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OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

January 5, 2010

Volume 1350

Number 1

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CONTENTS

Patent and Trademark Office Notices	Page
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information	1350 OG 2
• Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable	1350 OG 5
• Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee	1350 OG 6
• Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 12/07/2009	1350 OG 29
• Reissue Applications Filed	1350 OG 30
• Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed	1350 OG 31
• Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed	1350 OG 33
• Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew	1350 OG 34
• Service by Publication	1350 OG 42
• 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication	1350 OG 43
• Registration to Practice	1350 OG 44
• Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents	1350 OG 46
• Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed	1350 OG 58
• Status of Public Records Division	1350 OG 61
• Errata	1350 OG 64
• Certificates of Correction	1350 OG 66
• Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board	1350 OG 67

• 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
• Patent Technology Centers
• Subscription/Copy Information

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Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information

		  Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information

   For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1342 O.G. 51, on May 12, 2009.

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

European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

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

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

   The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased, effective
October 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1346 O.G. 5,
on September 1, 2009.

Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority

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

   The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
effective September 15, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1345 O.G. 163, on August 25, 2009.

Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority

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

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directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.

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

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

   The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective September 15,
2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1345 O.G. 163, on
August 25, 2009.

Fees

   The transmittal fee and search fees for the USPTO were changed,
effective January 12, 2009, and were announced in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority was established, effective November 9, 2007, and was
announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.

   International filing fees were increased, effective May 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1340 O.G. 212, on March 31,
2009.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of October 1, 2009, is
as follows:

International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:

   Transmittal fee                                                  $240.00

   Search fee

      U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
      International Searching Authority (ISA)
         - Search fee 						  $2,080.00
         - Supplemental search fee, per additional
            invention (payable only upon invitation)              $2,080.00

      European Patent Office as ISA                               $2,378.00

      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
	 - for international applications filed in English	    $729.00

      IP Australia as ISA					  $1,278.00

   International fees

      International filing fee                                    $1,184.00
      International filing fee-filed in paper
         with PCT EASY zip file or

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         electronically without PCT EASY zip file		  $1,095.00
      International filing fee-filed
         electronically with PCT EASY zip files			  $1,006.00
      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				  $1,410.00

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

      Handling fee                                                  $171.00
      Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
      specified at:
        http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf	     $17.10
      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).

September 17, 2009  	      	                            DAVID J. KAPPOS
		  			    Under Secretary of Commerce for
				  Intellectual Property and Director of the
				  United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Notice of 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 December 26, 2006
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

   	Utility Patents 7,152,246 through 7,155,745
	Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 24, 2002
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 6,496,984 through 6,499,138
   	Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 22, 1998
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 5,850,633 through 5,852,826
        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 November 18, 2009
		    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent  	                Application                         Issue
Number          	           Number                            Date

5,687,423 			 08/299,300 			 11/18/97
5,687,426 			 08/704,172 			 11/18/97
5,687,430 			 08/287,287 			 11/18/97
5,687,441 			 08/580,289 			 11/18/97
5,687,448 			 08/610,322 			 11/18/97
5,687,451 			 08/591,495 			 11/18/97
5,687,455 			 08/588,444 			 11/18/97
5,687,465 			 08/438,032 			 11/18/97
5,687,468 			 08/646,244 			 11/18/97
5,687,476 			 08/588,966 			 11/18/97
5,687,477 			 08/725,690 			 11/18/97
5,687,479 			 08/634,972 			 11/18/97
5,687,481 			 08/455,613 			 11/18/97
5,687,492 			 08/665,420 			 11/18/97
5,687,497 			 08/581,894 			 11/18/97
5,687,502 			 08/461,480 			 11/18/97
5,687,503 			 08/537,698 			 11/18/97
5,687,510 			 08/510,707 			 11/18/97
5,687,513 			 08/450,564 			 11/18/97
5,687,521 			 08/659,470 			 11/18/97
5,687,527 			 08/657,628 			 11/18/97
5,687,528 			 08/645,526 			 11/18/97
5,687,530 			 08/443,287 			 11/18/97
5,687,532 			 08/642,979 			 11/18/97
5,687,533 			 08/490,801 			 11/18/97
5,687,535 			 08/552,629 			 11/18/97
5,687,542 			 08/518,027 			 11/18/97
5,687,543 			 08/654,497 			 11/18/97
5,687,546 			 08/465,480 			 11/18/97
5,687,547 			 08/536,899 			 11/18/97
5,687,553 			 08/661,131 			 11/18/97
5,687,558 			 08/613,986 			 11/18/97
5,687,559 			 08/601,323 			 11/18/97
5,687,565 			 08/564,479 			 11/18/97
5,687,575 			 08/639,669 			 11/18/97
5,687,577 			 08/630,284 			 11/18/97
5,687,580 			 08/564,652 			 11/18/97
5,687,591 			 08/543,970 			 11/18/97
5,687,606 			 08/582,697 			 11/18/97
5,687,608 			 08/410,191 			 11/18/97
5,687,612 			 08/604,660 			 11/18/97
5,687,630 			 08/544,660 			 11/18/97
5,687,636 			 08/650,369 			 11/18/97
5,687,640 			 08/693,323 			 11/18/97
5,687,645 			 08/660,791 			 11/18/97
5,687,648 			 08/642,442 			 11/18/97
5,687,650 			 08/633,591 			 11/18/97

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5,687,651 			 08/642,399 			 11/18/97
5,687,654 			 08/631,263 			 11/18/97
5,687,659 			 08/600,282 			 11/18/97
5,687,664 			 08/630,370 			 11/18/97
5,687,668 			 08/331,351 			 11/18/97
5,687,677 			 08/684,511 			 11/18/97
5,687,678 			 08/378,784 			 11/18/97
5,687,684 			 08/761,275 			 11/18/97
5,687,689 			 08/730,082 			 11/18/97
5,687,690 			 08/560,855 			 11/18/97
5,687,693 			 08/707,804 			 11/18/97
5,687,694 			 08/595,229 			 11/18/97
5,687,699 			 08/698,157 			 11/18/97
5,687,703 			 08/630,902 			 11/18/97
5,687,707 			 08/727,554 			 11/18/97
5,687,713 			 08/558,948 			 11/18/97
5,687,716 			 08/559,032 			 11/18/97
5,687,719 			 08/217,716 			 11/18/97
5,687,724 			 08/377,281 			 11/18/97
5,687,729 			 08/493,218 			 11/18/97
5,687,731 			 08/336,020 			 11/18/97
5,687,735 			 08/624,194 			 11/18/97
5,687,740 			 08/496,711 			 11/18/97
5,687,753 			 08/615,600 			 11/18/97
5,687,756 			 08/555,129 			 11/18/97
5,687,766 			 08/588,460 			 11/18/97
5,687,773 			 08/660,164 			 11/18/97
5,687,776 			 08/270,011 			 11/18/97
5,687,778 			 08/432,600 			 11/18/97
5,687,781 			 08/621,296 			 11/18/97
5,687,788 			 08/457,227 			 11/18/97
5,687,792 			 08/534,624 			 11/18/97
5,687,808 			 08/405,673 			 11/18/97
5,687,810 			 08/548,817 			 11/18/97
5,687,815 			 08/693,135 			 11/18/97
5,687,818 			 08/661,726 			 11/18/97
5,687,821 			 08/575,717 			 11/18/97
5,687,824 			 08/530,858 			 11/18/97
5,687,830 			 08/633,511 			 11/18/97
5,687,837 			 08/602,591 			 11/18/97
5,687,838 			 08/665,658 			 11/18/97
5,687,840 			 08/548,645 			 11/18/97
5,687,847 			 08/532,695 			 11/18/97
5,687,849 			 08/636,429 			 11/18/97
5,687,854 			 08/340,906 			 11/18/97
5,687,861 			 08/616,620 			 11/18/97
5,687,866 			 08/672,688 			 11/18/97
5,687,870 			 08/610,531 			 11/18/97
5,687,874 			 08/600,176 			 11/18/97
5,687,875 			 08/416,886 			 11/18/97
5,687,877 			 08/552,768 			 11/18/97
5,687,880 			 08/637,200 			 11/18/97
5,687,882 			 08/455,658 			 11/18/97
5,687,887 			 08/556,219 			 11/18/97
5,687,891 			 08/521,142 			 11/18/97
5,687,905 			 08/523,403 			 11/18/97
5,687,909 			 08/530,638 			 11/18/97
5,687,911 			 08/388,209 			 11/18/97
5,687,914 			 08/611,245 			 11/18/97
5,687,916 			 08/554,177 			 11/18/97
5,687,922 			 08/539,927 			 11/18/97
5,687,926 			 08/554,837 			 11/18/97
5,687,928 			 08/555,973 			 11/18/97
5,687,929 			 08/496,823 			 11/18/97
5,687,930 			 07/867,311 			 11/18/97
5,687,934 			 08/691,471 			 11/18/97

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5,687,935 			 08/601,035 			 11/18/97
5,687,936 			 08/483,751 			 11/18/97
5,687,942 			 08/459,712 			 11/18/97
5,687,950 			 08/550,026 			 11/18/97
5,687,953 			 08/692,956 			 11/18/97
5,687,956 			 08/588,138 			 11/18/97
5,687,961 			 08/572,606 			 11/18/97
5,687,967 			 08/535,768 			 11/18/97
5,687,975 			 08/701,806 			 11/18/97
5,687,986 			 08/579,827 			 11/18/97
5,687,988 			 08/682,281 			 11/18/97
5,687,989 			 08/694,798 			 11/18/97
5,688,005 			 08/678,005 			 11/18/97
5,688,007 			 08/725,289 			 11/18/97
5,688,011 			 08/497,548 			 11/18/97
5,688,012 			 08/601,028 			 11/18/97
5,688,020 			 08/638,977 			 11/18/97
5,688,035 			 08/721,848 			 11/18/97
5,688,037 			 08/600,072 			 11/18/97
5,688,039 			 08/711,777 			 11/18/97
5,688,043 			 08/687,912 			 11/18/97
5,688,045 			 08/677,547 			 11/18/97
5,688,046 			 08/557,255 			 11/18/97
5,688,056 			 08/564,257 			 11/18/97
5,688,068 			 08/638,338 			 11/18/97
5,688,070 			 08/549,221 			 11/18/97
5,688,071 			 08/653,866 			 11/18/97
5,688,072 			 08/570,014 			 11/18/97
5,688,086 			 08/601,312 			 11/18/97
5,688,088 			 08/362,569 			 11/18/97
5,688,090 			 08/698,737 			 11/18/97
5,688,091 			 08/640,320 			 11/18/97
5,688,093 			 08/593,277 			 11/18/97
5,688,094 			 08/438,489 			 11/18/97
5,688,117 			 08/606,482 			 11/18/97
5,688,121 			 08/547,028 			 11/18/97
5,688,122 			 08/498,533 			 11/18/97
5,688,125 			 08/421,885 			 11/18/97
5,688,128 			 08/367,962 			 11/18/97
5,688,135 			 08/752,456 			 11/18/97
5,688,143 			 08/533,927 			 11/18/97
5,688,146 			 08/686,982 			 11/18/97
5,688,155 			 08/377,467 			 11/18/97
5,688,158 			 08/519,121 			 11/18/97
5,688,164 			 08/624,430 			 11/18/97
5,688,165 			 08/610,114 			 11/18/97
5,688,181 			 08/571,094 			 11/18/97
5,688,182 			 08/725,288 			 11/18/97
5,688,186 			 08/626,680 			 11/18/97
5,688,187 			 08/781,238 			 11/18/97
5,688,188 			 08/704,969 			 11/18/97
5,688,190 			 08/597,974 			 11/18/97
5,688,196 			 08/482,676 			 11/18/97
5,688,198 			 08/593,586 			 11/18/97
5,688,203 			 08/593,443 			 11/18/97
5,688,207 			 08/725,052 			 11/18/97
5,688,212 			 08/718,871 			 11/18/97
5,688,222 			 08/654,247 			 11/18/97
5,688,230 			 08/417,242 			 11/18/97
5,688,231 			 08/315,533 			 11/18/97
5,688,232 			 08/535,447 			 11/18/97
5,688,239 			 08/500,473 			 11/18/97
5,688,240 			 08/603,868 			 11/18/97
5,688,249 			 08/412,482 			 11/18/97
5,688,252 			 08/535,915 			 11/18/97
5,688,253 			 08/456,051 			 11/18/97

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5,688,258 			 08/504,870 			 11/18/97
5,688,259 			 08/596,061 			 11/18/97
5,688,260 			 08/552,385 			 11/18/97
5,688,261 			 08/419,511 			 11/18/97
5,688,264 			 08/487,157 			 11/18/97
5,688,265 			 08/521,569 			 11/18/97
5,688,276 			 08/502,103 			 11/18/97
5,688,279 			 08/584,896 			 11/18/97
5,688,289 			 08/637,342 			 11/18/97
5,688,292 			 08/417,590 			 11/18/97
5,688,295 			 08/646,659 			 11/18/97
5,688,300 			 08/598,936 			 11/18/97
5,688,301 			 08/478,136 			 11/18/97
5,688,302 			 08/502,038 			 11/18/97
5,688,306 			 08/646,505 			 11/18/97
5,688,318 			 08/468,971 			 11/18/97
5,688,322 			 08/653,341 			 11/18/97
5,688,325 			 08/683,136 			 11/18/97
5,688,326 			 08/544,731 			 11/18/97
5,688,329 			 08/581,216 			 11/18/97
5,688,330 			 08/707,915 			 11/18/97
5,688,332 			 08/572,831 			 11/18/97
5,688,341 			 08/676,574 			 11/18/97
5,688,342 			 08/363,822 			 11/18/97
5,688,346 			 08/473,086 			 11/18/97
5,688,358 			 08/400,329 			 11/18/97
5,688,372 			 08/640,511 			 11/18/97
5,688,378 			 08/633,810 			 11/18/97
5,688,388 			 08/681,871 			 11/18/97
5,688,401 			 08/648,477 			 11/18/97
5,688,409 			 08/667,445 			 11/18/97
5,688,415 			 08/453,037 			 11/18/97
5,688,416 			 08/456,981 			 11/18/97
5,688,419 			 08/259,805 			 11/18/97
5,688,423 			 08/299,927 			 11/18/97
5,688,428 			 08/614,970 			 11/18/97
5,688,431 			 08/601,219 			 11/18/97
5,688,434 			 08/593,655 			 11/18/97
5,688,455 			 08/592,910 			 11/18/97
5,688,459 			 08/445,024 			 11/18/97
5,688,461 			 08/542,313 			 11/18/97
5,688,463 			 08/541,047 			 11/18/97
5,688,467 			 08/566,042 			 11/18/97
5,688,475 			 08/699,659 			 11/18/97
5,688,482 			 08/682,465 			 11/18/97
5,688,485 			 07/999,705 			 11/18/97
5,688,489 			 08/529,060 			 11/18/97
5,688,495 			 08/593,401 			 11/18/97
5,688,498 			 08/644,009 			 11/18/97
5,688,499 			 08/615,659 			 11/18/97
5,688,506 			 08/188,223 			 11/18/97
5,688,507 			 08/559,256 			 11/18/97
5,688,509 			 08/603,727 			 11/18/97
5,688,513 			 08/257,392 			 11/18/97
5,688,523 			 08/414,721 			 11/18/97
5,688,534 			 08/548,995 			 11/18/97
5,688,535 			 08/562,895 			 11/18/97
5,688,552 			 08/577,365 			 11/18/97
5,688,553 			 08/666,197 			 11/18/97
5,688,561 			 08/633,209 			 11/18/97
5,688,562 			 08/648,746 			 11/18/97
5,688,566 			 08/602,541 			 11/18/97
5,688,568 			 08/701,352 			 11/18/97
5,688,577 			 08/508,105 			 11/18/97
5,688,588 			 08/631,512 			 11/18/97
5,688,591 			 08/358,476 			 11/18/97

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 10

5,688,597 			 08/509,893 			 11/18/97
5,688,602 			 08/347,278 			 11/18/97
5,688,603 			 08/754,717 			 11/18/97
5,688,617 			 08/644,856 			 11/18/97
5,688,621 			 08/571,556 			 11/18/97
5,688,627 			 08/677,438 			 11/18/97
5,688,629 			 08/439,125 			 11/18/97
5,688,632 			 08/277,922 			 11/18/97
5,688,641 			 08/322,742 			 11/18/97
5,688,645 			 08/460,107 			 11/18/97
5,688,649 			 08/596,993 			 11/18/97
5,688,652 			 08/561,842 			 11/18/97
5,688,654 			 08/331,501 			 11/18/97
5,688,658 			 08/532,808 			 11/18/97
5,688,661 			 08/773,843 			 11/18/97
5,688,670 			 08/299,498 			 11/18/97
5,688,674 			 08/607,482 			 11/18/97
5,688,677 			 08/135,809 			 11/18/97
5,688,683 			 08/396,126 			 11/18/97
5,688,703 			 08/523,710 			 11/18/97
5,688,707 			 08/661,458 			 11/18/97
5,688,711 			 08/643,308 			 11/18/97
5,688,715 			 08/514,922 			 11/18/97
5,688,726 			 08/510,094 			 11/18/97
5,688,728 			 08/557,840 			 11/18/97
5,688,731 			 08/746,536 			 11/18/97
5,688,733 			 08/457,669 			 11/18/97
5,688,746 			 08/695,358 			 11/18/97
5,688,751 			 08/702,391 			 11/18/97
5,688,763 			 08/248,832 			 11/18/97
5,688,767 			 08/614,516 			 11/18/97
5,688,768 			 07/789,184 			 11/18/97
5,688,771 			 08/313,304 			 11/18/97
5,688,776 			 08/302,831 			 11/18/97
5,688,780 			 08/609,982 			 11/18/97
5,688,786 			 08/457,673 			 11/18/97
5,688,788 			 08/444,140 			 11/18/97
5,688,796 			 08/797,543 			 11/18/97
5,688,799 			 08/637,754 			 11/18/97
5,688,803 			 08/737,240 			 11/18/97
5,688,805 			 08/458,581 			 11/18/97
5,688,808 			 08/463,231 			 11/18/97
5,688,810 			 08/464,541 			 11/18/97
5,688,812 			 08/422,293 			 11/18/97
5,688,813 			 08/422,730 			 11/18/97
5,688,814 			 08/549,243 			 11/18/97
5,688,816 			 08/455,467 			 11/18/97
5,688,817 			 08/430,612 			 11/18/97
5,688,822 			 08/597,778 			 11/18/97
5,688,824 			 08/598,149 			 11/18/97
5,688,835 			 08/591,328 			 11/18/97
5,688,836 			 08/211,056 			 11/18/97
5,688,837 			 08/533,051 			 11/18/97
5,688,838 			 08/508,926 			 11/18/97
5,688,844 			 08/673,970 			 11/18/97
5,688,847 			 08/745,010 			 11/18/97
5,688,852 			 08/482,734 			 11/18/97
5,688,854 			 08/712,886 			 11/18/97
5,688,857 			 08/632,720 			 11/18/97
5,688,862 			 08/541,707 			 11/18/97
5,688,870 			 08/630,396 			 11/18/97
5,688,875 			 08/455,413 			 11/18/97
5,688,876 			 08/687,002 			 11/18/97
5,688,878 			 08/650,081 			 11/18/97
5,688,893 			 08/771,715 			 11/18/97
5,688,908 			 08/631,782 			 11/18/97

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 11

5,688,923 			 08/602,166 			 11/18/97
5,688,925 			 08/441,210 			 11/18/97
5,688,927 			 08/480,449 			 11/18/97
5,688,933 			 08/461,973 			 11/18/97
5,688,936 			 08/063,552 			 11/18/97
5,688,941 			 08/760,848 			 11/18/97
5,688,950 			 08/636,662 			 11/18/97
5,688,953 			 08/690,722 			 11/18/97
5,688,959 			 07/696,111 			 11/18/97
5,688,961 			 08/740,738 			 11/18/97
5,688,963 			 08/586,118 			 11/18/97
5,688,968 			 08/369,557 			 11/18/97
5,688,971 			 08/689,545 			 11/18/97
5,688,975 			 08/630,317 			 11/18/97
5,688,977 			 08/616,467 			 11/18/97
5,688,979 			 08/726,761 			 11/18/97
5,688,988 			 08/671,179 			 11/18/97
5,688,989 			 08/652,523 			 11/18/97
5,688,993 			 08/604,594 			 11/18/97
5,688,998 			 08/401,499 			 11/18/97
5,688,999 			 08/592,678 			 11/18/97
5,689,003 			 08/646,594 			 11/18/97
5,689,014 			 08/539,577 			 11/18/97
5,689,017 			 08/542,188 			 11/18/97
5,689,018 			 08/510,803 			 11/18/97
5,689,019 			 08/765,433 			 11/18/97
5,689,022 			 08/641,032 			 11/18/97
5,689,023 			 08/677,759 			 11/18/97
5,689,029 			 08/579,112 			 11/18/97
5,689,040 			 08/393,219 			 11/18/97
5,689,043 			 08/452,078 			 11/18/97
5,689,044 			 08/449,043 			 11/18/97
5,689,046 			 08/461,901 			 11/18/97
5,689,047 			 08/468,585 			 11/18/97
5,689,048 			 08/471,329 			 11/18/97
5,689,053 			 08/577,463 			 11/18/97
5,689,056 			 08/550,544 			 11/18/97
5,689,058 			 08/771,022 			 11/18/97
5,689,066 			 08/515,273 			 11/18/97
5,689,069 			 08/620,810 			 11/18/97
5,689,074 			 08/612,184 			 11/18/97
5,689,076 			 07/829,918 			 11/18/97
5,689,078 			 08/496,887 			 11/18/97
5,689,092 			 08/662,683 			 11/18/97
5,689,095 			 08/305,980 			 11/18/97
5,689,098 			 08/451,511 			 11/18/97
5,689,102 			 08/514,031 			 11/18/97
5,689,105 			 08/700,089 			 11/18/97
5,689,109 			 08/295,740 			 11/18/97
5,689,115 			 08/562,375 			 11/18/97
5,689,117 			 08/548,616 			 11/18/97
5,689,120 			 08/730,273 			 11/18/97
5,689,123 			 08/724,321 			 11/18/97
5,689,125 			 08/489,601 			 11/18/97
5,689,137 			 08/543,762 			 11/18/97
5,689,146 			 08/740,927 			 11/18/97
5,689,147 			 08/383,813 			 11/18/97
5,689,148 			 08/608,457 			 11/18/97
5,689,156 			 08/583,687 			 11/18/97
5,689,157 			 08/544,923 			 11/18/97
5,689,165 			 08/629,698 			 11/18/97
5,689,174 			 08/675,431 			 11/18/97
5,689,178 			 08/680,772 			 11/18/97
5,689,201 			 08/512,318 			 11/18/97
5,689,208 			 08/662,821 			 11/18/97
5,689,217 			 08/616,138 			 11/18/97

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 12

5,689,219 			 08/596,298 			 11/18/97
5,689,232 			 08/187,822 			 11/18/97
5,689,233 			 08/507,944 			 11/18/97
5,689,235 			 08/626,416 			 11/18/97
5,689,246 			 08/749,044 			 11/18/97
5,689,255 			 08/518,031 			 11/18/97
5,689,263 			 08/178,571 			 11/18/97
5,689,264 			 08/539,181 			 11/18/97
5,689,271 			 08/642,629 			 11/18/97
5,689,275 			 08/442,482 			 11/18/97
5,689,279 			 08/415,286 			 11/18/97
5,689,289 			 08/348,223 			 11/18/97
5,689,295 			 07/847,983 			 11/18/97
5,689,298 			 08/157,615 			 11/18/97
5,689,299 			 08/763,822 			 11/18/97
5,689,317 			 08/408,378 			 11/18/97
5,689,325 			 08/634,616 			 11/18/97
5,689,329 			 08/698,793 			 11/18/97
5,689,331 			 08/569,889 			 11/18/97
5,689,332 			 08/713,833 			 11/18/97
5,689,339 			 08/506,132 			 11/18/97
5,689,346 			 08/343,973 			 11/18/97
5,689,347 			 08/609,952 			 11/18/97
5,689,349 			 08/235,671 			 11/18/97
5,689,353 			 08/706,794 			 11/18/97
5,689,359 			 08/160,787 			 11/18/97
5,689,360 			 08/475,344 			 11/18/97
5,689,368 			 08/592,997 			 11/18/97
5,689,371 			 08/521,345 			 11/18/97
5,689,379 			 08/358,812 			 11/18/97
5,689,383 			 08/366,773 			 11/18/97
5,689,385 			 08/468,142 			 11/18/97
5,689,391 			 08/732,730 			 11/18/97
5,689,393 			 08/560,649 			 11/18/97
5,689,397 			 08/525,676 			 11/18/97
5,689,399 			 08/215,695 			 11/18/97
5,689,401 			 08/493,707 			 11/18/97
5,689,407 			 08/626,528 			 11/18/97
5,689,410 			 08/668,173 			 11/18/97
5,689,411 			 08/761,393 			 11/18/97
5,689,415 			 08/343,454 			 11/18/97
5,689,418 			 08/367,952 			 11/18/97
5,689,420 			 08/546,608 			 11/18/97
5,689,431 			 08/423,295 			 11/18/97
5,689,434 			 08/671,833 			 11/18/97
5,689,435 			 08/802,496 			 11/18/97
5,689,438 			 08/396,464 			 11/18/97
5,689,440 			 08/764,656 			 11/18/97
5,689,443 			 08/451,035 			 11/18/97
5,689,447 			 08/565,787 			 11/18/97
5,689,458 			 08/628,200 			 11/18/97
5,689,473 			 08/690,479 			 11/18/97
5,689,474 			 04/768,226 			 11/18/97
5,689,483 			 08/718,172 			 11/18/97
5,689,484 			 08/267,226 			 11/18/97
5,689,491 			 08/706,418 			 11/18/97
5,689,494 			 08/441,700 			 11/18/97
5,689,496 			 08/714,974 			 11/18/97
5,689,501 			 08/434,744 			 11/18/97
5,689,502 			 08/463,220 			 11/18/97
5,689,503 			 08/553,351 			 11/18/97
5,689,514 			 08/724,573 			 11/18/97
5,689,523 			 08/489,555 			 11/18/97
5,689,525 			 08/511,271 			 11/18/97
5,689,531 			 08/656,538 			 11/18/97
5,689,555 			 08/497,411 			 11/18/97

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 13

5,689,560 			 08/235,035 			 11/18/97
5,689,572 			 08/352,230 			 11/18/97
5,689,577 			 08/324,419 			 11/18/97
5,689,583 			 08/652,845 			 11/18/97
5,689,591 			 07/854,200 			 11/18/97
5,689,593 			 08/701,909 			 11/18/97
5,689,596 			 08/799,345 			 11/18/97
5,689,602 			 08/527,419 			 11/18/97
5,689,604 			 08/709,978 			 11/18/97
5,689,607 			 08/568,586 			 11/18/97
5,689,627 			 08/498,129 			 11/18/97
5,689,633 			 08/484,311 			 11/18/97
5,689,637 			 08/675,784 			 11/18/97
5,689,644 			 08/621,422 			 11/18/97
5,689,647 			 08/551,694 			 11/18/97
5,689,649 			 07/662,970 			 11/18/97
5,689,654 			 08/335,487 			 11/18/97
5,689,655 			 08/777,398 			 11/18/97
5,689,657 			 08/599,444 			 11/18/97
5,689,658 			 08/724,815 			 11/18/97
5,689,670 			 08/671,106 			 11/18/97
5,689,677 			 08/464,307 			 11/18/97
5,689,683 			 08/432,260 			 11/18/97
5,689,690 			 08/574,333 			 11/18/97
5,689,694 			 08/010,016 			 11/18/97
5,689,696 			 08/579,753 			 11/18/97
5,689,697 			 08/469,703 			 11/18/97
5,689,710 			 08/500,529 			 11/18/97
5,689,719 			 07/907,926 			 11/18/97
5,689,723 			 08/013,271 			 11/18/97
5,689,724 			 08/540,761 			 11/18/97
5,689,737 			 08/604,729 			 11/18/97
5,689,738 			 08/523,805 			 11/18/97
5,689,739 			 08/780,779 			 11/18/97
5,689,748 			 08/655,106 			 11/18/97
5,689,749 			 08/521,845 			 11/18/97
5,689,760 			 08/681,497 			 11/18/97
5,689,773 			 08/612,824 			 11/18/97
5,689,785 			 08/647,217 			 11/18/97
5,689,796 			 08/687,003 			 11/18/97
5,689,812 			 08/493,319 			 11/18/97
5,689,814 			 08/291,870 			 11/18/97
5,689,816 			 08/556,748 			 11/18/97
5,689,820 			 08/743,923 			 11/18/97
5,689,824 			 08/502,810 			 11/18/97

		  PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON November 13, 2009
		    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent  	                Application                         Issue
Number          	           Number                            Date

6,314,585 			 09/771,813 			 11/13/01
6,314,587 			 09/838,246 			 11/13/01
6,314,589 			 09/693,529 			 11/13/01
6,314,593 			 09/439,649 			 11/13/01
6,314,596 			 09/714,425 			 11/13/01
6,314,597 			 09/782,826 			 11/13/01
6,314,598 			 09/286,948 			 11/13/01
6,314,609 			 09/498,633 			 11/13/01
6,314,613 			 09/335,237 			 11/13/01
6,314,614 			 09/214,112 			 11/13/01
6,314,615 			 09/566,724 			 11/13/01
6,314,619 			 09/633,096 			 11/13/01
6,314,620 			 09/832,886 			 11/13/01
6,314,625 			 09/519,466 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 14

6,314,627 			 09/342,799 			 11/13/01
6,314,632 			 09/558,197 			 11/13/01
6,314,633 			 09/571,207 			 11/13/01
6,314,634 			 09/142,377 			 11/13/01
6,314,635 			 09/511,159 			 11/13/01
6,314,636 			 09/137,941 			 11/13/01
6,314,644 			 09/572,639 			 11/13/01
6,314,645 			 09/505,490 			 11/13/01
6,314,647 			 09/542,134 			 11/13/01
6,314,661 			 09/640,113 			 11/13/01
6,314,662 			 09/522,174 			 11/13/01
6,314,666 			 09/718,287 			 11/13/01
6,314,669 			 09/246,511 			 11/13/01
6,314,671 			 09/519,580 			 11/13/01
6,314,683 			 09/508,201 			 11/13/01
6,314,686 			 09/492,443 			 11/13/01
6,314,687 			 09/570,146 			 11/13/01
6,314,699 			 09/232,330 			 11/13/01
6,314,702 			 09/565,464 			 11/13/01
6,314,714 			 09/596,373 			 11/13/01
6,314,715 			 09/325,174 			 11/13/01
6,314,716 			 09/465,026 			 11/13/01
6,314,718 			 09/837,819 			 11/13/01
6,314,720 			 09/490,290 			 11/13/01
6,314,724 			 09/715,181 			 11/13/01
6,314,725 			 09/545,411 			 11/13/01
6,314,728 			 09/335,952 			 11/13/01
6,314,731 			 09/424,597 			 11/13/01
6,314,743 			 09/662,581 			 11/13/01
6,314,744 			 09/296,627 			 11/13/01
6,314,753 			 09/588,450 			 11/13/01
6,314,758 			 09/526,937 			 11/13/01
6,314,759 			 09/355,102 			 11/13/01
6,314,761 			 09/657,823 			 11/13/01
6,314,771 			 09/367,277 			 11/13/01
6,314,778 			 09/657,010 			 11/13/01
6,314,784 			 09/600,668 			 11/13/01
6,314,787 			 09/601,090 			 11/13/01
6,314,788 			 09/785,763 			 11/13/01
6,314,801 			 09/312,397 			 11/13/01
6,314,805 			 09/565,057 			 11/13/01
6,314,809 			 09/439,003 			 11/13/01
6,314,814 			 09/516,369 			 11/13/01
6,314,818 			 09/280,162 			 11/13/01
6,314,824 			 09/482,774 			 11/13/01
6,314,825 			 09/252,095 			 11/13/01
6,314,829 			 09/367,746 			 11/13/01
6,314,832 			 09/363,806 			 11/13/01
6,314,833 			 09/584,451 			 11/13/01
6,314,837 			 09/657,728 			 11/13/01
6,314,840 			 09/851,334 			 11/13/01
6,314,841 			 09/535,895 			 11/13/01
6,314,852 			 09/128,447 			 11/13/01
6,314,853 			 09/292,656 			 11/13/01
6,314,854 			 09/671,776 			 11/13/01
6,314,859 			 09/450,621 			 11/13/01
6,314,864 			 09/620,097 			 11/13/01
6,314,868 			 09/817,937 			 11/13/01
6,314,874 			 09/443,529 			 11/13/01
6,314,878 			 09/489,070 			 11/13/01
6,314,881 			 09/268,689 			 11/13/01
6,314,884 			 09/383,516 			 11/13/01
6,314,887 			 09/556,989 			 11/13/01
6,314,891 			 09/595,240 			 11/13/01
6,314,895 			 09/673,861 			 11/13/01
6,314,897 			 09/432,455 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 15

6,314,899 			 09/650,165 			 11/13/01
6,314,901 			 09/529,088 			 11/13/01
6,314,902 			 09/609,631 			 11/13/01
6,314,904 			 09/689,284 			 11/13/01
6,314,906 			 09/317,478 			 11/13/01
6,314,907 			 09/365,691 			 11/13/01
6,314,910 			 09/487,443 			 11/13/01
6,314,912 			 09/312,989 			 11/13/01
6,314,914 			 09/484,949 			 11/13/01
6,314,916 			 09/432,996 			 11/13/01
6,314,917 			 09/526,340 			 11/13/01
6,314,921 			 09/644,381 			 11/13/01
6,314,924 			 09/255,523 			 11/13/01
6,314,932 			 09/694,357 			 11/13/01
6,314,936 			 09/367,634 			 11/13/01
6,314,938 			 09/178,994 			 11/13/01
6,314,943 			 09/425,508 			 11/13/01
6,314,947 			 09/417,939 			 11/13/01
6,314,949 			 09/660,671 			 11/13/01
6,314,950 			 09/728,655 			 11/13/01
6,314,957 			 09/292,827 			 11/13/01
6,314,959 			 09/562,173 			 11/13/01
6,314,961 			 09/312,774 			 11/13/01
6,314,968 			 09/308,336 			 11/13/01
6,314,971 			 09/463,450 			 11/13/01
6,314,974 			 09/344,867 			 11/13/01
6,314,979 			 09/405,870 			 11/13/01
6,314,980 			 09/666,665 			 11/13/01
6,314,991 			 09/517,391 			 11/13/01
6,315,000 			 09/551,782 			 11/13/01
6,315,001 			 09/676,760 			 11/13/01
6,315,012 			 09/554,074 			 11/13/01
6,315,014 			 09/664,313 			 11/13/01
6,315,015 			 09/680,502 			 11/13/01
6,315,021 			 09/477,137 			 11/13/01
6,315,024 			 09/285,569 			 11/13/01
6,315,025 			 09/625,447 			 11/13/01
6,315,026 			 09/755,998 			 11/13/01
6,315,033 			 09/576,867 			 11/13/01
6,315,036 			 09/593,235 			 11/13/01
6,315,037 			 09/214,457 			 11/13/01
6,315,044 			 09/438,418 			 11/13/01
6,315,056 			 09/628,000 			 11/13/01
6,315,057 			 09/499,126 			 11/13/01
6,315,061 			 09/294,758 			 11/13/01
6,315,069 			 09/513,221 			 11/13/01
6,315,070 			 09/248,301 			 11/13/01
6,315,074 			 09/677,560 			 11/13/01
6,315,076 			 09/616,619 			 11/13/01
6,315,078 			 09/605,153 			 11/13/01
6,315,090 			 08/723,889 			 11/13/01
6,315,094 			 09/574,801 			 11/13/01
6,315,100 			 09/275,493 			 11/13/01
6,315,111 			 08/969,581 			 11/13/01
6,315,113 			 09/106,455 			 11/13/01
6,315,114 			 09/531,300 			 11/13/01
6,315,118 			 09/535,736 			 11/13/01
6,315,127 			 09/302,973 			 11/13/01
6,315,132 			 09/612,783 			 11/13/01
6,315,133 			 09/591,054 			 11/13/01
6,315,134 			 09/722,217 			 11/13/01
6,315,135 			 09/722,230 			 11/13/01
6,315,136 			 09/430,068 			 11/13/01
6,315,138 			 09/299,803 			 11/13/01
6,315,140 			 09/638,929 			 11/13/01
6,315,143 			 09/454,904 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 16

6,315,144 			 09/402,683 			 11/13/01
6,315,145 			 09/313,864 			 11/13/01
6,315,146 			 09/485,425 			 11/13/01
6,315,152 			 09/130,951 			 11/13/01
6,315,153 			 09/470,792 			 11/13/01
6,315,154 			 09/525,813 			 11/13/01
6,315,161 			 09/653,512 			 11/13/01
6,315,163 			 09/474,656 			 11/13/01
6,315,171 			 09/676,353 			 11/13/01
6,315,172 			 09/693,086 			 11/13/01
6,315,176 			 09/617,730 			 11/13/01
6,315,177 			 09/469,796 			 11/13/01
6,315,179 			 09/494,736 			 11/13/01
6,315,180 			 09/527,665 			 11/13/01
6,315,193 			 09/144,287 			 11/13/01
6,315,199 			 08/351,749 			 11/13/01
6,315,205 			 09/347,569 			 11/13/01
6,315,208 			 09/575,934 			 11/13/01
6,315,212 			 09/573,731 			 11/13/01
6,315,220 			 09/360,535 			 11/13/01
6,315,231 			 09/573,680 			 11/13/01
6,315,235 			 09/393,149 			 11/13/01
6,315,236 			 09/557,477 			 11/13/01
6,315,237 			 09/251,385 			 11/13/01
6,315,247 			 09/368,978 			 11/13/01
6,315,259 			 09/584,058 			 11/13/01
6,315,263 			 09/231,927 			 11/13/01
6,315,266 			 09/612,640 			 11/13/01
6,315,269 			 09/530,862 			 11/13/01
6,315,270 			 09/620,519 			 11/13/01
6,315,275 			 09/273,394 			 11/13/01
6,315,278 			 09/502,151 			 11/13/01
6,315,292 			 09/415,011 			 11/13/01
6,315,293 			 09/511,138 			 11/13/01
6,315,299 			 09/444,259 			 11/13/01
6,315,303 			 09/331,531 			 11/13/01
6,315,304 			 09/476,863 			 11/13/01
6,315,308 			 09/570,902 			 11/13/01
6,315,312 			 09/428,117 			 11/13/01
6,315,315 			 09/612,880 			 11/13/01
6,315,317 			 09/470,506 			 11/13/01
6,315,319 			 09/546,548 			 11/13/01
6,315,320 			 09/300,781 			 11/13/01
6,315,321 			 09/359,830 			 11/13/01
6,315,327 			 09/258,615 			 11/13/01
6,315,330 			 09/429,907 			 11/13/01
6,315,343 			 09/401,243 			 11/13/01
6,315,344 			 09/597,658 			 11/13/01
6,315,345 			 09/140,687 			 11/13/01
6,315,348 			 09/635,681 			 11/13/01
6,315,352 			 09/534,871 			 11/13/01
6,315,356 			 09/565,945 			 11/13/01
6,315,359 			 09/432,131 			 11/13/01
6,315,360 			 09/487,930 			 11/13/01
6,315,361 			 09/556,251 			 11/13/01
6,315,362 			 09/894,439 			 11/13/01
6,315,363 			 09/420,881 			 11/13/01
6,315,368 			 09/598,035 			 11/13/01
6,315,376 			 09/541,778 			 11/13/01
6,315,378 			 09/391,488 			 11/13/01
6,315,385 			 09/628,383 			 11/13/01
6,315,388 			 09/384,844 			 11/13/01
6,315,395 			 08/505,020 			 11/13/01
6,315,411 			 09/693,953 			 11/13/01
6,315,416 			 09/414,472 			 11/13/01
6,315,425 			 09/480,096 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 17

6,315,428 			 09/316,216 			 11/13/01
6,315,431 			 09/575,618 			 11/13/01
6,315,436 			 09/481,469 			 11/13/01
6,315,437 			 09/339,875 			 11/13/01
6,315,438 			 09/387,184 			 11/13/01
6,315,440 			 09/499,400 			 11/13/01
6,315,455 			 09/541,595 			 11/13/01
6,315,463 			 09/536,172 			 11/13/01
6,315,464 			 09/369,715 			 11/13/01
6,315,478 			 09/536,771 			 11/13/01
6,315,483 			 09/675,477 			 11/13/01
6,315,485 			 09/373,956 			 11/13/01
6,315,486 			 09/380,867 			 11/13/01
6,315,487 			 09/454,486 			 11/13/01
6,315,493 			 09/797,671 			 11/13/01
6,315,494 			 09/695,335 			 11/13/01
6,315,501 			 09/403,380 			 11/13/01
6,315,511 			 09/352,638 			 11/13/01
6,315,514 			 09/503,783 			 11/13/01
6,315,517 			 09/426,530 			 11/13/01
6,315,525 			 09/204,605 			 11/13/01
6,315,531 			 09/385,372 			 11/13/01
6,315,533 			 09/526,240 			 11/13/01
6,315,535 			 09/647,251 			 11/13/01
6,315,539 			 09/525,175 			 11/13/01
6,315,548 			 09/385,243 			 11/13/01
6,315,555 			 09/762,686 			 11/13/01
6,315,556 			 09/509,370 			 11/13/01
6,315,559 			 09/515,646 			 11/13/01
6,315,561 			 09/341,608 			 11/13/01
6,315,570 			 09/419,297 			 11/13/01
6,315,573 			 09/634,254 			 11/13/01
6,315,574 			 09/488,647 			 11/13/01
6,315,580 			 09/326,737 			 11/13/01
6,315,582 			 09/617,726 			 11/13/01
6,315,583 			 09/677,808 			 11/13/01
6,315,585 			 09/630,445 			 11/13/01
6,315,586 			 09/750,415 			 11/13/01
6,315,589 			 09/586,679 			 11/13/01
6,315,592 			 09/408,244 			 11/13/01
6,315,593 			 09/816,702 			 11/13/01
6,315,597 			 09/464,144 			 11/13/01
6,315,601 			 09/597,222 			 11/13/01
6,315,610 			 09/746,093 			 11/13/01
6,315,612 			 09/485,098 			 11/13/01
6,315,613 			 09/775,180 			 11/13/01
6,315,628 			 09/484,277 			 11/13/01
6,315,631 			 09/500,090 			 11/13/01
6,315,634 			 09/680,589 			 11/13/01
6,315,638 			 09/488,902 			 11/13/01
6,315,639 			 09/555,064 			 11/13/01
6,315,642 			 09/549,040 			 11/13/01
6,315,646 			 09/419,866 			 11/13/01
6,315,648 			 09/268,602 			 11/13/01
6,315,654 			 09/669,014 			 11/13/01
6,315,656 			 09/601,782 			 11/13/01
6,315,667 			 09/537,900 			 11/13/01
6,315,670 			 09/508,415 			 11/13/01
6,315,679 			 09/358,844 			 11/13/01
6,315,687 			 09/226,806 			 11/13/01
6,315,693 			 09/414,305 			 11/13/01
6,315,695 			 09/484,872 			 11/13/01
6,315,696 			 09/015,669 			 11/13/01
6,315,706 			 09/125,270 			 11/13/01
6,315,709 			 09/271,118 			 11/13/01
6,315,723 			 09/415,959 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 18

6,315,724 			 09/421,046 			 11/13/01
6,315,725 			 09/443,165 			 11/13/01
6,315,733 			 09/484,406 			 11/13/01
6,315,736 			 09/580,647 			 11/13/01
6,315,740 			 09/389,695 			 11/13/01
6,315,743 			 09/102,795 			 11/13/01
6,315,744 			 09/464,729 			 11/13/01
6,315,747 			 09/624,700 			 11/13/01
6,315,750 			 09/641,641 			 11/13/01
6,315,756 			 09/482,707 			 11/13/01
6,315,758 			 08/924,017 			 11/13/01
6,315,759 			 09/468,630 			 11/13/01
6,315,764 			 08/575,926 			 11/13/01
6,315,767 			 09/136,547 			 11/13/01
6,315,768 			 09/327,645 			 11/13/01
6,315,772 			 08/955,789 			 11/13/01
6,315,773 			 08/854,870 			 11/13/01
6,315,774 			 09/457,461 			 11/13/01
6,315,784 			 09/244,085 			 11/13/01
6,315,789 			 09/246,628 			 11/13/01
6,315,796 			 09/311,825 			 11/13/01
6,315,801 			 09/468,161 			 11/13/01
6,315,814 			 09/441,454 			 11/13/01
6,315,819 			 09/643,156 			 11/13/01
6,315,825 			 09/455,295 			 11/13/01
6,315,826 			 09/599,193 			 11/13/01
6,315,831 			 09/369,965 			 11/13/01
6,315,832 			 09/492,247 			 11/13/01
6,315,838 			 09/525,614 			 11/13/01
6,315,844 			 09/463,968 			 11/13/01
6,315,846 			 09/517,242 			 11/13/01
6,315,855 			 09/308,279 			 11/13/01
6,315,857 			 09/113,714 			 11/13/01
6,315,858 			 09/271,864 			 11/13/01
6,315,861 			 09/653,355 			 11/13/01
6,315,867 			 08/960,789 			 11/13/01
6,315,869 			 09/308,592 			 11/13/01
6,315,872 			 09/415,328 			 11/13/01
6,315,879 			 09/653,444 			 11/13/01
6,315,882 			 09/234,444 			 11/13/01
6,315,890 			 09/436,660 			 11/13/01
6,315,898 			 09/561,203 			 11/13/01
6,315,912 			 09/507,832 			 11/13/01
6,315,916 			 09/566,455 			 11/13/01
6,315,920 			 09/393,515 			 11/13/01
6,315,929 			 09/309,010 			 11/13/01
6,315,930 			 09/406,023 			 11/13/01
6,315,932 			 09/367,810 			 11/13/01
6,315,935 			 09/383,719 			 11/13/01
6,315,937 			 09/349,009 			 11/13/01
6,315,938 			 09/590,042 			 11/13/01
6,315,940 			 09/311,780 			 11/13/01
6,315,943 			 09/333,433 			 11/13/01
6,315,944 			 09/486,387 			 11/13/01
6,315,957 			 09/232,774 			 11/13/01
6,315,963 			 09/533,419 			 11/13/01
6,315,964 			 08/879,745 			 11/13/01
6,315,969 			 09/507,268 			 11/13/01
6,315,970 			 09/509,456 			 11/13/01
6,315,974 			 09/112,994 			 11/13/01
6,315,976 			 09/332,500 			 11/13/01
6,315,981 			 09/272,468 			 11/13/01
6,315,993 			 09/335,109 			 11/13/01
6,316,000 			 08/954,441 			 11/13/01
6,316,002 			 09/524,508 			 11/13/01
6,316,012 			 09/413,496 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 19

6,316,016 			 09/303,672 			 11/13/01
6,316,030 			 09/418,667 			 11/13/01
6,316,033 			 09/406,804 			 11/13/01
6,316,035 			 09/581,293 			 11/13/01
6,316,037 			 09/647,425 			 11/13/01
6,316,039 			 09/212,623 			 11/13/01
6,316,047 			 08/488,521 			 11/13/01
6,316,049 			 09/477,437 			 11/13/01
6,316,051 			 09/216,854 			 11/13/01
6,316,056 			 09/390,656 			 11/13/01
6,316,057 			 09/423,110 			 11/13/01
6,316,061 			 09/583,621 			 11/13/01
6,316,069 			 09/455,344 			 11/13/01
6,316,073 			 09/275,937 			 11/13/01
6,316,074 			 08/938,904 			 11/13/01
6,316,076 			 09/309,823 			 11/13/01
6,316,078 			 09/525,372 			 11/13/01
6,316,086 			 09/295,330 			 11/13/01
6,316,089 			 09/205,227 			 11/13/01
6,316,099 			 09/409,520 			 11/13/01
6,316,106 			 09/230,140 			 11/13/01
6,316,109 			 09/666,253 			 11/13/01
6,316,110 			 09/265,417 			 11/13/01
6,316,115 			 09/488,188 			 11/13/01
6,316,121 			 09/592,299 			 11/13/01
6,316,123 			 09/491,754 			 11/13/01
6,316,125 			 09/283,939 			 11/13/01
6,316,134 			 09/395,299 			 11/13/01
6,316,135 			 09/359,475 			 11/13/01
6,316,141 			 09/419,940 			 11/13/01
6,316,143 			 09/469,781 			 11/13/01
6,316,147 			 09/358,362 			 11/13/01
6,316,154 			 09/658,381 			 11/13/01
6,316,159 			 09/608,604 			 11/13/01
6,316,162 			 09/301,945 			 11/13/01
6,316,163 			 09/163,421 			 11/13/01
6,316,171 			 09/687,561 			 11/13/01
6,316,173 			 09/593,087 			 11/13/01
6,316,174 			 09/645,681 			 11/13/01
6,316,175 			 09/507,745 			 11/13/01
6,316,177 			 09/540,808 			 11/13/01
6,316,184 			 09/355,947 			 11/13/01
6,316,189 			 09/176,928 			 11/13/01
6,316,191 			 09/205,865 			 11/13/01
6,316,195 			 09/471,016 			 11/13/01
6,316,206 			 09/211,590 			 11/13/01
6,316,211 			 09/491,785 			 11/13/01
6,316,215 			 09/586,768 			 11/13/01
6,316,221 			 09/261,464 			 11/13/01
6,316,225 			 09/546,238 			 11/13/01
6,316,228 			 09/341,473 			 11/13/01
6,316,232 			 09/298,843 			 11/13/01
6,316,233 			 09/725,287 			 11/13/01
6,316,236 			 09/130,810 			 11/13/01
6,316,237 			 09/579,376 			 11/13/01
6,316,244 			 09/424,427 			 11/13/01
6,316,245 			 09/383,384 			 11/13/01
6,316,252 			 09/213,343 			 11/13/01
6,316,254 			 08/461,819 			 11/13/01
6,316,255 			 08/471,922 			 11/13/01
6,316,260 			 09/294,035 			 11/13/01
6,316,263 			 09/318,767 			 11/13/01
6,316,268 			 09/308,460 			 11/13/01
6,316,272 			 09/268,866 			 11/13/01
6,316,273 			 08/981,004 			 11/13/01
6,316,291 			 09/293,838 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 20

6,316,297 			 09/436,470 			 11/13/01
6,316,309 			 09/626,332 			 11/13/01
6,316,317 			 09/526,419 			 11/13/01
6,316,320 			 09/449,572 			 11/13/01
6,316,325 			 09/192,204 			 11/13/01
6,316,330 			 09/699,110 			 11/13/01
6,316,332 			 09/201,170 			 11/13/01
6,316,343 			 09/538,069 			 11/13/01
6,316,364 			 09/503,955 			 11/13/01
6,316,378 			 09/526,297 			 11/13/01
6,316,381 			 08/895,204 			 11/13/01
6,316,383 			 09/344,488 			 11/13/01
6,316,392 			 09/370,346 			 11/13/01
6,316,394 			 09/771,267 			 11/13/01
6,316,395 			 09/507,786 			 11/13/01
6,316,398 			 09/567,395 			 11/13/01
6,316,405 			 09/242,724 			 11/13/01
6,316,406 			 09/379,614 			 11/13/01
6,316,416 			 09/512,385 			 11/13/01
6,316,421 			 09/536,286 			 11/13/01
6,316,422 			 09/706,619 			 11/13/01
6,316,429 			 09/074,621 			 11/13/01
6,316,434 			 09/512,513 			 11/13/01
6,316,440 			 09/381,983 			 11/13/01
6,316,442 			 09/379,853 			 11/13/01
6,316,443 			 09/532,704 			 11/13/01
6,316,450 			 09/462,652 			 11/13/01
6,316,451 			 09/623,859 			 11/13/01
6,316,454 			 09/361,088 			 11/13/01
6,316,455 			 09/448,485 			 11/13/01
6,316,457 			 09/247,323 			 11/13/01
6,316,465 			 09/342,381 			 11/13/01
6,316,470 			 09/608,329 			 11/13/01
6,316,472 			 09/551,046 			 11/13/01
6,316,477 			 09/117,231 			 11/13/01
6,316,478 			 09/486,986 			 11/13/01
6,316,479 			 09/081,917 			 11/13/01
6,316,488 			 09/589,028 			 11/13/01
6,316,491 			 09/091,752 			 11/13/01
6,316,496 			 09/495,334 			 11/13/01
6,316,509 			 09/651,756 			 11/13/01
6,316,510 			 09/543,410 			 11/13/01
6,316,511 			 09/463,899 			 11/13/01
6,316,518 			 09/497,701 			 11/13/01
6,316,519 			 09/367,906 			 11/13/01
6,316,523 			 09/282,964 			 11/13/01
6,316,526 			 08/954,161 			 11/13/01
6,316,530 			 09/592,282 			 11/13/01
6,316,532 			 09/459,929 			 11/13/01
6,316,534 			 09/158,531 			 11/13/01
6,316,535 			 09/313,627 			 11/13/01
6,316,539 			 09/596,188 			 11/13/01
6,316,542 			 08/650,544 			 11/13/01
6,316,551 			 09/548,253 			 11/13/01
6,316,563 			 09/084,598 			 11/13/01
6,316,568 			 09/142,235 			 11/13/01
6,316,570 			 09/339,393 			 11/13/01
6,316,582 			 09/585,114 			 11/13/01
6,316,593 			 09/215,775 			 11/13/01
6,316,600 			 08/907,146 			 11/13/01
6,316,603 			 09/390,326 			 11/13/01
6,316,616 			 09/064,462 			 11/13/01
6,316,617 			 09/633,055 			 11/13/01
6,316,621 			 09/533,431 			 11/13/01
6,316,623 			 09/138,186 			 11/13/01
6,316,626 			 09/148,732 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 21

6,316,627 			 09/422,931 			 11/13/01
6,316,631 			 09/254,387 			 11/13/01
6,316,632 			 09/569,010 			 11/13/01
6,316,635 			 09/293,518 			 11/13/01
6,316,637 			 09/232,490 			 11/13/01
6,316,638 			 09/622,429 			 11/13/01
6,316,641 			 09/380,710 			 11/13/01
6,316,642 			 09/541,470 			 11/13/01
6,316,643 			 09/242,428 			 11/13/01
6,316,647 			 09/662,716 			 11/13/01
6,316,650 			 09/464,821 			 11/13/01
6,316,652 			 08/468,844 			 11/13/01
6,316,656 			 09/611,334 			 11/13/01
6,316,658 			 09/529,280 			 11/13/01
6,316,662 			 09/439,031 			 11/13/01
6,316,665 			 09/643,519 			 11/13/01
6,316,667 			 09/740,806 			 11/13/01
6,316,668 			 09/257,889 			 11/13/01
6,316,669 			 09/646,676 			 11/13/01
6,316,671 			 09/322,527 			 11/13/01
6,316,673 			 09/776,104 			 11/13/01
6,316,678 			 09/786,146 			 11/13/01
6,316,680 			 09/455,161 			 11/13/01
6,316,682 			 09/194,609 			 11/13/01
6,316,686 			 09/597,047 			 11/13/01
6,316,689 			 09/423,011 			 11/13/01
6,316,711 			 09/771,055 			 11/13/01
6,316,718 			 09/641,604 			 11/13/01
6,316,721 			 09/467,014 			 11/13/01
6,316,736 			 09/092,821 			 11/13/01
6,316,737 			 09/393,952 			 11/13/01
6,316,739 			 09/503,115 			 11/13/01
6,316,748 			 09/664,386 			 11/13/01
6,316,750 			 09/547,006 			 11/13/01
6,316,752 			 09/509,964 			 11/13/01
6,316,755 			 09/574,872 			 11/13/01
6,316,760 			 09/354,181 			 11/13/01
6,316,762 			 09/341,269 			 11/13/01
6,316,764 			 09/783,571 			 11/13/01
6,316,768 			 08/818,376 			 11/13/01
6,316,778 			 09/609,530 			 11/13/01
6,316,791 			 09/523,158 			 11/13/01
6,316,798 			 09/331,670 			 11/13/01
6,316,811 			 09/596,905 			 11/13/01
6,316,812 			 09/564,669 			 11/13/01
6,316,813 			 08/421,931 			 11/13/01
6,316,819 			 09/101,520 			 11/13/01
6,316,837 			 09/200,937 			 11/13/01
6,316,838 			 09/531,231 			 11/13/01
6,316,843 			 09/455,113 			 11/13/01
6,316,862 			 09/533,858 			 11/13/01
6,316,865 			 09/539,245 			 11/13/01
6,316,869 			 09/292,667 			 11/13/01
6,316,871 			 09/759,816 			 11/13/01
6,316,877 			 09/605,049 			 11/13/01
6,316,880 			 09/513,901 			 11/13/01
6,316,885 			 09/618,743 			 11/13/01
6,316,895 			 09/435,420 			 11/13/01
6,316,904 			 09/603,937 			 11/13/01
6,316,920 			 09/630,521 			 11/13/01
6,316,925 			 08/654,763 			 11/13/01
6,316,928 			 09/264,754 			 11/13/01
6,316,929 			 09/492,233 			 11/13/01
6,316,930 			 09/467,895 			 11/13/01
6,316,931 			 09/484,796 			 11/13/01
6,316,939 			 09/648,460 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 22

6,316,942 			 09/325,232 			 11/13/01
6,316,943 			 09/469,541 			 11/13/01
6,316,945 			 09/388,014 			 11/13/01
6,316,949 			 09/484,415 			 11/13/01
6,316,954 			 09/352,797 			 11/13/01
6,316,955 			 09/381,964 			 11/13/01
6,316,960 			 09/286,914 			 11/13/01
6,316,972 			 09/453,771 			 11/13/01
6,316,985 			 09/270,053 			 11/13/01
6,316,989 			 09/543,419 			 11/13/01
6,317,001 			 09/453,187 			 11/13/01
6,317,009 			 09/836,047 			 11/13/01
6,317,013 			 09/593,501 			 11/13/01
6,317,017 			 09/425,325 			 11/13/01
6,317,018 			 09/427,561 			 11/13/01
6,317,021 			 09/080,555 			 11/13/01
6,317,026 			 09/096,803 			 11/13/01
6,317,028 			 09/243,726 			 11/13/01
6,317,030 			 09/225,027 			 11/13/01
6,317,032 			 09/449,906 			 11/13/01
6,317,035 			 09/536,204 			 11/13/01
6,317,036 			 09/482,012 			 11/13/01
6,317,037 			 09/185,081 			 11/13/01
6,317,045 			 09/340,679 			 11/13/01
6,317,046 			 09/424,074 			 11/13/01
6,317,050 			 09/705,143 			 11/13/01
6,317,051 			 09/365,511 			 11/13/01
6,317,053 			 09/380,829 			 11/13/01
6,317,057 			 09/750,736 			 11/13/01
6,317,063 			 09/523,925 			 11/13/01
6,317,068 			 09/378,993 			 11/13/01
6,317,078 			 09/554,600 			 11/13/01
6,317,079 			 09/551,860 			 11/13/01
6,317,080 			 09/565,941 			 11/13/01
6,317,084 			 09/608,083 			 11/13/01
6,317,086 			 09/493,835 			 11/13/01
6,317,092 			 09/495,076 			 11/13/01
6,317,097 			 09/436,144 			 11/13/01
6,317,114 			 09/239,830 			 11/13/01
6,317,123 			 08/716,949 			 11/13/01
6,317,132 			 09/562,499 			 11/13/01
6,317,148 			 09/335,721 			 11/13/01
6,317,149 			 09/085,886 			 11/13/01
6,317,150 			 09/545,745 			 11/13/01
6,317,151 			 09/002,926 			 11/13/01
6,317,153 			 09/543,191 			 11/13/01
6,317,157 			 09/066,786 			 11/13/01
6,317,159 			 09/293,139 			 11/13/01
6,317,170 			 09/106,895 			 11/13/01
6,317,187 			 09/467,883 			 11/13/01
6,317,201 			 09/399,148 			 11/13/01
6,317,202 			 09/438,398 			 11/13/01
6,317,204 			 09/402,052 			 11/13/01
6,317,207 			 09/767,579 			 11/13/01
6,317,217 			 09/028,343 			 11/13/01
6,317,226 			 09/408,934 			 11/13/01
6,317,227 			 09/475,023 			 11/13/01
6,317,229 			 09/680,962 			 11/13/01
6,317,237 			 09/269,320 			 11/13/01
6,317,241 			 09/579,709 			 11/13/01
6,317,242 			 09/221,994 			 11/13/01
6,317,248 			 09/347,807 			 11/13/01
6,317,250 			 09/660,314 			 11/13/01
6,317,254 			 09/449,691 			 11/13/01
6,317,256 			 09/504,540 			 11/13/01
6,317,257 			 09/552,813 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 23

6,317,263 			 09/335,995 			 11/13/01
6,317,266 			 09/611,963 			 11/13/01
6,317,276 			 09/622,601 			 11/13/01
6,317,278 			 09/592,463 			 11/13/01
6,317,280 			 09/159,700 			 11/13/01
6,317,285 			 09/697,002 			 11/13/01
6,317,289 			 09/292,946 			 11/13/01
6,317,295 			 09/360,818 			 11/13/01
6,317,299 			 09/505,515 			 11/13/01
6,317,300 			 09/347,922 			 11/13/01
6,317,302 			 09/365,464 			 11/13/01
6,317,310 			 09/520,817 			 11/13/01
6,317,320 			 09/664,655 			 11/13/01
6,317,324 			 09/496,121 			 11/13/01
6,317,327 			 09/753,553 			 11/13/01
6,317,331 			 09/375,175 			 11/13/01
6,317,341 			 09/711,245 			 11/13/01
6,317,347 			 09/684,195 			 11/13/01
6,317,349 			 09/293,134 			 11/13/01
6,317,360 			 09/387,722 			 11/13/01
6,317,372 			 09/528,983 			 11/13/01
6,317,390 			 09/480,524 			 11/13/01
6,317,401 			 08/407,058 			 11/13/01
6,317,421 			 09/558,757 			 11/13/01
6,317,429 			 09/116,781 			 11/13/01
6,317,441 			 08/768,132 			 11/13/01
6,317,442 			 09/008,788 			 11/13/01
6,317,476 			 09/143,654 			 11/13/01
6,317,482 			 09/107,315 			 11/13/01
6,317,489 			 08/989,532 			 11/13/01
6,317,491 			 09/067,760 			 11/13/01
6,317,495 			 09/144,934 			 11/13/01
6,317,496 			 09/488,943 			 11/13/01
6,317,499 			 09/127,821 			 11/13/01
6,317,515 			 09/054,941 			 11/13/01
6,317,517 			 09/201,593 			 11/13/01
6,317,528 			 09/379,436 			 11/13/01
6,317,534 			 09/215,225 			 11/13/01
6,317,535 			 09/379,858 			 11/13/01
6,317,552 			 09/485,350 			 11/13/01
6,317,556 			 09/155,682 			 11/13/01
6,317,559 			 09/662,721 			 11/13/01
6,317,563 			 08/862,352 			 11/13/01
6,317,564 			 09/598,549 			 11/13/01
6,317,565 			 08/888,292 			 11/13/01
6,317,566 			 09/533,673 			 11/13/01
6,317,568 			 09/371,652 			 11/13/01
6,317,569 			 09/544,691 			 11/13/01
6,317,574 			 09/510,341 			 11/13/01
6,317,580 			 09/630,098 			 11/13/01
6,317,586 			 09/239,421 			 11/13/01
6,317,601 			 09/206,199 			 11/13/01
6,317,602 			 09/117,459 			 11/13/01
6,317,622 			 09/201,178 			 11/13/01
6,317,636 			 09/318,308 			 11/13/01
6,317,646 			 09/040,116 			 11/13/01
6,317,650 			 09/301,748 			 11/13/01
6,317,653 			 09/551,714 			 11/13/01
6,317,659 			 09/458,364 			 11/13/01
6,317,669 			 09/697,423 			 11/13/01
6,317,670 			 09/450,136 			 11/13/01
6,317,697 			 09/077,613 			 11/13/01
6,317,698 			 09/286,920 			 11/13/01
6,317,701 			 09/148,068 			 11/13/01
6,317,704 			 09/148,968 			 11/13/01
6,317,725 			 09/249,855 			 11/13/01

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 24

6,317,733 			 09/250,092 			 11/13/01
6,317,744 			 09/379,103 			 11/13/01
6,317,747 			 09/617,198 			 11/13/01
6,317,769 			 09/219,942 			 11/13/01
6,317,770 			 09/144,284 			 11/13/01
6,317,778 			 09/197,626 			 11/13/01
6,317,793 			 08/859,453 			 11/13/01
6,317,806 			 09/315,612 			 11/13/01
6,317,813 			 09/314,245 			 11/13/01
6,317,816 			 09/240,035 			 11/13/01
6,317,817 			 09/078,491 			 11/13/01
6,317,822 			 08/943,554 			 11/13/01
6,317,839 			 09/234,142 			 11/13/01
6,317,865 			 09/275,083 			 11/13/01
6,317,867 			 09/239,261 			 11/13/01
6,317,879 			 08/988,948 			 11/13/01
6,317,884 			 09/026,036 			 11/13/01

		  PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON November 15, 2009
		    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent  	                Application                         Issue
Number          	           Number                            Date

6,964,064 			 10/422,016 			 11/15/05
6,964,067 			 10/830,519 			 11/15/05
6,964,075 			 10/612,256 			 11/15/05
6,964,077 			 10/412,818 			 11/15/05
6,964,081 			 10/605,740 			 11/15/05
6,964,082 			 10/326,127 			 11/15/05
6,964,087 			 10/853,272 			 11/15/05
6,964,091 			 10/210,749 			 11/15/05
6,964,092 			 10/304,530 			 11/15/05
6,964,096 			 10/341,417 			 11/15/05
6,964,103 			 10/657,722 			 11/15/05
6,964,109 			 10/902,575 			 11/15/05
6,964,120 			 10/053,495 			 11/15/05
6,964,123 			 10/678,239 			 11/15/05
6,964,125 			 10/405,172 			 11/15/05
6,964,126 			 11/080,954 			 11/15/05
6,964,127 			 10/238,954 			 11/15/05
6,964,128 			 10/458,441 			 11/15/05
6,964,130 			 10/785,926 			 11/15/05
6,964,132 			 10/322,805 			 11/15/05
6,964,133 			 10/778,121 			 11/15/05
6,964,135 			 10/886,194 			 11/15/05
6,964,137 			 10/451,164 			 11/15/05
6,964,145 			 10/070,570 			 11/15/05
6,964,157 			 10/109,164 			 11/15/05
6,964,163 			 10/704,881 			 11/15/05
6,964,165 			 10/789,769 			 11/15/05
6,964,176 			 10/265,651 			 11/15/05
6,964,184 			 10/441,969 			 11/15/05
6,964,195 			 10/769,625 			 11/15/05
6,964,198 			 10/787,466 			 11/15/05
6,964,207 			 10/811,744 			 11/15/05
6,964,211 			 09/684,729 			 11/15/05
6,964,219 			 10/697,341 			 11/15/05
6,964,230 			 10/820,793 			 11/15/05
6,964,234 			 10/687,394 			 11/15/05
6,964,242 			 10/813,821 			 11/15/05
6,964,245 			 10/820,657 			 11/15/05
6,964,247 			 10/892,252 			 11/15/05
6,964,258 			 10/698,841 			 11/15/05
6,964,264 			 10/475,355 			 11/15/05
6,964,266 			 10/239,642 			 11/15/05

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 25

6,964,271 			 10/361,333 			 11/15/05
6,964,277 			 10/602,472 			 11/15/05
6,964,281 			 10/360,494 			 11/15/05
6,964,285 			 10/642,369 			 11/15/05
6,964,306 			 10/417,223 			 11/15/05
6,964,310 			 11/077,535 			 11/15/05
6,964,319 			 10/640,092 			 11/15/05
6,964,320 			 10/352,054 			 11/15/05
6,964,321 			 09/955,417 			 11/15/05
6,964,323 			 10/810,540 			 11/15/05
6,964,328 			 10/602,787 			 11/15/05
6,964,332 			 10/249,818 			 11/15/05
6,964,335 			 09/870,078 			 11/15/05
6,964,336 			 10/453,079 			 11/15/05
6,964,344 			 10/672,023 			 11/15/05
6,964,353 			 10/815,080 			 11/15/05
6,964,360 			 10/622,161 			 11/15/05
6,964,361 			 10/141,393 			 11/15/05
6,964,364 			 10/709,192 			 11/15/05
6,964,366 			 10/727,293 			 11/15/05
6,964,370 			 10/912,474 			 11/15/05
6,964,375 			 10/784,301 			 11/15/05
6,964,376 			 10/438,959 			 11/15/05
6,964,380 			 10/914,318 			 11/15/05
6,964,383 			 10/148,946 			 11/15/05
6,964,387 			 10/779,435 			 11/15/05
6,964,388 			 10/818,320 			 11/15/05
6,964,400 			 10/826,935 			 11/15/05
6,964,407 			 10/877,168 			 11/15/05
6,964,408 			 10/684,455 			 11/15/05
6,964,411 			 10/763,839 			 11/15/05
6,964,412 			 10/853,827 			 11/15/05
6,964,419 			 10/406,711 			 11/15/05
6,964,420 			 10/118,356 			 11/15/05
6,964,422 			 10/710,429 			 11/15/05
6,964,423 			 10/421,022 			 11/15/05
6,964,424 			 10/051,210 			 11/15/05
6,964,426 			 10/221,946 			 11/15/05
6,964,428 			 10/759,211 			 11/15/05
6,964,430 			 10/401,309 			 11/15/05
6,964,443 			 10/672,355 			 11/15/05
6,964,446 			 10/811,269 			 11/15/05
6,964,447 			 10/750,744 			 11/15/05
6,964,477 			 10/907,691 			 11/15/05
6,964,492 			 10/653,571 			 11/15/05
6,964,496 			 10/632,025 			 11/15/05
6,964,498 			 10/462,802 			 11/15/05
6,964,503 			 10/434,477 			 11/15/05
6,964,509 			 10/738,428 			 11/15/05
6,964,512 			 09/730,949 			 11/15/05
6,964,519 			 10/893,004 			 11/15/05
6,964,521 			 10/622,864 			 11/15/05
6,964,526 			 10/839,650 			 11/15/05
6,964,532 			 10/916,465 			 11/15/05
6,964,536 			 11/140,207 			 11/15/05
6,964,537 			 10/750,726 			 11/15/05
6,964,549 			 10/396,852 			 11/15/05
6,964,560 			 10/490,870 			 11/15/05
6,964,563 			 10/154,731 			 11/15/05
6,964,566 			 10/199,715 			 11/15/05
6,964,570 			 10/389,585 			 11/15/05
6,964,572 			 10/427,333 			 11/15/05
6,964,574 			 10/432,647 			 11/15/05
6,964,577 			 10/795,942 			 11/15/05
6,964,578 			 10/193,540 			 11/15/05
6,964,580 			 10/890,139 			 11/15/05

January 5, 2010

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 26

6,964,584 			 10/032,377 			 11/15/05
6,964,589 			 11/079,114 			 11/15/05
6,964,593 			 10/959,878 			 11/15/05
6,964,594 			 10/712,230 			 11/15/05
6,964,596 			 10/798,139 			 11/15/05
6,964,604 			 10/816,882 			 11/15/05
6,964,605 			 10/088,228 			 11/15/05
6,964,613 			 10/279,661 			 11/15/05
6,964,615 			 10/428,376 			 11/15/05
6,964,618 			 10/827,590 			 11/15/05
6,964,619 			 10/846,697 			 11/15/05
6,964,636 			 10/318,980 			 11/15/05
6,964,638 			 10/239,383 			 11/15/05
6,964,645 			 09/787,171 			 11/15/05
6,964,648 			 10/221,340 			 11/15/05
6,964,652 			 10/617,176 			 11/15/05
6,964,689 			 10/451,173 			 11/15/05
6,964,691 			 10/667,619 			 11/15/05
6,964,704 			 10/800,780 			 11/15/05
6,964,708 			 10/379,371 			 11/15/05
6,964,717 			 10/342,031 			 11/15/05
6,964,718 			 09/993,284 			 11/15/05
6,964,719 			 10/110,895 			 11/15/05
6,964,728 			 10/147,621 			 11/15/05
6,964,741 			 10/376,477 			 11/15/05
6,964,749 			 10/162,027 			 11/15/05
6,964,754 			 10/494,078 			 11/15/05
6,964,759 			 10/204,307 			 11/15/05
6,964,765 			 10/934,717 			 11/15/05
6,964,766 			 09/744,170 			 11/15/05
6,964,769 			 09/848,616 			 11/15/05
6,964,772 			 09/301,670 			 11/15/05
6,964,773 			 09/717,204 			 11/15/05
6,964,780 			 09/425,622 			 11/15/05
6,964,781 			 10/034,795 			 11/15/05
6,964,788 			 10/140,672 			 11/15/05
6,964,802 			 10/865,995 			 11/15/05
6,964,806 			 10/030,134 			 11/15/05
6,964,818 			 10/414,685 			 11/15/05
6,964,830 			 10/052,226 			 11/15/05
6,964,832 			 10/374,096 			 11/15/05
6,964,837 			 10/258,586 			 11/15/05
6,964,838 			 10/035,137 			 11/15/05
6,964,843 			 09/643,458 			 11/15/05
6,964,849 			 10/099,322 			 11/15/05
6,964,865 			 10/403,169 			 11/15/05
6,964,868 			 09/297,648 			 11/15/05
6,964,872 			 10/450,109 			 11/15/05
6,964,873 			 09/551,233 			 11/15/05
6,964,892 			 10/155,731 			 11/15/05
6,964,898 			 10/904,186 			 11/15/05
6,964,906 			 10/064,317 			 11/15/05
6,964,908 			 10/643,307 			 11/15/05
6,964,912 			 10/721,752 			 11/15/05
6,964,932 			 10/488,332 			 11/15/05
6,964,943 			 09/485,650 			 11/15/05
6,964,954 			 10/279,852 			 11/15/05
6,964,961 			 09/873,555 			 11/15/05
6,964,962 			 10/035,100 			 11/15/05
6,964,963 			 10/228,529 			 11/15/05
6,964,965 			 10/417,867 			 11/15/05
6,964,968 			 10/401,727 			 11/15/05
6,964,971 			 10/684,299 			 11/15/05
6,964,976 			 10/718,858 			 11/15/05
6,964,981 			 10/381,077 			 11/15/05
6,964,983 			 10/979,629 			 11/15/05

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6,964,994 			 10/030,033 			 11/15/05
6,965,001 			 10/014,512 			 11/15/05
6,965,003 			 10/333,906 			 11/15/05
6,965,005 			 10/962,634 			 11/15/05
6,965,019 			 10/240,990 			 11/15/05
6,965,029 			 10/333,812 			 11/15/05
6,965,035 			 10/202,954 			 11/15/05
6,965,037 			 10/199,028 			 11/15/05
6,965,039 			 10/398,187 			 11/15/05
6,965,045 			 10/282,031 			 11/15/05
6,965,052 			 10/652,104 			 11/15/05
6,965,060 			 10/414,760 			 11/15/05
6,965,076 			 10/180,423 			 11/15/05
6,965,081 			 10/155,320 			 11/15/05
6,965,086 			 11/106,128 			 11/15/05
6,965,093 			 10/399,380 			 11/15/05
6,965,094 			 10/998,614 			 11/15/05
6,965,100 			 10/229,213 			 11/15/05
6,965,109 			 10/246,707 			 11/15/05
6,965,117 			 10/762,355 			 11/15/05
6,965,126 			 10/166,785 			 11/15/05
6,965,145 			 10/394,417 			 11/15/05
6,965,161 			 10/340,590 			 11/15/05
6,965,163 			 10/916,022 			 11/15/05
6,965,168 			 10/082,955 			 11/15/05
6,965,179 			 10/713,775 			 11/15/05
6,965,192 			 10/389,125 			 11/15/05
6,965,193 			 10/317,423 			 11/15/05
6,965,200 			 10/415,410 			 11/15/05
6,965,201 			 11/102,753 			 11/15/05
6,965,204 			 10/493,792 			 11/15/05
6,965,210 			 11/083,932 			 11/15/05
6,965,211 			 11/107,664 			 11/15/05
6,965,226 			 09/877,823 			 11/15/05
6,965,228 			 10/623,468 			 11/15/05
6,965,229 			 10/632,768 			 11/15/05
6,965,237 			 10/261,306 			 11/15/05
6,965,243 			 10/394,563 			 11/15/05
6,965,268 			 10/649,402 			 11/15/05
6,965,269 			 10/634,887 			 11/15/05
6,965,279 			 10/623,382 			 11/15/05
6,965,281 			 10/756,318 			 11/15/05
6,965,293 			 10/877,188 			 11/15/05
6,965,295 			 10/430,286 			 11/15/05
6,965,304 			 10/468,733 			 11/15/05
6,965,306 			 09/905,317 			 11/15/05
6,965,312 			 10/706,301 			 11/15/05
6,965,315 			 10/409,249 			 11/15/05
6,965,321 			 10/657,347 			 11/15/05
6,965,341 			 10/734,956 			 11/15/05
6,965,342 			 10/475,597 			 11/15/05
6,965,385 			 10/257,448 			 11/15/05
6,965,412 			 10/029,710 			 11/15/05
6,965,420 			 10/656,827 			 11/15/05
6,965,447 			 09/842,341 			 11/15/05
6,965,461 			 09/394,192 			 11/15/05
6,965,470 			 10/224,203 			 11/15/05
6,965,471 			 10/766,824 			 11/15/05
6,965,474 			 10/365,250 			 11/15/05
6,965,479 			 10/468,895 			 11/15/05
6,965,487 			 10/245,385 			 11/15/05
6,965,490 			 10/611,758 			 11/15/05
6,965,493 			 10/314,318 			 11/15/05
6,965,494 			 10/436,545 			 11/15/05
6,965,497 			 10/332,589 			 11/15/05
6,965,505 			 10/447,950 			 11/15/05

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6,965,516 			 10/849,861 			 11/15/05
6,965,524 			 10/394,415 			 11/15/05
6,965,543 			 09/695,571 			 11/15/05
6,965,544 			 10/354,569 			 11/15/05
6,965,548 			 10/196,150 			 11/15/05
6,965,551 			 10/385,690 			 11/15/05
6,965,557 			 09/801,637 			 11/15/05
6,965,566 			 09/777,340 			 11/15/05
6,965,583 			 09/875,045 			 11/15/05
6,965,587 			 09/798,553 			 11/15/05
6,965,631 			 09/808,372 			 11/15/05
6,965,654 			 09/787,795 			 11/15/05
6,965,662 			 10/321,749 			 11/15/05
6,965,667 			 10/158,276 			 11/15/05
6,965,671 			 10/461,435 			 11/15/05
6,965,677 			 09/929,544 			 11/15/05
6,965,694 			 09/996,307 			 11/15/05
6,965,708 			 10/264,507 			 11/15/05
6,965,720 			 10/245,694 			 11/15/05
6,965,721 			 10/917,574 			 11/15/05
6,965,731 			 10/777,280 			 11/15/05
6,965,732 			 10/344,134 			 11/15/05
6,965,735 			 09/986,243 			 11/15/05
6,965,750 			 10/689,080 			 11/15/05
6,965,751 			 10/059,426 			 11/15/05
6,965,759 			 09/948,833 			 11/15/05
6,965,771 			 10/221,181 			 11/15/05
6,965,780 			 09/514,608 			 11/15/05
6,965,790 			 08/880,648 			 11/15/05
6,965,791 			 10/401,224 			 11/15/05
6,965,798 			 10/318,298 			 11/15/05
6,965,813 			 10/377,724 			 11/15/05
6,965,814 			 10/868,708 			 11/15/05
6,965,816 			 10/260,525 			 11/15/05
6,965,825 			 10/886,045 			 11/15/05
6,965,826 			 10/459,638 			 11/15/05
6,965,827 			 10/872,635 			 11/15/05
6,965,836 			 10/828,633 			 11/15/05
6,965,838 			 10/855,122 			 11/15/05
6,965,842 			 10/479,135 			 11/15/05
6,965,847 			 09/814,299 			 11/15/05
6,965,848 			 09/734,968 			 11/15/05
6,965,854 			 09/911,107 			 11/15/05
6,965,855 			 09/574,566 			 11/15/05
6,965,861 			 09/988,601 			 11/15/05
6,965,867 			 09/645,998 			 11/15/05
6,965,872 			 09/630,514 			 11/15/05
6,965,885 			 10/055,352 			 11/15/05
6,965,892 			 09/584,609 			 11/15/05
6,965,900 			 10/026,065 			 11/15/05
6,965,904 			 09/798,257 			 11/15/05
6,965,922 			 09/551,790 			 11/15/05
6,965,933 			 10/114,072 			 11/15/05
6,965,935 			 09/846,866 			 11/15/05
6,965,959 			 10/092,113 			 11/15/05
6,965,972 			 10/254,745 			 11/15/05
6,965,990 			 10/003,395 			 11/15/05
6,965,995 			 09/442,727 			 11/15/05
6,965,997 			 09/817,844 			 11/15/05
6,965,998 			 09/459,187 			 11/15/05
6,966,013 			 10/138,895 			 11/15/05
6,966,025 			 10/251,105 			 11/15/05
6,966,029 			 09/456,897 			 11/15/05
6,966,030 			 09/908,417 			 11/15/05
6,966,031 			 09/901,961 			 11/15/05
6,966,042 			 10/387,796 			 11/15/05
6,966,051 			 09/864,109 			 11/15/05
6,966,058 			 10/170,881 			 11/15/05

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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 12/07/2009

		 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
		     Late Maintenance Fee from 12/07/2009

Patent          Application     Filing          Issue	        Granted
Number          Number		Date            Date 	  	Date

5,582,195 	08/329,265     	10/26/94 	12/10/96       12/09/09
5,582,457 	08/319,671     	10/12/94 	12/10/96       12/10/09
5,612,560 	08/551,264     	10/31/95 	03/18/97       12/09/09
5,653,708 	08/303,580     	09/09/94 	08/05/97       12/07/09
5,653,957 	08/740,693     	11/01/96 	08/05/97       12/10/09
5,971,799 	08/842,085     	04/26/97 	10/26/99       12/07/09
5,997,688 	08/746,298     	11/08/96 	12/07/99       12/07/09
6,002,938 	08/720,312     	09/27/96 	12/14/99       12/08/09
6,145,984 	09/218,886     	12/22/98 	11/14/00       12/08/09
6,150,039 	09/062,149     	04/17/98 	11/21/00       12/10/09
6,170,065 	08/970,983     	11/14/97 	01/02/01       12/07/09
6,175,671 	09/165,053     	10/01/98 	01/16/01       12/09/09
6,177,034 	09/054,713     	04/03/98 	01/23/01       12/10/09
6,227,553 	09/520,982     	03/08/00 	05/08/01       12/07/09
6,231,435 	09/492,965     	01/28/00 	05/15/01       12/10/09
6,234,142 	09/546,978     	04/11/00 	05/22/01       12/10/09
6,247,308 	09/550,494     	04/17/00 	06/19/01       12/07/09
6,251,175 	09/130,675     	08/06/98 	06/26/01       12/10/09
6,266,870 	09/396,916     	09/15/99 	07/31/01       12/09/09
6,273,315 	09/495,893     	02/02/00 	08/14/01       12/09/09
6,284,544 	09/071,351     	04/30/98 	09/04/01       12/07/09
6,296,590 	09/492,988     	01/27/00 	10/02/01       12/08/09
6,301,747 	09/331,896     	07/06/99 	10/16/01       12/10/09
6,310,618 	09/190,966     	11/13/98 	10/30/01       12/07/09
6,324,786 	09/732,375     	12/07/00 	12/04/01       12/09/09
6,324,813 	09/143,732     	08/29/98 	12/04/01       12/09/09
6,414,260 	09/647,682     	12/04/00 	07/02/02       12/07/09
6,629,760 	09/647,252     	09/22/00 	10/07/03       12/07/09
6,659,744 	09/836,396     	04/17/01 	12/09/03       12/07/09
6,659,965 	09/631,046     	08/01/00 	12/09/03       12/09/09
6,779,631 	09/892,381     	06/26/01 	08/24/04       12/11/09
6,786,987 	10/230,216     	08/29/02 	09/07/04       12/11/09
6,857,067 	09/792,045     	02/26/01 	02/15/05       12/09/09
6,873,358 	09/331,008     	07/08/99 	03/29/05       12/11/09
6,892,487 	10/456,294     	06/09/03 	05/17/05       12/11/09
6,895,865 	10/393,315     	03/20/03 	05/24/05       12/11/09
6,899,105 	10/665,760     	09/19/03 	05/31/05       12/10/09
6,927,279 	10/200,659     	07/22/02 	08/09/05       12/07/09
6,930,406 	10/370,223     	02/19/03 	08/16/05       12/09/09
6,932,186 	10/637,839     	08/08/03 	08/23/05       12/10/09
6,936,536 	10/267,822     	10/09/02 	08/30/05       12/10/09
6,948,786 	10/607,104     	06/25/03 	09/27/05       12/08/09
6,966,514 	10/663,576     	09/16/03 	11/22/05       12/10/09

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Reissue Applications Filed

			  Reissue Applications Filed

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

   7,008,783, Re. S.N. 12/613,119, Nov. 05, 2009, Cl. 510/446, GENE
ENCODING CHONDROITINASE ABC AND USES THEREFOR, Nobuyuki Sato et. al., Owner
of Record: MARUHA NICHIRO SEAFOODS, INC., Attorney or Agent: Jill R. Gorny
Sloper, Ex. Gp.: 1796

   7,272,949, Re. S.N. 12/566,003, Sep. 24, 2009, CL. 062, REFRIGERATOR
AND AIRFLOW PASSAGE FOR ICE MAKING COMPARTMENT OF THE SAME, Myung Ryul
Lee, et al, Owner of Record: LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, Korea, Attorney
or Agent: Jeremy J. Monaldo, Ex. Gp.: 3744

   7,294,974, Re. S.N. 12/617,924, Nov. 13, 2009, Cl. 315/000, FIXED
OPERATING FREQUENCY INVERTER FOR COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP HAVING
STRIKE FREQUENCY ADJUSTED BY VOLTAGE TO CURRENT PHASE RELATIONSHIP, James
C. Moyer, Owner of Record: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC., Attorney or
Agent: Chun M. Ng, Ex. Gp.: 2821

   7,303,749, Re. S.N. 12/631,508, Dec. 04, 2009, Cl. 514/169, COMPOSITIONS
AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING IMMUNOCONJUGATES, Ravi V. J. Chari,
Owner of Record: IMMUNOGEN, INC., Attorney or Agent: Susan J. Mack, Ex.
Gp.: 1614

   7,413,486, Re. S.N. 12/370,105, Feb. 12, 2009, Cl. 439/876, INSULATED
JUMPER IN PARTICULAR FOR TERMINAL BLOCKS OF SWITCHBOARDS, Giordano Pizzi,
Owner of Record: Morsettitalia S.P.A., Milano, IT, Attorney or Agent:
David F. Crosby, Ex. Gp.: 2833

   7,436,494, Re. S.N. 12/607,253, Oct. 28, 2009, Cl. 356/004,
THREE-DIMENSIONAL LADAR MODULE WITH ALIGNMENT REFERENCE INSERT CIRCUITRY,
John Kennedy et. al., Owner of Record: APROLASE DEVELOPMENT CO. LLC.,
Attorney or Agent: Marcus W. Sprow, Ex. Gp.: 3662

   7,481,626, Re. S.N. 12/617,920, Nov. 13, 2009, Cl. 416/000, CEILING FAN
WITH INTEGRATED FAN BLADES AND HOUSING, Mark Gajewski, Owner of Record:
MINKA LIGHTING, INC., Attorney or Agent: Lisa H. Meyerhoff, Ex. Gp.: 3745

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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

		   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   4,827,226, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,687, Requested Date: Oct. 13, 2009, Cl.
331/116, Title: FULLY INTEGRATED, ADJUSTABLE OSCILLATOR FOR USE WITH A
CRYSTAL, Inventor: Lawrence E. Connell, Owners of Record: CTS Corporation,
Elkhart, IN, Attorney or Agent:	CTS Corporation, Bloomingdale, IL, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Woburn, MA, Steve Mendelsohn,
Mendelsohn Drucker & Associates, PC., Philadelphia, PA

   5,825,449, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,550, Requested Date: Sep. 17, 2009, Cl.
349/148, Title:	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
THE SAME, Inventor: Woo Sup Shin, Owners of Record: LG Display Co., LTD.,
Seoul, Korea, Attorney or Agent: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett &
Dunner, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Billy C. Allen III,
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP., Houston, TX

   6,118,480, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,673, Requested Date: Oct. 19, 2009, Cl.
348/207, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING A DIGITAL CAMERA USER
INTERFACE ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES, Inventor: Eric C. Anderson et
al., Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney
or Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Steven T. Snyder, King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY

   6,177,956, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,674, Requested Date: Oct. 02, 2009, Cl.
348/231, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING PROCESSING DATA AND IMAGE
DATA WITHIN A DIGITAL CAMERA DEVICE, Inventor: Eric C. Anderson et al.,
Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney or
Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Steven T. Snyder, King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY

   6,327,142, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,540, Requested Date: Sep. 17, 2009, Cl.
361/683, Title:	PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH LEATHER GRAIN TOP, Inventor:
Peter J. Cronk, Owners of Record: Spanish Leather, LLC., Palm Beach
Gardens, FL, Attorney or Agent: Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Ex.
Gp.: 3992, Requester: Dell, Inc., Andrea E. Tran, Pramudji Wendt & Tran,
LLP., Houston, TX

   6,400,471, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,676, Requested Date: Oct. 02, 2009, Cl.
358/468, Title:	FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, Inventor: David
Kuo et al., Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA,
Attorney or Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Steven T. Snyder, King & Spalding, LLP., New
York, NY

   6,486,914, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,675, Requested Date: Oct. 02, 2009, Cl.
348/333, Title:	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERACTION IN A
DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE USING DYNAMIC OVERLAY BARS, Inventor: Eric C.
Anderson et al., Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose,
CA, Attorney or Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary,
NC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Steven T. Snyder, King & Spalding, LLP., New
York, NY

   6,504,575, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,677, Requested Date: Oct. 02, 2009, Cl.
348/333, Title:	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING OVERLAY BARS IN A DIGITAL
IMAGING DEVICE, Inventor: Michael A. Ramirez et al., Owners of Record:
FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney or Agent: FlashPoint
Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Steven T. Snyder, King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY

   6,775,130, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,605, Requested Date: Oct. 19, 2009, Cl.
361/683, Title: PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH LEATHER GRAIN, Inventor:
Peter J. Cronk, Owners of Record: Spanish Leather, LLC., Palm Beach
Gardens, FL, Attorney or Agent: Duane Morris, LLP., Philadelphia, PA, Ex.
Gp.: 3992, Requester: Dell, Inc., Andrea E. Tran, Pramudji Wendt & Tran,
LLP., Houston, TX

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   7,402,095, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,691, Requested Date: Oct. 06, 2009, Cl.
451/041, Title: METHOD FOR REMOVING TRIP HAZARDS IN CONCRETE SIDEWALKS,
Inventor: M. Ballard Gardner, Owners of Record:	Precision Concrete Cutting,
Inc., Provo, UT, Attorney or Agent: Workman Nydegger, Salt Lake City, UT,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Karl R. Cannon, Clayton Howarth & Cannon, PC.,
Sandy, UT

   7,510,299, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,644, Requested Date: Oct. 16, 2009, Cl.
362/225, Title: LED LIGHTING DEVICE FOR REPLACING FLOURESCENT TUBES,
Inventor: Jos Timmermans et al., Owners of Record: Altair Engineering,
Inc., Troy, MI, Attorney or Agent: Young Basile, Troy, MI, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Patent Owner

   7,533,740, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,607, Requested Date: Oct. 13, 2009, Cl.
175/432, Title: THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTING ELEMENTS
AND BITS INCORPORATING THE SAME, Inventor: Youhe Zhang et al., Owners of
Record: Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX, Attorney or Agent: Christie
Parker & Hale, LLP., Pasadena, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Patent Owner

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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

		 Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   6,838,796, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,250, Requested Date: Oct. 28, 2009, Cl.:
310/105, Title: TWO-SPEED ROTATIONAL CONTROL APPARATUS WITH EDDY CURRENT
DRIVE, Inventor: Chris A. Nelson, Owners of Record: Horton, Inc.,
Roseville, MN, Attorney or Agent: Kinney & Lange, PA., Minneapolis, MN, Ex.
Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester:  Kit Masters, Inc., (Att'y Is:
Greg H. Gardella, Fish & Richardson, PC., Minneapolis, MN), Real Party in
Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

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Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew

	       Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
			   Due to Failure to Renew

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

		    TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
			       December 12, 2009
			    DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number 		      Serial Number 			Reg. Date

  256,077   		       71/266,600   		       05/07/1929
  256,111   		       71/272,124   		       05/07/1929
  256,211   		       71/277,159   		       05/07/1929
  256,198   		       71/277,315   		       05/07/1929
  509,539   		       71/493,207   		       05/10/1949
  442,654   		       71/499,442   		       05/10/1949
  442,694   		       71/525,963   		       05/10/1949
  509,586   		       71/529,350   		       05/10/1949
  509,609   		       71/533,386   		       05/10/1949
  509,805   		       71/537,717   		       05/10/1949
  509,667   		       71/539,850   		       05/10/1949
  509,669   		       71/539,945   		       05/10/1949
  509,702   		       71/544,555   		       05/10/1949
  509,721   		       71/547,175   		       05/10/1949
  509,724   		       71/547,185   		       05/10/1949
  509,725   		       71/547,188   		       05/10/1949
  509,804   		       71/548,526   		       05/10/1949
  509,735   		       71/549,167   		       05/10/1949
  509,739   		       71/550,031   		       05/10/1949
  509,748   		       71/551,041   		       05/10/1949
  509,764   		       71/553,986   		       05/10/1949
  509,767   		       71/554,221   		       05/10/1949
  509,784   		       71/558,985   		       05/10/1949
  509,796   		       71/564,061   		       05/10/1949
  678,124   		       71/696,329   		       05/05/1959
  677,958   		       72/010,530   		       05/05/1959
  678,237   		       72/017,660   		       05/05/1959
  678,197   		       72/040,189   		       05/05/1959
  678,086   		       72/040,843   		       05/05/1959
  678,052   		       72/049,563   		       05/05/1959
  678,180   		       72/051,059   		       05/05/1959
  677,998   		       72/051,741   		       05/05/1959
  678,152   		       72/056,587   		       05/05/1959
  677,850   		       72/056,811   		       05/05/1959
  678,036   		       72/057,242   		       05/05/1959
  677,900   		       72/057,726   		       05/05/1959
  678,094   		       72/057,997   		       05/05/1959
  678,096   		       72/057,999   		       05/05/1959
  677,906   		       72/058,348   		       05/05/1959
  677,939   		       72/059,054   		       05/05/1959
  869,126   		       72/183,603   		       05/06/1969
  869,084   		       72/222,063   		       05/06/1969
  869,127   		       72/222,564   		       05/06/1969
  869,005   		       72/259,781   		       05/06/1969
  869,166   		       72/265,692   		       05/06/1969

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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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  868,999   		       72/273,179   		       05/06/1969
  869,001   		       72/273,181   		       05/06/1969
  868,901   		       72/275,465   		       05/06/1969
  869,191   		       72/278,098   		       05/06/1969
  868,908   		       72/278,545   		       05/06/1969
  868,889   		       72/279,550   		       05/06/1969
  868,865   		       72/280,300   		       05/06/1969
  869,021   		       72/281,432   		       05/06/1969
  869,183   		       72/283,019   		       05/06/1969
  869,192   		       72/284,362   		       05/06/1969
  868,840   		       72/290,084   		       05/06/1969
  868,841   		       72/290,085   		       05/06/1969
  868,859   		       72/291,455   		       05/06/1969
  868,918   		       72/293,330   		       05/06/1969
  869,027   		       72/293,541   		       05/06/1969
  868,938   		       72/294,661   		       05/06/1969
  869,071   		       72/295,472   		       05/06/1969
  868,896   		       72/296,802   		       05/06/1969
  868,875   		       72/298,413   		       05/06/1969
  869,107   		       72/298,627   		       05/06/1969
  869,002   		       72/299,115   		       05/06/1969
  868,987   		       72/300,003   		       05/06/1969
  869,185   		       72/300,275   		       05/06/1969
  868,957   		       72/300,766   		       05/06/1969
  869,115   		       72/302,680   		       05/06/1969
  868,842   		       72/304,045   		       05/06/1969
  868,843   		       72/304,046   		       05/06/1969
  869,074   		       72/304,741   		       05/06/1969
  868,893   		       72/305,204   		       05/06/1969
  869,075   		       72/306,618   		       05/06/1969
  869,079   		       72/307,067   		       05/06/1969
  869,063   		       72/307,339   		       05/06/1969
  869,076   		       72/307,617   		       05/06/1969
  868,997   		       72/308,642   		       05/06/1969
  869,123   		       72/310,520   		       05/06/1969
  868,980   		       72/311,091   		       05/06/1969
1,117,952   		       72/458,326   		       05/08/1979
1,117,549   		       73/089,473   		       05/08/1979
1,117,654   		       73/093,586   		       05/08/1979
1,117,637   		       73/105,971   		       05/08/1979
1,117,530   		       73/109,636   		       05/08/1979
1,117,793   		       73/111,154   		       05/08/1979
1,117,794   		       73/116,172   		       05/08/1979
1,117,831   		       73/117,852   		       05/08/1979
1,117,594   		       73/128,136   		       05/08/1979
1,117,542   		       73/142,273   		       05/08/1979
1,117,617   		       73/143,632   		       05/08/1979
1,117,890   		       73/148,008   		       05/08/1979
1,117,504   		       73/150,473   		       05/08/1979
1,117,603   		       73/151,087   		       05/08/1979
1,117,568   		       73/151,259   		       05/08/1979
1,117,865   		       73/154,735   		       05/08/1979
1,117,827   		       73/155,608   		       05/08/1979
1,117,673   		       73/156,224   		       05/08/1979
1,117,729   		       73/156,620   		       05/08/1979
1,117,828   		       73/158,843   		       05/08/1979
1,117,707   		       73/160,014   		       05/08/1979
1,117,950   		       73/162,430   		       05/08/1979
1,117,508   		       73/168,459   		       05/08/1979
1,117,938   		       73/170,334   		       05/08/1979
1,117,844   		       73/170,753   		       05/08/1979
1,117,816   		       73/171,824   		       05/08/1979
1,117,680   		       73/172,659   		       05/08/1979
1,117,758   		       73/179,180   		       05/08/1979
1,538,162   		       73/419,584   		       05/09/1989
1,487,518   		       73/433,180   		       05/10/1988

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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 36

1,538,543   		       73/449,529   		       05/09/1989
1,538,659   		       73/582,126   		       05/09/1989
1,538,373   		       73/612,009   		       05/09/1989
1,538,499   		       73/620,879   		       05/09/1989
1,538,205   		       73/621,046   		       05/09/1989
1,525,287   		       73/621,954   		       02/21/1989
1,537,958   		       73/625,418   		       05/09/1989
1,538,500   		       73/634,003   		       05/09/1989
1,537,960   		       73/635,201   		       05/09/1989
1,538,486   		       73/642,114   		       05/09/1989
1,538,331   		       73/642,279   		       05/09/1989
1,537,945   		       73/660,418   		       05/09/1989
1,537,874   		       73/663,264   		       05/09/1989
1,538,194   		       73/669,235   		       05/09/1989
1,537,919   		       73/669,450   		       05/09/1989
1,538,380   		       73/669,889   		       05/09/1989
1,538,364   		       73/671,187   		       05/09/1989
1,538,656   		       73/672,156   		       05/09/1989
1,538,285   		       73/674,211   		       05/09/1989
1,537,965   		       73/678,792   		       05/09/1989
1,538,313   		       73/679,288   		       05/09/1989
1,538,655   		       73/680,386   		       05/09/1989
1,538,382   		       73/681,304   		       05/09/1989
1,538,419   		       73/682,790   		       05/09/1989
1,538,385   		       73/684,599   		       05/09/1989
1,535,382   		       73/685,577   		       04/18/1989
1,538,102   		       73/686,751   		       05/09/1989
1,538,551   		       73/687,181   		       05/09/1989
1,537,900   		       73/688,415   		       05/09/1989
1,538,420   		       73/693,529   		       05/09/1989
1,538,684   		       73/694,061   		       05/09/1989
1,538,694   		       73/694,587   		       05/09/1989
1,538,489   		       73/696,549   		       05/09/1989
1,538,422   		       73/696,984   		       05/09/1989
1,537,971   		       73/697,813   		       05/09/1989
1,537,972   		       73/698,150   		       05/09/1989
1,538,457   		       73/698,821   		       05/09/1989
1,538,507   		       73/699,276   		       05/09/1989
1,537,923   		       73/699,735   		       05/09/1989
1,538,692   		       73/699,879   		       05/09/1989
1,538,216   		       73/700,762   		       05/09/1989
1,538,274   		       73/700,803   		       05/09/1989
1,538,358   		       73/700,939   		       05/09/1989
1,533,664   		       73/702,423   		       04/04/1989
1,538,423   		       73/702,519   		       05/09/1989
1,538,218   		       73/703,521   		       05/09/1989
1,538,219   		       73/703,661   		       05/09/1989
1,537,860   		       73/703,696   		       05/09/1989
1,538,181   		       73/703,744   		       05/09/1989
1,538,169   		       73/704,389   		       05/09/1989
1,538,359   		       73/704,463   		       05/09/1989
1,538,105   		       73/705,266   		       05/09/1989
1,538,221   		       73/706,811   		       05/09/1989
1,538,387   		       73/707,380   		       05/09/1989
1,538,336   		       73/707,587   		       05/09/1989
1,538,198   		       73/707,728   		       05/09/1989
1,538,156   		       73/708,248   		       05/09/1989
1,538,225   		       73/708,792   		       05/09/1989
1,537,981   		       73/708,880   		       05/09/1989
1,538,182   		       73/709,054   		       05/09/1989
1,538,653   		       73/710,124   		       05/09/1989
1,538,106   		       73/710,258   		       05/09/1989
1,538,157   		       73/710,485   		       05/09/1989
1,538,087   		       73/710,926   		       05/09/1989
1,538,459   		       73/711,793   		       05/09/1989
1,537,879   		       73/712,034   		       05/09/1989

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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

1350 OG 37

1,537,868   		       73/712,121   		       05/09/1989
1,538,574   		       73/712,264   		       05/09/1989
1,538,360   		       73/712,494   		       05/09/1989
1,537,989   		       73/712,642   		       05/09/1989
1,537,904   		       73/712,708   		       05/09/1989
1,538,575   		       73/712,794   		       05/09/1989
1,538,577   		       73/714,080   		       05/09/1989
1,538,472   		       73/714,559   		       05/09/1989
1,538,128   		       73/715,130   		       05/09/1989
1,538,129   		       73/715,289   		       05/09/1989
1,533,030   		       73/716,047   		       04/04/1989
1,538,230   		       73/716,161   		       05/09/1989
1,538,316   		       73/716,286   		       05/09/1989
1,538,578   		       73/716,442   		       05/09/1989
1,537,893   		       73/716,992   		       05/09/1989
1,538,130   		       73/717,153   		       05/09/1989
1,538,427   		       73/717,159   		       05/09/1989
1,538,233   		       73/717,446   		       05/09/1989
1,538,579   		       73/717,705   		       05/09/1989
1,537,880   		       73/719,187   		       05/09/1989
1,538,339   		       73/719,549   		       05/09/1989
1,538,132   		       73/719,813   		       05/09/1989
1,537,906   		       73/720,204   		       05/09/1989
1,537,440   		       73/720,906   		       05/02/1989
1,538,681   		       73/721,452   		       05/09/1989
1,538,006   		       73/722,431   		       05/09/1989
1,538,173   		       73/723,838   		       05/09/1989
1,538,089   		       73/725,540   		       05/09/1989
1,538,584   		       73/725,646   		       05/09/1989
1,538,679   		       73/725,811   		       05/09/1989
1,538,493   		       73/726,526   		       05/09/1989
1,538,069   		       73/727,683   		       05/09/1989
1,538,367   		       73/727,961   		       05/09/1989
1,538,398   		       73/728,242   		       05/09/1989
1,538,234   		       73/728,295   		       05/09/1989
1,538,585   		       73/728,329   		       05/09/1989
1,538,517   		       73/728,593   		       05/09/1989
1,538,159   		       73/728,833   		       05/09/1989
1,538,344   		       73/729,081   		       05/09/1989
1,538,495   		       73/729,578   		       05/09/1989
1,538,589   		       73/729,962   		       05/09/1989
1,537,884   		       73/730,195   		       05/09/1989
1,538,399   		       73/730,919   		       05/09/1989
1,538,345   		       73/731,553   		       05/09/1989
1,538,592   		       73/732,231   		       05/09/1989
1,538,520   		       73/732,615   		       05/09/1989
1,538,238   		       73/733,160   		       05/09/1989
1,538,438   		       73/733,237   		       05/09/1989
1,538,091   		       73/733,857   		       05/09/1989
1,537,931   		       73/733,894   		       05/09/1989
1,538,073   		       73/733,913   		       05/09/1989
1,538,522   		       73/734,555   		       05/09/1989
1,538,016   		       73/736,281   		       05/09/1989
1,538,597   		       73/736,986   		       05/09/1989
1,538,135   		       73/737,322   		       05/09/1989
1,538,136   		       73/737,842   		       05/09/1989
1,538,598   		       73/738,546   		       05/09/1989
1,538,496   		       73/738,736   		       05/09/1989
1,538,441   		       73/738,737   		       05/09/1989
1,538,599   		       73/738,808   		       05/09/1989
1,538,524   		       73/738,829   		       05/09/1989
1,538,093   		       73/739,714   		       05/09/1989
1,538,074   		       73/740,016   		       05/09/1989
1,538,242   		       73/740,108   		       05/09/1989
1,537,935   		       73/740,147   		       05/09/1989
1,538,602   		       73/740,706   		       05/09/1989

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1350 OG 38

1,537,908   		       73/740,717   		       05/09/1989
1,538,137   		       73/741,626   		       05/09/1989
1,538,606   		       73/741,745   		       05/09/1989
1,538,110   		       73/741,856   		       05/09/1989
1,538,609   		       73/744,321   		       05/09/1989
1,538,075   		       73/744,419   		       05/09/1989
1,538,323   		       73/744,674   		       05/09/1989
1,538,245   		       73/744,804   		       05/09/1989
1,538,246   		       73/744,838   		       05/09/1989
1,538,406   		       73/745,105   		       05/09/1989
1,538,671   		       73/745,111   		       05/09/1989
1,538,350   		       73/745,811   		       05/09/1989
1,538,464   		       73/745,817   		       05/09/1989
1,538,475   		       73/745,874   		       05/09/1989
1,538,611   		       73/746,273   		       05/09/1989
1,538,095   		       73/746,860   		       05/09/1989
1,538,140   		       73/746,872   		       05/09/1989
1,538,281   		       73/746,943   		       05/09/1989
1,538,297   		       73/746,972   		       05/09/1989
1,537,938   		       73/747,295   		       05/09/1989
1,538,023   		       73/747,465   		       05/09/1989
1,538,526   		       73/747,474   		       05/09/1989
1,538,407   		       73/747,515   		       05/09/1989
1,538,199   		       73/747,621   		       05/09/1989
1,538,617   		       73/748,061   		       05/09/1989
1,538,299   		       73/748,067   		       05/09/1989
1,538,324   		       73/748,124   		       05/09/1989
1,538,161   		       73/748,844   		       05/09/1989
1,538,144   		       73/749,072   		       05/09/1989
1,538,530   		       73/749,221   		       05/09/1989
1,538,621   		       73/749,250   		       05/09/1989
1,537,952   		       73/749,346   		       05/09/1989
1,538,145   		       73/749,359   		       05/09/1989
1,538,622   		       73/749,519   		       05/09/1989
1,538,409   		       73/749,525   		       05/09/1989
1,538,185   		       73/749,537   		       05/09/1989
1,538,370   		       73/749,789   		       05/09/1989
1,538,624   		       73/749,836   		       05/09/1989
1,538,148   		       73/750,473   		       05/09/1989
1,538,467   		       73/750,846   		       05/09/1989
1,538,411   		       73/750,900   		       05/09/1989
1,538,149   		       73/751,010   		       05/09/1989
1,538,628   		       73/751,012   		       05/09/1989
1,538,414   		       73/751,312   		       05/09/1989
1,538,481   		       73/751,566   		       05/09/1989
1,537,940   		       73/751,594   		       05/09/1989
1,538,482   		       73/751,660   		       05/09/1989
1,538,483   		       73/751,661   		       05/09/1989
1,538,253   		       73/751,811   		       05/09/1989
1,538,254   		       73/751,848   		       05/09/1989
1,538,112   		       73/751,973   		       05/09/1989
1,538,634   		       73/751,999   		       05/09/1989
1,538,539   		       73/752,128   		       05/09/1989
1,538,636   		       73/752,347   		       05/09/1989
1,538,303   		       73/752,451   		       05/09/1989
1,538,304   		       73/752,598   		       05/09/1989
1,538,637   		       73/752,680   		       05/09/1989
1,538,415   		       73/752,703   		       05/09/1989
1,538,256   		       73/752,711   		       05/09/1989
1,538,484   		       73/752,923   		       05/09/1989
1,538,643   		       73/753,358   		       05/09/1989
1,538,261   		       73/753,824   		       05/09/1989
1,537,955   		       73/754,021   		       05/09/1989
1,538,263   		       73/754,049   		       05/09/1989
1,537,942   		       73/754,323   		       05/09/1989
1,538,038   		       73/754,555   		       05/09/1989

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1,537,914   		       73/754,627   		       05/09/1989
1,537,915   		       73/754,634   		       05/09/1989
1,538,310   		       73/754,831   		       05/09/1989
1,538,264   		       73/754,868   		       05/09/1989
1,538,417   		       73/755,049   		       05/09/1989
1,538,077   		       73/755,100   		       05/09/1989
1,538,282   		       73/755,298   		       05/09/1989
1,538,042   		       73/755,535   		       05/09/1989
1,538,269   		       73/755,800   		       05/09/1989
1,538,270   		       73/755,818   		       05/09/1989
1,538,201   		       73/755,836   		       05/09/1989
1,538,272   		       73/756,049   		       05/09/1989
1,538,045   		       73/756,151   		       05/09/1989
1,537,957   		       73/756,177   		       05/09/1989
1,538,046   		       73/756,438   		       05/09/1989
1,538,049   		       73/756,556   		       05/09/1989
1,538,050   		       73/756,558   		       05/09/1989
1,538,052   		       73/756,687   		       05/09/1989
1,538,053   		       73/756,778   		       05/09/1989
1,538,054   		       73/756,902   		       05/09/1989
1,538,057   		       73/757,137   		       05/09/1989
1,538,058   		       73/757,138   		       05/09/1989
1,538,541   		       73/757,247   		       05/09/1989
1,538,062   		       73/758,814   		       05/09/1989
1,538,674   		       73/758,986   		       05/09/1989
1,538,675   		       73/758,989   		       05/09/1989
1,537,896   		       73/760,187   		       05/09/1989
1,537,888   		       73/760,337   		       05/09/1989
1,537,897   		       73/760,780   		       05/09/1989
2,244,085   		       74/440,753   		       05/11/1999
2,244,780   		       74/555,751   		       05/11/1999
2,244,781   		       74/559,167   		       05/11/1999
2,244,792   		       74/619,294   		       05/11/1999
2,244,796   		       74/629,314   		       05/11/1999
2,244,802   		       74/639,638   		       05/11/1999
2,244,805   		       74/642,204   		       05/11/1999
2,244,092   		       74/649,172   		       05/11/1999
2,244,094   		       74/666,636   		       05/11/1999
2,244,810   		       74/680,316   		       05/11/1999
2,244,820   		       74/736,484   		       05/11/1999
2,244,101   		       75/022,914   		       05/11/1999
2,244,829   		       75/047,132   		       05/11/1999
2,244,834   		       75/056,277   		       05/11/1999
2,244,105   		       75/057,880   		       05/11/1999
2,244,842   		       75/074,329   		       05/11/1999
2,244,112   		       75/090,572   		       05/11/1999
2,244,113   		       75/095,920   		       05/11/1999
2,244,852   		       75/095,954   		       05/11/1999
2,244,853   		       75/105,114   		       05/11/1999
2,244,114   		       75/105,365   		       05/11/1999
2,244,854   		       75/110,989   		       05/11/1999
2,244,867   		       75/128,188   		       05/11/1999
2,244,869   		       75/129,802   		       05/11/1999
2,244,871   		       75/133,006   		       05/11/1999
2,244,891   		       75/161,761   		       05/11/1999
2,244,892   		       75/162,773   		       05/11/1999
2,244,894   		       75/163,991   		       05/11/1999
2,244,895   		       75/165,277   		       05/11/1999
2,244,903   		       75/177,659   		       05/11/1999
2,244,905   		       75/178,763   		       05/11/1999
2,244,135   		       75/194,909   		       05/11/1999
2,244,139   		       75/202,635   		       05/11/1999
2,244,924   		       75/207,928   		       05/11/1999
2,244,146   		       75/209,459   		       05/11/1999
2,244,927   		       75/211,767   		       05/11/1999
2,244,928   		       75/212,611   		       05/11/1999

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2,244,147   		       75/213,415   		       05/11/1999
2,244,942   		       75/223,087   		       05/11/1999
2,244,947   		       75/227,158   		       05/11/1999
2,244,156   		       75/230,398   		       05/11/1999
2,244,165   		       75/237,939   		       05/11/1999
2,244,964   		       75/239,966   		       05/11/1999
2,245,197   		       75/242,214   		       05/11/1999
2,244,969   		       75/245,989   		       05/11/1999
2,244,168   		       75/247,297   		       05/11/1999
2,244,172   		       75/248,940   		       05/11/1999
2,244,973   		       75/252,488   		       05/11/1999
2,244,974   		       75/252,608   		       05/11/1999
2,244,178   		       75/258,675   		       05/11/1999
2,244,990   		       75/260,586   		       05/11/1999
2,244,991   		       75/260,636   		       05/11/1999
2,244,996   		       75/264,769   		       05/11/1999
2,245,001   		       75/270,308   		       05/11/1999
2,245,004   		       75/271,964   		       05/11/1999
2,244,187   		       75/272,480   		       05/11/1999
2,245,200   		       75/273,534   		       05/11/1999
2,244,189   		       75/273,982   		       05/11/1999
2,245,013   		       75/279,572   		       05/11/1999
2,245,015   		       75/281,112   		       05/11/1999
2,245,016   		       75/281,114   		       05/11/1999
2,245,031   		       75/294,712   		       05/11/1999
2,244,203   		       75/294,884   		       05/11/1999
2,245,033   		       75/295,603   		       05/11/1999
2,244,207   		       75/302,080   		       05/11/1999
2,245,204   		       75/302,721   		       05/11/1999
2,244,210   		       75/303,179   		       05/11/1999
2,244,222   		       75/307,134   		       05/11/1999
2,244,224   		       75/307,526   		       05/11/1999
2,244,230   		       75/311,191   		       05/11/1999
2,245,061   		       75/312,245   		       05/11/1999
2,244,241   		       75/321,024   		       05/11/1999
2,245,205   		       75/321,399   		       05/11/1999
2,245,072   		       75/324,061   		       05/11/1999
2,244,250   		       75/324,704   		       05/11/1999
2,244,264   		       75/329,426   		       05/11/1999
2,244,267   		       75/329,683   		       05/11/1999
2,244,269   		       75/330,135   		       05/11/1999
2,244,273   		       75/332,074   		       05/11/1999
2,244,279   		       75/332,890   		       05/11/1999
2,245,087   		       75/335,557   		       05/11/1999
2,244,302   		       75/340,002   		       05/11/1999
2,245,096   		       75/340,452   		       05/11/1999
2,244,312   		       75/341,821   		       05/11/1999
2,245,106   		       75/344,969   		       05/11/1999
2,244,324   		       75/347,658   		       05/11/1999
2,245,117   		       75/353,394   		       05/11/1999
2,244,329   		       75/354,289   		       05/11/1999
2,244,331   		       75/355,365   		       05/11/1999
2,244,334   		       75/356,977   		       05/11/1999
2,244,354   		       75/367,926   		       05/11/1999
2,245,134   		       75/372,199   		       05/11/1999
2,245,135   		       75/372,394   		       05/11/1999
2,245,142   		       75/377,273   		       05/11/1999
2,242,232   		       75/377,770   		       04/27/1999
2,244,370   		       75/379,188   		       05/11/1999
2,245,220   		       75/380,377   		       05/11/1999
2,244,374   		       75/380,631   		       05/11/1999
2,245,145   		       75/384,056   		       05/11/1999
2,244,386   		       75/387,341   		       05/11/1999
2,244,391   		       75/389,615   		       05/11/1999
2,244,400   		       75/393,207   		       05/11/1999
2,245,152   		       75/394,960   		       05/11/1999

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2,244,404   		       75/398,225   		       05/11/1999
2,244,407   		       75/400,124   		       05/11/1999
2,244,412   		       75/402,367   		       05/11/1999
2,245,156   		       75/402,425   		       05/11/1999
2,245,157   		       75/402,530   		       05/11/1999
2,244,416   		       75/404,747   		       05/11/1999
2,244,418   		       75/405,195   		       05/11/1999
2,244,438   		       75/412,767   		       05/11/1999
2,244,439   		       75/412,768   		       05/11/1999
2,244,440   		       75/413,002   		       05/11/1999
2,245,170   		       75/414,317   		       05/11/1999
2,244,447   		       75/415,733   		       05/11/1999
2,244,449   		       75/416,227   		       05/11/1999
2,245,171   		       75/417,282   		       05/11/1999
2,244,466   		       75/423,010   		       05/11/1999
2,244,467   		       75/423,036   		       05/11/1999
2,244,468   		       75/423,274   		       05/11/1999
2,244,497   		       75/428,531   		       05/11/1999
2,244,506   		       75/429,773   		       05/11/1999
2,244,507   		       75/430,058   		       05/11/1999
2,244,509   		       75/430,708   		       05/11/1999
2,244,511   		       75/431,207   		       05/11/1999
2,244,535   		       75/437,563   		       05/11/1999
2,244,555   		       75/441,823   		       05/11/1999
2,244,556   		       75/441,824   		       05/11/1999
2,244,557   		       75/441,825   		       05/11/1999
2,244,558   		       75/441,950   		       05/11/1999
2,244,561   		       75/442,638   		       05/11/1999
2,244,568   		       75/445,515   		       05/11/1999
2,244,569   		       75/445,676   		       05/11/1999
2,244,571   		       75/446,690   		       05/11/1999
2,244,572   		       75/446,814   		       05/11/1999
2,245,176   		       75/448,125   		       05/11/1999
2,244,584   		       75/449,849   		       05/11/1999
2,244,608   		       75/453,458   		       05/11/1999
2,244,615   		       75/454,008   		       05/11/1999
2,244,617   		       75/454,060   		       05/11/1999
2,244,642   		       75/456,710   		       05/11/1999
2,244,648   		       75/457,567   		       05/11/1999
2,244,654   		       75/459,189   		       05/11/1999
2,244,660   		       75/459,772   		       05/11/1999
2,244,679   		       75/462,578   		       05/11/1999
2,244,681   		       75/463,141   		       05/11/1999
2,245,241   		       75/466,916   		       05/11/1999
2,244,698   		       75/468,621   		       05/11/1999
2,244,699   		       75/469,040   		       05/11/1999
2,244,700   		       75/469,373   		       05/11/1999
2,244,708   		       75/471,520   		       05/11/1999
2,244,726   		       75/477,686   		       05/11/1999
2,244,733   		       75/482,432   		       05/11/1999
2,244,741   		       75/486,726   		       05/11/1999
2,244,742   		       75/486,755   		       05/11/1999
2,244,751   		       75/492,477   		       05/11/1999
2,244,754   		       75/498,933   		       05/11/1999
2,245,247   		       75/509,644   		       05/11/1999
2,245,252   		       75/521,127   		       05/11/1999
2,245,253   		       75/521,128   		       05/11/1999
2,245,255   		       75/537,804   		       05/11/1999
2,245,179   		       75/977,983   		       05/11/1999

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Service by Publication

			    Service by Publication

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

Ryan W. Melton, Moab, Utah, Registration No. 3671156 for the mark "MOAB
MOTORSPORTS", Cancellation No. 92051696.

							   MILLICENT CANADY
								  Paralegal
				      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
							 LYNNE G. BERESFORD
						Commissioner for Trademarks

			    Service by Publication

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

[Onyx Insurance Group, Inc.], [Miami], [Florida], Registration No. 1678799
for the mark "THE GREEN TREE 1784", Cancellation No. 92051709.

							       LALITA GREER
				      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
							 LYNNE G. BERESFORD
						Commissioner for Trademarks

			    Service by Publication

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

[Art-O-Rama, Inc.], [North Pelham], [New York], Registration No. 749647 for
the mark "ART-O-RAMA", Cancellation No. 92051501.

							       NICOLE THIER
				      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
							 LYNNE G. BERESFORD
						Commissioner for Trademarks

			    Service by Publication

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

Herman's World of Sports, Inc., Beth Page, NY, Registration No. 1166861
for the mark "TOTAL SPORTS", Cancellation No. 92051763.

							      MONIQUE TYSON
						       Paralegal Specialist
				      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
							 LYNNE G. BERESFORD
						Commissioner for Trademarks

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37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

		       37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication

 Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor whose signature is missing (Timothy P. Lodge) 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/GB2006/003954 and was filed on 23 October 2006, in the names of
Timothy P. Lodge and Stephen Baker for the invention entitled
MEASUREMENT OF ROUGHNESS OF A PLAYING SURFACE. The national stage
application number is 11/992,560 and has a 35 U.S.C. §371(c)(1),
(c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 18 August 2009.

		       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 addresses of the non-signing
inventors. The inventor whose signature is missing (Glenn Battese) 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/AU2006/001492 and was filed on 10 October 2006 in the names of Mark
John Milligan and Glenn Battese for the invention entitled POST ASSEMBLY.
The national stage application number is 12/083,357 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371
date of 23 July 2009.

		       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 of the inventors. The petition has been
granted. A notice has been sent to the last known address of the
non-signing inventor, Nikola Jerance. The inventor whose signature is
missing 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/FR2006/002526 and was filed on 15 November 2006 in the names
of Nikola Jerance and Didier Frachon for the invention entitled Magnetic
Angular Position Sensor for a Course up to 360 Degrees. The national stage
application is assigned number 12/093,705 had has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1),
(c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 06 March 2009.

		       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 (Manfred Fritsch) 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/CA2005/000152 and was filed on 07 February 2005 in the name of Jih Lin
et al for the invention entitled "Trim Door Hardware Carrier and Methods of
Assembling Vehicle Door".  The national stage application number is
10/585,628 and has a date of 21 October 2009 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1),
(c)(2), and (c)(4).

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Registration to Practice

			   Registration to Practice

   The following list contains the names of persons seeking for
registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.  Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute.
37 CFR § 11.7   Accordingly, any information tending to affect the
eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other
grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on
or before January 22, 2009, at the following address: Mail Stop OED, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Adams, Mary Elizabeth, 1225 Catalpa Lane, Naperville, IL  60548

Anis, Hissan, K207 Regency Place, Lawrence, KS  66049

Antonson, Erik Matthew, Suiter Swantz pc llo, 14301 FNB Parkway; Suite 220,
Omaha, NE  68154

Ault, Addison David, 224 Colt Street, Pennington, NJ 08534

Bauer, Jennifer Anne, Quinn Emanuel Urqhart Oliver & Hedges, 250 South
Wacker Drive, Suite 230, Chicago, IL  60661

Blasi, Peter Frank, 1340 W 3rd Avenue, B, Columbus, OH  43212

Bylciw, Stephen Robert, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt,
L.L.P., 401 Holland Lane, Apt 826, Alexandria, VA  22314

Chuang, Chien-Ju Alice, 2034 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA  94025

Fugett, Eric Brandon, 710 North Greenwood Avenue, Fort Smith, AZ  72901

Ghobrial, Michael Ted Ibrahim, Woodcock & Washburn, 2929 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA  19104

Gohring, Frank, Ventana Medical Systems Inc., 1910 E. Innovation Park
Drive, Tucson, AZ  85755

Griffin IV, Henry McHenry, 4001 Chapel Lane, Owensboro, KY  42301

Halerz, Traci Lynn, Dupont, Barley Mill Plaza #30/1232, 4417 Lancaster
Pike, Wilmington, DE  19805

Han, Charles Jin, 539 Penny Lane, Philadelphia, PA  19111

Heaton, Lindsey Nicole, 930 43rd Avenue, Apartment 125, Sacramento, CA
95831

Jiang, Lei, 25602 Hidden Acres Drive, Westlake, OH  44145

Kim, Jin IL, 11079 Caminito Alvarez, San Diego, CA  92126

Kitchen, Chad Michael, Merial, 3239 Satellite Boulevard, Building 600, 5th
Floor, Duluth, GA  30096

Kromrey, Gregg Alan, Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC, Fifth Street Towers, 100
South 5th Street, Suite 2250, Minneapolis, MN  55402

Levine, David Allen, 209 Park Hill Drive, San Antonio, TX  78212

Li, Ying, 530 La Conner Drive, #26, Sunnyvale, CA  94087

Lottenberg, Geoffrey Adam, Lott & Friedland, P.A., 355 Alhambra Circle,

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Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL  33134

McKee, John Thomas, 274 Tappan Street, Brookline, MA  02445

Miller, John Lawrence, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 798 Livingston Court,
Paramus, NJ  07652

Myrick-Jones, Harriet Denise, Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar,
P.A., 2701 North Rocky Point Drive, Suite 900, Tampa, FL  33607

Narvaez, Gustavo Arnaldo, Turocy & Watson, LLP, 57th  Floor, Key Tower, 127
Public Square, Cleveland, OH  44114

Nguyen, Andy, Infineon Technologies, 8477 Oak Knoll Street, Fogelsville, PA
18051

Nikolic, Aleksandar, 5224 County Road 11, Rushville, NY  14544

Pittoors, Allen Etienne, Harness, Dickey and Pierce, PLC, 1889 Stanhope
Street, Grosse Pionte Woods, MI  48236

Ruby, Katherine Marie, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman
Drive,  MC 0691, La Jolla, CA  92037

Rucker, Adam Lee, Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, PA, 4140 Parklake Avenue,
Suite 600, Raleigh, NC  27612

Silberstein, Marian, Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP, 1300 SW Fifth Avenue,
Suite 2300, Portland, OR  97201

Stein, Alexander Theodore, TraskBritt, P.C., 230 South 500 East, Suite 300,
Salt Lake City, UT  84102

Sumner, Hilary Jayne, 1121 Stouchsburg Road, Richland, PA  17087

Swiezynski, Nancy Anne, Senniger Powers, LLP, 100 North Broadway, 17th
Floor, St. Louis, MO  63102

Thomas, Sean Michael, 12 Broad Leaf Trail, Malvern, PA  19355

Tomaska, Margaret Mary, 320 Haverford Place, Swarthmore, PA  19081

Weed, Benjamin Edward, K&L Gates LLP, 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3100,
Chicago, IL  60602

Wei, Yuchien, Schering-Plough, 10 Hawthorn Drive, Plainsboro, NJ  08536

Weichbrod, Kevin Joseph, 6506 Friars Road, Apartment  #111, San Diego, CA
92108

Zottola, Dana Marie, Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, 1000 Marsh Road,
Menlo Park, CA  94025

December 8, 2009 					     HARRY I. MOATZ
					Director of Enrollment & Discipline

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Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents

			    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
			  Patent and Trademark Office
			 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0054]

		     Request for Comments on Enhancement
			   in the Quality of Patents

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has in place
procedures for measuring the quality of patent examination, including the
decision to grant a patent based on an application and of other Office
actions issued during the examination of the application. The USPTO in
conjunction with the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) has undertaken
a project related to overall patent quality. This notice is one element in
that endeavor. As part of this effort to improve the quality of the overall
patent examination and prosecution process, to reduce patent application
pendency, and to ensure that granted patents are valid and provide clear
notice, the USPTO would like to focus, inter alia, on improving the process
for obtaining the best prior art, preparation of the initial application,
and examination and prosecution of the application. The USPTO is seeking
public comment directed to this focus with respect to methods that may be
employed by applicants and the USPTO to enhance the quality of issued
patents, to identify appropriate indicia of quality, and to establish
metrics for the measurement of the indicia. This notice is not directed to
patent law statutory change or substantive new rules. It is directed to the
shared responsibility of the USPTO and the public for improving quality
and reducing pendency within the existing statutory and regulatory
framework.
   Comment Deadline Date: To be ensured of consideration, written
comments must be received on or before February 8, 2010. No public hearing
will be held.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail message over
the Internet addressed to patent_quality_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, marked
to the attention of Kenneth M. Schor and Pinchus M. Laufer. Although
comments may be submitted by mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments
via the Internet.
   The written comments will be available for public inspection at the
Office of the Commissioner for Patents, located in Madison East, Tenth
Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, and will be available via
the USPTO Internet Web site (address: http://www.uspto.gov).  Because
comments will be made available for public inspection, information that is
not desired to be made public, such as an address or phone number, should
not be included in the comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By telephone: Pinchus M. Laufer, Legal
Advisor, at (571) 272-7726, or Kenneth M. Schor, Senior Legal Advisor, at
(571) 272-7710; by mail addressed to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mail
Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Pinchus M. Laufer and Kenneth M.
Schor; or by electronic mail (e-mail) message over the Internet addressed
to pinchus.laufer@uspto.gov or kenneth.schor@uspto.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is directed to the quality of the
examination and prosecution of patent applications in the USPTO and the
quality of patents resulting from that examination and prosecution.

I. Purpose of Notice

   The USPTO is responsible for the granting and issuing of patents. See 35

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U.S.C. 2(a)(1). The USPTO examines patent applications to determine whether
an applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, and issues a notice of
allowance if, upon such examination, it appears that the applicant is
entitled to a patent. See 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151. The USPTO examines
applications for compliance with the applicable statutes and regulations,
and for patentability of the invention as defined in the claims. See 37
CFR 1.104(a).
   The USPTO is seeking to improve the quality of the examination of patent
applications and patents resulting from that examination.
   A quality patent is defined, for purposes of this notice, as a patent:
(a) For which the record is clear that the application has received a
thorough and complete examination, addressing all issues on the record, all
examination having been done in a manner lending confidence to the public
and patent owner that the resulting patent is most likely valid; (b) for
which the protection granted is of proper scope; and (c) which provides
sufficiently clear notice to the public as to what is protected by the
claims. The present quality improvement effort has, as one goal, reduction
of overall application pendency and is thus also directed towards
identifying quality issues that give rise to process inefficiencies. The
term "quality patent" as used herein does not include the economic value of
the resulting patent, which is a result of market conditions and not the
patent process itself. Rather, providing the strongest quality patent
possible in the shortest time permits making the best use of a patent,
given any set of marketing conditions.
   Improvement of the quality can reliably be achieved by a four step
process:
    (1) Identification of the key aspects of the examination process
that affect quality. These key aspects are the quality items-i.e.,
activities and actions carried out by the USPTO, by the applicant, or
by both;
    (2) Identification of indicia of the presence (existence) of the
desired quality items;
    (3) Establishment of a process that can meaningfully measure such
indicia (establishing the metrics that can measure the indicia); and
    (4) Establishment/modification of policy and USPTO operations to
optimize successful performance of the quality items (activities and
actions carried out) to bring about desired improvements in patent
quality and reductions in patent application pendency.
   The public is being requested to comment on items that affect patent
quality, as well as addressing patent process inefficiencies with the aim
of simultaneously improving patent quality while reducing overall
application pendency. It is preferred that comments be provided in the
manner set forth in the "Public Comments Requested" section of this notice
(which immediately follows this section) and address the criteria for
evaluating such comments set out below in Section III of this notice. In
this regard, the USPTO is seeking comments from the public on improved
methods of identifying indicia of existing quality items, and additional
metrics for the measurement of indicia of existing quality items.
Improvement to the monitoring of existing quality items should include
methods of more reliable and efficient monitoring, as well as methods for
making procedural changes based on the results of the monitoring. The USPTO
desires to assess whether existing measures are reflective of the quality
items they are designed to measure, how these measures can be improved
upon, whether other measures could better assess the same quality items,
and whether there are other aspects more indicative of quality that can be
readily measured and used to improve quality and reduce application
pendency.
   The public is also being requested to comment on suggested quality items
of particular interest identified below in Section V of this notice by
which the examination process can be meaningfully enhanced, or to suggest
other key quality items; to identify appropriate indicia of the enhancement
of quality provided by the quality items; and to establish metrics for the
measurement of the indicia of enhancement. These quality items of
particular interest, which will be discussed below, include (but are not
limited to) identifying and analyzing the best prior art and evidence
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the USPTO and the applicant to each other, coming to a definitive
resolution of the issues that are presented which resolution is clearly
stated, and presenting a clearly identified scope of the patent coverage,
to provide the strongest quality patent possible in the shortest time.

II. Categories of Public Comments Requested

   For ease of organization and analysis, the areas for which the USPTO is
requesting comment by way of this notice are divided into specific
categories. The categories for which public comments are solicited are as
follows:
   Category 1-Quality measures used: The USPTO is specifically
requesting feedback on the quality measures that it is currently using
(described below in Section IV.A), and new measures that it may adopt in
the future. As to quality measures currently in place, the USPTO desires to
assess whether these measures are reflective of the quality items they are
designed to measure, whether these measures can be improved upon, whether
other measures could better assess the same quality items, and whether
there are other aspects more indicative of quality that can be readily
measured.
   Additionally, areas in which the USPTO is particularly interested are
those of: (1) Finding the best prior art; (2) obtaining a comprehensive
initial application; (3) providing a comprehensive first Office action on
the merits including a clear explanation of all issues raised; (4) obtaining
a comprehensive and clear response to Office actions on the merits; and (5)
proper use of interviews. These are discussed in Section V of this notice.
The public is invited to comment on those areas, including suggesting
modifications of the USPTO's suggestions. In addition, the public is
invited to suggest other areas of the process which are believed to have a
significant bearing on quality. Any such suggestions should be accompanied
by an explanation of the basis for the belief that the suggested
area(s)/modification(s) has/have a significant bearing on quality.
   The USPTO is requesting that such feedback be provided in terms of the
following information:
   A. Identification of the key items, i.e., the activities and actions
that are carried out by the USPTO, by the applicant, or by both, that bear
on quality. What is the nature of activity, action, or conduct that
increases quality, and why is it believed to do so?
   B. Identification of indicia of the presence of the desired quality
items. How do the proposed indicia show that the desired activities and
actions were indeed carried out, and show the quality or effectiveness
of that activity performed by the USPTO and/or the applicant?
   C. What metric(s) should the USPTO use to measure each indicium,
and what is the nexus between the measured indicium and the metric(s)
used (why is the existence of the indicium proved by the metric)? Based
on that nexus, why is the proposed metric believed to provide a
practical combination of reliability and efficiency?
   Category 2-Stages of Monitoring: With a view toward reducing
patent pendency, the USPTO is considering the monitoring of quality at
each step, or at as many steps, in the patent application, prosecution,
and examination processes as is feasible, and monitoring of quality as
close in time to when the step whose quality is being measured is
performed as is feasible. The USPTO is specifically considering
monitoring quality at each of the following stages of the patent
application and examination process: (1) When the application is filed
in the USPTO; (2) when the initial search for the application has been
completed; (3) when the first Office action for the application has
been completed; (4) when an interview for the application has been
conducted; (5) when a reply to the first or any subsequent non-final
Office action has been filed; (6) when an Office action (non-final or
final) or notice of allowance in response to a reply to a non-final
Office action has been completed; (7) when an after-final submission
has been filed; and (8) when an appeal brief or other appeal-related
paper has been filed.
   The USPTO is requesting comments on the choice of these stages, and
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is requested that the public point out at what step or steps in the
patent application and examination process the USPTO should measure the
quality obtained by the identified activity, action, or conduct that
increases quality. While measuring quality at each stage may yield much
information, it seems credible that increasing quality of the
application in the early stages would be most effective in reducing
pendency, and the USPTO is seeking comment on this hypothesis.
   The public is also invited to provide information on how quality is
affected by action taken in the above-identified eight stages, or in
other stages in the patent application process and to identify the
nature of activity, action, or conduct that increases quality in that
stage-such information would be included as "other areas of the
process which are believed to have a significant bearing on quality"
in the comments responding to Category (1) of this section. Also
included would be how the USPTO should measure the quality obtained at
each such step, and the nexus between the targeted quality aspect and
the measured indicia of the activity, action, or conduct that increases
quality in that stage.
   Feedback from the USPTO: In connection with this category, the
USPTO is also requesting input on the timing of the USPTO's assessment
and reporting of various measures of quality in relation to the stages
of monitoring. For example, should the USPTO await final disposition of
the application before reporting on the quality measure obtained for
that application? Or, would there be a practical, cost-effective way
for the USPTO to report quality measures, during certain identified
stages in the proceeding to be identified in the comments (with an
explanation of why it would be practical and cost-effective)?
   Category 3-Pendency: The USPTO is also requesting comments on
whether the quality of the prosecution and examination of the
application and quality of the resultant patent can be improved at the
same time as reducing the overall pendency of an application. This
category also includes input on how the use of continuing applications
(continuations, voluntary divisional applications) has affected overall
pendency and quality. For example, where specific claims are allowed in
a given application, does the filing of a continuation application to
address the broader rejected claims add to or detract from the quality
of prosecution and examination of the applications and the quality of
the resultant patents?
   Category 4-Pilot Programs: The USPTO is interested in receiving
feedback regarding the effect on patent quality and examination quality
resulting from various pilot programs (e.g., Peer-to-Patent, Pre-Appeal
Brief Conference Pilot, First Action Interview Pilot, Continuing
Education for Practitioners (CEP) Pilot) either expired or currently in
effect. This quality effort does not include at this time providing
selection options for different examination procedures such as deferred
examination. Input as to what metrics could be used to measure
enhancements of quality due to any of these pilot programs is also
solicited.
   Category 5-Customer Surveys Regarding Quality: The USPTO is
requesting feedback on past USPTO surveys of the patent community and
proposed modifications for future surveys. In 2006 the USPTO launched
the Customer Panel Quality Survey (CPQS). The survey is designed to
capture input from the USPTO's frequent customers regarding key
examination quality issues and to provide customers with a mechanism to
suggest critical training needs and areas on which the USPTO should
focus in terms of quality improvement. The survey is also designed to
assist the USPTO in monitoring changes in patent examination quality
between survey periods.
   The USPTO partners with an independent research firm to administer
the CPQS. The survey has been administered in regular survey periods or
"waves" on a roughly quarterly basis from fiscal year 2006 through
fiscal year 2009. The target population for the survey is a panel of
patent customers who have had the most interaction with the USPTO over
the past year. Top filers are defined as law firms, organizations, or
individual inventors who have submitted six or more patent applications
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customers are asked to participate in two consecutive survey periods in
order to provide valid trend comparisons between survey periods. On
average, there have been about 1,100 respondents per survey period. Survey
results are analyzed on a quarterly basis to assist USPTO in developing
data-driven improvement strategies on topics related to examination
quality.
   The USPTO is interested in comments regarding survey composition
and methodology, such as questions, format, and population. Comments as
to how survey results can be more effectively used to enhance quality
are also solicited.
   Category 6-Tools for Achieving Objectives: The USPTO is requesting
identification of existing tools which are, or can be made, available
to users and the USPTO to enhance the quality of the USPTO's processes.
Such would include, for example, software tools that will provide
meaningful monitoring, search tools, claim analysis tools, and case law
identification tools. In addition, the USPTO is interested in data
mining tools to help monitor its quality items and other useful
statistics.
   Category 7-Incentives: The USPTO is requesting comments on means
to incentivize applicants and USPTO personnel to adopt procedures and
practices that support the achievement of patent quality. It is
recognized that any additional effort to increase the quality of the
product has an associated cost.
   The criteria used to evaluate comments and proposals are set out
below in section III which immediately follows. Comments should
consider these criteria and address them as best possible to enhance
the value and impact of any proposals and comments.

III. Criteria for Evaluating Comments and Proposals

   Public input which is received will be evaluated in terms of:
    (a) The feasibility of implementation of each proposed enhancement;
    (b) The relative value of the proposed enhancement-
      1. Will it affect a statistically significant number of cases, as
compared to other suggestions?
      2. Will there be any negative consequences of proposed enhancement
to the USPTO and practitioners that could outweigh the benefits of it
implementation?
      3. Will cost/expenditure in USPTO resources outweigh the benefits
of it implementation?
    (c) The ability to provide clear indicia of successful quality
enhancement, and metrics that will meaningfully measure the results of
such enhancement-
      1. Are there associated metrics that accurately reflect the
indicia?
      2. Are there indicators associated with the metric that are capable
of accurately reflecting meaningful progress?
      3. Do the indicia and metrics reflect a behavior that can, in
response to its being tracked, affect a statistically significant
number of cases or apply only to certain technologies?
    (d) Practicality of implementing a process to obtain data
reflecting the indicia, including-
      1. Will cost/expenditure in USPTO resources be too much or how
should it otherwise be paid for?
      2. Will the tracking of the metric require major overhaul of USPTO
internal process in order to gather the appropriate data?
      3. Will there be any negative consequences of using the indicia or
its metrics to the USPTO and practitioners (e.g., chilling effect on
other actions taken) that could outweigh the benefits of it use?

IV. Background for the Requested Information

   A. Quality Monitoring: The Office of Patent Quality Assurance
(OPQA) conducts in-depth reviews of examiner work products, evaluates
findings, and assists the Patent Examining Corps in the development and
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currently used to generate the official USPTO examination quality
metrics.
   Prior to fiscal year 2005, the USPTO official quality metric was
directed to only the final output of the examination process-an
allowed application. Since fiscal 2005, OPQA's quality review focus was
expanded to encompass all substantive actions within the USPTO's
control in the patent process, namely, the quality of the decision to
allow an application and the quality of the Office actions issued
during the course of examination of an application.
   From fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the USPTO employed two
official metrics of examination quality: (1) The Allowance Compliance
Rate; and (2) the In-Process Review (IPR) Compliance Rate. In fiscal
year 2010 the USPTO has modified the official metrics to report (1)
Final Action/Allowance Compliance Rate; and (2) IPR Compliance Rate for
non-final Office actions.
   (1) Allowance Compliance Review: Allowance Compliance is determined
by performing a review of a randomly selected sample of allowed
applications drawn from all Technology Centers. The reviews are
conducted on applications after a notice of allowance has been mailed
in an application but prior to patent grant. The focus of this review
is on the examiner's decision to allow the application. If any allowed
claim is found to be unpatentable for any reason provided in the patent
laws, the allowance of the application is considered to be in error. In
addition to the assessment of the patentability determination for the
claims, the record is reviewed for completeness and clarity and to
ensure compliance with procedural and formal matters. The review also
evaluates the quality of the examiner's search.
   (2) In-Process Review: IPR Compliance is determined by performing a
review of a randomly selected sample of applications containing Office
actions issued prior to allowance or appeal of an application, drawn
from all Technology Centers. The focus of this review is on indicators
of quality that were determined on the basis of feedback from patent
practitioners obtained prior to the development of the IPR program and
includes, but is not limited to, determining: (1) Whether the
rejections made in the Office action are proper; (2) whether the Office
action fails to include rejections that would have been appropriate;
(3) whether the examiner has responded to all matters of substance in
the applicant's reply; (4) whether the examiner has clearly set forth
his or her reasoning; (5) the propriety of the finality of a final
Office action (where applicable); (6) the propriety of any restriction
requirement; (7) the quality of the search; and (8) the propriety of
the examiner's handling of formal matters. If there is a clearly
erroneous action on the part of the examiner that would cause the
applicant or USPTO unnecessary rework or expense in the examination
process (such as a clearly erroneous rejection of a claim, failing to
include an appropriate rejection where institution of the rejection
would necessitate an additional Office action, failure to substantively
treat applicant's reply, or improperly making an action final), the
action is considered to be an error.
   B. Quality Reporting: Fiscal years 2005-2009: As pointed out above,
from fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the two official metrics of
examination quality used by the USPTO were the Allowance Compliance
Rate and the In-Process Review (IPR) Compliance Rate.
   The IPR Compliance Rate encompassed both non-final and final Office
actions. The IPR Compliance Rate was determined on the basis of a review
of a randomly selected sample of both non-final and final Office
actions; in FY 2009, the sample size was 3,199, with approximately two
non-final actions reviewed for every final action reviewed. The IPR
Compliance Rate was defined as the percentage of reviewed applications
in which no clearly erroneous action was found.
   The Allowance Compliance Rate was a stand-alone review, limited to
allowed applications. The Allowance Compliance Rate was determined on
the basis of a review of a randomly selected sample of allowed
applications. In FY 2009, the sample size was 4,588; thus,
approximately three allowances were reviewed for every IPR Compliance
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percentage of applications undergoing Allowance Compliance Review whose
allowance was not considered to be in error.
   Fiscal year 2010: For fiscal year 2010, the In-Process Review
compliance rate has been redefined to include only non-final Office
actions, and the metric is designated as the "Non-Final In-Process
Compliance Rate." In FY 2010 approximately three out of five (58.4%)
of all reviews (finals, allowances, and non-finals) will be of non-final
actions. Also, final Office actions are now grouped with
allowances, to provide a new metric-the "Final Action/Allowance
Compliance Rate." In FY 2010, an approximately equal number of
allowances (19.4%) and final rejections (22.3%) will be reviewed.
   Note that, the new sampling ratios and groupings shift the emphasis
of the USPTO quality review process towards the earlier stages of
prosecution by emphasizing non-final Office actions. It is believed
that an emphasis on the quality of initial actions can do much toward
reducing overall application pendency, by identifying weaknesses in the
examination process that may have escaped scrutiny by the prior
emphasis on allowance compliance.
   The Final Rejection/Allowance Compliance Rate is determined on the
basis of a review of a randomly selected sample (2,793 for FY 2010) of
allowed applications and finally rejected applications. An allowed
application is considered to be compliant if it is free from error as
defined by the criteria set forth above in Section IV.A(1) titled
"Allowance Compliance Review." A final Office action is considered to
be compliant if it is free from error as defined by the criteria set
forth above in Section IV.A(2) titled "In-Process Review." The Final
Action/Allowance Compliance Rate is defined as the percentage of
applications undergoing Final Action/Allowance Compliance Review for
which no deficiency is found with respect to the examiners' final
determination concerning the patentability of the claims.
   The Non-Final In-Process Compliance Rate is determined on the basis
of a review of a randomly selected sample of non-final Office actions
(3,914 for FY 2010). An Office action is considered to be compliant if
it is free from error as defined by the criteria set forth above in
Section IV.A(2) titled "In-Process Review." The Non-Final In-Process
Compliance Rate is the percentage of non-final actions reviewed in
which no examination deficiency is found.
   Information obtained through the various reviews will be analyzed
to identify trends in examination quality, areas where improvement is
needed, and strategies for gaining improvements.
   C. Quality Index Ranking (QIR): In fiscal year 2010, the USPTO will
be using internal statistical measures to identify outliers and other
anomalies in processing and examination.
   QIR involves obtaining data from the PALM internal USPTO tracking
system on items such as multiple non-final actions, restrictions (after
first action, or multiple, sequential or late in prosecution),
reopening of prosecution after the filing of an appeal brief, reopening
of prosecution after a final rejection, first action allowances,
multiple requests for continued examination (RCE) made in a single
application, and allowances after RCE filing without any substantive
amendment. The data are analyzed to identify outlier populations-i.e.,
individuals or populations for which there is a frequency of any of
these data points that is significantly different from the norm for a
particular cohort. Such outliers may signal the presence of quality or
procedural issues that need to be addressed (or conversely, in some
instances they may indicate superior examination practices, from which
best practices could be identified and shared).
   A quality initiative for fiscal year 2010 is for the USPTO to
perform reviews of Office actions for the purpose of providing
individual examiner feedback and training. These reviews will be in
addition to the statistical reviews performed by OPQA and those
normally performed within the Technology Centers; these additional
reviews will be conducted by a combination of OPQA Review Quality
Assurance Specialists and Technology Center managers. Applications will
be selected for review on the basis of statistical analysis of
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procedural or examination practices that are in need of improvement,
such as those that are enumerated in the paragraph above. Such review
findings will be used for the purpose of providing one-on-one examiner
feedback, and for developing broader training initiatives where such
needs are identified. Follow-up reviews and/or analysis will be
conducted subsequent to feedback and training, in order to assess
effectiveness of the feedback loop. At the time of drafting of this
Request, the sample size for these reviews has not been finalized.
   D. Looking to the Future in Quality Monitoring: The USPTO has, in
the past, reviewed quality studies obtained from the public and those
generated internally, and it has included the input from such studies
in its effort to continually improve the quality examination process.
Recently, however, the USPTO has received feedback that its current
quality measures do not accurately measure the quality of patents
issued by the USPTO or the quality of the USPTO's examination process.
In addition, the USPTO has received feedback that some measures it has
taken to improve the quality of the patents it issues have resulted in
prolonging the prosecution of applications. The USPTO is continually
seeking ways to improve the quality of its examination of patents, to
improve the means used to measure that quality, and to reduce
application pendency. Thus, the USPTO is seeking public input (as above
requested in Section II of this notice) on the best ways to improve
quality, measure that improvement, without extending the examination/
prosecution process, and in fact to shorten the process. It is
preferred that the improvements proposed should be directed to (a) ways
of identifying and analyzing the best prior art and evidence bearing on
patentability and presenting that information "up front," (b) a clear
presentation of the positions of the USPTO and the applicant to each
other at each stage of the process, and (c) coming to and clearly
stating a definitive resolution of the issues that are presented, and
clearly identifying the scope of the patent coverage. Comments that
focus on specific issues which apply to certain technologies are also
solicited.

V. Some Specific Areas of Particular USPTO Interest

   Enhancement of the process and its quality, as well as monitoring
of same, are best accomplished when process changes are a product of
input from the USPTO and from the public. In that context, and in the
interest of making this request for comments more focused for subsequent
action, five specific areas in which the USPTO is particularly interested
in receiving comments will now be discussed. The completeness and quality
of action taken in these areas prepares the application for an efficient
and reliable conclusion in its evaluation, and furthers the goal of
providing valid patents.
   This notice makes no representation that these five specific areas
are the only areas where quality can be improved. The USPTO welcomes
any further suggestions to address the details of improving quality in
the five areas specifically identified below, as well as suggestions to
address any other specific areas of concern which may be included in
this or follow-up quality improvement efforts.
   1. Prior Art: Recognizing the essential need for having the best
prior art before a patent examiner during the initial examination of a
patent application to the quality of the examiner's decision on the
patentability of the invention as defined in the claims and the
ultimate validity of a granted patent, the USPTO provides specific
instructions to examiners for identifying the most pertinent prior art
for an application. These instructions are designed to furnish patent
examiners with sufficient information to make appropriate novelty and
nonobviousness determinations.
   Examiners are instructed to conduct "a thorough investigation of
the available prior art relating to the subject of the claimed invention."
See 37 CFR 1.104(a). More specifically, the Manual of Patent Examining
Procedure (MPEP) instructs examiners that prior art searches are to include
not only the field in which the invention is classified, but also analogous
arts. See MPEP Sec.  904.01(c) (8th ed. 2001) (Rev. 7, July 2008).

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   To assist examiners in obtaining the best prior art, the USPTO has
invested a substantial amount of resources in the search and retrieval
of a wide variety of prior art documents. Patent examiners can readily
search classified files, microfilm, and CD-ROMs, comprising United
States patents, foreign patent documents, Patent Cooperation Treaty
(PCT) publications, as well as a large selection of non-patent
literature, including technical journals, books, magazines,
encyclopedias, product catalogues, and industry newsletters. In
addition, patent examiners have access to in-house and commercial on-line
databases providing convenient access, from their desktop, to
millions of United States and foreign patent and non-patent literature
documents. Furthermore, all patent examiners have access to the
Internet to search relevant Web sites for prior art.
   The most rapidly changing technologies, for example, in the
telecommunications and the computer-related arts, present challenges in
searching and identifying the most relevant prior art. This is because
often the best prior art with respect to these emerging technologies is
available as non-patent literature months to years before it is
available in the form of United States or foreign patents. Accordingly,
searching the non-patent literature in rapidly changing technologies is
vital to the quality of the patentability determination. To ensure
complete coverage, the USPTO is working on assembling a larger, more
complete non-patent literature prior art collection in emerging
technologies and is working on providing patent examiners with better
access to non-patent literature in new areas of technology, as new
areas continue to emerge.
   In addition to the prior art uncovered during the search conducted
by the examiner, applicants have a duty to submit all information known
to them to be material to patentability of the claims. See 37 CFR 1.56.
Applicants are also encouraged to review certain types of information,
e.g., prior art cited in search reports of a foreign patent office in a
counterpart application, to ensure that material information is
disclosed to the USPTO. See 37 CFR 1.56(a)(1) and (a)(2). It is also
helpful for applicants to perform a search on the disclosed invention
prior to drafting claims for presentation for examination. This
applicant contribution is important to high quality patent examination
because inventors often are in the best position to be aware of the
state of the art and are in possession of, or have access to, the most
pertinent prior art. The quality of patent examination increases when
applicants assist the examiners in identifying prior art information,
particularly non-patent literature, which is material to patentability.
This is especially so when the information is identified to the USPTO
as early as possible in the examination process, so that issues can be
clarified, defined and resolved at an early stage in the examination
process.
   Given the above, comments are being solicited to improve upon the
performance of the USPTO in identifying relevant prior art. In this
regard, the USPTO would like to address the difficulties involved in
locating the best prior art, and any perception that the best art is
not being found with particularity regarding gaps in certain technology
areas. Comments are also being solicited regarding search techniques
and procedures which can improve the success of identifying relevant
prior art, as well as how the parties' efforts in bringing this about
can be better achieved and measured. Comments are further being
solicited on how the success of identifying relevant prior art can be
measured, as well as how the parties' efforts in bringing this about
can be measured.
   2. Comprehensive Initial Application: The patent acquisition
process is best streamlined when the applicant presents a comprehensive
initial application. It is suggested that such an application could
include the following elements:
   Applicant's representative practitioner would present a reasonable
number of claims upon filing that cover the broadest and narrowest
claim coverage the application clearly supports under 35 U.S.C. 112 and
the applicant is willing to accept. The claims would be drafted taking
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the closest prior art (e.g., 5-10 most relevant references) and
evidence would be presented to the USPTO as early as possible.
   Applicant's representative practitioner would present a clear and
complete specification that provides clear written description and
support that provides antecedent basis for all claim language. The
specification would be readily understandable, with terms or phrases
that are not clearly defined in the state of the art having special
definitions so that the applicant, examiner, and the public share a
common understanding of the scope of the specification and claims.
   Comments are being solicited as to the various aspects of the
initial application. In addition, input is sought as to what guidelines
the USPTO can disseminate, to best assist applicants in preparing
applications in a manner that the USPTO can most efficiently and
completely examine the applications; and how the completeness of filed
applications can be measured. In particular, the USPTO is interested in
suggestions as to what features of an initial filing can be used as
indicia of the quality and completeness of the submitted application
and how to measure the effect these indicia have on pendency of the
application and quality of the final result.
   3. Comprehensive First Office Action on Merits, With Clear
Explanation of All Issues: After reviewing the entire specification in
detail, the examiner construes the claims and searches the disclosed
invention defined by the claims as construed. The examiner then reviews
the entire application for compliance with all the relevant statutory and
regulatory requirements, and communicates his/her findings to the applicant
in an Office action on the merits. The examiner provides a clear
explanation of all issues in the Office action. See 37 CFR 1.104(a).
   A comprehensive initial Office action (which is geared toward
eliciting a comprehensive response from applicant) is important to
streamline the effective resolution of issues between applicant and
examiner. It is suggested that initial Office action could include the
following. When warranted, the examiner may explain in the Office
action the examiner's claim construction as compared with the scope of
the disclosed invention, and how the prior art is being applied to the
claims. In those instances, the examiner would explain how the prior
art is applied against the claims given their broadest reasonable claim
construction, as that construction was explained by the examiner. The
examiner would also apply the prior art to the claims, as they may be
interpreted in light of the specification. The examiner would point out
any issues of claim clarity and support for the claims (as well as any
other statutory or formality deficiency in the claims and disclosure as
a whole), and how to address the issues, as appropriate.
   It is contemplated that examiners be explicitly instructed not to
always rely solely on form paragraphs, and to modify any form paragraph
used, when such is appropriate to a given situation. In general, when
using a form paragraph, the examiner should be familiar with any
statutory, regulatory, and case law cited in the form paragraph and
discuss it in detail as it applies to the specific facts of the case.
   It is also contemplated that the Office action would be structured
to not only clearly define the issues that are raised, but also to
explain any subtleties that an applicant might not recognize. Likewise,
the action would not only respond to all points made by applicant, but
also would address applicant's assumed logic on which those points were
based. Finally, the action would provide suggestions to resolve any
issues, whether clearly raised or not, that the examiner believes can
and should be resolved, to facilitate the process and resolve issues at
the earliest point possible.
   Comments are being solicited as to the aspects of the initial
Office action that will enhance quality, how one can measure the
particular suggestions, whether any aspect of the suggestions should be
mandatory or be otherwise procedurally handled, and further addresses
the cost impact and how and whether any resultant additional costs to
the system of implementing the suggestions can be dealt with or whether
the costs exceed the perceived benefits. Comments are also solicited as
to how examiners can best communicate the information discussed above,
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success of that communication can be measured.
   4. Comprehensive and Clear Response to Office Action on the Merits:
Following the Office action, the process is most efficiently advanced
when the applicant's response presents all the information at
applicant's disposal bearing on the patentability of the claims and
desired issuance of a patent. It is desirable that the response place
the application in a position where applicant has addressed all the
examiner's points as well as all of applicant's needs, while at the
same time preparing the application for final resolution of the issues.
It is suggested that the response include the following elements:
   In responding to the Office action, applicant would address the
examiner's explanation of claim construction to the extent it is given,
including explaining any disagreement between the USPTO and applicant
as to the claim construction. After reading the USPTO's position in the
Office action, applicant would provide all needed independent and
dependent claims to cover all aspects of coverage desired-prior to the
need for a final Office action; this set of claims should include
claims that would result in the coverage desired should the examiner's
claim construction be adopted (i.e., define patentability over the
examiner's claim construction and the examiner's overall position).
Applicant would not assume that arguments directed to independent
claims will be persuasive, but rather would also argue all meaningful
dependent claims individually and explicitly point out which
limitations define patentability, and which do not. Also, all evidence
to address the examiner's position would be presented as early as
possible and before final Office action; it should not to be assumed
that if applicant's arguments are not accepted, the evidence can later
be presented.
   Comments are being solicited as to the various aspects of the above
suggested response. In addition, comments are being sought as to what
guidelines the USPTO can disseminate to best assist applicants in
preparing responses in a manner that the USPTO can most efficiently and
completely resolve issues, and bring the examination of the application
to a rapid, yet comprehensive, conclusion; and how the success of this
can be measured.
   5. Proper Use of Interviews: It is highly desirable that the
examiner encourages, and is prepared to conduct, an interview whenever
it will facilitate resolving ambiguities and issues, or will otherwise
allow for a more effective examination.
   As to applicant's role, it is suggested that (to obtain maximum
benefit from the interview) whenever the practitioner requires
clarification of a USPTO position, the practitioner have an interview
on the application prior to submitting the response and after comments
on Office actions have been received from the client. Before an
interview, the practitioner would provide the examiner with an agenda
for the interview, including copies of any proposed amendments,
exhibits, or other information that would be beneficial to review in
advance.
   After the interview, both the examiner and applicant would
independently set forth in detail what took place at the interview (as
required by current procedure). Prior art, and other information/
evidence discussed would be specifically identified and the points
regarding the claim limitations and/or the disclosure and teachings of
the references would be made part of the record. The response to the
outstanding Office action would make reference to the points noted in
the practitioner's interview summary. Likewise, the response would also
address the examiner's interview summary, if it is already of record;
if there is conflict with attorney's summary, that conflict can be
explicitly noted and clarified as needed.
   Comments are being solicited on how to improve upon interview
practice, to resolve issues at the interview, and to make the full
substance of the interview of record; and how the effectiveness of the
interview, as well as the completeness of its recorded summary, can be
measured.

VI. Guidelines for Written Comments

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   Written comments should include the following information: (1) The
name and affiliation of the individual responding; and (2) an
indication of whether comments offered represent views of the
respondent's organization or are the respondent's personal views.
   As discussed previously, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via
the Internet. Information provided in response to this request for
comments will be made part of a public record and may be available via
the Internet. In view of this, parties should not submit information that
they do not wish to be publicly disclosed or made electronically
accessible. Parties who would like to rely on confidential information to
illustrate a point are requested to summarize or otherwise submit the
information in a way that will permit its public disclosure.

November 30, 2009 					     DAVID J. KAPPOS
					     Under Secretary of Commerce for
				   Intellectual Property and Director of the
				   United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed

			    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
			 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0020]


		    Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims
			  That Are Not Being Appealed

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
considering changes to the procedure for handling notices of appeal and
appeal briefs that identify fewer than all of the rejected claims as
being appealed. Under the proposed procedure, if appellant files a
notice of appeal, or an appeal brief, that clearly identifies fewer
than all of the rejected claims as being appealed, the non-appealed
rejected claims would be deemed canceled by operation of this action on
the part of the appellant as of the date on which such a notice of
appeal, or appeal brief, is filed, regardless of whether the appellant
also files an amendment canceling the non-appealed rejected claims. The
USPTO is requesting comments from the public regarding the proposed
procedure set forth in this notice.

COMMENT DEADLINE DATE: To be ensured of consideration, written comments
must be received on or before January 13, 2010. No public hearing will
be held.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail message
over the Internet addressed to PatentPractice@uspto.gov. Comments may
also be submitted by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments--Patents,
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450,
marked to the attention of Joni Y. Chang. Although comments may be
submitted by mail, the Office prefers to receive comments via the
Internet.
    The written comments will be available for public inspection at the
Office of the Commissioner for Patents, located in Madison East, Tenth
Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, and will be available
via the Office's Internet Web site (address: http://www.uspto.gov).
Because comments will be made available for public inspection,
information that is not desired to be made public, such as an address
or phone number, should not be included in the comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni Y. Chang, Senior Legal Advisor,
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, directly by telephone to
(571) 272-7720, or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments--Patents,
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO is considering changes to the
procedure for handling notices of appeal and appeal briefs that
identify fewer than all of the rejected claims as being appealed, in
view of Ex parte Ghuman, 88 USPQ2d 1478 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2008)
(precedential) (provides for remand by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences (BPAI) if the examiner does not cancel claims identified
as being not on appeal; the non-appealed rejected claims were
considered withdrawn from the appeal where appellant limited the appeal
to fewer than all of the pending rejected claims in the appeal brief).
The USPTO is requesting comments from the public regarding the proposed
procedure set forth in this notice because the USPTO desires the
benefit of public comment. The USPTO will consider and address any
relevant comments received.
    Background: After receiving a notification of an Office action that
contains one or more rejections, applicant must file a reply to the

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Office action within the time period for reply set forth in the Office
action to avoid abandonment of the application. See 35 U.S.C. 133.
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 134, applicant may appeal the examiner's decision
to the BPAI by filing a notice of appeal under 37 CFR 41.31 if at least
one claim has been twice rejected. 37 CFR 1.113(c) provides that a
reply to a final Office action is required to include cancellation of
each rejected claim or appeal from the rejection of each rejected
claim. For a reply to a non-final Office action, the applicant must
address every ground of rejection set forth in the non-final action or
cancel each rejected claim subject to any ground of rejection not
addressed in the reply. See 37 CFR 1.111(b).
    There is no provision in 35 U.S.C. 134 or 37 CFR 1.113 for an
applicant to appeal only a part of the examiner's decision. An appeal
under 37 CFR 41.31 must be taken from the rejection of all claims under
rejection which the applicant proposes to contest. See 37 CFR 41.31(c).
In order to treat a notice of appeal as a proper reply to the Office
action, the notice of appeal is considered an appeal to the entire
examiner's decision, provided that the notice of appeal is accompanied
by the required fee set forth in 37 CFR 41.20(b)(1) and is filed within
the time period for reply set forth in the Office action. Therefore, if
appellant does not wish to contest one of the rejected claims,
appellant must file an amendment canceling that claim. The amendment
must be filed separately from the notice of appeal and appeal brief.
    Notwithstanding the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 133 and 134, and 37 CFR
1.111(b) and 1.113(c), some appellants file notices of appeal or appeal
briefs that attempt to limit the appeal to fewer than all of the
rejected claims without filing an amendment to cancel the non-appealed
rejected claims. It has long been USPTO practice that an appellant must
either appeal from the rejection of all of the rejected claims or
cancel those claims not being appealed. See Ex parte Benjamin, 1903
Dec. Comm. Pat. 132, 134 (1903). Thus, attempts to limit an appeal to
fewer than all of the rejected claims, either by filing a notice of
appeal or appeal brief that attempts to limit the appeal to fewer than
all of the rejected claims, operates to withdraw the appeal as to the
non-appealed rejected claims and operates as a cancellation of those
claims from the application. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
(MPEP) Sec.  1215.03.
    Proposed Procedure: Under the proposed procedure, if appellant
clearly limits the appeal to fewer than all of the rejected claims in a
notice of appeal, or an appeal brief, the non-appealed rejected claims
would be deemed canceled by operation of this action on the part of the
appellant as of the date on which such a notice of appeal, or appeal
brief, is filed. The examiner should note in the examiner's answer that
the non-appealed rejected claims are deemed canceled. However, a
failure to note the cancellation of non-appealed rejected claims will
not affect the canceled status of these claims because the non-appealed
rejected claims are deemed canceled as of the date on which the notice
of appeal, or appeal brief, is filed. Therefore, an application will
not be returned or remanded by the BPAI for correction merely due to a
failure of an examiner's answer to note the cancellation of non-appealed
rejected claims. After the decision by the BPAI and the
jurisdiction is transferred back to the examiner for further action, or
the prosecution is reopened without a decision by the BPAI, the
examiner will notify appellant of the cancellation of the non-appealed
rejected claims in the next Office action, unless the application is
abandoned. For example, the examiner may include the following
statement in the examiner's answer or in the next Office action after a
BPAI decision: "Claims 4-5 are deemed canceled because appellant
attempted to limit the appeal to fewer than all of the rejected claims
by submitting an identification of claims being appealed that did not
include these rejected claims in the notice of appeal or the appeal
brief."
    37 CFR 41.31 does not provide for an identification of the claims
whose rejection is being appealed. A notice of appeal that does not
identify any claims would be accepted as an appeal of all of the
rejected claims, unless the appeal brief indicates otherwise.

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Therefore, if appellant files a notice of appeal and appeal brief that
do not clearly limit the appeal to fewer than all of the rejected
claims, all of the rejected claims would be considered to be on appeal.
The BPAI will have the jurisdiction to review the examiner's decision
as to all of the rejected claims and all of the grounds of rejection
set forth by the examiner.
    If a notice of appeal does not identify the claims on appeal and
its appeal brief contains inconsistency regarding whether all of the
rejected claims are being appealed (e.g., appellant lists fewer than
all of the rejected claims in the status of claims section of the
appeal brief and then lists all of the rejected claims in the grounds
of rejection to be reviewed on appeal section, or other sections, of
the appeal brief), all of the rejected claims would be considered to be
on appeal. If a notice of appeal does not identify the claims on appeal
and all of the sections of its appeal brief consistently identify fewer
than all of the rejected claims being appealed, then the appeal brief
has clearly limited the appeal to fewer than all of the rejected claims
and the non-appealed rejected claims will be deemed canceled by
operation of the filing of such an appeal brief as of the date on which
the appeal brief is filed.
    The proposed procedure will apply to notices of appeal and appeal
briefs filed under 37 CFR 41.31 and 41.37. Similarly, the proposed
procedure will also apply to notices of appeal or cross appeal and
appeal briefs filed by patent owners in ex parte and inter partes
reexamination proceedings.

December 8, 2009
							    DAVID J. KAPPOS
		  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
		  Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

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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
July 2009:

DOCUMENT SERVICES			Goal			 Actual
								 Processing
								 Time

Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed		 7 days			  5 days
Patent Related File Wrappers		25 days	 		 18 days
Patent Copies				10 days	 		  4 days
Patent Assignments			10 days			  6 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed		 7 days			  4 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days			 16 days
Trademark Assignments			10 days			  5 days
Trademark Registrations, Expedited	 5 days			  3 days
Trademark Registrations, Regular	14 days			  6 days

Uncertified Documents

Patent Copies	 			 5 days		          1 day
Plant Patents				 5 days		          2 days
Patent Assignments			10 days		          2 days
Patent Related File Wrappers		25 days		          7 days
Trademark Copies			 5 days		          1 day
Trademark Assignments			10 days		          1 day
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days		         12 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

Submission Method			Goal			 Actual
								 Processing
								 Time

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 July 29,
2009.

   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

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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).

August 5, 2009						MARILYN RICKS-BEACH
				       For Manager, 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
September 2009:

DOCUMENT SERVICES			Goal			 Actual
								 Processing
								 Time

Certified Documents

Patent Applications-As-Filed		 7 days			  5 days
Patent Related File Wrappers		25 days	 		 13 days
Patent Copies				10 days	 		  3 days
Patent Assignments			10 days			  6 days
Trademark Applications-As-Filed		 7 days			  3 days
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days			 18 days
Trademark Assignments			10 days			  6 days
Trademark Registrations, Expedited	 5 days			  4 days
Trademark Registrations, Regular	14 days			  8 days

Uncertified Documents

Patent Copies	 			 5 days		          1 day
Plant Patents				 5 days		          4 days
Patent Assignments			10 days		          2 days
Patent Related File Wrappers	        25 days		          8 days
Trademark Copies			 5 days		          1 day
Trademark Assignments			10 days		          1 day
Trademark Related File Wrappers		25 days		          1 day

   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

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Submission Method		 	Goal			 Actual
								 Processing
								 Time

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 September
28, 2009.

   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).

October 4, 2009 					MARILYN RICKS-BEACH
				       For Manager, Public Records Division

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Errata

				    Errata

   "All reference to Reexamination Certificate No. C1 7,053,666 to Tak, et
al of Seoul (KR) for PHASE FREQUNECY DETECTOR, appearing in the Official
Gazette of July 28, 2009, should be deleted since the reexamination
certificate has been vacated."

   "All reference to Patent No. D. 605,783 to Rubern Square, et al of Salt
Lake City, UT for ARCHITECTURAL PANEL WITH TRANSLUCENT WOOD DESIGN
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,628,584 to Wolfgang Kabatzke, et al of
Gees-Thacht, Germany for METHOD FOR TORQUE AND PITCH CONTROL FOR A WIND
POWER PLANT ACCORDING TO THE ROTATION SPEED appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,628,930 to Hiroki Amemiya of
Nirasaki-shi, Japan for METHOD FOR FORMING MICRO LENSES appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,629,143 to Carsten M. Hijort, et al of
Smorum, Denmark for FUNGAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR USEFUL IN METHODS FOR
PRODUCING POLYPEPTIDES appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,629,241 to Kazuo Matsuzaki, et al of
Nagano, Japan for SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE EXHIBITING A HIGH BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE
AND THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette
of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,629,622 to Kazumasa Kurokawa, et al of
Kariya-City, Japan for LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING MODULE FOR THE
SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,629,777 to Bernhard Erdl of Munchen,
Germany for CURRENT-LIMITING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE CIRCUIT
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,108 to Hitoshi Ogatsu, et al of
Kanagawa, Japan for IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TABLE GENERATION APPARATUS,
AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,213 to Baoxing Chen, et al of
Westford, MA for POWER AND INFORMATION SIGNAL TRANSFER USING
MICROTRANSFORMERS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,214 to Eiichi Mori of Kawasaki, Japan
for AC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of December
08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,216 to Matthias Radecker, et al of
Duisburg, Germany for CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A SWITCH UNIT OF A CLOCKED POWER
SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND RESONANCE CONVERTER appearing in the Official Gazette
of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,292 to Shinya Kano of Kawasaki, Japan
for DATA RELAY APPARATUS AND DATA RELAY METHOD appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was

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granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,578 to Mitsuaki Fukuda, et al of
Kawasaki, Japan for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE OF INTERNAL
STRUCTURE, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,617 to Hiroyuki Tomita, et al of
Yokohama-Shi, Japan for BLUR CORRECTION CAMERA SYSTEM appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,630,912 to Gail E. McGriffin, et al of
Summit, NJ for ACCOUNT LEVEL PARTICIPATION FOR UNDERWRITING COMPONENTS
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,631,041 to Masayuki Chatani, et al of
Foster City, CA for MANAGING PARTICIPANTS IN AN ONLINE SESSION appearing
in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,631,053 to Christopher Amidon, et al of
Apex, NC for SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING SOCIAL NETWORKS AND USER
LEVELS BASED ON PRIOR NETWORK INTERACTIONS appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,631,217 to Curtis Anderson, et al of
Saratoga, CA for SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVENT DRIVEN RECOVERY MANAGEMENT
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,631,311 to Kunihiko Hayashi of Osaka,
Japan for TASK SWITCHING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,631,312 to Marcin Sawicki, et al of
Kirkland, WA for SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISSUING A MESSAGE TO A PROGRAM
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 08, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

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Certificates of Correction

			  Certificates of Correction
			     for December 15, 2009

5,324,566             7,332,582             7,530,644             7,593,337
5,551,197C1	      7,337,116		    7,531,179		  7,593,356
5,599,625C1	      7,340,228		    7,534,415		  7,593,370
5,894,311	      7,340,355		    7,536,208		  7,595,073
6,212,079C1	      7,345,373		    7,539,675		  7,595,078
6,495,217	      7,345,380		    7,542,420		  7,595,089
6,538,908C1	      7,347,206		    7,547,317		  7,595,294
6,664,315	      7,354,908		    7,547,724		  7,595,382
6,818,203	      7,356,730		    7,547,928		  7,595,855
6,899,422	      7,363,480		    7,549,598		  7,596,026
6,909,292	      7,363,889		    7,550,456		  7,596,827
6,920,931	      7,364,632		    7,550,485		  7,597,360
6,938,718	      7,365,175		    7,551,461		  7,597,941
6,947,919	      7,367,414		    7,553,276		  7,598,456
6,952,658	      7,370,555		    7,556,733		  7,598,536
6,953,773	      7,375,207		    7,556,936		  7,598,722
6,954,530	      7,382,190		    7,557,444		  7,598,931
6,964,298	      7,389,549		    7,559,055		  7,599,390
6,966,627	      7,392,809		    7,560,441		  7,600,523
6,970,764	      7,404,141		    7,560,651		  7,600,976
6,973,210	      7,406,486		    7,562,358		  7,601,181
6,982,768	      7,413,508		    7,565,107		  7,601,208
7,013,085	      7,413,860		    7,565,642		  7,601,211
7,030,732	      7,414,579		    7,566,014		  7,601,631
7,039,067	      7,421,126		    7,566,297		  7,601,953
7,045,303	      7,421,774		    7,567,446		  7,602,069
7,068,841	      7,425,570		    7,568,067		  7,602,084
7,072,331	      7,429,522		    7,568,396		  7,602,247
7,075,670	      7,429,693		    7,569,250		  7,602,622
7,079,711	      7,430,563		    7,569,548		  7,602,825
7,093,771	      7,438,960		    7,569,745		  7,602,964
7,118,781	      7,442,425		    7,571,367		  7,603,151
7,126,999	      7,442,680		    7,572,618		  7,604,570
7,130,491	      7,444,914		    7,572,721		  7,604,571
7,130,864	      7,457,296		    7,572,812		  7,604,808
7,141,830	      7,460,512		    7,575,971		  7,604,950
7,145,676	      7,462,625		    7,578,893		  7,604,973
7,146,028	      7,462,687		    7,579,848		  7,605,115
7,146,533	      7,462,720		    7,580,084		  7,605,239
7,146,576	      7,465,851		    7,583,309		  7,605,871
7,148,914	      7,471,022		    7,583,640		  7,607,907
7,154,642	      7,471,108		    7,583,812		  7,608,410
7,159,070	      7,474,929		    7,584,252		  7,608,499
7,160,085	      7,478,747		    7,584,632		  7,609,254
7,168,705	      7,481,708		    7,585,018		  7,609,398
7,169,577	      7,484,359		    7,585,656		  7,609,546
7,170,745	      7,488,710		    7,585,718		  7,611,514
7,179,614	      7,489,121		    7,585,867		  7,612,839
7,181,064	      7,490,681		    7,585,881		  7,615,517
7,203,490	      7,490,822		    7,585,990		 D. 521,944
7,206,986	      7,491,794		    7,586,715		 D. 526,187
7,211,044	      7,493,244		    7,587,125		 D. 538,069
7,213,138	      7,495,007		    7,587,217		 D. 557,067
7,222,670	      7,495,070		    7,587,500		 D. 563,527
7,223,511	      7,497,952		    7,587,994		 D. 566,986
7,232,792	      7,499,977		    7,588,233		 D. 574,226
7,247,194	      7,501,780		    7,588,269		 D. 588,617
7,247,206	      7,502,695		    7,588,868		 D. 592,100
7,257,275	      7,509,009		    7,588,907		 D. 596,237
7,262,166	      7,510,671		    7,589,505		 D. 598,498
7,278,361	      7,512,272		    7,590,688		 D. 599,348
7,281,658	      7,514,225		    7,590,752		 D. 599,503
7,283,476	      7,516,191		    7,591,095		 D. 599,520
7,288,356	      7,517,243		    7,591,898		 D. 601,666
7,302,606	      7,521,620		    7,592,215		 PP. 20,444
7,315,630	      7,522,792		    7,592,598		 RE. 40,817
7,317,815	      7,528,860		    7,592,897		 RE. 40,825
7,320,598	      7,528,977		    7,592,976
7,323,134	      7,529,714		    7,593,000
7,332,164	      7,530,534		    7,593,093

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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
November 30-December 4, 2009

Date Issued	Type of Case(1)	Proceeding or Appn. No.	Party or Parties	Issue	TTAB Decision	Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services	Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services	Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney	Issued as Precedent of TTAB
12-1	EX	77466914	Apollo Real Estate Acquisition LLC	2(d)	Refusal Reversed		"AREA PROPERTY PARTNERS" [private equity investment in real estate for private equity investors; management and operation of private equity funds for real estate investment]	"AREA" and "AREA" (stylized) [consultation services in the field of public policy planning; consulting services in the field of real estate market analysis]	No
12-1	EX	77046446	LG Electronics Inc.	2(d)	Refusal Affirmed		"STEAM CHEF" (stylized) [electric and gas ranges for domestic use; domestic cooking oven ranges; air conditioners for domestic use; refrigerators for domestic use; humidifiers for domestic use; electric toasters for domestic use]	"STEAM CHEF" [commercial non-pressurized steam food cooker]	No
12-1	EX	78770866	Alex Angelino	2(d)	Refusal Affirmed		"ANGELINO" (and design) [shirts, pants, shoes]	"ANGELINO MY GUARDIAN ANGEL ON THE ROAD OF LIFE" [dresses, jackets, socks, belts, various types of shirts, pants, sweaters, ties, boxer shorts, underwear, shorts, beach visors, beachwear, swimsuits, hats, caps, jerseys, pajamas, shoes and footwear]	No
12-1	EX	76671520 76671522	CareFirst of Maryland, Inc.	1(a), 4 and 45; i.e., requirement to delete "house mark" from identification and whether mark is used as house mark	Refusals Affirmed [marks not used as house marks; requirement to delete words "house mark" appropriate]		"CAREFIRST" and "CAREFIRST" (stylized) [House mark for indicating membership in an organization comprised of multiple collective membership sub-organizations interested in health maintenance, preventive medicine, prepaid medical plans, indemnity insurance, pharmaceutical care, prescription drug benefits, preferred provider organizations, reduced health costs, and programs on fitness, prenatal care, substance abuse, exercise, weight reduction, stress management, chronic illness, disease management and alternative therapies]		No
12-2	EX	77450085 77450479 77450483	PM Investigations, Inc.	2(d)	Refusal Reversed in each application		"ICIE" (and design of dog) [autographed photos, erasers, highlighters, paintbrushes, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, stickers, bumper stickers, notebooks, paper, pencils, pens and adhesive note paper] [shirts and hats] [baseballs, stuffed toys, flying discs, tennis balls, whistles]	"ICEE" [watches, jewelry pins; pens, pencils; beach bags; portable coolers and bags; towels; t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, jackets; toys, namely banks, stuffed animals, trucks, throwing discs, tops, rings, puzzles, yo-yos, Christmas ornaments and stockings; performances by a costumed character]	No
12-2	OPP	91176970 91176993	Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Smile Factory, LLC	2(d)	Opposition Sustained	"SUNKIST SMILES" "SHOW US YOUR SUNKIST SMILE" "SUNKIST FUN FRUIT SMILES" and "NATURE’S SMILE" [all for fresh fruit] , "SMILES" [fresh cut citrus fruit in individual packages primarily directed to children]	"SMILE PACK" and "SMILE FACTORY" [processed fresh sliced apples]		No
12-2	EX	77093617	Ashley O’Rourke	2(e)(1)	Refusal Reversed		"VINTAGE PINK" [jewelry, namely, bracelets, ankle bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings and pins; women’s clothing, namely, dresses, shirts, pants, jeans, jackets, coats, vests, sweaters, knit tops, skirts, blouses, socks, stockings, t-shirts, sweat shirts and lingerie]		No
12-2	OPP	91179284	Research in Motion Limited v. NBOR Corporation	2(d), Lack of Bona Fide Intent to Use	Opposition Sustained on Lack of Bona Fide Intent to Use	"BLACKBERRY" [various goods and services in the wireless telecommunications industry]	"BLACK MAIL" [computer software for facilitating interactive communication, namely, chat, electronic mail, voice, instant message, text transfer, multi-media transfer, live collaboration, motion pictures, and sound]		Yes
12-3	EX	77272318	Davion Inc.	2(d)	Refusal Affirmed		"B-FRE" (stylized) [baby lotion, baby oil, baby powder, body cream, body lotion, body oil, body scrub, bath foam, facial scrubs, facial washes, skin cream, skin moisturizer, skin lightening creams, sunscreen cream, excluding non-medicated lip balm]	"BEE FREE" [non-medicated lip balm containing no beeswax]	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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