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 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1329 OG 1 

OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

April 1, 2008 Volume 1329 Number 1

CONTENTS

 Patent and Trademark Office NoticesPage 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information1329 OG 2
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable1329 OG 4
Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee1329 OG 5
Erratum1329 OG 22
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 03/03/20081329 OG 23
Reissue Applications Filed1329 OG 24
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed1329 OG 26
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed1329 OG 28
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew1329 OG 29
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication1329 OG 38
Status of Public Records Division1329 OG 39
Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language1329 OG 41
Errata1329 OG 50
Certificates of Correction1329 OG 51
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1329 OG 52

Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries
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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 1325 O.G. 4, on December 4, 2007.

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 01 March 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 26 November 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 01 March
2002, and where the application contains one or more claims directed to
the fields of business methods.

   The EPO resumed its competence as an International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority, effective
January 1, 2004, for international applications filed by nationals or
residents of the United States of America where the application
contains one or more claims relating to the field of biotechnology.
This change was announced in the Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on
December 30, 2003.

   The EPO resumed its competence as an International Preliminary
Examining Authority, effective July 1, 2004, for demands filed by U.S.
residents or nationals on or after July 1, 2004, for international
applications filed by nationals or residents of the United States of
America where the application contains one or more claims relating to
the field of telecommunications. This change was announced in the
Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on December 30, 2003.

   The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased,
effective January 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette
at 1327 O.G. 64, on February 12, 2008.

Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority

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

   The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 3 

effective January 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1327 O.G. 64, on February 12, 2008.

Fees

   The search fee for the USPTO was increased, effective November 9, 2007,
and was announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.

   International filing fees were increased, effective January 1, 2008,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1325 O.G. 4, on December 4,
2007.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of January 1, 2008,
is as follows:

International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:

   Transmittal fee                                                  $300.00

   Search fee

      U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
      International Searching Authority (ISA)
         - Search fee 						  $1,800.00
         - Supplemental search fee, per additional
            invention (payable only upon invitation)              $1,800.00

      European Patent Office as ISA                               $2,274.00

      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA		    $244.00

   International fees

      International filing fee                                    $1,194.00
      International filing fee-filed in paper
         with PCT EASY zip file or
         electronically without PCT EASY
         zip file  						  $1,109.00
      International filing fee-filed
         electronically with PCT EASY zip
         file							  $1,023.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30                         $13.00

   Restoration of Priority

      filing a request for the restoration of the
      right of priority under § 1.452				  $1,370.00

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

      Handling fee                                                  $171.00

      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 16, 2008  	      	        	               JON W. DUDAS
		                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
			          Intellectual Property and Director of the
			          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 March 22, 2005
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 6,868,553 through 6,871,356
	Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on March 20, 2001
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 6,202,213 through 6,205,582
      	Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on March 18, 1997
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

	Utility Patents 5,611,079 through 5,613,245
        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 February 13, 2008
		    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent  	                Application                          Issue
Number          	           Number                             Date

5,490,289                       08/248,760                        02/13/96
5,490,290                       08/388,692                        02/13/96
5,490,292                       08/029,139                        02/13/96
5,490,310                       08/188,391                        02/13/96
5,490,312                       08/391,401                        02/13/96
5,490,319                       08/285,278                        02/13/96
5,490,320                       08/072,971                        02/13/96
5,490,323                       08/380,764                        02/13/96
5,490,350                       08/137,148                        02/13/96
5,490,352                       08/228,999                        02/13/96
5,490,353                       08/324,515                        02/13/96
5,490,363                       08/322,357                        02/13/96
5,490,366                       08/364,344                        02/13/96
5,490,385                       08/218,121                        02/13/96
5,490,397                       08/358,930                        02/13/96
5,490,410                       08/211,117                        02/13/96
5,490,411                       08/266,944                        02/13/96
5,490,417                       08/300,856                        02/13/96
5,490,427                       08/324,414                        02/13/96
5,490,429                       08/385,802                        02/13/96
5,490,438                       08/350,857                        02/13/96
5,490,441                       08/337,788                        02/13/96
5,490,451                       08/275,103                        02/13/96
5,490,461                       08/444,230                        02/13/96
5,490,463                       08/123,166                        02/13/96
5,490,477                       08/125,937                        02/13/96
5,490,480                       08/365,671                        02/13/96
5,490,484                       08/297,108                        02/13/96
5,490,490                       08/363,844                        02/13/96
5,490,499                       08/019,464                        02/13/96
5,490,500                       08/255,653                        02/13/96
5,490,506                       08/218,811                        02/13/96
5,490,507                       08/200,752                        02/13/96
5,490,508                       08/198,234                        02/13/96
5,490,513                       08/131,124                        02/13/96
5,490,518                       08/372,965                        02/13/96
5,490,526                       08/343,896                        02/13/96
5,490,527                       08/350,008                        02/13/96
5,490,534                       08/169,537                        02/13/96
5,490,544                       08/280,724                        02/13/96
5,490,545                       08/298,293                        02/13/96
5,490,548                       08/374,185                        02/13/96
5,490,549                       08/265,060                        02/13/96
5,490,550                       08/250,235                        02/13/96
5,490,551                       08/425,686                        02/13/96
5,490,554                       08/271,890                        02/13/96
5,490,555                       08/249,160                        02/13/96
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5,490,561                       08/398,537                        02/13/96
5,490,573                       08/310,323                        02/13/96
5,490,585                       08/347,263                        02/13/96
5,490,588                       08/170,552                        02/13/96
5,490,615                       08/178,889                        02/13/96
5,490,616                       08/305,100                        02/13/96
5,490,621                       08/025,313                        02/13/96
5,490,639                       08/172,092                        02/13/96
5,490,640                       08/288,946                        02/13/96
5,490,648                       08/073,135                        02/13/96
5,490,649                       08/246,109                        02/13/96
5,490,656                       08/375,585                        02/13/96
5,490,657                       08/313,295                        02/13/96
5,490,669                       08/326,475                        02/13/96
5,490,671                       08/429,190                        02/13/96
5,490,675                       08/340,704                        02/13/96
5,490,685                       08/255,099                        02/13/96
5,490,697                       08/226,682                        02/13/96
5,490,699                       08/236,047                        02/13/96
5,490,702                       08/377,354                        02/13/96
5,490,704                       08/124,949                        02/13/96
5,490,706                       08/408,242                        02/13/96
5,490,709                       08/163,374                        02/13/96
5,490,710                       08/283,809                        02/13/96
5,490,715                       08/081,335                        02/13/96
5,490,721                       08/343,772                        02/13/96
5,490,733                       08/313,395                        02/13/96
5,490,739                       08/435,892                        02/13/96
5,490,751                       08/001,614                        02/13/96
5,490,760                       08/138,404                        02/13/96
5,490,770                       08/348,162                        02/13/96
5,490,786                       08/217,792                        02/13/96
5,490,794                       08/329,827                        02/13/96
5,490,796                       08/324,666                        02/13/96
5,490,799                       08/207,635                        02/13/96
5,490,800                       08/273,578                        02/13/96
5,490,802                       08/201,217                        02/13/96
5,490,815                       08/205,469                        02/13/96
5,490,820                       08/031,195                        02/13/96
5,490,823                       08/165,092                        02/13/96
5,490,829                       08/237,345                        02/13/96
5,490,852                       08/197,078                        02/13/96
5,490,854                       08/107,468                        02/13/96
5,490,855                       08/187,260                        02/13/96
5,490,872                       08/234,201                        02/13/96
5,490,879                       08/121,343                        02/13/96
5,490,883                       08/260,757                        02/13/96
5,490,888                       08/163,156                        02/13/96
5,490,892                       08/197,638                        02/13/96
5,490,893                       08/316,818                        02/13/96
5,490,894                       08/418,436                        02/13/96
5,490,896                       08/395,472                        02/13/96
5,490,903                       08/399,278                        02/13/96
5,490,905                       08/269,348                        02/13/96
5,490,908                       08/273,385                        02/13/96
5,490,911                       08/157,497                        02/13/96
5,490,923                       08/308,333                        02/13/96
5,490,924                       08/277,619                        02/13/96
5,490,933                       08/210,108                        02/13/96
5,490,939                       08/393,646                        02/13/96
5,490,941                       08/032,573                        02/13/96
5,490,942                       08/257,855                        02/13/96
5,490,964                       08/212,778                        02/13/96
5,490,972                       08/236,909                        02/13/96
5,490,975                       08/355,997                        02/13/96
5,490,986                       08/190,011                        02/13/96
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5,490,989                       08/175,003                        02/13/96
5,491,003                       08/131,933                        02/13/96
5,491,005                       08/317,838                        02/13/96
5,491,011                       08/186,243                        02/13/96
5,491,016                       08/213,609                        02/13/96
5,491,020                       08/338,797                        02/13/96
5,491,021                       08/447,305                        02/13/96
5,491,028                       08/423,998                        02/13/96
5,491,041                       08/323,180                        02/13/96
5,491,042                       08/283,249                        02/13/96
5,491,044                       08/361,347                        02/13/96
5,491,045                       08/356,986                        02/13/96
5,491,048                       08/391,737                        02/13/96
5,491,052                       08/477,723                        02/13/96
5,491,053                       08/363,461                        02/13/96
5,491,055                       08/363,476                        02/13/96
5,491,066                       08/029,582                        02/13/96
5,491,076                       08/146,881                        02/13/96
5,491,077                       08/277,728                        02/13/96
5,491,085                       07/699,905                        02/13/96
5,491,088                       08/057,444                        02/13/96
5,491,093                       07/942,417                        02/13/96
5,491,106                       08/097,316                        02/13/96
5,491,121                       08/154,287                        02/13/96
5,491,129                       08/098,005                        02/13/96
5,491,130                       07/973,235                        02/13/96
5,491,141                       08/396,833                        02/13/96
5,491,142                       08/396,945                        02/13/96
5,491,145                       08/345,326                        02/13/96
5,491,146                       08/308,590                        02/13/96
5,491,149                       08/296,998                        02/13/96
5,491,152                       08/216,723                        02/13/96
5,491,156                       08/196,265                        02/13/96
5,491,170                       08/359,115                        02/13/96
5,491,173                       08/188,420                        02/13/96
5,491,179                       08/344,449                        02/13/96
5,491,194                       08/484,367                        02/13/96
5,491,202                       08/301,786                        02/13/96
5,491,205                       08/330,870                        02/13/96
5,491,212                       08/181,156                        02/13/96
5,491,215                       08/419,920                        02/13/96
5,491,216                       08/087,831                        02/13/96
5,491,217                       08/282,411                        02/13/96
5,491,220                       08/290,373                        02/13/96
5,491,223                       08/047,118                        02/13/96
5,491,234                       08/129,196                        02/13/96
5,491,236                       07/803,287                        02/13/96
5,491,242                       08/404,218                        02/13/96
5,491,245                       08/213,355                        02/13/96
5,491,246                       08/427,378                        02/13/96
5,491,247                       08/338,069                        02/13/96
5,491,248                       08/425,534                        02/13/96
5,491,275                       08/299,874                        02/13/96
5,491,281                       08/241,751                        02/13/96
5,491,303                       08/210,509                        02/13/96
5,491,305                       08/005,213                        02/13/96
5,491,306                       08/218,127                        02/13/96
5,491,307                       07/592,998                        02/13/96
5,491,310                       08/301,648                        02/13/96
5,491,311                       08/149,667                        02/13/96
5,491,312                       08/308,241                        02/13/96
5,491,320                       08/315,544                        02/13/96
5,491,350                       08/268,644                        02/13/96
5,491,362                       08/106,146                        02/13/96
5,491,367                       08/053,533                        02/13/96
5,491,369                       08/211,885                        02/13/96
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5,491,371                       08/165,321                        02/13/96
5,491,375                       08/246,710                        02/13/96
5,491,378                       08/285,928                        02/13/96
5,491,381                       08/375,513                        02/13/96
5,491,383                       08/352,210                        02/13/96
5,491,396                       08/243,904                        02/13/96
5,491,412                       08/186,303                        02/13/96
5,491,413                       08/127,684                        02/13/96
5,491,418                       08/330,539                        02/13/96
5,491,421                       08/172,107                        02/13/96
5,491,433                       08/444,306                        02/13/96
5,491,445                       08/270,539                        02/13/96
5,491,446                       08/152,013                        02/13/96
5,491,453                       08/194,316                        02/13/96
5,491,481                       08/153,035                        02/13/96
5,491,494                       08/155,962                        02/13/96
5,491,497                       08/321,650                        02/13/96
5,491,506                       07/966,082                        02/13/96
5,491,514                       08/188,140                        02/13/96
5,491,522                       08/258,001                        02/13/96
5,491,523                       08/251,352                        02/13/96
5,491,534                       08/265,140                        02/13/96
5,491,538                       08/270,980                        02/13/96
5,491,544                       08/330,491                        02/13/96
5,491,548                       08/210,820                        02/13/96
5,491,556                       08/256,385                        02/13/96
5,491,561                       08/094,344                        02/13/96
5,491,565                       08/162,539                        02/13/96
5,491,569                       08/261,816                        02/13/96
5,491,578                       08/358,287                        02/13/96
5,491,581                       08/154,957                        02/13/96
5,491,584                       08/260,564                        02/13/96
5,491,587                       07/909,040                        02/13/96
5,491,588                       07/800,118                        02/13/96
5,491,593                       08/119,915                        02/13/96
5,491,600                       08/237,744                        02/13/96
5,491,637                       08/215,497                        02/13/96
5,491,644                       08/116,887                        02/13/96
5,491,647                       08/320,837                        02/13/96
5,491,662                       08/266,939                        02/13/96
5,491,674                       08/320,872                        02/13/96
5,491,676                       08/261,088                        02/13/96
5,491,686                       08/342,137                        02/13/96
5,491,698                       08/169,817                        02/13/96
5,491,699                       08/253,040                        02/13/96
5,491,715                       08/083,810                        02/13/96
5,491,721                       08/200,791                        02/13/96
5,491,724                       08/225,759                        02/13/96
5,491,730                       08/177,723                        02/13/96
5,491,734                       08/167,419                        02/13/96
5,491,743                       08/248,117                        02/13/96
5,491,755                       08/183,029                        02/13/96
5,491,764                       08/251,086                        02/13/96
5,491,767                       08/239,247                        02/13/96
5,491,773                       08/218,992                        02/13/96
5,491,775                       08/310,894                        02/13/96
5,491,779                       07/863,234                        02/13/96
5,491,782                       08/084,824                        02/13/96
5,491,783                       08/175,997                        02/13/96
5,491,792                       08/311,115                        02/13/96
5,491,805                       08/360,189                        02/13/96
5,491,839                       08/070,149                        02/13/96

		 PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON February 8, 2008
		   DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

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Patent  	                Application                          Issue
Number          	           Number                             Date

6,021,519                       09/133,807                        02/08/00
6,021,522                       09/124,382                        02/08/00
6,021,528                       08/523,515                        02/08/00
6,021,537                       09/088,589                        02/08/00
6,021,540                       08/059,017                        02/08/00
6,021,544                       09/065,316                        02/08/00
6,021,545                       08/945,426                        02/08/00
6,021,546                       09/189,258                        02/08/00
6,021,550                       09/133,222                        02/08/00
6,021,551                       09/214,103                        02/08/00
6,021,558                       09/246,758                        02/08/00
6,021,561                       08/848,729                        02/08/00
6,021,566                       08/934,856                        02/08/00
6,021,571                       08/804,043                        02/08/00
6,021,573                       08/857,029                        02/08/00
6,021,575                       09/036,405                        02/08/00
6,021,578                       08/878,215                        02/08/00
6,021,579                       09/053,425                        02/08/00
6,021,584                       09/054,903                        02/08/00
6,021,588                       09/152,753                        02/08/00
6,021,589                       09/256,478                        02/08/00
6,021,600                       09/017,709                        02/08/00
6,021,608                       09/262,241                        02/08/00
6,021,612                       08/678,365                        02/08/00
6,021,615                       09/195,499                        02/08/00
6,021,632                       09/011,679                        02/08/00
6,021,640                       09/201,973                        02/08/00
6,021,647                       09/084,067                        02/08/00
6,021,648                       09/062,168                        02/08/00
6,021,655                       09/237,360                        02/08/00
6,021,656                       09/196,550                        02/08/00
6,021,659                       09/291,236                        02/08/00
6,021,660                       08/929,447                        02/08/00
6,021,661                       09/080,476                        02/08/00
6,021,665                       09/120,209                        02/08/00
6,021,667                       09/164,729                        02/08/00
6,021,668                       08/972,290                        02/08/00
6,021,670                       08/929,041                        02/08/00
6,021,673                       09/135,857                        02/08/00
6,021,675                       08/807,968                        02/08/00
6,021,676                       08/646,937                        02/08/00
6,021,680                       08/989,775                        02/08/00
6,021,681                       08/884,350                        02/08/00
6,021,682                       09/143,822                        02/08/00
6,021,683                       08/782,300                        02/08/00
6,021,688                       09/160,258                        02/08/00
6,021,689                       09/300,896                        02/08/00
6,021,692                       09/042,739                        02/08/00
6,021,707                       09/067,480                        02/08/00
6,021,710                       09/124,625                        02/08/00
6,021,712                       09/310,533                        02/08/00
6,021,720                       08/944,915                        02/08/00
6,021,721                       08/930,405                        02/08/00
6,021,735                       09/136,536                        02/08/00
6,021,737                       08/985,776                        02/08/00
6,021,741                       09/159,911                        02/08/00
6,021,742                       09/065,669                        02/08/00
6,021,746                       09/046,905                        02/08/00
6,021,750                       09/242,965                        02/08/00
6,021,752                       09/043,079                        02/08/00
6,021,756                       09/083,432                        02/08/00
6,021,759                       09/127,870                        02/08/00
6,021,760                       09/269,666                        02/08/00
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6,021,762                       09/125,428                        02/08/00
6,021,763                       08/953,756                        02/08/00
6,021,769                       09/201,555                        02/08/00
6,021,771                       09/148,335                        02/08/00
6,021,774                       09/022,466                        02/08/00
6,021,780                       09/112,239                        02/08/00
6,021,781                       09/040,957                        02/08/00
6,021,783                       09/234,287                        02/08/00
6,021,785                       08/899,665                        02/08/00
6,021,789                       09/189,429                        02/08/00
6,021,793                       09/028,145                        02/08/00
6,021,798                       09/122,570                        02/08/00
6,021,802                       09/111,037                        02/08/00
6,021,819                       09/052,004                        02/08/00
6,021,822                       08/983,484                        02/08/00
6,021,825                       08/924,162                        02/08/00
6,021,826                       09/081,007                        02/08/00
6,021,836                       09/144,848                        02/08/00
6,021,838                       09/095,968                        02/08/00
6,021,843                       09/268,548                        02/08/00
6,021,845                       09/052,605                        02/08/00
6,021,846                       09/034,450                        02/08/00
6,021,853                       09/211,166                        02/08/00
6,021,860                       09/093,683                        02/08/00
6,021,868                       08/922,179                        02/08/00
6,021,870                       09/064,877                        02/08/00
6,021,875                       09/138,292                        02/08/00
6,021,889                       09/198,482                        02/08/00
6,021,890                       08/838,439                        02/08/00
6,021,893                       09/112,133                        02/08/00
6,021,896                       09/111,152                        02/08/00
6,021,900                       09/303,924                        02/08/00
6,021,903                       09/027,164                        02/08/00
6,021,904                       09/327,939                        02/08/00
6,021,908                       08/888,591                        02/08/00
6,021,915                       08/714,980                        02/08/00
6,021,919                       08/783,273                        02/08/00
6,021,930                       09/261,730                        02/08/00
6,021,935                       08/874,718                        02/08/00
6,021,942                       08/990,135                        02/08/00
6,021,951                       09/060,674                        02/08/00
6,021,953                       08/517,946                        02/08/00
6,021,959                       09/149,358                        02/08/00
6,021,965                       09/212,762                        02/08/00
6,021,967                       08/979,360                        02/08/00
6,021,975                       08/919,413                        02/08/00
6,021,976                       08/981,888                        02/08/00
6,021,980                       08/732,326                        02/08/00
6,021,982                       08/307,328                        02/08/00
6,021,986                       09/088,341                        02/08/00
6,021,989                       08/990,537                        02/08/00
6,021,994                       08/924,378                        02/08/00
6,022,001                       09/098,382                        02/08/00
6,022,010                       08/893,795                        02/08/00
6,022,019                       08/945,672                        02/08/00
6,022,023                       09/128,942                        02/08/00
6,022,024                       09/205,030                        02/08/00
6,022,032                       09/296,205                        02/08/00
6,022,036                       08/895,995                        02/08/00
6,022,037                       08/991,889                        02/08/00
6,022,041                       09/031,967                        02/08/00
6,022,042                       08/912,233                        02/08/00
6,022,043                       09/019,515                        02/08/00
6,022,045                       09/046,467                        02/08/00
6,022,057                       08/776,043                        02/08/00
6,022,063                       08/957,592                        02/08/00
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6,022,068                       09/045,345                        02/08/00
6,022,070                       08/721,435                        02/08/00
6,022,071                       09/054,762                        02/08/00
6,022,073                       09/250,917                        02/08/00
6,022,086                       08/737,837                        02/08/00
6,022,088                       08/922,114                        02/08/00
6,022,097                       08/702,178                        02/08/00
6,022,099                       08/787,657                        02/08/00
6,022,101                       08/924,023                        02/08/00
6,022,102                       08/847,755                        02/08/00
6,022,103                       08/596,559                        02/08/00
6,022,107                       09/117,611                        02/08/00
6,022,111                       08/995,324                        02/08/00
6,022,116                       08/799,093                        02/08/00
6,022,119                       08/931,443                        02/08/00
6,022,120                       09/113,393                        02/08/00
6,022,126                       08/883,100                        02/08/00
6,022,141                       08/989,907                        02/08/00
6,022,144                       08/885,667                        02/08/00
6,022,146                       09/085,477                        02/08/00
6,022,156                       08/164,854                        02/08/00
6,022,159                       09/170,740                        02/08/00
6,022,167                       08/973,265                        02/08/00
6,022,168                       08/890,086                        02/08/00
6,022,174                       08/973,705                        02/08/00
6,022,181                       08/915,947                        02/08/00
6,022,186                       08/936,399                        02/08/00
6,022,192                       09/080,973                        02/08/00
6,022,200                       08/935,668                        02/08/00
6,022,203                       08/952,739                        02/08/00
6,022,208                       08/914,134                        02/08/00
6,022,209                       09/243,846                        02/08/00
6,022,215                       08/952,037                        02/08/00
6,022,219                       09/216,638                        02/08/00
6,022,220                       08/971,911                        02/08/00
6,022,221                       09/042,635                        02/08/00
6,022,222                       08/941,902                        02/08/00
6,022,227                       09/330,227                        02/08/00
6,022,229                       09/247,867                        02/08/00
6,022,232                       09/016,856                        02/08/00
6,022,236                       09/138,843                        02/08/00
6,022,239                       08/932,471                        02/08/00
6,022,248                       09/127,233                        02/08/00
6,022,250                       08/953,692                        02/08/00
6,022,259                       08/636,924                        02/08/00
6,022,261                       09/075,555                        02/08/00
6,022,265                       09/100,276                        02/08/00
6,022,269                       09/300,235                        02/08/00
6,022,271                       08/888,377                        02/08/00
6,022,283                       08/861,720                        02/08/00
6,022,288                       08/990,768                        02/08/00
6,022,298                       09/253,683                        02/08/00
6,022,304                       09/260,830                        02/08/00
6,022,314                       08/628,558                        02/08/00
6,022,326                       09/183,295                        02/08/00
6,022,335                       09/108,815                        02/08/00
6,022,338                       08/974,171                        02/08/00
6,022,357                       09/032,233                        02/08/00
6,022,364                       09/051,548                        02/08/00
6,022,375                       08/644,525                        02/08/00
6,022,378                       09/212,104                        02/08/00
6,022,379                       09/031,777                        02/08/00
6,022,389                       09/275,325                        02/08/00
6,022,392                       09/037,583                        02/08/00
6,022,410                       09/144,921                        02/08/00
6,022,413                       08/664,544                        02/08/00
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6,022,415                       09/095,841                        02/08/00
6,022,430                       09/100,382                        02/08/00
6,022,431                       09/100,547                        02/08/00
6,022,439                       09/315,239                        02/08/00
6,022,442                       08/903,521                        02/08/00
6,022,445                       08/851,626                        02/08/00
6,022,447                       08/706,083                        02/08/00
6,022,451                       09/042,025                        02/08/00
6,022,452                       08/929,292                        02/08/00
6,022,454                       08/932,419                        02/08/00
6,022,457                       09/045,980                        02/08/00
6,022,458                       08/922,644                        02/08/00
6,022,467                       09/137,024                        02/08/00
6,022,468                       08/967,135                        02/08/00
6,022,485                       08/953,478                        02/08/00
6,022,492                       09/091,404                        02/08/00
6,022,502                       08/956,620                        02/08/00
6,022,504                       09/047,886                        02/08/00
6,022,506                       09/275,828                        02/08/00
6,022,507                       09/066,443                        02/08/00
6,022,510                       08/060,922                        02/08/00
6,022,511                       09/112,500                        02/08/00
6,022,519                       09/322,687                        02/08/00
6,022,520                       09/100,536                        02/08/00
6,022,522                       09/046,030                        02/08/00
6,022,524                       09/061,021                        02/08/00
6,022,526                       08/903,099                        02/08/00
6,022,535                       08/469,318                        02/08/00
6,022,555                       08/924,607                        02/08/00
6,022,558                       08/886,400                        02/08/00
6,022,559                       08/978,377                        02/08/00
6,022,566                       09/201,772                        02/08/00
6,022,580                       08/965,568                        02/08/00
6,022,582                       09/198,303                        02/08/00
6,022,583                       08/991,460                        02/08/00
6,022,586                       09/028,645                        02/08/00
6,022,594                       09/032,511                        02/08/00
6,022,596                       08/684,280                        02/08/00
6,022,604                       09/008,104                        02/08/00
6,022,605                       09/031,549                        02/08/00
6,022,608                       08/844,809                        02/08/00
6,022,615                       08/475,865                        02/08/00
6,022,618                       09/170,119                        02/08/00
6,022,619                       09/007,887                        02/08/00
6,022,627                       08/447,488                        02/08/00
6,022,630                       08/941,311                        02/08/00
6,022,636                       08/981,741                        02/08/00
6,022,643                       08/986,846                        02/08/00
6,022,649                       09/157,674                        02/08/00
6,022,656                       09/070,705                        02/08/00
6,022,668                       09/008,734                        02/08/00
6,022,674                       09/135,886                        02/08/00
6,022,676                       09/223,292                        02/08/00
6,022,677                       08/998,357                        02/08/00
6,022,683                       08/766,975                        02/08/00
6,022,690                       08/930,797                        02/08/00
6,022,707                       08/935,333                        02/08/00
6,022,709                       09/209,605                        02/08/00
6,022,713                       09/101,683                        02/08/00
6,022,718                       09/217,594                        02/08/00
6,022,723                       09/040,699                        02/08/00
6,022,733                       08/982,692                        02/08/00
6,022,736                       08/471,483                        02/08/00
6,022,740                       08/348,518                        02/08/00
6,022,742                       07/207,655                        02/08/00
6,022,745                       08/471,869                        02/08/00
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6,022,748                       08/920,501                        02/08/00
6,022,751                       08/955,816                        02/08/00
6,022,768                       09/166,396                        02/08/00
6,022,770                       09/047,155                        02/08/00
6,022,771                       09/236,691                        02/08/00
6,022,773                       08/984,521                        02/08/00
6,022,777                       09/055,541                        02/08/00
6,022,779                       09/083,106                        02/08/00
6,022,781                       08/772,708                        02/08/00
6,022,784                       09/055,457                        02/08/00
6,022,789                       09/126,846                        02/08/00
6,022,801                       09/025,718                        02/08/00
6,022,803                       08/806,777                        02/08/00
6,022,811                       08/878,108                        02/08/00
6,022,816                       08/889,207                        02/08/00
6,022,817                       08/871,876                        02/08/00
6,022,818                       08/627,837                        02/08/00
6,022,821                       09/051,783                        02/08/00
6,022,827                       08/788,484                        02/08/00
6,022,830                       08/892,617                        02/08/00
6,022,837                       08/972,142                        02/08/00
6,022,838                       09/248,916                        02/08/00
6,022,847                       09/081,180                        02/08/00
6,022,850                       09/031,625                        02/08/00
6,022,855                       08/481,534                        02/08/00
6,022,857                       09/100,537                        02/08/00
6,022,859                       08/970,833                        02/08/00
6,022,873                       09/121,033                        02/08/00
6,022,875                       09/126,753                        02/08/00
6,022,878                       09/113,330                        02/08/00
6,022,880                       08/901,557                        02/08/00
6,022,888                       09/142,493                        02/08/00
6,022,891                       09/205,654                        02/08/00
6,022,892                       09/147,089                        02/08/00
6,022,893                       08/694,473                        02/08/00
6,022,894                       08/832,984                        02/08/00
6,022,902                       08/858,219                        02/08/00
6,022,903                       09/112,573                        02/08/00
6,022,909                       08/951,187                        02/08/00
6,022,919                       08/758,062                        02/08/00
6,022,921                       09/186,323                        02/08/00
6,022,922                       08/889,034                        02/08/00
6,022,936                       09/038,131                        02/08/00
6,022,948                       08/924,330                        02/08/00
6,022,951                       08/628,540                        02/08/00
6,022,956                       09/307,966                        02/08/00
6,022,959                       08/975,522                        02/08/00
6,022,960                       09/124,491                        02/08/00
6,022,962                       09/098,293                        02/08/00
6,022,966                       08/156,565                        02/08/00
6,022,967                       09/012,620                        02/08/00
6,022,970                       09/075,002                        02/08/00
6,022,971                       09/013,152                        02/08/00
6,022,977                       09/047,555                        02/08/00
6,022,978                       08/821,750                        02/08/00
6,022,980                       09/311,404                        02/08/00
6,022,983                       09/002,541                        02/08/00
6,022,984                       09/320,439                        02/08/00
6,022,987                       08/997,583                        02/08/00
6,022,995                       08/723,968                        02/08/00
6,023,000                       09/082,638                        02/08/00
6,023,008                       08/765,878                        02/08/00
6,023,017                       09/217,171                        02/08/00
6,023,025                       08/859,362                        02/08/00
6,023,029                       09/044,966                        02/08/00
6,023,032                       08/920,896                        02/08/00
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6,023,040                       09/164,362                        02/08/00
6,023,042                       08/827,479                        02/08/00
6,023,049                       09/290,227                        02/08/00
6,023,055                       08/877,670                        02/08/00
6,023,057                       08/947,570                        02/08/00
6,023,068                       08/968,865                        02/08/00
6,023,069                       08/959,750                        02/08/00
6,023,079                       08/677,347                        02/08/00
6,023,098                       08/591,732                        02/08/00
6,023,109                       08/486,723                        02/08/00
6,023,118                       09/146,013                        02/08/00
6,023,126                       09/309,115                        02/08/00
6,023,128                       08/952,941                        02/08/00
6,023,130                       08/714,837                        02/08/00
6,023,142                       09/277,652                        02/08/00
6,023,149                       09/251,990                        02/08/00
6,023,173                       08/846,691                        02/08/00
6,023,180                       09/195,419                        02/08/00
6,023,183                       09/094,906                        02/08/00
6,023,193                       09/071,307                        02/08/00
6,023,194                       08/862,500                        02/08/00
6,023,197                       09/104,899                        02/08/00
6,023,198                       09/093,238                        02/08/00
6,023,199                       09/008,039                        02/08/00
6,023,200                       09/037,047                        02/08/00
6,023,206                       08/943,268                        02/08/00
6,023,220                       09/087,983                        02/08/00
6,023,223                       09/271,667                        02/08/00
6,023,232                       08/881,166                        02/08/00
6,023,248                       09/017,168                        02/08/00
6,023,249                       08/714,599                        02/08/00
6,023,250                       09/107,901                        02/08/00
6,023,253                       08/967,261                        02/08/00
6,023,274                       08/968,198                        02/08/00
6,023,282                       08/991,346                        02/08/00
6,023,288                       08/042,044                        02/08/00
6,023,297                       09/237,697                        02/08/00
6,023,303                       08/791,226                        02/08/00
6,023,304                       09/281,801                        02/08/00
6,023,309                       08/995,824                        02/08/00
6,023,329                       09/119,335                        02/08/00
6,023,357                       08/907,055                        02/08/00
6,023,358                       08/888,473                        02/08/00
6,023,364                       09/115,035                        02/08/00
6,023,367                       08/865,759                        02/08/00
6,023,376                       08/781,588                        02/08/00
6,023,377                       09/019,100                        02/08/00
6,023,382                       09/086,441                        02/08/00
6,023,389                       08/878,316                        02/08/00
6,023,393                       08/891,524                        02/08/00
6,023,394                       09/264,882                        02/08/00
6,023,399                       08/934,936                        02/08/00
6,023,400                       09/161,605                        02/08/00
6,023,404                       09/089,443                        02/08/00
6,023,407                       09/031,235                        02/08/00
6,023,410                       09/052,432                        02/08/00
6,023,412                       09/263,840                        02/08/00
6,023,418                       09/301,994                        02/08/00
6,023,421                       09/190,920                        02/08/00
6,023,445                       09/191,628                        02/08/00
6,023,447                       08/886,740                        02/08/00
6,023,465                       08/809,208                        02/08/00
6,023,469                       08/874,822                        02/08/00
6,023,481                       09/003,873                        02/08/00
6,023,491                       08/492,488                        02/08/00
6,023,492                       08/562,382                        02/08/00
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6,023,498                       09/142,523                        02/08/00
6,023,501                       09/261,746                        02/08/00
6,023,506                       08/738,907                        02/08/00
6,023,508                       08/861,628                        02/08/00
6,023,510                       08/998,046                        02/08/00
6,023,519                       08/968,501                        02/08/00
6,023,528                       09/232,466                        02/08/00
6,023,557                       09/135,250                        02/08/00
6,023,570                       09/023,506                        02/08/00
6,023,578                       08/853,208                        02/08/00
6,023,584                       08/778,523                        02/08/00
6,023,595                       08/848,616                        02/08/00
6,023,601                       09/244,567                        02/08/00
6,023,603                       08/962,935                        02/08/00
6,023,608                       08/845,561                        02/08/00
6,023,609                       08/972,658                        02/08/00
6,023,613                       08/974,627                        02/08/00
6,023,626                       08/760,268                        02/08/00
6,023,631                       09/099,240                        02/08/00
6,023,635                       08/915,622                        02/08/00
6,023,637                       08/964,245                        02/08/00
6,023,646                       09/168,871                        02/08/00
6,023,659                       08/812,290                        02/08/00
6,023,673                       08/869,061                        02/08/00
6,023,678                       09/049,716                        02/08/00
6,023,680                       08/857,199                        02/08/00
6,023,687                       09/223,156                        02/08/00
6,023,690                       08/874,125                        02/08/00
6,023,693                       08/540,030                        02/08/00
6,023,698                       08/759,580                        02/08/00
6,023,701                       08/937,452                        02/08/00
6,023,702                       08/765,848                        02/08/00
6,023,711                       08/486,029                        02/08/00
6,023,715                       08/638,908                        02/08/00
6,023,720                       09/020,883                        02/08/00
6,023,722                       08/899,372                        02/08/00
6,023,739                       08/821,499                        02/08/00
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6,023,752                       08/977,569                        02/08/00
6,023,758                       08/651,755                        02/08/00
6,023,764                       08/954,654                        02/08/00
6,023,772                       08/913,933                        02/08/00
6,023,775                       08/829,188                        02/08/00

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		   DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent  	                Application                          Issue
Number          	           Number                             Date

6,687,914                       10/246,074                        02/10/04
6,687,915                       10/101,397                        02/10/04
6,687,919                       10/047,287                        02/10/04
6,687,923                       10/048,653                        02/10/04
6,687,927                       09/695,694                        02/10/04
6,687,932                       10/009,942                        02/10/04
6,687,941                       10/350,263                        02/10/04
6,687,945                       09/878,669                        02/10/04
6,687,949                       10/088,718                        02/10/04
6,687,956                       09/622,819                        02/10/04
6,687,959                       10/243,937                        02/10/04
6,687,963                       10/394,868                        02/10/04
6,687,968                       10/174,459                        02/10/04
6,687,993                       09/787,914                        02/10/04
6,688,002                       09/897,510                        02/10/04
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6,688,023                       10/172,052                        02/10/04
6,688,027                       09/983,104                        02/10/04
6,688,028                       10/010,555                        02/10/04
6,688,029                       10/174,609                        02/10/04
6,688,034                       10/357,755                        02/10/04
6,688,036                       10/364,107                        02/10/04
6,688,041                       09/801,301                        02/10/04
6,688,050                       09/897,834                        02/10/04
6,688,051                       10/091,540                        02/10/04
6,688,054                       09/941,436                        02/10/04
6,688,057                       09/934,692                        02/10/04
6,688,059                       10/310,844                        02/10/04
6,688,063                       09/911,604                        02/10/04
6,688,073                       10/059,820                        02/10/04
6,688,076                       10/158,667                        02/10/04
6,688,085                       10/076,307                        02/10/04
6,688,090                       10/322,472                        02/10/04
6,688,106                       09/781,438                        02/10/04
6,688,108                       09/914,145                        02/10/04
6,688,125                       10/320,366                        02/10/04
6,688,130                       10/420,479                        02/10/04
6,688,131                       10/420,483                        02/10/04
6,688,133                       10/408,039                        02/10/04
6,688,135                       10/325,113                        02/10/04
6,688,138                       10/123,272                        02/10/04
6,688,142                       10/065,607                        02/10/04
6,688,146                       10/110,811                        02/10/04
6,688,151                       09/959,963                        02/10/04
6,688,160                       10/371,302                        02/10/04
6,688,167                       10/149,927                        02/10/04
6,688,171                       10/340,659                        02/10/04
6,688,185                       09/933,319                        02/10/04
6,688,197                       09/961,609                        02/10/04
6,688,200                       09/633,386                        02/10/04
6,688,201                       10/069,440                        02/10/04
6,688,204                       09/791,596                        02/10/04
6,688,208                       09/933,550                        02/10/04
6,688,217                       10/228,405                        02/10/04
6,688,238                       10/215,640                        02/10/04
6,688,240                       10/267,131                        02/10/04
6,688,246                       10/174,418                        02/10/04
6,688,262                       10/164,375                        02/10/04
6,688,267                       10/392,296                        02/10/04
6,688,276                       10/130,266                        02/10/04
6,688,277                       09/807,881                        02/10/04
6,688,278                       09/979,500                        02/10/04
6,688,288                       08/607,476                        02/10/04
6,688,289                       10/083,130                        02/10/04
6,688,290                       10/062,321                        02/10/04
6,688,295                       10/340,033                        02/10/04
6,688,296                       10/225,041                        02/10/04
6,688,305                       10/138,943                        02/10/04
6,688,309                       09/904,679                        02/10/04
6,688,310                       10/000,568                        02/10/04
6,688,316                       10/262,835                        02/10/04
6,688,325                       09/863,588                        02/10/04
6,688,327                       10/292,311                        02/10/04
6,688,332                       10/058,649                        02/10/04
6,688,336                       09/813,610                        02/10/04
6,688,345                       10/069,903                        02/10/04
6,688,355                       09/871,025                        02/10/04
6,688,357                       09/806,706                        02/10/04
6,688,358                       09/783,090                        02/10/04
6,688,362                       10/111,163                        02/10/04
6,688,383                       09/857,093                        02/10/04
6,688,402                       10/302,339                        02/10/04
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6,688,408                       09/855,363                        02/10/04
6,688,413                       09/829,743                        02/10/04
6,688,414                       10/056,522                        02/10/04
6,688,418                       10/080,325                        02/10/04
6,688,420                       10/449,388                        02/10/04
6,688,428                       09/932,383                        02/10/04
6,688,435                       09/999,752                        02/10/04
6,688,447                       10/212,731                        02/10/04
6,688,452                       09/981,805                        02/10/04
6,688,460                       10/074,707                        02/10/04
6,688,469                       10/009,393                        02/10/04
6,688,484                       09/942,287                        02/10/04
6,688,486                       09/951,275                        02/10/04
6,688,499                       10/132,106                        02/10/04
6,688,500                       10/126,888                        02/10/04
6,688,502                       10/193,946                        02/10/04
6,688,506                       10/141,660                        02/10/04
6,688,509                       10/217,437                        02/10/04
6,688,511                       10/050,214                        02/10/04
6,688,521                       10/187,122                        02/10/04
6,688,537                       10/033,411                        02/10/04
6,688,549                       10/101,371                        02/10/04
6,688,556                       10/148,141                        02/10/04
6,688,571                       09/976,875                        02/10/04
6,688,576                       10/105,162                        02/10/04
6,688,580                       09/998,876                        02/10/04
6,688,588                       10/018,335                        02/10/04
6,688,594                       10/130,298                        02/10/04
6,688,595                       10/035,936                        02/10/04
6,688,599                       10/147,943                        02/10/04
6,688,600                       09/963,704                        02/10/04
6,688,602                       10/019,844                        02/10/04
6,688,622                       10/104,435                        02/10/04
6,688,624                       10/057,325                        02/10/04
6,688,625                       09/701,918                        02/10/04
6,688,634                       10/217,225                        02/10/04
6,688,638                       09/976,828                        02/10/04
6,688,639                       10/069,194                        02/10/04
6,688,645                       10/109,805                        02/10/04
6,688,650                       10/005,292                        02/10/04
6,688,656                       09/717,670                        02/10/04
6,688,657                       10/003,385                        02/10/04
6,688,664                       10/275,240                        02/10/04
6,688,679                       10/000,491                        02/10/04
6,688,681                       10/309,928                        02/10/04
6,688,683                       10/070,717                        02/10/04
6,688,689                       09/339,366                        02/10/04
6,688,694                       10/226,973                        02/10/04
6,688,703                       10/404,131                        02/10/04
6,688,706                       10/116,089                        02/10/04
6,688,708                       09/515,569                        02/10/04
6,688,714                       09/508,303                        02/10/04
6,688,725                       10/079,581                        02/10/04
6,688,734                       10/263,719                        02/10/04
6,688,746                       10/148,650                        02/10/04
6,688,751                       09/908,061                        02/10/04
6,688,753                       10/066,447                        02/10/04
6,688,759                       10/145,485                        02/10/04
6,688,765                       09/814,518                        02/10/04
6,688,787                       09/959,547                        02/10/04
6,688,800                       09/841,574                        02/10/04
6,688,804                       09/411,841                        02/10/04
6,688,806                       10/190,677                        02/10/04
6,688,808                       10/170,120                        02/10/04
6,688,818                       10/075,353                        02/10/04
6,688,819                       09/895,111                        02/10/04
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6,688,821                       10/033,569                        02/10/04
6,688,831                       09/725,371                        02/10/04
6,688,838                       10/091,686                        02/10/04
6,688,842                       10/178,209                        02/10/04
6,688,843                       10/033,892                        02/10/04
6,688,855                       09/920,594                        02/10/04
6,688,863                       10/184,843                        02/10/04
6,688,865                       10/111,394                        02/10/04
6,688,869                       10/242,342                        02/10/04
6,688,873                       10/012,191                        02/10/04
6,688,874                       09/298,366                        02/10/04
6,688,876                       09/870,500                        02/10/04
6,688,881                       10/215,837                        02/10/04
6,688,891                       09/979,674                        02/10/04
6,688,892                       10/201,992                        02/10/04
6,688,896                       10/150,938                        02/10/04
6,688,901                       10/335,503                        02/10/04
6,688,906                       10/156,297                        02/10/04
6,688,918                       10/102,988                        02/10/04
6,688,931                       10/039,259                        02/10/04
6,688,935                       10/337,784                        02/10/04
6,688,938                       10/069,038                        02/10/04
6,688,940                       09/940,301                        02/10/04
6,688,956                       09/934,780                        02/10/04
6,688,960                       10/124,020                        02/10/04
6,688,972                       10/024,434                        02/10/04
6,688,988                       10/162,005                        02/10/04
6,688,996                       10/321,148                        02/10/04
6,688,999                       10/096,363                        02/10/04
6,689,000                       09/936,714                        02/10/04
6,689,010                       10/133,143                        02/10/04
6,689,021                       10/191,865                        02/10/04
6,689,029                       10/122,910                        02/10/04
6,689,031                       10/246,043                        02/10/04
6,689,035                       09/547,259                        02/10/04
6,689,039                       10/190,024                        02/10/04
6,689,054                       10/071,310                        02/10/04
6,689,072                       10/011,035                        02/10/04
6,689,088                       10/025,420                        02/10/04
6,689,090                       09/167,894                        02/10/04
6,689,094                       09/891,096                        02/10/04
6,689,160                       09/980,094                        02/10/04
6,689,164                       10/110,042                        02/10/04
6,689,170                       09/423,250                        02/10/04
6,689,172                       09/786,907                        02/10/04
6,689,176                       09/819,792                        02/10/04
6,689,199                       10/272,236                        02/10/04
6,689,218                       09/682,831                        02/10/04
6,689,219                       09/809,375                        02/10/04
6,689,224                       10/366,599                        02/10/04
6,689,277                       10/283,924                        02/10/04
6,689,290                       10/149,460                        02/10/04
6,689,298                       10/411,288                        02/10/04
6,689,300                       09/818,679                        02/10/04
6,689,308                       10/185,609                        02/10/04
6,689,309                       10/070,856                        02/10/04
6,689,312                       09/997,087                        02/10/04
6,689,322                       09/537,321                        02/10/04
6,689,336                       10/052,737                        02/10/04
6,689,348                       10/185,213                        02/10/04
6,689,354                       09/147,371                        02/10/04
6,689,361                       09/496,239                        02/10/04
6,689,372                       09/762,008                        02/10/04
6,689,377                       10/220,313                        02/10/04
6,689,394                       09/878,700                        02/10/04
6,689,404                       09/763,226                        02/10/04
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6,689,418                       09/922,130                        02/10/04
6,689,443                       09/945,071                        02/10/04
6,689,449                       10/038,005                        02/10/04
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6,689,456                       09/794,330                        02/10/04
6,689,463                       10/029,618                        02/10/04
6,689,467                       09/869,053                        02/10/04
6,689,507                       09/937,688                        02/10/04
6,689,516                       09/935,990                        02/10/04
6,689,517                       10/224,078                        02/10/04
6,689,543                       10/073,558                        02/10/04
6,689,550                       10/464,692                        02/10/04
6,689,552                       10/011,561                        02/10/04
6,689,571                       10/293,731                        02/10/04
6,689,578                       10/007,022                        02/10/04
6,689,588                       09/171,311                        02/10/04
6,689,591                       10/041,968                        02/10/04
6,689,592                       10/052,270                        02/10/04
6,689,595                       09/632,553                        02/10/04
6,689,596                       10/027,961                        02/10/04
6,689,605                       09/424,281                        02/10/04
6,689,633                       09/889,134                        02/10/04
6,689,674                       10/140,548                        02/10/04
6,689,720                       10/034,841                        02/10/04
6,689,732                       09/508,441                        02/10/04
6,689,733                       09/914,911                        02/10/04
6,689,738                       10/000,856                        02/10/04
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6,689,753                       09/706,540                        02/10/04
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6,689,757                       09/221,050                        02/10/04
6,689,758                       09/701,749                        02/10/04
6,689,764                       10/031,354                        02/10/04
6,689,782                       10/334,755                        02/10/04
6,689,787                       09/857,871                        02/10/04
6,689,791                       10/281,800                        02/10/04
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6,689,843                       10/181,925                        02/10/04
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6,689,865                       09/488,498                        02/10/04
6,689,866                       09/520,781                        02/10/04
6,689,867                       09/684,327                        02/10/04
6,689,869                       09/378,967                        02/10/04
6,689,881                       10/019,191                        02/10/04
6,689,885                       10/149,125                        02/10/04
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6,689,888                       10/370,793                        02/10/04
6,689,902                       10/197,808                        02/10/04
6,689,927                       09/850,471                        02/10/04
6,689,933                       09/396,716                        02/10/04
6,689,935                       10/284,896                        02/10/04
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6,689,953                       09/953,010                        02/10/04
6,689,954                       09/919,865                        02/10/04
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6,689,964                       10/086,303                        02/10/04
6,689,967                       10/093,389                        02/10/04
6,689,988                       09/967,015                        02/10/04
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6,690,281                       10/025,850                        02/10/04
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6,690,806                       09/538,699                        02/10/04
6,690,807                       09/959,177                        02/10/04
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FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 16, 2004, all reference to Patent No. 6,121,486 which issued from
Application No. 09/256,736 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.

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FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of March
11, 2008, all reference to Patent No. 6,680,898 which issued Application
No. 09/964,711 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance fee an
applicable surcharge were timely paid in that patent.

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   In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON February 27, 2004 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of April
27, 2004, all reference to Patent No. 5,494,393 which issued Application
No. 08/405,364 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance fee was
timely paid in that patent.

				   Erratum

   In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON January 21, 2008 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of March
11, 2008, all reference to Patent No. 6,680,898 which issued Application
No. 09/964,711 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance fee an
applicable surcharge were timely paid in that patent.
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 03/03/2008
		 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
		     Late Maintenance Fee from 03/03/2008

Patent          Application     Filing          Issue	        Granted
Number          Number		Date            Date 	  	Date

5,312,573 	07/873,410     	04/24/92 	05/17/94       03/03/08
5,377,439 	08/152,048     	11/12/93 	01/03/95       03/07/08
5,411,184 	08/140,250     	10/21/93 	05/02/95       03/05/08
5,443,844 	08/187,138     	01/27/94 	08/22/95       03/07/08
5,469,835 	08/282,872     	07/29/94 	11/28/95       03/03/08
5,682,229 	08/422,755     	04/14/95 	10/28/97       03/07/08
5,692,633 	08/581,949     	01/02/96 	12/02/97       03/07/08
5,733,997 	08/477,210     	06/07/95 	03/31/98       03/03/08
5,761,002 	08/767,712     	12/17/96 	06/02/98       03/05/08
5,800,268 	08/546,355     	10/20/95 	09/01/98       03/07/08
5,804,453 	08/599,298     	02/09/96 	09/08/98       03/07/08
5,805,622 	08/827,711     	04/08/97 	09/08/98       03/06/08
5,842,697 	08/648,651     	05/15/96 	12/01/98       03/04/08
5,871,859 	08/933,664     	09/17/97 	02/16/99       03/07/08
5,880,905 	08/931,347     	09/16/97 	03/09/99       03/05/08
5,889,039 	08/901,812     	07/28/97 	03/30/99       03/07/08
5,889,988 	08/748,551     	11/08/96 	03/30/99       03/07/08
5,898,424 	08/720,527     	09/30/96 	04/27/99       03/04/08
5,912,784 	08/972,881     	11/18/97 	06/15/99       03/05/08
5,913,446 	08/823,193     	03/24/97 	06/22/99       03/06/08
5,923,498 	08/767,711     	12/17/96 	07/13/99       03/05/08
5,929,664 	08/935,350     	09/22/97 	07/27/99       03/07/08
5,934,952 	09/041,963     	03/13/98 	08/10/99       03/07/08
5,934,971 	08/958,836     	10/28/97 	08/10/99       03/03/08
5,958,700 	09/237,510     	01/26/99 	09/28/99       03/03/08
5,963,169 	08/976,126     	09/29/97 	10/05/99       03/04/08
5,966,672 	08/901,810     	07/28/97 	10/12/99       03/04/08
5,975,027 	08/889,123     	07/07/97 	11/02/99       03/07/08
5,998,601 	08/799,464     	02/13/97 	12/07/99       03/07/08
6,002,072 	08/860,368     	11/03/97 	12/14/99       03/04/08
6,002,586 	09/172,736     	10/13/98 	12/14/99       03/03/08
6,005,166 	08/860,519     	09/29/97 	12/21/99       03/04/08
6,014,072 	09/247,068     	02/09/99 	01/11/00       03/06/08
6,031,930 	08/701,974     	08/23/96 	02/29/00       03/04/08
6,113,372 	09/274,604     	03/23/99 	09/05/00       03/05/08
6,230,440 	09/009,018     	01/20/98 	05/15/01       03/05/08
6,360,645 	09/610,846     	07/05/00 	03/26/02       03/05/08
6,362,296 	09/183,229     	10/30/98 	03/26/02       03/04/08
6,367,714 	09/579,617     	05/26/00 	04/09/02       03/03/08
6,453,065 	09/778,355     	02/06/01 	09/17/02       03/07/08
6,483,980 	10/012,005     	11/30/01 	11/19/02       03/06/08
6,508,477 	10/022,933     	12/18/01 	01/21/03       03/07/08
6,521,055 	09/496,959     	02/03/00 	02/18/03       03/07/08
6,544,458 	09/515,456     	02/29/00 	04/08/03       03/07/08
6,553,993 	09/994,238     	11/27/01 	04/29/03       03/06/08
6,559,724 	09/876,210     	06/05/01 	05/06/03       03/04/08
6,571,826 	09/945,741     	09/05/01 	06/03/03       03/05/08
6,588,481 	10/047,087     	01/17/02 	07/08/03       03/03/08
6,595,439 	10/261,766     	10/02/02 	07/22/03       03/03/08
6,599,023 	09/930,834     	08/15/01 	07/29/03       03/03/08
6,600,128 	10/005,320     	12/07/01 	07/29/03       03/04/08
6,600,408 	09/980,610     	11/02/01 	07/29/03       03/03/08
6,615,832 	09/592,630     	06/13/00 	09/09/03       03/06/08
6,634,484 	09/894,855     	06/28/01 	10/21/03       03/03/08
6,640,514 	09/819,076     	10/25/01 	11/04/03       03/05/08
6,646,849 	10/153,670     	05/24/02 	11/11/03       03/04/08
6,648,222 	10/260,445     	09/27/02 	11/18/03       03/07/08
6,648,559 	09/831,668     	05/11/01 	11/18/03       03/07/08
6,650,730 	10/062,010     	01/31/02 	11/18/03       03/04/08
6,657,142 	10/235,843     	09/06/02 	12/02/03       03/06/08
6,661,879 	09/711,280     	11/10/00 	12/09/03       03/04/08
6,666,739 	09/737,034     	12/14/00 	12/23/03       03/07/08
6,668,839 	09/845,249     	05/01/01 	12/30/03       03/04/08
6,674,639 	10/050,554     	01/18/02 	01/06/04       03/06/08
6,676,050 	09/938,738     	08/27/01 	01/13/04       03/06/08
6,687,625 	10/127,224     	04/22/02 	02/03/04       03/03/08
6,688,030 	09/925,064     	08/08/01 	02/10/04       03/06/08
6,694,967 	10/014,690     	12/11/01 	02/24/04       03/03/08
RE. 36,461	08/509,518     	07/31/95 	12/21/99       03/06/08
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Reissue Applications Filed
			  Reissue Applications Filed

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

   5,382,714, Re. S.N. 11/782,117, Jul. 24, 2007, Cl./Sub 568/834 PROCESS
FOR ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND RECRYSTALLIZATION OF LUTEIN FROM
SAPONIFIED MARIGOLD OLEORESIN AND USES THEREOF,	Frederick Khachik, Owner of
Record:	The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, Attorney or
Agent: Mark F. Wachter,	Ex. Gp:	1621

   5,834,025, Re. S.N. 12/027,100, Feb. 06, 2008, Cl. 514/338, REDUCTION OF
INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERED NANOPARTICULATE-FORMULATION-INDUCED ADVERSE
PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS, Gary G. Liversidge, Owner of Record: Elan Pharma
International Limited, Shannon, IE, Attorney or Agent: Amy E. Schmid, Ex.
Gp.: 1614

   6,238,373, Re. S.N. 12/004,439, Dec. 20, 2007, Cl. 604/256, SCREW-TYPE
SKIN SEAL WITH INFLATABLE MEMBRANE, Roger A. de la Torre et. al., Owner of
Record:	GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC., Attorney or Agent: Dana A.
Brussel, Ex. Gp.: 3763

   6,332,206, Re. S.N.:	11/951272, Dec. 05, 2007, CL: 714, HIGH-SPEED ERROR
CORRECTING APPARATUS WITH EFFICIENT DATA TRANSFER, Fumio Nakatsuji, et.
al., Owner of Record: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,	Attorney or
Agent: Joseph W. Price,	Ex. GP.: 2137

   6,357,158, Re. S.N.:	11/977,180, Oct. 23, 2007, CL: 042/122.000,
RETICLE-EQUIPPED TELESCOPIC GUNSIGHT AND AIMING SYSTEM,	Thomas D. Smith,
III, Owner of Record: Inventor,	Attorney or Agent: None	Ex. GP.: 3641

   6,510,381, Re. S.N.:	11/943,479, Nov. 20, 2007, CL: 340/539.110, VEHICLE
MOUNTED DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VEHICLE POSITION DATA TO A
NETWORK-BASED SERVER, Thomas L. Grounds, et. al., Owner of Record:
Inventors, Attorney or Agent: Lin Hsu, Ex. GP.:	2612

   6,614,771, Re. S.N.:	11/951,939, Dec. 06, 2007, CL: 365/201.000,
APPARATUS FOR MAKING A RANDOM ACCESS TO THE REVERSE COMMON CHANNEL OF BASE
STATION IN CDMA AND METHOD THEREFOR, Tae Joong KIM, Owner of Record:
Electronics and Telecommunications research Institution, Attorney or Agent:
Brian M. Buroker, Ex. GP. 2827

   6,779,323, Re. S.N.:	11/951,831, Dec. 06, 2007, CL: 250, ELONGATE
BARRIER SYSTEM FOR USE WITH LAWN MOWER DECKS, Frank H. Hancock, et., al.,
Owner of Record: Briggs & Stratton Corporation,	Attorney or Agent: Casimir
F. Laska, Ex. GP.: 2878

   6,906,952, Re. S.N. 11/812,099, Jun. 14, 2007, Cl./Sub 365/185,
NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA WRITING METHOD THEREFOR
Keiichi Yoshida, et al., Owner of Record: Renesas Technology Corporation,
Tokyo, Japan, & Hitachi ULSI Systems Company, LTD, Tokyo, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Gregory E. Montone, Ex. Gp: 2824

   6,924,476, Re. S.N.:	11/998814, Nov. 30, 2007, CL: 250/235.000, RESONANT
BEAM SCANNER WITH RASTER PINCH COMPENSATION, David W. Wine, Owner of
Record:	Microvision, Inc., Attorney or Agent: Kevin Wills, Ex. GP.: 2878

   6,966,314, Re. S.N. 10/055,708, Oct. 19, 2007, Cl. 124/000, Bow String
Vibration Suppressor, Mathew A. McPherson, Owner of Record: Inventor,
Attorney or Agent: Jeremy G. Laabs, Ex. Gp.: 3711

   6,973,707, Re. S.N. 12/002,271, Dec. 13, 2007, Cl./Sub 029/596, METHOD
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 25 

OF REMOVING STATORS FROM TUBULAR STATORS HOUSINGS, John Russell McKay,
Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Michael J. Bujold, Ex. Gp:
3729

   6,980,798, Re. S.N. 12/004,440, Dec. 21, 2007, Cl. 455/410, METHOD AND
SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A FIRST COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK,
Jorge Cuellar et. al., Owner of Record:	SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich,
Germany	Attorney or Agent: Mark J. Henry, Ex. Gp.: 2617

   6,980,933, Re. S.N. 11/963,680, Dec. 21, 2007, Cl. 704/230, CODING
TECHNIQUES USING ESTIMATED SPECTRAL MAGNITUDE AND PHASE DERIVED FROM MDCT
COEFFICIENTS, Corey I. Cheng, et al., Owner of Record: Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation, San Francisco, CA, Attorney or Agent: Kirk D. Wong,
Ex. Gp.: 2626

   7,241,469, Re. S.N. 12/069,585, Oct. 31, 2007, Cl. 426/000, APPARATUS
FOR MAKING SEAMLESS SIDING PANEL, Jason Mathews, Owner of Record: MICHAEL
FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC., Attorney or Agent: John F. Dolan, Ex. Gp.: 1794

   7,270,122, Re. S.N. 12/027,871, Feb. 07, 2008, Cl. 219/433, PORTABLE
COOKING APPARATUS PROVIDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT HEAT COOKING, Fletcher
D. Jones, Owner of Record: Vidalia Outdoor Products, Inc., Vidalia, GA,
Attorney or Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Ex. Gp.: 3742

   7,280,902, Re. S.N. 12/010,813, Jan. 30, 2008, Cl./Sub 701/070, VEHICLE
DECELERATION CONTROL APPARATUS,	Masato Seki, Owner of Record: Toyota
Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent:	James A.
Oliff, Ex. Gp: 3664

   7,322,748, Re. S.N. 12/072,899, Feb. 28, 2008, Cl./Sub 383/110,
INSULATED FOOD CONTAINER, Richard Rubin, Owner of Record: Inventor,
Attorney or Agent: Robert A. Parsons, Ex. Gp: 3782
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
		   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   4,935,184, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,976, Requested Date: 12/21/07, Cl.
264/246, Title: STABILIZED INJECTION MOLDING WHEN USING A COMMON MOLD PART
WITH SEPARATE COMPLIMENTARY MOLD PARTS, Inventor: Jens O. Sorensen, Owners
of Record: Sorensen Research and Development, San Diego, CA, Attorney or
Agent: Edward W. Callan, San Diego, CA,	Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Pavan
Agarwal, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington, DC

   5,253,341, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,972, Requested Date: 12/21/07, Cl.
709/200, Title:	REMOTE QUERY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, Inventor: Anthony I.
Rozmanith et al., Owners of Record: Global Patent Holdings, LLC.,
Northbrook, IL,	Attorney or Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, Philadelphia, PA,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Vernon W. Francissen, Francissen Patent Law, PC,
Chicago, IL

   5,314,446, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,975, Requested Date: 12/21/07, Cl.
606/231, Title:	STERILIZED HETEROGENEOUS BRAIDS, Inventor: Alastair W.
Hunter et al., Owners of Record: Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ,	Attorney or
Agent: Rober L. Minier, New Brunswick, NJ, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL, Stephen A. Soffen, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP,
Washington, DC

   5,325,522, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,101, Requested Date: 02/06/08, Cl.
707/001, Title:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN DEVICES,
Inventor: Mitchell D. Vaughn, Owners of Record:	United States Data
Corporation, Richardson, TX, Attorney or Agent:	Baker & Botts, Dallas, TX,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: William J. Zychlewizc, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP,
St. Louis, MO

   5,448,585, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,977, Requested Date: 12/27/07, Cl.
372/045.01, Title: ARTICLE COMPRISING A	QUANTUM WELL LASER, Inventor:
Grigory Belenky et al.,	Owners of Record: Agere Systems, Inc., Allentown,
PA, Attorney or Agent: S.H. Dworetsky, Murray Hill, NJ,	Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, Michelle Carniaux, Kenyon &
Kenyon, LLP, New York, NY

   5,679,449, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,983, Requested Date: 01/07/08, Cl.
442/110, Title:	LOW DISCHARGE ANTI-INCENDIARY FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK
CONTAINER, Inventor: Vahid Ebadat et al., Owners of Record: Texene, LLC,
Summerville, SC, Attorney or Agent: Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, Washington, DC,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Jon L. Roberts, Roberts Mardula & Wertheim, LLC,
Reston, VA

   6,122,635, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,973, Requested Date: 12/21/07, Cl.
707/200, Title:	MAPPING COMPLIANCE INFORMATION INTO USEABLE FORMAT FOR A
PARTICULAR MUTUAL FUND,	Inventor: Stephen V. Burakoff et al., Owners of
Record:	Horizon Technology Funding Company, LLC, Farmington, CT, Attorney
or Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC, Boston, MA, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Newkirk Products, Inc., Albany, NY, Robert E. Heslin, Esq.,
Hesling Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, PC, Albany, NY

   6,264,560, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,093, Requested Date: 01/31/08, Cl.
463/042,Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING GAMES ON A NETWORK, Inventor:
Sheldon F. Goldberg et al., Owners of Record: Beneficial Innovations, Inc.,
Henderson, NV, Attorney or Agent: Sheridan Ross, PC, Denver, CO, Ex. Gp.:
3993, Requester: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Bradley A. Waugh,
Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder, LLP, Cupertino, CA

   6,375,865, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,083, Requested Date: 01/29/08, Cl.
252/500,Title: ELECTRIC-ARC FLASH RESISTANT COMPOSITION, Inventor: Roy
Victor Paulson et al., Owners of Record: Paulson Manufacturing Corporation,
Temecula, CA, Attorney or Agent: The Maxham Firm, San Diego, CA, Ex. Gp.:
3991, Requester: Oberon Company, New Bedford, MA, Thomas M. Johnston,
Holland & Knight, LLP, Boston, MA
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   6,614,776, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,982, Requested Date: 01/15/08, Cl.
370/342, Title:	FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION SCHEME FOR HIGH RATE DATA EXCHANGE
IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM, Inventor:	James A. Proctor, Jr., Owners of Record:
Tantivy Communications, Inc., Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Volpe and
Koenig, PC, Philadelphia, PA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:	Owner

   6,964,688, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,979, Requested Date: 01/02/08, Cl.
623/036, Title:	TUBE SOCK-SHAPED COVERING, Inventor: Bruce G. Kanla, Owners
of Record: Ohio Willow Wood Company, Mount Sterling, OH, Attorney or Agent:
Standley Law Group, LLP, Dublin, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Dr. Aldo A.
Laghi, c/o Ronald A. Christaldi, Tampa, FL

   6,978,547, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,091, Requested Date: 01/29/08, Cl.
030/133, Title: BEARD TRIMMER WITH INTERNAL VACUUM, Inventor: Dennis P.
Degregorio, Jr., Owners of Record: Dennis P. Degregorio, Jr., Oak Forest,
IL, Attorney or Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP,	Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.:
3993, Requester: Jamison E. Lynch, Mayer Brown, LLP, Chicago, IL

   7,017,874, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,974, Requested Date: 12/21/07, Cl.
248/274.1, Title: ARM APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES, Inventor:
Odd N. Oddsen, Jr., Owners of Record: Innovative Office Products, Inc.,
Easton, PA, Attorney or Agent: Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik,
Westfield, NJ, Ex. Gp.:	3993, Requester: Amy E. Allen Hinson, Nexsen Pruet,
LLC, Greenville, SC

   7,076,878, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,984, Requested Date: 01/08/08, Cl.
030/133, Title:	BEARD TRIMMER WITH INTERNAL VACUUM, Inventor: Dennis P.
Degregorio, Jr., Owners of Record: Dennis P. Degregorio, Jr., Oak Forest,
IL, Attorney or Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP,	Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Grant D. Kang, Kang Intellectual Property Law, LLC, Washington,
DC

   7,133,605, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,978, Requested Date: 12/31/07, Cl.
392/390, Title:	HEATER FOR SCENTED CANDLES, Inventor: Andrew Niemeyer,
Owners of Record: Crazy Mountain Imports, Inc.,	Imlay City, MI,	Attorney or
Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Ex. Gp.:
3993, Requester: Yih Teh Electric Products Co., British Virgin Islands,
Kao H. Lu, Lu & Associates, PC, Havertown, PA

   7,225,231, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,981, Requested Date: 01/09/08, Cl.
709/213, Title:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING WORKSPACE ELEMENTS
ACROSS A NETWORK, Inventor: Daniel J. Mendez et al., Owners of Record:
Visto Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA, Attorney or Agent: Oblon Spivak
McClelland Maier & Neustadt, PC, Alexandria, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3992,	Requester:
Research In Motion Limited, Irving, TX,	Tracy W. Druce, Novak Druce &
Quigg, LLP, Houston, TX
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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
		 Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   6,857,001, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,324 Requested Date: 02/08/08,	Cl.
707/202, Title:	MULTIPLE CONCURRENT ACTIVE FILE SYSTEMS, Inventor: David
Hitz et al., Owners of Record: Network Appliance, Inc.,	Sunnyvale, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Cesari and McKenna, LLP, Boston, MA,	Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: Ronald L. Yin, DLA Piper US LLP, East
Palo Alto, CA, Real Party in Interest: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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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
				 March 8, 2008
			    DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number 		      Serial Number 			Reg. Date

 63,050            	       71/008,054   		       06/04/1907
 62,948            	       71/025,720   		       06/04/1907
 62,977            	       71/025,887   		       06/04/1907
228,292            	       71/232,308   		       05/31/1927
228,371            	       71/242,502   		       05/31/1927
346,530            	       71/383,354   		       06/01/1937
346,559            	       71/386,268   		       06/01/1937
430,019            	       71/504,973   		       06/03/1947
430,037            	       71/508,748   		       06/03/1947
646,345            	       71/640,038   		       06/04/1957
646,571            	       72/001,838   		       06/04/1957
646,574            	       72/003,646   		       06/04/1957
646,433            	       72/005,011   		       06/04/1957
646,360            	       72/007,191   		       06/04/1957
646,581            	       72/007,375   		       06/04/1957
646,404            	       72/009,869   		       06/04/1957
646,674            	       72/010,136   		       06/04/1957
646,591            	       72/014,601   		       06/04/1957
646,420            	       72/015,920   		       06/04/1957
646,351            	       72/016,348   		       06/04/1957
646,340            	       72/017,100   		       06/04/1957
829,766            	       72/194,718   		       06/06/1967
829,863            	       72/213,471   		       06/06/1967
829,674            	       72/218,853   		       06/06/1967
829,555            	       72/219,617   		       05/30/1967
829,939            	       72/221,937   		       06/06/1967
829,677            	       72/222,016   		       06/06/1967
829,392            	       72/223,937   		       05/30/1967
829,864            	       72/226,029   		       06/06/1967
829,800            	       72/226,398   		       06/06/1967
829,649            	       72/226,611   		       06/06/1967
829,621            	       72/229,421   		       06/06/1967
829,345            	       72/229,886   		       05/30/1967
829,488            	       72/231,083   		       05/30/1967
829,540            	       72/232,022   		       05/30/1967
829,541            	       72/232,023   		       05/30/1967
829,542     		       72/232,024   		       05/30/1967
829,330     		       72/232,520   		       05/30/1967
829,321     		       72/232,758   		       05/30/1967
829,477     		       72/233,195   		       05/30/1967
829,870     		       72/233,894   		       06/06/1967
829,478     		       72/234,094   		       05/30/1967
829,434     		       72/234,474   		       05/30/1967
829,437     		       72/234,834   		       05/30/1967
829,754     		       72/235,024   		       06/06/1967
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 30 

829,352     		       72/235,352   		       05/30/1967
829,353     		       72/235,353   		       05/30/1967
829,775     		       72/235,378   		       06/06/1967
829,622     		       72/235,583   		       06/06/1967
829,653     		       72/236,133   		       06/06/1967
829,338     		       72/236,175   		       05/30/1967
829,606     		       72/236,776   		       06/06/1967
829,322     		       72/236,777   		       05/30/1967
829,872     		       72/238,041   		       06/06/1967
829,544     		       72/238,294   		       05/30/1967
829,452     		       72/238,411   		       05/30/1967
829,989     		       72/238,896   		       06/06/1967
829,758     		       72/240,164   		       06/06/1967
829,407     		       72/241,101   		       05/30/1967
829,762     		       72/242,601   		       06/06/1967
829,672     		       72/242,645   		       06/06/1967
829,879     		       72/242,647   		       06/06/1967
829,945     		       72/243,410   		       06/06/1967
829,740     		       72/243,516   		       06/06/1967
829,765     		       72/243,868   		       06/06/1967
829,592     		       72/243,872   		       05/30/1967
829,991     		       72/243,880   		       06/06/1967
829,794     		       72/244,513   		       06/06/1967
829,855     		       72/244,618   		       06/06/1967
829,703     		       72/244,719   		       06/06/1967
829,495     		       72/246,196   		       05/30/1967
829,728     		       72/246,355   		       06/06/1967
830,005     		       72/246,547   		       06/06/1967
829,745     		       72/247,026   		       06/06/1967
829,564          	       72/247,428   		       05/30/1967
829,498          	       72/248,137   		       05/30/1967
829,499          	       72/248,138   		       05/30/1967
829,847          	       72/248,310   		       06/06/1967
829,833          	       72/249,162   		       06/06/1967
829,849          	       72/249,484   		       06/06/1967
829,850          	       72/249,485   		       06/06/1967
829,573          	       72/249,517   		       05/30/1967
829,960          	       72/251,139   		       06/06/1967
829,522          	       72/251,188   		       05/30/1967
829,377          	       72/254,708   		       05/30/1967
829,616          	       72/255,391   		       06/06/1967
829,933          	       72/256,326   		       06/06/1967
829,552          	       72/257,630   		       05/30/1967
829,565          	       72/257,767   		       05/30/1967
829,670          	       72/258,300   		       06/06/1967
829,671          	       72/258,643   		       06/06/1967
829,419          	       72/259,626   		       05/30/1967
829,472          	       72/260,497   		       05/30/1967
1,067,001      		       72/452,971   		       05/31/1977
1,066,998      		       72/465,752   		       05/31/1977
1,066,695      		       73/022,867   		       05/31/1977
1,066,534      		       73/029,944   		       05/31/1977
1,066,952      		       73/045,658   		       05/31/1977
1,066,848      		       73/045,946   		       05/31/1977
1,066,878      		       73/049,346   		       05/31/1977
1,066,786      		       73/049,562   		       05/31/1977
1,066,701      		       73/051,092   		       05/31/1977
1,066,523      		       73/059,287   		       05/31/1977
1,066,921      		       73/060,200   		       05/31/1977
1,066,787      		       73/060,662   		       05/31/1977
1,066,613      		       73/063,647   		       05/31/1977
1,066,589      		       73/072,966   		       05/31/1977
1,066,862      		       73/074,073   		       05/31/1977
1,066,641      		       73/075,694   		       05/31/1977
1,066,864      		       73/077,769   		       05/31/1977
1,066,558      		       73/079,307   		       05/31/1977
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 31 

1,066,770      		       73/079,756   		       05/31/1977
1,066,752      		       73/080,092   		       05/31/1977
1,066,965      		       73/081,336   		       05/31/1977
1,066,538      		       73/081,845   		       05/31/1977
1,066,564      		       73/082,757   		       05/31/1977
1,066,828      		       73/083,712   		       05/31/1977
1,066,802      		       73/084,037   		       05/31/1977
1,066,630      		       73/084,269   		       05/31/1977
1,066,620      		       73/087,724   		       05/31/1977
1,067,013      		       73/088,944   		       05/31/1977
1,066,806      		       73/091,524   		       05/31/1977
1,066,761      		       73/091,966   		       05/31/1977
1,066,774      		       73/092,835   		       05/31/1977
1,066,832      		       73/095,160   		       05/31/1977
1,066,623      		       73/096,250   		       05/31/1977
1,066,546      		       73/098,027   		       05/31/1977
1,066,734      		       73/098,416   		       05/31/1977
1,066,625   		       73/098,454   		       05/31/1977
1,066,604   		       73/099,546   		       05/31/1977
1,066,550   		       73/100,127   		       05/31/1977
1,066,872   		       73/100,139   		       05/31/1977
1,066,551   		       73/100,692   		       05/31/1977
1,066,693   		       73/103,359   		       05/31/1977
1,066,940   		       73/103,424   		       05/31/1977
1,066,987   		       73/103,554   		       05/31/1977
1,066,873   		       73/104,001   		       05/31/1977
1,066,577   		       73/104,600   		       05/31/1977
1,066,579   		       73/104,693   		       05/31/1977
1,066,606   		       73/105,074   		       05/31/1977
1,441,384   		       73/311,982   		       06/02/1987
1,441,409   		       73/370,200   		       06/02/1987
1,441,434   		       73/384,708   		       06/02/1987
1,441,053   		       73/402,903   		       06/02/1987
1,441,054   		       73/423,853   		       06/02/1987
1,441,436   		       73/425,770   		       06/02/1987
1,440,949   		       73/430,227   		       06/02/1987
1,441,541   		       73/474,937   		       06/02/1987
1,441,497   		       73/494,028   		       06/02/1987
1,441,652   		       73/511,828   		       06/02/1987
1,441,057   		       73/513,427   		       06/02/1987
1,441,400   		       73/515,336   		       06/02/1987
1,441,059   		       73/515,578   		       06/02/1987
1,440,969   		       73/516,544   		       06/02/1987
1,441,061   		       73/517,550   		       06/02/1987
1,441,466   		       73/521,631   		       06/02/1987
1,441,543   		       73/534,529   		       06/02/1987
1,441,498   		       73/537,216   		       06/02/1987
1,441,544   		       73/544,182   		       06/02/1987
1,441,062   		       73/555,775   		       06/02/1987
1,441,546   		       73/557,341   		       06/02/1987
1,441,209   		       73/559,300   		       06/02/1987
1,441,615   		       73/560,716   		       06/02/1987
1,440,970   		       73/562,868   		       06/02/1987
1,441,643   		       73/566,376   		       06/02/1987
1,441,063   		       73/568,324   		       06/02/1987
1,441,268   		       73/568,931   		       06/02/1987
1,441,616   		       73/569,296   		       06/02/1987
1,441,064   		       73/571,179   		       06/02/1987
1,441,469   		       73/575,534   		       06/02/1987
1,441,470   		       73/575,535   		       06/02/1987
1,441,411   		       73/575,656   		       06/02/1987
1,441,346   		       73/576,409   		       06/02/1987
1,441,254   		       73/578,462   		       06/02/1987
1,441,306   		       73/578,852   		       06/02/1987
1,441,219   		       73/579,336   		       06/02/1987
1,441,220   		       73/579,357   		       06/02/1987
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 32 

1,441,412   		       73/579,543   		       06/02/1987
1,441,117   		       73/579,993   		       06/02/1987
1,441,069   		       73/580,559   		       06/02/1987
1,441,444   		       73/581,153   		       06/02/1987
1,441,134   		       73/581,216   		       06/02/1987
1,441,551   		       73/583,954   		       06/02/1987
1,441,275   		       73/583,957   		       06/02/1987
1,441,276        	       73/584,005   		       06/02/1987
1,441,552        	       73/584,108   		       06/02/1987
1,441,446        	       73/584,185   		       06/02/1987
1,440,971        	       73/584,341   		       06/02/1987
1,440,998        	       73/585,400   		       06/02/1987
1,441,554        	       73/585,494   		       06/02/1987
1,441,555        	       73/585,521   		       06/02/1987
1,441,144        	       73/585,948   		       06/02/1987
1,441,626        	       73/585,953   		       06/02/1987
1,441,556        	       73/586,731   		       06/02/1987
1,441,041        	       73/587,128   		       06/02/1987
1,441,075        	       73/587,920   		       06/02/1987
1,441,164        	       73/589,288   		       06/02/1987
1,440,953        	       73/591,162   		       06/02/1987
1,441,145        	       73/592,199   		       06/02/1987
1,441,280        	       73/592,280   		       06/02/1987
1,441,079        	       73/592,698   		       06/02/1987
1,441,166        	       73/593,096   		       06/02/1987
1,441,633        	       73/593,365   		       06/02/1987
1,441,080        	       73/594,351   		       06/02/1987
1,441,654        	       73/594,518   		       06/02/1987
1,441,001        	       73/595,230   		       06/02/1987
1,441,168        	       73/596,097   		       06/02/1987
1,441,043        	       73/596,632   		       06/02/1987
1,441,169        	       73/597,093   		       06/02/1987
1,441,655        	       73/597,634   		       06/02/1987
1,441,501        	       73/597,705   		       06/02/1987
1,441,282        	       73/597,881   		       06/02/1987
1,441,614        	       73/599,503   		       06/02/1987
1,441,561        	       73/600,690   		       06/02/1987
1,441,362        	       73/601,251   		       06/02/1987
1,441,419        	       73/602,191   		       06/02/1987
1,441,170        	       73/603,899   		       06/02/1987
1,440,976        	       73/605,029   		       06/02/1987
1,441,082        	       73/606,826   		       06/02/1987
1,441,526        	       73/607,901   		       06/02/1987
1,441,255        	       73/608,259   		       06/02/1987
1,440,956        	       73/608,765   		       06/02/1987
1,441,564        	       73/609,529   		       06/02/1987
1,441,226        	       73/610,476   		       06/02/1987
1,441,565        	       73/610,963   		       06/02/1987
1,441,172        	       73/611,142   		       06/02/1987
1,441,629        	       73/611,449   		       06/02/1987
1,441,206        	       73/612,444   		       06/02/1987
1,441,630        	       73/613,263   		       06/02/1987
1,441,569        	       73/613,315   		       06/02/1987
1,441,004        	       73/613,531   		       06/02/1987
1,441,474        	       73/614,151   		       06/02/1987
1,441,089        	       73/614,356   		       06/02/1987
1,440,964        	       73/615,056   		       06/02/1987
1,441,487        	       73/615,763   		       06/02/1987
1,441,502        	       73/615,809   		       06/02/1987
1,441,292        	       73/616,207   		       06/02/1987
1,441,044        	       73/616,784   		       06/02/1987
1,440,978   		       73/618,296   		       06/02/1987
1,441,008   		       73/618,412   		       06/02/1987
1,441,091   		       73/618,539   		       06/02/1987
1,441,351   		       73/618,589   		       06/02/1987
1,441,368   		       73/619,022   		       06/02/1987
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1,441,388   		       73/619,418   		       06/02/1987
1,441,229   		       73/619,923   		       06/02/1987
1,441,096   		       73/620,502   		       06/02/1987
1,441,310   		       73/620,560   		       06/02/1987
1,441,097   		       73/620,571   		       06/02/1987
1,441,579   		       73/620,694   		       06/02/1987
1,441,100   		       73/620,796   		       06/02/1987
1,441,457   		       73/621,126   		       06/02/1987
1,441,371   		       73/621,187   		       06/02/1987
1,441,424   		       73/621,224   		       06/02/1987
1,441,009   		       73/621,305   		       06/02/1987
1,441,120   		       73/621,494   		       06/02/1987
1,441,372   		       73/621,537   		       06/02/1987
1,440,981   		       73/621,619   		       06/02/1987
1,441,458   		       73/621,706   		       06/02/1987
1,441,613   		       73/621,836   		       06/02/1987
1,441,490   		       73/622,033   		       06/02/1987
1,441,108   		       73/622,095   		       06/02/1987
1,441,109   		       73/622,131   		       06/02/1987
1,441,110   		       73/622,132   		       06/02/1987
1,441,459   		       73/622,176   		       06/02/1987
1,441,402   		       73/622,217   		       06/02/1987
1,441,112   		       73/622,395   		       06/02/1987
1,441,113   		       73/622,474   		       06/02/1987
1,441,479   		       73/622,767   		       06/02/1987
1,441,588   		       73/622,788   		       06/02/1987
1,441,632   		       73/623,204   		       06/02/1987
1,441,590   		       73/623,240   		       06/02/1987
1,441,425   		       73/623,248   		       06/02/1987
1,441,591   		       73/623,254   		       06/02/1987
1,441,122   		       73/623,308   		       06/02/1987
1,441,532   		       73/623,510   		       06/02/1987
1,441,047   		       73/623,514   		       06/02/1987
1,441,183   		       73/623,660   		       06/02/1987
1,441,593   		       73/623,746   		       06/02/1987
1,441,460   		       73/623,748   		       06/02/1987
1,441,428   		       73/623,813   		       06/02/1987
1,441,294   		       73/623,944   		       06/02/1987
1,441,324   		       73/624,242   		       06/02/1987
1,441,232   		       73/624,259   		       06/02/1987
1,441,125   		       73/624,261   		       06/02/1987
1,441,534   		       73/624,293   		       06/02/1987
1,441,325   		       73/624,320   		       06/02/1987
1,441,462   		       73/624,349   		       06/02/1987
1,441,332   		       73/624,487   		       06/02/1987
1,441,336   		       73/624,593   		       06/02/1987
1,441,185   		       73/624,608   		       06/02/1987
1,441,535   		       73/624,646   		       06/02/1987
1,441,430   		       73/624,773   		       06/02/1987
1,441,600   		       73/624,780   		       06/02/1987
1,441,463   		       73/625,118   		       06/02/1987
1,441,193        	       73/625,246   		       06/02/1987
1,441,149        	       73/625,618   		       06/02/1987
1,441,339        	       73/625,650   		       06/02/1987
1,441,195        	       73/625,682   		       06/02/1987
1,441,604        	       73/625,707   		       06/02/1987
1,441,197        	       73/625,822   		       06/02/1987
1,441,342        	       73/625,854   		       06/02/1987
1,441,302        	       73/626,070   		       06/02/1987
1,441,296        	       73/626,167   		       06/02/1987
1,441,492        	       73/626,252   		       06/02/1987
1,441,493        	       73/627,014   		       06/02/1987
1,441,605        	       73/627,095   		       06/02/1987
1,441,494        	       73/627,719   		       06/02/1987
1,441,495        	       73/627,897   		       06/02/1987
1,441,496        	       73/627,923   		       06/02/1987
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1,441,537        	       73/628,764   		       06/02/1987
1,441,127        	       73/628,786   		       06/02/1987
1,441,131        	       73/629,443   		       06/02/1987
1,440,992        	       73/630,194   		       06/02/1987
1,611,945        	       74/005,200   		       09/04/1990
1,705,723        	       74/039,397   		       08/04/1992
2,066,066        	       74/181,524   		       06/03/1997
2,067,386        	       74/206,312   		       06/03/1997
1,829,921        	       74/274,810   		       04/05/1994
2,067,411        	       74/395,842   		       06/03/1997
2,066,080        	       74/399,966   		       06/03/1997
2,067,414        	       74/402,044   		       06/03/1997
2,067,418        	       74/420,016   		       06/03/1997
2,067,423        	       74/436,716   		       06/03/1997
2,067,428        	       74/447,090   		       06/03/1997
2,067,434        	       74/462,851   		       06/03/1997
2,066,088        	       74/468,023   		       06/03/1997
2,067,435        	       74/471,016   		       06/03/1997
2,067,439        	       74/474,097   		       06/03/1997
1,993,810        	       74/475,771   		       08/13/1996
2,067,444        	       74/481,436   		       06/03/1997
2,066,091        	       74/482,467   		       06/03/1997
2,067,447        	       74/486,541   		       06/03/1997
2,067,453        	       74/496,110   		       06/03/1997
2,066,098        	       74/509,408   		       06/03/1997
2,067,464        	       74/513,608   		       06/03/1997
2,067,465        	       74/515,129   		       06/03/1997
2,067,467        	       74/518,066   		       06/03/1997
2,067,468        	       74/518,359   		       06/03/1997
2,067,474        	       74/524,229   		       06/03/1997
2,067,475        	       74/524,694   		       06/03/1997
2,067,476        	       74/526,412   		       06/03/1997
2,066,110        	       74/536,097   		       06/03/1997
2,066,113        	       74/540,669   		       06/03/1997
2,066,114        	       74/541,076   		       06/03/1997
2,067,500        	       74/552,602   		       06/03/1997
2,067,504        	       74/553,519   		       06/03/1997
2,067,505        	       74/553,904   		       06/03/1997
2,067,507        	       74/554,387   		       06/03/1997
2,067,518   		       74/565,416   		       06/03/1997
2,066,126   		       74/572,088   		       06/03/1997
2,066,131   		       74/583,332   		       06/03/1997
2,067,539   		       74/588,642   		       06/03/1997
2,067,559   		       74/598,688   		       06/03/1997
2,066,145   		       74/604,627   		       06/03/1997
2,066,147   		       74/605,522   		       06/03/1997
2,067,569   		       74/608,054   		       06/03/1997
2,067,576   		       74/612,327   		       06/03/1997
2,067,577   		       74/613,236   		       06/03/1997
2,067,591   		       74/620,661   		       06/03/1997
2,066,155   		       74/622,009   		       06/03/1997
2,067,596   		       74/622,202   		       06/03/1997
2,067,603   		       74/627,984   		       06/03/1997
2,067,607   		       74/628,943   		       06/03/1997
2,067,615   		       74/632,079   		       06/03/1997
2,067,620   		       74/636,365   		       06/03/1997
2,067,621   		       74/636,370   		       06/03/1997
2,066,165   		       74/637,058   		       06/03/1997
2,067,625   		       74/638,167   		       06/03/1997
2,066,166   		       74/643,249   		       06/03/1997
2,067,662   		       74/656,198   		       06/03/1997
2,067,665   		       74/656,979   		       06/03/1997
2,067,669   		       74/659,186   		       06/03/1997
2,066,177   		       74/660,259   		       06/03/1997
2,067,674   		       74/660,439   		       06/03/1997
2,067,675   		       74/660,442   		       06/03/1997
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2,066,179   		       74/661,253   		       06/03/1997
2,067,689   		       74/667,368   		       06/03/1997
2,067,696   		       74/672,850   		       06/03/1997
2,067,698   		       74/673,614   		       06/03/1997
2,066,193   		       74/673,948   		       06/03/1997
2,066,199   		       74/675,934   		       06/03/1997
2,067,714   		       74/678,444   		       06/03/1997
2,067,717   		       74/679,870   		       06/03/1997
2,067,718   		       74/679,916   		       06/03/1997
2,067,724   		       74/682,596   		       06/03/1997
2,067,732   		       74/685,885   		       06/03/1997
2,068,093   		       74/688,340   		       06/03/1997
2,067,742   		       74/690,906   		       06/03/1997
2,067,743   		       74/691,183   		       06/03/1997
2,067,758   		       74/696,744   		       06/03/1997
2,068,101   		       74/699,009   		       06/03/1997
2,066,234   		       74/704,114   		       06/03/1997
2,067,784   		       74/704,313   		       06/03/1997
2,067,789   		       74/706,753   		       06/03/1997
2,066,242   		       74/706,814   		       06/03/1997
2,067,793   		       74/708,312   		       06/03/1997
2,068,107   		       74/709,783   		       06/03/1997
2,067,802   		       74/712,674   		       06/03/1997
2,066,268   		       74/716,272   		       06/03/1997
2,066,269   		       74/716,273   		       06/03/1997
2,066,273   		       74/716,856   		       06/03/1997
2,067,817   		       74/717,482   		       06/03/1997
2,067,820   		       74/719,002   		       06/03/1997
2,066,279   		       74/719,320   		       06/03/1997
2,067,825        	       74/720,019   		       06/03/1997
2,067,828        	       74/720,168   		       06/03/1997
2,066,313        	       74/730,223   		       06/03/1997
2,067,865        	       74/731,014   		       06/03/1997
2,067,868        	       74/731,993   		       06/03/1997
2,067,871        	       74/732,287   		       06/03/1997
2,067,874        	       74/733,238   		       06/03/1997
2,066,330        	       74/735,393   		       06/03/1997
2,068,113        	       74/735,455   		       06/03/1997
2,068,114        	       74/736,216   		       06/03/1997
2,067,888        	       74/737,221   		       06/03/1997
2,066,337        	       74/802,392   		       06/03/1997
2,066,341        	       75/000,704   		       06/03/1997
2,067,889        	       75/000,799   		       06/03/1997
2,066,348        	       75/003,114   		       06/03/1997
2,066,359        	       75/004,489   		       06/03/1997
2,066,365        	       75/006,017   		       06/03/1997
2,066,371        	       75/007,033   		       06/03/1997
2,068,118        	       75/008,397   		       06/03/1997
2,066,384        	       75/009,859   		       06/03/1997
2,066,388        	       75/010,907   		       06/03/1997
2,067,920        	       75/012,099   		       06/03/1997
2,067,922        	       75/012,557   		       06/03/1997
2,066,397        	       75/013,231   		       06/03/1997
2,066,403        	       75/014,011   		       06/03/1997
2,066,407        	       75/015,402   		       06/03/1997
2,067,938        	       75/015,829   		       06/03/1997
2,066,421        	       75/017,824   		       06/03/1997
2,067,947        	       75/018,740   		       06/03/1997
2,066,429        	       75/019,438   		       06/03/1997
2,066,430        	       75/019,460   		       06/03/1997
2,066,431        	       75/019,462   		       06/03/1997
2,066,432        	       75/019,463   		       06/03/1997
2,066,433        	       75/019,464   		       06/03/1997
2,066,435        	       75/019,971   		       06/03/1997
2,066,448        	       75/022,933   		       06/03/1997
2,066,449        	       75/023,569   		       06/03/1997
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2,067,961        	       75/023,769   		       06/03/1997
2,067,969        	       75/026,246   		       06/03/1997
2,066,467        	       75/027,690   		       06/03/1997
2,066,470        	       75/028,729   		       06/03/1997
2,067,986        	       75/033,661   		       06/03/1997
2,066,489        	       75/033,884   		       06/03/1997
2,067,987        	       75/034,072   		       06/03/1997
2,066,494        	       75/034,748   		       06/03/1997
2,066,542        	       75/043,483   		       06/03/1997
2,066,544        	       75/043,851   		       06/03/1997
2,066,549        	       75/045,403   		       06/03/1997
2,066,562        	       75/047,449   		       06/03/1997
2,066,564        	       75/047,608   		       06/03/1997
2,066,588        	       75/051,950   		       06/03/1997
2,066,594        	       75/053,017   		       06/03/1997
2,066,600        	       75/054,104   		       06/03/1997
2,066,601        	       75/054,106   		       06/03/1997
2,068,022   		       75/057,196   		       06/03/1997
2,066,616   		       75/057,809   		       06/03/1997
2,068,031   		       75/060,561   		       06/03/1997
2,068,033   		       75/061,143   		       06/03/1997
2,068,034   		       75/061,144   		       06/03/1997
2,066,644   		       75/063,356   		       06/03/1997
2,066,647   		       75/063,497   		       06/03/1997
2,066,651   		       75/064,197   		       06/03/1997
2,066,661   		       75/065,575   		       06/03/1997
2,066,662   		       75/065,651   		       06/03/1997
2,068,137   		       75/066,226   		       06/03/1997
2,066,683   		       75/069,008   		       06/03/1997
2,066,696   		       75/070,484   		       06/03/1997
2,066,712   		       75/072,716   		       06/03/1997
2,068,144   		       75/074,483   		       06/03/1997
2,066,729   		       75/075,177   		       06/03/1997
2,066,732   		       75/075,863   		       06/03/1997
2,066,733   		       75/075,921   		       06/03/1997
2,068,053   		       75/078,165   		       06/03/1997
2,066,747   		       75/078,372   		       06/03/1997
2,066,757   		       75/079,689   		       06/03/1997
2,066,765   		       75/080,498   		       06/03/1997
2,066,769   		       75/080,898   		       06/03/1997
2,066,775   		       75/081,147   		       06/03/1997
2,068,147   		       75/081,183   		       06/03/1997
2,066,800   		       75/083,111   		       06/03/1997
2,068,057   		       75/083,962   		       06/03/1997
2,066,807   		       75/084,416   		       06/03/1997
2,066,813   		       75/084,846   		       06/03/1997
2,066,826   		       75/086,840   		       06/03/1997
2,068,059   		       75/087,057   		       06/03/1997
2,066,837   		       75/088,667   		       06/03/1997
2,066,838   		       75/088,675   		       06/03/1997
2,066,846   		       75/089,564   		       06/03/1997
2,066,866   		       75/091,152   		       06/03/1997
2,066,874   		       75/092,289   		       06/03/1997
2,066,878   		       75/093,083   		       06/03/1997
2,066,893   		       75/094,744   		       06/03/1997
2,066,898   		       75/094,958   		       06/03/1997
2,066,913   		       75/096,491   		       06/03/1997
2,066,918   		       75/096,722   		       06/03/1997
2,066,921   		       75/096,788   		       06/03/1997
2,066,923   		       75/096,848   		       06/03/1997
2,066,936   		       75/098,401   		       06/03/1997
2,066,945   		       75/099,092   		       06/03/1997
2,066,952   		       75/099,310   		       06/03/1997
2,066,956   		       75/099,356   		       06/03/1997
2,066,959   		       75/099,710   		       06/03/1997
2,066,979   		       75/102,845   		       06/03/1997
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2,066,980   		       75/102,846   		       06/03/1997
2,066,991   		       75/103,591   		       06/03/1997
2,066,996   		       75/103,955   		       06/03/1997
2,067,018   		       75/106,027   		       06/03/1997
2,067,019   		       75/106,042   		       06/03/1997
2,067,030   		       75/107,690   		       06/03/1997
2,067,034   		       75/108,411   		       06/03/1997
2,067,048        	       75/109,716   		       06/03/1997
2,067,052        	       75/110,399   		       06/03/1997
2,067,058        	       75/110,915   		       06/03/1997
2,067,059        	       75/110,916   		       06/03/1997
2,067,064        	       75/111,294   		       06/03/1997
2,067,068        	       75/112,026   		       06/03/1997
2,067,096        	       75/117,571   		       06/03/1997
2,067,100        	       75/118,014   		       06/03/1997
2,067,108        	       75/119,295   		       06/03/1997
2,067,114        	       75/119,551   		       06/03/1997
2,067,117        	       75/119,911   		       06/03/1997
2,067,124        	       75/121,275   		       06/03/1997
2,067,126        	       75/121,319   		       06/03/1997
2,067,150        	       75/125,694   		       06/03/1997
2,067,156        	       75/126,599   		       06/03/1997
2,067,157        	       75/127,016   		       06/03/1997
2,067,159        	       75/127,145   		       06/03/1997
2,067,163        	       75/127,441   		       06/03/1997
2,067,166        	       75/127,859   		       06/03/1997
2,067,167        	       75/127,908   		       06/03/1997
2,067,168        	       75/128,192   		       06/03/1997
2,067,173        	       75/128,334   		       06/03/1997
2,067,177        	       75/128,567   		       06/03/1997
2,067,189        	       75/130,269   		       06/03/1997
2,067,202        	       75/131,475   		       06/03/1997
2,067,204        	       75/131,548   		       06/03/1997
2,067,206        	       75/131,869   		       06/03/1997
2,067,211        	       75/132,581   		       06/03/1997
2,067,218        	       75/133,136   		       06/03/1997
2,067,227        	       75/133,944   		       06/03/1997
2,067,228        	       75/133,981   		       06/03/1997
2,067,234        	       75/134,587   		       06/03/1997
2,067,239        	       75/134,729   		       06/03/1997
2,067,244   		       75/135,858   		       06/03/1997
2,067,245   		       75/135,859   		       06/03/1997
2,067,252   		       75/136,257   		       06/03/1997
2,067,255   		       75/136,550   		       06/03/1997
2,067,260   		       75/137,018   		       06/03/1997
2,067,262   		       75/137,094   		       06/03/1997
2,067,265   		       75/137,164   		       06/03/1997
2,067,272   		       75/137,551   		       06/03/1997
2,067,273   		       75/137,601   		       06/03/1997
2,067,278   		       75/137,923   		       06/03/1997
2,067,285   		       75/138,802   		       06/03/1997
2,067,286   		       75/138,921   		       06/03/1997
2,067,288   		       75/138,946   		       06/03/1997
2,067,289   		       75/139,445   		       06/03/1997
2,067,290   		       75/139,543   		       06/03/1997
2,067,291   		       75/139,781   		       06/03/1997
2,067,297   		       75/140,728   		       06/03/1997
2,067,306   		       75/143,074   		       06/03/1997
2,067,311   		       75/143,971   		       06/03/1997
2,068,165   		       75/144,145   		       06/03/1997
2,067,313   		       75/144,540   		       06/03/1997
2,067,314   		       75/144,937   		       06/03/1997
2,067,331   		       75/161,938   		       06/03/1997
2,067,349   		       75/167,112   		       06/03/1997
2,067,350   		       75/167,731   		       06/03/1997
2,067,355   		       75/169,598   		       06/03/1997
2,067,356   		       75/169,599   		       06/03/1997
2,067,357   		       75/169,778   		       06/03/1997
2,067,365   		       75/173,170   		       06/03/1997
2,084,133   		       75/174,073   		       07/29/1997
2,068,072   		       75/975,881   		       06/03/1997
2,068,074   		       75/975,976   		       06/03/1997
2,068,079   		       75/976,027   		       06/03/1997
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37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
		       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

  Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Yoshiko Kita) 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/JP05/07286
and was filed on 08 April 2005 in the names of Tomohiro Chiba; Yoshiko
Kita; Masaaki Matsuoka; Kenzo Terashita; Sadakazu Aiso; and Ikuo Nishimoto
for the invention entitled THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE.
The national stage application number is 11/578,142 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371
date of 03 December 2007.

		       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Luca Bertolini) 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/EP2005/053819
and was filed on 03 August 2005 in the name of Michel Zecri et al for the
invention entitled "A Semiconductor Switch Arrangement and an Electronic
Device". The national stage application number is 11/573,078 and has a date
of 05 March 2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).

		       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of the legal representative one of the joint inventors who is
deceased. The petition has been granted. A notice has been sent to the
last known address of the non-signing legal representative. The legal
representative whose signature is missing (Kersten Heckmann) 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/EP2006/050868 and was filed on 13 February 2006 in the name of Peter
Stierle et al for the invention entitled "Hand-Held Machine Tool". The
national stage application number is 11/568,888 and has a date of 03 March
2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).

		       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of 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
inventors. The inventor whose signature is missing (Dr. George Gabor L.
Miklos) 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/AU05/01840 and was filed on 05 December 2005 in the names of
Douglas Spencer Millar and George Gabor L. Miklos entitled METHODS FOR
SIMPLIFYING MICROBIAL NUCLEIC ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF CYTOSINES.
The national stage application is assigned number 11/573,873 and has a 35
U.S.C. 371(c) date of 15 January 2008.
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Status of Public Records Division
		       Status of Public Records Division

   The Public Records Division (PRD) processes and fills orders for both
certified and uncertified copies of Patent and Trademark Office documents
and records assignments and other documents related to title. This is an
update of actual processing times for orders filled during the month of
February 2008:

DOCUMENT SERVICES	                      Goal	           Actual
						               Processing
						                     Time

Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed	            7 days	           4 days
Patent Related File Wrappers	           25 days	          11 days
Patent Copies	                           10 days	           2 days
Patent Assignments	                   10 days	           5 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed	            7 days	           4 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers	           25 days	           8 days
Trademark Assignments	                   10 days	           4 days
Trademark Registrations,
   Expedited	                            5 days	           3 days
Trademark Registrations,
   Regular	                           14 days	           7 days

Uncertified Documents

Patent Copies	 			    5 day		   1 day
Plant Patents				    5 days		   2 days
Patent Assignments			   10 days		   1 day
Patent Related File Wrappers		   25 days		  11 days
Trademark Copies			    5 days		   1 day
Trademark Assignments			   10 days		   1 day
Trademark Related File Wrappers		   25 days		   7 days

Customers should use the above actual processing time for each product as a
guide as to when they can expect their orders to be completed. In cases
where an urgent deadline is approaching, contact Document Services Customer
Service at (571) 272-3150 or 1 (800) 972-6382 for assistance with a
particular order.

Customers are encouraged to place orders through the Internet at
http://ebiz1.uspto.gov/oems25p

Orders may also be faxed to the Document Services Branch at (571) 273-3250.
Information on the status of pending orders may be obtained by calling
(571) 272-3150 or 1 (800) 972-6382 (outside the Washington, DC Metro area),
or via E-mail to dsd@uspto.gov.

ASSIGNMENT SERVICES

                                              Goal		   Actual
							       Processing
								     Time

Submission Method

Internet (EFS, ePAS or eTAS)	            2 days	           1 day
Fax	                                   10 days	           1 day
Paper	                                   14 days	           1 day

The Assignment Services Branch is currently mailing recordation notices for
paper documents received in the Public Records Division on February 27,
2008.
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 40 


Customers should use the above actual processing times as a guide as to
when they can expect their assignment submissions to be processed. For
fastest service customers are encouraged to file assignments via the
Internet.

Assignment submissions may be made via the Internet at
http://epas.uspto.gov/ for patent assignments and http://etas.uspto.gov for
trademark assignments. Patent assignment submissions may also be made by
selecting the "Electronic Filing (EFS)" option at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc.

Assignment submissions may also be faxed to the Assignment Services Branch
at (571) 273-0140. Trademark assignment recordations may be reviewed
online at http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments. Information on the
status of pending assignment recordations may be obtained by calling (571)
272-3350 or 1 (800) 972-6382 (outside the Washington, DC Metro area).

March 5, 2008  					              AMANDA PUTNAM
					   Manager, Public Records Division
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Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language
			    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
			  Patent and Trademark Office
				 37 CFR Part 1
			 [Docket No. PTO-P-2006-0004]
				 RIN 0651-AC00


	       Examination of Patent Applications That Include
		    Claims Containing Alternative Language

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment on initial regulatory
flexibility analysis.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a
notice proposing to revise the rules of practice pertaining to any claim
using alternative language to claim two or more independent and distinct
inventions (Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making). The Office
has prepared an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) on this
proposed change to the rules of practice. This notice publishes the IRFA
and requests public comment on the IRFA. This notice also invites public
comment on the Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making.

DATES: Written comments on the IRFA or Alternative Claims Notice of
Proposed Rule Making must be received on or before April 9, 2008. No
public hearing will be held.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by electronic mail message over the
Internet. Comments on the IRFA should be addressed to
markush-irfa.comments@uspto.gov, and comments on the proposed rule changes
in the Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making should be
addressed to markush.comments@uspto.gov. Comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments--Patents, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, or by facsimile to
(571) 273-7754, marked to the attention of Kathleen Kahler Fonda, Legal
Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration. Although comments may be
submitted by mail or facsimile, the Office prefers to receive comments via
the Internet.

   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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=
leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov) for additional
instructions on providing comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.

   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 on the Office's
Internet Web site at (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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: Kathleen Kahler Fonda, Legal Advisor,
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by
telephone at (571) 272-7754; by mail addressed to: Box Comments
Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450; or by facsimile to (571) 273-7754, marked to the attention of
Kathleen Kahler Fonda.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office published the Alternative Claims
Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the Federal Register in August of 2007.
See Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing
 April 1, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1329 OG 42 

Alternative Language, 72 FR 44992 (Aug. 10, 2007), republished at 1322 Off.
Gaz. Pat. Office 22 (Sept. 4, 2007). This notice supplements the
Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making. The Alternative Claims
Notice of Proposed Rule Making indicated that the changes being proposed
involve rules of agency practice and procedure for which prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553
(or any other law), and thus neither a regulatory flexibility analysis nor
a certification under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
is required under 5 U.S.C. 603. See Examination of Patent Applications That
Include Claims Containing Alternative Language, 72 FR at 44999.

   The Office received several comments concerning the impact of the
proposed rules on small businesses and independent inventors. The Office
continues to believe that a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required
for the Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making. The Office,
however, has decided to subject the proposed rules to a regulatory
flexibility analysis to provide a further opportunity for comment on the
small business impact of the proposed rules. Specifically, the Office has
commissioned a detailed analysis of the impact of the proposed rules on
small entities, and has prepared an IRFA. This notice publishes and
requests public comment on the IRFA.

   The Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making indicated that
comments on the proposed changes to the rules of practice were to have been
submitted by October 9, 2007. This notice also provides another opportunity
to submit comments on the changes to the rules of practice proposed in the
Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule
Making.

   1. Description of the reasons that action by the agency is being
considered: The Office is proposing to revise the rules of practice
pertaining to any claim using alternative language because patent
applicants sometimes use Markush or other alternative formats to claim two
or more independent and distinct inventions and/or to recite hundreds, if
not thousands, of alternative embodiments in one claim. Such claims are
confusing, difficult to understand, and frequently border on being
unmanageable. Proper search of such complex claims, particularly those
using Markush language, often consume a disproportionate amount of Office
resources as compared to other types of claims. The prosecution of these
complex claims likewise often requires separate examination and
patentability determinations for each of the alternatives within the claim,
e.g., if the alternatives raise separate prior art, enablement, or utility
issues. Furthermore, the variety and frequency of alternatives recited in
claims filed in applications pending before the Office, driven in part by
trends in emerging technologies, have exacerbated problems with pendency.
See Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing
Alternative Language, 72 FR at 44992-97.

   2. Succinct statement of the objectives of, and legal basis for, the
proposed rules: The objective of the proposed changes is to improve
practices pertaining to claims that recite alternatives in a manner that
will enhance the Office's ability to grant quality patents that effectively
promote innovation in a timely manner. See Examination of Patent
Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language, 72 FR at
44992. The authority for the proposed changes is 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(A) and
(C) (authorizes the establishment of regulations to govern the conduct of
proceedings in the Office and facilitate and expedite the processing of
patent applications), 112 (requires applicants to submit one or more claims
particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which
the applicant regards as his invention), 121 (authorizes the Office to
restrict an application to a single invention when two or more independent
and distinct inventions are claimed), and 131 (authorizes the Office to
cause an examination to be made of an application). See In re Harnisch, 631
F.2d 716, 722 n.6, 206 USPQ 300, 306 n.6 (CCPA 1980) (inviting the Office
to exercise its rule making powers to forestall procedural problems arising
from Markush claims).
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   3. Description and estimate of the number of affected small entities:
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 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. The Office, however, has 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).

   This alternate small business size standard is the 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 the 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, this size standard 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.

   The proposed rule will apply to any such small entity who files a patent
application and chooses to use alternative language in claiming his or her
invention. To estimate the number of applications containing alternative
language that are submitted by small entities, Office staff analyzed
applications filed in fiscal year 2005 (FY05) (the most recent year for
which complete eighteen-month publication data are available). Using the
preceding definition of small entity, the Office screened these published
applications for commonly used alternative language (e.g., "contains one
selected from the group consisting of") and identified 20,824 small entity
applications as containing alternative language and, therefore, as
potentially affected by the proposed rule. The Office estimates that this
represents approximately 31 percent of total applications containing
alternative language.

   As anticipated, a larger proportion of applications containing
alternative language is concentrated in the biotechnology/chemical arts
(an estimated 9,186 of the 21,187 small entity applications in the
biotechnology/chemical arts or 43.4 percent). The remaining applications
with alternative language are distributed throughout the electrical and
mechanical arts (an estimated 11,638 of the 73,831 small entity
applications in the electrical/mechanical arts or 15.8 percent). These
results are summarized in Table 1.

		  Table 1. - Small Entity Applications (FY05)

						     Number of
						     small
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						     entity
						     applications
				      Number of      containing
				      small entity   alternative
            Type of art               applications   language       Percent

Biotechnology/Chemical Applications      21,187          9,186         43.4

Electrical/Mechanical Applications       73,831         11,638         15.8

        Total Applications	         95,018         20,824         21.9

   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 rule could potentially impact applicants in two ways.
First, it would require that a claim must be limited to a single invention.
Consequently, if a submitted application contains a single claim that
defines multiple independent and distinct inventions, then the examiner may
apply a restriction requirement. See Examination of Patent Applications
That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language, 72 FR at 44995. In
this case of an intra-claim restriction, applicants who wish to pursue
patent protection for the full scope covered by their initial application
would have to file a divisional application for each additional invention
defined in that original claim. For example, if a single claim contains
three independent and distinct inventions and the Office requires
restriction, the applicant could file two divisional applications to
prosecute the full scope of the original claims. Alternatively, the
applicant could elect not to file any divisional applications, in which
case he or she would be limited to the one invention elected in the initial
application.

   To estimate the costs of one divisional application, the Office is using
unit cost data from the American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA) Report of the Economic Survey \2\ and the Office fee schedule for
fiscal year 2007. Based on these data, the Office estimates that the cost
of filing one divisional application is $10,258 (expressed in present value
terms using a 7 percent discount rate). The cost faced by applicants could
be greater than this amount if the applicant files more than one
divisional.

   \2\ AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2007. Table Q33g, Third
Quartile, "Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex,
biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing)." Page I-74; Table Q33l,
Third Quartile, "Issuing an allowed application (all post-allowance
activity)." Page I-81; Table Q33n, Third Quartile, "Pay a Maintenance Fee."
Page I-76.

   Second, the proposed rule allows examiners to require applicants to
simplify the presentation of claims with alternative language so that:

   (1) The number and presentation of alternatives in a single claim are
not difficult to construe.

   (2) No alternative is itself defined as a set of further alternatives
within the claim.

   (3) No alternative is encompassed by any other alternative within a list
of alternatives unless there is no other practical way to define the
invention.

   (4) All alternatives are substitutable for each other.

   See Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing
Alternative Language, 72 FR at 44996.
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   Consequently, if an examiner determines that a claim does not comply
with one or more of the format requirements listed above, the applicant can
be required to correct the claim. The applicant would provide this
correction to the claim by submitting an amendment to the application.

   To estimate the cost of amending an application in order to correct the
format of the claim(s), the Office is using unit cost data on amendments
from the AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey. \3\ Based on the AIPLA data,
the Office estimates that the cost of filing one amendment to correct the
format of the claim(s) is $4,029 (expressed in present value terms using a
7 percent discount rate). The cost faced by applicants could be less than
or greater than this amount, depending on how difficult it is to correct
the format of the claim(s).

   \3\ AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2007. Table Q33g, Third
Quartile, "Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex,
biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing)." Page I-74.

   Any particular application containing alternative language could be
impacted by either, both, or neither of these two effects, and would fall
into one of the following four categories:

   (1) Applications with alternative language that do not claim multiple
inventions in a single claim and have claim(s) in a proper format.

   (2) Applications with alternative language that claim multiple
inventions in a single claim and have claim(s) in a proper format.

   (3) Applications with alternative language that do not claim multiple
inventions in a single claim but have claim(s) in an improper format.

   (4) Applications with alternative language that claim multiple
inventions in a single claim and have claim(s) in an improper format.

   Applications within the first of these categories have "acceptable"
alternative language, and small entities submitting such applications would
not incur any incremental costs of note. The remaining three categories,
however, contain applications that generally would lead to incremental
costs. Applications in category 4, which require both a divisional
application and an amendment, incur the greatest cost ($14,287). Table 2
summarizes the compliance activities and corresponding cost estimates.

		     Table 2. - Incremental Cost Estimates

								       Cost
                                                                   (present
                   Compliance activity                               value)

Category 1 applications containing acceptable alternative language     n.a.

Category 2 applications needing one divisional application          $10,258

Category 3 applications needing one amendment to correct the format   4,029
of the claim(s)

Category 4 applications needing one divisional application and one   14,287
amendment to correct the format of the claim(s)

   To estimate the number of small entity applications in each category,
the Office examined a sample of 102 FY05 small entity applications with
alternative language from the biotechnology/chemical arts and 57 FY05 small
entity applications with alternative language from the electrical/
mechanical arts. For these applications, the Office identified and
categorized the impact of the proposed rule. The Office then scaled these
findings to the overall number of small entity applications.
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   Using this methodology, the Office estimates that 82 percent of affected
small entity applications in the biotechnology/chemical arts and 98 percent
of affected small entity applications in the electrical/mechanical arts
would fall into category 1 and would not incur any notable incremental
costs associated with the rule. The remaining 18 percent of affected small
entity applications in the biotechnology/chemical arts and 2 percent of
affected small entity applications in the electrical/mechanical arts would
incur costs to comply with the proposed rule requirements. In total, the
analysis shows that an estimated 1,825 small entity applications would
incur compliance costs under the proposed rule. Table 3 summarizes these
results.

	       Table 3. - Small Entity Applications Containing
		 Alternative Language by Cost Impact Category

			       Biotechnology/  Electrical/
			       chemical	       mechanical
			       applications    applications
			       FY05	       FY05		 Total
                               Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Category 1: Small entity
applications with acceptable
alternative language	        7,565      82 11,434      98 18,999      91

Category 2: Small entity
applications with alternative
language that claim multiple
inventions in a single claim	  991      11    204       2  1,195       6

Category 3: Small entity
applications with alternative
language that have claim(s)
in an improper format		  270       3      0       0    270       1

Category 4: Small entity
applications with alternative
language that claim multiple
inventions in a single claim
and have claim(s) in an
improper format			  360       4      0       0    360       2

Total Small Entity Applications
with Alternative Language
(Categories 1-4)	        9,186     100 11,638     100 20,824     100

Total Small Entity Applications
with a Cost Impact
(Categories 2-4)		1,621      18    204       2  1,825       9

   In the Office's analysis of these applications, the number of claims in
an improper format ranged from one to four claims per application. Some
applications had only dependent claims that were in an improper format,
while others had only independent claims that were in an improper format.
One application had independent and dependent claims in an improper format.
Although the incremental cost faced by applicants could vary depending on
the complexity and number of claims needing correction, the Office's use of
AIPLA's 75th percentile unit cost estimate for an amendment already
accounts for some variation in costs (i.e., the 75th percentile may be a
high estimate for most applications) and would seem to be a conservative
figure.

   In the Office's analysis of the sampled applications containing two or
more independent and distinct inventions that are claimed in the
alternative in a single claim, the median number of divisional
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applications required to maintain the scope of the application was 5,
although some applications would have required more than 100 divisional
applications to maintain scope.

   The wide variation in the estimated number of divisional applications is
informative when considering the cost impact of the proposed rule for small
entity applicants. However, the Office believes that an applicant would
need to file at most approximately seven divisional applications following
an examiner's restriction requirement, even if more were needed to seek
patent protection for the full scope of the originally claimed inventions.
\4\ Therefore, while the cost impact of intra-claim restrictions could be
as low as zero for applicants that elect not to maintain scope, it could
range as high as the cost of seven divisional applications (present value
of approximately $42,000). However, the Office believes these applications
are relatively few in number and the impact for most applicants will be far
less.

   \4\ Applicants may file divisional applications sequentially to keep a
case pending for the lifetime of a patent (twenty years) to take advantage
of the time to determine whether any of their inventions turn out to have
market value. The least-cost method of achieving this result would involve
an applicant pursuing one divisional application at a time over a
twenty-year period. Assuming the prosecution of each divisional application
lasts three years, an applicant would be able to minimize the total cost by
filing approximately seven divisional applications during this period.

   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: The Office has considered a number of alternatives; however, none
of these alternatives would accomplish the stated objectives of applicable
statutes with a lesser economic impact on small entities.

   (1) Hiring more examiners: This alternative would increase the number of
examiners available to review patent applications in general, thereby
improving pendency. It would not lead to impacts on small entities.
However, this alternative also would not make it any easier to review
applications containing problematic alternative language. The Office is
currently hiring as many examiners as resources permit. The Office's
ability to hire qualified new examiners is affected by many components,
such as budget, the economy, the availability of scientists and engineers,
and the ability to absorb and train new employees. Thus, the Office already
is employing this "alternative" to the extent that its resources permit,
but relying upon this alternative "alternative" alone without taking
additional steps would frustrate the Office's ability to grant quality
patents in a timely manner that effectively promote innovation.

   (2) Charging additional fees for applications containing claims using
alternative language: This option could reduce the number of affected small
entities by creating a financial disincentive to submitting applications
containing claims using alternative language. However, the Office's past
efforts to seek patent fee adjustments does not lead to an expectation that
the Office would be successful in obtaining a patent fee adjustment that
would in fact recover the Office's actual cost of examining applications
containing claims using alternative language. In addition, any patent fee
adjustment for applications containing claims using alternative language
that was sufficient to recover the Office's actual cost of examining
applications would likely have a greater economic impact on a larger number
of small entities than the proposed rule changes. Finally, for applicants
that chose to submit alternative language despite the requirement to pay
additional fees, this alternative would not improve the patent prosecution
process or result in higher quality patents.

   (3) Limiting the number of species that may be presented in an
application: The rules of practice currently provide that if an
"application contains claims directed to more than a reasonable number of
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species, the examiner may require restriction of the claims to not more
than a reasonable number of species before taking further action in the
application." See 37 CFR 1.146. A rule that set out a per se limit on the
number of species that may be claimed in an application would not
accomplish the objective of the proposed rules of treating applications
with two or more independent and distinct inventions presented in a single
claim. Furthermore, the potential change in the scope of protection
available via a single patent application likely would have a greater
economic impact on larger number of small entities than the proposed rule
changes.

   (4) Exempting small entities (or take no action): While exempting small
entities from coverage of the proposed rules or any part thereof (or taking
no action) would avoid any incremental economic impact on small entities,
such exemption (or lack of action) would frustrate the Office's ability to
grant quality patents in a timely manner that effectively promote
innovation. It also would result in small entity applications (or, in the
case of no action, all applications) with two or more independent and
distinct inventions presented in single claim that either: (1) Consume a
disproportionate share of Office examination resources per application and
thus not effectively promoting innovation in a timely manner; or (2)
receive a less thorough examination, which would decrease, rather than
enhance, the Office's ability to grant quality patents. Finally, given the
Office's estimate (as previously noted) that close to one third of all
patent applications containing alternative language are submitted by small
entities, this alternative would greatly diminish the rule making's ability
to improve the patent prosecution process and result in higher quality
patents.

   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 U.S. government agency 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 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.

   7. Request for data and information in support of the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis: The Office welcomes comments addressing the economic
impact on small entities of any or all provisions of the proposed rule. In
particular, however, the Office is soliciting information on the following:

   1. Alternative approaches that would reduce the burden of the rule for
small entities while meeting the Office's objectives.

   2. The costs of modifying an application that already is under review as
needed to comply with the rule:

   a. The cost of filing one or more divisional applications.

   b. The cost of correcting a claim that is in an improper format, and
factors that might cause this cost to vary.

   3. The number of patent applications submitted by unique small entities
per year (or per decade).

   4. Factors that influence an applicant's decision to file divisional
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applications.

   5. Issues that might affect the combined impact of alternative language
that requires intra-claim restriction and is of an improper format.

   6. The extent to which applicants will adjust to the new rules over
time, such that future initial patent applications containing alternative
language will comply with the proposed rule (i.e., the applications will
not need to incur the cost of amendments or divisional applications due to
alternative language that is of an improper format or requires intra-claim
restriction).

   7. The benefits of the rule making.

   8. Other information related to this Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, including any assumptions or findings stated above.

March 5, 2008				                          JOHN DOLL
					           Commissioner for Patents
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Errata
				    Errata

   "All reference to Patent No. D557,458 to George W. Schaeffer of Beverly
Hills, CA for NAIL FILE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 11,
2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,051 to Shohei Omi of Anjo-shi, Japan
for GEAR TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR POWER TOOL appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,139 to Lawrence K. Brown of
Sprindale, AK for MAIL INDICATION APPARATUS appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,166 to Richard B. Muir, et al of San
Diego, CA for FOUNTAIN THAT FLOWS WITH FLUIDIC MATERIAL appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,379 to Masaki Ono, et al of Aichi,
Japan for OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL MODULE SUBSTRATE AND OPTICAL COUPLING
STRUCTURE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,540 to Kunihiro Iwatsuki, et al of
Toyota-Shi, Japan for DECELERATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A
VEHICLE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,306,608 to Larry J. Miller of Spring
Branch, TX for APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ACCESS BONE MARROW appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 11, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
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Certificates of Correction
			  Certificates of Correction
			      for March 11, 2008

5,138,666	     7,083,722		  7,238,383	       7,281,966
5,589,380	     7,087,714		  7,238,389	       7,282,188
5,790,297	     7,090,356		  7,238,481	       7,282,272
5,885,796	     7,090,899		  7,238,695	       7,282,932
5,897,097	     7,095,520		  7,238,830	       7,283,014
5,906,925	     7,097,853		  7,239,343	       7,283,048
6,011,531	     7,097,910		  7,240,383	       7,283,316
6,073,160	     7,098,914		  7,241,403	       7,284,403
6,120,002	     7,100,058		  7,241,860	       7,284,747
6,272,507	     7,100,194		  7,242,559	       7,284,818
6,310,636	     7,102,026		  7,242,676	       7,284,939
6,316,806	     7,111,322		  7,242,886	       7,284,961
6,340,149	     7,115,003		  7,243,569	       7,285,138
6,367,104	     7,124,178		  7,243,851	       7,285,160
6,401,027	     7,126,717		  7,243,927	       7,285,458
6,440,172	     7,129,137		  7,244,701	       7,285,683
6,522,451	     7,132,383		  7,245,239	       7,285,825
6,538,931	     7,132,888		  7,245,638	       7,286,463
6,560,263	     7,135,284		  7,245,781	       7,286,474
6,596,757	     7,139,718		  7,246,304	       7,286,766
6,619,809	     7,145,026		  7,247,394	       7,286,944
6,622,077	     7,153,259		  7,247,625	       7,287,907
6,643,490	     7,154,616		  7,248,061	       7,288,024
6,706,192	     7,159,391		  7,249,324	       7,288,221
6,708,262	     7,165,714		  7,250,288	       7,288,996
6,718,335	     7,166,724		  7,252,675	       7,289,040
6,727,377	     7,166,869		  7,253,167	       7,289,383
6,743,905	     7,166,881		  7,254,107	       7,289,913
6,746,845	     7,167,224		  7,254,255	       7,290,188
6,761,870	     7,168,782		  7,254,783	       7,290,384
6,775,262	     7,169,145		  7,254,784	       7,290,428
6,818,773	     7,176,309		  7,256,808	       7,290,953
6,826,244	     7,176,506		  7,257,271	       7,291,572
6,828,462	     7,177,307		  7,257,792	       7,292,044
6,839,081	     7,183,691		  7,259,295	       7,292,541
6,852,858	     7,185,287		  7,259,774	       7,293,003
6,859,869	     7,187,308		  7,260,246	       7,293,030
6,866,881	     7,189,074		  7,261,264	       7,293,120
6,879,677	     7,190,925		  7,261,668	       7,293,121
6,900,545	     7,192,252		  7,261,803	       7,293,388
6,908,558	     7,197,225		  7,262,782	       7,293,695
6,919,519	     7,201,077		  7,263,185	       7,293,845
6,928,688	     7,202,495		  7,263,296	       7,295,536
6,949,761	     7,206,092		  7,263,516	       7,295,542
6,972,147	     7,206,462		  7,264,272	       7,296,629
6,980,243	     7,208,833		  7,264,322	       7,297,649
6,981,069	     7,210,101		  7,264,613	       7,299,223
6,986,947	     7,213,243		  7,266,055	       7,301,748
6,987,263	     7,213,698		  7,266,929	       7,301,993
6,990,849	     7,215,023		  7,267,046	       7,318,280
6,993,110	     7,215,979		  7,267,231	       7,320,185
7,000,263	     7,218,404		  7,267,492	       D. 524,462
7,005,160	     7,218,881		  7,269,115	       D. 530,608
7,036,886	     7,219,933		  7,272,103	       D. 538,236
7,036,909	     7,222,356		  7,272,182	       D. 540,338
7,046,385	     7,223,604		  7,272,504	       D. 544,821
7,047,627	     7,223,878		  7,273,360	       D. 546,386
7,052,786	     7,230,239		  7,275,256	       D. 546,925
7,052,947	     7,233,840		  7,276,536	       D. 551,031
7,053,181	     7,234,636		  7,277,245	       D. 553,071
7,053,438	     7,235,051		  7,277,819	       D. 554,801
7,056,500	     7,235,089		  7,280,497	       RE. 39,514
7,059,186	     7,237,979		  7,280,867
7,065,612	     7,238,252		  7,281,061
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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
February 25-29, 2008
 

Date Issued
 
Type of Case(1) Proceeding or Appn. No. Party or Parties Issue TTAB Decision Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney Citable as Precedent of TTAB
2-25 EX 79010903 Alcatel Lucent 2(d); 2(e)(1) Refusal Affirmed in all three classes on both grounds   "USER-CENTRIC BROADBAND" [in Class 9: a wide range of products, including: SAN and VPN hardware and software; telecommunications lines management software for transmitting and receiving voice and data in digital form over telecommunications networks; and a variety of other telecommunications software; in Class 37: installation, maintenance and repair of electronic communication and telecommunications networks, systems, equipment, apparatus, and devices; and other services; in Class 38: telecommunications services, namely, electronic, electric, and digital transmission of voice, data, images, signals, and messages; and other services] "USERCENTRIC" [engineering and design services for data processing systems; computer consultation services; computer software design and updating for others] No
2-25 EX 76638064 Denim Mania Apparel, Inc. 2(e)(2) Refusal Reversed   "VINTAGE CHINA" [clothing, namely, jeans, jackets, pants, skirts, shorts, sweaters, shirts, belts, footwear, and headwear]   No
2-25 EX 79019433 RTX Telecom A/S 2(d) Refusal Affirmed in all three classes   "RTX" [in Class 37: repair, installation and maintenance of telecommunication and data communications equipment, and equipment based on wireless technology and other related equipment, apparatus, and instruments; in Class 38: consultation within the areas of telecommunication and data communications; in Class 42: development of products based on wireless technology in the nature of development of projects in relation to telecommunication and data communications; design and development of computer hardware; and other services] "RTX" [computer software tools and extensions for the development and deployment of real-time applications, together with associated user’s manuals and documentation, all sold together as a unit] No
2-25 OPP 91165449 Bose Corp. v. GoldWave Inc. 2(d) Opposition Sustained "ACOUSTIC WAVE" [loudspeaker systems and music systems comprising a loudspeaker system and amplifier and at least one of a radio tuner, CD player and audio tape player]; "WAVE" [radios, clock radios, compact stereos, portable CD players; and other goods] "GOLDWAVE" [computer software for audio editing]   No
2-25 EX 78714074 Viral Genomix, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "PICTOVIR" [pharmaceutical product for the treatment of HIV infection] "PICOVIR" [antiviral pharmaceutical preparation] No
2-26 EX 78811663 Sapien Technologies, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "SAPIEN" (and design) [computer software development tools; computer software for creating an editor and language-independent development environment for use in writing and editing other software] 2 cited registrations, both for the mark "SAPIENT" and both owned by the same entity: [computer consultation services; custom computer software development services] and [computer consultation services; custom computer software design and development services for others; providing consultation on the use, integration, and operation of computer software programs and the updating of computer software program services] No
2-26 CANC (SJ) 92047383 Sawatacon Limited and Thomas M. Sawa v. Brace International, Inc. whether petitioner’s claims for cancellation are barred by claim preclusion Petition to Cancel Dismissed (Respondent’s motion for summary judgment granted)   "SAWA" [orthopedic braces]   No
2-26 EX 76651637 Tsuyoku Co., Ltd. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "H20GYM" (in stylized form) [exercise equipment, namely, underwater treadmills, underwater step machines, underwater stationary cycles, underwater weight lifting machines and underwater body twist exercisers] "WATER GYM" (and design) [manually operated exercise equipment for use in water] No
2-27 EX 76596389 MGA Entertainment, Inc. 1, 2 & 45 (not goods in trade) Refusal Affirmed   "Design of a box" ["mark consists of a configuration of a trapezoidal plastic box"] [trapezoidal plastic boxes for toys, games and playthings of various types and for athletic protective pads of various types]   No
2-27 EX 78847965 United States Distilled Products Company 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "CARLISLE REEF" [rum] "CARLISLE" [wine] No
2-27 EX 78851026 Naturopathic National Council, Inc. 23 (generic) Refusal Affirmed   "DOCTOR OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE" [certification mark for "medical services featuring organic medicine, functional medicine and natural healing"]   No
2-27 EX 76642489 Naturopathic National Council, Inc. 23 (generic) Refusal Affirmed   "DOCTOR OF NATUROPATHY, N.D." [certification mark for "medical services featuring organic medicine, functional medicine and natural healing"]   No
2-27 OPP 91161817 Nextel Communications, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. 1, 2 & 45 (fails to function as a mark) (no distinctiveness) Opposition Sustained (fails to function as a mark)   "Chirp" [sound mark: "an electronic chirp "] [two-way radios]   No
2-27 OPP
 
91170493
 
Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation v. Samson G. Bekele 2(d) Opposition Sustained "ZEGNA" and "ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA" [numerous marks for: various items of clothing and accessories; and retail store services featuring men's clothing, footwear and accessories] "JEGNA" [clothing namely, belts, night caps, hats, socks, athletic uniforms, night gowns, pajamas, night shirts, swimming wear, swimming caps, sports shirts, sweaters, jumpers, rain coats, coats, jackets, men's suits, pants, shirts, boots, jerseys, vests, polo shirts, foot wear, dresses, scarves, blouses, head wear, and bandanas]   No
2-27 EX 78180535 78180540 Rosemount, Inc. 23 (generic); 6, 23 disclaimer (generic) Refusal Affirmed in both cases   "REDUCER" and "DOUBLE REDUCER" [flow meters used for measuring flow through pipes; vortex flow meters]   Yes
2-27 EX
 
78841309
 
Brunswick Corporation 2(e)(1) Refusal Reversed   "SMART TOW" [Watercraft speed control systems, namely, computer controllers with operating software for the launch and cruise of a watercraft]   No
2-27 OPP
 
91166753 International Karate Organization [IKO] Kkyoku-shinkaikan and Shokei Matsui v. Henriot Zephirin 2(d) Opposition by IKO dismissed; Opposition by Shokei Matsui sustained "Registered pictogram design mark" (by Matsui) [videotapes, audiocassettes, cd-roms, software featuring martial arts, in Class 9; posters, books featuring martial arts instruction, martial arts manuals, stationery, calendars, in Class 16; gym bags, duffel bags, wallets, umbrellas, fanny packs, in Class 18; sweatshirts, t-shirts, exercise outfits, vests, hats, caps, in Class 25; dolls, sporting goods, karate gloves, karate kick pads, in Class 28; financial sponsorship of martial arts competitions and exhibitions, in Class 36; and martial arts instruction through classes, seminars, work-shops, martial arts competitions, martial arts exhibitions, in Class 41] "INTERNATIONAL KARATE ORGANIZATION" (by Matsui) [same goods and services as in Classes 16, 36 and 41, above] "NORTH AMERICAN KYOKUSHIN ORGANIZATION N.A.K.O." (and design) [educational and entertainment services, namely clinics, camps, seminars, tournaments and classes in the field of martial arts, self-defense, kickboxing and aerobics]   No
2-28 EX 76435325 Linholm Corp. 23 (generic) Refusal Affirmed   "THE PREGNANCY CALENDAR" [calendar which is a 40-week guide to pregnancy, including prenatal care and fetal development]   No
2-28 EX 78360812 78360815 Turning-Point Women's Healthcare, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed in both cases based on both cited registrations   "TURNINGPOINT WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE" and "TURNINGPOINT WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE" and design [Both applications for: medical services, namely, physical therapy, and counseling in the field of health, namely, medical counseling, nutritional counseling, and psychological counseling, related to the support and education of breast cancer] "TURNING POINT" [aromatherapy oils contained in ampules; herbal products, namely, aroma therapy ampules containing herbs used for aroma therapy; dietary, nutritional and vitamin supplements; wellness supplements, namely herbal supplements; providing health, nutrition and diet information; health and evilness advisory services, namely advice concerning general health and well being] and "TURNING POINT WEIGHT LOSS" [providing health, nutrition and diet information; diet planning and supervision; health and wellness advisory services, namely advice concerning general health and well being] No
2-28 EX 78587313 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. 2(e)(1) Refusal Affirmed   "IOLOGIK" (stylized) [computer networking products, namely, modems, media converters, routers, computer servers, communication servers, terminal servers, multiplexers, gateways, network interface cards for computers in the form of printed circuits, wireless LAN cards for connecting portable computer devices to computer networks, hubs, fiber optic couplers, switches, computer network management hardware and computer network management software and associated networking software used to manage virtual or physical servers; electrical power supplies; printed circuit boards; integrated circuits; computer chips; analog-to-digital converters; signal processors; computer hardware, namely, multiport microchip cards for controlling serial devices such as modems and other industrial machines]   No
2-29 OPP 91152248 Corporacion Habanos, S.A. v. Guantanamera Cigars Company 2(e)(3) Opposition Sustained "GUANTANAMERA" [cigars, articles for smokers and matches] "GUANTANAMERA" [tobacco, namely cigars]   Yes
2-29 EX 79028103 Master Italia SpA 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "ATLANTIS" [fashion headwear, namely hats, head wraps, visors, caps, bandanas, berets, scarves and gloves, none of which are for use as protective gear in marine and leisure sports nor sold in souvenir novelty shops adjacent to departure points of submarine sightseeing excursions] "ATLANTIS" (stylized) [protective clothing for marine and leisure sports-namely, rainwear, pants, jackets, hats, shirts and sweaters] No
2-29 EX 78770730 Goody Industria De Alimentos LTD 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "GOODY" (stylized) [fruit pulp juices; fruit drinks; fruit juices; nectar; soft drinks; fruit flavored soft drinks; fruit flavored beverages] "GOODY" [fresh citrus fruits] No

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



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Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
		     MAILING AND HAND CARRY ADDRESSES FOR
	     MAIL TO THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

	      MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

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

   Some correspondence may be submitted electronically. See the Office's
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   NEW: The Mail Stop description for Mail Stop Patent Ext. has been
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Mail Stop Sequence	Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
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States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as
follows:

	Commissioner for Trademarks
	P.O. Box 1451
	Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

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

	Commissioner for Trademarks
	P.O. Box 16471
	Arlington, VA 22215-1471
	Attention MPU

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Trademark Operation, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or the Office's
Madrid Processing Unit, must be delivered to:

	Trademark Assistance Center
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otherwise instructed):

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Mail Stop
Designations		Explanation

Mail Stop 3 		Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC.

Mail Stop 6		Mail for the Office of Procurement.

Mail Stop 8		All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except
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			disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to
			pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed
			only to Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667,
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			the Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116,
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Mail Stop 11 		Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).

Mail Stop 13 		Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division.

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			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,
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Mail Stop M		Mail to designate or change a fee
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payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the
United States Postal Service to:

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

   Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn:
Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier
(e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) may be delivered to:

	Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
	Attn: Maintenance Fee
	2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
	Alexandria, Virginia 22314

			Deposit Account Replenishments

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

	United States Patent and Trademark Office
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	St. Louis, MO 63197-9000

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

	Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
	Attn: Deposit Accounts
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Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries
	     Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
     Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries

The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries (PTDLs), provide public access to patent and trademark
information received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered
trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental
information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc,
microfilm and paper. Each PTDL also offers access to USPTO resources on
the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system
used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet.

Staff assistance and training is provided in the use of this information.
All information is available free of charge. However, there may be charges
associated with the use of photocopying and related services. Hours of
service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these
collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in
advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience.

State      		Name of Library                  Telephone Contact

Alabama 		Auburn University Libraries         (334) 844-1737
      			Birmingham Public Library      	    (205) 226-3620
Alaska      		Anchorage: Z. J. Loussac Public
			Library  			    (907) 562-7323
Arkansas   		Little Rock: Arkansas State
			Library  			    (501) 682-2053
California   		Los Angeles Public Library          (213) 228-7220
      			Riverside: University of
			California, Riverside Libraries	    (951) 827-3226
                        Sacramento: California State
    			Library				    (916) 654-0069
      			San Diego Public Library      	    (619) 236-5813
			San Francisco Public Library	    (415) 557-4500
      			Sunnyvale Public Library 	    (408) 730-7300
Colorado  		Denver Public Library         	    (720) 865-1711
Delaware   		Newark: University of Delaware
			Library  			    (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia	Washington: Howard University
			Libraries 			    (202) 806-7252
Florida      		Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
         		Main Library            	    (954) 357-7444
      			Miami-Dade Public Library      	    (305) 375-2665
      			Orlando: University of Central
			Florida Libraries  		    (407) 823-2562
Georgia      		Atlanta: Price Gilbert Memorial
			Library, Georgia Institute
         		of Technology   		    (404) 894-1395
Hawaii      		Honolulu: Hawaii State Public
			Library System			    (808) 586-3477
Idaho      		Moscow: University of Idaho Library (208) 885-6235
Illinois   		Chicago Public Library         	    (312) 747-4450
      			Springfield: Illinois State Library (217) 782-5659
Indiana      		Indianapolis-Marion County Public
			Library            		    (317) 269-1741
     			West Lafayette Siegesmund
			Engineering Library,
         		Purdue University   		    (765) 494-2872
Iowa      		Des Moines: State Library of Iowa   (515) 242-6541
Kansas      		Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
			State University          	  1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky   		Louisville Free Public Library      (502) 574-1611
Louisiana   		Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
         		Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine 			Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
			University of Maine		    (207) 581-1678
Maryland		Baltimore: University of Baltimore
			Law Library 			    (410) 837-4554
			College Park: Engineering and
			Physical Sciences Library,
         		University of Maryland		    (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts   	Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
         		University of Massachusetts   	    (413) 545-2765
      			Boston Public Library         	    (617) 536-5400
							         Ext. 4256
Michigan   		Ann Arbor: Media Union Library,
         		University of Michigan      	    (734) 647-5735
      			Big Rapids: Abigail S. Timme
         		Library, Ferris State University    (231) 592-3602
      			Detroit: Public Library             (313) 833-1450
Minnesota   		Minneapolis Public Library and
         		Information Center      	    (612) 630-6000
Mississippi   		Jackson: Mississippi Library
			Commission 			    (601) 961-4111
Missouri   		Kansas City: Linda Hall Library     (816) 363-4600
								  Ext. 724
      			St. Louis Public Library      	    (314) 241-2288
								  Ext. 390
Montana      		Butte: Montana College of Mineral
         		Science and Technology Library      (406) 496-4281
Nebraska   		Lincoln: Engineering Library,
			University of Nebraska-Lincoln      (402) 472-3411
Nevada      		Las Vegas--Clark County Library
			District 		       	    (702) 507-3421
			Reno: University of Nevada, Reno
         		Library            		    (775) 784-6500
								  Ext. 257
New Jersey   		Newark Public Library         	    (973) 733-7779
      			Piscataway: Library of Science and
         		Medicine, Rutgers University   	    (732) 445-2895
New Mexico   		Albuquerque: University of
   			New Mexico General Library          (505) 277-4412
New York   		Albany: New York State Library      (518) 474-5355
      			Buffalo and Erie County Public
			Library  			    (716) 858-7101
			Rochester Public Library       	    (716) 428-8110
      			New York  Library
			(The Research Libraries)	    (212) 592-7000
			Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
   			State University of New York	    (631) 632-7148
North Carolina   	Charlotte			    (704) 687-2241
			Raleigh: D.H. Hill Library, North
         		Carolina State University   	    (919) 515-2935
North Dakota   		Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
         		University of North Dakota   	    (701) 777-4888
Ohio      		Akron - Summit County Public        (330) 643-9075
			Library
			Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
			Public Library of		    (513) 369-6932
      			Cleveland Public Library      	    (216) 623-2870
      			Columbus: Ohio State University
         		Libraries         		    (614) 292-3022
			Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
			Library, Wright State
			University		       	    (937) 775-3521
      			Toledo/Lucas County Public Library  (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma   		Stillwater: Oklahoma State
			University Center for International
         		Trade Development  		    (405) 744-7086
Oregon      		Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
			Lewis & Clark College 		    (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania   		Philadelphia, The Free Library of   (215) 686-5331
      			Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of     (412) 622-3138
      			University Park: Pattee Library,
         		Pennsylvania State University       (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico             Mayaquez General Library,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 993-0000
							         Ext. 3244
			Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico      	    (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island   		Providence Public Library      	    (401) 455-8027
South Carolina		Clemson University Libraries        (864) 656-3024
South Dakota		Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
			South Dakota School of Mines and
			Technology			    (605) 394-1275
Tennessee   		Nashville: Stevenson Science
         		Library, Vanderbilt University      (615) 322-2717
Texas      		Austin: McKinney Engineering
         		Library, University of Texas at
      			Austin 				    (512) 495-4500
			College Station: West Campus
         		Library, Texas A & M University	    (979) 845-2111
      			Dallas Public Library         	    (214) 670-1468
      			Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
			University			    (713) 348-5483
			Lubbock: Texas Tech University	    (806) 742-2282
			San Antonio Public Library          (210) 207-2500
Utah      		Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
         		University of Utah      	    (801) 581-8394
Vermont			Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
			University of Vermont               (802) 656-2542
Virginia   		Richmond: James Branch Cabell
         		Library, Virginia Commonwealth
			University        		    (804) 828-1101
Washington   		Seattle: Engineering Library,
         		University of Washington   	    (206) 543-0740
West Virginia   	Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
         		West Virginia University      	    (304) 293-4695
							         Ext. 5113
Wisconsin   		Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
         		University of Wisconsin Madison     (608) 262-6845
      			Milwaukee Public Library      	    (414) 286-3051
Wyoming			Cheyenne: Wyoming State	Library	    (307) 777-7281
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Patent Technology Centers
			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

		JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
		  Intellectual Property and Director of the
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
	  STEPHEN M. PINKOS, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
	       Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
	   PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
	 JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy

							         AVERAGE
							  FILING DATE OF
					   		    APPLICATIONS
					    		     RECEIVING A
					   		    FIRST OFFICE
					CUSTOMER SERVICE   ACTION IN THE
					TELEPHONE and FAX    	  LAST 3
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS			NUMBERS 	         MONTHS*

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC
	CHEMISTRY

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, 	571-272-0700	   	11/28/04
	method of treatment using  	FAX 571-273-8300
	bio-affecting agents, drug
        delivery systems, steroids,
        herbicidal and pesticidal
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry	     	571-272-0700	   	04/26/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
1630	Molecular biology,		571-272-0600    	04/05/05
	bioinformatics, nucleic		FAX 571-273-8300
        acids, recombinant DNA
	and RNA, Gene regulation,
	gene therapy, nucleic acid
	amplification, transgenic
	animals and recombinant
        plants, combinatorial/
	computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,	571-272-0600	   	01/31/05
	cytokines, recombinant		FAX 571-273-8300
	hormones, engineered
        antibodies, cancer immunology,
        and molecular biology thereof
1650	Fermentation, microbiology,	571-272-0500	   	06/18/05
	plant and animal extracts,	FAX 571-273-8300
	peptides, isolated and/or
        recombinant proteins and
        enzymes, protein
	crystallography, and enzyme
        assays
1660	Plants	     			571-272-0700		11/26/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300

1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900

1710	Synthetic resins          	571-272-1300	   	04/02/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	571-272-1300	   	04/15/05
	agitation, metal 		FAX 571-273-8300
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding
	apparatus, fuels and
	related compositions
1730	Glass and paper making,   	571-272-1300	   	09/02/05
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 571-273-8300
	molding, adhesive
	bonding, tires and
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	571-272-1200	   	04/02/05
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	cleaning, disinfecting,
	sterilizing, analytical
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	571-272-1200	   	01/28/05
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 571-273-8300
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	571-272-1100	   	05/18/05
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	571-272-1100	   	02/26/05
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 571-273-8300
2900	Designs			  	571-272-2100	   	01/15/06
					FAX 571-273-8300

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110    Computer architecture		571-272-0900    	02/18/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	571-272-1400	   	01/28/05
        applications			FAX 571-273-8300
2130    Cryptography, security	 	571-272-7220		04/21/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
2140/   Computer networks		571-272-0800 		11/08/03
2150					FAX 571-273-8300
2160/   Database and file management/	571-272-7220    	03/11/04
2170    Graphical user interface	FAX 571-273-8300
2180    Computer architecture		571-272-0900    	12/26/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
2190	Interprocess communications     571-272-1400 		01/11/04
	and software development	FAX 571-273-8300

2600    COMMUNICATIONS

2610	Digital Communications, General	571-272-2600		04/18/04
        Communications, Optical		FAX 571-273-8300
        Communications, Telephony,
        Audio, Multiplex
        Communications, Cellular
        Telephony, Radio and Satellite
        Communications

2620	Television and TV Recording,	571-272-2600		04/11/04
        Video Distribution, Image	FAX 571-273-8300
        Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
        Printing Network, Scanners),
        Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
        Computer Graphics, Display
        Systems

2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2810	Semiconductors and		571-272-1650	   	08/26/05
	electrical circuits,		FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and
	digital logic
2820	Semiconductors and	    	571-272-1950	   	08/18/05
	electrical circuits,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and
	digital logic
2830/	Power generation and 	    	571-272-1850	   	10/28/05
2840	distribution, music,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	electrical components
	and control circuits
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	571-272-1850		08/05/05
2860	recorders, printing, 	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	measuring and testing
2870	Liquid crystals, optical	571-272-1550	   	08/18/05
	elements, optical systems,	FAX 571-273-8300
	fiber optics, lasers, electric
	lamps, registers, optics
        measuring and radiant energy
2880	Liquid crystals, optical	571-272-1550	   	09/18/05
        elements, optical systems,	FAX 571-273-8300
	fiber optics, lasers, electric
	lamps, registers, optics
	measuring and radiant energy
2890	Semiconductor, Electrical,	571-272-2800		08/02/05
	Optical Systems & Components	FAX 571-273-8300

3600	TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
	LICENSING AND REVIEW

3610	Surface transportation	   	571-272-5250	   	07/18/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	571-272-5350		07/28/03
	 	 			FAX 571-273-8300
3630	Static structures,     	   	571-272-5350    	05/18/05
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	571-272-5150    	09/28/05
	agriculture, fishing, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	trapping, vermin destroying,
        plant and animal husbandry,
	weaponry, nuclear systems
	and licensing & review
3650	Material handling and	   	571-272-5250    	06/02/05
	article handling	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	571-272-5150    	07/02/05
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 571-273-8300
	radio wave, optical and
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	571-272-5150    	08/28/05
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        excavating, mining
	harvesters, bridges,
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and hardware
3680	Machine elements 	   	571-272-5250    	04/11/05
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 571-273-8300

3700	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS

3710	Amusement and 	          	571-272-3750	   	03/31/05
	education devices,		FAX 571-273-8300
	packages and containers
3720	Manufacturing devices          	571-272-4050		08/08/05
	and processes, machine 		FAX 571-273-8300
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	571-272-2975    	11/26/04
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	treatment devices,
	surgery, surgical
	supplies
3740    Thermal and combustion		571-272-3750     	07/26/05
        technology, motive and  	FAX 571-273-8300
        fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	571-272-3750     	05/15/05
	dispensing, and Textile	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        Manufacturing and
        Apparel
3760	Body treatment, 	   	571-272-2975    	04/08/05
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	exercising
3770	Respirators, Therapeutic	571-272-2975    	12/02/04
        Support, Splints, Braces,	FAX 571-273-8300
        Bandages and Birth Control
        Devices
3780	Package and Article Carriers,	571-272-2975    	12/02/04
        Envelopes, Purses, Wallets,	FAX 571-273-8300
        Receptacles, Bottles and Jars

* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS				DIRECTOR

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, method	Bruce M. Kisliuk
        of treatment using bio-affecting
        agents, drug delivery systems,
        steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry 		        George C. Elliott
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics,	George C. Elliott
	nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and
	RNA, Gene regulation, gene therapy,
        nucleic acid amplification,transgenic
	animals and recombinant plants,
	combinatorial/computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,		John L. LeGuyader
        cytokines, recombinant hormones,
        engineered antibodies, cancer
        immunology, and	molecular biology
        thereof
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, plant and 	Bruce M. Kisliuk
	animal extracts, peptides, isolated
        and/or recombinant proteins and
        enzymes, protein crystallography,
        and enzyme assays
1660	Plants					George C. Elliott


1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900	AND DESIGNS

1710	Synthetic resins			Gary G. Jones
1720	Fluid separation and agitation,		Gary G. Jones
	metal foundry, welding, plastic
	modeling apparatus, fuels and
	related compositions
1730	Glass and paper making, tobacco, 	Gary G. Jones
	non-metallic molding, adhesive
	bonding, tires and coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, electrochemistry, 		Jacqueline M. Stone
	cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing,
	analytical chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and processes,  	Jacqueline M. Stone
	solar cells and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, petroleum processing,	Marian C. Knode
	coating and etching
1770	Stock materials and miscellaneous 	Marian C. Knode
	articles
2900	Designs					Jacqueline M. Stone

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	Wendy Garber
2130	Cryptography, security			James Dwyer
2140	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey
2150	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey
2160	Database and file management 		James Dwyer
2170	Graphical user interface		Wendy Garber
2180	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey
2190	Interprocess communications and 	Wendy Garber
        software development


2600	COMMUNICATIONS

2611	Digital communications			Jin F. Ng
2612	General communications			Mark R. Powell
2613	Optical communications 			Jin F. Ng
2614	Telephony				Mark R. Powell
2615	Audio			  		Mark R. Powell
2616	Multiplex communications		Jin F. Ng
2617	Cellular telephony 			Wanda Walker
2618	Radio and Satellite Communications	Mark R. Powell
2621	Television and TV Recording		Wanda Walker
2622	Cameras					Wanda Walker
2623 	Video distribution			Wanda Walker
2624	Image analysis				Andrew I. Faile
2625	Fax, printing, printing network, 	Andrew I. Faile
	scanners
2626	Speech					Mark R. Powell
2627	Disc drives				Mark R. Powell
2628	Computer graphics			Mark R. Powell
2629	Display systems				Mark R. Powell


2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2810	Semiconductors and electrical circuits, Sharon A. Gibson
	Static memory and digital logic
2820	Semiconductors and electrical circuits,	Robert Oberleitner
	Static memory and digital logic
2830/ 	Power generation and distribution,	Richard K. Seidel
2840	music, electrical components
	and control circuits
2850/ 	Photocopying, recorders, printing, 	Richard K. Seidel
2860	measuring and testing
2870/ 	Liquid crystals, optical elements,	Janice A. Falcone
2880	optical systems, fiber optics, lasers,
	electric lamps, registers, optics
	measuring and radiant energy
2890 	Semiconductor, electrical, optical	Sharon A. Gibson
	systems & components

3600	TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
	LICENSING AND REVIEW

3610	Surface transportation		 	Katherine Matecki
3620	Electronic commerce			Wynn W. Coggins
3630	Static structures, supports and 	Wynn W. Coggins
	furniture
3640	Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing,	Donald T. Hajec
        trapping, vermin destroying, plant
	and animal husbandry, weaponry,
	nuclear systems and licensing
	& review
3650	Material and article handling 		Katherine Matecki
3660	Computerized vehicle controls and 	Donald T. Hajec
	navigation, radio wave, optical and
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/moving/working, 	Donald T. Hajec
	excavating, mining, harvesters,
	bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
	connections, and hardware
3680	Machine elements and power 		Katherine Matecki
	transmissions


3700 	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS

3710,	Amusement and education devices,	Karen M. Young
3721,	packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720	Packages and containers;		Frederick R. Schmidt
3720	Manufacturing devices and processes, 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	machine tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, diagnostic 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
	surgical supplies
3740	Thermal and combustion technology, 	Karen M. Young
	motive and fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and dispensing	 	Karen M. Young
3760	Body treatment, kinestherapy, 	 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	exercising, textile manufacturing
	and apparel
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