7,159,616             8,970,293            9,277,043             9,404,206
7,176,345             8,975,012            9,277,808             9,405,881
7,252,722             8,984,409            9,282,206             9,406,671
7,346,313             8,994,781            9,282,796             9,407,153
7,396,647             8,995,439            9,284,093             9,407,534
7,453,233             8,996,993            9,285,438             9,407,568
7,560,536             8,999,265            9,293,448             9,408,211
7,573,497             9,011,947            9,294,566             9,408,418
7,585,171             9,018,447            9,295,633             9,409,955
7,599,395             9,020,763            9,295,857             9,410,538
7,608,688             9,036,617            9,295,986             9,411,239
7,649,014             9,037,852            9,296,783             9,411,693
7,702,706             9,039,319            9,298,878             9,411,704
7,743,200             9,041,525            9,300,568             9,411,814
7,838,210             9,041,829            9,306,302             9,413,937
7,838,782             9,043,113            9,306,819             9,414,145
7,844,839             9,045,353            9,314,526             9,414,858
7,849,581             9,045,470            9,316,178             9,414,983
7,852,778             9,045,931            9,317,376             9,415,035
7,853,781             9,047,538            9,318,669             9,415,085
7,916,652             9,047,667            9,319,273             9,415,435
7,936,780             9,051,715            9,321,220             9,415,649
7,964,747             9,053,518            9,321,430             9,416,020
7,965,637             9,055,358            9,322,474             9,416,217
8,046,772             9,055,453            9,323,263             9,416,520
8,068,497             9,056,013            9,323,571             9,416,701
8,116,582             9,058,401            9,323,633             9,416,702
8,128,929             9,058,815            9,326,211             9,417,116
8,166,068             9,062,576            9,326,212             9,417,962
8,238,409             9,072,461            9,328,332             9,418,117
8,266,264             9,073,560            9,330,894             9,418,140
8,273,320             9,078,984            9,331,803             9,419,893
8,312,763             9,079,223            9,333,155             9,421,221
8,335,533             9,079,273            9,333,996             9,421,703
8,369,940             9,080,084            9,335,420             9,422,094
8,408,621             9,085,584            9,336,873             9,422,302
8,413,886             9,085,802            9,338,667             9,423,672
8,418,535             9,085,810            9,339,664             9,424,259
8,434,526             9,086,007            9,340,431             9,424,729
8,444,560             9,086,081            9,340,458             9,426,100
8,446,551             9,089,685            9,340,523             9,427,169
8,455,615             9,090,868            9,342,469             9,427,505
8,591,151             9,091,267            9,344,444             9,428,737
8,600,037             9,091,586            9,345,486             9,428,834
8,602,789             9,091,718            9,345,591             9,428,996
8,630,079             9,095,157            9,347,038             9,429,438
8,642,960             9,095,304            9,347,834             9,429,854
8,663,355             9,096,378            9,349,803             9,430,732
8,663,922             9,096,992            9,350,565             9,430,742
8,665,275             9,098,975            9,351,122             9,430,918
8,666,072             9,105,148            9,351,534             9,431,041
8,668,223             9,111,531            9,352,137             9,431,349
8,697,693             9,142,052            9,353,193             9,432,376
8,705,707             9,147,167            9,353,211             9,432,390
8,716,593             9,147,403            9,353,342             9,432,756
8,719,521             9,151,570            9,353,481             9,433,638
8,734,156             9,169,926            9,354,123             9,433,810
 November 22, 2016 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1432 OG 282  

8,738,577             9,180,469            9,357,023             9,435,215
8,742,042             9,180,921            9,357,140             9,436,390
8,753,532             9,184,380            9,359,368             9,436,709
8,756,304             9,187,164            9,365,645             9,438,938
8,765,916             9,187,424            9,365,860             9,439,652
8,783,814             9,193,580            9,366,650             9,439,689
8,786,499             9,197,236            9,368,322             9,439,844
8,802,785             9,204,904            9,368,335             9,439,911
8,811,588             9,205,724            9,368,984             9,440,481
8,818,341             9,205,992            9,369,414             9,440,739
8,826,989             9,213,447            9,370,450             9,442,168
8,828,389             9,221,743            9,370,564             9,442,286
8,860,404             9,238,737            9,373,507             9,442,636
8,861,328             9,246,599            9,374,124             9,443,293
8,864,945             9,246,669            9,374,326             9,444,472
8,865,171             9,248,129            9,375,065             9,446,828
8,871,455             9,248,596            9,376,125             9,449,932
8,875,244             9,252,679            9,380,349             D. 638,602
8,876,232             9,254,150            9,380,853             D. 675,392
8,892,523             9,254,357            9,381,288             D. 740,489
8,894,824             9,255,143            9,385,852             D. 742,124
8,896,030             9,255,476            9,386,673             D. 760,131
8,904,584             9,255,924            9,386,979             D. 764,030
8,908,863             9,257,372            9,390,073             D. 764,823
8,926,606             9,259,017            9,390,151             RE. 45,961
8,927,566             9,259,150            9,391,683             RE. 46,129
8,935,638             9,265,104            9,392,893
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AIA Trial Proceedings Filed before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

AIA Trial Proceedings Filed before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Covered Business Methods
Patent No. Trial Number Requested Date Petitioner Patent Owner
9,219,810CBM2017-0000310/14/2016Facebook, Inc. and
Instagram, LLC		Skky, LLC
9,215,310CBM2017-0000610/14/2016Facebook, Inc. and
Instagram, LLC		Skky, LLC
9,203,956CBM2017-0000710/14/2016Facebook, Inc. and
Instagram, LLC		Skky, LLC


Inter Partes Review
Patent No. Trial Number Requested Date Petitioner Patent Owner
6,690,400IPR2016-018289/22/2016 eBay Inc.,
Alibaba.com Hong Kong LTD. And
Bookin.com B.V.		Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd.
7,356,677IPR2016-018299/22/2016 eBay Inc.,
Alibaba.com Hong Kong LTD. And
Bookin.com B.V.		Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd.
7,090,690IPR2016-018779/22/2016 Arthrex, Inc.ArthroCare Corporation
6,542,078IPR2016-018789/23/2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and
SmartThings, Inc.		Script Security Solutions, L.L.C and
Michael H. Script
6,542,078IPR2016-018799/23/2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and
SmartThings, Inc.		Script Security Solutions, L.L.C and
Michael H. Script
8,035,649IPR2016-018809/23/2016 Activision Blizzard, Inc.;
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.;
Activision Publishing, Inc.;
Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc.;
Riot; and
Tencent Holdings Ltd.		Game and Technology Co., LTD.
6,828,909IPR2016-018829/23/2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
and SmartThings, Inc.		Script Security Solutions, L.L.C and
Michael H. Script
7,563,584IPR2017-0001310/4/2016 Fluidigm Corp.The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
7,695,926IPR2017-0001410/4/2016 Fluidigm Corp.The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
7,109,035IPR2017-0002610/5/2016 Spectrum Laboratories, LLCWoodstock Enterprises, Inc.
7,306,504IPR2017-0003010/7/2016 Choirock Contents Factory Co., Ltd.Spin Master Ltd.
and Aldric J. Saucier
6,530,944IPR2017-0004510/7/2016 Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and
David Maki		Rice University
6,685,730IPR2017-0004610/7/2016 Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and
David Maki		Rice University
6,211,907IPR2017-0005110/10/2016 Enforcement Video, LLC d/b/a WatchGuard VideoEvicam International, Inc.
9,189,437IPR2016-0184010/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
9,189,437IPR2016-0184110/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
6,470,399IPR2016-0184310/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
8,966,144IPR2016-0184910/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
8,966,144IPR2016-0186010/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
8,504,746IPR2016-0186210/11/2016 Apple Inc.Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG
6,331,415IPR2017-0004710/11/2016 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Genetech, Inc. and
City of Hope
8,899,420IPR2017-0005010/11/2016 Munchkin, Inc.International Refills Company Limited
8,960,196IPR2017-0005710/11/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
8,960,196IPR2017-0005910/11/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
8,233,471IPR2017-0000710/12/2016 Emerson Electric Co.IPCO, LLC
8,233,471IPR2017-0000810/12/2016 Emerson Electric CoIPCO, LLC
8,992,608IPR2017-0006010/12/2016 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation,
Edwards Lifesciences LLC, and
Edwards Lifesciences AG		Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
9,119,931IPR2017-0006110/12/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
9,119,931IPR2017-0006210/12/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
9,074,027IPR2017-0006310/12/2016 Reckitt Benckiser LLCAnsell Healthcare Products LLC
9,119,931IPR2017-0006410/12/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
9,119,931IPR2017-0006510/12/2016 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedResmed Limited
9,074,029IPR2017-0006610/12/2016 Reckitt Benckiser LLCAnsell Healthcare Products LLC
7,910,833IPR2017-0006710/12/2016 Superior Communications, Inc.Voltstar Technologies, Inc.
6,099,882IPR2017-0006910/12/2016 Olam West Coast, Inc. and
Olam International Limited		California Fire-Roasted, LLC
6,099,882IPR2017-0007010/12/2016 Olam West Coast, Inc. and
Olam International Limited		California Fire-Roasted, LLC
8,236,504IPR2017-0005410/14/2016 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
8,236,504IPR2017-0005510/14/2016 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
8,218,481IPR2017-0006810/14/2016 Apple, Inc.,
Microsoft Corporation,
Microsoft Mobile Oy,
Microsoft Mobile Inc. (f/k/a Nokia Inc.),
Microsoft Luxembourg International Mobile SARL and
Microsoft Luxembourg USA Mobile SARL		Evolved Wireless, LLC
6,915,560IPR2017-0007210/14/2016 Edwards Lifesciences CorporationBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
7,196,611IPR2017-0007310/14/2016 One World Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Techtronic Industries Power Equipment and
Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.		The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
7,690,920IPR2017-0008110/14/2016 Straumann Manufacturing, Inc.,
Straumann USA, LLC,
Straumann Holding AG,
Dental Wings Inc.,
Institut Straumann AG, and
Etkon GmbH		Zircore, LLC
8,751,031IPR2017-0008210/14/2016 Straumann Manufacturing, Inc.,
Straumann USA, LLC,
Straumann Holding AG,
Dental Wings Inc.,
Institut Straumann AG, and
Etkon GmbH		Zircore, LLC
7,197,297IPR2017-0008310/14/2016 ASKELADDEN L.L.C.N5 Technologies, LLC
6,302,230IPR2017-0008410/14/2016 Swagway, LLCDeka Products Limited Partnership
7,358,174IPR2017-0008510/14/2016 Synaptics IncorporatedAmkor Technology, Inc.
6,629,666IPR2017-0008610/14/2016 Bixolon Co. Ltd and
Bixolon America, Inc.		Shinheung Precision Co., LTD.
8,827,111IPR2017-0008710/14/2016Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
6,862,208IPR2017-0009010/14/2016 Broadcom Corp.Progressive Semiconductor Solutions LLC
D621645IPR2017-0009110/14/2016 Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
9,144,326IPR2017-0009310/14/2016 Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
D612646IPR2017-0009410/14/2016 Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
D621644IPR2017-0009510/14/2016 Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
D595074IPR2017-0009610/14/2016 Campbell Soup Company,
Campbell Sales Company and
Trinity Manufacturing, L.L.C.		Gamon Plus, Inc.
6,936,851IPR2017-0005210/18/2016 LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Lexington Luminance LLC
8,218,481IPR2017-0010610/18/2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.		Evolved Wireless, LLC
7,552,080IPR2017-0010510/19/2016 Askeladden L.L.C.NextCard, LLC
RE45725IPR2017-0010910/19/2016 General Electric Co.University of Virginia Patent Foundation
8,523,532IPR2017-0011210/20/2016 Franklin Electric Co., Inc.Liberty Pumps, Inc.
9,216,025IPR2017-0011510/20/2016 Smith & Nephew Inc.Conformis, Inc.
7,206,978IPR2017-0011410/21/2016 Kingston Technology Company, Inc.Polaris Innovations Ltd.


Post-Grant Review
Patent No. Trial Number Requested Date Petitioner Patent Owner
D744723PGR2016-000419/8/2016David%u2019s Bridal, Inc.Jenny Yoo Collection, Inc.
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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 10, 2016 - October 14, 2016
 





 

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

 

 

  10-11
  EX
  86263642
  Yahya Kemal Gungor
  Kuhlke Bergsman Ritchie*
  2(e)(2) and 6
  Refusal Affirmed in absence of a disclaimer of "MERSIN"
   
  MERSIN (and design) [mild cream cheese, kasari cheese, hellim cheese, and feta cheese; frozen peas, diced carrots, and diced potatoes, as garnish (Class 29)] [dough; kunefe, an oven shredded pastry filled with soft cheese and in thick syrup (Class 31)]
   
  No
 

 

  10-11
  EX
  86363396
  Edward W. Vaughan
  Wellington Ritchie Masiello*
 		
  Genericness
  Refusal
Affirmed		
   
  ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CORPORATION disclaimed) [Merchant banking services; credit and debit card services; provision of monthly financial statements online; provision of merchant account interchange qualification reporting, chargeback and retrieval information, provision of daily deposit summaries for review, retrieval of requests for sales and credit slips and credit match verification; processing all types of credit cards and debit cards]
   
  No
 

 

  10-11
  OPP
  91204462
  Jeanette K. Daniels
v.
TGN Services, LLC		
  Cataldo
Adlin Heasley*		
  Genericness; 2(e)(1); 2(f) 
  Opposition Sustained on claim of lack of acquired distinctiveness
   
  PROGENEALOGISTS [Publishing of narratives in electronic manuscript and electronic book forms in the field of genealogical historical data, family history data, census data, birth, marriage and death records; online publications in the nature of newsletters, reports and magazines in the field of genealogical historical data, family history data, census data, birth, marriage and death records; publishing of books, reports, charts, magazines, newsletters and guides in the field [of] genealogical historical data, family history data, census data, birth, marriage and death records (Class 41)] [Providing research services in the field of genealogical historical data, family history data, census data, birth, marriage and death records; consulting and advisory services in field of genealogical historical data, family history data, census data, birth, marriage and death records (Class 45)] 
   
  No
 		
 

 

  10-12
  OPP
(SJ)		
  91213081
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
91213082		
  The Trustees of the Bonnie Cashin
Foundation, Lucia Keller and David Baum
v.
Stephanie Day Lake
 
Coach, Inc.
v.
Stephanie Day Lake		
  Richey
Bergsman
Pologeorgis
[Opinion "By the Board" (McKnight)]		
  2(a); 2(d) and priority; fraud; lack of bona fide intention to use
 
Applicant MSJ on priority; Foundation’s MSJ on claim of no bona fide intent to use		
  Opposition 91213081 (Parent case)
Sustained (on ground of lack of bona fide intention to use) 
 
 
 
 
 
Opposition 
91213082 may proceed as separate case		
  BONNIE CASHIN [weekend bags; handbags; wallets; coin purses and umbrellas (Class 18)] [Ladies coats, jackets, knitwear consisting of jersey tops, sweaters, skirts and dresses of cashmere, wool and/or mohair, tops, skirts, dresses, pants, robes, sweaters, hats and gloves (Class 25)] THE BONNIE CASHIN FOUNDATION
  BONNIE CASHIN [backpacks, book bags, sports bags, bum bags, wallets and handbags; coin purses; evening handbags; fashion handbags; handbags; handbags for ladies; handbags, purses and wallets; leather handbags; umbrellas; wallets (Class 18)] [coats; gloves; hats; jackets; jerseys; pants; robes; skirts; skirts and dresses; sleeveless jerseys; sweaters; tops (Class 25)]
   
  No
 

 

  10-12
  CANC
  92057241
  Daniel M. Goodman
v.
Steven Berlin		
  Kuhlke Wellington* Ritchie
  2(d) and priority
  Petition to Cancel Dismissed (no prior rights or abandonment of any such rights)
  LOS SUPER SEVEN [sound recordings, compacts discs and audio visual discs all featuring musical performances; live musical performances]
  LOS SUPER SEVEN [entertainment services in the nature of live musical performances]
   
  No
 

 

  10-13
  EX
  86554004
  Daniel Rechtfertig
  Taylor* Wellington Shaw
  2(e)(1)
  Refusal
Affirmed		
   
  CLASSIC AUTO ROD (stylized) for automobile dealerships
   
  No
 

 

  10-14
  EX
  86718874
  K&D Interactive, Inc.
  Wellington* Kuczma Heasley
  2(d)
  Refusal
Affirmed based on AMI in standard characters		
   
  AMIGAME ("GAME" is disclaimed) [providing a web-based system and on-line portal for customers to participate in on-line gaming, operation and coordination of game tournaments, leagues and tours for recreational computer game playing purposes (Class 41)]
  AMI, AMI and design, and AMI ENTERTAINMENT (ENTERTAINMENT disclaimed) [digital entertainment devices comprising hardware and computer software for receiving and playing entertainment content in the form of downloadable prerecorded music, videos and computer games; downloadable musical sound recordings provided to businesses for use in commercial environments; downloadable computer games (Class 9)] [providing entertainment content to businesses in the form of non-downloadable prerecorded music for use in commercial environments and providing entertainment content in the form of computer games to users of communications networks, digital jukeboxes, or electronic communications hardware; providing information in the fields of entertainment, music, arts, and cultural and civic events via communications networks (Class 41)]
  No
 




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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 using the United States Postal
Service, hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) should be mailed to:

        Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
        Attn: Maintenance Fees
        2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
        Alexandria, Virginia 22314

                        Deposit Account Replenishments

   Payments to replenish deposit accounts using the United States Postal
Service, hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) should be made to:

        Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
        Attn: Deposit Accounts
        2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
        Alexandria, VA 22314

   Information about deposit account replenishments may also be found on
the USPTO's website at
http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/deposit-accounts/deposit-account-replenishment-options





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    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
Arizona                 Phoenix, Arizona
                        State Library of Arizona
                        Arizona State Library Archives
                        and Public Records                  (602) 926-3870
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) 236-5800
                        San Francisco Public Library        (415) 557-4400
                        Sunnyvale Public Library            (408) 730-7300
                        San Jose: San Jose Public Library,
                        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (408) 808-2000
Colorado                Denver Public Library               (720) 865-1363
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
                        W. Frank Steely Library
                        Northern Kentucky University
                        Highland Heights, Kentucky          (859) 572-5457
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                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
                        Michigan Technological
                        University, Van Pelt and
                        Opie Library, Houghton              (906) 487-2500
Minnesota               Hennepin County Library
                        Minneapolis Central Library         (612) 543-8000
Mississippi             Jackson: Mississippi Library
                        Commission                          (601) 432-4111
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              Las Cruces: New Mexico State
                        University                          (575) 646-5792
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          J. Murrey Atkins Library, University
                        of North Carolina at Charlotte      (704) 687-0494
North Dakota            Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
                        University of North Dakota          (701) 777-4629
Ohio                    Akron - Summit County Public        (330) 643-9075
                        Library
                        Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
                        Public Library of                   (513) 369-6932
                        Cleveland Public Library            (216) 623-2870
                        Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
                        Library, Wright State University    (937) 775-3521
                        Toledo/Lucas County Public Library  (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma                Stillwater: Oklahoma State
                        University Edmon Low Library        (405) 744-6546
Pennsylvania            Philadelphia, The Free Library of   (215) 686-5394
                        Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of     (412) 622-3138
                        University Park: PAMS Library,
                        Pennsylvania State University       (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico             Bayamon: Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 993-0000
                                                                 Ext. 3222
                        Mayaquez General Library,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 832-4040
                                                                 Ext. 2023
                        Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island            Providence Public Library           (401) 455-8027
South Carolina          Clemson University Libraries        (864) 656-5168
South Dakota            Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
                        South Dakota School of Mines and
                        Technology                          (605) 394-1275
Tennessee               Nashville: Stevenson Science and
                        Engineering Library, Vanderbilt
                        University                          (615) 322-2717
Texas                   Austin: McKinney Engineering
                        Library, University of Texas at
                        Austin                              (512) 495-4511
                        College Station: West Campus
                        Library, Texas A & M University     (979) 845-2111
                        Dallas Public Library               (214) 670-1468
                        Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
                        University                          (713) 348-5483
                        Lubbock: Texas Tech University      (806) 742-2282
                        San Antonio Public Library          (210) 207-2500
Utah                    Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
                        University of Utah                  (801) 581-8394
Vermont                 Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
                        University of Vermont               (802) 656-2542
Washington              Seattle: Engineering Library,
                        University of Washington            (206) 543-0740
West Virginia           Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
                        West Virginia University            (304) 293-4695
Wisconsin               Wendt Commons Library,
                        University of Wisconsin-Madison     (608) 262-0696
                        Milwaukee Public Library            (414) 286-3051
Wyoming                 Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library     (307) 777-7281





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    Patent Technology Centers
  





        
        
        
        

        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
        08/22/2015            
        

        

         
        1620
        10/25/2015
        

        

         
        1630
        02/26/2015
        

        

         
        1640
        06/28/2015
        

        

         
        1650
        05/20/2015
        

        

         
        1660
        03/26/2015
        

        

         
        1670
        09/06/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL
        07/16/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        1700
        CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS
        

        

         
        1710
        12/18/2014
        

        

         
        1720
        02/20/2015
        

        

         
        1730
        03/14/2015
        

        

         
        1740
        10/03/2014
        

        

         
        1750
        01/21/2015
        

        

         
        1760
        05/23/2015
        

        

         
        1770
        12/28/2014
        

        

         
        1780
        11/09/2014
        

        
        
         
        1790
        02/17/2015
        

        
        
         
        TOTAL 
        01/24/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2100
        COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE
        

        

         
        2110
        03/01/2015
        

        

         
        2120
        05/29/2014
        

        

         
        2130
        04/13/2015
        

        

          
        2140
        08/28/2014
        

        

         
        2150
        12/03/2014
        

        

         
        2160
        01/06/2015
        

        

         
        2170
        08/19/2014
        

        

         
        2180
        11/18/2014
        

        

         
        2190
        04/01/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        12/12/2014
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2400
        NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY
        

        

         
        2410
        04/01/2015
        

        

         
        2420
        08/31/2015
        

        

         
        2430
        06/22/2015
        

        

         
        2440
        12/21/2014
        

        

         
        2450
        11/24/2014
        

        

         
        2460
        03/29/2015
        

        

         
        2470
        03/11/2015
        

        

         
        2480
        12/15/2014
        

        

         
        2490
        05/29/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        03/17/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2600
        COMMUNICATIONS
        

        

         
        2610
        03/11/2015
        

        

         
        2620
        03/26/2015
        

        

         
        2630
        08/22/2015
        

        

         
        2640
        08/22/2015
        

        

         
        2650
        06/16/2015
        

        

         
        2660
        05/10/2015
        

        

         
        2670
        09/18/2015
        

        

         
        2680
        06/25/2015
        

        

         
        2690
        04/16/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        06/19/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

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

        

         
        2810
        11/09/2015
        

        

         
        2820
        11/06/2015
        

        

         
        2830
        03/29/2015
        

        

         
        2840
        05/29/2015
        

        

         
        2850
        02/20/2015
        

        

         
        2860
        07/13/2014
        

        

         
        2870
        04/19/2015
        

        

         
        2880
        06/13/2015
        

        

         
        2890
        10/13/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        05/26/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        2900
         
         
        
        

        

         
        2910
        06/07/2015
        

        

         
        2920
        06/07/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        06/07/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

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

        

         
        3610
        08/10/2015
        

        

         
        3620
        04/16/2014
        

        

         
        3630
        09/09/2015
        

        

         
        3640
        12/31/2014
        

        

         
        3650
        06/07/2015
        

        

         
        3660
        07/04/2015
        

        

         
        3670
        03/04/2015
        

        

         
        3680
        05/13/2014
        

        

         
        3690
        08/28/2014
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        03/14/2015
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

        3700
         
        MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
        

        

         
        3710
        03/29/2015
        

        

         
        3720
        11/30/2014
        

        
 
        3730
        12/15/2014
        

        

         
        3740
        09/03/2014
        

        

         
        3750
        02/23/2015
        

        

         
        3760
        02/26/2015
        

        

         
        3770
        01/18/2015
        

        

         
        3780
        05/23/2015
        

        

         
        TOTAL 
        12/25/2014
        

        

         
         
         
        

        

         
        1 Report last updated on 09-30-2016.
        





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