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 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1375 OG 109 

OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

February 21, 2012 Volume 1375 Number 3

CONTENTS

 Patent and Trademark Office NoticesPage 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information1375 OG 110
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable1375 OG 113
Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee1375 OG 114
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 01/23/20121375 OG 137
Reissue Applications Filed1375 OG 138
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed1375 OG 140
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed1375 OG 142
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew1375 OG 144
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication1375 OG 149
Registration to Practice1375 OG 150
Notice of Exclusion1375 OG 152
Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees1375 OG 153
Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners1375 OG 182
Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System1375 OG 186
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand1375 OG 188
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products1375 OG 191
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products1375 OG 192
Disclaimers1375 OG 193
Erratum1375 OG 194
Errata1375 OG 195
Certificates of Correction1375 OG 197
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1375 OG 200

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Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
                  Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information

   For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1369 O.G. 5, on August 2, 2011.

   For information on subject matter under Rule 39 that a particular
International Searching Authority will not search, see Annex D of the PCT
Applicants' Guide.

European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

   The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002, in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in the
Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.

   The European Patent Office may act as the International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America, provided that the European
Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority. However,
the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article
32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals
in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is
filed with the EPO on or after March 1, 2002, and where the application
contains one or more claims directed to the field of business methods.

   The search fee of the European Patent Office was decreased, effective
January 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1373 O.G.
177, on December 27, 2011.

Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority

   For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.

   The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was decreased,
effective January 1, 2012, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1373 O.G. 177, on December 27, 2011.

Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

   The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
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directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.

   IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining
Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority. However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP Australia
and where the application contains one or more claims directed to the
fields of business methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of
technology as defined by specified areas of the International Patent
Classification System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the
USPTO and IP Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008.

   For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265 on December 23, 2008.

   The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective January 1, 2012,
and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1373 O.G. 177, on December 27,
2011.

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 increased, effective January 1, 2012,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1373 O.G. 177, on December
27, 2011.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of January 1, 2012, is as
follows:

International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:

   Transmittal fee
      Basic Portion                                                 $240.00
      Non-electronic filing fee portion for international
       applications (other than plant applications) filed
       on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the
       Office electronic filing system (other than a
       small entity)                                                $400.00
      Non-electronic filing fee portion for international
       applications (other than plant applications) filed
       on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the
       Office electronic filing system (small entity)               $200.00

   Search fee

      U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
      International Searching Authority (ISA)
         - Search fee                                             $2,080.00
         - Supplemental search fee, per additional
            invention (payable only upon invitation)              $2,080.00
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      European Patent Office as ISA                               $2,370.00
      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
         - for international applications filed in English        $1,101.00
      IP Australia as ISA                                         $1,833.00

   International fees

      International filing fee                                    $1,453.00
      International filing fee-filed in paper
         with PCT EASY zip file or
         electronically without PCT EASY zip file                 $1,344.00
      International filing fee-filed
         electronically with PCT EASY zip files                   $1,494.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30                      $1,234.00

   Restoration of Priority

      Filing a request for the restoration of the
      right of priority under § 1.452                             $1,410.00

   International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
   with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:

      Handling fee                                                  $219.00
      Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
      specified at:
        http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf            $21.90
      Preliminary Examination Fee
         USPTO as International Preliminary
         Examining Authority (IPEA)
            - USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I                        $600.00
            - USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I                    $750.00
            - Additional preliminary examination fee,
              per additional invention
              (payable only upon invitation)                        $600.00

   U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).

January 9, 2012                                         ANDREW H. HIRSHFELD
                                                 Associate Commissioner for
                                                  Patent Examination Policy
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
                   Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable

   Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on February 10, 2009
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

        Utility Patents 7,487,553 through 7,490,357
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on February 8, 2005
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

        Utility Patents 6,851,122 through 6,854,127
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on February 6, 2001
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

        Utility Patents 6,182,288 through 6,185,737
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.

   Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.

   Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".

   Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".

   Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.

   The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set forth
in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g). To obtain
the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO Contact Center
at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule posted on the USPTO
Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov, click
on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down and click on the "Fees,
USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee schedule.
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Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
                        Notice of Expiration of Patents
                     Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee

   35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
   According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.

                   PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON January 4, 2012
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

6,009,555                       08/882,051                       01/04/00
6,009,559                       09/127,162                       01/04/00
6,009,561                       09/140,615                       01/04/00
6,009,562                       09/140,617                       01/04/00
6,009,565                       08/744,713                       01/04/00
6,009,570                       09/152,175                       01/04/00
6,009,573                       09/002,162                       01/04/00
6,009,581                       09/082,677                       01/04/00
6,009,583                       08/966,884                       01/04/00
6,009,584                       08/979,136                       01/04/00
6,009,585                       09/158,655                       01/04/00
6,009,600                       09/100,301                       01/04/00
6,009,604                       09/189,363                       01/04/00
6,009,607                       09/116,655                       01/04/00
6,009,653                       09/334,234                       01/04/00
6,009,657                       08/913,344                       01/04/00
6,009,664                       08/948,198                       01/04/00
6,009,666                       09/050,036                       01/04/00
6,009,668                       08/744,342                       01/04/00
6,009,671                       08/953,298                       01/04/00
6,009,679                       08/765,892                       01/04/00
6,009,680                       08/837,648                       01/04/00
6,009,681                       09/071,844                       01/04/00
6,009,682                       09/109,659                       01/04/00
6,009,696                       08/940,434                       01/04/00
6,009,699                       08/987,400                       01/04/00
6,009,707                       09/010,036                       01/04/00
6,009,708                       09/077,833                       01/04/00
6,009,716                       08/971,363                       01/04/00
6,009,717                       09/140,489                       01/04/00
6,009,718                       09/121,867                       01/04/00
6,009,720                       09/107,278                       01/04/00
6,009,722                       09/196,931                       01/04/00
6,009,728                       08/855,830                       01/04/00
6,009,734                       08/975,364                       01/04/00
6,009,737                       08/896,030                       01/04/00
6,009,740                       09/029,030                       01/04/00
6,009,753                       09/203,946                       01/04/00
6,009,764                       09/069,952                       01/04/00
6,009,765                       09/056,247                       01/04/00
6,009,770                       08/969,353                       01/04/00
6,009,773                       08/822,880                       01/04/00
6,009,783                       08/894,128                       01/04/00
6,009,790                       09/243,570                       01/04/00
6,009,793                       08/704,320                       01/04/00
6,009,798                       09/203,987                       01/04/00
6,009,807                       09/049,053                       01/04/00
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6,009,808                       08/384,847                       01/04/00
6,009,809                       08/989,539                       01/04/00
6,009,810                       09/111,518                       01/04/00
6,009,814                       09/233,662                       01/04/00
6,009,815                       08/379,793                       01/04/00
6,009,816                       08/388,573                       01/04/00
6,009,820                       09/052,540                       01/04/00
6,009,832                       08/952,227                       01/04/00
6,009,839                       09/149,497                       01/04/00
6,009,845                       09/192,178                       01/04/00
6,009,851                       08/800,388                       01/04/00
6,009,856                       09/085,550                       01/04/00
6,009,859                       08/986,957                       01/04/00
6,009,872                       09/243,076                       01/04/00
6,009,875                       08/325,987                       01/04/00
6,009,876                       08/858,967                       01/04/00
6,009,880                       09/215,807                       01/04/00
6,009,885                       09/245,502                       01/04/00
6,009,889                       09/222,252                       01/04/00
6,009,893                       09/199,802                       01/04/00
6,009,897                       09/124,432                       01/04/00
6,009,911                       09/011,391                       01/04/00
6,009,915                       09/170,958                       01/04/00
6,009,917                       09/117,545                       01/04/00
6,009,922                       09/089,850                       01/04/00
6,009,927                       09/132,212                       01/04/00
6,009,935                       08/855,951                       01/04/00
6,009,939                       08/806,665                       01/04/00
6,009,950                       09/035,168                       01/04/00
6,009,954                       09/026,997                       01/04/00
6,009,958                       08/919,780                       01/04/00
6,009,970                       08/358,976                       01/04/00
6,009,978                       08/945,421                       01/04/00
6,009,980                       08/842,562                       01/04/00
6,009,985                       08/799,065                       01/04/00
6,009,986                       08/948,399                       01/04/00
6,009,988                       09/153,302                       01/04/00
6,009,989                       09/067,514                       01/04/00
6,009,993                       08/784,428                       01/04/00
6,010,001                       08/975,792                       01/04/00
6,010,004                       09/145,350                       01/04/00
6,010,009                       08/913,259                       01/04/00
6,010,021                       08/809,587                       01/04/00
6,010,023                       09/031,139                       01/04/00
6,010,025                       09/180,449                       01/04/00
6,010,027                       08/974,388                       01/04/00
6,010,029                       09/200,756                       01/04/00
6,010,033                       09/098,404                       01/04/00
6,010,043                       09/046,257                       01/04/00
6,010,044                       09/256,327                       01/04/00
6,010,045                       08/971,391                       01/04/00
6,010,049                       08/916,850                       01/04/00
6,010,050                       09/301,586                       01/04/00
6,010,052                       09/051,158                       01/04/00
6,010,057                       08/807,077                       01/04/00
6,010,063                       08/959,851                       01/04/00
6,010,066                       08/921,612                       01/04/00
6,010,075                       08/981,639                       01/04/00
6,010,077                       08/973,792                       01/04/00
6,010,078                       08/904,445                       01/04/00
6,010,089                       09/151,472                       01/04/00
6,010,093                       09/300,941                       01/04/00
6,010,094                       09/290,347                       01/04/00
6,010,105                       09/103,779                       01/04/00
6,010,110                       09/128,813                       01/04/00
6,010,116                       08/970,354                       01/04/00
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6,010,123                       09/082,207                       01/04/00
6,010,126                       09/064,730                       01/04/00
6,010,129                       08/855,393                       01/04/00
6,010,132                       08/438,228                       01/04/00
6,010,137                       09/087,713                       01/04/00
6,010,140                       08/974,368                       01/04/00
6,010,142                       08/292,548                       01/04/00
6,010,143                       08/920,797                       01/04/00
6,010,144                       08/958,739                       01/04/00
6,010,150                       09/290,489                       01/04/00
6,010,151                       08/961,152                       01/04/00
6,010,168                       08/747,213                       01/04/00
6,010,172                       09/217,738                       01/04/00
6,010,185                       09/231,482                       01/04/00
6,010,190                       09/087,107                       01/04/00
6,010,195                       08/705,513                       01/04/00
6,010,204                       08/710,493                       01/04/00
6,010,209                       09/013,222                       01/04/00
6,010,211                       08/761,541                       01/04/00
6,010,213                       08/560,053                       01/04/00
6,010,219                       08/673,355                       01/04/00
6,010,237                       09/012,129                       01/04/00
6,010,244                       09/296,167                       01/04/00
6,010,246                       08/735,672                       01/04/00
6,010,249                       09/105,229                       01/04/00
6,010,250                       09/112,295                       01/04/00
6,010,254                       08/770,814                       01/04/00
6,010,258                       08/952,971                       01/04/00
6,010,272                       09/196,021                       01/04/00
6,010,278                       08/896,338                       01/04/00
6,010,281                       09/151,097                       01/04/00
6,010,291                       09/240,538                       01/04/00
6,010,292                       09/204,522                       01/04/00
6,010,298                       09/291,166                       01/04/00
6,010,300                       09/032,705                       01/04/00
6,010,310                       08/906,636                       01/04/00
6,010,320                       08/903,304                       01/04/00
6,010,327                       08/813,956                       01/04/00
6,010,328                       09/276,884                       01/04/00
6,010,335                       09/229,310                       01/04/00
6,010,339                       09/240,898                       01/04/00
6,010,346                       08/975,949                       01/04/00
6,010,351                       08/997,883                       01/04/00
6,010,353                       08/922,920                       01/04/00
6,010,354                       09/130,942                       01/04/00
6,010,361                       08/904,606                       01/04/00
6,010,372                       08/928,349                       01/04/00
6,010,373                       08/857,657                       01/04/00
6,010,405                       08/367,810                       01/04/00
6,010,416                       09/039,821                       01/04/00
6,010,422                       09/207,948                       01/04/00
6,010,424                       09/177,110                       01/04/00
6,010,434                       09/263,478                       01/04/00
6,010,439                       09/326,946                       01/04/00
6,010,440                       08/922,852                       01/04/00
6,010,455                       09/102,160                       01/04/00
6,010,458                       09/069,408                       01/04/00
6,010,465                       08/790,564                       01/04/00
6,010,466                       08/244,118                       01/04/00
6,010,467                       08/916,513                       01/04/00
6,010,469                       08/819,506                       01/04/00
6,010,478                       08/919,184                       01/04/00
6,010,482                       08/906,382                       01/04/00
6,010,483                       08/995,140                       01/04/00
6,010,485                       08/932,354                       01/04/00
6,010,495                       09/021,564                       01/04/00
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6,010,497                       09/001,398                       01/04/00
6,010,499                       08/973,153                       01/04/00
6,010,500                       08/897,567                       01/04/00
6,010,507                       09/122,158                       01/04/00
6,010,516                       09/045,404                       01/04/00
6,010,522                       08/685,577                       01/04/00
6,010,523                       08/896,532                       01/04/00
6,010,528                       08/704,932                       01/04/00
6,010,536                       08/924,762                       01/04/00
6,010,542                       09/141,488                       01/04/00
6,010,551                       08/985,437                       01/04/00
6,010,554                       08/880,355                       01/04/00
6,010,557                       09/066,008                       01/04/00
6,010,559                       09/229,098                       01/04/00
6,010,561                       09/120,252                       01/04/00
6,010,565                       09/214,675                       01/04/00
6,010,569                       09/034,364                       01/04/00
6,010,571                       08/950,281                       01/04/00
6,010,572                       08/901,208                       01/04/00
6,010,587                       08/956,248                       01/04/00
6,010,594                       08/929,082                       01/04/00
6,010,602                       08/854,591                       01/04/00
6,010,610                       09/018,553                       01/04/00
6,010,612                       08/958,745                       01/04/00
6,010,620                       08/967,525                       01/04/00
6,010,630                       08/601,052                       01/04/00
6,010,632                       09/069,892                       01/04/00
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6,010,795                       08/945,084                       01/04/00
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6,010,798                       08/894,759                       01/04/00
6,010,808                       09/020,400                       01/04/00
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6,010,950                       09/026,508                       01/04/00
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6,011,092                       08/981,933                       01/04/00
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6,011,107                       09/139,818                       01/04/00
6,011,110                       08/915,717                       01/04/00
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6,011,347                       09/006,723                       01/04/00
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6,011,447                       09/083,423                       01/04/00
6,011,457                       08/919,722                       01/04/00
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6,011,458                       09/268,315                       01/04/00
6,011,466                       09/160,277                       01/04/00
6,011,467                       08/975,646                       01/04/00
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6,011,527                       08/648,154                       01/04/00
6,011,544                       08/951,049                       01/04/00
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6,011,553                       08/964,650                       01/04/00
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6,011,572                       09/208,515                       01/04/00
6,011,574                       08/886,476                       01/04/00
6,011,581                       08/375,905                       01/04/00
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6,011,716                       09/311,749                       01/04/00
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6,011,731                       09/259,221                       01/04/00
6,011,735                       09/192,462                       01/04/00
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6,011,737                       08/967,436                       01/04/00
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6,011,755                       08/709,367                       01/04/00
6,011,759                       09/300,511                       01/04/00
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6,011,763                       09/040,448                       01/04/00
6,011,764                       09/034,409                       01/04/00
6,011,771                       08/802,345                       01/04/00
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6,011,773                       09/189,732                       01/04/00
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6,011,810                       08/840,601                       01/04/00
6,011,813                       08/880,378                       01/04/00
6,011,832                       09/104,552                       01/04/00
6,011,835                       09/274,142                       01/04/00
6,011,837                       09/102,236                       01/04/00
6,011,838                       08/870,369                       01/04/00
6,011,856                       08/943,107                       01/04/00
6,011,873                       09/069,685                       01/04/00
6,011,891                       08/844,547                       01/04/00
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6,011,894                       08/801,181                       01/04/00
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6,011,901                       08/979,506                       01/04/00
6,011,902                       08/884,553                       01/04/00
6,011,913                       09/168,507                       01/04/00
6,011,921                       08/782,310                       01/04/00
6,011,936                       08/645,564                       01/04/00
6,011,945                       08/917,680                       01/04/00
6,011,951                       08/916,122                       01/04/00
6,011,953                       08/832,885                       01/04/00
6,011,958                       08/931,844                       01/04/00
6,011,964                       08/920,830                       01/04/00
6,011,972                       08/844,618                       01/04/00
6,011,981                       08/814,172                       01/04/00
6,011,982                       09/363,492                       01/04/00
6,011,983                       08/810,605                       01/04/00
6,011,988                       09/069,431                       01/04/00
6,011,993                       09/280,179                       01/04/00
6,012,001                       09/000,994                       01/04/00
6,012,004                       08/952,727                       01/04/00
6,012,005                       08/920,574                       01/04/00
6,012,008                       08/918,826                       01/04/00
6,012,009                       08/824,784                       01/04/00
6,012,026                       09/052,293                       01/04/00
6,012,028                       09/014,711                       01/04/00
6,012,029                       08/536,126                       01/04/00
6,012,031                       08/958,596                       01/04/00
6,012,035                       08/951,818                       01/04/00
6,012,047                       08/561,444                       01/04/00
6,012,069                       09/012,987                       01/04/00
6,012,072                       08/583,325                       01/04/00
6,012,074                       08/810,838                       01/04/00
6,012,079                       08/993,936                       01/04/00
6,012,099                       08/994,554                       01/04/00
6,012,124                       08/934,201                       01/04/00
6,012,137                       08/865,749                       01/04/00
6,012,151                       08/839,911                       01/04/00
6,012,161                       08/979,982                       01/04/00

                  PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON December 30, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

6,668,383                       10/119,111                       12/30/03
6,668,385                       10/109,337                       12/30/03
6,668,391                       10/089,274                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 122 

6,668,392                       10/144,582                       12/30/03
6,668,398                       09/826,808                       12/30/03
6,668,400                       10/249,101                       12/30/03
6,668,403                       10/080,803                       12/30/03
6,668,408                       10/227,691                       12/30/03
6,668,412                       09/085,802                       12/30/03
6,668,416                       09/979,260                       12/30/03
6,668,422                       10/023,112                       12/30/03
6,668,424                       10/207,675                       12/30/03
6,668,429                       10/139,162                       12/30/03
6,668,431                       10/021,812                       12/30/03
6,668,433                       10/020,099                       12/30/03
6,668,439                       10/216,129                       12/30/03
6,668,453                       08/683,761                       12/30/03
6,668,454                       09/207,768                       12/30/03
6,668,456                       09/516,508                       12/30/03
6,668,460                       10/052,135                       12/30/03
6,668,461                       10/262,155                       12/30/03
6,668,465                       09/790,591                       12/30/03
6,668,467                       09/907,771                       12/30/03
6,668,470                       09/908,688                       12/30/03
6,668,473                       09/772,473                       12/30/03
6,668,477                       10/177,321                       12/30/03
6,668,478                       10/002,688                       12/30/03
6,668,483                       09/939,873                       12/30/03
6,668,485                       09/868,436                       12/30/03
6,668,486                       10/086,461                       12/30/03
6,668,487                       09/981,601                       12/30/03
6,668,490                       10/024,745                       12/30/03
6,668,495                       10/189,461                       12/30/03
6,668,496                       09/613,019                       12/30/03
6,668,498                       09/784,663                       12/30/03
6,668,501                       09/783,079                       12/30/03
6,668,504                       10/121,090                       12/30/03
6,668,506                       09/884,321                       12/30/03
6,668,507                       09/733,696                       12/30/03
6,668,508                       09/941,486                       12/30/03
6,668,509                       10/193,851                       12/30/03
6,668,512                       10/075,187                       12/30/03
6,668,513                       09/951,694                       12/30/03
6,668,517                       09/882,543                       12/30/03
6,668,521                       09/012,907                       12/30/03
6,668,525                       10/231,270                       12/30/03
6,668,528                       10/134,238                       12/30/03
6,668,531                       10/116,043                       12/30/03
6,668,544                       09/715,647                       12/30/03
6,668,545                       09/820,597                       12/30/03
6,668,546                       10/078,280                       12/30/03
6,668,548                       09/959,672                       12/30/03
6,668,549                       09/798,949                       12/30/03
6,668,551                       09/970,333                       12/30/03
6,668,562                       09/964,287                       12/30/03
6,668,567                       10/155,817                       12/30/03
6,668,578                       10/375,429                       12/30/03
6,668,579                       10/164,675                       12/30/03
6,668,585                       09/711,686                       12/30/03
6,668,587                       09/863,297                       12/30/03
6,668,588                       10/162,561                       12/30/03
6,668,598                       10/187,892                       12/30/03
6,668,601                       10/047,767                       12/30/03
6,668,602                       10/037,750                       12/30/03
6,668,604                       10/419,953                       12/30/03
6,668,607                       10/361,638                       12/30/03
6,668,608                       10/436,474                       12/30/03
6,668,622                       10/205,060                       12/30/03
6,668,627                       09/968,946                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 123 

6,668,631                       09/889,174                       12/30/03
6,668,632                       10/213,636                       12/30/03
6,668,633                       10/158,340                       12/30/03
6,668,636                       10/164,339                       12/30/03
6,668,638                       10/153,591                       12/30/03
6,668,639                       09/929,637                       12/30/03
6,668,652                       10/155,039                       12/30/03
6,668,657                       09/922,454                       12/30/03
6,668,662                       10/055,893                       12/30/03
6,668,663                       10/027,469                       12/30/03
6,668,670                       10/111,514                       12/30/03
6,668,674                       10/042,805                       12/30/03
6,668,678                       09/642,688                       12/30/03
6,668,689                       10/246,462                       12/30/03
6,668,691                       08/727,328                       12/30/03
6,668,703                       09/970,411                       12/30/03
6,668,709                       10/311,326                       12/30/03
6,668,717                       10/058,570                       12/30/03
6,668,723                       09/989,048                       12/30/03
6,668,727                       10/463,936                       12/30/03
6,668,729                       10/225,225                       12/30/03
6,668,730                       10/053,834                       12/30/03
6,668,732                       10/040,441                       12/30/03
6,668,740                       10/095,087                       12/30/03
6,668,745                       10/191,128                       12/30/03
6,668,749                       10/059,352                       12/30/03
6,668,753                       10/074,714                       12/30/03
6,668,756                       10/410,054                       12/30/03
6,668,772                       10/347,267                       12/30/03
6,668,774                       10/234,509                       12/30/03
6,668,775                       10/134,263                       12/30/03
6,668,777                       10/221,950                       12/30/03
6,668,778                       10/392,411                       12/30/03
6,668,779                       10/305,995                       12/30/03
6,668,781                       09/856,893                       12/30/03
6,668,788                       10/029,417                       12/30/03
6,668,791                       10/095,090                       12/30/03
6,668,793                       09/954,268                       12/30/03
6,668,794                       09/960,490                       12/30/03
6,668,795                       09/576,862                       12/30/03
6,668,806                       10/035,759                       12/30/03
6,668,814                       10/216,466                       12/30/03
6,668,821                       09/908,380                       12/30/03
6,668,826                       09/690,018                       12/30/03
6,668,832                       10/040,982                       12/30/03
6,668,836                       09/585,912                       12/30/03
6,668,837                       09/657,812                       12/30/03
6,668,840                       09/615,881                       12/30/03
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6,668,843                       09/835,555                       12/30/03
6,668,850                       10/100,111                       12/30/03
6,668,864                       09/896,875                       12/30/03
6,668,870                       10/147,895                       12/30/03
6,668,889                       10/130,959                       12/30/03
6,668,892                       09/990,002                       12/30/03
6,668,899                       10/054,000                       12/30/03
6,668,901                       10/059,734                       12/30/03
6,668,903                       10/047,519                       12/30/03
6,668,908                       10/126,855                       12/30/03
6,668,915                       09/671,531                       12/30/03
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6,668,925                       10/061,100                       12/30/03
6,668,927                       10/393,965                       12/30/03
6,668,943                       09/584,526                       12/30/03
6,668,953                       09/630,696                       12/30/03
6,668,959                       10/151,601                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 124 

6,668,960                       10/236,641                       12/30/03
6,668,961                       10/313,522                       12/30/03
6,668,965                       10/156,304                       12/30/03
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6,668,980                       09/900,651                       12/30/03
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6,668,990                       10/095,726                       12/30/03
6,668,993                       10/060,695                       12/30/03
6,668,997                       10/089,686                       12/30/03
6,669,007                       10/032,851                       12/30/03
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6,669,170                       09/863,488                       12/30/03
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6,669,174                       10/293,113                       12/30/03
6,669,179                       10/202,545                       12/30/03
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6,669,182                       10/102,476                       12/30/03
6,669,192                       10/197,084                       12/30/03
6,669,193                       10/146,360                       12/30/03
6,669,196                       10/162,820                       12/30/03
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6,669,200                       10/289,792                       12/30/03
6,669,207                       09/954,829                       12/30/03
6,669,209                       10/015,221                       12/30/03
6,669,210                       10/004,163                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 125 

6,669,211                       10/053,681                       12/30/03
6,669,214                       10/145,614                       12/30/03
6,669,216                       09/806,388                       12/30/03
6,669,219                       10/120,474                       12/30/03
6,669,221                       09/917,022                       12/30/03
6,669,224                       10/293,629                       12/30/03
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6,669,232                       10/058,751                       12/30/03
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6,669,245                       10/147,189                       12/30/03
6,669,251                       10/181,191                       12/30/03
6,669,253                       09/740,677                       12/30/03
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6,669,341                       09/944,047                       12/30/03
6,669,357                       09/964,046                       12/30/03
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6,669,379                       10/109,679                       12/30/03
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6,669,493                       10/081,566                       12/30/03
6,669,496                       09/830,296                       12/30/03
6,669,512                       10/032,005                       12/30/03
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6,669,515                       10/326,709                       12/30/03
6,669,516                       10/224,163                       12/30/03
6,669,518                       10/027,083                       12/30/03
6,669,519                       10/321,391                       12/30/03
6,669,520                       09/682,550                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 126 

6,669,524                       09/813,202                       12/30/03
6,669,532                       09/582,412                       12/30/03
6,669,540                       10/109,620                       12/30/03
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6,669,560                       09/907,381                       12/30/03
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6,669,579                       10/065,690                       12/30/03
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6,669,859                       10/248,416                       12/30/03
6,669,862                       10/347,170                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 127 

6,669,863                       09/857,744                       12/30/03
6,669,872                       09/905,148                       12/30/03
6,669,876                       09/726,429                       12/30/03
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6,669,885                       10/294,756                       12/30/03
6,669,898                       10/163,792                       12/30/03
6,669,900                       10/003,380                       12/30/03
6,669,902                       09/708,859                       12/30/03
6,669,917                       09/917,801                       12/30/03
6,669,922                       09/707,996                       12/30/03
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6,669,926                       09/688,943                       12/30/03
6,669,928                       10/287,577                       12/30/03
6,669,931                       10/097,679                       12/30/03
6,669,934                       09/331,569                       12/30/03
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6,669,944                       09/825,406                       12/30/03
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6,670,003                       09/508,317                       12/30/03
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6,670,128                       09/930,429                       12/30/03
6,670,129                       09/962,054                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 128 

6,670,131                       09/995,614                       12/30/03
6,670,135                       09/689,012                       12/30/03
6,670,139                       09/235,738                       12/30/03
6,670,142                       10/032,678                       12/30/03
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6,670,469                       09/367,404                       12/30/03
6,670,470                       09/522,826                       12/30/03
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 129 

6,670,476                       10/066,907                       12/30/03
6,670,477                       10/090,087                       12/30/03
6,670,478                       10/428,463                       12/30/03
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6,670,744                       09/756,265                       12/30/03
6,670,746                       10/021,615                       12/30/03
6,670,747                       09/990,267                       12/30/03
6,670,750                       09/979,163                       12/30/03
6,670,752                       10/181,360                       12/30/03
6,670,760                       09/849,527                       12/30/03
6,670,766                       09/863,474                       12/30/03
6,670,778                       10/198,104                       12/30/03
6,670,788                       10/124,333                       12/30/03
6,670,792                       09/949,262                       12/30/03
6,670,793                       10/019,591                       12/30/03
6,670,797                       10/242,841                       12/30/03
6,670,803                       10/108,828                       12/30/03
6,670,807                       10/053,445                       12/30/03
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6,670,810                       09/841,164                       12/30/03
6,670,819                       10/057,711                       12/30/03
6,670,820                       09/683,421                       12/30/03
6,670,841                       10/267,666                       12/30/03
6,670,867                       09/781,765                       12/30/03
6,670,868                       10/347,449                       12/30/03
6,670,872                       10/312,991                       12/30/03
6,670,873                       09/958,931                       12/30/03
6,670,875                       09/781,646                       12/30/03
6,670,885                       10/049,339                       12/30/03
6,670,886                       10/216,801                       12/30/03
6,670,888                       10/079,963                       12/30/03
6,670,892                       09/863,533                       12/30/03
6,670,906                       09/988,570                       12/30/03
6,670,947                       10/007,424                       12/30/03
6,670,954                       09/848,348                       12/30/03
6,670,966                       09/582,941                       12/30/03
6,671,003                       09/343,730                       12/30/03
6,671,007                       09/476,712                       12/30/03
6,671,012                       09/654,171                       12/30/03
6,671,022                       09/629,793                       12/30/03
6,671,034                       09/301,311                       12/30/03
6,671,038                       10/075,864                       12/30/03
6,671,041                       09/768,549                       12/30/03
6,671,045                       09/679,822                       12/30/03
6,671,046                       10/093,237                       12/30/03
6,671,050                       10/016,135                       12/30/03
6,671,056                       09/759,004                       12/30/03
6,671,059                       10/243,460                       12/30/03
6,671,069                       09/409,054                       12/30/03
6,671,074                       10/171,558                       12/30/03
6,671,075                       10/329,788                       12/30/03
6,671,087                       10/212,398                       12/30/03
6,671,096                       10/076,249                       12/30/03
6,671,112                       10/023,769                       12/30/03
6,671,120                       09/426,092                       12/30/03
6,671,122                       09/270,237                       12/30/03
6,671,124                       09/948,158                       12/30/03
6,671,125                       09/680,231                       12/30/03
6,671,132                       09/742,569                       12/30/03
6,671,134                       09/610,880                       12/30/03
6,671,135                       10/419,087                       12/30/03
6,671,138                       10/033,602                       12/30/03
6,671,142                       09/915,802                       12/30/03
6,671,146                       09/646,332                       12/30/03
6,671,155                       09/998,369                       12/30/03
6,671,161                       09/928,444                       12/30/03
6,671,162                       09/893,216                       12/30/03
6,671,168                       10/306,503                       12/30/03
6,671,174                       10/227,905                       12/30/03
6,671,179                       10/174,374                       12/30/03
6,671,181                       10/011,092                       12/30/03
6,671,184                       10/194,836                       12/30/03
6,671,186                       09/839,826                       12/30/03
6,671,189                       10/138,351                       12/30/03
6,671,193                       10/031,194                       12/30/03
6,671,210                       10/266,748                       12/30/03
6,671,217                       10/361,697                       12/30/03
6,671,219                       09/979,951                       12/30/03
6,671,226                       10/159,352                       12/30/03
6,671,231                       09/988,281                       12/30/03
6,671,233                       09/625,278                       12/30/03
6,671,240                       09/808,258                       12/30/03
6,671,245                       10/319,537                       12/30/03
6,671,248                       09/859,585                       12/30/03
6,671,261                       09/461,933                       12/30/03
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6,671,282                       09/519,969                       12/30/03
6,671,288                       09/536,517                       12/30/03
6,671,296                       10/090,936                       12/30/03
6,671,297                       10/131,664                       12/30/03
6,671,311                       09/551,449                       12/30/03
6,671,326                       09/584,224                       12/30/03
6,671,327                       09/562,322                       12/30/03
6,671,328                       09/287,125                       12/30/03
6,671,336                       09/572,558                       12/30/03
6,671,346                       10/131,127                       12/30/03
6,671,350                       09/543,180                       12/30/03
6,671,352                       09/223,717                       12/30/03
6,671,359                       09/452,882                       12/30/03
6,671,363                       09/876,559                       12/30/03
6,671,369                       09/989,644                       12/30/03
6,671,372                       09/329,444                       12/30/03
6,671,378                       09/596,111                       12/30/03
6,671,382                       10/102,019                       12/30/03
6,671,385                       10/111,301                       12/30/03
6,671,397                       09/471,385                       12/30/03
6,671,404                       09/403,680                       12/30/03
6,671,437                       10/140,757                       12/30/03
6,671,449                       10/171,213                       12/30/03
6,671,451                       09/522,692                       12/30/03
6,671,454                       09/443,379                       12/30/03
6,671,455                       09/504,681                       12/30/03
6,671,489                       10/169,129                       12/30/03
6,671,498                       09/734,933                       12/30/03
6,671,503                       09/585,865                       12/30/03
6,671,505                       09/544,616                       12/30/03
6,671,512                       09/860,190                       12/30/03
6,671,519                       09/736,801                       12/30/03
6,671,530                       10/080,500                       12/30/03
6,671,540                       09/366,500                       12/30/03
6,671,541                       09/726,358                       12/30/03
6,671,543                       10/034,557                       12/30/03
6,671,582                       10/228,248                       12/30/03
6,671,586                       09/929,926                       12/30/03
6,671,588                       10/026,901                       12/30/03
6,671,590                       10/139,256                       12/30/03
6,671,597                       09/987,676                       12/30/03
6,671,600                       09/913,777                       12/30/03
6,671,604                       09/936,614                       12/30/03
6,671,632                       10/146,591                       12/30/03
6,671,639                       10/233,586                       12/30/03
6,671,644                       09/930,355                       12/30/03
6,671,680                       09/717,132                       12/30/03
6,671,694                       09/874,788                       12/30/03
6,671,709                       10/105,543                       12/30/03
6,671,714                       09/447,755                       12/30/03
6,671,724                       09/532,101                       12/30/03
6,671,729                       09/594,857                       12/30/03
6,671,769                       09/345,888                       12/30/03
6,671,778                       09/922,436                       12/30/03
6,671,782                       09/538,352                       12/30/03
6,671,815                       10/067,287                       12/30/03
6,671,821                       09/717,755                       12/30/03
6,671,823                       09/616,292                       12/30/03
6,671,840                       09/424,453                       12/30/03
6,671,845                       09/421,784                       12/30/03
6,671,858                       10/003,237                       12/30/03

                   PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON January 1, 2012
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
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Number                             Number                            Date

7,313,835                       11/016,125                       01/01/08
7,313,838                       10/723,074                       01/01/08
7,313,842                       11/012,556                       01/01/08
7,313,843                       10/492,882                       01/01/08
7,313,853                       11/256,700                       01/01/08
7,313,854                       11/024,316                       01/01/08
7,313,864                       10/491,604                       01/01/08
7,313,867                       11/523,384                       01/01/08
7,313,872                       11/479,200                       01/01/08
7,313,876                       11/103,857                       01/01/08
7,313,879                       11/403,071                       01/01/08
7,313,887                       11/148,500                       01/01/08
7,313,897                       11/304,279                       01/01/08
7,313,899                       11/435,227                       01/01/08
7,313,902                       11/226,804                       01/01/08
7,313,927                       10/832,835                       01/01/08
7,313,930                       10/725,446                       01/01/08
7,313,935                       10/476,672                       01/01/08
7,313,936                       11/281,454                       01/01/08
7,313,938                       10/547,700                       01/01/08
7,313,939                       11/346,223                       01/01/08
7,313,941                       11/291,921                       01/01/08
7,313,962                       11/294,619                       01/01/08
7,313,969                       11/207,901                       01/01/08
7,313,972                       10/493,227                       01/01/08
7,313,975                       11/353,727                       01/01/08
7,313,978                       10/637,921                       01/01/08
7,313,980                       11/248,609                       01/01/08
7,313,983                       11/475,466                       01/01/08
7,313,987                       11/555,719                       01/01/08
7,313,988                       11/407,667                       01/01/08
7,313,989                       11/177,986                       01/01/08
7,313,990                       11/636,874                       01/01/08
7,313,995                       11/081,486                       01/01/08
7,313,996                       11/100,638                       01/01/08
7,314,015                       11/379,368                       01/01/08
7,314,017                       11/243,792                       01/01/08
7,314,020                       10/538,180                       01/01/08
7,314,028                       11/446,296                       01/01/08
7,314,029                       11/602,327                       01/01/08
7,314,049                       10/701,624                       01/01/08
7,314,055                       11/240,119                       01/01/08
7,314,062                       11/008,932                       01/01/08
7,314,063                       11/295,474                       01/01/08
7,314,065                       11/623,765                       01/01/08
7,314,068                       11/109,863                       01/01/08
7,314,071                       11/343,727                       01/01/08
7,314,076                       10/947,466                       01/01/08
7,314,079                       10/929,649                       01/01/08
7,314,098                       10/997,263                       01/01/08
7,314,103                       10/647,122                       01/01/08
7,314,111                       10/858,467                       01/01/08
7,314,112                       11/181,645                       01/01/08
7,314,135                       10/835,765                       01/01/08
7,314,142                       11/116,607                       01/01/08
7,314,149                       11/087,433                       01/01/08
7,314,153                       10/079,848                       01/01/08
7,314,186                       11/046,998                       01/01/08
7,314,194                       10/385,732                       01/01/08
7,314,196                       11/151,611                       01/01/08
7,314,203                       11/011,941                       01/01/08
7,314,207                       10/980,376                       01/01/08
7,314,221                       11/100,269                       01/01/08
7,314,222                       10/857,007                       01/01/08
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7,314,223                       11/095,549                       01/01/08
7,314,226                       11/194,005                       01/01/08
7,314,233                       10/878,413                       01/01/08
7,314,241                       11/009,427                       01/01/08
7,314,242                       11/355,898                       01/01/08
7,314,245                       10/942,415                       01/01/08
7,314,246                       11/316,382                       01/01/08
7,314,255                       11/230,475                       01/01/08
7,314,280                       11/221,941                       01/01/08
7,314,284                       10/583,342                       01/01/08
7,314,287                       11/625,685                       01/01/08
7,314,292                       10/526,924                       01/01/08
7,314,293                       11/193,101                       01/01/08
7,314,294                       11/244,304                       01/01/08
7,314,295                       10/524,320                       01/01/08
7,314,300                       11/119,400                       01/01/08
7,314,315                       10/356,798                       01/01/08
7,314,318                       09/809,699                       01/01/08
7,314,327                       11/046,749                       01/01/08
7,314,335                       10/983,914                       01/01/08
7,314,354                       10/512,208                       01/01/08
7,314,360                       10/537,972                       01/01/08
7,314,374                       10/258,246                       01/01/08
7,314,375                       10/466,079                       01/01/08
7,314,385                       11/226,394                       01/01/08
7,314,386                       11/161,457                       01/01/08
7,314,391                       11/716,127                       01/01/08
7,314,415                       10/529,151                       01/01/08
7,314,427                       11/179,805                       01/01/08
7,314,430                       11/282,930                       01/01/08
7,314,431                       11/202,119                       01/01/08
7,314,436                       11/491,752                       01/01/08
7,314,440                       10/531,670                       01/01/08
7,314,455                       11/341,024                       01/01/08
7,314,460                       11/175,938                       01/01/08
7,314,476                       11/038,773                       01/01/08
7,314,494                       11/045,659                       01/01/08
7,314,501                       10/516,369                       01/01/08
7,314,504                       11/032,169                       01/01/08
7,314,508                       10/524,374                       01/01/08
7,314,522                       10/517,527                       01/01/08
7,314,544                       11/212,038                       01/01/08
7,314,567                       10/515,873                       01/01/08
7,314,569                       10/818,552                       01/01/08
7,314,570                       10/487,114                       01/01/08
7,314,573                       10/528,581                       01/01/08
7,314,583                       10/531,478                       01/01/08
7,314,599                       10/114,801                       01/01/08
7,314,601                       11/343,372                       01/01/08
7,314,603                       10/450,348                       01/01/08
7,314,610                       11/066,013                       01/01/08
7,314,611                       10/688,234                       01/01/08
7,314,620                       10/738,259                       01/01/08
7,314,625                       10/432,412                       01/01/08
7,314,626                       10/270,010                       01/01/08
7,314,630                       10/905,527                       01/01/08
7,314,646                       10/914,615                       01/01/08
7,314,651                       10/472,822                       01/01/08
7,314,711                       09/074,472                       01/01/08
7,314,716                       10/161,941                       01/01/08
7,314,717                       09/845,738                       01/01/08
7,314,720                       10/540,212                       01/01/08
7,314,722                       10/822,787                       01/01/08
7,314,727                       10/333,336                       01/01/08
7,314,728                       11/249,696                       01/01/08
7,314,729                       10/860,372                       01/01/08
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 134 

7,314,739                       10/493,210                       01/01/08
7,314,762                       09/993,366                       01/01/08
7,314,766                       10/706,090                       01/01/08
7,314,782                       10/527,777                       01/01/08
7,314,790                       11/612,309                       01/01/08
7,314,802                       11/669,598                       01/01/08
7,314,827                       11/181,908                       01/01/08
7,314,834                       11/153,898                       01/01/08
7,314,839                       11/185,993                       01/01/08
7,314,842                       11/491,442                       01/01/08
7,314,843                       11/045,469                       01/01/08
7,314,844                       11/114,068                       01/01/08
7,314,856                       10/228,872                       01/01/08
7,314,859                       10/540,803                       01/01/08
7,314,861                       10/477,985                       01/01/08
7,314,872                       10/922,515                       01/01/08
7,314,873                       10/517,754                       01/01/08
7,314,879                       10/500,476                       01/01/08
7,314,888                       09/830,559                       01/01/08
7,314,897                       10/921,398                       01/01/08
7,314,898                       11/025,183                       01/01/08
7,314,899                       10/813,972                       01/01/08
7,314,918                       10/194,364                       01/01/08
7,314,920                       10/141,757                       01/01/08
7,314,922                       10/110,807                       01/01/08
7,314,925                       10/128,587                       01/01/08
7,314,928                       11/411,505                       01/01/08
7,314,931                       10/532,223                       01/01/08
7,314,935                       10/504,432                       01/01/08
7,314,940                       10/473,578                       01/01/08
7,314,942                       10/337,441                       01/01/08
7,314,957                       10/510,409                       01/01/08
7,314,961                       10/542,890                       01/01/08
7,314,993                       10/898,733                       01/01/08
7,314,999                       11/341,325                       01/01/08
7,315,004                       11/466,938                       01/01/08
7,315,012                       11/100,466                       01/01/08
7,315,062                       11/093,043                       01/01/08
7,315,066                       10/908,926                       01/01/08
7,315,068                       11/077,240                       01/01/08
7,315,075                       10/905,906                       01/01/08
7,315,088                       10/563,573                       01/01/08
7,315,101                       11/470,852                       01/01/08
7,315,110                       11/167,912                       01/01/08
7,315,112                       11/207,564                       01/01/08
7,315,113                       11/247,366                       01/01/08
7,315,121                       11/386,693                       01/01/08
7,315,124                       11/127,147                       01/01/08
7,315,132                       11/315,624                       01/01/08
7,315,171                       11/542,391                       01/01/08
7,315,179                       11/607,272                       01/01/08
7,315,181                       11/290,843                       01/01/08
7,315,194                       10/923,717                       01/01/08
7,315,208                       10/544,595                       01/01/08
7,315,223                       11/171,628                       01/01/08
7,315,230                       10/922,390                       01/01/08
7,315,233                       10/931,176                       01/01/08
7,315,236                       11/183,758                       01/01/08
7,315,242                       10/817,000                       01/01/08
7,315,250                       11/013,645                       01/01/08
7,315,266                       11/514,113                       01/01/08
7,315,287                       11/363,914                       01/01/08
7,315,310                       10/629,112                       01/01/08
7,315,312                       10/660,114                       01/01/08
7,315,316                       11/084,202                       01/01/08
7,315,317                       11/085,273                       01/01/08
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 135 

7,315,318                       10/906,839                       01/01/08
7,315,321                       10/375,977                       01/01/08
7,315,326                       10/356,600                       01/01/08
7,315,328                       09/324,823                       01/01/08
7,315,329                       09/447,301                       01/01/08
7,315,361                       11/118,192                       01/01/08
7,315,377                       10/544,421                       01/01/08
7,315,380                       11/089,007                       01/01/08
7,315,383                       10/887,568                       01/01/08
7,315,390                       10/226,004                       01/01/08
7,315,411                       11/007,176                       01/01/08
7,315,414                       10/815,967                       01/01/08
7,315,415                       11/369,707                       01/01/08
7,315,419                       10/960,318                       01/01/08
7,315,420                       11/171,340                       01/01/08
7,315,441                       10/537,289                       01/01/08
7,315,451                       11/265,075                       01/01/08
7,315,457                       11/607,058                       01/01/08
7,315,485                       11/326,672                       01/01/08
7,315,491                       10/296,750                       01/01/08
7,315,494                       10/822,814                       01/01/08
7,315,505                       10/619,199                       01/01/08
7,315,513                       10/149,975                       01/01/08
7,315,514                       10/311,933                       01/01/08
7,315,526                       10/247,898                       01/01/08
7,315,538                       10/636,432                       01/01/08
7,315,539                       10/720,261                       01/01/08
7,315,551                       10/099,315                       01/01/08
7,315,557                       10/809,841                       01/01/08
7,315,559                       10/519,501                       01/01/08
7,315,581                       10/471,630                       01/01/08
7,315,589                       10/749,322                       01/01/08
7,315,591                       10/766,284                       01/01/08
7,315,594                       10/484,608                       01/01/08
7,315,611                       11/139,655                       01/01/08
7,315,614                       10/174,026                       01/01/08
7,315,620                       10/764,955                       01/01/08
7,315,626                       10/490,303                       01/01/08
7,315,632                       10/451,406                       01/01/08
7,315,655                       11/170,830                       01/01/08
7,315,660                       10/477,888                       01/01/08
7,315,668                       10/183,922                       01/01/08
7,315,671                       10/545,128                       01/01/08
7,315,684                       10/581,793                       01/01/08
7,315,687                       10/810,798                       01/01/08
7,315,703                       11/200,541                       01/01/08
7,315,728                       10/473,592                       01/01/08
7,315,758                       10/860,557                       01/01/08
7,315,767                       10/656,997                       01/01/08
7,315,773                       10/811,843                       01/01/08
7,315,777                       10/767,283                       01/01/08
7,315,780                       10/489,900                       01/01/08
7,315,784                       09/784,720                       01/01/08
7,315,798                       10/630,776                       01/01/08
7,315,821                       10/356,331                       01/01/08
7,315,825                       11/444,081                       01/01/08
7,315,835                       09/611,896                       01/01/08
7,315,839                       09/961,026                       01/01/08
7,315,844                       10/961,638                       01/01/08
7,315,850                       11/153,145                       01/01/08
7,315,857                       10/845,501                       01/01/08
7,315,871                       11/039,211                       01/01/08
7,315,872                       10/931,002                       01/01/08
7,315,876                       10/636,094                       01/01/08
7,315,878                       10/665,600                       01/01/08
7,315,882                       10/686,213                       01/01/08
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7,315,892                       10/053,012                       01/01/08
7,315,903                       10/200,721                       01/01/08
7,315,915                       10/950,416                       01/01/08
7,315,927                       10/976,410                       01/01/08
7,315,945                       10/451,003                       01/01/08
7,315,948                       09/458,921                       01/01/08
7,315,977                       10/933,642                       01/01/08
7,315,994                       11/001,297                       01/01/08
7,315,996                       11/232,764                       01/01/08
7,315,997                       10/846,517                       01/01/08
7,316,001                       10/908,654                       01/01/08
7,316,024                       10/941,886                       01/01/08
7,316,028                       10/290,416                       01/01/08
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 01/23/2012
                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 01/23/2012

Patent           Application       Filing          Issue           Granted
Number           Number            Date            Date            Date

5,711,653        08/685,134        07/24/96        01/27/98        01/26/12
5,797,704        08/840,496        04/21/97        08/25/98        01/24/12
5,916,153        08/958,509        10/27/97        06/29/99        01/24/12
6,003,557        08/992,289        12/17/97        12/21/99        01/24/12
6,318,573        09/501,406        02/10/00        11/20/01        01/24/12
6,331,024        08/972,761        11/18/97        12/18/01        01/26/12
6,389,662        09/614,327        07/12/00        05/21/02        01/27/12
6,474,647        09/618,397        07/18/00        11/05/02        01/26/12
6,502,030        09/769,537        01/25/01        12/31/02        01/24/12
6,538,341        10/018,603        12/17/01        03/25/03        01/25/12
6,568,233        10/055,895        01/28/02        05/27/03        01/27/12
6,601,517        09/985,962        10/31/01        08/05/03        01/24/12
6,602,585        09/963,239        09/26/01        08/05/03        01/24/12
6,622,349        09/920,015        08/02/01        09/23/03        01/26/12
6,631,113        09/679,941        10/04/00        10/07/03        01/23/12
6,631,302        09/544,370        04/06/00        10/07/03        01/23/12
6,631,359        09/393,150        09/10/99        10/07/03        01/23/12
6,632,310        09/815,293        03/21/01        10/14/03        01/23/12
6,662,490        10/225,894        08/22/02        12/16/03        01/25/12
6,671,559        10/054,092        01/22/02        12/30/03        01/27/12
6,985,511        10/607,342        06/27/03        01/10/06        01/26/12
7,000,321        10/246,071        09/17/02        02/21/06        01/24/12
7,074,161        10/477,276        11/10/03        07/11/06        01/23/12
7,089,504        09/563,624        05/02/00        08/08/06        01/26/12
7,135,102        10/421,922        04/24/03        11/14/06        01/26/12
7,140,195        11/250,998        10/14/05        11/28/06        01/27/12
7,167,816        10/081,387        02/22/02        01/23/07        01/24/12
7,170,605        10/647,855        08/25/03        01/30/07        01/25/12
7,175,187        10/628,540        07/28/03        02/13/07        01/26/12
7,185,375        10/710,634        07/26/04        03/06/07        01/23/12
7,188,795        10/450,018        11/18/03        03/13/07        01/24/12
7,195,188        11/276,431        02/28/06        03/27/07        01/26/12
7,219,291        10/416,484        09/15/03        05/15/07        01/26/12
7,240,838        11/298,660        12/12/05        07/10/07        01/24/12
7,246,921        11/050,542        02/03/05        07/24/07        01/24/12
7,250,234        10/344,332        02/10/03        07/31/07        01/26/12
7,269,247        10/941,471        09/15/04        09/11/07        01/27/12
7,273,626        10/538,464        06/10/05        09/25/07        01/25/12
7,286,972        09/836,490        04/17/01        10/23/07        01/24/12
7,293,785        10/548,494        10/13/05        11/13/07        01/26/12
7,308,507        10/717,289        11/19/03        12/11/07        01/23/12
7,308,569        10/632,648        08/01/03        12/11/07        01/23/12
7,310,042        10/499,461        06/18/04        12/18/07        01/27/12
7,310,744        11/234,412        09/23/05        12/18/07        01/24/12
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Reissue Applications Filed
                           Reissue Applications Filed

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

   D. 608,693, Re. S.N. 29. 411,840, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. D12. 091, AUTOMOBILE
BODY, Vincent J. Galante, et al., Owner of Record: Chrysler Group LLC,
Raleigh, NC, Attorney or Agent: Ralph E. Smith, Ex. Gp.: 2911

   RE. 41,519, Re. S.N. 13,357,118, Jan. 24, 2012,Cl. 341, METHOD AND
APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A CMOS IMAGER HAVING A PIPELINED ANALOG TO DIGITAL
CONVERTER, Eric R. Fossum, et al, Owner of Record: Round Rock Research, LLC.,
Attorney or Agent: Richard J. Botos, Ex. Gp.: 2819

   RE. 42,873, Re. S.N. 13,277,519, Oct. 20, 2011, Cl. 015, HAND-HOLDABLE
VACUUM CLEANERS, Andrew Walker, et al, Owner of Record: Black & Decker Inc.,
Newark, DE, Attorney or Agent: Christopher M. Brock, Ex. Gp.: 3723

   RE. 43,192, Re. S.N. 13,354,972, Jan. 20, 2012, Cl. 709, DATA PROCESSING
SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AN COMPUTER
PROGRAM, Masaaki Isozu, Tokyo, Japan, Owner of Record: SONY CORPORATION,
Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Timothy R. Hirzel, Ex. Gp.: 2447

   7,057,951, Re. S.N.: 13,335,234, Dec. 22, 2011, Cl.: 365/222,
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING WRITE RECOVERY TIME, Jae-Hyuk Im,
et.al., Owner of Record: 658868 N.B. Inc, Attorney or Agent: James Ortega,
Ex. Gp.: 2827

   7,593,786, Re. S.N.: 13,237,247, Sep. 20, 2011, Cl: 700/000, AUTOMATED
ENGRAVING OF A CUSTOMIZED JEWELRY ITEM, Timothy D. Saarela, et.al.,
Owner of Record: Jostens, Inc, Attorney or Agent: Brett A. Klein, Ex. Gp.:
2121

   7,616,690, Re. S.N. 13,293,076, Nov. 09, 2011, Cl. 386, METHOD AND
APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE ENCODING FRAMED DATA SEQUENCES, Christophe De
Vleeschouwer, Vedri, Belgium, Owner of Record: IMEC, Leuven, Belgium,
Attorney or Agent: John M. Carson, Ex. Gp.: 2484

   7,652,833, Re. S.N. 13. 359,298, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 359. 814, CAMERA
MODULE, Toshihiko Honma, Owner of Record: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
JP, Attorney or Agent: Alexander C. Johnson, Jr., Ex. Gp.: 2873

   7,652,952, Re. S.N. 13. 359,400, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 367. 088, SONAR
IMAGING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING TO WATERCRAFT, David A. Betts, et al., Owner of
Record: Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI, Attorney or Agent: Frank A.
DeLucia, Ex. Gp.: 2612

   7,653,552, Re. S.N. 13/359,133, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 705. 001, DIGITAL FILE
MARKETPLACE, Vijay Vaidyanathan, et al, Owner of Record: Qurio Holdings,
Inc., Raleigh, NC, Attorney or Agent: Anthony J. Josephson, Ex. Gp.: 3629

   7,659,872, Re. S.N. 13,357,237, Jan. 24, 2012, Cl. 345, PIXEL CIRCUIT AND
DISPLAY APPARATUS, Junichi Yamashita, Tokyo, Japan, Owner of Record: Sony
Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Christopher M. Tobin,
Ex. Gp.: 2629

   7,710,825, Re. S.N. 13. 359,417, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 367. 107, SIDE SCAN
SONAR IMAGING SYSTEM WITH BOAT POSITION ON DISPLAY, David A. Betts, et al.,
Owner of Record: Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI, Attorney or Agent:
Frank A. DeLucia, Ex. Gp.: 3662

   7,729,203, Re. S.N. 13. 359,427, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 367. 088, SIDE SCAN
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 139 

SONAR IMAGING SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED GPS DATA, David A. Betts, et al.,
Owner of Record: Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI, Attorney or Agent:
Frank A. DeLucia, Ex. Gp.: 2612

   7,755,974, Re. S.N. 13. 359,430, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 367. 088, SIDE SCAN
SONAR IMAGING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCEMENT, David A. Betts, et al., Owner of
Record: Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI, Attorney or Agent: Frank A.
DeLucia, Ex. Gp.: 2612

   7,792,686, Re. S.N. 13,358,620, Jan. 26, 2012, Cl. 705, MEDICAL BENEFITS
PAYMENT SYSTEM, Robert M. Allen, Richardson, TX, Owner of Record: STONEEAGLE
SERVICE, INC., Attorney or Agent: Anton J. Hopen, Ex. Gp.: 3686

   7,823,309, Re. S.N.: 13,335,311, Dec. 22, 2011, Cl.: 040/610, PORTABLE
PRESENTATION AND DISPLAY BOARDS, Abraham Albenda, Owner of Record: Inventor,
Attorney or Agent: Leonard Holtz, Ex. Gp.: 3611

   7,860,465, Re. S.N.: 13,314,808, Dec. 08, 2011, Cl.: 455/101,
APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING OPEN LOOP DIVERSITY IN A
RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, Zhijun Cai, Owner of Record: Research In Motion
Limited, Attorney or Agent: Michael E. Cox, Ex. Gp.: 2617

   7,947,681, Re. S.N. 13,299,499, Nov. 18, 2011, Cl. 514/249, METHODS OF
ADMINISTERING TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN, Daniel I. Oppenheimer, et.al., Owner of
Record: Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA, Attorney or Agent: Shelley
C. Danek, Ex. Gp.: 1629
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
                   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   D. 594,949, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,048, Requested Date: Dec. 15, 2011,
Cl. D23/343, Title: TRIANGULAR PATIO HEATER, Inventor: Jianping Wang,
Owners of Record: Changzhou Gardensun Furnace, Co., LTD., China, Attorney
or Agent: Hoffman & Baron, LLP., Syosset, NY, Ex. Gp.: 2912, Requester:
Pierre R. Yanney, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP., New York, NY

   5,255,309, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,065, Requested Date: Dec. 19, 2011,
Cl. 379/088, Title: TELEPHONIC-INTERFACE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM,
Inventor: Ronald A. Katz, Owners of Record: Ronald A. Katz Technology
Licensing, LP., Beverly Hills, CA, Attorney or Agent: Reena Kuyper, Los
Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: James Brooks, Orick Herrington &
Sutcliffe, LLP., Irvine, CA

   5,261,009, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,974, Requested Date: Dec. 9, 2011,
Cl. 382/040, Title: MEANS FOR RESOLVING AMBIGUITIES IN TEXT BASED UPON
CHARACTER CONTEXT, Inventor: Mindy R. Bokser, Owners of Record: Nuance
Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA, Attorney or Agent: Sunstein Kann
Murphy & Timbers, LLP., Boston, MA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Joseph E.
Palys, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP., Reston, VA

   5,348,253, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,045, Requested Date: Dec. 12, 2011,
Cl. 244/091, Title: BLENDED WINGLET, Inventor: Louis B. Gratzer, Owners of
Record: Aviation Partners, Inc., Seattle, WA, Attorney or Agent: Bogle &
Gates, PLLC., Seattle, WA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Donald R. Banowit,
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC

   5,561,707, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,066, Requested Date: Dec. 19, 2011,
Cl. 379/088, Title: TELEPHONIC-INTERFACE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM,
Inventor: Ronald A. Katz, Owners of Record: Ronald A. Katz Technology
Licensing, LP., Beverly Hills, CA, Attorney or Agent: Reena Kuyper, Los
Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: James Brooks, Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliff, LLP., Irvine, CA

   5,684,863, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,062, Requested Date: Dec. 19, 2011,
Cl. 379/977, Title: TELEPHONIC-INTERFACE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM,
Inventor: Ronald A. Katz, Owners of Record: Ronald A. Katz Technology
Licensing, LP., Beverly Hills, CA, Attorney or Agent: Cooley, LLP.,
Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Jeffrey A. Cooper, Alston & Bird
LLP., Atlanta, GA

   5,792,753, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,073, Requested Date: Dec. 28, 2011,
Cl. 514/054, Title: TREATMENT OF DISEASE EMPLOYING HYALURONIC ACID AND
NSAIDS, Inventor: Rudolf E. Falk et al., Owners of Record: Jagotec AG,
Switzlerand, Attorney or Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP., Washington, DC,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Dawn C. Russell, Arent Fox, LLP., Washington, DC

   5,852,002, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,054, Requested Date: Dec. 16, 2011,
Cl. 514/054, Title: TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS AND DISEASE, Inventor: Rudolf E.
Falk et al., Owners of Record: Jagotec AG, Switzerland, Attorney or Agent:
Baker & Hostetler, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Scott M.
Daniels, Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian, Washington, DC

   5,876,792, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,044, Requested Date: Dec. 12, 2011,
Cl. 427/171, Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED PLACEMENT OF A
POLYMER COMPOSITION INTO A WEB, Inventor: J. Michael Caldwell, Owners of
Record: Nextec Applications, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP., San Diego, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3991,
Requester: Janal M. Kalis, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA., Minneapolis,
MN

   5,951,785, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,049, Requested Date: Dec. 15, 2011,
Cl. 136/251, Title: PHOTO-VOLTAIC APPARATUS, Inventor: Kenji Uchihashi et
al., Owners of Record: Sanyo Electric Co., LTD., Japan, Attorney or Agent:
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 141 

Darby & Darby, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Collin A. Rose,
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, PC., Houston, TX

   6,029,111, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,070, Requested Date: Dec. 23, 2011,
Cl. 701/207, Title: VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING GPS
VELOCITIES, Inventor: Steven R. Croyle, Owners of Record: Beacon Navigation
GMBH, Switzerland, Attorney or Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP., Seattle, WA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Clifford A.
Ulrich, Kenyon & Kenyon, LLP., New York, NY

   6,263,507, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,074, Requested Date: Dec. 28, 2011,
Cl. 725/134, Title: BROWSER FOR USE IN NAVIGATING A BODY OF INFORMATION,
WITH PARTICULAR APPLICATION TO BROWSING INFORMATION REPRESENTED BY
AUDIOVISUAL DATA, Inventor: Subutai Ahmad et al., Owners of Record: Interval
Licensing, LLC., Seattle, WA, Attorney or Agent: Edell Shapiro & Finnan,
LLC., Rockville, MD, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Lori A. Gordon, Sterne Kessler
Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC

   6,520,642, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,067, Requested Date: Dec. 20, 2011,
Cl. 352/243, Title: CAMERA DOLLY, Inventor: Leonard T. Chapman, Owners of
Record: Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, North Hollywood, CA, Attorney or
Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP., Seattle, WA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Cinetech
Italiana, SRL, K. David Crockett, Crockett & Crockett, PC., Mission Viejo,
CA

   7,152,998, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,068, Requested Date: Dec. 21, 2011,
Cl. 362/252, Title: ASSEMBLABLE STRING TREE, Inventor: Rajeh Rahman,
Owners of Record: Sienna, LLC., Oakland, NJ, Attorney or Agent: Amster
Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP., New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Christopher A. Bullard, Seed IP Law Group, PLLC., Seattle, WA

   7,161,738, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,973, Requested Date: Dec. 8, 2011,
Cl. 359/586, Title: SECURE DOCUMENT OF VALUE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
SAME, Inventor: John N. Disano et al., Owners of Record: Giesecke & Devrient
GMBH, Germany, Attorney or Agent: Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP., Fort Wayne, IN,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Daniel Gmiterek, Canada

   7,164,257, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,039, Requested Date: Dec. 9, 2011,
Cl. 320/134, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF A LITHIUM-BASED
MULTICELL BATTERY PACK INCLUDING A HEAT SINK, Inventor: Todd W. Johnson et
al., Owners of Record: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, WI,
Attorney or Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP., Milwaukee, WI, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Paul Devinsky, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP., Washington, DC

   7,289,883, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,069, Requested Date: Dec. 22, 2011,
Cl. 700/245, Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PATIENT ROUNDING WITH A REMOTE
CONTROLLED ROBOT, Inventor: Yulun Wang et al., Owners of Record: InTouch
Technologies, Inc., Goleta, CA, Attorney or Agent: CPA Global, Minneapolis,
MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: VGo Communications, Inc., Marc Hankin,
Hankin Patent Law, APC., Los Angeles, CA

   7,908,979, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,976, Requested Date: Dec. 14, 2011,
Cl. 108/055, Title: A PALLET HAVING LOAD BEARING CAPABILITIES ON WHICH
ARTICLES MAY BE PLACED FOR STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORTATION, Inventor:
Zane Yoshida et al., Owners of Record: Aeropal Technology SDN, BHD, Malaysia,
Attorney or Agent: Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson, PC., Minneapolis, MN,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Anthony G. Craig, Sci-Law Strategies, PC., Solana
Beach, CA

   8,027,916, Reexam. C.N. 90/012,075, Requested Date: Dec. 30, 2011,
Cl. 705/039, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCREENING FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS,Inventor: Kenneth Algiene et al., Owners of Record: The Western
Union Company, Englewood, CO, Attorney or Agent: Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton, LLP., San Francisco, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Nathan J. Rees,
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP., Dallas, TX
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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
                 Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   6,472,614, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,866, Requested Date: Jan. 5, 2012,
Cl.: 174/070, Title: DYNAMIC UMBILICALS WITH INTERNAL STEEL RODS, Inventor:
Wayne Dupont et al., Owners of Record: Technip France, France, Attorney or
Agent: Ostrolenk Faber, LLP., New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third
Party Requester: Aker Subsea, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Michael A. Hawes, Houston,
TX), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   6,530,876, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,858, Requested Date: Dec. 19, 2011,
Cl.: 600/016, Title: SUPPLEMENTAL HEART PUMP METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR
SUPPLEMENTING BLOOD THROUGH THE HEART, Inventor: Paul A. Spence, Owners of
Record: Paul A. Spence, Louisville, KY, Attorney or Agent: Wood Herron &
Evans, LLP., Cincinnati, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party
Requester: CircuLite, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Tarek N. Fahmi, SNR Denton US,
LLP., Chicago, IL), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,155,241, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,864, Requested Date: Dec. 29, 2011,
Cl.: 455/458, Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING A USER OF A
COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO MANAGE REMOTE INFORMATION, Inventor: Richard J.
Helferich, Owners of Record: Wireless Science, LLC., Chatsworth, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Intellevate, LLC., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: CBS Interactive, Inc.; (Att'y Is:
Andrea G. Reister, Covington & Burling, LLP., Washington, DC), Real Party
in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,161,525, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,860, Requested Date: Dec. 23, 2011,
Cl.: 3342/026, Title: TURBULENCE DISPLAY PRESENTATION, Inventor: Jeffrey A.
Finley et al., Owners of Record: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA,
Attorney or Agent: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Third Party Requester: Honeywell International, Inc.; (Att'y Is:
James A. Oliff, Oliff & Berridge, PLC., Alexandria, VA), Real Party in
Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,290,831, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,859, Requested Date: Dec. 20, 2011,
Cl.: 296/203, Title: VEHICLE WITH LAYERED ROOF BUILD, Inventor: Michael G.
Poss et al., Owners of Record: GM Global Technology Operations, LLC.,
Detroit, MI, Attorney or Agent: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: Ford Global Technologies,
LLC.; (Att'y Is: Allan A. Fanucci, Winston & Strawn, LLP., New York, NY),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,468,073, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,653, Requested Date: Dec. 17, 2011,
Cl.: 623/002, Title: HEART VALVE SYSTEM, Inventor: Keith M. Johnson et al.,
Owners of Record: Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Attorney or Agent:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party
Requester: Edwards Lifesciences Corp.; (Att'y Is: L. AnneMarie Kaiser,
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP., San Francisco, CA), Real Party in
Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,499,716, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,867, Requested Date: Jan. 6, 2012,
Cl.: 455/458, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION TO A
TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE, Inventor: Richard J. Helferich,
Owners of Record: Wireless Science, LLC., Chatsworth, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Intellevate, LLC., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party
Requester: CBS Interactive, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Andrea G. Reister, Covington &
Burling, LLP., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester

   7,503,929, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,654, Requested Date: Dec. 17, 2011,
Cl.: 623/002, Title: PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE SYSTEM, Inventor: Keith M.
Johnson et al., Owners of Record: Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN,
Attorney or Agent: Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Third Party Requester:  Edward Lifesciences Corp.; (Att'y Is:
AnneMarie Kaiser, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP., San Francisco, CA),
 February 21, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1375 OG 143 

Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,537,964, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,849, Requested Date: Dec. 12, 2011,
Cl.: 438/113, Title: METHOD OF FABRICATING A MINIATURE SILICON CONDENSER
MICROPHONE, Inventor: Anthony D. Minervini, Owners of Record: Knowles
Electronics, LLC., Chicago, IL, Attorney or Agent: Dykema Gossett, PLLC.,
Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Analog Devices,
Inc.; (Att'y Is: Robert M. Asher, Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers, LLP.,
Boston, MA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,714,152, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,865, Requested Date: Dec. 30, 2011,
Cl.: 549/536, Title: CARRIER FOR OLEFIN OXIDE CATALYST, Inventor: Serguei
Pak, Owners of Record: SD Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft MBH & Co. KG,
Germany, Attorney or Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC., Garden City,
NJ, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Shell Oil Company;
(Att'y Is: Jason W. Bryan, Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP., Houston, TX), Real
Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,921,211, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,789, Requested Date: Oct. 18, 2011,
Cl.: 709/226, Title: AGILE NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING
SECURE DOMAIN NAMES, Inventor: Victor Larson et al., Owners of Record:
VirnetX, Inc., Zephyr Cove, NV, Attorney or Agent: McDermott Will & Emery,
Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Apple, Inc.;
(Att'y Is: Jeffrey P. Kushan, Sidley Austin, LLP., Dallas, TX), Real Party
in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,974,912, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,863, Requested Date: Dec. 28, 2011,
Cl.: 705/037, Title: PAID SEARCH ENGINE BID MANAGEMENT, Inventor: Juan C.
Velez et al., Owners of Record: Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC., Loveland,
OH, Attorney or Agent: Wood Herron & Evans, LLP., Cincinnati, OH, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Google, Inc. & Microsoft, Corp.;
(Att'y Is: Barry S. Goldsmith, Squire Sanders (US) LLP., Vienna,VA)
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,987,760, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,828, Requested Date: Dec. 29, 2011,
Cl.: 089/001, Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IGNITING EXPLOSIVES, Inventor:
Paul B. Lundquist et al., Owners of Record: Applied Energetics, Inc., Tucson,
AZ, Attorney or Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP., Boulder, CO, Ex. Gp.:
3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: Xtreme ADS Limited; (Att'y Is: James
R. Blaufuss, Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry, LLP., Indianapolis,
IN), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   8,018,049, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,850, Requested Date: Dec. 23, 2011,
Cl.: 257/704, Title: SILICON CONDENSER MICROPHONE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD,
Inventor: Anthony D. Minervini, Owners of Record: Knowles Electronics, LLC.,
Chicago, IL, Attorney or Agent: Dykema Gossett, PLLC., Dallas, TX, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Analog Devices, Inc.; (Att'y Is:
Robert M. Asher, Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers, LLP., Boston, MA), Real
Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   8,057,825, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,819, Requested Date: Dec. 16, 2011,
Cl.: 424/522, Title: KRILL EXTRACTS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES,
Inventor: Tina Sampalis, Owners of Record: Neptune Technologies &
Bioressources, Inc., Canada, Attorney or Agent: Cooley, LLP., Washington, DC,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Third Party Requester: Akir BioMarine ASA;
(Att'y Is: J. Mitchell Jones, Casimir Jones, SC., Middleton, WI), Real Party
in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
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Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew
                Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
                            Due to Failure to Renew

   15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be
renewed for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period
upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable
application for renewal. This may be done at any time within one year
before the expiration of the period for which the registration was
issued or renewed, or it may be done within six months after such
expiration on payment of an additional fee.
   According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.

                     TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
                               January 27, 2012
                            DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number                   Serial Number                     Reg. Date

2,464,697                      78/005,189                      06/26/2001
2,963,456                      79/000,074                      06/21/2005
2,963,457                      79/000,089                      06/21/2005
2,963,458                      79/000,117                      06/21/2005
2,963,459                      79/000,123                      06/21/2005
2,963,464                      79/000,440                      06/21/2005
2,963,466                      79/000,473                      06/21/2005
2,963,467                      79/000,474                      06/21/2005
2,963,468                      79/000,549                      06/21/2005
2,963,476                      79/001,152                      06/21/2005
2,963,480                      79/001,427                      06/21/2005
2,963,481                      79/001,517                      06/21/2005
  717,173                      72/107,067                      06/20/1961
1,648,671                      73/720,999                      06/25/1991
1,648,806                      73/839,554                      06/25/1991
2,463,035                      74/462,460                      06/26/2001
2,463,040                      74/627,694                      06/26/2001
2,464,043                      74/736,448                      06/26/2001
2,464,045                      75/031,196                      06/26/2001
2,464,050                      75/075,624                      06/26/2001
2,464,053                      75/120,776                      06/26/2001
2,464,060                      75/174,893                      06/26/2001
2,464,062                      75/184,107                      06/26/2001
2,463,055                      75/204,537                      06/26/2001
2,463,058                      75/220,175                      06/26/2001
2,464,071                      75/244,206                      06/26/2001
2,464,073                      75/250,741                      06/26/2001
2,464,077                      75/266,537                      06/26/2001
2,463,062                      75/282,516                      06/26/2001
2,464,081                      75/286,471                      06/26/2001
2,464,087                      75/297,416                      06/26/2001
2,464,090                      75/306,341                      06/26/2001
2,463,069                      75/309,609                      06/26/2001
2,463,085                      75/374,315                      06/26/2001
2,464,116                      75/384,163                      06/26/2001
2,464,130                      75/412,578                      06/26/2001
2,463,099                      75/423,923                      06/26/2001
2,463,103                      75/425,843                      06/26/2001
2,463,107                      75/429,223                      06/26/2001
2,464,145                      75/437,241                      06/26/2001
2,464,147                      75/437,834                      06/26/2001
2,464,149                      75/439,866                      06/26/2001
2,464,150                      75/440,309                      06/26/2001
2,463,109                      75/441,531                      06/26/2001
2,464,156                      75/451,700                      06/26/2001
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2,464,162                      75/460,601                      06/26/2001
2,464,167                      75/466,278                      06/26/2001
2,464,171                      75/467,049                      06/26/2001
2,464,172                      75/467,918                      06/26/2001
2,464,174                      75/474,586                      06/26/2001
2,464,183                      75/480,752                      06/26/2001
2,464,185                      75/481,802                      06/26/2001
2,463,122                      75/487,824                      06/26/2001
2,464,197                      75/496,847                      06/26/2001
2,463,127                      75/506,153                      06/26/2001
2,464,208                      75/519,813                      06/26/2001
2,464,210                      75/523,092                      06/26/2001
2,463,135                      75/523,394                      06/26/2001
2,463,138                      75/526,506                      06/26/2001
2,463,140                      75/529,441                      06/26/2001
2,463,144                      75/540,580                      06/26/2001
2,464,220                      75/541,513                      06/26/2001
2,464,222                      75/542,570                      06/26/2001
2,463,149                      75/548,887                      06/26/2001
2,463,153                      75/558,972                      06/26/2001
2,464,240                      75/562,938                      06/26/2001
2,463,155                      75/563,589                      06/26/2001
2,464,245                      75/568,811                      06/26/2001
2,464,247                      75/570,890                      06/26/2001
2,464,253                      75/574,922                      06/26/2001
2,464,257                      75/578,302                      06/26/2001
2,464,268                      75/586,017                      06/26/2001
2,463,185                      75/598,525                      06/26/2001
2,464,280                      75/599,527                      06/26/2001
2,464,282                      75/599,805                      06/26/2001
2,464,286                      75/603,117                      06/26/2001
2,464,289                      75/603,663                      06/26/2001
2,463,188                      75/603,982                      06/26/2001
2,463,189                      75/605,931                      06/26/2001
2,464,291                      75/606,489                      06/26/2001
2,464,297                      75/610,739                      06/26/2001
2,464,299                      75/612,393                      06/26/2001
2,464,305                      75/617,568                      06/26/2001
2,463,201                      75/624,393                      06/26/2001
2,464,316                      75/624,533                      06/26/2001
2,464,323                      75/628,343                      06/26/2001
2,464,328                      75/634,788                      06/26/2001
2,464,331                      75/635,510                      06/26/2001
2,463,204                      75/635,619                      06/26/2001
2,464,339                      75/642,414                      06/26/2001
2,464,350                      75/652,004                      06/26/2001
2,464,353                      75/655,108                      06/26/2001
2,464,356                      75/656,861                      06/26/2001
2,464,361                      75/659,167                      06/26/2001
2,463,230                      75/667,679                      06/26/2001
2,464,377                      75/672,904                      06/26/2001
2,463,234                      75/674,069                      06/26/2001
2,464,379                      75/676,150                      06/26/2001
2,464,381                      75/678,014                      06/26/2001
2,463,241                      75/679,979                      06/26/2001
2,463,242                      75/681,282                      06/26/2001
2,463,244                      75/681,754                      06/26/2001
2,464,391                      75/692,739                      06/26/2001
2,463,254                      75/693,902                      06/26/2001
2,464,393                      75/696,311                      06/26/2001
2,463,263                      75/707,134                      06/26/2001
2,464,413                      75/711,949                      06/26/2001
2,464,418                      75/714,298                      06/26/2001
2,464,427                      75/722,991                      06/26/2001
2,464,428                      75/723,594                      06/26/2001
2,463,276                      75/727,437                      06/26/2001
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2,464,432                      75/729,566                      06/26/2001
2,463,297                      75/738,332                      06/26/2001
2,463,298                      75/738,509                      06/26/2001
2,464,447                      75/739,376                      06/26/2001
2,464,449                      75/740,836                      06/26/2001
2,463,309                      75/745,085                      06/26/2001
2,463,311                      75/745,612                      06/26/2001
2,463,314                      75/749,094                      06/26/2001
2,464,476                      75/762,624                      06/26/2001
2,463,343                      75/768,095                      06/26/2001
2,464,486                      75/780,814                      06/26/2001
2,464,489                      75/781,440                      06/26/2001
2,464,501                      75/788,234                      06/26/2001
2,464,502                      75/788,235                      06/26/2001
2,464,503                      75/788,274                      06/26/2001
2,463,375                      75/789,935                      06/26/2001
2,463,377                      75/790,574                      06/26/2001
2,464,510                      75/791,889                      06/26/2001
2,463,384                      75/794,588                      06/26/2001
2,464,517                      75/796,130                      06/26/2001
2,463,402                      75/800,858                      06/26/2001
2,463,404                      75/802,162                      06/26/2001
2,463,405                      75/802,490                      06/26/2001
2,463,409                      75/807,355                      06/26/2001
2,464,538                      75/808,896                      06/26/2001
2,464,540                      75/809,270                      06/26/2001
2,464,541                      75/809,323                      06/26/2001
2,464,549                      75/810,466                      06/26/2001
2,463,412                      75/810,742                      06/26/2001
2,463,413                      75/812,055                      06/26/2001
2,464,557                      75/817,184                      06/26/2001
2,464,563                      75/821,725                      06/26/2001
2,463,434                      75/822,216                      06/26/2001
2,464,726                      75/824,522                      06/26/2001
2,463,438                      75/825,618                      06/26/2001
2,463,442                      75/826,408                      06/26/2001
2,464,574                      75/827,616                      06/26/2001
2,464,577                      75/828,606                      06/26/2001
2,463,446                      75/829,545                      06/26/2001
2,464,581                      75/829,614                      06/26/2001
2,464,585                      75/832,007                      06/26/2001
2,463,451                      75/833,295                      06/26/2001
2,464,587                      75/833,411                      06/26/2001
2,464,589                      75/833,954                      06/26/2001
2,463,456                      75/836,052                      06/26/2001
2,463,458                      75/837,465                      06/26/2001
2,463,459                      75/837,771                      06/26/2001
2,463,461                      75/838,055                      06/26/2001
2,464,593                      75/839,599                      06/26/2001
2,464,598                      75/841,534                      06/26/2001
2,463,477                      75/846,481                      06/26/2001
2,464,611                      75/847,545                      06/26/2001
2,463,480                      75/848,408                      06/26/2001
2,463,481                      75/848,464                      06/26/2001
2,464,729                      75/852,792                      06/26/2001
2,464,619                      75/853,243                      06/26/2001
2,464,620                      75/853,443                      06/26/2001
2,463,488                      75/853,572                      06/26/2001
2,464,631                      75/864,367                      06/26/2001
2,464,633                      75/866,205                      06/26/2001
2,464,731                      75/867,961                      06/26/2001
2,464,637                      75/869,556                      06/26/2001
2,464,638                      75/869,734                      06/26/2001
2,463,512                      75/871,322                      06/26/2001
2,464,644                      75/873,197                      06/26/2001
2,464,649                      75/877,187                      06/26/2001
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2,463,521                      75/878,166                      06/26/2001
2,464,733                      75/878,591                      06/26/2001
2,464,734                      75/879,044                      06/26/2001
2,464,654                      75/879,877                      06/26/2001
2,463,535                      75/882,725                      06/26/2001
2,463,538                      75/884,252                      06/26/2001
2,463,547                      75/886,810                      06/26/2001
2,463,560                      75/892,394                      06/26/2001
2,463,571                      75/897,220                      06/26/2001
2,464,739                      75/899,908                      06/26/2001
2,463,576                      75/901,050                      06/26/2001
2,463,598                      75/913,956                      06/26/2001
2,463,599                      75/914,092                      06/26/2001
2,463,602                      75/915,889                      06/26/2001
2,464,746                      75/919,029                      06/26/2001
2,463,613                      75/920,262                      06/26/2001
2,463,623                      75/927,835                      06/26/2001
2,464,676                      75/950,341                      06/26/2001
2,464,750                      75/960,478                      06/26/2001
2,463,650                      75/960,494                      06/26/2001
2,464,687                      75/980,405                      06/26/2001
2,464,690                      75/980,491                      06/26/2001
2,464,691                      75/980,496                      06/26/2001
2,463,662                      76/005,534                      06/26/2001
2,463,666                      76/006,487                      06/26/2001
2,463,678                      76/009,649                      06/26/2001
2,463,683                      76/011,980                      06/26/2001
2,463,686                      76/012,550                      06/26/2001
2,463,687                      76/012,551                      06/26/2001
2,463,689                      76/012,562                      06/26/2001
2,463,692                      76/012,568                      06/26/2001
2,463,702                      76/016,685                      06/26/2001
2,463,711                      76/021,360                      06/26/2001
2,463,718                      76/025,027                      06/26/2001
2,463,719                      76/026,131                      06/26/2001
2,463,727                      76/028,043                      06/26/2001
2,463,729                      76/028,647                      06/26/2001
2,463,731                      76/028,696                      06/26/2001
2,463,732                      76/028,724                      06/26/2001
2,463,740                      76/031,038                      06/26/2001
2,463,747                      76/034,033                      06/26/2001
2,463,757                      76/035,643                      06/26/2001
2,463,763                      76/037,049                      06/26/2001
2,463,767                      76/038,403                      06/26/2001
2,463,770                      76/039,204                      06/26/2001
2,463,781                      76/043,311                      06/26/2001
2,463,786                      76/044,188                      06/26/2001
2,463,788                      76/044,465                      06/26/2001
2,463,791                      76/044,625                      06/26/2001
2,463,793                      76/044,939                      06/26/2001
2,463,801                      76/046,052                      06/26/2001
2,463,806                      76/046,349                      06/26/2001
2,463,825                      76/050,899                      06/26/2001
2,463,829                      76/051,276                      06/26/2001
2,463,835                      76/052,037                      06/26/2001
2,463,836                      76/052,123                      06/26/2001
2,463,848                      76/055,143                      06/26/2001
2,463,870                      76/058,819                      06/26/2001
2,463,900                      76/063,641                      06/26/2001
2,463,901                      76/063,683                      06/26/2001
2,463,905                      76/063,915                      06/26/2001
2,463,916                      76/065,122                      06/26/2001
2,463,917                      76/065,548                      06/26/2001
2,463,918                      76/065,738                      06/26/2001
2,463,927                      76/067,418                      06/26/2001
2,463,933                      76/068,292                      06/26/2001
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2,463,938                      76/069,642                      06/26/2001
2,463,939                      76/069,763                      06/26/2001
2,463,942                      76/069,868                      06/26/2001
2,463,955                      76/072,835                      06/26/2001
2,463,968                      76/075,456                      06/26/2001
2,463,973                      76/076,756                      06/26/2001
2,463,975                      76/076,862                      06/26/2001
2,463,983                      76/078,276                      06/26/2001
2,463,996                      76/083,020                      06/26/2001
2,464,009                      76/086,231                      06/26/2001
2,464,011                      76/087,428                      06/26/2001
2,464,018                      76/089,994                      06/26/2001
2,464,761                      76/146,024                      06/26/2001
2,464,030                      78/006,837                      06/26/2001
2,464,031                      78/006,839                      06/26/2001
2,464,034                      78/011,435                      06/26/2001
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37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Songly Mu) may join in the application by
promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
1.63. The international application number is PCT/US2009/035573 and was
filed on 27 July 2009, in the names of Andrew T. Fausak, Songly Mu and
Darren Ybarra, for the invention entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING
POWER USAGE. The national stage application number is 12/919,680 and has a
35 U.S.C. §371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 22 November 2010.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all the inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor whose signature is missing (Colin FULLALOVE) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/GB2007/003520
and was filed 18 September 2007 in the names of Colin FULLALOVE, Colin
GRADWELL, Rosa BRADLEY, and Nick BRAILEY for the invention entitled PLATFORM
SCREEN DOOR. The national stage number is 12/514,754 and has a 35 U.S.C.
371(c) date of 02 June 2011.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Brian L. DRUMMOND) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/US2010/026772
and was filed on 10 March 2010 in the names of Brian L. DRUMMOND and Turhan
L. RAHMAN for the invention entitled HARDWARE AND METHOD OF NUMERICAL
INTEGRATION. The national stage application number is 13/255,692 and has a
35 U.S.C. 371 date of 22 December 2011.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of a joint inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (John L. GALLAGHER) may join in the application by
promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
1.63. The international application number is PCT/US2009/062712 and was filed
on October 30, 2009 in the names of Denise A. SILVA, Josephine CHEUNG, Paul
SANDBERG, Lawrence R. ROBERTS, Durga V. SUBRAMANIAN, John L. GALLAGHER and
Lawrence L. KUO for the invention entitled SUPPRESSION OF ANTAGONISTIC
HYDRATION REACTIONS IN BLENDED CEMENTS. The national stage application number
is 13/119,306 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (2) and (4) date of March 16,
2011.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of each non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Petri Pohjanen) may join in the application by
promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
1.63. The international application number is PCT/FI2009/050397 and was filed
on 30 June 2008, in the name of Petri Pohjanen for the invention entitled
PRODUCING AN IMAGE. The national stage application number is 12/663,770 and
has a date under 35 U.S.C. §371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) of 21 May 2010.
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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 March 9, 2012 at the
following address: Mail Stop OED United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314

Abeles, Tom, 22 Bellair Place, San Francisco, CA 94133

Amendt, Kevin Christopher, Mintz Levin, One Financial Center, Boston,
MA 02111

Anumula, Shashank, 624 Jamie Circle, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Baxter, James Boone, 2480 Ivey Oaks Road, Cumming, GA 30041

Blatter, Christopher Michael, 6769 W 86th Place, Apartment 1, Los Angeles,
CA 90045

Bowers, Carl Alexander, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, 2 Embarcadero
Center, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Christiansen, Richard Bert, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, 12790 El Camino
Real, San Diego, CA 92130

DeVore, Christopher Alan, 5228 Sunset Ridge, Mason, OH 45040

Farina, Stacie Nicole, 3283 Talbert Circle, Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Forsberg, Amelia Suhani,1000 SW Vista Avenue, Apartment 417, Portland,
OR 97205

Greib, Gary Ronald, Delphi, 5725 Delphi Drive, Troy, MI 48098-2815

Idogawa, Yoshinobu, Panasonic Corporation of North America, 1130 Connecticut
Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036

Jackson, Waukeshi Denise, 1131 Midsummer Court, N E, Marietta, GA 30068

Khankin, Alina Klaire, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, 101 Park
Avenue, 35th Floor, Room 3668, New York, NY 10178

Krueger, Kent Karl, 447 Amelia Court, Loveland, CO 80537

Leach, David Gregory, 3 Oxford Rd., Manalapan, NJ 07726

Lee, Paul Joon, 23767 Highland Valley Road, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Levine, Joshua Harris, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Liu, Yunhao, Tech Miner IP Consulting, 107 Aster Place, Chapel Hill,
NC 27516

Liu, Huilu, 223 Commodore Drive, Richmond, CA 94804

Ludwig, David Keeler, 2517 Oak Hollow Road, Vestal, NY 13850

Mellema, Joseph James, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, 660 Newport Center
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Drive, Suite 1600, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Michaels, Andrew Charles, 1499 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Apartment #801,
Washington, DC
20005

Milner, Jessica Samara, 211 West 56th Street #5F, New York City, NY 10019

Parker, Brandi Patrice, 6106 Gray Wolf Court, Waldorf, MD 20603

Phipps, Michael John, 1350 SW Alsbury Boulevard, #320, Burleson, TX 76028

Quillia, Garrett Kent, Hoffman Warnick LLC, 124 Evergreen Lane, White River
Jct., VT 05001

Rector, Brent Eugene, 13406 NE 108th Street, Redmond, WA 98052

Rossi, Juan Ignacio, 710 S Cherry Grove Avenue, #304, Annapolis, MD 21401

Sakai, Hajime, Columbia University Station, P.O. Box 250683, New York,
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Slater, Alison Theresa, 15 Colonial Avenue, Nashua, NH 03062-1159

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January 24, 2012                                         WILLIAM J. GRIFFIN
                               Acting Director of Enrollment and Discipline
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Notice of Exclusion
                              Notice of Exclusion

   This concerns Jesse Paul Suplizio of Phoenix, Arizona, an attorney
admitted to practice law in the State of Arizona, who is not a registered
patent practitioner and who is not authorized to practice patent law before
the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"). In a reciprocal
disciplinary proceeding, the USPTO Director has ordered that Mr. Suplizio be
excluded from the practice of trademark and other non-patent law before the
USPTO for violating 37 C.F.R. § 10.23(b)(6) via 37 C.F.R. § 10.23(c)(5) when
he was disbarred on ethical grounds from the practice of law in the State of
Arizona.

   The Arizona Supreme Court issued an order disbarring Mr. Suplizio based
on uncontested evidence that Mr. Suplizio's conduct violated the following
Arizona Ethics Rules: ER 1.2 (Scope of Representation and Allocation of
Authority Between Client and Lawyer); ER 1.3 (Diligence); ER 1.4
(Communication); ER 1.15 (Safekeeping Property); ER 1.16(d) (Declining or
Terminating Representation); and ER 8.1(b) (Bar Admission and Disciplinary
Matters) by failing to disclose a necessary fact in a disciplinary matter.

   This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §§ 2(b)(2)(D)
and 32, and 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.24 and 11.59. Disciplinary decisions involving
practitioners are posted for public reading at the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline's Reading Room located at:
http://des.uspto.gov/Foia/OEDReadingRoom.jsp.

January 25, 2012                                             JAMES O. PAYNE
                                     Deputy General Counsel for General Law
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office

                                                               on behalf of

                                                               DAVID KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce For Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                          Patent and Trademark Office
                                 37 CFR Part 1
                         [Docket No. PTO-P-2011-0075]
                                 RIN 0651-AC69

        Changes To Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of
     the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is
proposing to amend the rules of practice in patent cases to implement
the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act. The supplemental examination provisions permit a patent
owner to request supplemental examination of a patent by the Office to
consider, reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to
the patent. These provisions could assist the patent owner in
addressing certain challenges to the enforceability of the patent
during litigation. The Office is also proposing to adjust the fee for
filing a request for ex parte reexamination and to set a fee for
petitions filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings
to more accurately reflect the cost of these processes.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 26, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by electronic mail message over the
Internet addressed to: supplemental_examination@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 Cynthia L. Nessler, Senior Legal
Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Associate
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy.
    Comments may also be sent by electronic mail message over the
Internet via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. See the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site (http://www.regulations.gov) for additional
instructions on providing comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
    Although comments may be submitted by postal mail, the Office
prefers to receive comments by electronic mail message over the
Internet because sharing comments with the public is more easily
accomplished. Electronic comments are preferred to be submitted in
plain text, but also may be submitted in ADOBE[reg] portable document
format or MICROSOFT WORD[reg] format. Comments not submitted
electronically should be submitted on paper in a format that
facilitates convenient digital scanning into ADOBE[reg] portable
document format.
    The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office
of the Commissioner for Patents, currently located in Madison East,
Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Comments also
will be available for viewing via the Office's Internet Web site
(http://www.uspto.gov). Because comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that the submitter does not desire to
make public, such as an address or phone number, should not be included
in the comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia L. Nessler, Senior Legal
Advisor ((571) 272-7724), Kenneth M. Schor, Senior Legal Advisor ((571)
272-7710), or Pinchus M. Laufer, Senior Legal Advisor ((571) 272-7726),
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Associate
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act was
enacted into law on September 16, 2011. See Public Law 112-29, 125
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Stat. 284 (2011). The Office is proposing to amend the rules of
practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) to
implement the supplemental examination provisions of section 12 of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. These provisions permit a patent owner
to request supplemental examination of a patent by the Office to
consider, reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to
the patent. The Office is also proposing to set certain fees to
implement supplemental examination, to adjust the fee for filing a
request for ex parte reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions
filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings.
    Section 12 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act amends chapter 25
of title 35, United States Code, to add new 35 U.S.C. 257. 35 U.S.C.
257(a) provides for a proceeding titled "supplemental examination"
that may be requested by the patent owner to consider, reconsider, or
correct information believed to be relevant to the patent in accordance
with requirements established by the Office. The information that may
be presented in a request for supplemental examination is not limited
to patents and printed publications, and may include, for example,
issues of patentability under 35 U.S.C. 101 and 112. Within three
months of the receipt of a request for supplemental examination meeting
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 257, which include the requirements
established by the Office, the Office shall conduct supplemental
examination and shall conclude the examination (i.e., determine whether
there is a substantial new question of patentability) by the issuance
of a supplemental examination certificate. The supplemental examination
certificate shall indicate whether the items of information presented
in the request raise a substantial new question of patentability.
    If the supplemental examination certificate, which is issued under
35 U.S.C. 257(a), indicates that a substantial new question of
patentability is raised by one or more items of information in the
request for supplemental examination, the certificate will indicate
that ex parte reexamination has been ordered by the Office. The
resulting ex parte reexamination proceeding will be conducted according
to ex parte reexamination procedures, except that the patent owner does
not have the right to file a statement pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 304, and
the basis of the ex parte reexamination is not limited to patents and
printed publications. Each substantial new question of patentability
identified during the supplemental examination proceeding will be
addressed by the Office during the resulting ex parte reexamination
proceeding. See 35 U.S.C. 257(b).
    35 U.S.C. 257(c) specifies the effect of a supplemental examination
under 35 U.S.C. 257(a) on the enforceability of the patent. 35 U.S.C.
257(c)(1) provides that, with two exceptions, a patent shall not be
held unenforceable on the basis of conduct relating to information that
had not been considered, was inadequately considered, or was incorrect
in a prior examination of the patent if the information was considered,
reconsidered, or corrected during a supplemental examination of the
patent. The first exception is that 35 U.S.C. 257(c)(1) shall not apply
to an allegation pled with particularity in a civil action, or set forth
with particularity in a notice received by the patent owner under section
505(j)(2)(B)(iv)(II) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
355(j)(2)(B)(iv)(II)), before the date of a supplemental examination
request under 35 U.S.C. 257(a) to consider, reconsider, or correct
information forming the basis for the allegation (35 U.S.C. 257(c)(2)(A)).
The second exception is that in an action brought under section 337(a) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)), or 35 U.S.C. 281, 35 U.S.C.
257(c)(1) shall not apply to any defense raised in the action that is
based upon information that was considered, reconsidered, or corrected
pursuant to a supplemental examination request under 35 U.S.C. 257(a),
unless the supplemental examination, and any ex parte reexamination ordered
pursuant to the request, are concluded before the date on which the action
is brought (35 U.S.C. 257(c)(2)(B)). 35 U.S.C. 257(c)(1) also provides that
the making of a request for supplemental examination under 35 U.S.C. 257(a),
or the absence thereof, shall not be relevant to enforceability of the
patent under 35 U.S.C. 282.
    35 U.S.C. 257(d)(1) provides the Director with authority to
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establish fees for filing a request for supplemental examination and
for considering each item of information submitted with the request. If
ex parte reexamination is ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257(b), 35 U.S.C.
257(d)(1) also establishes that the fees applicable to ex parte
reexamination must be paid in addition to the fees for supplemental
examination. 35 U.S.C. 257(d)(2) provides the Director with authority
to establish regulations governing the requirements of a request for
supplemental examination, including its form and content.
    In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 257(e), if the Office becomes aware,
during the course of supplemental examination or of any ex parte
reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, of a material fraud on the
Office involving the patent requested to be examined, the Office shall
refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney General, in addition to any other
actions the Office is authorized to take, including the cancellation of
any claims found to be invalid under 35 U.S.C. 307 as a result of ex
parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257. The Office regards the
term "material fraud" in 35 U.S.C. 257(e) to be narrower in scope
than inequitable conduct as defined by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 649
F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
    Section 12 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act also indicates,
as discussed previously, that nothing in 35 U.S.C. 257 precludes the
imposition of sanctions based upon criminal or antitrust laws
(including 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)), the first section of the Clayton Act,
and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that
section relates to unfair methods of competition). See 35 U.S.C.
257(f)(1). Section 12 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act sets forth
rules of construction, providing that 35 U.S.C. 257 shall not be
construed to limit the authority of the Office to investigate issues of
possible misconduct or impose sanctions for misconduct involving
matters or proceedings before the Office, or to issue regulations under
35 U.S.C. 32 or 35 U.S.C. 33 relating to sanctions for misconduct by
patent practitioners. See 35 U.S.C. 257(f)(2) and (f)(3).
    To implement the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act, the Office is proposing to amend the rules
of practice in patent cases as set forth herein. A request for
supplemental examination of a patent must be filed by the patent owner.
Each request for supplemental examination is limited to the
presentation of ten items of information. Supplemental examination
addresses allegations of inequitable conduct during patent litigation,
which allegations typically concern far fewer than ten items of
information. In addition, if a limit of ten items of information is not
sufficient for a particular situation, more than one request for
supplemental examination of the same patent may be filed at any time.
The request for supplemental examination must be accompanied by the
fees for processing and treating an ex parte reexamination ordered
under 35 U.S.C. 257, as well as any applicable document size fees. The
request for supplemental examination must meet certain content
requirements. Specifically, the request for supplemental examination
must include an identification of the patent for which supplemental
examination is requested; a list of each item of information and its
publication date, if applicable; a list identifying any other prior or
concurrent post patent Office proceedings involving the patent to be
examined; an identification of each aspect of the patent to be
examined; an identification of each issue raised by each item of
information; a separate, detailed explanation for each identified
issue; an explanation of how each item of information is relevant to
each aspect of the patent to be examined and of how each item of
information raises each identified issue; a copy of each item of
information; and a summary of the relevant portions of any submitted
document, other than the request, that is over 50 pages in length. A
request for supplemental examination that does not comply with the
content requirements may not be granted a filing date. The Office may
hold in abeyance action on any petition or other paper filed in a
supplemental examination proceeding until after the proceeding is
concluded by the electronic issuance of the supplemental examination
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certificate.
    Within three months following the filing date of a request for
supplemental examination, the Office will determine whether a
substantial new question of patentability affecting any claim of the
patent is raised by the items of information presented and identified
in the request. The supplemental examination certificate will state the
result of this determination. If the supplemental examination
certificate states that a substantial new question of patentability is
raised by one or more items of information in the request, ex parte
reexamination of the patent will be ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257. Upon
the conclusion of the ex parte reexamination proceeding, an ex parte
reexamination certificate, which will include a statement specifying
that ex parte reexamination was ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, will be
published as an attachment to the patent. The electronically issued
supplemental examination certificate will also remain as part of the
public record for the patent. If the supplemental examination
certificate states that no substantial new question of patentability
was found, and ex parte reexamination will not be ordered, then the
electronically issued supplemental examination certificate will be
published in due course as an attachment to the patent.
    The Office must make its determination whether the items of
information presented in the request raise a substantial new question
of patentability within three months of the filing date of the
supplemental examination request. Unlike a request for ex parte
reexamination, the items of information presented in a request for
supplemental examination are not limited to patents and printed
publications. The items of information may include any information
which the patent owner believes to be relevant to the patent, and which
was not considered, was inadequately considered, or was incorrect
during the prior examination of the patent. See 35U.S.C. 257(a) and (c).
Thus, the variety of information that is permitted to be submitted in a
request for supplemental examination, including, for example, transcripts
of audio or video recordings, is more extensive than the information
permitted to be submitted in an ex parte reexamination proceeding. The
information permitted in a supplemental examination is anticipated to be
more resource-intensive than patents and printed publications to process,
review, and treat, because the patent owner may present, in supplemental
examination, an item of information that raises multiple issues in addition
to those permitted to be raised in ex parte reexamination. For example, the
patent owner may present one item of information that raises multiple
issues of patentability, including issues under 35 U.S.C. 101 and issues
under 35 U.S.C. 112 with respect to the original disclosure. For these
reasons, the requirements set forth in the proposed rules are designed to
permit efficient processing and treatment of each request for
supplemental examination within the statutory three-month time period,
and to complete any subsequent ex parte reexamination ordered as a result
of the supplemental examination proceeding with special dispatch.

Discussion of Specific Rules

   The following is a discussion of proposed amendments to Title 37 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1.

   Section 1.20: The Office is proposing to amend § 1.20 to set
fees to implement supplemental examination, to adjust the fee for
filing a request for ex parte reexamination, and to set a fee for
petitions filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings.
   The authority to set fees for filing a request for supplemental
examination and to consider each item of information submitted in the
request is provided for in 35 U.S.C. 257(d)(1). See 35 U.S.C. 257(d)(1)
("[t]he Director shall by regulation establish fees for the submission
of a request for supplemental examination of a patent, and to consider
each item of information submitted in the request"). The authority to
set fees for filing a request for ex parte reexamination is provided
for in 35 U.S.C. 302. See 35 U.S.C. 302 ("[t]he request must be in
writing and must be accompanied by payment of a reexamination fee
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established by the Director pursuant to the provisions of [35 U.S.C.
41]").
   Section 10(a) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides that
the Office may set or adjust by rule any patent fee established,
authorized, or charged under title 35, United States Code, provided
that such fees only recover the aggregate estimated costs to the Office
for processing, activities, services, and materials relating to patents
(including administrative costs). See Public Law 112-29, 125 Stat. 283,
316 (2011).
   Sections 10(d) and (e) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act set
out a process that must be followed when the Office is using its
authority under section 10(a) to set or adjust patent fees. See Public
Law 112-29, 125 Stat. at 317-18. This process does not feasibly permit
supplemental examination and the related ex parte and inter partes
reexamination fees to be in place by September 16, 2012 (the effective
date of the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act). Therefore, the Office is setting these fees
pursuant to its authority under 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2) in this rulemaking,
which provides that fees for all processing, services, or materials
relating to patents not specified in 35 U.S.C. 41 are to be set at
amounts to recover the estimated average cost to the Office of such
processing, services, or materials. See 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2). The
Office's analysis of the estimated fiscal year 2013 costs for
supplemental examination, ex parte reexamination, and petitions filed
in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings is available via
the Office's Internet Web site (http://www.uspto.gov). The estimated
fiscal year 2013 cost amounts are rounded to the nearest ten dollars by
applying standard arithmetic rules so that the resulting proposed fee
amounts will be convenient to patent users.
   The Office is also in the process of developing a proposal to
adjust patent fees under section 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act. The supplemental examination and ex parte and inter partes
reexamination fees proposed in this notice will be revisited in
furtherance of the Director's fee-setting efforts in this area.
   The Office has estimated its fiscal year 2013 cost for processing
and treating a request for supplemental examination to be $5,180, and
its fiscal year 2013 cost for conducting ex parte reexamination ordered
as a result of a supplemental examination proceeding to be $16,116.
Therefore, the Office is proposing to add a new § 1.20(k)(1) to
provide a fee of $5,180 for processing and treating a request for
supplemental examination, and a new § 1.20(k)(2) to provide a fee
of $16,120 for conducting ex parte reexamination ordered as a result of
a supplemental examination proceeding (the 2013 cost amounts rounded to
the nearest ten dollars). The $16,120 fee for conducting an ex parte
reexamination ordered as a result of a supplemental examination
proceeding will be returned if ex parte reexamination is not ordered.
See § 1.26(c).
   The Office has also estimated its fiscal year 2013 cost for
processing and treating documents over 20 sheets in length that are
submitted in a supplemental examination proceeding to be $166 for each
document between 21 and 50 sheets in length, and $282 for each
additional 50-sheet increment or a fraction thereof. Therefore, the
Office is also proposing to add a new § 1.20(k)(3) to provide
document size fees for any documents over 20 sheets in length that are
submitted in a supplemental examination proceeding, including (1) a fee
of $170 for each document between 21 and 50 sheets in length; and (2) a
fee of $280 for each additional 50-sheet increment or a fraction
thereof (the 2013 cost amounts rounded to the nearest ten dollars).
   The decision as to whether the information submitted in a request
for supplemental examination raises a substantial new question of
patentability is identical to the decision as to whether the
information submitted in a request for ex parte reexamination raises a
substantial new question of patentability, except that the information
submitted in a request for supplemental examination is not limited to
patents and publications. Thus, the Office has analyzed its ex parte
and inter partes reexamination costs to estimate the cost of
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supplemental examination and resulting ex parte reexamination
proceedings. The analysis of the Office's ex parte and inter partes
reexamination costs also revealed that the Office's current ex parte
and inter partes reexamination fees are not set at amounts that recover
the Office's costs for these processes or services. Thus, the Office is
proposing to set fees for supplemental examination and resulting ex
parte reexamination proceedings, adjust the fee for ex parte
reexamination proceedings, and set a fee for petitions in ex parte and
inter partes reexamination proceedings. The Office has estimated its
fiscal year 2013 cost for conducting ex parte reexamination to be
$17,753. Therefore, the Office is proposing to amend § 1.20(c)(1)
to change the fee for filing a request for ex parte reexamination
(§ 1.510(a)) from $2,520 to $17,750 (the 2013 cost amounts rounded
to the nearest ten dollars).
   The Office is also proposing to add a new § 1.20(c)(6) to provide a
fee of $1,930 for filing a petition in an ex parte or inter partes
reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically enumerated in
§§ 1.550(i) and 1.937(d) (the 2013 cost amounts rounded to the nearest
ten dollars). The Office has estimated its fiscal year 2013 cost for the
processing and treatment of a petition in a reexamination proceeding is
$1,932. The proposed fee for treating a petition in a reexamination
proceeding will apply to any petition filed in either an ex parte or an
inter partes reexamination proceeding (except for those specifically
enumerated in §§ 1.550(i) and 1.937(d)), including petitions under §§ 1.59,
1.181, 1.182, and 1.183. The proposed fee for treating a petition in an
ex parte or inter partes reexamination proceeding will not apply to
petitions specifically enumerated in §§ 1.550(i) and 1.937(d). The
petitions enumerated in §§ 1.550(i) and 1.937(d) are petitions under
§§ 1.550(c) and 1.956 to extend the period for response by a patent owner,
petitions under §§ 1.550(e) and 1.958 to accept a delayed response by a
patent owner, petitions under § 1.78 to accept an unintentionally delayed
benefit claim, and petitions under § 1.530(l) for correction of inventorship
in ex parte or inter partes reexamination proceedings.
   The Office is also proposing to add a new § 1.20(c)(7) to provide a fee
of $4,320 for a refused request for ex parte reexamination (discussed below),
which is included in the fee under § 1.20(c)(1) for filing a request for ex
parte reexamination. The Office has estimated that its fiscal year 2013 cost
of processing a request for ex parte reexamination up to the issuance of a
decision refusing the request for reexamination is $4,320. Under current
practice, if the Office decides not to institute an ex parte reexamination
proceeding, a portion of the ex parte reexamination filing fee paid by the
reexamination requester is refunded. This section specifies the portion of
the ex parte reexamination filing fee that is retained by the Office if
the Office decides not to institute the ex parte reexamination proceeding.
   The Office is not proposing changes to the inter partes reexamination
filing fee as the Office cannot consider, or even accord a filing date to,
a request for inter partes reexamination filed on or after September 16,
2012. See Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination
Request, 76 FR 59055, 59056 (Sept. 23, 2011).

   Section 1.26: Section 1.26(c) is proposed to be amended to provide
that if the Director decides not to institute an ex parte reexamination
proceeding (a refused reexamination), any fee for filing an ex parte
reexamination request paid by the reexamination requester, less the fee
set forth in § 1.20(c)(7), will be refunded to the reexamination
requester. If the Director decides not to institute an ex parte
reexamination proceeding under § 1.625 as a result of a supplemental
examination proceeding, a refund of the ex parte reexamination fee ($16,120)
for supplemental examination, as set forth in § 1.20(k)(2), will be made to
the patent owner who requested the supplemental examination proceeding.
The provision for a refund of $7,970 to the inter partes reexamination
requester, where the Director decides not to institute an inter partes
reexamination proceeding, is being retained to address any remaining
instances of a refusal to institute an inter partes reexamination. The
reexamination requester or the patent owner who requested the supplemental
examination proceeding, as appropriate, should indicate the form in which
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any refund should be made (e.g., by check, electronic funds transfer, credit
to a deposit account). Generally, refunds will be issued in the form that
the original payment was provided.

   Section 1.550: Section 1.550(i) is proposed to be added to provide
that a petition in an ex parte reexamination proceeding must be accompanied
by the fee set forth in § 1.20(c)(6), except for petitions under § 1.550(c)
to extend the period for response by a patent owner, petitions under
§ 1.550(e) to accept a delayed response by a patent owner, petitions under
§ 1.78 to accept an unintentionally delayed benefit claim, and petitions
under § 1.530(l) for correction of inventorship in an ex parte reexamination
proceeding.

   Section 1.601: Section 1.601(a) is proposed to require that a
request for supplemental examination of a patent must be filed by the
owner(s) of the entire right, title, and interest in the patent.
Section 1.601(b) is proposed to require that the patent owner must
establish an ownership interest in the patent as set forth in § 1.601(a)
by filing, as part of the request, a submission in accordance with
§ 3.73(b).
   Section 1.601(c) is proposed to prohibit third parties from filing
papers or otherwise participating in any manner in a supplemental
examination proceeding. Section 12 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act specifies that a request for supplemental examination may be filed
by the patent owner. See 35 U.S.C. 257(a). There is no provision for
participation in any manner by a third party in a supplemental
examination proceeding. In addition, because the patent owner filed the
request, third party participation is also prohibited in any ex parte
reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 and § 1.625, pursuant to
ex parte reexamination practice.

   Section 1.605: Section 1.605(a) is proposed to require that each
request for supplemental examination may request that the Office
consider, reconsider, or correct no more than ten items of information
believed to be relevant to the patent. In other words, the number of
items of information that may be submitted as part of each request is
limited to ten (10). The amount of information that may be included
with each request is limited in order to permit full and comprehensive
treatment of each item of information within the three-month statutory
time period. Section 1.605(a) is also proposed to permit the filing of
more than one request for supplemental examination of the same patent
at any time. The patent owner is not precluded from obtaining review of
any item of information as a result of the ten-item limit, because the
patent owner may file multiple requests for supplemental examination of
the same patent at any time.
   Section 1.605(b) is proposed to require that an "item of information"
includes a supporting document submitted as part of the request that
contains information, believed to be relevant to the patent, that the
patent owner requests the Office to consider, reconsider, or correct.
Examples include a journal article, a patent, an affidavit or declaration,
or a transcript of an audio or video recording, each of which may be
considered an item of information. If the information to be considered,
reconsidered, or corrected is not, at least in part, contained within or
based on any supporting document submitted as part of the request, the
discussion within the body of the request relative to the information will
be considered as the item of information. For example, if the patent owner
raises an issue under 35 U.S.C. 101, and the issue is wholly contained in a
discussion within the body of the request and is not based, at least in part,
on any supporting document, the discussion in the request will be considered
as the item of information. If, however, the patent owner is presenting
a copy of a supporting document within the body of the request, such as
an image of an electronic mail message or other document, a separate
copy of the supporting document must be provided, which will be considered
as an item of information. The patent owner may not avoid the counting of
an item of information by inserting the content of the supporting
document within the body of the request. As another example, if the patent
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owner presents an argument in the request regarding an issue under 35 U.S.C.
102, such as a potential public use or sale of the claimed invention, and
also submits a supporting document with the request as possible evidence of
the public use or sale, or the lack thereof, the supporting document
containing the possible evidence will be considered as the item of
information.
   Section 1.605(c) is proposed to require that an item of information
must be in writing in accordance with § 1.2. The Office does not
currently have the capability of retaining records in unwritten form.
For this reason, any audio or video recording must be submitted in the
form of a written transcript in order to be considered. A transcript of
a video may be submitted together with copies of selected images of the
video, and a discussion of the correlation between the transcript and
the copies of the images.
   Section 1.605(d) is proposed to require that if an item of information
is combined in the request with one or more additional items of
information, including instances where it may be necessary to combine items
of information in order to raise an issue to be considered, reconsidered,
or corrected, each item of information of the combination may be separately
counted. For example, if the patent owner requests consideration of a
possible rejection of the claims under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) over a combination
of reference A in view of reference B, reference A and reference B will be
separately counted as items of information. Exceptions to this provision
include the combination of a non-English language document and its
translation, and the combination of a document that is over 50 pages in
length and its summary pursuant to § 1.610(b)(11).

   Section 1.610: Proposed § 1.610 governs the content of the
request for supplemental examination. Consistent with the requirement
in 35 U.S.C. 257(d) to establish fees, § 1.610(a) requires that the
request be accompanied by the fee for filing a request for supplemental
examination as set forth in § 1.20(k)(1), the fee for ex parte
reexamination ordered as a result of a supplemental examination
proceeding as set forth in § 1.20(k)(2), and any applicable document size
fees as set forth in § 1.20(k)(3).
   Proposed § 1.610(b) sets forth content requirements for a
request for supplemental examination. Section 1.610(b)(1) is proposed
to require that the request include a cover sheet itemizing each
component submitted as part of the request. A "component" may be a
certificate of mailing, the request, the patent to be examined, an item
of information, and any other separate document that is deposited with
the request.
   Section 1.610(b)(2) is proposed to require that the request include
a table of contents for the request. Section 1.610(b)(3) is proposed to
require that the request include an identification of the number, the
date of issue, and the first named inventor of the patent for which
supplemental examination is requested.
   Section 1.610(b)(4) is proposed to require that the request include
a list of each item of information that is requested to be considered,
reconsidered, or corrected, and the publication date for each item of
information, if applicable. This list must include each of the items of
information on which the request is based. If the item of information
is a discussion contained within the body of the request, as discussed
previously, the pages of the request on which the discussion appears,
and a brief description of the item of information, such as
"discussion in request of why the claims are patentable under 35
U.S.C. 101, pages 7-11", must be listed. Section 1.610(b)(4) is also
proposed to require a statement that: (1) Identifies each item of
information that was not considered in the prior examination of the
patent, and explains why consideration of the item of information is
being requested; (2) identifies each item of information that was not
adequately considered in the prior examination of the patent, and
explains why reconsideration of the item of information is being
requested; and (3) identifies each item of information that was
incorrect in the prior examination of the patent, and explains how it
is being corrected. For example, the patent owner may state that a
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declaration under § 1.132, which was presented during the prior
examination of the patent as evidence of unexpected results, provided
analytical data that was later determined to be erroneous or incorrect.
The patent owner may present a corrected declaration under § 1.132
and explain how the previously submitted, erroneous data is being
corrected. As another example, the patent owner may submit a patent
with the request as an item of information, and explain that the patent
was not considered (or was inadequately considered) during the prior
examination, and that consideration (or reconsideration) of the patent
is requested because it raises an issue under 35 U.S.C. 103 with
respect to the claims of the patent for which supplemental examination
has been requested. An amendment, however, is not an item of
information. If the patent owner merely wishes, without more, to amend
the claims or to add new claims, in order to further define the
invention, the patent owner may file a reissue application. Similarly,
a benefit claim may be corrected merely by filing an appropriate
petition and/or a reissue application, as applicable. However, the
patent owner may also, if desired, file the appropriate petition with
the request for supplemental examination in order to correct the
benefit claim.
   Section 1.610(b)(5) is proposed to require that the request include
a list identifying any other prior or concurrent post patent Office
proceedings involving the patent for which the current supplemental
examination is requested, including an identification of the type of
proceeding (e.g., ex parte or inter partes reexamination, reissue,
supplemental examination, post-grant review, inter partes review), the
identifying number of any such proceeding (e.g., a control number or a
reissue application number), and the filing date of any such
proceeding.
   Section 1.610(b)(6) is proposed to require that the request include
an identification of each aspect of the patent to be examined. Examples
of an "aspect of the patent" include the abstract, any drawing,
specification, patent claims, or benefit claims. If any of the claims
identified for examination include one or more means-plus-function or
step-plus-function elements as set forth in 35 U.S.C. 112(f), as
amended by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the request must
include an identification of the structure, material, or acts in the
specification that correspond to each means-plus-function or step-plus-
function element of each claim to be examined.
   Section 1.610(b)(7) is proposed to require that the request include
an identification of each issue of patentability raised by each item of
information. An item of information may raise more than one issue of
patentability. For example, a journal article or reference patent may
raise an issue under 35 U.S.C. 102, 35 U.S.C. 103, 35 U.S.C. 112, or
obviousness-type double patenting, as appropriate. A discussion in the
body of the request may raise an issue under 35 U.S.C. 101. A sales
invoice or advertisement may raise an issue under 35 U.S.C. 102.
   Section 1.610(b)(8) is proposed to require that the request include
a separate, detailed explanation for each identified issue of
patentability, in order to determine whether the submitted
items of information are appropriate for supplemental examination, and
to better analyze the information submitted with the request. The
explanation must also discuss how each item of information is relevant
to each aspect of the patent identified for examination. In addition,
the explanation must discuss how each item of information raises each
issue identified for examination. For example, the explanation must
discuss how each claim limitation is met, or is not met, by an item of
information, such as a patent which qualifies as prior art under 35
U.S.C. 102.
   Section 1.610(b)(8)(i) is proposed to require that, where an
identified issue involves the application of 35 U.S.C. 101 (other than
double patenting) or 35 U.S.C. 112, the explanation must discuss the
support in the specification for each limitation of each claim
identified for examination with respect to this issue. Section
1.610(b)(8)(ii) is proposed to require that, where an identified issue
involves the application of 35 U.S.C. 102, 35 U.S.C. 103, or double
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patenting, the explanation must discuss how each limitation of each
claim identified for examination with respect to this issue is met, or
is not met, by each item of information. The detailed explanation may
also include an explanation of how the claims distinguish over the
items of information. For example, for an item of information that is
identified as raising an issue under 35 U.S.C. 102 with respect to
claims 1 through 10, such as a patent which qualifies as prior art
under 35 U.S.C. 102, the explanation must discuss how each claim
limitation in each of claims 1 through 10 is met, or is not met, by the
item of information. Preferably, the explanation employs a claim chart
that matches each claim limitation to cited portions of the item of
information, as applicable. The requirements for this explanation are
anticipated to be substantially similar to the requirements for a
detailed explanation under § 1.510(b)(2) in a request for ex parte
reexamination, for items of information that raise issues that are
relevant to the patent claims. In other words, this explanation must
state, in sufficient detail, for each identified issue, how an item of
information is applied to the patent.
   Section 1.610(b)(9) is proposed to require that the request include
a copy of the patent for which supplemental examination is requested,
and a copy of any disclaimer, certificate of correction, certificate of
extension, supplemental examination certificate, post grant review
certificate, inter partes review certificate, or ex parte or inter
partes reexamination certificate issued for the patent.
   Section 1.610(b)(10) is proposed to require that the request
include a copy of each item of information listed in § 1.610(b)(4),
accompanied by a written English translation of all of the necessary
and pertinent parts of any non-English language document. Items of
information that form part of the discussion within the body of the
request as specified in § 1.605(b), and copies of U.S. patents and
U.S. patent application publications, are not required to be submitted.
   Section 1.610(b)(11) is proposed to require that the request
include a summary of the relevant portions of any submitted document
(including patent documents), other than the request, that is over 50
pages in length. The summary must include citations to the particular
pages containing the relevant portions. This summary may be similar to
the requirement, for information disclosure statements, of a discussion
of the relevant and pertinent parts of a non-English language document.
This requirement will assist the Office in treating information
presented in lengthy documents within the statutory three-month time
period. Patent owners are encouraged to redact lengthy documents to
include only the relevant portions, unless the redaction would remove
context such that the examiner would not be provided with a full
indication of the relevance of the information.
   Section 1.610(b)(12) is proposed to require that the request must
include a submission by the patent owner in compliance with § 3.73(b)
establishing the entirety of the ownership in the patent requested to be
examined, as set forth in § 1.601(b).
   Proposed § 1.610(c) provides that the request may include an
explanation why each item of information does or does not raise a
substantial new question of patentability. Patent owners are strongly
encouraged to submit such explanation, which will assist the Office in
analyzing the request.
   Proposed § 1.610(d) provides that the filing date of a request
for supplemental examination will not be granted if the request is not
in compliance with §§ 1.605, 1.615, and 1.610(a) and (b). A
defective request may be granted a filing date if the defects are
limited to the omission of one or more of the requirements set forth in
§ 1.610(b)(1) or (b)(2), subject to the discretion of the Office.
   Proposed § 1.610(e) provides that if the Office determines that
the request, as originally submitted, is not entitled to a filing date
pursuant to § 1.610(d), then the patent owner will be so notified
and will generally be given an opportunity to complete the request
within a specified time. If the patent owner does not timely comply
with the notice, the request for supplemental examination will not be
granted a filing date and the fee for ex parte reexamination as set
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forth in § 1.20(k)(2) will be refunded. If the patent owner timely
files a corrected request in response to the notice that properly
addresses all of the defects set forth in the notice and that otherwise
complies with all of the requirements of §§ 1.605, 1.610 and
1.615, the filing date of the supplemental examination request will be
the receipt date of the corrected request.

   Section 1.615. Section 1.615(a) is proposed to require that all
papers submitted in a supplemental examination proceeding must be
formatted in accordance with § 1.52, including the request and any
other documents generated by the patent owner/requester, such as
translations of non-English language documents, transcripts of audio or
video recordings, affidavits or declarations, and summaries of
documents over 50 pages in length pursuant to § 1.610(b)(11).
Exceptions include tables of contents, curriculum vitae, claim charts,
court documents, third-party-generated affidavits or declarations, and
any other document generated by a third party, including patents,
patent application publications, and non-patent literature. However,
such documents must be presented in a form having sufficient clarity
and contrast between the paper and the text or image to permit the
direct reproduction of readily legible copies by use of digital imaging
and optical character recognition.
   Section 1.615(b) is proposed to require that court documents and
non-patent literature may be redacted, but must otherwise be identical
both in content and in format to the original documents, and if a court
document, to the document submitted in court, and must not otherwise be
reduced in size or modified, particularly in terms of font type, font
size, line spacing, and margins. Patents, patent application
publications, and third-party-generated affidavits or declarations must
not be reduced in size or otherwise modified in the manner described in
this paragraph.

   Section 1.620: Section 1.620(a) is proposed to require that, within
three months following the filing date of a request for supplemental
examination, the Office will determine whether a substantial new
question of patentability affecting any claim of the patent is raised
by any of the items of information properly presented in the
request. The standard for determining whether an item of information
submitted with the request raises a substantial new question of
patentability will be the standard set forth in the Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure (MPEP): i.e., whether there is a substantial
likelihood that a reasonable examiner would consider the item of
information important in determining patentability. See MPEP § 2242
(8th ed. 2001) (Rev. 8, July 2010). This determination will generally
be limited to a review of the issues identified in the request as
applied to the identified aspect(s) of the patent. For example, a
determination on a request that includes three items of information,
wherein each item is identified as raising an issue under 35 U.S.C. 102
with regard to claim 1, will generally be limited to whether any of the
three items of information raise a substantial new question of
patentability with respect to claim 1. If the patent owner is
interested in having more issues addressed for an item of information,
the patent owner must identify every issue and provide the required
explanation(s) in the request for supplemental examination. Similarly,
if the patent owner is interested in applying an item of information to
more aspects of the patent (e.g., to more claims), the request for
supplemental examination must include an identification of each aspect
to which the item of information is to be applied and the required
explanation(s). For example, if the patent owner fails to apply an item
of information to certain claims, then the patent owner is not entitled
to a determination for that item of information as applied to such
claims. The determination will be based on the claims in effect at the
time of the determination. The supplemental examination certificate,
which contains the determination, will become a part of the official
record of the patent.
   Proposed § 1.620(b) provides that the Office may hold in abeyance an
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action on any petition or other paper filed in a supplemental examination
proceeding until after the proceeding is concluded by the electronic
issuance of the supplemental examination certificate as set forth in § 1.625.
The only actions by the Office on the request are: (1) A determination of
whether the request is entitled to a filing date; and (2) a determination of
whether any of the items of information submitted with the request raise a
substantial new question of patentability. The only relevant type of petition
that the Office anticipates will be filed in a supplemental examination
proceeding would involve the filing date of the request, which is not
relevant to the determination of whether any of the items of information
submitted with the request raises a substantial new question of
patentability. Holding in abeyance a decision on such a petition will assist
the Office in making the determination regarding the substantial new question
within the three-month statutory period.
   Proposed § 1.620(c) provides that if an unauthorized or otherwise improper
paper is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding, it will not be
entered into the official file or considered, or, if inadvertently entered,
it will be expunged.
   Section 1.620(d) is proposed to require that the patent owner must,
as soon as possible upon the discovery of any other prior or concurrent
post patent Office proceeding involving the patent for which the
current supplemental examination is requested, file a paper limited to
bare notice of the post patent Office proceeding, if such notice has
not been previously provided with the request. The Office anticipates
that a patent for which supplemental examination is requested is likely
to be involved in other Office post patent proceedings, including
another supplemental examination proceeding. Knowledge of other
proceedings is important to ensure a quality determination. In
addition, bare notice is required due to the statutory three-month
period within which the Office must process the information. The notice
is limited to an identification of the post patent proceeding,
including the type (e.g., ex parte or inter partes reexamination,
reissue, supplemental examination, post-grant review, or inter partes
review), an identifying number, such as a control number or reissue
application number, and the filing date of the post patent Office
proceeding. The notice may not include any discussion of the issues
present in the current supplemental examination proceeding or in the
identified post patent Office proceeding(s). If the paper containing
the notice is not so limited, the paper will be held to be improper,
and will be processed as an unauthorized paper.
   Section 1.620(e) is proposed to prohibit interviews in a supplemental
examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process
the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory
period. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for
supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not
considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This
prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination
proceedings. As to any ex parte reexamination ordered as a result of the
supplemental examination proceeding, interview practice is governed by the
regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., § 1.560.
   Proposed § 1.620(f) provides that no amendment to any aspect of the patent
may be filed in a supplemental examination proceeding. Amendments to any
aspect of the patent are not items of information, and are not appropriate
in a supplemental examination proceeding. As specified in 35 U.S.C. 257(b),
the patent owner does not have the right to file a statement under 35 U.S.C.
304. See proposed § 1.625(d)(1). 35 U.S.C. 304 permits a patent owner to
file an amendment by including the amendment with the patent owner's
statement prior to an initial Office action. However, because the ex parte
reexamination proceeding does not exist prior to the order under 35 U.S.C.
257 and the patent owner is precluded from filing a statement under 35 U.S.C.
304, no amendment may be filed from the time the request for supplemental
examination is filed, until after the issuance of an initial Office action
on the merits in any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35
U.S.C. 257.
   Proposed § 1.620(g) provides that, if the Office becomes aware,
during the course of a supplemental examination or of any ex parte
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reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, of a material fraud on the
Office involving the patent requested to be examined, the supplemental
examination proceeding or any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered
under 35 U.S.C. 257 will continue. The matter will be referred to the
U.S. Attorney General in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 257(e).

   Section 1.625: Proposed § 1.625(a) provides that a supplemental
examination proceeding will conclude when the supplemental examination
certificate is electronically issued. The supplemental examination
certificate will be electronically issued in the Office image file
wrapper (IFW) system and the Patent Application Information Retrieval
(PAIR) system within three months of the filing date of the request.
Electronic issuance of the supplemental examination certificate will
permit the Office to issue the certificate within the three-month
statutory period and will permit additional time to review the items of
information provided by the request, which would otherwise not be
available if the certificate were to go through the Office's publication
process, which currently takes approximately eight weeks to complete. The
certificate will be viewable by the public in Public PAIR. The
supplemental examination certificate will indicate the result of the
determination whether any of the items of information presented in the
request raised a substantial new question of patentability.
   Proposed § 1.625(b) provides that, if the supplemental examination
certificate indicates that a substantial new question of patentability is
raised by one or more items of information in the request, ex parte
reexamination of the patent will be ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257. Upon the
conclusion of the ex parte reexamination proceeding, an ex parte
reexamination certificate, which will include a statement specifying that
ex parte reexamination was ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, will be published
as an attachment to the patent by the Office's patent publication process.
The electronically issued supplemental examination certificate will also
remain as part of the public record for the patent.
   Proposed § 1.625(c) provides that, if the supplemental examination
certificate indicates that no substantial new question of patentability is
raised by any of the items of information in the request, and ex parte
reexamination is not ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, the electronically
issued supplemental examination certificate will be published in due course
by the Office's patent publication process as an attachment to the patent.
The reexamination fee for supplemental examination, as set forth in
§ 1.20(k)(2), will be refunded in accordance with § 1.26(c).
   Proposed § 1.625(d) provides that any ex parte reexamination ordered under
35 U.S.C. 257 will be conducted in accordance with §§ 1.530 through 1.570,
which govern ex parte reexamination, except that: (1) The patent owner will
not have the right to file a statement pursuant to § 1.530, and the order
will not set a time period within which to file such a statement; (2) ex
parte reexamination of any aspect of the patent may be conducted on the basis
of any item of information as set forth in § 1.605, and is not limited to
patents and printed publications or to subject matter that has been added or
deleted during a reexamination proceeding, which differs from the provisions
of § 1.552; (3) issues in addition to those raised by patents and printed
publications and by subject matter added or deleted during an ex parte
reexamination proceeding may be considered and resolved; and (4) information
material to patentability will be defined by § 1.56(b) for the purposes of a
supplemental examination proceeding, and any resulting ex parte reexamination
proceeding. Because supplemental examination is not limited to patents
and printed publications, any aspect of the patent, including the original
specification, may be examined. The material to patentability standard
applicable to patent applications (§ 1.56(b)) is proposed for ex parte
reexamination resulting from a supplemental examination because the material
to patentability standard applicable to ex parte reexaminations (§ 1.555(b))
is limited to patents and printed publications, and an ex parte reexamination
resulting from supplemental examination is not limited to patents and printed
publications. Any reference to "applicant" in § 1.56(b) will be read as
"patent owner."

   Section 1.937: Section 1.937(d) is proposed to be added to provide
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that a petition in an inter partes reexamination proceeding must be
accompanied by the fee set forth in § 1.20(c)(6), except for petitions
under § 1.956 to extend the period for response by a patent owner, petitions
under § 1.958 to accept a delayed response by a patent owner, petitions under
§ 1.78 to accept an unintentionally delayed benefit claim, and petitions
under § 1.530(l) for correction of inventorship in an inter partes
reexamination proceeding.
   The Office would also make appropriate reference to supplemental
examination in title 37 CFR (e.g., §§ 3.71, 3.73).

Rulemaking Considerations

A. Administrative Procedure Act

   This notice proposes to amend the rules of practice in patent cases
to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act. The Office is also proposing to adjust the fee for
filing a request for ex parte reexamination and to set a fee for
petitions filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings
to more accurately reflect the cost of these processes. The changes
being proposed in this notice do not change the substantive criteria of
patentability. These proposed changes involve rules of agency practice
and procedure and/or interpretive rules. See Bachow Commc'ns Inc. v.
FCC, 237 F.3d 683, 690 (DC Cir. 2001) (rules governing an application
process are procedural under the Administrative Procedure Act); Inova
Alexandria Hosp. v. Shalala, 244 F.3d 242, 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 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) and
thirty-day advance publication is not required pursuant to 5 U.SC.
553(d) (or any other law). See Cooper Techs. Co. v. Dudas, 536 F.3d
1330, 1336-37 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (stating that 5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35
U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(B), does not require notice and comment rulemaking for
"interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of
agency organization, procedure, or practice") (quoting 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A)). The Office, however, is publishing these proposed changes
and the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis, below, for comment
as it seeks the benefit of the public's views on the Office's proposed
implementation of these provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents
Act.

B. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

1. Description of the Reasons That Action by the Agency Is Being Considered

   The Office is proposing to amend the rules of patent practice to
implement the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, which take effect September 16, 2012. The Office
is also proposing to adjust the fee for filing a request for ex parte
reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions filed in ex parte and
inter partes reexamination proceedings, to more accurately reflect the
cost of these processes.

2. Succinct Statement of the Objectives of, and Legal Basis for, the
Proposed Rules

   The objective of the proposed rules to implement the supplemental
examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is to
establish a process which allows: (1) Patent owners to exercise their
statutory right to request supplemental examination to consider,
reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to a patent;
and (2) the Office to make its determination whether the information
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presented in the request raises a substantial new question of
patentability within three months of the filing date of the
supplemental examination request. The objective of the proposed rules
to adjust the fee for filing a request for ex parte reexamination, and to
set a fee for petitions filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination
proceedings, is to recover the estimated average cost to the Office of ex
parte reexamination proceedings and petitions filed in ex parte and inter
partes reexamination proceedings.
   Section 12 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides a legal
basis for the proposed rules to implement supplemental examination. 35
U.S.C. 41(d)(2) provides a legal basis for the proposed rules to set
the fee for supplemental examination, to adjust the fee for filing a
request for ex parte reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions
filed in ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. Specifically,
35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2) provides that fees for all processing, services, or
materials relating to patents not specified in 35 U.S.C. 41 are to be set at
amounts to recover the estimated average cost to the Office of such
processing, services, or materials.

3. Description and Estimate of the Number of Affected Small Entities

   a. Size Standard and Description of Entities Affected. The Small
Business Administration (SBA) small business size standards applicable
to most analyses conducted to comply with the Regulatory Flexibility
Act are set forth in 13 CFR 121.201. These regulations generally define
small businesses as those with fewer than a specified maximum number of
employees or less than a specified level of annual receipts for the
entity's industrial sector or North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code. As provided by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and
after consultation with the Small Business Administration, the Office
formally adopted an alternate size standard as the size standard for
the purpose of conducting an analysis or making a certification under
the Regulatory Flexibility Act for patent-related regulations. See
Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and
Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related
Regulations, 71 FR 67109 (Nov. 20, 2006), 1313 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 60
(Dec. 12, 2006). This alternate small business size standard is SBA's
previously established size standard that identifies the criteria
entities must meet to be entitled to pay reduced patent fees. See 13
CFR 121.802. If patent applicants identify themselves on a patent
application as qualifying for reduced patent fees, the Office captures
this data in the Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM)
database system, which tracks information on each patent application
submitted to the Office.
   Unlike the SBA small business size standards set forth in 13 CFR
121.201, the size standard for USPTO is not industry-specific.
Specifically, the Office's definition of small business concern for
Regulatory Flexibility Act purposes is a business or other concern
that: (1) Meets the SBA's definition of a "business concern or
concern" set forth in 13 CFR 121.105; and (2) meets the size standards
set forth in 13 CFR 121.802 for the purpose of paying reduced patent
fees, namely, an entity: (a) Whose number of employees, including
affiliates, does not exceed 500 persons; and (b) which has not
assigned, granted, conveyed, or licensed (and is under no obligation to
do so) any rights in the invention to any person who made it and could
not be classified as an independent inventor, or to any concern which
would not qualify as a non-profit organization or a small business
concern under this definition. See Business Size Standard for Purposes
of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations, 71 FR at 67112 (Nov 20, 2006),
1313 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office at 63 (Dec. 12, 2006).

   b. Overview of Estimates of Number of Entities Affected. The
proposed rules will apply to any small entity that files a request for
supplemental examination, a request for ex parte reexamination, or a
petition in an ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceeding. To
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estimate the number of requests for supplemental examination, ex parte
reexamination, and petitions filed in ex parte and inter partes
reexamination expected to be submitted annually by small entities, the
Office considered the information concerning ex parte reexamination
filings published in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2011. The Office
received 758 requests for ex parte reexamination in fiscal year 2011,
of which 104 (14 percent) were by the patent owner and 654 (86 percent)
were by a third party. See United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2011, at 171 (table
14A) (2011). Based upon that information, the Office estimates that it
will receive about 800 (758 rounded to be nearest 100) requests for ex
parte reexamination annually and that about 14 percent of all requests
for ex parte reexamination are filed by patent owners.

   c. Number of Entities Filing Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination.
As discussed previously, the Office estimates that it will receive
about 800 requests for ex parte reexamination annually and about 14
percent of all requests for ex parte reexamination are filed by patent
owners. Thus, the Office estimates that it receives approximately 110
(14 percent of 800 rounded to the nearest 10) requests for ex parte
reexamination filed by patent owners annually. Due to the availability
of supplemental examination beginning in fiscal year 2013, the Office
estimates that all 110 requests for ex parte reexamination that would
have been filed annually by patent owners will instead be filed as
requests for supplemental examination. Therefore, the Office estimates
that a total of approximately 690 (86 percent of 800 rounded to the
nearest 10) requests for ex parte reexamination (all by third parties)
will be filed annually.
   Reexamination requesters are not required to identify their small
entity status. Therefore, the Office does not have precise data on the
number of requests for ex parte reexamination submitted annually by
small entities. However, the Office tracks the number of requests for
ex parte reexamination that are filed in which the patent that is the
subject of the reexamination was prosecuted under small entity status.
For fiscal year 2011, approximately 36 percent of the requests for ex
parte reexamination that were filed sought reexamination of a patent
that was prosecuted under small entity status.
   It is difficult to estimate what fraction of the anticipated 690
requests for ex parte reexamination submitted annually will be by small
entities, because reexamination requesters are not required to identify
their small entity status. The data that the Office keeps regarding the
number of requests for ex parte reexamination that are filed in which
the patent that is the subject of the reexamination was prosecuted
under small entity status provides no insight into the number of
requests for ex parte reexamination submitted by small entity third
party requesters. Therefore, for purposes of this analysis, the Office
is considering all 690 requests for ex parte reexamination expected to
be submitted annually as being submitted by small entities.

   d. Number of Entities Filing Petitions in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings. The proposed rule to set a fee for petitions filed in
reexamination proceedings (except for those petitions specifically
enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d)) will apply to any small
entity that files a petition in a reexamination proceeding. The Office
decided 832 petitions in reexamination proceedings (ex parte and inter
partes) in fiscal year 2010. In view of thestatutory mandate to conduct
reexamination proceedings with special dispatch, the Office estimates that
the 832 petitions decided in reexamination proceedings in fiscal year
proceedings in fiscal year 2010. In view of the proposed fee for petitions
filed in reexamination proceedings, the Office estimates that no more than
850 (832 rounded to the nearest 50) will be filed annually in reexamination
proceedings. The data that the Office keeps regarding petitions filed
in reexamination proceedings does not indicate the number of petitions
submitted by unique small entities. Therefore, for purposes of this
analysis, the Office is considering all 850 petitions expected to be
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submitted annually in a reexamination proceeding as being submitted by
small entities. Hence, the Office estimates that no more than 850 small
entities will file a petition in a reexamination proceeding annually.

   e. Number of Entities Filing Request for Supplemental Examination.
In view of the benefits to patent owners afforded by supplemental
examination at 35 U.S.C. 257(c), the Office is estimating that all 110
requests for ex parte reexamination that would have been filed annually
by patent owners will instead be filed as requests for supplemental
examination. However, the Office is also estimating that more than 110
requests for supplemental examination will be filed annually due to a
combination of: (1) The benefits to patent owners afforded by
supplemental examination; (2) the fact that the "information" that
may form the basis of a request for supplemental examination is not
limited to patents and printed publications; and (3) the fact that the
issues that may be raised during supplemental examination may include
issues in addition to those permitted to be raised in ex parte
reexamination, e.g., issues under 35 U.S.C. 112.
   Because a main benefit afforded to patent owners by supplemental
examination is to potentially shield patent owners from a finding of
unenforceability due to inequitable conduct for the information
considered by the Office and subject to a written decision by the
Office, the Office estimates that the number of cases annually in which
inequitable conduct is pled in the United States district courts
represents a reasonable approximation of the number of annual requests
for supplemental examination that the Office will receive. Data from
the United States district courts reveals that between 2,900 and 3,301
patent cases were filed each year during the period between 2006 and
2010. See U.S. Courts, Judicial Business of the United States Courts,
www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/Statistics/JudicialBusiness/2010/appendices/
C02ASep10.pdf (last visited Nov. 11, 2011) (hosting annual reports for
1997 through 2010). Thus, the Office projects that no more than 3,300
(the highest number of yearly filings between 2006 and 2010 rounded to
the nearest 100) patent cases are likely to be filed annually. Note
that inequitable conduct is pled in approximately 40 percent of the
patent cases filed annually in U.S. District Courts. See Christian E.
Mammen, Controlling the "Plague": Reforming the Doctrine of
Inequitable Conduct, 24 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1329, 1358-60 (2010)
(displaying a chart estimating the steady increase in assertions of the
inequitable conduct defense). However, the number of patent cases in
which a finding of inequitable conduct is upheld by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) is only a fraction of
a percent. See id. The Office also anticipates that the percentage of
patent cases in which inequitable conduct is pled and in which a
finding of inequitable conduct is upheld by the Federal Circuit will
begin to decline due to the May 2011 en banc decision by the Federal
Circuit in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson, and Co., 649 F.3d
1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
   The Office also anticipates that supplemental examination will lead
to a reduction in the number of district court patent infringement
cases in which inequitable conduct is pled as a defense. See H.R. Rep.
No. 112-98, Part 1 at pages 50 and 78 (2011) (the information submitted
in a request for supplemental examination cannot later be used to hold
the patent unenforceable or invalid on the basis of inequitable conduct
during civil litigation). The Office understands that the costs related
to inequitable conduct (e.g., discovery related to inequitable conduct)
are a significant portion of litigation costs. See e.g., Mammen,
Controlling the "Plague": Reforming the Doctrine of Inequitable
Conduct, 24 Berkeley Tech. L.J. at 1347. The Office is specifically
interested in receiving comments on litigation cost savings and other
benefits the public may expect to realize from implementation of rules
on supplemental examination.
   Therefore, the Office estimates that it will receive about 1,430
(40 percent of 3,300 plus 110) requests for supplemental examination
annually. Assuming that requests for supplemental examination will be
filed by small entities in roughly the same percentage that requests
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for ex parte reexamination are currently filed by small entities (36
percent), the Office estimates that about 500 (36 percent of 1,430
(515) rounded to the nearest 100) requests for supplemental examination
will be submitted annually by small entities.

4. Description of the Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other
Compliance Requirements of the Proposed Rules, Including an Estimate of
the Classes of Small Entities Which Will Be Subject to the Requirement
and the Type of Professional Skills Necessary for Preparation of the
Report or Record

   The proposed rules will apply to any small entity that files a request
for supplemental examination, a request for ex parte reexamination, or a
petition in an ex parte or inter partes reexamination proceeding. The
proposed rules to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act will impose compliance requirements on patent
owners who request supplemental examination to consider, reconsider, or
correct information believed to be relevant to a patent. The proposed rules
will charge a fee to any patent owner who requests supplemental
examination, and change the fee applicable to any entity that files a request
for ex parte reexamination or a petition in an ex parte or inter partes
reexamination proceeding.
   All papers in a supplemental examination proceeding must be filed
in accordance with the requirements set forth in 37 CFR 1.601 and must
be formatted in accordance with the requirements set forth in 37 CFR
1.615. All "items of information" submitted as part of the request
must meet the requirements of 37 CFR 1.605. The request itself must
include the items set forth in 37 CFR 1.610. The proposed rules to
implement the supplemental examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act also require: (1) A fee of $5,120.00 for processing
and treating a request for supplemental examination; (2) a fee of
$15,930.00 for an ex parte reexamination ordered as a result of a
supplemental examination proceeding; and (3) for processing and
treating, in a supplemental examination proceeding, a non-patent
document over 20 sheets in length, a fee of $170.00 for a document of
between 21 and 50 sheets, and a fee of $280.00 for each additional 50
sheets or a fraction thereof.
   A patent practitioner would have the type of professional skills
necessary for preparation of request for supplemental examination. Office
staff with experience and expertise in a wide range of patent prosecution
matters as a patent practitioner estimate that preparing and filing a request
for supplemental examination will require about 25 patent practitioner hours,
costing $8,500 (25 hours at the $340 per hour median rate for attorneys
reported in the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Report
of the Economic Survey 2011. As discussed previously, a request for
supplemental examination is comparable to a request for ex parte
reexamination, in that both present information to the Office for evaluation
as to whether the information raises a substantial new question of
patentability). The American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA) Report of the Economic Survey 2011 indicates that the average
cost of preparing and filing a request for ex parte reexamination (the
current Office proceeding most similar to a request for supplemental
examination) is $19,000. The Office staff estimate for preparing a
supplemental examination is lower than the comparable ex parte
reexamination cost because a patentee in supplemental examination would
simply be preparing a supplemental examination request in compliance
with the applicable statutes and regulations with information already
at hand, whereas a third party requester in an ex parte reexamination
(the majority of ex parte reexamination requests being by third
parties) is not merely preparing an ex parte reexamination request in
compliance with the applicable statutes and regulations, but is also
seeking to convince the Office that the claims in the patent for which
reexamination is sought are unpatentable with patents and printed
publications that the third party must uncover as part of the process.
   The proposed rules to adjust or set fees in ex parte reexamination
are as follows: (1) $17,550.00 for filing a request for ex parte
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reexamination; (2) $1,930.00 for filing a petition in an ex parte or
inter partes reexamination proceeding, except for those specifically
enumerated in 37 CFR 1.550(i) and 1.937(d)): and (3) for a refused
request for ex parte reexamination under 37 CFR 1.510 (this amount is
included in the request for ex parte reexamination fee, and is the
portion not refunded if the request for reexamination is denied). The
proposed rules to adjust the fee for filing a request for ex parte
reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions filed in ex parte and
inter partes reexamination proceedings, do not impose any discernible
reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements. The
proposed rules to adjust the fee for filing a request for ex parte
reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions filed in ex parte and
inter partes reexamination proceedings, only adjust or establish
certain fees (as discussed previously) to more accurately reflect the
cost of the process or service.

5. Description of Any Significant Alternatives to the Proposed Rules
Which Accomplish the Stated Objectives of Applicable Statutes and Which
Minimize Any Significant Economic Impact of the Proposed Rules on Small
Entities

   This analysis considered significant alternatives such as: (1) The
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements under the rule for such small
entities; (3) the use of performance rather than design standards; and
(4) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for
such small entities. See 5 U.S.C. 603; see also 35 U.S.C. 41(h) (fee
reduction for small business concerns not applicable to fees set under
35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2)).
   With respect to the proposed rules to implement the supplemental
examination provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the
Office considered requiring less than, or exempting small entities
from, what is currently set forth at proposed 37 CFR 1.601, 1.605,
1.610, and 1.615. Specifically, the Office considered not requiring any
or all of, or exempting small entities from, the following content
requirement of proposed 37 CFR 1.610: (1) A list of each item of
information that is requested to be considered, reconsidered, or
corrected, identifying each item of information that was not considered,
adequately considered, or correctly considered in the prior examination of
the patent, and explaining why consideration or reconsideration of the item
of information is being requested or how the item of information it is being
corrected; (2) an identification of each aspect of the patent for which
supplemental examination is sought, including an identification of the
structure, material, or acts in the specification that correspond to each
means-plus-function or step-plus-function element, as set forth in 35 U.S.C.
112(f), in any claim to be examined; (3) an identification of each issue
raised by each item of information; and (4) a separate, detailed explanation
for each identified issue, discussing how each item of information is
relevant to each aspect of the patent identified for examination, and how
each item of information raises each issue identified for examination,
including where an identified issue involves the application of 35 U.S.C.
101 (other than double patenting) or 35 U.S.C. 112, an explanation discussing
the support in the specification for each limitation of each claim identified
for examination with respect to this issue, and where an identified issue
involves the application of 35 U.S.C. 102, 35 U.S.C. 103, or double
patenting, an explanation of how each limitation of each claim identified for
examination with respect to this issue is met, or is not met, by each item of
information.
   However, it is in the patent owner's interest to have the
supplemental examination proceeding, and any reexamination proceeding
ordered pursuant to the supplemental examination request, concluded as
soon as possible. See 35 U.S.C. 257(c)(2)(B) (stating that the
potential benefits to patent owners afforded by 35 U.S.C. 257(c)(1)
shall not apply "unless the supplemental examination, and any
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reexamination ordered pursuant to the request, are concluded before the
date on which [a patent infringement action] is brought"). The
information that may be submitted in a supplemental examination is more
extensive than the information permitted in an ex parte reexamination
proceeding, and the issues that may be raised during supplemental
examination include issues that are not permitted to be raised in ex
parte reexamination, e.g., issues under 35 U.S.C. 101 and 112. The
Office needs to require this information to promptly resolve a
supplemental examination proceeding, and any reexamination proceeding
ordered pursuant to the supplemental examination request. Finally, it
is in the patent owner's interest to have the supplemental examination
request be as complete as possible. With these factors in mind, the
Office designed the requirements set forth in the proposed rules to
permit: (1) Efficient processing and treatment of each request for
supplemental examination within the statutory three-month time period;
and (2) completion of any reexamination ordered as a result of the
supplemental examination proceeding with special dispatch.
   With respect to the proposed rules to adjust the fee for filing a
request for ex parte reexamination, and to set a fee for petitions
filed in reexamination proceedings, the alternative of not adjusting or
setting the fees would have a lesser economic impact on small entities,
but would not accomplish the stated objectives of applicable statutes.
See 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2) (provides that fees set by the Office recover the
estimated average cost to the Office of the processing, services, or
materials); see also 35 U.S.C. 41(h) (fee reduction for small business
concerns not applicable to fees set under 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2)). In addition,
a decision to forego this fee adjustment and fee setting would have a
negative impact on Office funding, which in turn would have a negative
impact on the ability of the Office to meet the statutory mandate to
conduct reexamination proceedings with special dispatch.
   A request for supplemental examination is a unique submission (the
proposed rule does not involve periodic reporting requirements), thus
the establishment of timetables that take into account the resources
available to small entities and consolidation of compliance and
reporting requirements is inapplicable. In addition, the use of
performance rather than design standards is also inapplicable to a
request for supplemental examination.

6. Identification, to the Extent Practicable, of All Relevant Federal
Rules Which May Duplicate, Overlap or Conflict With the Proposed Rules

   The Office is the sole agency of the United States Government
responsible for administering the provisions of title 35, United States
Code, pertaining to examination and granting patents. Therefore, no
other federal, state, or local entity shares jurisdiction over the
examination and granting of patents.
   Other countries, however, have their own patent laws, and an entity
desiring a patent in a particular country must make an application for
patent in that country, in accordance with the applicable law. Although
the potential for overlap exists internationally, this cannot be
avoided except by treaty (such as the Paris Convention for the
Protection of Industrial Property, or the Patent Cooperation Treaty
(PCT)). Nevertheless, the Office believes that there are no other
duplicative or overlapping rules.

C. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review)

   This rulemaking has been determined to be significant for purposes
of Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993).

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

   The Office has complied with Executive Order 13563. Specifically,
the Office has, to the extent feasible and applicable: (1) Made a
reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs of the rule;
(2) tailored the rule to impose the least burden on society consistent
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with obtaining the regulatory objectives; (3) selected a regulatory
approach that maximizes net benefits; (4) specified performance
objectives; (5) identified and assessed available alternatives; (6)
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; (7) attempted to promote coordination,
simplification and harmonization across government agencies and
identified goals designed to promote innovation; (8) considered
approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of
choice for the public; and (9) ensured the objectivity of scientific
and technological information and processes.

E. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

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

F. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation)

   This 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). The rulemaking
carries out a statute designed to lessen litigation. See, e.g., H.R.
Rep. No. 112-98, Part 1 at pages 50 and 78 (2011) (information
submitted in a request for supplemental examination cannot later be
used to hold the patent unenforceable or invalid on the basis of
inequitable conduct during civil litigation).

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 United States Patent and Trademark
Office will submit a report containing the final rule and other
required information to the United States Senate, the United States
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the Government
Accountability Office. The changes in this notice are not expected to
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result in an annual effect on the economy of 100 million dollars or
more, a major increase in costs or prices, or significant adverse
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,
or the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-
based enterprises in domestic and export markets. Therefore, this notice
is not expected to result in a "major rule" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

L. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

   The changes set forth in this rulemaking 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 the
environment and is thus categorically excluded from review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. See 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

N. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

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

O. Paperwork Reduction Act

   The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
requires that the USPTO consider the impact of paperwork and other
information collection burdens imposed on the public. This notice
proposes changes to the rules of practice that would impose new
information collection requirements and impact existing information
collection requirements previously approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 0651-0064. Accordingly, the
USPTO will submit to the OMB a proposed revision to the information
collection requirements under 0651-0064. The proposed revision will be
available at the OMB's Information Collection Review Web site
(www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain).

   Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary so that a
patent owner may file a request for supplemental examination of the
patent. The Office will use this information to determine whether the
information submitted with the supplemental examination request raises
a substantial new question of patentability.

   Title of Collection: Patent Reexaminations and Supplemental
Examination (formerly Patent Reexaminations).
   OMB Control Number: 0651-0064.
   Method of Collection: By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or
electronically to the USPTO.
   Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
   Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,560 responses per year.
   Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from 18 minutes (0.3 hours) to 135 hours to gather the
necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or other documents,
and submit the information to the USPTO.
   Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 235,365 hours per
year. In addition, the USPTO anticipates that supplemental examination
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will produce significant benefits by leading to a reduction in the
number of district court patent infringement cases in which inequitable
conduct is pled as a defense.
   Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $80,024,100 per
year.
   Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $35,283,875
per year in the form of fees and postage costs.
   The agency is soliciting comments to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden; (3) enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) minimize the
burden of collecting the information on those who are to respond,
including by using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
   Please send comments on or before March 26, 2012 to Mail Stop
Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA, 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Raul Tamayo, Legal Advisor,
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Associate
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy. Comments should also be
submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Patent and Trademark Office, or via email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1

   Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Freedom of
Information, Inventions and patents, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Small businesses.

   For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office proposes to amend 37 CFR part 1 as follows:

PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

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

   Authority:  35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2).

   2. Section 1.20 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(1) and by
adding paragraphs (c)(6), (c)(7), and (k) to read as follows:

§ 1.20  Post issuance fees.

* * * * *
   (c) * * *

(1) For filing a request for ex parte reexamination
    (§1.510(a))..................................................$17,750.00

                        * * * * *

(6) For filing a petition in a reexamination proceeding,
    except for those specifically enumerated in
    §§ 1.550(i) and 1.937(d).......................................1,930.00

(7) For a refused request for ex parte reexamination under
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    § 1.510 (included in the request for ex parte
    reexamination fee).............................................4,320.00

* * * * *
   (k) In supplemental examination proceedings:

(1) For processing and treating a request for supplemental
    examination...................................................$5,180.00

(2) For ex parte reexamination ordered as a result of a
    supplemental examination proceeding...........................16,120.00

(3) For processing and treating, in a supplemental
    examination proceeding, a non-patent document over 20
    sheets in length, per document:
      (i) Between 21 and 50 sheets...................................170.00
     (ii) For each additional 50 sheets or a fraction thereof........280.00

   3. Section 1.26 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 1.26  Refunds.

* * * * *
   (c) If the Director decides not to institute a reexamination
proceeding in response to a request for reexamination or supplemental
examination, fees paid with the request for reexamination or
supplemental examination will be refunded or returned in accordance
with paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(3) of this section. The
reexamination requester or the patent owner who requested a
supplemental examination proceeding, as appropriate, should indicate
the form in which any refund should be made (e.g., by check, electronic
funds transfer, credit to a deposit account). Generally, refunds will
be issued in the form that the original payment was provided.
   (1) For an ex parte reexamination request, the ex parte
reexamination filing fee paid by the reexamination requester, less the
fee set forth in § 1.20(c)(7), will be refunded to the requester if
the Director decides not to institute an ex parte reexamination
proceeding.
   (2) For an inter partes reexamination request, a refund of $7,970
will be made to the reexamination requester if the Director decides not
to institute an inter partes reexamination proceeding.
   (3) For a supplemental examination request, the fee for
reexamination ordered as a result of supplemental examination, as set
forth in § 1.20(k)(2), will be returned to the patent owner who
requested the supplemental examination proceeding if the Director
decides not to institute a reexamination proceeding.

   4. Section 1.550 is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read
as follows:

§ 1.550  Conduct of ex parte reexamination proceedings.

* * * * *
   (i) A petition in an ex parte reexamination proceeding must be
accompanied by the fee set forth in § 1.20(c)(6), except for
petitions under paragraph (c) of this section to extend the period for
response by a patent owner, petitions under paragraph (e) of this
section to accept a delayed response by a patent owner, petitions under
§ 1.78 to accept an unintentionally delayed benefit claim, and
petitions under § 1.530(l) for correction of inventorship in a
reexamination proceeding.

   5. Subpart E, consisting of §§ 1.601, 1.605, 1.610, 1.615,
1.620, and 1.625, is added to read as follows:

Subpart E - Supplemental Examination of Patents
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Sec.
1.601 Filing of papers in supplemental examination.
1.605 Items of information.
1.610 Content of request for supplemental examination.
1.615 Format of papers filed in a supplemental examination proceeding.
1.620 Conduct of supplemental examination proceeding.
1.625 Conclusion of supplemental examination; publication of supplemental
examination certificate; procedure after conclusion.

Subpart E - Supplemental Examination of Patents

§ 1.601  Filing of papers in supplemental examination.

   (a) A request for supplemental examination of a patent must be
filed by the owner(s) of the entire right, title, and interest in the
patent.
   (b) The patent owner must establish the entirety of the ownership
interest in the patent of paragraph (a) by filing, as part of the request,
a submission in compliance with the provisions of § 3.73(b) of this chapter.
   (c) Any party other than the patent owner (i.e., any third party) is
prohibited from filing papers or otherwise participating in any manner in a
supplemental examination proceeding.

§ 1.605  Items of information.

   (a) Each request for supplemental examination may request that the
Office consider, reconsider, or correct no more than ten items of
information believed to be relevant to the patent. More than one
request for supplemental examination of the same patent may be filed at
any time.
   (b) An "item of information" includes a document submitted as
part of the request that contains information, believed to be relevant
to the patent, that the patent owner requests the Office to consider,
reconsider, or correct. If the information to be considered,
reconsidered, or corrected is not, at least in part, contained within
or based on any document submitted as part of the request, the
discussion within the body of the request relative to the information
will be considered as an item of information.
   (c) An item of information must be in writing in accordance with
§ 1.2. To be considered, any audio or video recording must be
submitted in the form of a written transcript.
   (d) If one item of information is combined in the request with one
or more additional items of information, including instances where it
may be necessary to combine items of information in order to raise an
issue to be considered, reconsidered, or corrected, each item of
information of the combination may be separately counted. Exceptions
include the combination of a non-English language document and its
translation, and the combination of a document that is over 50 pages in
length and its summary pursuant to § 1.610(b)(11).

§ 1.610  Content of request for supplemental examination.

   (a) The request must be accompanied by the fee for filing a request
for supplemental examination as set forth in § 1.20(k)(1), the fee
for reexamination ordered as a result of a supplemental examination
proceeding as set forth in § 1.20(k)(2), and any applicable
document size fees as set forth in § 1.20(k)(3).
   (b) A request for supplemental examination must include each of the
elements set forth in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(12) of this
section.
   (1) A cover sheet itemizing each component submitted as part of the
request.
   (2) A table of contents for the request.
   (3) An identification of the number, the date of issue, and the
first named inventor of the patent for which supplemental examination
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is requested.
   (4) A list of each item of information that is requested to be
considered, reconsidered, or corrected, and the publication date for
each item of information, if applicable; and a statement that:
   (i) Identifies each item of information that was not considered in
the prior examination of the patent, and explains why consideration of
the item of information is being requested;
   (ii) Identifies each item of information that was not adequately
considered in the prior examination of the patent, and explains why
reconsideration of the item of information is being requested; and
   (iii) Identifies each item of information that was incorrect in the
prior examination of the patent, and explains how it is being
corrected.
   (5) A list identifying any other prior or concurrent post patent
Office proceedings involving the patent for which supplemental
examination is being requested, including an identification of the type
of proceeding (e.g., ex parte or inter partes reexamination, reissue,
supplemental examination, post-grant review, or inter partes review),
the identifying number of any such proceeding (e.g., a control number
or reissue application number), and the filing date of any such
proceeding.
   (6) An identification of each aspect of the patent for which
supplemental examination is sought, including an identification of the
structure, material, or acts in the specification that correspond to
each means-plus-function or step-plus-function element, as set forth in
35 U.S.C. 112(f), in any claim to be examined.
   (7) An identification of each issue raised by each item of
information.
   (8) A separate, detailed explanation for each identified issue,
discussing how each item of information is relevant to each aspect of
the patent identified for examination, and how each item of information
raises each issue identified for examination, including:
   (i) Where an identified issue involves the application of 35 U.S.C. 101
(other than double patenting) or 35 U.S.C. 112, an explanation discussing the
support in the specification for each limitation of each claim
identified for examination with respect to this issue; and
   (ii) Where an identified issue involves the application of 35
U.S.C. 102, 35 U.S.C. 103, or double patenting, an explanation of how
each limitation of each claim identified for examination with respect
to this issue is met, or is not met, by each item of information. The
detailed explanation may also include an explanation of how the claims
distinguish over the items of information.
   (9) A copy of the patent for which supplemental examination is
requested and a copy of any disclaimer, certificate of correction,
certificate of extension, supplemental examination certificate, post
grant review certificate, inter partes review certificate, or
reexamination certificate issued for the patent.
   (10) A copy of each item of information listed in paragraph (b)(3)
of this section, accompanied by a written English translation of all of
the necessary and pertinent parts of any non-English language document.
Items of information that form part of the discussion within the body
of the request as specified in § 1.605(b), and copies of U.S.
patents and U.S. patent application publications, are not required to
be submitted.
   (11) A summary of the relevant portions of any submitted document,
other than the request, that is over 50 pages in length. The summary
must include citations to the particular pages containing the relevant
portions.
   (12) A submission by the patent owner in compliance with § 3.73(b)
of this chapter establishing the entirety of the ownership in the patent
requested to be examined as set forth in § 1.601(b).
   (c) The request may also include an explanation of why each item of
information submitted with the request does or does not raise a
substantial new question of patentability.
   (d) The filing date of a request for supplemental examination will
not be granted if the request is not in compliance with § 1.605,
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§ 1.615, and this section. A defective request may receive a filing
date if the defects are limited to the omission of one or more of the
requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section,
subject to the discretion of the Office.
   (e) If the Office determines that the request, as originally
submitted, does not meet the requirements of paragraph (d) of this
section to be entitled to a filing date, the patent owner will be so
notified and will be given an opportunity to complete the request
within a specified time. If the patent owner does not timely comply
with the notice, the request for supplemental examination will not be
granted a filing date and the fee for reexamination as set forth in
§ 1.20(k)(2) will be refunded. If the patent owner timely files a
corrected request in response to the notice that properly addresses all
of the defects set forth in the notice and that otherwise complies with
all of the requirements of §§ 1.605, 1.615 and of this section,
the filing date of the supplemental examination request will be the
receipt date of the corrected request.

§ 1.615  Format of papers filed in a supplemental examination proceeding.

   (a) All papers submitted in a supplemental examination proceeding
must be formatted in accordance with § 1.52, including the request
for supplemental examination and any other documents generated by the
patent owner/requester, such as translations of non-English language
documents, transcripts of audio or video recordings, affidavits or
declarations, and summaries of documents over 50 pages in length
pursuant to § 1.610(b)(11). Exceptions include tables of contents,
curriculum vitae, claim charts, court documents, third-party-generated
affidavits or declarations, and any other document generated by a third
party, including patents, patent application publications, and non-
patent literature. All documents must be presented in a form having
sufficient clarity and contrast between the paper and the text or image
to permit the direct reproduction of readily legible copies by use of
digital imaging and optical character recognition.
   (b) Court documents and non-patent literature may be redacted, but
must otherwise be identical both in content and in format to the
original documents, and, if a court document, to the document submitted
in court, and must not otherwise be reduced in size or modified,
particularly in terms of font type, font size, line spacing, and
margins. Patents, patent application publications, and third-party-
generated affidavits or declarations must not be reduced in size or
otherwise modified in the manner described in this paragraph.

§ 1.620  Conduct of supplemental examination proceeding.

   (a) Within three months following the filing date of a request for
supplemental examination, the Office will determine whether a
substantial new question of patentability affecting any claim of the
patent is raised by any of the items of information presented in the
request. The determination will generally be limited to a review of the
issues identified in the request as applied to the identified aspects
of the patent. The determination will be based on the claims in effect
at the time of the determination and will become a part of the official
record of the patent.
   (b) The Office may hold in abeyance action on any petition or other
paper filed in a supplemental examination proceeding until after the
proceeding is concluded by the electronic issuance of the supplemental
examination certificate as set forth in § 1.625.
   (c) If an unauthorized or otherwise improper paper is filed in a
supplemental examination proceeding, it will not be entered into the
official file or considered, or if inadvertently entered, it will be
expunged.
   (d) The patent owner must, as soon as possible upon the discovery
of any other prior or concurrent post patent Office proceeding
involving the patent for which the current supplemental examination is
requested, file a paper limited to notice of the post patent Office
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proceeding, if such notice has not been previously provided with the
request. The notice shall be limited to an identification of the post
patent proceeding, including the type (e.g., ex parte or inter partes
reexamination, reissue, supplemental examination, post-grant review, or
inter partes review), the identifying number of any such proceeding
(e.g., a control number or reissue application number), and the filing
date of any such proceeding, without any discussion of the issues of
the current supplemental examination proceeding or of the identified
post patent Office proceeding(s).
   (e) Interviews are prohibited in a supplemental examination
proceeding.
   (f) No amendment to any aspect of the patent may be filed in a
supplemental examination proceeding.
   (g) If the Office becomes aware, during the course of supplemental
examination or of any reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, of a
material fraud on the Office involving the patent requested to be
examined, the supplemental examination proceeding or any reexamination
proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 will continue, and the matter
will be referred to the U.S. Attorney General in accordance with 35
U.S.C. 257(e).

§ 1.625  Conclusion of supplemental examination; publication of supplemental
examination certificate; procedure after conclusion.

   (a) A supplemental examination proceeding will conclude when the
supplemental examination certificate is electronically issued. The
supplemental examination certificate will indicate the result of the
determination whether any of the items of information presented in the
request raised a substantial new question of patentability.
   (b) If the supplemental examination certificate states that a
substantial new question of patentability is raised by one or more
items of information in the request, ex parte reexamination of the patent
will be ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257. Upon the conclusion of the ex parte
reexamination proceeding, an ex parte reexamination certificate, which will
include a statement specifying that ex parte reexamination was ordered under
35 U.S.C. 257, will be published. The electronically issued supplemental
examination certificate will remain as part of the public record of the
patent.
   (c) If the supplemental examination certificate indicates that no
substantial new question of patentability is raised by any of the items
of information in the request, and ex parte reexamination is not
ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, the electronically issued supplemental
examination certificate will be published in due course. The reexamination
fee for supplemental examination, as set forth in § 1.20(k)(2), will be
refunded in accordance with § 1.26(c).
   (d) Any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 will be
conducted in accordance with §§ 1.530 through 1.570, which govern ex parte
reexamination, except that:
   (1) The patent owner will not have the right to file a statement
pursuant to § 1.530, and the order will not set a time period
within which to file such a statement;
   (2) Reexamination of any aspect of the patent may be conducted on
the basis of any item of information as set forth in § 1.605, and
is not limited to patents and printed publications or to subject matter
that has been added or deleted during the reexamination proceeding,
notwithstanding § 1.552(a);
   (3) Issues in addition to those raised by patents and printed
publications, and by subject matter added or deleted during a
reexamination proceeding, may be considered and resolved,
notwithstanding § 1.552(c); and
   (4) Information material to patentability will be defined by § 1.56(b),
notwithstanding § 1.555(b).
   6. Section 1.937 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read
as follows:

§ 1.937  Conduct of inter partes reexamination.
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* * * * *
   (d) A petition in an inter partes reexamination proceeding must be
accompanied by the fee set forth in § 1.20(c)(6), except for
petitions under § 1.956 to extend the period for response by a
patent owner, petitions under § 1.958 to accept a delayed response
by a patent owner, petitions under § 1.78 to accept an unintentionally
delayed benefit claim, and petitions under § 1.530(l) for correction of
inventorship in a reexamination proceeding.

January 19, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
                         [Docket No. PTO-P-2011-0032]

       Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related
   Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the
                 Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
published a notice on August 29, 2011 requesting comments on a proposal
to establish a retention period of one year for patent-related papers
that have been scanned into the Image File Wrapper system (IFW) or the
Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (SCORE). The USPTO has
considered the comment and is establishing a one-year retention period
that: (1) Began on September 1, 2011, for papers scanned into IFW or
SCORE prior to September 1, 2011; or (2) began or begins on a paper's
submission date, for papers scanned into IFW or SCORE on or after
September 1, 2011. After the expiration of the one-year retention period
(after September 1, 2012, or later), the USPTO will dispose of the paper
unless, within sufficient time prior to disposal of the paper, the relevant
patent applicant, patent owner, or reexamination party files a bona fide
request to correct the electronic record of the paper in IFW or SCORE, and
the request remains outstanding at the time disposal of the paper would have
otherwise occurred. The one-year retention period for papers scanned into
IFW or SCORE replaces the USPTO's past practice of indefinitely retaining
the papers, which has been rendered unnecessary and not cost-effective by
improvements in scanning and indexing.

DATES: Effective Date: January 25, 2012. Applicability Date: For papers
scanned into IFW or SCORE prior to September 1, 2011, the one-year
retention period began on September 1, 2011. For papers scanned into
IFW or SCORE on or after September 1, 2011, the one-year retention
period began or begins on the paper's submission date.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice may be sent by electronic
mail message over the Internet addressed to IFWPaperRetention@uspto.gov,
or submitted by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents,
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Although comments may be submitted by mail, the USPTO 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
USPTO Internet Web site (address: http://www.uspto.gov). Because
comments will be available for public inspection, information that is
not desired to be made public, such as an address or phone number,
should not be included in the comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Tamayo, Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Associate Commissioner for
Patent Examination Policy, by telephone at (571) 272-7728, 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
Raul Tamayo.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 2011, the USPTO published a notice
requesting comments from the public on a proposal to establish a
retention period of one year for patent-related papers that have been
scanned into IFW or SCORE. See Establishing a One-Year Retention Period
for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File
Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners, 76
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FR 53667 (August 29, 2011), 1370 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 211 (September
17, 2011). The August 2011 notice explained the USPTO's past practice
of indefinitely retaining papers that have been scanned into IFW or
SCORE. The August 2011 notice set forth in detail the USPTO's reasons
for wanting to establish a one-year retention period for patent-related
papers that have been scanned into IFW or SCORE, including how
improvements in scanning and indexing have rendered the practice of
indefinite paper retention unnecessary and not cost-effective.
    The USPTO received one comment in response to the August 2011
notice. Specifically, the comment urged the USPTO to extend the
retention period beyond one year. The comment expressed concern that
the USPTO's system of scanning documents originally filed in paper may
introduce a subtle error that may not become apparent until more than a
year after filing. The comment noted that resolution of the error could
require referring to the application papers as originally filed to
prove that the papers were filed without the error.
    The USPTO appreciates the comment and has considered it. However,
as stated in the August 2011 notice, the number of issues that arise
which actually require the USPTO to reference application papers as
originally filed has steadily declined in the years since the USPTO
started scanning, in part due to continued improvements in indexing
techniques and scanning quality, to the point that continued indefinite
retention of papers is not cost-effective. Furthermore, the August 2011
notice sets forth a procedure for resolving disputes concerning the
content of papers as filed versus the content of papers as scanned,
including any such disputes which arise beyond one year, i.e., after
the USPTO has likely disposed of the relevant originally filed papers
under the one-year retention period.
    Therefore, the USPTO is establishing a one-year retention period
for papers that have been scanned into IFW or SCORE. Specifically, the
USPTO is establishing a one-year retention period that: (1) Began on
September 1, 2011, for papers scanned into IFW or SCORE prior to
September 1, 2011; or (2) began or begins on the paper's submission
date, for papers scanned into IFW or SCORE on or after September 1,
2011. The one-year retention period is consistent with the USPTO's new
USPTO-specific records disposition authority N1-241-10-1, item 4.4,
which was approved by the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) on October 27, 2011, and is available at
http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/schedules/departments/department-
of-commerce/rg-0241/n1-241-10-001_sf115.pdf. Papers that have not been
scanned into IFW or SCORE, such as certain papers placed into Artifact
Folders, are not subject to the one-year retention period and remain
retrievable consistent with past practice. The procedures from the
August 2011 notice for the USPTO to dispose of the paper, and to
resolve disputes concerning the content of papers as filed versus the
content of papers as scanned, are reiterated below.
    After the expiration of the one-year retention period (after
September 1, 2012, or later), the USPTO will dispose of the paper,
unless within sufficient time prior to disposal of the paper, the
relevant patent applicant, patent owner, or reexamination party files a
bona fide request to correct the electronic record of the paper in IFW
or SCORE, and the request remains outstanding at the time the paper
would have been scheduled for disposal. Filers of requests to correct
the electronic record are strongly advised to file their requests by
EFS-Web using the document description "Electronic Record Correction"
at least one month prior to the expiration of the one-year retention
period to allow sufficient time to process the request. Requests that
are not filed at least one month prior to the expiration of the one-
year retention period may not be acted upon in time.
    During the one-year retention period, a patent applicant, patent
owner, or reexamination party who is considering filing a request to
correct the electronic record of a paper, and who believes that the
evidence establishes that the need for correction was caused by the
USPTO, is advised to consider whether the initial submission date of
the paper needs to be secured for the information being corrected. Such
situations could involve (1) adding information that would not
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otherwise be supported by the original specification, (2) avoiding a
reduction in patent term adjustment, or (3) avoiding an impact on the
timeliness of an information disclosure statement under 37 CFR 1.97. If
the initial submission date of the paper does not need to be secured
for the information being corrected, the patent applicant, patent
owner, or reexamination party should simply submit a corrective
replacement document and accept the date of such submission for the
corrective replacement document. If, however, the initial submission date
of the paper needs to be secured for the information being corrected, a
request for correction based on the initially submitted paper should be
filed as a petition under 37 CFR 1.181. The request should specifically
point out the error(s) in the electronic record of the paper in IFW or
SCORE and be accompanied by a replacement copy of the paper, along with
(1) any evidence to establish (a) that the need for correction was caused
by the USPTO, and (b) the proper submission date of the original paper,
and (2) a statement that the replacement copy is a true copy of what was
originally filed.
    When making a decision on the request, the USPTO's presumption will
be that the electronic record of the paper in IFW or SCORE is accurate
and correction is not merited. The USPTO will check to see whether it
has the paper at issue. If the USPTO has the paper, the USPTO's version
of the paper will either support the request for correction, in which
case the request will be granted, or the USPTO's version of the paper
will not support the request, in which case the request will be
dismissed.
    On the other hand, if the USPTO does not have the paper, e.g., the
paper has been lost, the presumption that the electronic record of the
paper in IFW or SCORE is correct can be rebutted where the evidence
submitted with the request is sufficient to overcome the presumption. A
postcard receipt which itemizes and properly identifies the items that
have been filed serves as prima facie evidence of receipt in the USPTO
of all the items listed thereon on the date stamped thereon by the
USPTO. However, while a postcard receipt may be the only evidence
needed for the USPTO to accept, for example, the missing tenth page of
a 10-page document that has been properly identified on the postcard as
a 10-page document, the postcard receipt may be insufficient, on its
own, for the USPTO to accept a replacement tenth page of a properly
identified 10-page document, where all 10 pages were actually received
by the USPTO and, for example, a sentence is missing on one page or a
chemical structure is thought to have been changed.
    Any decision dismissing a request to correct the electronic record
will provide a two-month period to file a request for reconsideration
of the decision, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.181(f).
    The USPTO will not dispose of a paper for which, within sufficient
time prior to disposal of the paper, a bona fide request to correct the
electronic record of the paper has been filed and remains outstanding
at the time the paper would have been scheduled for disposal. A request
is a bona fide request when it specifically points out the error(s) in
the paper and is accompanied by any necessary evidence. A general
allegation that a paper requires correction filed without evidentiary
support is not a bona fide request. It would be inadequate to stay the
disposal of the paper and would be dismissed. Once filed, a bona fide
request to correct the electronic record remains outstanding unless the
USPTO has either (1) issued a decision granting either the original
request or a request for reconsideration of the original request, or
(2) issued a final agency decision denying a request for reconsideration
of the original request.
    A patent applicant, patent owner, or reexamination party who is
considering filing a request to correct the electronic record of a
paper, but who cannot establish that the need for correction was caused
by the USPTO, is advised to not file the request. Other options for
relief may be available when it cannot be established that the need for
correction was caused by the USPTO. For example, an amendment under 37
CFR 1.57(a) may be filed to address the problem of an application filed
with inadvertently omitted material when the application contains a
claim under 37 CFR 1.55 for priority of a prior-filed foreign
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application, or a claim under 37 CFR 1.78 for the benefit of a prior-
filed provisional, nonprovisional, or international application. See
MPEP § 201.17. As another example, an amendment may be filed to
correct an obvious error, along with any evidence, such as an expert
declaration, necessary to establish that one of ordinary skill in the
art would recognize both the existence of the error and the appropriate
correction. See MPEP § 2163.07, II.
    A patent applicant, patent owner, or reexamination party may file a
request to correct the electronic record of a paper after the one-year
retention period, if the evidence is believed to establish that the
need for correction was caused by the USPTO, and the initial submission
date of the paper needs to be secured for the information being
corrected. The USPTO likely will have disposed of any paper for which a
request to correct the electronic record is filed after the one-year
retention period. Therefore, the typical request for correction filed
after the one-year retention period will have to overcome the
presumption that the electronic record of the paper in IFW or SCORE is
accurate and correction is not merited. For certain instances, e.g.,
when a paper was inadvertently not scanned into SCORE or placed into an
Artifact Folder, there will be a black and white image of the paper in
IFW that can be used to corroborate any submitted evidence.
    The procedure set forth in this notice for filing a request to
correct the electronic record of a paper that has been scanned into IFW
or SCORE is not a replacement for the USPTO's established procedure for
responding to a notice (e.g., a "Notice of Omitted Item(s) in a
Nonprovisional Application") from the Office of Patent Application
Processing (OPAP) indicating that the application papers have been
accorded a filing date, but are lacking some page(s) of the
specification or some of the figures of drawings described in the
specification. Applicants should continue to follow the procedure set
forth at Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications
Having Omitted Items, 1315 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 103 (February 20,
2007), when responding to such a notice from OPAP.
    In addition, the procedure set forth in this notice for filing a
request to correct the electronic record of a paper that has been
scanned into IFW or SCORE is generally applicable only to situations in
which a certain document, or one or more pages of a certain document,
contains an error caused by the USPTO that requires correction. The
procedure set forth in this notice is not a replacement for the USPTO's
file reconstruction procedures (37 CFR 1.251 and MPEP § 508.04).
Paper sources for the image files in IFW are boxed in the order that
they are scanned, rather than by application number or reexamination
control number, such that a request to correct requiring the retrieval
of papers from multiple boxes cannot be reasonably effected.

January 17, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
                         [Docket No. PTO-T-2011-0050]

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

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
establishing a one-year retention period that began on September 26, 2011,
for papers scanned into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System
(TICRS) prior to September 26, 2011, or began or begins on a paper's
submission date, for papers scanned into TICRS on or after September 26,
2011. After the expiration of the one-year retention period, the USPTO
will dispose of the paper documents unless, within sufficient time prior
to disposal, the relevant trademark applicant or owner files a request to
correct the electronic record in TICRS, and the request remains
outstanding at the time disposal would otherwise have occurred. The
one-year retention period for papers scanned into TICRS will reduce the
costs currently associated with indefinitely warehousing paper documents,
while permitting sufficient time for the review and rarely needed correction
of the scanning of such paper documents. The USPTO received no comments to
the notice published September 23, 2011 on this proposal.

DATES: Applicability Date: For papers scanned into TICRS prior to September
26, 2011, the one-year retention period began on September 26, 2011. For
papers scanned into TICRS on or after September 26, 2011, the one-year
retention period began or begins on the paper's submission date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia C. Lynch, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, by telephone at
(571) 272-8742.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

   On September 23, 2011, the USPTO published a notice and request for
comments on a proposal to establish a retention period of one year for
trademark-related papers that have been scanned into TICRS. See Request
for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-
Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture
Registration System, 76 FR 59114 (September 23, 2011), 1371 OG 168
(October 18, 2011). The USPTO received no comments in response to the notice.
   The proposed change to the USPTO's past practice of indefinitely retaining
papers that have been scanned into TICRS stems from the relatively small
number of paper trademark-related submissions received at the USPTO and the
USPTO's practice of scanning all paper documents into TICRS, resulting in
paper documents that duplicate the electronic record in TICRS. Moreover, the
USPTO's multiple reviews of the electronic record in TICRS to ensure accuracy
of the data have rendered the practice of indefinite paper retention
unnecessary and not cost-effective.

Changes: One-Year Retention Period for Paper Records

   In view of the lack of any public comments opposing the establishment of
a one-year retention period, the USPTO is establishing a one-year retention
period for the retention of paper records. Specifically, the one-year
retention period begins on: September 26, 2011, for papers scanned into
TICRS prior to September 26, 2011; or a paper's submission date, for papers
scanned into TICRS on or after September 26, 2011. TICRS is available to the
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public through the Trademark Document Retrieval (TDR) and the Trademark
Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) databases on the USPTO Web site. This
plan allows the USPTO and the public sufficient time to review and determine
the accuracy of the record in TICRS/TDR/TSDR and request any needed
corrections, thereby providing assurance that the record is correct. The plan
also significantly reduces the costs currently associated with indefinitely
warehousing duplicative paper records. Paper filings with electronic and
digital media attachments are not subject to the one-year retention period
and will remain retrievable, consistent with past practice.
   After the expiration of the one-year retention period, the USPTO will
dispose of the paper records, unless a request to correct the electronic
record in TICRS remains outstanding. Requests to correct the electronic
records in TICRS should be e-mailed to "TM-TDR-Correct@uspto.gov" using the
subject line "Electronic Record Correction" at least one month prior to the
expiration of the one-year retention period to allow sufficient time to
process the request. The request should include: (1) the serial number or
registration number; (2) the date and nature of the paper document filed;
(3) a description of the error(s) in TICRS/TDR/TSDR; (4) the name and
telephone number of the applicant or owner; and (5) a replacement copy of
the paper document, if available. The USPTO will review the request and
update the record within 21 days of receipt, if appropriate. The applicant
or owner may check TICRS or TDR/TSDR approximately three weeks after
submitting the request to verify entry of the requested changes.

January 17, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
             Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants,
                Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the
                       Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand

   The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) considers the
effects of the severe flooding in Thailand that occurred in October and
November 2011, to be an "extraordinary situation" within the meaning of 37
CFR 1.183 and 37 CFR 2.146 for affected patent and trademark applicants,
patentees, reexamination parties, and trademark owners. Since this
catastrophic event occurred outside the United States and did not result in
a postal service interruption in the United States Postal Service, the USPTO
has no authority to designate a postal service emergency as authorized by
35 U.S.C. 21(a).

   For patent applications and reexamination proceedings pending in the
USPTO as of November 12, 2011, having one or more inventors, an assignee,
or a correspondence address in areas of Thailand affected by the flooding,
in which a reply or response to an Office action (final, non-final, or
other), a notice of allowance, or other Office notice (hereinafter
collectively referred to as "Office communication") is outstanding, and for
which the statutory or non-statutory time period set for response has not
yet expired, the USPTO will, on applicant's request, or a reexamination
party's request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it. The
Office communication must have been outstanding on November 12, 2011. The
request must be made prior to expiration of the statutory or non-statutory
time period set for response and within sufficient time so that withdrawal
and reissuance of the Office communication occur prior to expiration of the
statutory or non-statutory time period (as permitted to be extended under
37 CFR 1.136(a), or as extended under 37 CFR 1.550(c) or 37 CFR 1.956). The
request must be accompanied by a copy of this notice. The inclusion of a
copy of this notice will be treated as a representation that the need for
the reissuance of the Office communication was due to the effects of the
severe flooding in October and November 2011. The request should be sent via
EFS-Web or by mail directed to Mail Stop Petition, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

   For patentees who were unable to timely pay a patent maintenance fee due
to the effects of the severe flooding in October and November 2011, the
USPTO will waive the surcharge in 37 CFR 1.20(h) for paying a maintenance
fee during the six-month grace period following the window to pay the
maintenance fee and the surcharge in 37 CFR 1.20(i) for accepting a delayed
maintenance fee payment when the patentee files the maintenance fee payment
with a petition to accept a delayed maintenance fee under 37 CFR 1.378(c).
See 37 CFR 1.183.

   Patentees who seek to pay a maintenance fee during the six-month grace
period following the window to pay the maintenance fee with a request to
waive the surcharge in 37 CFR 1.20(h), must mail the payment and request to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Attn: Maintenance
Fee, 2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314; or via facsimile
to: 571-273-6500.

   The request must be accompanied by a copy of this notice. The inclusion
of a copy of this notice with the payment of the maintenance fee during the
grace period will be treated as a representation that the late payment of
the fee was due to the effects of the severe flooding in October and
November 2011, and as a request for sua sponte waiver of the surcharge under
37 CFR 1.20(h). This waiver may only be appropriately requested where the
original window of time to pay the maintenance fee without the surcharge
required by 37 CFR 1.20(h) expired on or after November 12, 2011, and the
delay in paying the fee was due to the effects of the severe flooding in
October and November 2011.

   The USPTO advises patentees who need to file a petition to accept a
delayed maintenance fee payment due to the effects of the flooding in
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October and November 2011, where the maintenance fee payment was required to
have been paid after November 11, 2011, to promptly file a petition under 37
CFR 1.378(c) (using USPTO form PTO/SB/66 - Petition to Accept Unintentionally
Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR 1.378(c))
accompanied by the applicable maintenance fee payment (but not the surcharge
under 37 CFR 1.20(i)) and a copy of this notice. The inclusion of a copy of
this notice will be treated as a representation that the delay in payment of
the maintenance fee was due to the effects of the severe flooding in October
and November 2011, and as a request for sua sponte waiver of the surcharge
under 37 CFR 1.20(i). The petition must be filed by November 12, 2012, in
order to be entitled to a waiver of the surcharge under 37 CFR 1.20(i).

   Patentees are reminded that a petition to accept a delayed maintenance
fee payment under 37 CFR 1.378(c) must be filed within twenty-four months
from the expiration date of the patent. See 35 U.S.C. 41(c). A petition to
accept a delayed maintenance fee payment under 37 CFR 1.378(c) due to the
effects of the severe flooding may be submitted via EFS-Web or by mail
directed to Mail Stop Petition, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. A petition to accept a delayed maintenance fee
payment filed later than twenty-four months after the expiration date of
the patent must be filed under 37 CFR 1.378(b) and include a showing that
the delay in payment was unavoidable. The USPTO will not waive the surcharge
in 37 CFR 1.20(i) for accepting a delayed maintenance fee payment when the
patentee files the maintenance fee payment with a petition to accept a
delayed maintenance fee under 37 CFR 1.378(b).

   For applicants who filed a nonprovisional application on or after November
12, 2011, and prior to December 13, 2011, without an executed oath or
declaration or payment of the basic filing fee, search fee, and/or
examination fee due to the severe flooding in October and November 2011, the
USPTO will waive the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(f) for the late
filing of the oath or declaration or basic filing fee, search fee, and/or
examination fee. Patent applicants seeking waiver of the surcharge must
include a copy of this notice, along with the executed oath or declaration or
the basic filing fee, search fee, or examination fee. The inclusion of a copy
of this notice will be treated as a representation that the late filing of
the oath or declaration or the basic filing fee, search fee, or examination
fee was due to the effects of the severe flooding in October and November
2011, and as a request for sua sponte waiver of the surcharge under 37 CFR
1.16(f). The reply to the Notice to File Missing Parts requiring the oath or
declaration or the filing fees may be submitted via EFS-Web or by mail
directed to Mail Stop Missing Parts, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

   Patent-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to the
Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571) 272-7704 ((571) 272-7703 for
reexamination), or by e-mail to PatentPractice@uspto.gov.

   For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or
owner address in areas of Thailand affected by the severe flooding in October
and November 2011, in which an Office action (final, non-final, or other), a
notice of allowance, or other Office notice requiring a response (hereinafter
collectively referred to as "Office communication") is outstanding, the USPTO
will, upon request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it. The
request must be made prior to the deadline for responding to the Office
communication, and indicate that the need for the reissuance of the Office
communication is due to the effects of the severe flooding in October and
November 2011. The request should be sent via e-mail to TMFeedback@uspto.gov,
or by mail to Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA
22313-1451. If necessary, changes of correspondence address should be
provided.

   For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or
owner address in areas of Thailand affected by the flooding as of November
12, 2011, that were abandoned or cancelled due to inability to timely respond
to a trademark-related Office communication due to the effects of the severe
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flooding in October and November 2011, the USPTO will waive the petition fee
(set by regulation, rather than statute) to revive the abandoned application
or cancelled registration. Either a petition by regular mail to the address
set forth in the preceding paragraph, or the Trademark Electronic Application
System (TEAS) "Request for Reinstatement" form should be used, and must
include a verified statement that the failure to respond to the Office
communication was due to the effects of the flooding.

   Trademark-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to the
Trademark Office of Petitions by telephone at (571) 272-8950, by facsimile at
(571) 273-8950, or by e-mail at TMFeedback@uspto.gov.

   The USPTO cannot grant waivers or extensions of dates or requirements set
by statute. For example, the following patent-related time periods cannot be
extended by the Director: (1) the period set forth in 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) to
file a nonprovisional patent application claiming the benefit of a prior-
filed foreign application; (2) the twelve-month time period set forth in
35 U.S.C. 119(e) during which a nonprovisional application claiming the
benefit of a prior filed provisional application must be filed in order to
obtain benefit of the provisional application's filing date; (3) the
copendency requirement of 35 U.S.C. 120 between a parent application which
issues as a patent and a later filed child application, which requires that
the child application be filed prior to issuance of the parent application;
(4) the three-month time period to pay the issue fee set forth in 35 U.S.C.
151; (5) the 35 U.S.C. 304 two-month time period from the date of patentee
service, for a requester to file, in an ex parte reexamination, a reply to a
statement filed by the patentee; and (6) the 35 U.S.C. 314(b)(2) thirty-day
time period from the date of service, for a requester to file, in an inter
partes reexamination, written comments addressing issues raised by an Office
action or the patentee's response to the action. The following statutory
trademark-related time periods cannot be extended and statutory fees
cannot be waived by the Director: (1) the 36-month period set forth in 15
U.S.C. 1051(d) within which a statement of use must be filed and the
associated fee(s); (2) the periods set forth in 15 U.S.C. 1058, 1141(k) for
filing affidavits of continued use or excusable nonuse and the associated
fee(s); (3) the period set forth in 15 U.S.C. 1059 for filing a renewal and
the associated fee(s); and (4) the periods set forth in 15 U.S.C. 1063 and
1064 for filing an opposition or cancellation proceeding at the Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board.

January 25, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
         Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
        between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
   European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products

   On January 29, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program based on Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) work products (PCT-PPH pilot program) with the
European Patent Office (EPO). The PCT-PPH pilot program enabled an applicant
who has received a written opinion or an international preliminary
examination report from the EPO as the International Searching Authority (ISA)
or International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) indicating that at
least one claim in the PCT application has novelty, inventive step and
industrial applicability to have the corresponding application filed in the
USPTO be advanced out of turn for examination. See notice titled "Patent
Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation
Treaty Work Products," 1351 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 208 (February 23, 2010).
The USPTO indicated that the PCT-PPH pilot program would last for a period of
two years ending on January 28, 2012, but may be extended for an additional
time period thereafter.

   In order to adequately assess the feasibility of the PCT-PPH pilot program,
the USPTO and EPO have agreed to extend the pilot for two years ending on
January 28, 2014, in order to collect more information before any formal
decision on the program is made.

   Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office
of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to
bryan.lin@uspto.gov.

   Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed
to the Office of Petitions, at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to
PPHfeedback@uspto.gov.

January 24, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
         Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
        between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
    Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products

   On January 29, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program based on Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) work products (PCT-PPH pilot program) with the Japan
Patent Office (JPO). The PCT-PPH pilot program enabled an applicant who has
received a written opinion or an international preliminary examination report
from the JPO as the International Searching Authority (ISA) or International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) indicating that at least one claim in
the PCT application has novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability
to have the corresponding application filed in the USPTO be advanced out of
turn for examination. See notice titled "Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products," 1351 Off.
Gaz. Pat. Office 209 (February 23, 2010). The USPTO indicated that the PCT-
PPH pilot program would last for a period of two years ending on January 28,
2012, but may be extended for an additional time period thereafter.

   In order to adequately assess the feasibility of the PCT-PPH pilot
program, the USPTO and JPO have agreed to extend the pilot for two years
ending on January 28, 2014, in order to collect more information before any
formal decision on the program is made.

   Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Bryan Lin, Office
of PCT Legal Administration, at 571-272-3303, or via e-mail addressed to
bryan.lin@uspto.gov.

   Specific questions about the Patent Prosecution Highway should be directed
to the Office of Petitions, at 571-272-3282, or via e-mail addressed to
PPHfeedback@uspto.gov.

January 21, 2012                                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
                  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
                  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Disclaimers
                                  Disclaimers

   6,575,304 B2 - George F. Cudahy, Anthony, NM (US). VIBRATING SCREEN
APPARATUS. Patent dated June 10, 2003. Disclaimer filed December 22, 2011,
by the inventor.

   Hereby disclaims to the complete claims 1-15 of the said patent.


   8,055,350 B2 - Earle Roberts, Maple Grove, MN (US). SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR
ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS WITH IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES. Patent dated
November 8, 2011. Disclaimer filed December 12, 2011, by the assignee,
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

   The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration date of
patent numbers 8,024,043 and 7,359,753.
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Erratum
                                    Erratum

   In the notice of Disclaimers appearing in January 24, 2012 Official
Gazette, delete in its entirety the reference to Patent No. 7,971,948.
Disclaimer was published in error and should not have been printed.
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Errata
                                    Errata

   "All reference to Patent No. D,652,768 to Andrew Evans of Chatham, Canada
for MOBILE ICE CREAM KIOSK appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24,
2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,099,934 to David M. Stravitz of New York,
NY for WASTE DISPOSAL DEVICES appearing in the Official Gazette of January
24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,100,059 to Tai Steven, et al of Chicago,
IL for ADJUSTABLE CAB ISOLATOR BRACKET appearing in the Official Gazette of
January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,100,491 to Atsushi Oshima, et al of
Shiojiri-Shi, Japan for LIQUID JET APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS appearing
in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,100,521 to Akihisa Wanibe of Matsumoto-Shi,
Japan for LIQUID CONTAINER appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24,
2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,100,998 to Prakash K. Mirchandani, et al of
Hampton Cove, AL for INFILTRATION OF HARD PARTICLES WITH MOLTEN LIQUID
BINDERS INCLUDING MELTING POINT REDUCING CONSTITUENTS, AND METHODS OF CASTING
BODIES OF EARTH-BORING TOOLS appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24,
2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,224 to Jon R. Anfinsen, et al of
Alachua, FL for REDUCED DIGESTIBLE CARBOHYDRATE FOOD HAVING REDUCED BLOOD
GLUCOSE RESPONSE appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,384 to William L. Mengeling, et al of
Ames, IA for PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VACCINE BASED ON
ISOLATE JA-142 appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,499 to Hon-Lin Huang, et al of Hsin-
Chu, Taiwan for FORMATION OF TSV BACKSIDE INTERCONNECTS BY MODIFYING CARRIER
WAFERS appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,549 to Frank C. Kohn of St. Louis,
Missouri for CONTROL OF SHOOT/FOLIAR FEEDING PESTS WITH PESTICIDE SEED
TREATMENTS appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,631 to Dominik Feuerbach, et al of
Mullheim, Germany for NOVEL 1-AZA-BICYCLOALKYL DERIVATIVES appearing in the
Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,694 to Amir Kiumars Karbasi, et al of
Espoo, Finland for PROCESS TO PRODUCE POLYOLEFINS WITH EXTRA LOW IMPURITY
CONTENT appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,101,926 to Shouyin Zhang, et al of
Portland, OR for CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM HAVING MULITPLE USER-SELECTABLE
OPERATING MODES appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,102,257 to Jeffrey Aaron of Atlanta, GA for
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DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESPONDING
WITH DESIGNATED COMMUNICATION ACTIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of
January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,201 to Kazuhiro Doda, et al of
Yokohama-Shi, Japan for IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A TRANSFER DEVICE
HAVING ONE OR BOTH OF CONCAVE AND CONVEX PORTIONS appearing in the Official
Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,283 to Kojiro Hamabe, et al of Tokyo,
Japan for CELLULAR SYSTEM, CARRIER ALLOCATION METHOD THEREOF, BASE STATION,
AND MOBILE STATION appearing in the Offical Gazette of January 24, 2012
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,500 to Shinji Ikegami, et al of
Fukuoka, Japan for VOICE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS appearing in the Official
Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,637 to Seiichiro Saito of Kawasaki,
Japan for MULTI-PROCESSOR appearing in the Official Gazette of January 24,
2012 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,688 to Jingjun Ye, et al of Hangzhou,
China for METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING JUNK INFORMATION appearing in the
Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 8,103,955 to Yoichiro Sako, et al of Tokyo,
Japan for TABLE GENERATING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND
RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED TABLE GENERATING PROGRAM THEREON appearing
in the Official Gazette of January 24, 2012 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
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Certificates of Correction
                          Certificates of Correction
                             for January 31, 2012

5,982,009             7,811,697             8,009,905             8,050,036
6,183,503             7,812,241             8,010,191             8,050,268
6,387,884             7,817,599             8,010,192             8,050,287
6,477,541             7,820,018             8,011,086             8,050,334
6,499,103             7,820,399             8,011,506             8,050,373
6,647,373             7,822,688             8,011,623             8,050,398
6,667,344             7,827,078             8,012,370             8,050,684
6,718,047             7,827,216             8,013,007             8,050,718
6,754,537             7,828,776             8,013,149             8,050,753
6,837,871             7,833,537             8,013,480             8,050,757
6,885,748             7,834,891             8,013,495             8,050,758
6,905,414             7,837,116             8,013,797             8,050,987
6,956,968             7,837,118             8,013,935             8,051,197
6,959,100             7,842,763             8,014,026             8,051,355
7,040,658             7,846,431             8,014,354             8,051,405
7,164,413             7,848,540             8,014,448             8,051,409
7,229,745             7,849,057             8,014,527             8,051,795
7,289,789             7,850,258             8,014,860             8,051,812
7,326,557             7,850,787             8,015,162             8,051,841
7,357,983             7,851,054             8,015,900             8,052,534
7,366,154             7,853,750             8,016,851             8,052,760
7,377,443             7,854,876             8,017,064             8,053,202
7,381,067             7,855,308             8,017,103             8,053,598
7,397,476             7,855,840             8,017,117             8,053,839
7,409,428             7,858,224             8,017,615             8,053,887
7,412,510             7,859,795             8,017,754             8,054,071
7,424,868             7,860,726             8,018,812             8,054,156
7,428,134             7,863,897             8,018,946             8,054,163
7,449,963             7,865,206             8,019,333             8,054,557
7,470,650             7,866,167             8,020,100             8,054,740
7,485,279             7,867,667             8,020,847             8,055,826
7,499,305             7,867,940             8,023,015             8,056,072
7,509,258             7,871,794             8,023,941             8,056,624
7,513,278             7,872,003             8,023,975             8,057,053
7,521,405             7,873,491             8,024,423             8,057,061
7,521,593             7,873,840             8,024,681             8,057,308
7,541,814             7,873,963             8,024,900             8,057,601
7,545,964             7,874,095             8,025,769             8,058,247
7,553,429             7,875,294             8,025,874             8,058,254
7,565,552             7,879,484             8,026,353             8,058,275
7,565,838             7,884,077             8,026,651             8,058,607
7,566,664             7,884,081             8,026,998             8,059,543
7,590,449             7,884,724             8,027,020             8,059,695
7,594,774             7,885,775             8,027,172             8,060,597
7,603,365             7,888,452             8,027,705             8,060,817
7,610,891             7,889,960             8,027,813             8,061,022
7,611,393             7,902,228             8,027,821             8,061,118
7,630,782             7,902,756             8,027,967             8,061,886
7,646,643             7,904,649             8,028,078             8,062,134
7,649,088             7,906,083             8,028,765             8,062,355
7,654,490             7,906,140             8,029,369             8,062,850
7,654,948             7,908,173             8,029,532             8,063,219
7,671,061             7,910,339             8,029,723             8,063,481
7,693,228             7,910,547             8,030,156             8,064,331
7,702,578             7,911,400             8,030,217             8,064,344
7,725,256             7,914,985             8,030,498             8,064,456
7,725,702             7,918,758             8,030,557             8,064,478
7,736,669             7,919,681             8,030,604             8,064,532
7,744,164             7,922,737             8,031,119             8,065,019
7,765,403             7,923,599             8,031,243             8,065,103
7,766,849             7,924,769             8,031,264             8,065,326
7,767,064             7,925,145             8,031,496             8,065,365
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7,767,660             7,927,589             8,032,026             8,065,466
7,774,628             7,929,602             8,032,193             8,065,638
7,777,000             7,929,614             8,033,378             8,065,888
7,782,873             7,932,640             8,033,579             8,066,262
7,783,465             7,933,445             8,033,938             8,066,475
7,783,753             7,933,754             8,034,000             8,066,563
7,795,014             7,934,402             8,034,198             8,066,631
7,795,981             7,934,766             8,034,284             8,066,875
7,796,004             7,935,153             8,034,688             8,066,891
7,797,723             7,935,961             8,034,776             8,066,919
7,799,583             7,938,207             8,035,872             8,067,014
7,801,944             7,939,167             8,036,087             8,067,022
7,803,495             7,943,675             8,036,133             8,067,241
7,804,468             7,945,411             8,036,150             8,067,456
7,805,064             7,946,483             8,036,501             8,067,692
7,805,414             7,953,103             8,036,608             8,067,975
6,956,968             7,953,629             8,036,684             8,067,986
6,959,100             7,953,644             8,036,715             8,068,276
7,040,658             7,954,200             8,036,795             8,069,050
7,164,413             7,956,865             8,036,806             8,069,113
7,229,745             7,957,609             8,037,192             8,069,417
7,289,789             7,958,807             8,037,209             8,069,481
7,326,557             7,959,074             8,037,576             8,069,858
7,357,983             7,959,650             8,037,829             8,069,928
7,366,154             7,959,875             8,038,084             8,069,973
7,377,443             7,960,603             8,038,731             8,070,173
7,381,067             7,962,418             8,038,786             8,070,578
7,397,476             7,965,785             8,038,920             8,070,583
7,409,428             7,968,176             8,039,193             8,070,639
7,412,510             7,968,762             8,039,830             8,070,685
7,424,868             7,969,161             8,039,859             8,070,773
7,428,134             7,969,361             8,040,090             8,071,121
7,449,963             7,971,786             8,040,110             8,071,127
7,470,650             7,971,990             8,040,644             8,071,210
7,485,279             7,972,809             8,040,805             8,071,491
7,499,305             7,976,670             8,040,844             8,071,996
7,509,258             7,978,095             8,041,388             8,072,418
7,513,278             7,979,966             8,041,393             8,072,882
7,521,405             7,983,055             8,041,562             8,073,024
7,521,593             7,983,341             8,041,740             8,073,113
7,541,814             7,986,681             8,041,773             8,073,125
7,545,964             7,986,760             8,042,105             8,073,442
7,553,429             7,986,778             8,043,177             8,073,489
7,565,552             7,986,837             8,044,172             8,073,569
7,565,838             7,986,916             8,044,384             8,073,709
7,566,664             7,986,971             8,044,588             8,073,766
7,590,449             7,987,985             8,044,653             8,073,792
7,594,774             7,988,191             8,044,662             8,073,854
7,603,365             7,988,247             8,044,906             8,073,920
7,610,891             7,988,654             8,045,657             8,073,959
7,611,393             7,988,698             8,045,684             8,074,054
7,630,782             7,988,765             8,045,765             8,074,181
7,646,643             7,990,248             8,045,939             8,074,231
7,649,088             7,990,262             8,046,161             8,074,234
7,654,490             7,990,354             8,046,355             8,074,258
7,654,948             7,990,358             8,046,415             8,074,432
7,671,061             7,990,737             8,046,617             8,074,634
7,693,228             7,990,901             8,046,736             8,074,673
7,702,578             7,991,161             8,046,901             8,074,938
7,725,256             7,991,202             8,046,906             8,074,998
7,725,702             7,991,773             8,046,967             8,076,596
7,736,669             7,992,519             8,047,087             8,076,647
7,744,164             7,993,482             8,047,165             8,076,671
7,765,403             7,994,265             8,047,232             8,077,034
7,766,849             7,995,629             8,047,284             8,077,396
7,767,064             7,996,766             8,047,741             8,078,582
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7,767,660             7,998,718             8,047,822             8,078,914
7,774,628             8,000,339             8,047,908             8,079,073
7,777,000             8,000,343             8,047,972             8,080,299
7,782,873             8,000,498             8,048,012             8,080,645
7,783,465             8,000,535             8,048,032             8,081,419
7,783,753             8,000,673             8,048,041             8,081,527
7,795,014             8,001,286             8,048,070             8,085,860
7,795,981             8,002,231             8,048,233             8,086,398
7,796,004             8,002,823             8,048,507             8,086,696
7,797,723             8,002,947             8,048,516             D. 643,765
7,799,583             8,003,647             8,048,678             D. 645,450
7,801,944             8,004,447             8,048,700             D. 646,785
7,803,495             8,004,628             8,048,979             D. 647,698
7,804,468             8,005,541             8,049,112             D. 649,484
7,805,064             8,005,854             8,049,132             D. 649,780
7,805,746             8,007,277             8,049,352             RE. 42,933
7,809,382             8,008,013             8,049,691             RE. 43,041
7,809,776             8,009,816             8,049,966
7,811,694             8,009,865             8,050,000
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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
January 17 – January 20, 2012
 

Date Issued Type of Case(1) Proceeding or Appn. Number Party or Parties TTAB Panel (2) Issue(s) TTAB Decision Opposer’s or Petitioner’s mark and goods or services Applicant’s or Respondent’s mark and goods or services Mark and goods or services cited by Examining Attorney Issued as Precedent of TTAB
1-17 EX 85005921 85006121 Homie International Corp. Grendel Kuhlke Bergsman* 2(d) Refusals Affirmed   HOMIES and HOMIE (both for) [athletic bags and back packs] HOMIES (and design) [t-shirts and hats] No
1-17 EX 77508734 The Restaurant Company Quinn Lykos*
Shaw
1, 3 & 45 (specimen) Refusal Affirmed   CHA CHA [restaurant services]   No
1-17 EX 77812771 Matthew W. Fitzgerald Grendel Mermelstein Shaw* 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   MANN ORCHARDS (and design) [pies, bread and pastries] [raw fruits] MANN (stylized) [fresh vegetables] No
1-17 EX 85010558 Sport Elle, Inc. Kuhlke Ritchie* Kuczma 2(e)(1), 6(a) Refusal Affirmed in the Absence of Disclaimer   SPORT COUTURE BY ONQUE [clothing for women, namely blouses; halter tops; jackets; pants; shirts; slacks; spot shirts; sweaters; t-shirts; tops]   No
1-18 EX 77879157 Source Interlink Magazines, LLC Bucher Zervas Bergsman* 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   ULTIMATE PUZZLE SOURCE [magazine containing puzzles] THE ULTIMATE PUZZLE (and design) [puzzles] No
1-18 EX 77660948 City of Houston Kuhlke Cataldo Mermelstein* 2(b) Refusal Affirmed   CITY OF HOUSTON TEXAS (and design) [promoting trade, commerce, economic development and tourism; business administration and management of municipality services] [providing public utilities]   Yes
1-18 EX 77643857 The Government of the District of Columbia Kuhlke Cataldo Mermelstein* 2(b) Refusal Affirmed   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (and design) [clocks; cufflinks; lapel pins; tie tacks] [desk sets; holders for desk accessories; holders for notepads; memo pads; notepads; pen and pencil cases and boxes; pencils; pens] [coasters not of paper and not being table linen; cups and mugs] [hats; polo shirts; sweat pants; sweat shirts; t-shirts]   Yes
1-19 EX
 
77666448 77667009 Lori Goldstein Bucher* Cataldo
Lykos
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
 
  LOGO and LOGO (stylized) [sweaters, pants, jackets, scarves, t-shirts, headwear and footwear] LOGO GEAR [shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, vests, anoraks and hats] No
1-19 EX 77870089 Sante Semprini Cesari and Roland Hairtrend Inc. Quinn Bergsman* Shaw 2(d) Refusals Affirmed   UNA PHYTOLOGY RANGE (and design) [hair bleaching preparations; hair care creams, lotions; hair gel, mousse, lacquers, lotion, wax, spray, shampoos, conditioners; non-medicated hair serums] PHYTOLOGIE [hair shampoos, lotions, sprays and conditioners, essential oils for making air shampoos and lotions]; PER UNA [wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products, including, hair masks, serums, gel, foam, spray, dyes, shampoos and conditioners] No
1-20 EX 77939659 Alvogen IP Co. S.a.r.l. Rogers Zervas*
Lykos
2(d) Refusal Affirmed   A (and design) [pharmaceutical preparations, namely, antibiotics, antidiabetics, antihypertensives, antidepressants, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, antivirals, and antiepileptics; transdermal patches for use in the treatment of infections, diabetes, hypertension, depression, pain, inflammation, and epilepsy; and contraceptive sponges] Design of mobius triangle [pharmaceutical preparations, namely, medicines for the treatment of obesity, tobacco withdrawal, and for prevention of cardiovascular diseases; dietetic foods adapted for medical use; beverages for medical use, namely, nutritionally fortified beverages and vitamin fortified beverages; medicinal infusions in the nature of medicinal herbs] No

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



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        P.O. Box 1451
        Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

   Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:

        Madrid Processing Unit
        600 Dulany Street
        MDE-7B87
        Alexandria, VA 22314-5796

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

        Letter of Protest
        ATTN: Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Policy
        600 Dulany Street
        Alexandria, VA 22314-5796

   Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Director regarding the Fastener
Quality Act (FQA) must be mailed to:

        Director, USPTO
        ATTN: FQA
        600 Dulany Street, MDE-10A71
        Alexandria, VA 22314-5793

   Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Commissioner regarding the
recordal of a Native American Tribal Insignia (NATI) must be mailed to:

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

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

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

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

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


           MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
                          PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

   Please address mail to be directed to a mail stop identified below to
be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows (unless
otherwise instructed):

        Mail Stop _____
        Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
        P.O. Box 1450
        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.

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, or by
facsimile, payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through
the United States Postal Service.

   Mailing address if paying with a check or money order:

        United States Patent and Trademark Office
        P.O. Box 979070
        St. Louis, MO 63197-9000

   Mailing address if paying by credit card or deposit account (or by hand-
delivery):

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

   Information about the Maintenance Fee Branch may also be found on the
USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/receipts_
division.jsp.

                        Deposit Account Replenishments

   To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments through
the United States Postal Service to:

        United States Patent and Trademark Office
        P.O. Box 979065
        St. Louis, MO 63197-9000

        Or

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

   Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts)
using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)
may be delivered to:

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

   Information abount deposit account replenishments may also be found on
the USPTO's web site at
http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/Deposit_Account_
Replenishments.jsp
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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
Arkansas                Little Rock: Arkansas State
                        Library                             (501) 682-2053
California              Los Angeles Public Library          (213) 228-7220
                        Riverside: University of
                        California, Riverside, Orbach
                        Science Library                     (951) 827-3316
                        Sacramento: California State
                        Library                             (916) 654-0261
                        San Diego Public Library            (619) 236-5813
                        San Francisco Public Library        (415) 557-4500
                        Sunnyvale Public Library            (408) 730-7300
Colorado                Denver Public Library               (720) 865-1711
Connecticut             Fairfield: Ryan-Matura Library
                        Sacred Heart University             (203) 371-7726
Delaware                Newark: University of Delaware
                        Library                             (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia       Washington: Howard University
                        Libraries                           (202) 806-7252
Florida                 Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
                        Main Library                        (954) 357-7444
                        Miami-Dade Public Library           (305) 375-2665
                        Orlando: University of Central
                        Florida Libraries                   (407) 823-2562
Georgia                 Atlanta: Library and Information
                        Center, Georgia Institute of
                        Technology                          (404) 385-7185
Hawaii                  Honolulu: Hawaii State Library      (808) 586-3477
Illinois                Chicago Public Library              (312) 747-4450
                        Macomb:  Western Illinois
                        University Libraries                (309) 298-2722
Indiana                 Indianapolis-Marion County Public
                        Library                             (317) 269-1741
                        West Lafayette Siegesmund
                        Engineering Library,
                        Purdue University                   (765) 494-2872
Iowa                    Davenport: Davenport Public Library (563) 326-7832
Kansas                  Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
                        State University                  1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky                Louisville Free Public Library      (502) 574-1611
Louisiana               Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
                        Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine                   Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
                        University of Maine                 (207) 581-1678
Maryland                Baltimore: University of Baltimore
                        Law Library                         (410) 837-4554
                        College Park: Engineering and
                        Physical Sciences Library,
                        University of Maryland              (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts           Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
                        University of Massachusetts         (413) 545-2765
                        Boston Public Library               (617) 536-5400
                                                                 Ext. 4256
Michigan                Ann Arbor: Art, Architecture &
                        Engineering Library,
                        University of Michigan              (734) 647-5735
                        Big Rapids: Ferris Library for
                        Information, Technology &
                        Education, Ferris State
                        University                          (231) 592-3602
                        Detroit: Public Library             (313) 481-1391
Minnesota               Hennepin County Library
                        Minneapolis Central Library         (952) 847-8000
Mississippi             Jackson: Mississippi Library
                        Commission                          (601) 961-4111
Missouri                Kansas City: Linda Hall Library     (816) 363-4600
                                                                  Ext. 724
                        St. Louis Public Library            (314) 352-2900
Montana                 Butte: Montana Tech Library of
                        the University of Montana           (406) 496-4281
Nebraska                Lincoln: Engineering Library,
                        University of Nebraska-Lincoln      (402) 472-3411
Nevada                  Reno: University of Nevada, Reno,
                        Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center      (775) 784-6500
                                                                  Ext. 257
New Jersey              Newark Public Library               (973) 733-7779
                        Piscataway: Library of Science and
                        Medicine, Rutgers University        (732) 445-2895
New Mexico              Albuquerque: University of
                        New Mexico General Library          (505) 277-4412
New York                Albany: New York State Library      (518) 474-5355
                        Buffalo and Erie County Public
                        Library                             (716) 858-7101
                        Rochester Public Library            (716) 428-8110
                        New York: New York Public Library,
                        Science Industry & Business Library (212) 592-7000
North Carolina          Charlotte: J. Murrey Atkins
                        Library,                            (704) 687-2241
                        University of North Carolina at
                        Charlotte                           (919) 515-2935
North Dakota            Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
                        University of North Dakota          (701) 777-4888
Ohio                    Akron - Summit County Public        (330) 643-9075
                        Library
                        Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
                        Public Library of                   (513) 369-6932
                        Cleveland Public Library            (216) 623-2870
                        Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
                        Library, Wright State University    (937) 775-3521
                        Toledo/Lucas County Public Library  (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma                Stillwater: Oklahoma State
                        University Edmon Low Library        (405) 744-6546
Pennsylvania            Philadelphia, The Free Library of   (215) 686-5394
                        Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of     (412) 622-3138
                        University Park: PAMS Library,
                        Pennsylvania State University       (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico             Bayamon: Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 993-0000
                                                                 Ext. 3222
                        Mayaquez General Library,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 832-4040
                                                                 Ext. 2023
                        Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island            Providence Public Library           (401) 455-8027
South Carolina          Clemson University Libraries        (864) 656-3024
South Dakota            Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
                        South Dakota School of Mines and
                        Technology                          (605) 394-1275
Tennessee               Nashville: Stevenson Science and
                        Engineering Library, Vanderbilt
                        University                          (615) 322-2717
Texas                   Austin: McKinney Engineering
                        Library, University of Texas at
                        Austin                              (512) 495-4511
                        College Station: West Campus
                        Library, Texas A & M University     (979) 845-2111
                        Dallas Public Library               (214) 670-1468
                        Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
                        University                          (713) 348-5483
                        Lubbock: Texas Tech University      (806) 742-2282
                        San Antonio Public Library          (210) 207-2500
Utah                    Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
                        University of Utah                  (801) 581-8394
Vermont                 Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
                        University of Vermont               (802) 656-2542
Washington              Seattle: Engineering Library,
                        University of Washington            (206) 543-0740
West Virginia           Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
                        West Virginia University            (304) 293-4695
Wisconsin               Wendt Commons Library,
                        University of Wisconsin-Madison     (608) 262-0696
                        Milwaukee Public Library            (414) 286-3051
Wyoming                 Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library     (307) 777-7281
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Patent Technology Centers
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 05/26/2010
  1620 07/17/2010
  1630 07/08/2010
  1640 08/04/2010
  1650 05/05/2010
  1660 12/13/2010
  TOTAL 07/02/2010
     
1700 CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS
  1710 12/07/2009
  1720 12/19/2009
  1730 07/05/2010
  1740 05/17/2010
  1750 12/25/2009
  1760 08/22/2010
  1770 05/20/2010
  1780 03/29/2010
  1790 11/28/2009
  TOTAL 04/17/2010
     
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE
  2110 09/10/2009
  2120 10/28/2009
  2150 03/05/2010
  2160 04/20/2010
  2170 12/04/2009
  2180 03/23/2010
  2190 10/22/2008
  TOTAL 11/15/2009
     
2400 NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY
  2420 06/01/2009
  2430 07/08/2009
  2440 01/15/2010
  2450 12/25/2009
  2460 08/16/2009
  2470 09/07/2009
  2480 04/14/2009
  2490 06/26/2009
  TOTAL 08/22/2009
     
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
  2610 12/16/2009
  2620 10/04/2009
  TOTAL 11/09/2009
     
2800   SEMICONDUCTORS/MEMORY, CIRCUITS/MEASURING AND TESTING, OPTICS/PHOTOCOPYING
  2810 06/01/2010
  2820 05/08/2010
  2830 04/10/2010
  2840 04/29/2010
  2850 01/24/2010
  2860 04/20/2010
  2870 04/17/2010
  2880 04/17/2010
  2890 07/11/2010
  TOTAL 04/20/2010
     
     
2900    
  2910 04/23/2011
  TOTAL 04/23/2011
     
     
3600     TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LICENSE AND REVIEW
  3610 05/26/2010
  3620 02/21/2010
  3630 07/20/2010
  3640 06/19/2010
  3650 02/06/2010
  3660 12/31/2009
  3670 06/16/2010
  3680 02/12/2010
  3690 06/10/2010
  TOTAL 04/20/2010
     
3700   MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
  3710 12/28/2009
  3720 01/15/2010
  3730 12/19/2009
  3740 08/25/2009
  3750 10/22/2009
  3760 01/31/2010
  3770 11/25/2009
  3780 11/03/2009
  TOTAL 12/01/2009
     
  1 Report last updated on 1-31-12.
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