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 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1365 OG 178 

OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

April 26, 2011 Volume 1365 Number 4

CONTENTS

 Patent and Trademark Office NoticesPage 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information1365 OG 179
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable1365 OG 182
Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee1365 OG 183
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 03/28/20111365 OG 209
Reissue Applications Filed1365 OG 210
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed1365 OG 211
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed1365 OG 213
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew1365 OG 215
Service by Publication Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.241365 OG 220
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication1365 OG 221
37 CFR § 1.47 Notice by Publication1365 OG 223
Registration to Practice1365 OG 227
Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 20111365 OG 229
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures1365 OG 230
Errata1365 OG 245
Certificates of Correction1365 OG 248
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1365 OG 250

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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 1350 O.G. 73, on January 12, 2010

   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
January 1, 2011, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1361 O.G.
180, on December 28, 2010.

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 January 1, 2011, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1361 O.G. 180, on December 28, 2010.

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
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 180 

directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.

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

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

   The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective January 1, 2011,
and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1361 O.G. 180, on December 28,
2010.

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 November 1, 2010, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1360 O.G. 5, on November 2, 2010.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of January 1, 2011, 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                               $2,443.00

      Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
         - for international applications filed in English        $1,157.00

      IP Australia as ISA                                         $1,837.00

   International fees

      International filing fee                                    $1,367.00
      International filing fee-filed in paper
         with PCT EASY zip file or
         electronically without PCT EASY zip file                 $1,264.00
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 181 

      International filing fee-filed
         electronically with PCT EASY zip files                   $1,161.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30                         $15.00

   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                                                  $206.00
      Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
      specified at:
        http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf            $20.60
      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).

December 13, 2010                                            ROBERT W. BAHR
                                              Acting Associate Commissioner
                                              for Patent Examination Policy
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
                  Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable

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

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on April 15, 2008
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 7,356,850 through 7,360,253
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on April 13, 2004
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 6,718,554 through 6,721,958
        Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.

   Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on April 11, 2000
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:

        Utility Patents 6,047,399 through 6,049,903
        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 March 9, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

5,878,436                       08/901,049                       03/09/99
5,878,440                       09/086,099                       03/09/99
5,878,443                       08/857,142                       03/09/99
5,878,455                       09/009,793                       03/09/99
5,878,461                       08/782,534                       03/09/99
5,878,464                       08/927,741                       03/09/99
5,878,471                       08/963,045                       03/09/99
5,878,473                       08/773,052                       03/09/99
5,878,477                       08/729,788                       03/09/99
5,878,481                       08/845,875                       03/09/99
5,878,482                       08/987,614                       03/09/99
5,878,486                       08/839,772                       03/09/99
5,878,487                       08/718,166                       03/09/99
5,878,492                       08/810,650                       03/09/99
5,878,502                       08/896,615                       03/09/99
5,878,507                       08/710,634                       03/09/99
5,878,509                       08/813,044                       03/09/99
5,878,511                       08/933,883                       03/09/99
5,878,512                       09/096,762                       03/09/99
5,878,530                       08/786,488                       03/09/99
5,878,537                       08/907,362                       03/09/99
5,878,549                       08/938,826                       03/09/99
5,878,550                       09/062,352                       03/09/99
5,878,551                       08/963,258                       03/09/99
5,878,552                       08/904,160                       03/09/99
5,878,557                       09/059,494                       03/09/99
5,878,558                       08/815,765                       03/09/99
5,878,574                       08/811,658                       03/09/99
5,878,580                       08/954,977                       03/09/99
5,878,591                       08/972,252                       03/09/99
5,878,605                       08/858,265                       03/09/99
5,878,606                       08/863,435                       03/09/99
5,878,607                       08/499,097                       03/09/99
5,878,608                       09/110,039                       03/09/99
5,878,615                       08/870,777                       03/09/99
5,878,618                       08/801,439                       03/09/99
5,878,621                       08/889,283                       03/09/99
5,878,623                       08/924,767                       03/09/99
5,878,624                       08/870,534                       03/09/99
5,878,634                       08/904,246                       03/09/99
5,878,637                       08/957,968                       03/09/99
5,878,639                       08/699,656                       03/09/99
5,878,646                       08/535,105                       03/09/99
5,878,655                       08/751,701                       03/09/99
5,878,657                       08/737,121                       03/09/99
5,878,660                       08/916,282                       03/09/99
5,878,661                       09/114,118                       03/09/99
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5,878,663                       09/017,794                       03/09/99
5,878,665                       08/953,299                       03/09/99
5,878,667                       08/871,554                       03/09/99
5,878,681                       08/861,966                       03/09/99
5,878,682                       08/637,403                       03/09/99
5,878,692                       08/860,135                       03/09/99
5,878,694                       08/888,247                       03/09/99
5,878,697                       08/857,387                       03/09/99
5,878,702                       07/387,935                       03/09/99
5,878,707                       08/935,231                       03/09/99
5,878,708                       08/984,101                       03/09/99
5,878,718                       08/655,199                       03/09/99
5,878,719                       08/965,201                       03/09/99
5,878,722                       08/765,007                       03/09/99
5,878,729                       09/073,419                       03/09/99
5,878,730                       08/949,477                       03/09/99
5,878,732                       08/825,496                       03/09/99
5,878,739                       08/796,717                       03/09/99
5,878,749                       08/691,103                       03/09/99
5,878,761                       09/016,965                       03/09/99
5,878,765                       08/739,100                       03/09/99
5,878,779                       08/705,231                       03/09/99
5,878,780                       08/945,274                       03/09/99
5,878,783                       08/617,734                       03/09/99
5,878,794                       08/785,681                       03/09/99
5,878,800                       09/012,406                       03/09/99
5,878,802                       08/953,679                       03/09/99
5,878,806                       08/682,664                       03/09/99
5,878,807                       08/799,789                       03/09/99
5,878,815                       08/966,629                       03/09/99
5,878,821                       08/889,488                       03/09/99
5,878,823                       08/836,655                       03/09/99
5,878,825                       08/886,220                       03/09/99
5,878,840                       08/851,743                       03/09/99
5,878,841                       08/860,134                       03/09/99
5,878,842                       08/820,124                       03/09/99
5,878,848                       08/898,420                       03/09/99
5,878,855                       08/841,403                       03/09/99
5,878,870                       08/864,364                       03/09/99
5,878,872                       09/031,414                       03/09/99
5,878,886                       08/716,903                       03/09/99
5,878,890                       08/940,879                       03/09/99
5,878,893                       08/891,275                       03/09/99
5,878,911                       08/881,900                       03/09/99
5,878,916                       08/943,587                       03/09/99
5,878,920                       08/891,661                       03/09/99
5,878,924                       08/901,748                       03/09/99
5,878,936                       08/657,882                       03/09/99
5,878,939                       08/672,748                       03/09/99
5,878,943                       08/753,018                       03/09/99
5,878,948                       08/925,955                       03/09/99
5,878,961                       08/858,475                       03/09/99
5,878,962                       08/936,247                       03/09/99
5,878,970                       08/967,524                       03/09/99
5,878,986                       08/909,903                       03/09/99
5,878,994                       08/566,461                       03/09/99
5,879,003                       08/676,861                       03/09/99
5,879,011                       08/879,306                       03/09/99
5,879,014                       08/909,375                       03/09/99
5,879,028                       09/064,993                       03/09/99
5,879,032                       08/855,926                       03/09/99
5,879,035                       08/787,079                       03/09/99
5,879,043                       08/917,525                       03/09/99
5,879,048                       09/010,070                       03/09/99
5,879,049                       08/891,784                       03/09/99
5,879,069                       08/611,049                       03/09/99
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5,879,081                       08/906,003                       03/09/99
5,879,086                       08/926,315                       03/09/99
5,879,094                       08/952,774                       03/09/99
5,879,095                       08/957,388                       03/09/99
5,879,097                       08/627,038                       03/09/99
5,879,107                       08/791,379                       03/09/99
5,879,109                       09/021,272                       03/09/99
5,879,121                       08/802,792                       03/09/99
5,879,127                       08/837,731                       03/09/99
5,879,138                       08/586,926                       03/09/99
5,879,139                       08/672,363                       03/09/99
5,879,140                       08/804,807                       03/09/99
5,879,147                       08/896,054                       03/09/99
5,879,154                       08/751,304                       03/09/99
5,879,162                       08/724,454                       03/09/99
5,879,164                       08/905,002                       03/09/99
5,879,179                       08/847,631                       03/09/99
5,879,180                       08/717,274                       03/09/99
5,879,181                       08/906,900                       03/09/99
5,879,182                       08/914,211                       03/09/99
5,879,186                       08/878,603                       03/09/99
5,879,192                       08/718,387                       03/09/99
5,879,195                       08/898,262                       03/09/99
5,879,196                       08/791,425                       03/09/99
5,879,206                       08/964,794                       03/09/99
5,879,209                       08/910,892                       03/09/99
5,879,215                       08/797,704                       03/09/99
5,879,230                       09/070,803                       03/09/99
5,879,233                       08/611,479                       03/09/99
5,879,239                       08/936,587                       03/09/99
5,879,243                       08/905,193                       03/09/99
5,879,246                       08/814,261                       03/09/99
5,879,249                       08/975,076                       03/09/99
5,879,259                       08/936,233                       03/09/99
5,879,265                       08/856,107                       03/09/99
5,879,276                       08/850,905                       03/09/99
5,879,286                       08/748,374                       03/09/99
5,879,287                       08/746,002                       03/09/99
5,879,298                       08/874,150                       03/09/99
5,879,299                       08/917,959                       03/09/99
5,879,300                       08/674,676                       03/09/99
5,879,313                       08/786,631                       03/09/99
5,879,314                       08/922,188                       03/09/99
5,879,315                       08/617,134                       03/09/99
5,879,322                       08/410,203                       03/09/99
5,879,324                       08/813,822                       03/09/99
5,879,327                       08/722,002                       03/09/99
5,879,328                       08/793,349                       03/09/99
5,879,340                       08/703,148                       03/09/99
5,879,363                       08/819,301                       03/09/99
5,879,377                       08/949,888                       03/09/99
5,879,380                       08/809,630                       03/09/99
5,879,382                       08/846,405                       03/09/99
5,879,386                       08/837,968                       03/09/99
5,879,403                       08/828,035                       03/09/99
5,879,408                       08/849,842                       03/09/99
5,879,410                       08/990,191                       03/09/99
5,879,414                       08/809,120                       03/09/99
5,879,421                       08/950,354                       03/09/99
5,879,424                       08/857,262                       03/09/99
5,879,435                       08/779,315                       03/09/99
5,879,441                       08/530,627                       03/09/99
5,879,442                       08/998,034                       03/09/99
5,879,446                       09/137,766                       03/09/99
5,879,447                       08/478,765                       03/09/99
5,879,449                       08/750,871                       03/09/99
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5,879,452                       08/786,878                       03/09/99
5,879,471                       08/685,092                       03/09/99
5,879,472                       09/061,213                       03/09/99
5,879,476                       08/731,358                       03/09/99
5,879,478                       08/806,399                       03/09/99
5,879,482                       08/616,360                       03/09/99
5,879,486                       08/900,991                       03/09/99
5,879,498                       08/946,704                       03/09/99
5,879,503                       08/710,819                       03/09/99
5,879,505                       08/876,643                       03/09/99
5,879,508                       07/947,117                       03/09/99
5,879,516                       08/610,160                       03/09/99
5,879,518                       08/827,232                       03/09/99
5,879,519                       08/699,612                       03/09/99
5,879,525                       08/611,771                       03/09/99
5,879,540                       08/898,012                       03/09/99
5,879,542                       08/611,832                       03/09/99
5,879,547                       08/836,180                       03/09/99
5,879,550                       09/007,620                       03/09/99
5,879,558                       08/874,829                       03/09/99
5,879,565                       08/743,394                       03/09/99
5,879,568                       08/870,379                       03/09/99
5,879,572                       08/751,350                       03/09/99
5,879,575                       08/976,539                       03/09/99
5,879,578                       08/820,395                       03/09/99
5,879,579                       08/926,134                       03/09/99
5,879,581                       08/769,315                       03/09/99
5,879,582                       08/970,905                       03/09/99
5,879,583                       08/924,554                       03/09/99
5,879,587                       08/936,456                       03/09/99
5,879,588                       08/936,662                       03/09/99
5,879,592                       08/988,310                       03/09/99
5,879,594                       08/891,433                       03/09/99
5,879,595                       08/846,815                       03/09/99
5,879,598                       08/637,653                       03/09/99
5,879,608                       08/740,551                       03/09/99
5,879,609                       08/750,386                       03/09/99
5,879,623                       08/579,365                       03/09/99
5,879,627                       08/749,196                       03/09/99
5,879,628                       08/847,225                       03/09/99
5,879,632                       08/630,047                       03/09/99
5,879,634                       08/801,586                       03/09/99
5,879,645                       08/553,028                       03/09/99
5,879,657                       08/218,861                       03/09/99
5,879,659                       08/808,699                       03/09/99
5,879,665                       08/936,977                       03/09/99
5,879,667                       08/792,991                       03/09/99
5,879,668                       08/794,005                       03/09/99
5,879,677                       08/372,887                       03/09/99
5,879,679                       08/460,861                       03/09/99
5,879,680                       08/452,398                       03/09/99
5,879,682                       08/562,558                       03/09/99
5,879,686                       08/853,504                       03/09/99
5,879,695                       08/809,111                       03/09/99
5,879,699                       08/868,432                       03/09/99
5,879,708                       08/810,951                       03/09/99
5,879,709                       09/076,339                       03/09/99
5,879,710                       08/716,463                       03/09/99
5,879,712                       08/480,624                       03/09/99
5,879,727                       08/785,841                       03/09/99
5,879,729                       08/871,411                       03/09/99
5,879,730                       08/810,036                       03/09/99
5,879,740                       08/977,062                       03/09/99
5,879,742                       08/922,649                       03/09/99
5,879,745                       08/730,834                       03/09/99
5,879,747                       08/755,149                       03/09/99
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 187 

5,879,750                       08/825,384                       03/09/99
5,879,755                       08/914,816                       03/09/99
5,879,757                       08/676,287                       03/09/99
5,879,759                       08/996,275                       03/09/99
5,879,761                       08/503,622                       03/09/99
5,879,762                       09/099,003                       03/09/99
5,879,770                       08/775,450                       03/09/99
5,879,771                       08/876,701                       03/09/99
5,879,775                       08/764,426                       03/09/99
5,879,790                       08/611,450                       03/09/99
5,879,796                       08/908,879                       03/09/99
5,879,800                       08/835,262                       03/09/99
5,879,801                       09/004,676                       03/09/99
5,879,804                       08/965,152                       03/09/99
5,879,814                       08/428,288                       03/09/99
5,879,824                       08/638,700                       03/09/99
5,879,840                       08/904,185                       03/09/99
5,879,843                       09/007,362                       03/09/99
5,879,844                       08/771,252                       03/09/99
5,879,852                       08/841,659                       03/09/99
5,879,853                       08/588,085                       03/09/99
5,879,858                       08/770,749                       03/09/99
5,879,859                       08/895,296                       03/09/99
5,879,861                       08/843,588                       03/09/99
5,879,863                       08/787,390                       03/09/99
5,879,871                       08/840,307                       03/09/99
5,879,881                       08/162,791                       03/09/99
5,879,882                       08/252,136                       03/09/99
5,879,906                       08/882,704                       03/09/99
5,879,908                       09/020,466                       03/09/99
5,879,917                       08/434,664                       03/09/99
5,879,926                       08/485,515                       03/09/99
5,879,929                       08/461,236                       03/09/99
5,879,930                       09/002,620                       03/09/99
5,879,939                       08/442,587                       03/09/99
5,879,943                       08/872,940                       03/09/99
5,879,946                       08/842,118                       03/09/99
5,879,951                       08/791,769                       03/09/99
5,879,960                       08/910,107                       03/09/99
5,879,964                       09/105,055                       03/09/99
5,879,969                       08/841,638                       03/09/99
5,879,978                       08/903,148                       03/09/99
5,879,999                       08/720,510                       03/09/99
5,880,014                       09/028,310                       03/09/99
5,880,017                       08/920,221                       03/09/99
5,880,028                       08/700,555                       03/09/99
5,880,029                       08/775,054                       03/09/99
5,880,030                       08/978,105                       03/09/99
5,880,032                       08/689,111                       03/09/99
5,880,038                       08/612,191                       03/09/99
5,880,039                       08/847,256                       03/09/99
5,880,041                       08/249,608                       03/09/99
5,880,046                       09/012,206                       03/09/99
5,880,051                       08/735,833                       03/09/99
5,880,064                       08/839,183                       03/09/99
5,880,072                       09/006,991                       03/09/99
5,880,091                       08/473,253                       03/09/99
5,880,094                       08/487,074                       03/09/99
5,880,096                       08/463,076                       03/09/99
5,880,097                       08/582,966                       03/09/99
5,880,100                       08/703,874                       03/09/99
5,880,104                       08/850,041                       03/09/99
5,880,109                       08/811,292                       03/09/99
5,880,111                       08/478,245                       03/09/99
5,880,112                       08/833,646                       03/09/99
5,880,113                       08/626,431                       03/09/99
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 188 

5,880,114                       08/648,898                       03/09/99
5,880,115                       08/897,247                       03/09/99
5,880,120                       08/937,224                       03/09/99
5,880,122                       08/955,511                       03/09/99
5,880,123                       08/860,399                       03/09/99
5,880,130                       08/663,200                       03/09/99
5,880,132                       08/849,968                       03/09/99
5,880,137                       09/069,042                       03/09/99
5,880,145                       08/918,840                       03/09/99
5,880,150                       08/481,401                       03/09/99
5,880,154                       08/682,654                       03/09/99
5,880,157                       08/687,486                       03/09/99
5,880,160                       08/670,878                       03/09/99
5,880,161                       08/690,648                       03/09/99
5,880,163                       08/998,012                       03/09/99
5,880,166                       09/058,899                       03/09/99
5,880,171                       08/371,447                       03/09/99
5,880,174                       08/743,766                       03/09/99
5,880,176                       08/546,456                       03/09/99
5,880,181                       08/656,237                       03/09/99
5,880,182                       08/801,309                       03/09/99
5,880,184                       09/013,946                       03/09/99
5,880,193                       08/637,471                       03/09/99
5,880,205                       08/826,914                       03/09/99
5,880,209                       08/807,379                       03/09/99
5,880,212                       08/776,542                       03/09/99
5,880,214                       08/938,043                       03/09/99
5,880,215                       08/998,303                       03/09/99
5,880,219                       08/826,938                       03/09/99
5,880,225                       09/116,112                       03/09/99
5,880,236                       08/047,159                       03/09/99
5,880,240                       08/952,926                       03/09/99
5,880,251                       08/878,282                       03/09/99
5,880,255                       08/422,992                       03/09/99
5,880,262                       09/008,180                       03/09/99
5,880,267                       08/738,975                       03/09/99
5,880,272                       08/961,716                       03/09/99
5,880,273                       08/886,152                       03/09/99
5,880,275                       08/841,178                       03/09/99
5,880,276                       08/638,975                       03/09/99
5,880,282                       08/796,407                       03/09/99
5,880,287                       08/476,544                       03/09/99
5,880,290                       08/667,256                       03/09/99
5,880,292                       08/927,511                       03/09/99
5,880,304                       08/813,025                       03/09/99
5,880,316                       08/752,685                       03/09/99
5,880,325                       08/116,932                       03/09/99
5,880,328                       08/455,736                       03/09/99
5,880,329                       08/500,694                       03/09/99
5,880,334                       08/617,801                       03/09/99
5,880,357                       08/836,921                       03/09/99
5,880,359                       08/900,126                       03/09/99
5,880,360                       08/871,424                       03/09/99
5,880,367                       08/678,183                       03/09/99
5,880,374                       08/914,471                       03/09/99
5,880,380                       08/841,219                       03/09/99
5,880,385                       08/834,138                       03/09/99
5,880,388                       08/610,765                       03/09/99
5,880,391                       08/978,664                       03/09/99
5,880,392                       08/756,935                       03/09/99
5,880,393                       08/982,625                       03/09/99
5,880,413                       08/977,174                       03/09/99
5,880,414                       09/001,728                       03/09/99
5,880,420                       08/837,926                       03/09/99
5,880,421                       08/826,129                       03/09/99
5,880,423                       08/907,501                       03/09/99
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 189 

5,880,428                       08/927,080                       03/09/99
5,880,431                       08/682,289                       03/09/99
5,880,440                       08/965,943                       03/09/99
5,880,444                       08/826,040                       03/09/99
5,880,447                       08/804,640                       03/09/99
5,880,448                       08/661,956                       03/09/99
5,880,453                       08/966,809                       03/09/99
5,880,457                       08/876,514                       03/09/99
5,880,462                       08/518,680                       03/09/99
5,880,466                       08/869,282                       03/09/99
5,880,467                       08/811,939                       03/09/99
5,880,468                       08/702,133                       03/09/99
5,880,476                       08/861,810                       03/09/99
5,880,487                       08/901,432                       03/09/99
5,880,488                       08/718,913                       03/09/99
5,880,493                       08/868,046                       03/09/99
5,880,497                       08/592,235                       03/09/99
5,880,498                       08/895,587                       03/09/99
5,880,507                       08/919,205                       03/09/99
5,880,514                       08/941,069                       03/09/99
5,880,518                       08/827,555                       03/09/99
5,880,521                       08/581,499                       03/09/99
5,880,525                       08/379,778                       03/09/99
5,880,529                       08/734,773                       03/09/99
5,880,531                       08/962,887                       03/09/99
5,880,540                       08/704,182                       03/09/99
5,880,547                       08/895,851                       03/09/99
5,880,549                       08/750,167                       03/09/99
5,880,550                       08/621,577                       03/09/99
5,880,552                       08/863,593                       03/09/99
5,880,555                       08/677,782                       03/09/99
5,880,556                       08/774,175                       03/09/99
5,880,566                       08/897,975                       03/09/99
5,880,569                       08/844,387                       03/09/99
5,880,581                       08/986,936                       03/09/99
5,880,591                       08/634,749                       03/09/99
5,880,601                       08/750,581                       03/09/99
5,880,608                       08/774,261                       03/09/99
5,880,613                       08/925,046                       03/09/99
5,880,615                       08/764,720                       03/09/99
5,880,624                       08/499,514                       03/09/99
5,880,630                       08/729,294                       03/09/99
5,880,639                       08/907,049                       03/09/99
5,880,645                       08/887,699                       03/09/99
5,880,647                       08/700,279                       03/09/99
5,880,658                       08/973,294                       03/09/99
5,880,660                       08/993,423                       03/09/99
5,880,661                       08/617,667                       03/09/99
5,880,662                       08/915,875                       03/09/99
5,880,668                       08/698,935                       03/09/99
5,880,682                       08/993,626                       03/09/99
5,880,684                       08/818,799                       03/09/99
5,880,686                       08/917,724                       03/09/99
5,880,689                       08/570,627                       03/09/99
5,880,692                       08/475,744                       03/09/99
5,880,703                       08/324,867                       03/09/99
5,880,713                       08/751,837                       03/09/99
5,880,716                       08/788,694                       03/09/99
5,880,720                       08/686,141                       03/09/99
5,880,721                       08/892,234                       03/09/99
5,880,728                       08/781,163                       03/09/99
5,880,739                       08/858,291                       03/09/99
5,880,745                       08/938,065                       03/09/99
5,880,747                       08/791,630                       03/09/99
5,880,752                       08/647,347                       03/09/99
5,880,754                       08/452,157                       03/09/99
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 190 

5,880,765                       08/471,762                       03/09/99
5,880,766                       08/751,674                       03/09/99
5,880,771                       07/364,685                       03/09/99
5,880,776                       07/928,717                       03/09/99
5,880,794                       08/782,255                       03/09/99
5,880,798                       08/880,455                       03/09/99
5,880,813                       08/972,104                       03/09/99
5,880,816                       08/725,020                       03/09/99
5,880,819                       08/670,602                       03/09/99
5,880,820                       08/856,021                       03/09/99
5,880,824                       08/924,325                       03/09/99
5,880,834                       09/047,083                       03/09/99
5,880,836                       08/736,282                       03/09/99
5,880,844                       08/833,732                       03/09/99
5,880,850                       08/951,301                       03/09/99
5,880,855                       08/551,920                       03/09/99
5,880,860                       08/513,122                       03/09/99
5,880,862                       08/761,347                       03/09/99
5,880,868                       08/929,593                       03/09/99
5,880,870                       08/738,573                       03/09/99
5,880,873                       08/857,988                       03/09/99
5,880,880                       08/683,607                       03/09/99
5,880,882                       08/764,984                       03/09/99
5,880,884                       08/704,239                       03/09/99
5,880,891                       08/845,384                       03/09/99
5,880,893                       08/937,029                       03/09/99
5,880,894                       08/899,709                       03/09/99
5,880,896                       08/905,946                       03/09/99
5,880,898                       08/613,947                       03/09/99
5,880,899                       08/810,154                       03/09/99
5,880,900                       08/752,920                       03/09/99
5,880,902                       08/629,659                       03/09/99
5,880,905                       08/931,347                       03/09/99
5,880,909                       08/887,894                       03/09/99
5,880,910                       08/821,270                       03/09/99
5,880,915                       08/731,816                       03/09/99
5,880,930                       08/878,708                       03/09/99
5,880,936                       08/916,909                       03/09/99
5,880,940                       08/804,049                       03/09/99
5,880,944                       08/820,375                       03/09/99
5,880,950                       08/920,891                       03/09/99
5,880,951                       08/941,503                       03/09/99
5,880,954                       08/567,033                       03/09/99
5,880,968                       08/581,062                       03/09/99
5,880,972                       08/605,464                       03/09/99
5,880,977                       08/824,614                       03/09/99
5,880,981                       08/695,617                       03/09/99
5,880,986                       08/857,087                       03/09/99
5,881,003                       08/895,249                       03/09/99
5,881,027                       09/029,455                       03/09/99
5,881,030                       08/897,489                       03/09/99
5,881,033                       08/791,848                       03/09/99
5,881,034                       08/912,652                       03/09/99
5,881,042                       08/926,907                       03/09/99
5,881,047                       08/327,270                       03/09/99
5,881,057                       08/715,390                       03/09/99
5,881,061                       08/659,297                       03/09/99
5,881,062                       08/500,331                       03/09/99
5,881,075                       08/814,828                       03/09/99
5,881,077                       08/845,559                       03/09/99
5,881,081                       08/884,637                       03/09/99
5,881,082                       08/924,995                       03/09/99
5,881,090                       08/668,257                       03/09/99
5,881,100                       08/970,662                       03/09/99
5,881,112                       08/551,970                       03/09/99
5,881,114                       08/735,341                       03/09/99
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 191 

5,881,125                       07/952,061                       03/09/99
5,881,128                       08/797,359                       03/09/99
5,881,134                       08/707,109                       03/09/99
5,881,138                       08/846,155                       03/09/99
5,881,141                       08/679,921                       03/09/99
5,881,143                       08/695,463                       03/09/99
5,881,149                       08/702,641                       03/09/99
5,881,151                       08/278,051                       03/09/99
5,881,154                       08/976,007                       03/09/99
5,881,157                       08/794,645                       03/09/99
5,881,162                       08/528,952                       03/09/99
5,881,163                       08/573,917                       03/09/99
5,881,179                       08/598,698                       03/09/99
5,881,180                       08/598,655                       03/09/99
5,881,183                       08/822,662                       03/09/99
5,881,185                       08/697,050                       03/09/99
5,881,191                       08/943,119                       03/09/99
5,881,198                       08/799,048                       03/09/99
5,881,200                       08/809,179                       03/09/99
5,881,201                       08/815,172                       03/09/99
5,881,202                       08/872,415                       03/09/99
5,881,206                       09/023,807                       03/09/99
5,881,221                       08/777,663                       03/09/99
5,881,227                       08/664,689                       03/09/99
5,881,228                       08/705,128                       03/09/99
5,881,236                       08/639,160                       03/09/99
5,881,260                       09/020,474                       03/09/99
5,881,262                       08/928,924                       03/09/99
5,881,264                       08/790,919                       03/09/99
5,881,272                       08/922,152                       03/09/99
5,881,274                       08/900,261                       03/09/99
5,881,279                       08/756,074                       03/09/99
5,881,289                       08/757,034                       03/09/99
5,881,296                       08/725,297                       03/09/99
5,881,297                       08/775,783                       03/09/99
5,881,306                       08/767,705                       03/09/99
5,881,312                       08/762,546                       03/09/99
5,881,323                       08/988,009                       03/09/99
5,881,327                       08/579,994                       03/09/99
5,881,334                       08/922,547                       03/09/99
5,881,347                       08/837,630                       03/09/99
5,881,351                       08/851,932                       03/09/99
5,881,354                       08/642,679                       03/09/99
5,881,360                       08/540,710                       03/09/99
5,881,378                       08/425,611                       03/09/99

                    PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON March 4, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date

6,526,584                       09/823,621                       03/04/03
6,526,595                       10/001,093                       03/04/03
6,526,597                       10/072,940                       03/04/03
6,526,600                       10/131,558                       03/04/03
6,526,603                       10/007,225                       03/04/03
6,526,605                       09/961,500                       03/04/03
6,526,608                       09/950,231                       03/04/03
6,526,610                       09/701,624                       03/04/03
6,526,620                       09/993,460                       03/04/03
6,526,621                       09/780,582                       03/04/03
6,526,626                       09/818,793                       03/04/03
6,526,632                       09/713,857                       03/04/03
6,526,639                       09/944,226                       03/04/03
6,526,644                       09/961,060                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 192 

6,526,651                       09/586,796                       03/04/03
6,526,659                       09/925,770                       03/04/03
6,526,660                       09/607,946                       03/04/03
6,526,663                       09/873,831                       03/04/03
6,526,681                       09/647,118                       03/04/03
6,526,683                       09/785,568                       03/04/03
6,526,684                       09/543,285                       03/04/03
6,526,687                       09/972,097                       03/04/03
6,526,690                       10/004,975                       03/04/03
6,526,693                       09/894,742                       03/04/03
6,526,694                       09/446,792                       03/04/03
6,526,697                       10/154,163                       03/04/03
6,526,698                       09/876,036                       03/04/03
6,526,699                       09/827,776                       03/04/03
6,526,700                       09/877,520                       03/04/03
6,526,702                       09/790,847                       03/04/03
6,526,710                       09/529,841                       03/04/03
6,526,714                       09/819,028                       03/04/03
6,526,715                       09/740,871                       03/04/03
6,526,716                       09/850,310                       03/04/03
6,526,718                       09/990,806                       03/04/03
6,526,721                       09/579,756                       03/04/03
6,526,722                       09/940,213                       03/04/03
6,526,723                       09/843,957                       03/04/03
6,526,725                       09/590,357                       03/04/03
6,526,730                       09/916,334                       03/04/03
6,526,732                       09/859,383                       03/04/03
6,526,735                       09/900,800                       03/04/03
6,526,737                       09/820,106                       03/04/03
6,526,742                       09/701,273                       03/04/03
6,526,744                       09/847,847                       03/04/03
6,526,749                       09/997,427                       03/04/03
6,526,751                       10/022,577                       03/04/03
6,526,753                       10/024,053                       03/04/03
6,526,760                       10/005,246                       03/04/03
6,526,767                       09/980,392                       03/04/03
6,526,768                       09/911,870                       03/04/03
6,526,772                       10/041,872                       03/04/03
6,526,776                       09/853,265                       03/04/03
6,526,790                       09/797,367                       03/04/03
6,526,804                       09/866,769                       03/04/03
6,526,810                       09/604,707                       03/04/03
6,526,812                       09/907,254                       03/04/03
6,526,820                       09/454,153                       03/04/03
6,526,821                       09/909,166                       03/04/03
6,526,827                       09/957,503                       03/04/03
6,526,830                       09/835,579                       03/04/03
6,526,833                       09/524,045                       03/04/03
6,526,835                       09/875,608                       03/04/03
6,526,845                       09/829,697                       03/04/03
6,526,847                       09/831,183                       03/04/03
6,526,854                       09/890,183                       03/04/03
6,526,856                       09/912,630                       03/04/03
6,526,857                       09/676,759                       03/04/03
6,526,859                       09/577,885                       03/04/03
6,526,861                       09/554,154                       03/04/03
6,526,870                       09/768,283                       03/04/03
6,526,875                       09/939,953                       03/04/03
6,526,878                       09/921,133                       03/04/03
6,526,879                       09/445,130                       03/04/03
6,526,880                       09/776,376                       03/04/03
6,526,886                       09/864,702                       03/04/03
6,526,887                       09/662,425                       03/04/03
6,526,896                       09/834,937                       03/04/03
6,526,898                       09/683,215                       03/04/03
6,526,900                       09/917,020                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 193 

6,526,905                       09/732,808                       03/04/03
6,526,906                       08/796,374                       03/04/03
6,526,914                       09/972,936                       03/04/03
6,526,921                       09/787,524                       03/04/03
6,526,923                       09/918,636                       03/04/03
6,526,924                       09/901,091                       03/04/03
6,526,927                       09/678,627                       03/04/03
6,526,933                       10/145,105                       03/04/03
6,526,942                       09/832,593                       03/04/03
6,526,943                       09/983,037                       03/04/03
6,526,945                       09/850,779                       03/04/03
6,526,950                       09/778,758                       03/04/03
6,526,952                       09/851,439                       03/04/03
6,526,962                       09/634,314                       03/04/03
6,526,963                       10/107,505                       03/04/03
6,526,968                       09/707,795                       03/04/03
6,526,969                       09/875,048                       03/04/03
6,526,971                       09/943,929                       03/04/03
6,526,972                       09/824,236                       03/04/03
6,526,978                       09/883,524                       03/04/03
6,526,994                       09/889,622                       03/04/03
6,526,997                       09/642,284                       03/04/03
6,526,999                       09/845,121                       03/04/03
6,527,011                       09/573,801                       03/04/03
6,527,013                       09/771,400                       03/04/03
6,527,015                       10/020,494                       03/04/03
6,527,017                       09/785,093                       03/04/03
6,527,020                       10/067,072                       03/04/03
6,527,022                       09/794,442                       03/04/03
6,527,025                       09/392,573                       03/04/03
6,527,027                       09/915,617                       03/04/03
6,527,029                       09/485,396                       03/04/03
6,527,031                       09/434,740                       03/04/03
6,527,038                       09/339,731                       03/04/03
6,527,039                       09/878,716                       03/04/03
6,527,040                       09/878,728                       03/04/03
6,527,044                       09/757,196                       03/04/03
6,527,053                       09/826,829                       03/04/03
6,527,060                       09/601,207                       03/04/03
6,527,075                       09/707,986                       03/04/03
6,527,086                       09/836,263                       03/04/03
6,527,088                       09/748,930                       03/04/03
6,527,102                       09/751,370                       03/04/03
6,527,108                       09/664,461                       03/04/03
6,527,109                       09/884,826                       03/04/03
6,527,110                       09/870,847                       03/04/03
6,527,111                       09/839,929                       03/04/03
6,527,113                       09/848,851                       03/04/03
6,527,116                       09/306,516                       03/04/03
6,527,118                       09/976,273                       03/04/03
6,527,120                       09/835,281                       03/04/03
6,527,121                       09/533,692                       03/04/03
6,527,126                       09/893,142                       03/04/03
6,527,127                       09/921,572                       03/04/03
6,527,132                       09/462,781                       03/04/03
6,527,135                       09/692,302                       03/04/03
6,527,146                       09/937,269                       03/04/03
6,527,149                       09/958,304                       03/04/03
6,527,157                       09/647,162                       03/04/03
6,527,177                       09/512,325                       03/04/03
6,527,179                       09/464,774                       03/04/03
6,527,180                       09/656,576                       03/04/03
6,527,183                       10/008,330                       03/04/03
6,527,192                       09/660,131                       03/04/03
6,527,198                       09/869,242                       03/04/03
6,527,201                       09/877,505                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 194 

6,527,204                       09/910,547                       03/04/03
6,527,216                       10/140,388                       03/04/03
6,527,217                       10/170,735                       03/04/03
6,527,219                       10/138,948                       03/04/03
6,527,220                       09/730,118                       03/04/03
6,527,231                       09/814,739                       03/04/03
6,527,238                       10/061,069                       03/04/03
6,527,239                       09/496,512                       03/04/03
6,527,242                       09/969,048                       03/04/03
6,527,251                       09/200,375                       03/04/03
6,527,252                       09/834,666                       03/04/03
6,527,253                       09/928,871                       03/04/03
6,527,261                       09/907,983                       03/04/03
6,527,265                       10/079,236                       03/04/03
6,527,267                       09/691,063                       03/04/03
6,527,268                       09/836,813                       03/04/03
6,527,273                       09/858,440                       03/04/03
6,527,275                       09/858,618                       03/04/03
6,527,279                       09/902,498                       03/04/03
6,527,281                       09/997,141                       03/04/03
6,527,284                       09/886,275                       03/04/03
6,527,285                       09/960,112                       03/04/03
6,527,288                       09/824,266                       03/04/03
6,527,289                       09/917,848                       03/04/03
6,527,292                       09/861,435                       03/04/03
6,527,295                       10/080,359                       03/04/03
6,527,298                       09/845,323                       03/04/03
6,527,300                       10/022,657                       03/04/03
6,527,301                       09/981,272                       03/04/03
6,527,304                       09/505,973                       03/04/03
6,527,305                       09/670,434                       03/04/03
6,527,306                       09/658,427                       03/04/03
6,527,307                       09/935,871                       03/04/03
6,527,312                       10/013,706                       03/04/03
6,527,319                       10/013,227                       03/04/03
6,527,320                       10/006,513                       03/04/03
6,527,325                       09/773,279                       03/04/03
6,527,326                       10/055,167                       03/04/03
6,527,328                       09/788,241                       03/04/03
6,527,329                       10/135,937                       03/04/03
6,527,334                       10/092,229                       03/04/03
6,527,338                       09/800,030                       03/04/03
6,527,340                       09/818,114                       03/04/03
6,527,341                       09/595,706                       03/04/03
6,527,348                       09/862,962                       03/04/03
6,527,349                       09/988,073                       03/04/03
6,527,353                       09/658,279                       03/04/03
6,527,356                       09/586,611                       03/04/03
6,527,357                       09/911,260                       03/04/03
6,527,358                       09/215,326                       03/04/03
6,527,361                       08/250,678                       03/04/03
6,527,371                       09/854,625                       03/04/03
6,527,372                       09/345,329                       03/04/03
6,527,375                       10/002,106                       03/04/03
6,527,377                       09/483,954                       03/04/03
6,527,387                       09/770,781                       03/04/03
6,527,389                       10/104,613                       03/04/03
6,527,390                       10/033,557                       03/04/03
6,527,394                       09/431,029                       03/04/03
6,527,402                       09/610,511                       03/04/03
6,527,404                       09/867,477                       03/04/03
6,527,407                       10/029,923                       03/04/03
6,527,410                       09/773,771                       03/04/03
6,527,419                       09/976,611                       03/04/03
6,527,420                       10/008,718                       03/04/03
6,527,421                       10/033,821                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 195 

6,527,423                       09/909,697                       03/04/03
6,527,430                       09/892,202                       03/04/03
6,527,432                       09/858,581                       03/04/03
6,527,444                       09/882,604                       03/04/03
6,527,445                       09/847,729                       03/04/03
6,527,446                       09/915,051                       03/04/03
6,527,457                       09/775,725                       03/04/03
6,527,460                       09/893,103                       03/04/03
6,527,465                       09/675,602                       03/04/03
6,527,470                       09/791,662                       03/04/03
6,527,479                       09/812,621                       03/04/03
6,527,489                       09/731,622                       03/04/03
6,527,491                       09/727,376                       03/04/03
6,527,497                       09/823,333                       03/04/03
6,527,500                       09/468,780                       03/04/03
6,527,502                       09/758,046                       03/04/03
6,527,511                       09/956,223                       03/04/03
6,527,519                       09/995,650                       03/04/03
6,527,525                       09/780,064                       03/04/03
6,527,529                       09/859,474                       03/04/03
6,527,535                       09/625,847                       03/04/03
6,527,539                       09/696,074                       03/04/03
6,527,542                       09/699,315                       03/04/03
6,527,545                       09/849,517                       03/04/03
6,527,550                       09/504,074                       03/04/03
6,527,553                       09/822,314                       03/04/03
6,527,555                       09/624,283                       03/04/03
6,527,573                       09/862,907                       03/04/03
6,527,574                       09/281,272                       03/04/03
6,527,576                       09/624,424                       03/04/03
6,527,580                       09/913,789                       03/04/03
6,527,582                       09/943,922                       03/04/03
6,527,583                       10/162,813                       03/04/03
6,527,584                       09/920,082                       03/04/03
6,527,594                       10/005,578                       03/04/03
6,527,595                       09/662,719                       03/04/03
6,527,599                       09/321,087                       03/04/03
6,527,612                       09/933,771                       03/04/03
6,527,613                       10/072,565                       03/04/03
6,527,618                       09/676,960                       03/04/03
6,527,625                       09/652,855                       03/04/03
6,527,629                       09/647,679                       03/04/03
6,527,632                       09/452,401                       03/04/03
6,527,633                       09/743,257                       03/04/03
6,527,635                       09/770,437                       03/04/03
6,527,640                       09/495,775                       03/04/03
6,527,642                       09/613,865                       03/04/03
6,527,647                       09/872,104                       03/04/03
6,527,651                       09/609,925                       03/04/03
6,527,670                       09/831,560                       03/04/03
6,527,676                       09/744,037                       03/04/03
6,527,679                       09/757,093                       03/04/03
6,527,684                       09/631,586                       03/04/03
6,527,688                       09/529,928                       03/04/03
6,527,690                       09/871,695                       03/04/03
6,527,692                       09/444,321                       03/04/03
6,527,693                       09/772,765                       03/04/03
6,527,697                       09/740,839                       03/04/03
6,527,699                       09/980,264                       03/04/03
6,527,700                       09/712,745                       03/04/03
6,527,705                       09/588,467                       03/04/03
6,527,708                       09/605,852                       03/04/03
6,527,712                       09/583,941                       03/04/03
6,527,718                       09/535,762                       03/04/03
6,527,722                       10/022,391                       03/04/03
6,527,726                       09/892,581                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 196 

6,527,737                       09/767,711                       03/04/03
6,527,738                       09/559,692                       03/04/03
6,527,744                       09/607,519                       03/04/03
6,527,750                       09/876,967                       03/04/03
6,527,752                       09/669,315                       03/04/03
6,527,760                       09/669,054                       03/04/03
6,527,768                       09/861,027                       03/04/03
6,527,779                       09/613,872                       03/04/03
6,527,786                       09/337,856                       03/04/03
6,527,792                       09/656,322                       03/04/03
6,527,793                       09/663,910                       03/04/03
6,527,809                       09/763,212                       03/04/03
6,527,811                       08/991,082                       03/04/03
6,527,814                       09/574,226                       03/04/03
6,527,824                       09/883,798                       03/04/03
6,527,827                       09/843,285                       03/04/03
6,527,828                       09/811,716                       03/04/03
6,527,844                       09/794,608                       03/04/03
6,527,849                       09/907,378                       03/04/03
6,527,856                       09/792,040                       03/04/03
6,527,857                       09/687,152                       03/04/03
6,527,861                       09/908,889                       03/04/03
6,527,869                       09/590,430                       03/04/03
6,527,881                       09/862,459                       03/04/03
6,527,885                       09/770,919                       03/04/03
6,527,888                       09/853,432                       03/04/03
6,527,897                       09/674,781                       03/04/03
6,527,903                       09/651,726                       03/04/03
6,527,905                       09/703,924                       03/04/03
6,527,921                       09/813,793                       03/04/03
6,527,922                       09/752,773                       03/04/03
6,527,923                       09/813,483                       03/04/03
6,527,930                       09/598,115                       03/04/03
6,527,943                       09/435,977                       03/04/03
6,527,949                       09/858,250                       03/04/03
6,527,956                       09/674,998                       03/04/03
6,527,959                       09/771,844                       03/04/03
6,527,962                       09/717,556                       03/04/03
6,527,968                       09/536,057                       03/04/03
6,527,983                       08/121,815                       03/04/03
6,527,987                       09/697,434                       03/04/03
6,527,988                       09/638,863                       03/04/03
6,527,990                       09/770,394                       03/04/03
6,527,994                       09/686,240                       03/04/03
6,527,996                       09/774,460                       03/04/03
6,528,001                       09/818,407                       03/04/03
6,528,009                       09/666,637                       03/04/03
6,528,017                       09/802,226                       03/04/03
6,528,019                       09/508,294                       03/04/03
6,528,022                       09/714,957                       03/04/03
6,528,024                       09/804,755                       03/04/03
6,528,025                       09/606,918                       03/04/03
6,528,026                       09/417,125                       03/04/03
6,528,029                       09/417,436                       03/04/03
6,528,031                       09/476,238                       03/04/03
6,528,037                       10/115,595                       03/04/03
6,528,044                       10/033,489                       03/04/03
6,528,047                       09/837,790                       03/04/03
6,528,058                       09/555,237                       03/04/03
6,528,062                       09/883,405                       03/04/03
6,528,063                       09/477,574                       03/04/03
6,528,081                       09/358,498                       03/04/03
6,528,082                       09/940,252                       03/04/03
6,528,084                       09/745,130                       03/04/03
6,528,089                       09/555,596                       03/04/03
6,528,097                       09/716,856                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 197 

6,528,103                       09/852,466                       03/04/03
6,528,105                       09/617,676                       03/04/03
6,528,107                       09/359,235                       03/04/03
6,528,108                       09/668,855                       03/04/03
6,528,126                       09/622,389                       03/04/03
6,528,128                       09/553,480                       03/04/03
6,528,129                       09/504,687                       03/04/03
6,528,134                       09/598,733                       03/04/03
6,528,160                       09/656,454                       03/04/03
6,528,161                       10/088,617                       03/04/03
6,528,175                       09/795,559                       03/04/03
6,528,184                       09/794,390                       03/04/03
6,528,185                       09/794,395                       03/04/03
6,528,186                       09/308,782                       03/04/03
6,528,189                       09/211,109                       03/04/03
6,528,194                       09/935,254                       03/04/03
6,528,197                       09/675,589                       03/04/03
6,528,200                       09/207,114                       03/04/03
6,528,204                       09/521,053                       03/04/03
6,528,205                       09/719,220                       03/04/03
6,528,209                       09/749,789                       03/04/03
6,528,215                       09/707,356                       03/04/03
6,528,218                       09/808,334                       03/04/03
6,528,219                       09/627,205                       03/04/03
6,528,223                       09/989,800                       03/04/03
6,528,231                       09/490,627                       03/04/03
6,528,240                       09/523,200                       03/04/03
6,528,247                       09/485,551                       03/04/03
6,528,260                       09/671,317                       03/04/03
6,528,262                       09/680,420                       03/04/03
6,528,264                       09/704,013                       03/04/03
6,528,269                       09/204,816                       03/04/03
6,528,279                       09/852,912                       03/04/03
6,528,284                       09/462,951                       03/04/03
6,528,286                       09/318,911                       03/04/03
6,528,287                       09/782,977                       03/04/03
6,528,290                       09/978,559                       03/04/03
6,528,293                       09/415,924                       03/04/03
6,528,294                       10/060,332                       03/04/03
6,528,300                       09/957,960                       03/04/03
6,528,307                       09/403,310                       03/04/03
6,528,308                       09/527,320                       03/04/03
6,528,310                       09/602,868                       03/04/03
6,528,316                       09/631,192                       03/04/03
6,528,317                       09/420,644                       03/04/03
6,528,318                       09/519,320                       03/04/03
6,528,321                       09/603,638                       03/04/03
6,528,327                       09/922,782                       03/04/03
6,528,334                       09/677,846                       03/04/03
6,528,335                       09/783,139                       03/04/03
6,528,338                       09/915,144                       03/04/03
6,528,339                       09/968,572                       03/04/03
6,528,344                       09/886,286                       03/04/03
6,528,349                       09/697,031                       03/04/03
6,528,352                       09/981,269                       03/04/03
6,528,357                       09/266,804                       03/04/03
6,528,365                       09/974,510                       03/04/03
6,528,369                       09/666,842                       03/04/03
6,528,374                       09/777,094                       03/04/03
6,528,380                       09/895,509                       03/04/03
6,528,397                       09/581,768                       03/04/03
6,528,405                       09/506,844                       03/04/03
6,528,425                       08/997,556                       03/04/03
6,528,428                       09/638,416                       03/04/03
6,528,436                       09/506,177                       03/04/03
6,528,437                       09/447,707                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 198 

6,528,452                       09/685,661                       03/04/03
6,528,454                       09/566,932                       03/04/03
6,528,462                       09/621,726                       03/04/03
6,528,471                       09/889,050                       03/04/03
6,528,473                       09/601,417                       03/04/03
6,528,484                       08/851,567                       03/04/03
6,528,489                       09/667,036                       03/04/03
6,528,495                       09/548,492                       03/04/03
6,528,501                       09/857,731                       03/04/03
6,528,502                       09/633,926                       03/04/03
6,528,505                       09/338,180                       03/04/03
6,528,513                       09/737,983                       03/04/03
6,528,524                       09/424,943                       03/04/03
6,528,528                       09/858,089                       03/04/03
6,528,529                       09/356,202                       03/04/03
6,528,544                       09/858,258                       03/04/03
6,528,546                       09/742,887                       03/04/03
6,528,548                       09/926,153                       03/04/03
6,528,553                       09/620,367                       03/04/03
6,528,563                       09/739,540                       03/04/03
6,528,567                       09/830,931                       03/04/03
6,528,571                       09/721,300                       03/04/03
6,528,573                       09/868,206                       03/04/03
6,528,574                       09/266,327                       03/04/03
6,528,577                       09/926,783                       03/04/03
6,528,579                       09/778,695                       03/04/03
6,528,586                       09/885,789                       03/04/03
6,528,603                       09/482,492                       03/04/03
6,528,609                       10/017,060                       03/04/03
6,528,612                       09/937,190                       03/04/03
6,528,616                       10/030,771                       03/04/03
6,528,621                       09/611,152                       03/04/03
6,528,630                       08/984,709                       03/04/03
6,528,634                       08/733,622                       03/04/03
6,528,640                       09/474,432                       03/04/03
6,528,642                       09/382,578                       03/04/03
6,528,649                       09/867,304                       03/04/03
6,528,653                       09/891,588                       03/04/03
6,528,676                       09/243,158                       03/04/03
6,528,677                       09/625,806                       03/04/03
6,528,680                       10/048,572                       03/04/03
6,528,682                       09/959,183                       03/04/03
6,528,683                       09/701,517                       03/04/03
6,528,706                       09/935,244                       03/04/03
6,528,710                       09/785,603                       03/04/03
6,528,719                       09/871,984                       03/04/03
6,528,724                       09/889,424                       03/04/03
6,528,735                       09/948,432                       03/04/03
6,528,738                       09/791,583                       03/04/03
6,528,739                       09/650,067                       03/04/03
6,528,740                       09/799,813                       03/04/03
6,528,742                       09/987,747                       03/04/03
6,528,743                       09/903,192                       03/04/03
6,528,746                       09/844,802                       03/04/03
6,528,752                       09/595,476                       03/04/03
6,528,756                       09/821,838                       03/04/03
6,528,762                       09/781,627                       03/04/03
6,528,766                       09/236,740                       03/04/03
6,528,773                       09/750,518                       03/04/03
6,528,775                       09/736,121                       03/04/03
6,528,777                       09/761,526                       03/04/03
6,528,782                       09/595,315                       03/04/03
6,528,793                       09/693,478                       03/04/03
6,528,800                       09/517,772                       03/04/03
6,528,806                       09/536,825                       03/04/03
6,528,808                       09/381,335                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 199 

6,528,810                       09/280,204                       03/04/03
6,528,821                       10/093,932                       03/04/03
6,528,823                       09/961,177                       03/04/03
6,528,840                       09/871,616                       03/04/03
6,528,843                       10/137,286                       03/04/03
6,528,853                       09/870,754                       03/04/03
6,528,855                       09/911,894                       03/04/03
6,528,859                       09/853,204                       03/04/03
6,528,866                       09/934,559                       03/04/03
6,528,870                       09/769,394                       03/04/03
6,528,871                       09/497,207                       03/04/03
6,528,877                       09/925,171                       03/04/03
6,528,885                       09/968,682                       03/04/03
6,528,895                       09/968,099                       03/04/03
6,528,899                       09/464,405                       03/04/03
6,528,902                       09/521,029                       03/04/03
6,528,910                       09/878,247                       03/04/03
6,528,918                       09/755,534                       03/04/03
6,528,922                       09/909,995                       03/04/03
6,528,931                       09/050,558                       03/04/03
6,528,932                       09/764,219                       03/04/03
6,528,933                       09/510,243                       03/04/03
6,528,935                       09/679,913                       03/04/03
6,528,937                       09/510,142                       03/04/03
6,528,940                       09/671,860                       03/04/03
6,528,941                       09/284,624                       03/04/03
6,528,944                       09/262,090                       03/04/03
6,528,956                       09/985,629                       03/04/03
6,528,982                       09/697,721                       03/04/03
6,528,989                       09/532,825                       03/04/03
6,528,998                       09/540,768                       03/04/03
6,529,004                       09/587,575                       03/04/03
6,529,008                       09/579,682                       03/04/03
6,529,014                       09/552,264                       03/04/03
6,529,018                       09/141,830                       03/04/03
6,529,019                       09/694,600                       03/04/03
6,529,021                       09/558,428                       03/04/03
6,529,023                       09/860,189                       03/04/03
6,529,030                       09/567,808                       03/04/03
6,529,035                       09/930,652                       03/04/03
6,529,037                       09/951,909                       03/04/03
6,529,042                       09/548,658                       03/04/03
6,529,045                       09/406,938                       03/04/03
6,529,075                       09/925,969                       03/04/03
6,529,091                       09/801,793                       03/04/03
6,529,093                       09/900,614                       03/04/03
6,529,095                       09/686,692                       03/04/03
6,529,106                       09/647,122                       03/04/03
6,529,139                       08/972,141                       03/04/03
6,529,142                       09/911,922                       03/04/03
6,529,147                       09/535,904                       03/04/03
6,529,148                       10/095,589                       03/04/03
6,529,149                       10/045,827                       03/04/03
6,529,150                       09/606,119                       03/04/03
6,529,154                       09/528,795                       03/04/03
6,529,157                       10/071,967                       03/04/03
6,529,167                       09/999,012                       03/04/03
6,529,171                       09/959,842                       03/04/03
6,529,172                       09/906,333                       03/04/03
6,529,176                       09/673,361                       03/04/03
6,529,192                       09/357,578                       03/04/03
6,529,205                       09/217,852                       03/04/03
6,529,209                       09/481,897                       03/04/03
6,529,218                       09/350,174                       03/04/03
6,529,228                       09/604,416                       03/04/03
6,529,247                       10/160,088                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 200 

6,529,252                       10/075,403                       03/04/03
6,529,263                       09/388,372                       03/04/03
6,529,264                       09/576,215                       03/04/03
6,529,273                       09/508,050                       03/04/03
6,529,281                       09/891,351                       03/04/03
6,529,299                       09/282,839                       03/04/03
6,529,304                       09/381,199                       03/04/03
6,529,323                       09/946,519                       03/04/03
6,529,330                       09/652,211                       03/04/03
6,529,336                       09/831,597                       03/04/03
6,529,337                       09/801,738                       03/04/03
6,529,338                       09/774,076                       03/04/03
6,529,339                       09/940,675                       03/04/03
6,529,340                       09/753,316                       03/04/03
6,529,344                       09/426,425                       03/04/03
6,529,354                       09/517,941                       03/04/03
6,529,362                       08/920,423                       03/04/03
6,529,365                       09/964,806                       03/04/03
6,529,368                       09/986,690                       03/04/03
6,529,370                       09/724,194                       03/04/03
6,529,371                       09/928,885                       03/04/03
6,529,373                       09/558,944                       03/04/03
6,529,385                       09/382,348                       03/04/03
6,529,398                       09/967,495                       03/04/03
6,529,399                       10/115,977                       03/04/03
6,529,415                       09/935,718                       03/04/03
6,529,424                       09/858,545                       03/04/03
6,529,425                       09/991,239                       03/04/03
6,529,430                       10/163,660                       03/04/03
6,529,437                       09/978,094                       03/04/03
6,529,446                       09/627,987                       03/04/03
6,529,449                       09/625,368                       03/04/03
6,529,452                       09/808,163                       03/04/03
6,529,462                       09/636,815                       03/04/03
6,529,463                       09/525,889                       03/04/03
6,529,489                       09/249,319                       03/04/03
6,529,495                       09/317,333                       03/04/03
6,529,512                       09/031,755                       03/04/03
6,529,523                       09/130,159                       03/04/03
6,529,532                       10/014,837                       03/04/03
6,529,540                       09/401,804                       03/04/03
6,529,548                       09/534,167                       03/04/03
6,529,555                       09/645,830                       03/04/03
6,529,557                       09/271,126                       03/04/03
6,529,559                       09/760,401                       03/04/03
6,529,563                       09/378,853                       03/04/03
6,529,565                       09/158,468                       03/04/03
6,529,569                       09/373,655                       03/04/03
6,529,572                       09/269,709                       03/04/03
6,529,581                       09/863,367                       03/04/03
6,529,584                       09/665,008                       03/04/03
6,529,588                       09/596,021                       03/04/03
6,529,592                       09/929,914                       03/04/03
6,529,599                       09/111,417                       03/04/03
6,529,612                       09/462,950                       03/04/03
6,529,619                       09/893,889                       03/04/03
6,529,624                       09/338,486                       03/04/03
6,529,627                       09/710,438                       03/04/03
6,529,628                       09/479,581                       03/04/03
6,529,652                       09/754,254                       03/04/03
6,529,656                       09/767,917                       03/04/03
6,529,667                       09/799,499                       03/04/03
6,529,672                       09/228,683                       03/04/03
6,529,686                       09/875,558                       03/04/03
6,529,689                       09/880,320                       03/04/03
6,529,710                       09/470,636                       03/04/03
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 201 

6,529,713                       08/922,929                       03/04/03
6,529,718                       09/359,715                       03/04/03
6,529,731                       09/796,647                       03/04/03
6,529,758                       09/777,777                       03/04/03
6,529,769                       09/802,125                       03/04/03
6,529,770                       09/718,470                       03/04/03
6,529,771                       09/723,004                       03/04/03
6,529,773                       09/918,800                       03/04/03
6,529,782                       09/509,463                       03/04/03
6,529,799                       09/590,327                       03/04/03
6,529,802                       09/719,127                       03/04/03
6,529,806                       09/700,193                       03/04/03
6,529,809                       09/382,406                       03/04/03
6,529,813                       09/807,775                       03/04/03
6,529,817                       09/765,694                       03/04/03
6,529,832                       09/363,584                       03/04/03
6,529,838                       09/097,588                       03/04/03
6,529,843                       09/835,265                       03/04/03
6,529,846                       09/727,037                       03/04/03
6,529,861                       09/347,842                       03/04/03
6,529,873                       09/571,660                       03/04/03
6,529,879                       09/419,652                       03/04/03
6,529,886                       09/331,184                       03/04/03
6,529,889                       09/361,891                       03/04/03
6,529,893                       09/259,093                       03/04/03
6,529,897                       09/540,500                       03/04/03
6,529,899                       09/481,164                       03/04/03
6,529,933                       08/902,369                       03/04/03
6,529,937                       09/240,482                       03/04/03
6,529,938                       09/369,725                       03/04/03
6,529,943                       09/296,302                       03/04/03
6,529,950                       09/335,275                       03/04/03
6,529,951                       09/199,430                       03/04/03
6,529,958                       09/356,054                       03/04/03
6,529,964                       09/389,194                       03/04/03
6,529,967                       09/392,836                       03/04/03
6,529,968                       09/469,171                       03/04/03
6,529,969                       09/472,077                       03/04/03
6,529,970                       09/549,327                       03/04/03
6,529,977                       09/598,479                       03/04/03
6,529,978                       09/511,506                       03/04/03
6,529,980                       08/784,199                       03/04/03
6,529,981                       09/552,592                       03/04/03
6,529,988                       09/430,668                       03/04/03
6,529,991                       09/310,797                       03/04/03
6,529,993                       09/689,090                       03/04/03
6,530,003                       09/916,022                       03/04/03
6,530,004                       09/597,972                       03/04/03
6,530,020                       09/099,308                       03/04/03
6,530,030                       09/500,632                       03/04/03
6,530,034                       09/435,085                       03/04/03
6,530,038                       09/399,236                       03/04/03
6,530,041                       09/409,579                       03/04/03
6,530,042                       09/436,108                       03/04/03
6,530,043                       09/522,440                       03/04/03
6,530,046                       09/511,189                       03/04/03
6,530,048                       09/476,229                       03/04/03
6,530,053                       09/516,178                       03/04/03
6,530,067                       09/852,682                       03/04/03
6,530,069                       09/725,389                       03/04/03

                    PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON March 6, 2011
                    DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES

Patent                          Application                         Issue
Number                             Number                            Date
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 202 


7,185,371                       11/273,612                       03/06/07
7,185,375                       10/710,634                       03/06/07
7,185,384                       11/312,179                       03/06/07
7,185,386                       10/795,360                       03/06/07
7,185,387                       11/361,099                       03/06/07
7,185,394                       10/631,365                       03/06/07
7,185,395                       10/686,919                       03/06/07
7,185,398                       10/501,264                       03/06/07
7,185,399                       10/635,671                       03/06/07
7,185,405                       10/493,924                       03/06/07
7,185,408                       11/135,087                       03/06/07
7,185,409                       11/060,201                       03/06/07
7,185,412                       11/120,269                       03/06/07
7,185,413                       10/433,048                       03/06/07
7,185,414                       10/635,903                       03/06/07
7,185,420                       10/165,395                       03/06/07
7,185,421                       10/049,499                       03/06/07
7,185,427                       10/424,615                       03/06/07
7,185,435                       11/270,698                       03/06/07
7,185,441                       11/158,535                       03/06/07
7,185,447                       11/111,563                       03/06/07
7,185,448                       10/964,329                       03/06/07
7,185,449                       10/801,256                       03/06/07
7,185,450                       11/334,173                       03/06/07
7,185,451                       10/663,107                       03/06/07
7,185,453                       10/729,805                       03/06/07
7,185,456                       11/154,331                       03/06/07
7,185,461                       09/820,834                       03/06/07
7,185,466                       10/850,302                       03/06/07
7,185,469                       10/389,497                       03/06/07
7,185,472                       10/807,895                       03/06/07
7,185,478                       11/119,434                       03/06/07
7,185,480                       10/670,143                       03/06/07
7,185,493                       11/101,301                       03/06/07
7,185,496                       10/889,672                       03/06/07
7,185,501                       11/012,258                       03/06/07
7,185,506                       10/362,912                       03/06/07
7,185,517                       10/614,449                       03/06/07
7,185,518                       11/245,216                       03/06/07
7,185,523                       10/817,084                       03/06/07
7,185,525                       10/848,528                       03/06/07
7,185,532                       10/822,551                       03/06/07
7,185,541                       11/345,541                       03/06/07
7,185,543                       10/546,159                       03/06/07
7,185,546                       10/867,904                       03/06/07
7,185,548                       11/109,245                       03/06/07
7,185,553                       10/401,538                       03/06/07
7,185,554                       10/482,552                       03/06/07
7,185,560                       11/055,302                       03/06/07
7,185,561                       11/350,360                       03/06/07
7,185,563                       11/323,129                       03/06/07
7,185,565                       11/459,624                       03/06/07
7,185,568                       11/209,387                       03/06/07
7,185,575                       11/251,532                       03/06/07
7,185,576                       11/111,684                       03/06/07
7,185,588                       10/729,769                       03/06/07
7,185,608                       10/369,035                       03/06/07
7,185,610                       10/866,793                       03/06/07
7,185,613                       11/096,112                       03/06/07
7,185,618                       11/306,838                       03/06/07
7,185,630                       10/714,759                       03/06/07
7,185,635                       10/515,293                       03/06/07
7,185,637                       11/357,038                       03/06/07
7,185,644                       11/204,719                       03/06/07
7,185,645                       11/362,589                       03/06/07
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 203 

7,185,656                       11/008,845                       03/06/07
7,185,658                       09/598,995                       03/06/07
7,185,663                       10/623,163                       03/06/07
7,185,665                       10/302,892                       03/06/07
7,185,669                       10/882,402                       03/06/07
7,185,684                       10/224,824                       03/06/07
7,185,687                       10/994,660                       03/06/07
7,185,692                       10/857,853                       03/06/07
7,185,706                       10/477,440                       03/06/07
7,185,722                       09/653,169                       03/06/07
7,185,737                       10/983,302                       03/06/07
7,185,738                       11/103,686                       03/06/07
7,185,750                       10/474,510                       03/06/07
7,185,756                       10/534,872                       03/06/07
7,185,760                       10/460,627                       03/06/07
7,185,762                       10/809,113                       03/06/07
7,185,763                       10/965,042                       03/06/07
7,185,767                       10/819,559                       03/06/07
7,185,769                       09/910,516                       03/06/07
7,185,771                       11/502,672                       03/06/07
7,185,773                       10/906,593                       03/06/07
7,185,775                       10/886,296                       03/06/07
7,185,781                       10/800,945                       03/06/07
7,185,791                       10/821,908                       03/06/07
7,185,793                       10/746,941                       03/06/07
7,185,795                       11/258,572                       03/06/07
7,185,805                       10/916,345                       03/06/07
7,185,806                       10/918,683                       03/06/07
7,185,808                       11/317,009                       03/06/07
7,185,814                       10/779,961                       03/06/07
7,185,816                       09/564,624                       03/06/07
7,185,826                       11/001,053                       03/06/07
7,185,829                       10/485,376                       03/06/07
7,185,830                       10/871,899                       03/06/07
7,185,834                       10/919,497                       03/06/07
7,185,857                       10/766,994                       03/06/07
7,185,861                       09/767,442                       03/06/07
7,185,863                       10/835,932                       03/06/07
7,185,868                       11/028,621                       03/06/07
7,185,875                       10/927,825                       03/06/07
7,185,879                       11/332,096                       03/06/07
7,185,880                       11/294,064                       03/06/07
7,185,890                       10/833,812                       03/06/07
7,185,893                       10/250,621                       03/06/07
7,185,898                       10/856,250                       03/06/07
7,185,900                       10/646,280                       03/06/07
7,185,903                       10/847,717                       03/06/07
7,185,906                       10/800,507                       03/06/07
7,185,908                       10/534,758                       03/06/07
7,185,916                       10/756,927                       03/06/07
7,185,931                       11/078,051                       03/06/07
7,185,933                       10/479,564                       03/06/07
7,185,935                       11/214,149                       03/06/07
7,185,937                       10/974,965                       03/06/07
7,185,940                       10/533,099                       03/06/07
7,185,947                       10/538,429                       03/06/07
7,185,950                       11/316,206                       03/06/07
7,185,954                       10/363,623                       03/06/07
7,185,981                       11/115,667                       03/06/07
7,185,983                       10/822,909                       03/06/07
7,185,985                       10/657,978                       03/06/07
7,185,995                       10/571,719                       03/06/07
7,185,997                       11/301,617                       03/06/07
7,186,001                       11/005,384                       03/06/07
7,186,015                       10/826,831                       03/06/07
7,186,017                       11/028,531                       03/06/07
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 204 

7,186,019                       10/526,052                       03/06/07
7,186,052                       11/100,782                       03/06/07
7,186,070                       10/963,185                       03/06/07
7,186,081                       10/929,072                       03/06/07
7,186,090                       10/986,162                       03/06/07
7,186,100                       10/811,897                       03/06/07
7,186,105                       10/628,483                       03/06/07
7,186,111                       10/825,403                       03/06/07
7,186,117                       11/102,670                       03/06/07
7,186,122                       10/514,828                       03/06/07
7,186,124                       10/523,125                       03/06/07
7,186,128                       11/401,489                       03/06/07
7,186,137                       11/299,145                       03/06/07
7,186,139                       11/017,782                       03/06/07
7,186,140                       11/411,793                       03/06/07
7,186,146                       11/307,479                       03/06/07
7,186,155                       11/160,169                       03/06/07
7,186,159                       11/337,057                       03/06/07
7,186,162                       11/037,369                       03/06/07
7,186,165                       11/494,631                       03/06/07
7,186,166                       11/271,744                       03/06/07
7,186,172                       11/434,402                       03/06/07
7,186,186                       11/041,718                       03/06/07
7,186,191                       10/849,513                       03/06/07
7,186,195                       10/450,725                       03/06/07
7,186,198                       11/065,887                       03/06/07
7,186,205                       11/011,564                       03/06/07
7,186,223                       10/115,933                       03/06/07
7,186,240                       11/261,798                       03/06/07
7,186,245                       09/606,721                       03/06/07
7,186,257                       10/865,131                       03/06/07
7,186,258                       10/322,346                       03/06/07
7,186,261                       10/299,111                       03/06/07
7,186,266                       11/038,320                       03/06/07
7,186,270                       10/685,978                       03/06/07
7,186,274                       10/393,924                       03/06/07
7,186,277                       10/807,167                       03/06/07
7,186,288                       10/962,046                       03/06/07
7,186,294                       11/137,112                       03/06/07
7,186,300                       11/109,305                       03/06/07
7,186,312                       09/719,928                       03/06/07
7,186,323                       10/764,443                       03/06/07
7,186,327                       10/200,059                       03/06/07
7,186,328                       10/953,638                       03/06/07
7,186,330                       10/866,349                       03/06/07
7,186,344                       10/125,073                       03/06/07
7,186,349                       10/980,958                       03/06/07
7,186,363                       10/200,193                       03/06/07
7,186,365                       10/456,189                       03/06/07
7,186,379                       10/071,017                       03/06/07
7,186,382                       10/121,495                       03/06/07
7,186,386                       09/524,575                       03/06/07
7,186,387                       09/729,943                       03/06/07
7,186,398                       10/373,609                       03/06/07
7,186,407                       10/845,911                       03/06/07
7,186,418                       09/856,324                       03/06/07
7,186,424                       10/947,320                       03/06/07
7,186,427                       11/092,352                       03/06/07
7,186,428                       09/448,578                       03/06/07
7,186,434                       10/323,304                       03/06/07
7,186,442                       10/458,889                       03/06/07
7,186,447                       11/081,707                       03/06/07
7,186,450                       10/816,390                       03/06/07
7,186,454                       10/807,426                       03/06/07
7,186,478                       10/351,623                       03/06/07
7,186,481                       10/761,215                       03/06/07
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 205 

7,186,496                       10/963,316                       03/06/07
7,186,497                       11/179,912                       03/06/07
7,186,505                       09/449,532                       03/06/07
7,186,511                       10/509,622                       03/06/07
7,186,521                       09/961,381                       03/06/07
7,186,523                       10/430,129                       03/06/07
7,186,525                       10/764,581                       03/06/07
7,186,530                       09/544,776                       03/06/07
7,186,544                       10/769,849                       03/06/07
7,186,550                       09/728,552                       03/06/07
7,186,554                       10/767,630                       03/06/07
7,186,556                       10/413,042                       03/06/07
7,186,558                       10/478,830                       03/06/07
7,186,573                       11/263,024                       03/06/07
7,186,585                       11/147,694                       03/06/07
7,186,590                       10/665,669                       03/06/07
7,186,603                       10/986,765                       03/06/07
7,186,607                       11/061,314                       03/06/07
7,186,612                       10/819,596                       03/06/07
7,186,625                       10/709,768                       03/06/07
7,186,629                       10/716,992                       03/06/07
7,186,633                       10/862,990                       03/06/07
7,186,660                       10/338,964                       03/06/07
7,186,671                       10/979,705                       03/06/07
7,186,677                       10/872,813                       03/06/07
7,186,681                       09/805,449                       03/06/07
7,186,682                       10/349,977                       03/06/07
7,186,687                       11/123,543                       03/06/07
7,186,688                       09/107,997                       03/06/07
7,186,689                       10/225,506                       03/06/07
7,186,697                       08/822,033                       03/06/07
7,186,698                       10/096,549                       03/06/07
7,186,699                       10/855,559                       03/06/07
7,186,710                       10/475,657                       03/06/07
7,186,714                       10/479,526                       03/06/07
7,186,715                       10/466,248                       03/06/07
7,186,716                       10/638,468                       03/06/07
7,186,718                       10/486,505                       03/06/07
7,186,719                       10/953,788                       03/06/07
7,186,722                       10/467,879                       03/06/07
7,186,723                       10/487,589                       03/06/07
7,186,728                       10/487,862                       03/06/07
7,186,730                       10/477,900                       03/06/07
7,186,731                       10/975,524                       03/06/07
7,186,733                       10/477,633                       03/06/07
7,186,736                       09/272,821                       03/06/07
7,186,738                       10/550,038                       03/06/07
7,186,743                       11/113,926                       03/06/07
7,186,745                       10/469,834                       03/06/07
7,186,751                       10/489,224                       03/06/07
7,186,752                       11/114,803                       03/06/07
7,186,756                       10/567,590                       03/06/07
7,186,772                       10/672,372                       03/06/07
7,186,797                       10/487,025                       03/06/07
7,186,802                       10/344,487                       03/06/07
7,186,808                       10/891,866                       03/06/07
7,186,812                       09/820,095                       03/06/07
7,186,814                       10/291,291                       03/06/07
7,186,816                       10/758,979                       03/06/07
7,186,829                       10/130,891                       03/06/07
7,186,831                       10/474,936                       03/06/07
7,186,832                       10/845,586                       03/06/07
7,186,834                       10/276,867                       03/06/07
7,186,835                       11/017,147                       03/06/07
7,186,840                       11/291,867                       03/06/07
7,186,841                       10/928,784                       03/06/07
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7,186,842                       11/145,202                       03/06/07
7,186,843                       10/834,079                       03/06/07
7,186,852                       11/347,269                       03/06/07
7,186,854                       10/682,530                       03/06/07
7,186,857                       11/257,713                       03/06/07
7,186,861                       10/507,605                       03/06/07
7,186,863                       10/851,382                       03/06/07
7,186,870                       11/286,055                       03/06/07
7,186,873                       10/465,450                       03/06/07
7,186,876                       10/257,110                       03/06/07
7,186,883                       10/121,220                       03/06/07
7,186,888                       10/304,454                       03/06/07
7,186,908                       10/835,166                       03/06/07
7,186,909                       10/800,787                       03/06/07
7,186,924                       10/690,113                       03/06/07
7,186,938                       11/207,106                       03/06/07
7,186,960                       11/000,029                       03/06/07
7,186,961                       10/509,579                       03/06/07
7,186,977                       11/035,932                       03/06/07
7,186,978                       10/967,010                       03/06/07
7,186,979                       11/317,266                       03/06/07
7,186,983                       10/919,583                       03/06/07
7,186,995                       11/183,694                       03/06/07
7,186,997                       10/168,492                       03/06/07
7,187,008                       10/423,408                       03/06/07
7,187,021                       10/732,839                       03/06/07
7,187,026                       10/721,082                       03/06/07
7,187,040                       11/078,581                       03/06/07
7,187,042                       11/365,504                       03/06/07
7,187,045                       10/198,705                       03/06/07
7,187,048                       09/813,827                       03/06/07
7,187,053                       10/606,586                       03/06/07
7,187,064                       11/051,677                       03/06/07
7,187,066                       10/947,515                       03/06/07
7,187,092                       10/042,068                       03/06/07
7,187,099                       09/723,016                       03/06/07
7,187,111                       09/534,443                       03/06/07
7,187,112                       11/223,972                       03/06/07
7,187,127                       10/895,384                       03/06/07
7,187,128                       10/852,724                       03/06/07
7,187,129                       10/480,420                       03/06/07
7,187,131                       11/011,390                       03/06/07
7,187,135                       11/055,223                       03/06/07
7,187,146                       11/375,275                       03/06/07
7,187,156                       11/212,583                       03/06/07
7,187,160                       11/189,318                       03/06/07
7,187,165                       11/010,074                       03/06/07
7,187,169                       10/980,984                       03/06/07
7,187,173                       10/825,856                       03/06/07
7,187,179                       11/163,450                       03/06/07
7,187,183                       10/479,324                       03/06/07
7,187,188                       10/927,247                       03/06/07
7,187,194                       11/242,864                       03/06/07
7,187,198                       11/063,981                       03/06/07
7,187,206                       10/697,514                       03/06/07
7,187,213                       11/006,692                       03/06/07
7,187,224                       11/066,385                       03/06/07
7,187,231                       10/307,653                       03/06/07
7,187,244                       10/792,167                       03/06/07
7,187,247                       10/989,896                       03/06/07
7,187,259                       11/400,705                       03/06/07
7,187,262                       11/203,855                       03/06/07
7,187,269                       10/380,732                       03/06/07
7,187,274                       11/097,088                       03/06/07
7,187,282                       11/222,339                       03/06/07
7,187,284                       11/090,167                       03/06/07
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7,187,299                       10/974,917                       03/06/07
7,187,302                       10/490,069                       03/06/07
7,187,304                       11/294,046                       03/06/07
7,187,309                       10/866,804                       03/06/07
7,187,326                       10/714,673                       03/06/07
7,187,329                       10/536,456                       03/06/07
7,187,340                       10/966,092                       03/06/07
7,187,350                       10/684,442                       03/06/07
7,187,373                       10/492,046                       03/06/07
7,187,388                       09/781,963                       03/06/07
7,187,398                       11/189,174                       03/06/07
7,187,406                       10/229,353                       03/06/07
7,187,419                       10/882,324                       03/06/07
7,187,422                       10/853,349                       03/06/07
7,187,427                       10/777,142                       03/06/07
7,187,448                       10/477,360                       03/06/07
7,187,454                       10/522,190                       03/06/07
7,187,477                       10/317,976                       03/06/07
7,187,482                       11/277,961                       03/06/07
7,187,486                       10/832,655                       03/06/07
7,187,502                       11/148,105                       03/06/07
7,187,524                       11/064,723                       03/06/07
7,187,533                       10/432,664                       03/06/07
7,187,542                       10/874,274                       03/06/07
7,187,551                       10/916,896                       03/06/07
7,187,557                       11/025,573                       03/06/07
7,187,566                       10/221,795                       03/06/07
7,187,578                       11/344,947                       03/06/07
7,187,579                       11/386,947                       03/06/07
7,187,591                       11/170,950                       03/06/07
7,187,610                       11/484,244                       03/06/07
7,187,622                       11/090,943                       03/06/07
7,187,626                       10/873,827                       03/06/07
7,187,627                       10/454,529                       03/06/07
7,187,628                       10/914,186                       03/06/07
7,187,644                       10/490,940                       03/06/07
7,187,645                       11/050,296                       03/06/07
7,187,648                       10/299,365                       03/06/07
7,187,653                       10/318,991                       03/06/07
7,187,655                       09/650,351                       03/06/07
7,187,656                       10/138,220                       03/06/07
7,187,673                       09/739,506                       03/06/07
7,187,684                       10/016,518                       03/06/07
7,187,723                       10/088,689                       03/06/07
7,187,733                       10/413,652                       03/06/07
7,187,740                       10/648,260                       03/06/07
7,187,747                       10/546,231                       03/06/07
7,187,757                       11/293,922                       03/06/07
7,187,762                       10/003,790                       03/06/07
7,187,769                       09/463,907                       03/06/07
7,187,773                       10/415,369                       03/06/07
7,187,775                       10/801,840                       03/06/07
7,187,794                       10/273,927                       03/06/07
7,187,814                       10/960,023                       03/06/07
7,187,817                       10/471,397                       03/06/07
7,187,830                       11/020,777                       03/06/07
7,187,844                       09/627,304                       03/06/07
7,187,853                       10/842,040                       03/06/07
7,187,863                       10/021,961                       03/06/07
7,187,864                       11/096,311                       03/06/07
7,187,892                       10/863,294                       03/06/07
7,187,905                       10/609,688                       03/06/07
7,187,906                       10/831,903                       03/06/07
7,187,912                       10/812,384                       03/06/07
7,187,931                       10/669,571                       03/06/07
7,187,936                       11/025,865                       03/06/07
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7,187,944                       10/975,546                       03/06/07
7,187,957                       10/826,649                       03/06/07
7,187,977                       10/457,857                       03/06/07
7,188,005                       10/442,751                       03/06/07
7,188,013                       10/795,768                       03/06/07
7,188,020                       11/087,674                       03/06/07
7,188,028                       10/761,600                       03/06/07
7,188,029                       10/651,409                       03/06/07
7,188,032                       11/172,188                       03/06/07
7,188,035                       10/504,066                       03/06/07
7,188,042                       10/674,828                       03/06/07
7,188,048                       10/877,487                       03/06/07
7,188,050                       11/197,270                       03/06/07
7,188,052                       11/103,786                       03/06/07
7,188,057                       10/634,985                       03/06/07
7,188,064                       10/122,713                       03/06/07
7,188,092                       10/308,884                       03/06/07
7,188,093                       09/968,194                       03/06/07
7,188,100                       10/062,459                       03/06/07
7,188,115                       10/697,911                       03/06/07
7,188,116                       09/948,187                       03/06/07
7,188,130                       10/675,427                       03/06/07
7,188,141                       09/893,599                       03/06/07
7,188,150                       09/933,646                       03/06/07
7,188,155                       10/322,053                       03/06/07
7,188,161                       10/364,060                       03/06/07
7,188,164                       10/364,791                       03/06/07
7,188,198                       10/660,033                       03/06/07
7,188,207                       10/799,379                       03/06/07
7,188,212                       10/842,047                       03/06/07
7,188,227                       10/675,428                       03/06/07
7,188,233                       11/054,686                       03/06/07
7,188,239                       10/714,604                       03/06/07
7,188,258                       09/397,503                       03/06/07
7,188,267                       10/370,404                       03/06/07
7,188,272                       10/674,866                       03/06/07
7,188,284                       10/882,523                       03/06/07
7,188,285                       10/674,378                       03/06/07
7,188,288                       10/981,986                       03/06/07
7,188,289                       11/081,619                       03/06/07
7,188,290                       10/128,134                       03/06/07
7,188,295                       10/509,478                       03/06/07
7,188,312                       10/918,046                       03/06/07
7,188,322                       10/906,591                       03/06/07
7,188,336                       10/124,554                       03/06/07
7,188,337                       10/654,442                       03/06/07
7,188,345                       10/392,765                       03/06/07
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Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 03/28/2011
                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 03/28/2011

Patent          Application          Filing          Issue          Granted
Number          Number               Date            Date           Date

5,647,993       08/514,607           08/14/95        07/15/97       03/28/11
5,667,382       08/355,536           12/14/94        09/16/97       03/31/11
5,752,363       08/837,652           04/22/97        05/19/98       04/01/11
5,835,868       08/705,652           08/30/96        11/10/98       04/01/11
5,837,971       08/785,981           01/21/97        11/17/98       03/28/11
5,842,545       08/625,620           03/29/96        12/01/98       04/01/11
5,844,416       08/552,184           11/02/95        12/01/98       03/30/11
5,851,550       08/729,222           10/09/96        12/22/98       03/29/11
5,855,585       08/661,844           06/11/96        01/05/99       03/29/11
5,857,542       08/974,900           11/20/97        01/12/99       03/30/11
5,861,005       08/799,667           02/11/97        01/19/99       03/29/11
5,861,172       08/727,100           10/08/96        01/19/99       03/29/11
6,241,513       09/545,706           04/07/00        06/05/01       04/01/11
6,315,138       09/299,803           04/26/99        11/13/01       03/31/11
6,356,830       09/372,351           08/11/99        03/12/02       04/01/11
6,376,799       09/321,802           05/27/99        04/23/02       03/28/11
6,454,730       09/285,559           04/02/99        09/24/02       03/28/11
6,508,746       09/911,405           07/25/01        01/21/03       03/28/11
6,527,563       09/912,111           07/23/01        03/04/03       04/01/11
6,597,492       09/367,308           04/28/00        07/22/03       03/31/11
7,009,409       10/191,155           07/09/02        03/07/06       03/31/11
7,014,225       10/934,990           09/07/04        03/21/06       03/30/11
7,014,944       10/350,322           01/24/03        03/21/06       03/30/11
7,037,620       10/280,008           10/25/02        05/02/06       03/30/11
7,051,688       10/497,646           06/04/04        05/30/06       03/29/11
7,103,960       10/273,996           10/21/02        09/12/06       03/28/11
7,128,990       10/350,334           01/24/03        10/31/06       03/30/11
7,151,261       10/754,238           01/09/04        12/19/06       04/01/11
7,155,874       10/468,063           08/14/03        01/02/07       03/28/11
7,167,648       10/001,524           10/24/01        01/23/07       04/01/11
7,179,266       10/418,572           04/17/03        02/20/07       03/29/11
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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).

   6,903,845, Re. S.N. 13/039,306, Mar. 02, 2011, Cl. 399/225, FACSIMILE
MACHINE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH PC, Noriko Matsumoto et. al., Owner of
Record: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Attorney or Agent: James B. Arpin,
Ex. Gp.: 2852

   7,388,919, Re. S.N. 12/816,928, Jun. 16, 2010, Cl. 370, DYNAMIC WIRELESS
LINK ADAPTATION, Subir Varma, et al, Owner of Record: WI-LAN, Inc., Ottawa,
Canada, Attorney or Agent: Richard E. Campbell, Ex. Gp.: 2617

   7,473,906, Re. S.N. 12/985,521, Jan. 06, 2011, Cl. 385/122, REVERSIBLE,
LOW COST, DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR WITH HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION,
Claudio Oliveira Egalon, Owner of Record: INVENTOR, Attorney or Agent:
Marlo M. Schepper, Ex. Gp.: 2883

   7,481,340, Re. S.N. 13/015,463, Jan. 27, 2011, Cl. 223/085, APPAREL
ACCESSORY HOLDER, Gerald P. Murphy, Owner of Record: INVENTOR, Attorney or
Agent: W. Patrick Quast, Ex. Gp.: 3765

   7,484,836, Re. S.N. 13/043,367, Mar. 08, 2011, Cl. 347/084, SYSTEM AND
METHODS FOR FLUID DROP EJECTION, Robert Rosenblum, et.al., Owner of Record:
Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH, Attorney or Agent: David Goren,
Ex. Gp.: 2853

   7,499,978, Re. S.N. 13/039,703, Mar. 03, 2011, Cl. 365/156, APPARATUS
FOR RESTORING NETWORK INFORMATION FOR HOME NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF,
Yong Su Kim, Owner of Record: LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, Korea, Attorney or
Agent: Andrew B. Patrick, Ex. Gp.: 2827

   7,500,427, Re. S.N. 13/045,393, Mar. 10, 2011, Cl. 099/410, BASKET FOR
DEEP FRYER AND METHODS OF COOKING FOOD PRODUCTS, Mark Rosenzweig, Owner of
Record: Euro-Pro Operating LLC, Newton, MA, Attorney or Agent: Eric L.
Amundsen, Ex. Gp.: 3742

   7,500,752, Re. S.N. 13/044,528, Mar. 09, 2011, Cl. 351/210, DIAGNOSING
AND TRAINING THE GAZE STABILIZATION SYSTEM, Lewis M. Nashner, Owner of
Record: NATUS Medical Incorporated, San Carlos, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Mathew J. Temmerman, Ex. Gp.: 2873

   7,503,980, Re. S.N. 13/049,056, Mar. 16, 2011, Cl. 118, SUBSTRATE
SUPPORTING APPARATUS, Naoya Kida, et al, Owner of Record: NHK Springs Co.,
LTD., Yokohama-shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Douglas Holtz, Ex. Gp.: 1716

   7,505,687, Re. S.N. 13/050,755, Mar. 17, 2011, Cl. 398/066, DISTRIBUTED
TERMINAL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, Pawan P. Jaggi, et.al., Owner of
Record: Pivotal Decisions LLC, Las Vegas, NV, Attorney or Agent: Jon M.
Isaacson, Ex. Gp.: 2613

   7,506,983, Re. S.N. 13/053,289, Mar. 22, 2011, Cl. 351/246, METHOD OF
OPTICAL TREATMENT, Chi Ho To, et.al., Owner of Record: The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, CN, Attorney or Agent: Barry Dove,
Ex. Gp.: 2873

   7,528,508, Re. S.N. 13/046,646, Mar. 11, 2011, Cl. 315/200, TOUCH SENSOR
USER INTERFACE WITH COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION, Frederick Johannes
Bruwer., Owner of Record: AZOTEQ (PTY) LTD., Attorney or Agent: William A.
Blake, Ex. Gp.: 2821

   7,559,195, Re. S.N. 13/046,370, Mar. 11, 2011, Cl. 060/000, PROCEDURE
AND DEVICE TO HEAT A REDUCING AGENT GENERATION SYSTEM, Peter Riegger
Stuttgart et.al, Owner of Record: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Attorney or Agent:
Julie R. Daulton, Ex. Gp.: 3748

   7,631,754, Re. S.N. 13/045,595, Mar. 11, 2011, Cl. 124/086, ARROW QUIVER,
Glenn a. Fickett, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Adam R.
Stephenson, Ex. Gp.: 3711
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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
                   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   RE. 38,104, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,490, Requested Date: Feb. 15, 2011,
Cl. 713/001, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOLVING DATA PREFERENCES IN
GENERATED CODE, Inventor: James Gosling, Owners of Record: Sun Microsystems,
Inc., Mountain View, CA, Attorney or Agent: Finnegan Henderson Farabow
Garrett & Dunner, Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Google, Inc.,
Robert T. Neufeld, King & Spalding, LLP., Atlanta, GA

   5,234,251, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,441, Requested Date: Feb. 8, 2011,
Cl. 297/188, Title: SEAT ARM ATTACHMENT, Inventor: John P. Ayotte, Owners of
Record: Caddy Products, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Attorney or Agent: Westman
Champlin & Kelly, PA., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
Seating Concepts, LLC., Stephen C. Beuerle, Procopio Cory Hargreaves &
Savitch, LLP., San Diego, CA

   5,335,512, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,867, Requested Date: Feb. 17, 2011,
Cl. 062/292, Title: REFRIGERANT RECOVERY DEVICE, Inventor: John P. Hancock
et al., Owners of Record: SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC, Attorney or Agent:
Baker & Hostetler, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
Mr. Ronald J. Shore, Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP., Arlington, VA

   5,702,789, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,497, Requested Date: Feb. 18, 2011,
Cl. 428/040, Title: SET IN SHEET FORM AS WELL AS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR
PRODUCING SUCH A SET, Inventor: Paul Fernandez-Kirchberger et al., Owners
of Record: Avery Dennison Deutschland GMBH, Germany, Attorney or Agent:
Learman & McCulloch, Sagina, MI, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Robert H. Jordan,
3M Innovative Properties, Company, St. Paul, MN

   5,966,702, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,492, Requested Date: Feb. 15, 2011,
Cl. 707/600, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-PROCESSING AND PACKAGING
CLASS FILES, Inventor: Nedim Fresko et al., Owners of Record: Sun
Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, Attorney or Agent: The Hecker Law Group,
Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Google, Inc., Robert T. Neufeld,
King & Spalding, LLP., Atlanta, GA

   6,061,520, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,489, Requested Date: Feb. 17, 2011,
Cl. 713/001, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING STATIC INITIALIZATION,
Inventor: Frank Yellin et al., Owners of Record: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo
Alto, CA, Attorney or Agent: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner,
LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Google, Inc., Robert T.
Neufeld, King & Spalding, LLP., Atlanta, GA

   6,116,314, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,494, Requested Date: Feb. 17, 2011,
Cl. 156/364, Title: FASTENER ASSEMBLY, FASTENER TAPE MATERIAL, BAG UTILIZING
FASTENER TAPE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF,
Inventor: James R. Johnson, Owners of Record: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.,
Glenview, IL, Attorney or Agent: Day Pitney, LLP., New York, NY, Ex. Gp.:
3991, Requester: PATENT OWNER

   6,125,447, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,491, Requested Date: Feb. 15, 2011,
Cl. 726/001, Title: PROTECTION DOMAINS TO PROVIDE SECURITY IN A COMPUTER
SYSTEM, Inventor: Li Gong, Owners of Record: Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
Mountain View, CA, Attorney or Agent: McDermott Will & Emery, LLP.,
Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Google, Inc., Robert T. Neufeld,
King & Spalding, LLP., Atlanta, GA

   6,385,622, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,495, Requested Date: Feb. 18, 2011,
Cl. 707/001, Title: SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY ACCESSING A SELECTED
GROUP OF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM A DATABASE, Inventor: W. Lincoln Bouve et
al., Owners of Record: Civix-DDI, LLC., Boulder, CO, Attorney or Agent:
Lathrop & Gage, LLP., Bolder, CO, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Midwest Real
Estate Data, LLC., Michael P. Mazza, Esq., Michael P. Mazza, LLC., Glen
Ellyn, IL

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   6,415,291, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,496, Requested Date: Feb. 18, 2011,
Cl. 707/202, Title: SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY ACCESSING A SELECTED
GROUP OF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM A DATABASE, Inventor: W. Lincoln Bouve et
al., Owners of Record: Civix-DDI, LLC., Boulder, CO, Attorney or Agent:
Lathrop & Gage, LLP., Boulder, CO, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Midwest Real
Estate Data, LLC., Michael P. Mazza, Esq., Michael P. Mazza, LLC., Glen
Ellyn, IL

   6,779,18, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,485, Requested Date: Feb. 11, 2011,
Cl. 713/201, Title: USER SPECIFIC AUTOMATIC DATA REDIRECTION SYSTEM,
Inventor: Koichiro Ikudome et al., Owners of Record: Linksmart Wireless
Technology, LLC., Pasadena, CA, Attorney or Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates,
LLC., Alexandria, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Donald D. Min, Monument IP
Law Group, Washington, DC

   7,013,284, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,484, Requested Date: Feb. 10, 2011,
Cl. 705/009, Title: COMPONENT BASED INTERFACE TO HANDLE TASKS DURING CLAIM
PROCESSING, Inventor: George Victor Guyan et al., Owners of Record: Accenture
Global Services Limited, Ireland, Attorney or Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson &
Lione, Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Guidewire Software, Inc.,
Daniel M. De Vos, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP., Sunnyvale, CA

   7,161,738, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,493, Requested Date: Feb. 16, 2011,
Cl. 359/586, Title: SECURE DOCUMENT OF VALUE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
SAME, Inventor: John N. Disano et al., Owners of Record: Giesecke & Devrient
GMBH, Germany, Attorney or Agent: Baker & Daniels, LLP., Fort Wayne, IN,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Neil Teitelbaum, Teitelbaum & MacLean, Canada

   7,272,728, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,499, Requested Date: Feb. 18, 2011,
Cl. 713/194, Title: NETWORK SECURITY AND FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD,
Inventor: Greg Pierson et al., Owners of Record: Iovation, Inc., Portland,
OR, Attorney or Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Ellis B. Ramirez, Prass, LLP., Annapolis, MD

   7,315,190, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,486, Requested Date: Feb. 14, 2011,
Cl. 327/172, Title: PWM CIRCUIT AND PWM INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR USE IN PWM
CIRCUIT, Inventor: Isaac Y. Chen, Owners of Record: Richtek Technology
Corporation, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent: Tung & Associates, Bloomfield Hills,
MI, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: M. Paul Qualey, Jr., Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer
& Risley, LLP., Atlanta, GA

   7,373,155, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,447, Requested Date: Feb. 10, 2011,
Cl. 455/456, Title: METHOD FOR POSITIONING MOBILE STATIONS AND REPEATER
THEREOF, Inventor: Weiming Duan et al., Owners of Record: Huawei
Technologies, Co., LTD., China, Attorney or Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC.,
(NY), Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Richard Neifeld, Neifeld IP
Law, PC., Alexandria, VA
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Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
                 Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed

   7,037,321, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,556, Requested Date: Feb. 25, 2011,
Cl.: 606/200, Title: MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SLOTTED MEMORY METAL TUBE,
Inventor: Rohit C. L. Sachdeva et al., Owners of Record: EVM Systems, LLC.,
Frisco, TX, Attorney or Agent: EVM Systems, LLC., Frisco, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Third Party Requester: MicroStrategy, Incorporated; (Att'y Is:
Thomas A. Rozylowicz, Fish & Richardson, PC., (DC), Minneapolis, MN),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,149,549, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,565, Requested Date: Mar. 4, 2011,
Cl.: 455/566, Title: PROVIDING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOR A VENUE ACTIVITY
THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC HAND HELD DEVICE, Inventor: Luis M. Ortiz et al.,
Owners of Record: Front Row Technologies, LLC., Albuquerque, NM, Attorney or
Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC., Albuquerque, NM, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third
Party Requester: MLB Advanced Media, LP.; (Att'y Is: George C. Beck, Foley &
Lardner, LLP., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester

   7,207,392, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,553, Requested Date: Feb. 22, 2011,
Cl.: 169/045, Title: METHOD OF PREVENTING FIRE IN COMPUTER ROOM AND OTHER
ENCLOSED FACILITIES, Inventor: Igor K. Kotliar, Owners of Record: FirePass
IP Holdings, Inc., New York, NY, Attorney or Agent: Igor K. Kotliar, New
York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: Airbus S.A.S.,
France; (Att'y Is: Clifford A. Ulrich, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,376,388, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,567, Requested Date: Mar. 3, 2011,
Cl.: 455/003, Title: BROADCASTING VENUE DATA TO A WIRELESS HAND HELD DEVICE,
Inventor: Luis M. Ortiz et al., Owners of Record: Front Row Technologies,
LLC., Albuquerque, NM, Attorney or Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC., Albuquerque,
NM, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: MLB Advanced Media, LP.;
(Att'y Is: George C. Beck, Foley & Lardner, LLP., Washington, DC),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,426,720, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,560, Requested Date: Mar. 1, 2011,
Cl.: 717/140, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PRELOADING OF CLASSES
THROUGH MEMORY SPACE CLONING OF A MASTER RUNTIME SYSTEM PROCESS, Inventor:
Nedim Fresko, Owners of Record: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Palo Alto, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: Google, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Robert T. Neufeld,
King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA); Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester

   7,430,873, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,563, Requested Date: Mar. 3, 2011,
Cl.: 062/071, Title: REFRIGERATOR, Inventor: Ill-Shin Kim et al., Owners of
Record: LG Electronics, Inc., Korea, Attorney or Agent: Fish & Richardson,
PC., (DC), Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Whirlpool Corporation; (Att'y Is: Michael A. Hawes, Baker Botts, LLP,
Houston, TX), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,520,139, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,562, Requested Date: Mar. 3, 2011,
Cl.: 062/344, Title: REFRIGERATOR, Inventor: Ill-Shin Kim et al., Owners of
Record: LG Electronics, Inc., Korea, Attorney or Agent: Fish & Richardson,
PC., (DC), Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Whirlpool Corporation; (Att'y Is: Michael A. Hawes, Baker Botts, LLP,
Houston, TX), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,620,426, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,566, Requested Date: Mar. 4, 2011,
Cl.: 455/566, Title: PROVIDING VIDEO OF A VENUE ACTIVITY TO A HAND HELD
DEVICE THROUGH A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, Inventor: Luis M. Ortiz et
al., Owners of Record: Front Row Technologies, LLC., Albuquerque, NM,
Attorney or Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC., Albuquerque, NM, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: MLB Advanced Media, LP.; (Att'y Is:
Georce C. Beck, Foley & Lardner, LLP., Washington, DC), Real Party in
 April 26, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1365 OG 214 

Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,762,098, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,561, Requested Date: Mar. 3, 2011,
Cl.: 062/344, Title: REFRIGERATOR, Inventor: Ill-Shin Kim et al., Owners of
Record: LG Electronics, Inc., Korea, Attorney or Agent: Fish & Richardson,
PC., (DC), Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Whirlpool Corporation; (Att'y Is: Michael A. Hawes, Baker Botts, LLP,
Houston, TX), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester

   7,826,877, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,568, Requested Date: Mar. 7, 2011,
Cl.: 455/566, Title: TRANSMITTING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DATA TO WIRELESS
HAND HELD DEVICES OVER A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK; Inventor: Luis M. Ortiz
et al., Owners of Record: Front Row Technologies, LLC., Albuquerque, NM,
Attorney or Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC., Albuquerque, NM, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: MLB Advanced Media, LP.; (Att'y Is:
George C. Beck, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington, DC), 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
                                 April 1, 2011
                            DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW

Reg. Number                   Serial Number                     Reg. Date

2,380,335                      75/479,318                      08/29/2000
2,380,337                      75/479,642                      08/29/2000
2,381,100                      75/731,828                      08/29/2000
2,381,294                      75/792,608                      08/29/2000
2,381,362                      75/810,674                      08/29/2000
2,381,367                      75/811,284                      08/29/2000
1,610,972                      73/718,338                      08/28/1990
1,611,289                      73/815,007                      08/28/1990
1,611,147                      73/827,561                      08/28/1990
2,381,670                      74/516,398                      08/29/2000
2,381,671                      74/701,943                      08/29/2000
2,380,175                      75/097,222                      08/29/2000
2,380,190                      75/222,435                      08/29/2000
2,381,705                      75/279,878                      08/29/2000
2,381,708                      75/287,310                      08/29/2000
2,380,216                      75/290,575                      08/29/2000
2,381,709                      75/294,524                      08/29/2000
2,380,219                      75/311,854                      08/29/2000
2,380,224                      75/321,517                      08/29/2000
2,381,716                      75/323,730                      08/29/2000
2,380,226                      75/329,530                      08/29/2000
2,381,718                      75/332,111                      08/29/2000
2,380,228                      75/335,347                      08/29/2000
2,380,234                      75/348,350                      08/29/2000
2,381,723                      75/350,102                      08/29/2000
2,380,241                      75/366,884                      08/29/2000
2,380,247                      75/381,673                      08/29/2000
2,380,258                      75/397,234                      08/29/2000
2,380,261                      75/402,224                      08/29/2000
2,380,262                      75/402,225                      08/29/2000
2,380,266                      75/409,294                      08/29/2000
2,381,748                      75/409,559                      08/29/2000
2,380,271                      75/413,017                      08/29/2000
2,380,273                      75/417,362                      08/29/2000
2,380,278                      75/421,843                      08/29/2000
2,381,759                      75/430,933                      08/29/2000
2,381,765                      75/445,323                      08/29/2000
2,380,307                      75/449,334                      08/29/2000
2,380,321                      75/462,182                      08/29/2000
2,380,324                      75/464,927                      08/29/2000
2,380,326                      75/466,073                      08/29/2000
2,381,776                      75/468,631                      08/29/2000
2,381,779                      75/475,574                      08/29/2000
2,381,786                      75/481,622                      08/29/2000
2,381,787                      75/483,154                      08/29/2000
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2,380,347                      75/485,371                      08/29/2000
2,380,364                      75/498,074                      08/29/2000
2,380,365                      75/498,124                      08/29/2000
2,380,366                      75/498,479                      08/29/2000
2,380,379                      75/507,184                      08/29/2000
2,380,392                      75/514,695                      08/29/2000
2,381,930                      75/514,964                      08/29/2000
2,380,396                      75/516,578                      08/29/2000
2,380,400                      75/517,750                      08/29/2000
2,381,931                      75/521,487                      08/29/2000
2,381,807                      75/522,888                      08/29/2000
2,380,408                      75/523,007                      08/29/2000
2,381,812                      75/528,418                      08/29/2000
2,380,421                      75/529,979                      08/29/2000
2,380,429                      75/533,933                      08/29/2000
2,381,817                      75/537,078                      08/29/2000
2,380,437                      75/538,072                      08/29/2000
2,381,818                      75/539,103                      08/29/2000
2,381,819                      75/539,172                      08/29/2000
2,381,822                      75/545,591                      08/29/2000
2,380,454                      75/549,197                      08/29/2000
2,380,458                      75/550,154                      08/29/2000
2,380,460                      75/550,689                      08/29/2000
2,380,465                      75/552,053                      08/29/2000
2,381,837                      75/562,920                      08/29/2000
2,380,485                      75/564,597                      08/29/2000
2,380,492                      75/570,047                      08/29/2000
2,381,942                      75/576,268                      08/29/2000
2,380,514                      75/578,611                      08/29/2000
2,380,522                      75/582,087                      08/29/2000
2,380,525                      75/582,898                      08/29/2000
2,380,537                      75/585,105                      08/29/2000
2,380,538                      75/585,116                      08/29/2000
2,380,540                      75/585,648                      08/29/2000
2,381,852                      75/587,030                      08/29/2000
2,381,855                      75/592,252                      08/29/2000
2,380,552                      75/592,505                      08/29/2000
2,380,553                      75/593,141                      08/29/2000
2,380,565                      75/598,709                      08/29/2000
2,381,947                      75/600,372                      08/29/2000
2,380,576                      75/603,306                      08/29/2000
2,380,587                      75/607,631                      08/29/2000
2,380,596                      75/609,811                      08/29/2000
2,381,951                      75/609,859                      08/29/2000
2,380,600                      75/611,456                      08/29/2000
2,380,611                      75/613,843                      08/29/2000
2,380,613                      75/613,886                      08/29/2000
2,380,624                      75/616,395                      08/29/2000
2,380,625                      75/616,396                      08/29/2000
2,380,629                      75/616,596                      08/29/2000
2,380,633                      75/616,851                      08/29/2000
2,380,637                      75/617,482                      08/29/2000
2,380,641                      75/618,040                      08/29/2000
2,380,644                      75/618,320                      08/29/2000
2,380,652                      75/620,291                      08/29/2000
2,380,654                      75/620,355                      08/29/2000
2,380,662                      75/622,059                      08/29/2000
2,380,671                      75/622,902                      08/29/2000
2,380,675                      75/623,324                      08/29/2000
2,380,676                      75/623,325                      08/29/2000
2,380,678                      75/623,462                      08/29/2000
2,380,680                      75/623,516                      08/29/2000
2,380,681                      75/623,619                      08/29/2000
2,380,689                      75/626,399                      08/29/2000
2,380,695                      75/628,431                      08/29/2000
2,380,701                      75/629,634                      08/29/2000
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2,380,705                      75/631,689                      08/29/2000
2,380,706                      75/631,695                      08/29/2000
2,380,714                      75/634,109                      08/29/2000
2,380,732                      75/637,169                      08/29/2000
2,380,737                      75/638,022                      08/29/2000
2,380,738                      75/638,124                      08/29/2000
2,380,741                      75/638,834                      08/29/2000
2,380,762                      75/642,680                      08/29/2000
2,380,764                      75/643,046                      08/29/2000
2,380,772                      75/644,996                      08/29/2000
2,380,773                      75/645,068                      08/29/2000
2,380,806                      75/652,097                      08/29/2000
2,381,879                      75/652,269                      08/29/2000
2,380,820                      75/654,521                      08/29/2000
2,380,821                      75/654,570                      08/29/2000
2,380,826                      75/656,024                      08/29/2000
2,380,840                      75/658,752                      08/29/2000
2,380,847                      75/659,775                      08/29/2000
2,381,882                      75/660,116                      08/29/2000
2,380,854                      75/660,967                      08/29/2000
2,380,869                      75/664,803                      08/29/2000
2,380,877                      75/666,343                      08/29/2000
2,380,878                      75/666,344                      08/29/2000
2,380,879                      75/666,345                      08/29/2000
2,381,966                      75/667,937                      08/29/2000
2,381,885                      75/668,315                      08/29/2000
2,380,899                      75/671,754                      08/29/2000
2,381,968                      75/671,759                      08/29/2000
2,380,910                      75/673,819                      08/29/2000
2,381,970                      75/677,474                      08/29/2000
2,381,890                      75/677,510                      08/29/2000
2,380,927                      75/678,579                      08/29/2000
2,380,932                      75/679,239                      08/29/2000
2,380,939                      75/681,433                      08/29/2000
2,380,945                      75/683,936                      08/29/2000
2,380,950                      75/684,601                      08/29/2000
2,380,958                      75/686,510                      08/29/2000
2,380,964                      75/688,107                      08/29/2000
2,380,974                      75/690,442                      08/29/2000
2,380,983                      75/693,448                      08/29/2000
2,380,984                      75/693,495                      08/29/2000
2,380,996                      75/697,915                      08/29/2000
2,381,004                      75/700,513                      08/29/2000
2,381,010                      75/702,190                      08/29/2000
2,381,983                      75/703,040                      08/29/2000
2,381,015                      75/704,044                      08/29/2000
2,381,041                      75/711,111                      08/29/2000
2,381,045                      75/711,749                      08/29/2000
2,381,056                      75/714,407                      08/29/2000
2,381,988                      75/717,399                      08/29/2000
2,381,065                      75/718,794                      08/29/2000
2,381,066                      75/718,857                      08/29/2000
2,381,069                      75/719,674                      08/29/2000
2,381,078                      75/723,243                      08/29/2000
2,381,102                      75/732,477                      08/29/2000
2,381,127                      75/739,857                      08/29/2000
2,381,139                      75/744,630                      08/29/2000
2,381,149                      75/750,944                      08/29/2000
2,381,152                      75/752,361                      08/29/2000
2,381,159                      75/754,213                      08/29/2000
2,381,171                      75/757,930                      08/29/2000
2,381,174                      75/757,954                      08/29/2000
2,381,183                      75/761,780                      08/29/2000
2,381,184                      75/761,786                      08/29/2000
2,381,186                      75/762,997                      08/29/2000
2,381,190                      75/764,774                      08/29/2000
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2,381,209                      75/768,883                      08/29/2000
2,381,219                      75/771,941                      08/29/2000
2,381,220                      75/772,077                      08/29/2000
2,381,222                      75/773,049                      08/29/2000
2,381,223                      75/773,206                      08/29/2000
2,381,225                      75/773,471                      08/29/2000
2,381,232                      75/775,968                      08/29/2000
2,381,237                      75/777,488                      08/29/2000
2,381,239                      75/778,151                      08/29/2000
2,381,248                      75/779,673                      08/29/2000
2,381,250                      75/780,356                      08/29/2000
2,381,262                      75/785,787                      08/29/2000
2,381,263                      75/786,164                      08/29/2000
2,381,268                      75/786,810                      08/29/2000
2,381,270                      75/787,095                      08/29/2000
2,381,271                      75/787,096                      08/29/2000
2,381,272                      75/787,097                      08/29/2000
2,381,273                      75/787,117                      08/29/2000
2,381,280                      75/787,383                      08/29/2000
2,381,286                      75/790,568                      08/29/2000
2,381,288                      75/791,696                      08/29/2000
2,381,298                      75/793,660                      08/29/2000
2,381,320                      75/799,289                      08/29/2000
2,381,324                      75/800,802                      08/29/2000
2,381,328                      75/801,374                      08/29/2000
2,381,329                      75/801,688                      08/29/2000
2,381,331                      75/801,836                      08/29/2000
2,381,340                      75/804,983                      08/29/2000
2,381,357                      75/809,562                      08/29/2000
2,381,368                      75/811,540                      08/29/2000
2,381,370                      75/811,945                      08/29/2000
2,381,394                      75/815,612                      08/29/2000
2,381,398                      75/815,962                      08/29/2000
2,381,399                      75/816,007                      08/29/2000
2,381,401                      75/816,559                      08/29/2000
2,381,402                      75/817,348                      08/29/2000
2,381,404                      75/817,765                      08/29/2000
2,381,418                      75/819,632                      08/29/2000
2,381,421                      75/820,716                      08/29/2000
2,381,430                      75/821,660                      08/29/2000
2,381,439                      75/822,661                      08/29/2000
2,381,441                      75/823,609                      08/29/2000
2,381,448                      75/823,974                      08/29/2000
2,381,450                      75/823,985                      08/29/2000
2,381,453                      75/824,224                      08/29/2000
2,381,454                      75/824,225                      08/29/2000
2,381,458                      75/824,592                      08/29/2000
2,381,460                      75/824,650                      08/29/2000
2,381,461                      75/824,657                      08/29/2000
2,381,462                      75/824,670                      08/29/2000
2,381,464                      75/824,842                      08/29/2000
2,381,503                      75/828,771                      08/29/2000
2,381,508                      75/828,831                      08/29/2000
2,381,524                      75/830,776                      08/29/2000
2,381,530                      75/831,286                      08/29/2000
2,381,531                      75/831,317                      08/29/2000
2,381,532                      75/831,495                      08/29/2000
2,381,555                      75/833,763                      08/29/2000
2,381,565                      75/835,631                      08/29/2000
2,381,571                      75/836,828                      08/29/2000
2,381,580                      75/838,484                      08/29/2000
2,381,582                      75/838,823                      08/29/2000
2,381,587                      75/839,429                      08/29/2000
2,381,591                      75/840,401                      08/29/2000
2,381,592                      75/840,417                      08/29/2000
2,381,595                      75/841,375                      08/29/2000
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2,381,612                      75/842,865                      08/29/2000
2,381,615                      75/843,231                      08/29/2000
2,381,638                      75/849,333                      08/29/2000
2,381,643                      75/851,000                      08/29/2000
2,381,648                      75/852,658                      08/29/2000
2,381,650                      75/853,524                      08/29/2000
2,381,653                      75/857,417                      08/29/2000
2,381,654                      75/857,451                      08/29/2000
2,381,655                      75/857,484                      08/29/2000
2,381,656                      75/857,514                      08/29/2000
2,381,657                      75/857,777                      08/29/2000
2,381,664                      75/869,492                      08/29/2000
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Service by Publication Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24
                            Service by Publication
                Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24

   This notice concerns a pending reciprocal disciplinary proceeding brought
by the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline ("OED Director")
for the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") against David G.
Malveaux, a registered patent practitioner.

   On November 23, 2010, a Request for Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
§ 11.24 ("Notice and Order") and a Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24 ("Complaint") were mailed by first class
certified mail, return receipt requested, to Mr. Malveaux at an address for a
law firm in Palo Alto, California, which was the most current address
provided by Mr. Malveaux to the OED Director pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.11.
On November 23, 2010, the Notice an Order and the Complaint were also mailed
by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, to an address in
Culver City, California, where the OED Director reasonably believed Mr.
Malveaux received mail.

   The mailing to the Palo Alto, California, address was returned to the
USPTO with the explanation, "D. Malveaux is no longer affiliated with [the
law firm]."  The mailing to the Culver City, California, address was returned
with the explanation, "Attempted not known."

   On March 25, 2011, the documents were attempted to be delivered by next
day delivery via United Parcel Service ("UPS") to Mr. Malveaux at an address
in Long Beach, California, where the OED Director reasonably believed Mr.
Malveaux received mail. According to UPS, on March 28, 2011, at 9:46 a.m.,
"[t]he receiver did not want the order and refused this delivery." According
to the UPS, delivery was attempted a second time on March 28, 2011 at 6:52
p.m., but again "[t]he receiver did not want the order and refused this
delivery." Consequently, the March 25, 2011, mailing was returned to the
USPTO.

   Mr. Malveaux is hereby notified through this publication that he may
obtain a copy of the Notice and Order and the Complaint by sending a written
request addressed to: General Counsel, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.

April 5, 2011                                              WILLIAM R. COVEY
                                                            Acting Director
                                        Office of Enrollment and Discipline
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application with
a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without
the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Arshak Khachaturian) 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/NL06/050146 and was filed
on 27 June 2006 in the name of Arshak Khachaturian entitled NAVIGATION DEVICE
AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WARNINGS FOR A SPEED TRAP. The national stage
application is assigned number 12/225,733 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of
21 April 2010.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all the inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Russell Hardy) 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/GB2009/000396 and was filed 13
February 2009 in the names of Russell Hardy and Lain Elder for the invention
entitled WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD. The national stage number is
12/867,467 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 07 March 2011.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of 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,
Dejan Ilic. 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/EP2007/009590
and was filed on 06 November 2007 in the names of Thomas Woehrle, Rainer Hald,
Markus Pompetzki, Markus Kohlberger, Johannes Maier, Calin Wurm, Arno Perner,
Peter Haug and Dejan Ilic for the invention entitled Galvanic Element with
Short Circuit Fuse Protection. The national stage application is assigned
number 12/513,375 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) date of
14 April 2010.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all the inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Stefan Schlup) 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/EP2008/002286 and was filed 20
March 2008 in the names of Richard Turek, Manfred Von Dobschutz, Bianca
Hauslein, Martin Knausenberger, Kathrin Brand, Stefan Schlup and Christian
Stahli for the invention entitled COOKING OVEN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE
SAME. The national stage number is 12/530,587 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date
of 09 September 2009.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication

   Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
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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 (Ibrahim Ibrahim) 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/AU2008/001506 and was filed on 10
October 2008, in the names of Torsten Lehmann, Paul Carter, Christopher Van
Den Honert, Ibrahim Ibrahim and Tony Nygard for the invention entitled ACTIVE
ELECTRODE STATE CONTROL SYSTEM. The national stage application number is
12/682,780 and has a 35 U.S.C. §371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 15
September 2010.


                       37 CFR 1.47 Notice of 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 addresses of the non-signing inventors,
Patrice Charlat and Julien Liotier. The inventors whose signature are 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/FR2009/050043 and was filed on 13 January 2009 in the names of Alain
Mucig, Patrice Charlat and Julien Liotier for the invention entitled
Pressurised Air Pick Device with Variable Control. The national stage
application is assigned number 12/812,845 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1),
(c)(2) and (c)(4) date of 06 October 2010.
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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 the following applications with a
petition under 37 CFR § 1.47 requesting the acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors or, if the inventor is deceased, the
legal representative of the deceased inventor. The petition in each
application has been granted. A notice has been sent to the last known address
of the non-signing inventor or legal representative. The inventors or legal
representatives whose signatures are missing may join in the application by
promptly filing an oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR § 1.63.

                                Non-Signing
                                Inventor(s)
Application                     or Legal
No.             Filing Date     Representative(s)    Title of Invention

29/364,667      Jun. 25, 2010   Woei Chang Lee       Early Streamer Emission
                                                     Terminal

29/372,078      Oct. 13, 2010   Mary Leonard         Women's Panty With
                                                     Pockets

10/633,351      Aug. 1, 2003    Patrick Perdu        Offline Markless Post
                                                     Processing Of Printed
                                                     Media

10/757,564      Jan. 15, 2004   Robert Walther       Method Of Manufacturing
                                                     A Fuel Filler Tube

11/367,774      Mar. 6, 2006    Norio Sugiura        Liquid Crystal Display
                                                     And Method Of
                                                     Manufacturing The Same

11/481,750      July 6, 2006    Shamim A. Alpha      Spelling Correction With
                                                     Liaoalphagrams And
                                                     Inverted Index

11/826,987      Jul. 19, 2007   Dr. Igor Rakov       Selective Androgen
                                                     Receptor Modulators,
                                                     Analogs And Derivatives
                                                     Thereof And Uses Thereof

12/030,408      Feb. 13, 2008   Robert Aish          System, Method And
                                                     Computer Program Product
                                                     For Computer Modeling
                                                     With Generative
                                                     Components

12/034,041      Feb. 20, 2008   Wayne G. Renken      Process Condition
                                                     Measuring Device

12/113,305      May 1, 2008     Pedro Pereira        Dispersed Metal Sulfide-
                                                     Based Catalysts

12/197,113      Aug. 22, 2008   Karthik              Object Tracking Using
                                 Hariharakrishnan    Adaptive Block-Size
                                Dan Schonfeld        Matching Along Object
                                Fathy Yassa          Boundary And Frame-
                                                     Skipping When Object
                                                     Motion Is Low

12/400,772      Mar. 9, 2009    Matthew Bell         Display With Built In
                                                     3D Sensing

12/430,486      Apr. 27, 2009   David R. Smith       Methods And Systems To
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                                                     Activate Downhole
                                                     Tools With Light

12/462,704      Aug. 7, 2009    Fanqiang Yin         Antenna Diversity Based
                                                     On Packet Errors

12/486,029      Jun. 17, 2009   Shankar Somasundaram Emergency Information
                                                     In System Information
                                                     Broadcast

12/489,368      Jun. 22, 2009   David J.P. Baar      Detail-In-Context
                                Stacy Gorkoff        Presentations In
                                Zeenat Jetha         Client/Server Systems
                                Garth Shoemaker

12/523,529      Dec. 29, 2009   Ru Jun Ma            Metallic Zinc-Based
                                                     Current Collector

12/560,913      Sep. 16, 2009   Christian Jansen     Crankshaft Torque
                                                     Modulator

12/566,029      Sep. 24, 2009   Nir Betser           Accommodative
                                                     Intraocular Lens

12/577,591      Oct. 12, 2009   Afshin Jafari        Adjustable Depth
                                                     Electrical Components

12/580,103      Oct. 15, 2009   Basil Thompson       Refuse Container
                                 Martheenal
                                Narayan Raghunathan

12/580,116      Oct. 15, 2009   Basil Thompson       Refuse Container
                                 Martheenal
                                Narayan Raghunathan

12/615,117      Nov. 9, 2009    Changhoi Koo         System And Method For
                                                     Handovers In A
                                                     Multi-Carrier Wireless
                                                     Communications Systems

12/627,487      Nov. 30, 2009   Denis Pierre Chardac External Quick Connect
                                                     Modular Plug For A
                                                     Wiring Device

12/627,985      Nov. 30, 2009   Kurt Hafer           Assays For Mutagenesis
                                                     Detection

12/628,762      Dec. 1, 2009    Jan M. Pinkert Gover Bioprosthetic Valve
                                                     Holder And Handle With
                                                     Cutting Mechanism And
                                                     Method Of Using Same

12/636,356      Dec. 11, 2009   Robert Luff          Methods And Apparatus To
                                                     Monitor Media Exposure
                                                     Using Content-Aware
                                                     Watermarks

12/638,212      Dec. 15, 2009   Tae Kyoung Kim       Methods For Enhancing
                                                     The Release And
                                                     Absorption Of Water
                                                     Insoluble Active Agents

12/649,170      Dec. 29, 2009   Michael Goertz       Apparatus And Method For
                                                     Using Speech Detection
                                                     To Improve Operation Of
                                                     Voice Recognition User
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                                                     Interface

12/651,340      Dec. 31, 2009   Venkatesh Mohana-    Mems Packaging Scheme
                                 krishnaswamy        Using Dielectric Fence

12/692,415      Jan. 22, 2010   Richard G. Cartledge Post-Operative Adjustment
                                                     Tool, Minimally
                                                     Invasive Attachment
                                                     Using Apparatus, And
                                                     Adjustable Tricuspid
                                                     Ring

12/696,938      Jan. 29, 2010   Yang Yang Zhang      Related URLS For Task-
                                                     Oriented Query Results

12/699,707      Feb. 3, 2010    Frederic Leleu       Device For Fastening A
                                                     Dispensing Pump On A
                                                     Bottle Containing A
                                                     Product

12/712,481      Feb. 25, 2010   Joe Linzer           Method Of Making
                                                     Heteropoly Acid
                                                     Compound Catalysts

12/712,787      Feb. 25, 2010   James Richard        Milking Equipment And
                                 John Duke           Method

12/731,852      Mar. 25, 2010   Trent Sorbe          Machine, Program
                                                     Product, And Computer-
                                                     Implemented Methods
                                                     For Confirming A Mobile
                                                     Banking Request

12/749,861      Mar. 30, 2010   John David Tupin     Apparatus And Method
                                                     For Continuous
                                                     Noninvasive Measurement
                                                     Of Respiratory Function
                                                     And Events

12/752,099      Mar. 31, 2010   Thomas Anderson      Automatic Image Tagging

12/752,106      Mar. 31, 2010   Thomas Anderson      Security And
                                                     Monetization Through
                                                     Facial Recognition
                                                     In Social Networking
                                                     Websites

12/792,922      Jun. 3, 2010    Leslie Jonath        Method For Creating
                                                     Coordinated Non-
                                                     Matching Products

12/812,854      Jul. 14, 2010   Raita Iwata          Shrinking Reducing Agent

12/813,035      Jun. 10, 2010   Dr. Gerald G. Cano   Method And Apparatus For
                                Thomas G. Loebig     Capturing Objects Beyond
                                                     A Medical Site In
                                                     Medical Procedures

12/813,632      Jun. 11, 2010   Dr. Gerald G. Cano   Apparatus For Capturing
                                Thomas G. Loebig     Objects Beyond An
                                                     Operative Site Utilizing
                                                     A Capture Device
                                                     Delivered On A Medical
                                                     Guide Wire

12/823,854      Jun. 25, 2010   Woei Chang Lee       Early Streamer Emission
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                                                     Terminal

12/826,994      Jun. 30, 2010   Matthew Lenkett      Facilitating
                                                     Communications

12/830,655      Jul. 6, 2010    Andrew Gilbert       Synchronizing Secondary
                                                     Content To A Multimedia
                                                     Presentation

12/839,957      Jul. 20, 2010   Latha Roy            Method And System For
                                                     Multi-Stage Device
                                                     Filtering In A
                                                     Bluetooth Low Energy
                                                     Device

12/854,136      Aug. 10, 2010   Aaron Davidson       Ballistics Systems And
                                                     Methods

12/861,766      Aug. 23, 2010   Peter Digovich       Methods And Systems For
                                                     Monitoring An Area
                                                     Of Interest Using An
                                                     Aircraft
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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 May 13, 2011 at the
following address: Mail Stop OED United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria VA 22314.

Bednarz, Michael Frank, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Exchange Place, Boston,
MA 02109

Belagodu, Akarsh Parthasarathy, 2171 Weldonberry Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319

Booth, Michael John, 2035 Beverly Street, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320

Brayman, Melissa Jo, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive,
Mail Code 0674, 349B Leichtag, La Jolla, CA 92093-0674

Carrier, Tristan Anthony, 6 Frankwood Drive, Winslow, ME 04901

Cherng, Jing Hong, 388 S. Pastoria Avenue, #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Choi, Hogene Lucretia, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, 379 Lytton
Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Clark, Langley Katherine, 1207 SW 112th Street, Gainesville, FL 32607

Coover, Rebekah Leigh, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Columbia Square, 555 Thirteenth
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Duncan, Delaine Marie, 346 E. 59th Street, Apartment 20, New York, NY 10022

Dunning, Ryan Sebastian, The Law Offices of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.D., P.C.,
215 W. Fallbrook Avenue, Suite 203, Fresno, CA 93711

Estabrook, Melodie Lyne, Genencor, 925 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Fanelli, Laura Ann, 1516 Adams Street, Elmont, NY 11003

Fondriest, James Theodore, 1595 N. High Street, Apartment 411, Columbus,
OH 43201

Fuerch, Michael Aaron, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, 1290 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, NY 10104

Gunnels, Zarema Ermek, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K Street, N.W.,
Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005-1209

Hahn, Michael Ross, 501 Covered Bridge Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Jackson, Brian Joshua, 223 London Towne Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15226

Johnson, Susan Gail, Boston Scientific Corp., 6415 W Shadow Lake Drive, Lino
Lakes, MN 55014

Kapoor, Sidharth, 92 Banyan Boulevard, Holmdel, NJ 07733

Kellogg, Laurie Elizabeth, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, 655 Gallatin Street,
Huntsville, AL 35801

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Kim, Julia Ann, 2400 24th Road South, Apartment 431, Arlington, VA 22206

Lee, Edward Keon, 103 - 1505 Hyundai Apt Complex #1, Bangbae 4 - Dong,
Seocho - Gu, Seoul, 137 937, Korea, Republic Of

Lee, Justin Duckhoon, Law Offices of Doo & Chong, 310 S. Virgil Avenue, #101,
Los Angeles, CA 90020

Lyandres, Jacqueline Ruth, 3 Carey Court, Moraga, CA 94556

Merker, Nicholas Randall, Cars.com, 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60604

Metz, Steven Andrew, Janah & Associates, P.C., 650 Delancey Street, Suite
106, San Francisco, CA 94107

Palma, Ann Christine, McDonnel Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, 300 S Wacker
Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60606

Rahmer, David J., Ericsson Canada Inc., 8400 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal
QC H4P 2N2, Canada

Ray, Chad Justin, 2247 Steller Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Roper, Brandon Kevin, Austin Rapp & Hardman, 170 South Main, Suite 735,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Sherin, Ellen Rosner, DuPont, Experimental Station, E301/302, Wilmington,
DE 19880-0301

Swanson, Lisa Corso, Mars Chocolate North America, 800 High Street,
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Teranishi, Koichi, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationOblon, Spivak,
McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, 1940 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Walton, Audrey Lavita, 796 Oak Street, Apartment #4, Columbus, OH 43205

Wu, Meng, 20916 Greenleaf Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

March 29, 2011                                             WILLIAM R. COVEY
                                 Acting Director of Enrollment & Discipline
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Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
                           Emergency Closing of the
                          Customer Service Window on
                           Wednesday, March 2, 2011

   On March 2, 2011, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) Customer Service Window located in the Randolph
Building in Alexandria, Virginia, was unexpectedly closed due to a power
outage. In light of this emergency situation, the USPTO will consider
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, to be a "Federal holiday within the District of
Columbia" under 35 U.S.C. § 21 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 2.2(d)
2.195 and 2.196. Any action or fee due on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, will be
considered as timely for the purposes of, e.g., 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051(b), 1058,
1059, 1062(b), 1063, 1064, and 1126(d), or 35 U.S.C. §§ 119, 120, 133 and
151, if the action was taken, or the fee paid, on the next succeeding
business day on which the USPTO was open, that is, Thursday, March 3, 2011
(37 C.F.R. §§ 1.7(a) and 2.196).

   37 C.F.R. §§ 1.6(a)(2), 2.195(a)(4) and 2.198 provide that correspondence
deposited in the Express Mail Service of the United States Postal Service
(USPS) in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.10 or 2.198 will be considered filed
on the date of deposit (as shown by the "date-in" on the Express Mail mailing
label) with the USPS. Thus, any paper or fee properly deposited in the
Express Mail Service of the USPS on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in accordance
with 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.10 or 2.198 will be considered filed on its respective
date of deposit in the Express Mail Service of the USPS (as shown by a
"date-in" of March 2, 2011, on the Express Mail mailing label).

   37 C.F.R. §§ 1.6(a)(4) and 2.195(a)(2) provide that patent and trademark-
related correspondence transmitted electronically to the USPTO will be
considered filed in the USPTO on the date the USPTO received the electronic
transmission. Thus, any patent and/or trademark-related correspondence
transmitted electronically to the USPTO on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, will be
considered filed in the USPTO on the date the USPTO received the complete
electronic transmission. Patent correspondence successfully received by the
USPTO through the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) and filed in compliance
with the EFS-Web Legal Framework will receive the date as indicated on the
Acknowledgement Receipt. See the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
§ 502.05 and the USPTO Web site at
www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/New_legal_framework.jsp.

March 30, 2011                                              DAVID J. KAPPOS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                          Patent and Trademark Office
                                 37 CFR Part 1
                         [Docket No.: PTO-P-2010-0092]
                                 RIN 0651-AC52

                           Changes To Implement the
                Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
                Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising
the rules of practice in patent cases to implement a procedure under which
applicants may request prioritized examination at the time of filing of an
application upon payment of appropriate fees and compliance with certain
requirements. In June of 2010, the Office requested comments on a proposal
to provide applicants with greater control over when their utility and plant
applications are examined and to promote greater efficiency in the patent
examination process (3-Track). The Office, in addition to requesting written
comments, conducted a public meeting to collect input from the public. The
vast majority of public comments and input that the Office received were
supportive of the prioritized examination track (Track I) portion of the
3-Track proposal. While the Office is in the process of considering and
revising the other portions of the 3-Track proposal in view of the public
comments and input, the Office wishes to implement the prioritized
examination track (Track I) now to provide the procedure for prioritized
examination to applicants as quickly as possible. In February of 2011, the
Office published a notice of proposed rule making to set forth the proposed
procedure for prioritized examination and to seek public comments on the
proposed procedure. The Office considered the public comments and revised the
proposed procedure in view of the public comments. The Office, in this final
rule, is revising the rules of practice to implement the optional procedure
for prioritized examination. The aggregate goal for processing applications
under prioritized examination is to provide a final disposition within twelve
months of prioritized status being granted. The Office is initially limiting
requests for prioritized examination to a maximum of 10,000 applications
during the remainder of fiscal year 2011.

DATES: Effective Date: The changes set forth in this rule are effective
May 4, 2011. Applicability date: A request for prioritized examination may
be submitted with any original utility or plant application filed on or after
May 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugenia A. Jones, Kathleen Kahler Fonda, or
Michael T. Cygan, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the
Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by telephone at
(571) 272-7727, (571) 272-7754 or (571) 272-7700, or by mail addressed to:
Mail Stop Comments Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of Eugenia A. Jones.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 2010, the Office requested comments from
the public on a proposal to provide applicants with greater control over when
their original utility or plant applications are examined and promote work
sharing between intellectual property offices (3-Track). See Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting, 75 FR 31763
(June 4, 2010), 1355 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 323 (June 29, 2010). Specifically,
the Office proposed to implement procedures under which an applicant would be
able to: (1) Request prioritized examination of an original utility or plant
nonprovisional application (Track I); (2) request a delay in docketing the
application for examination by filing a request for delay in payment of the
search fee, the examination fee, the claims fees and the surcharge (if
appropriate) for a maximum period not to exceed thirty months in an original
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utility or plant application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) (Track III); or
(3) obtain processing under the current examination procedure (Track II) by
not requesting either Track I or Track III processing. The Office, in
addition to requesting written comments, conducted a public meeting to
collect input from the public. The vast majority of public comments and input
that the Office received was supportive of the prioritized examination track
(Track I) portion of the 3-Track proposal. While the Office is in the process
of considering and revising the Track III proposal (a request for a delay
in docketing the application for examination) in view of the public comments
and input, the Office wishes to implement the prioritized examination track
(Track I) now to provide the optional procedure for prioritized examination
to applicants as quickly as possible.

   In February of 2011, the Office published a notice of proposed rule making
to set forth the proposed procedure for prioritized examination and to seek
public comments on the proposed procedure. See Changes to Implement the
Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing
Control Procedures, 76 FR 6369 (Feb. 4, 2011), 1364 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 50
(March 1, 2011). The Office proposed, among other changes, a fee for filing a
request for prioritized examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e) in the amount of
$4,000, in addition to filing fees for the application. Since the majority of
the public comments supported the optional prioritized examination procedure,
the Office is adopting the proposed procedure for prioritized examination
(Track I).

   The Office, in this final rule, is revising the rules of practice to
implement the optional procedure for prioritized examination. The aggregate
goal for processing applications under prioritized examination is to provide
a final disposition within twelve months of prioritized status being granted.
The Office is limiting requests for prioritized examination under 37 CFR
1.102(e) to a maximum of 10,000 applications during fiscal year 2011. The
Office will revisit this limit at the end of fiscal year 2011 to evaluate
what the appropriate maximum should be, if any, for future years.

   The fee for filing a request for prioritized examination under 37 CFR
1.102(e) is set at $4,000.00. The fees due on filing for an application for
which prioritized examination is being sought are the filing fees (including
any applicable excess claims and application size fees), the prioritized
examination fee, processing fee, and publication fee. Therefore, the fee
amount due on filing for a utility application for which prioritized
examination is being sought (not including any applicable excess claims and
application size fees) is $5,520 ($4,892 for a small entity): (1) The $1,090
($462 small entity) in filing fees which include the $330 ($82 small entity
filing by EFS-Web) basic filing fee, the $540 ($270 small entity) search fee,
and the $220 ($110 small entity) examination fee; (2) the $4,000 prioritized
examination fee; (3) the $130 processing fee; and (4) the $300 publication
fee.

   Under the Office's current statutory authority, the Office is not
permitted to reduce the prioritized examination fee for small entity
applicants. The Office indicated in the notice of proposed rule making that
if legislation is passed providing a fifty percent fee reduction for providing
prioritized examination for small entities under 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1) and
providing that the prioritized examination fees be set to recover the
estimated cost of the prioritized examination program, the Office would set
the prioritized examination fee at $4800 ($2400 for small entities), since
27.8 percent of the new serialized utility and plant applications filed in
fiscal year 2010 were by small entities (based upon data from the Office's
Patent Application Locating and Monitoring (PALM) system). See Changes to
Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures, 76 FR at 6370, 1364 Off. Gaz. Pat.
Office at 51. Section 9(i) of the America Invents Act provides that "[t]he
Director shall reduce fees for providing prioritized examination of utility
and plant patent applications by 50 percent for small entities that qualify
for reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of title 35, United States Code, so
long as the fees of the prioritized examination program are set to recover
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the estimated cost of the program," and § 9(j) of the America Invents Act
provides that this change is effective on the date of enactment of S. 23. See
S. 23, 112th Cong. (2011). S. 23 was passed by the United States Senate on
March 8, 2011. Neither S. 23 nor any other legislation, however, has been
enacted that provides fifty percent fee reduction for providing prioritized
examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e) for small entities. If S. 23 is enacted
into law, the fee for providing prioritized examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e)
will be $4,800 ($2,400 for small entities) and these fee amounts will be
applicable to any request for providing prioritized examination filed on or
or after the date of enactment of S. 23. Thus, if S. 23 or similar
legislation that provides a fifty percent fee reduction for prioritized
examination for small entities is enacted into law, the fee amount due on
filing for a utility application for which prioritized examination is being
sought (not including any applicable excess claims and application size fees)
is $6,320 ($3,292 for a small entity): (1) The $1,090 ($462 small entity) in
filing fees which include the $330 ($82 small entity filing by EFS-Web)
filing fee, the $540 ($270 small entity) search fee, and the $220 ($110 small
entity) examination fee; (2) the $4,800 ($2,400 small entity) prioritized
examination fee; (3) the $130 processing fee; and (4) the $300 publication
fee.

   Under prioritized examination, an application will be accorded special
status and placed on the examiner's special docket throughout its entire
course of prosecution before the examiner until a final disposition is
reached in the application. The aggregate goal for handling applications
under prioritized examination is to provide a final disposition within twelve
months of prioritized status being granted. The final disposition for the
twelve-month goal means: (1) Mailing of a notice of allowance, (2) mailing of
a final Office action, (3) filing of a notice of appeal, (4) declaration of
an interference by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI),
(5) filing of a request for continued examination, or (6) abandonment of the
application, within twelve months from the date prioritized status has been
granted. An application under prioritized examination, however, would not be
accorded special status throughout its entire course of appeal or
interference before the BPAI, or after the filing of a request for continued
examination.

   Unlike the accelerated examination program, the time periods set in
Office actions for applications in Track I would be the same as set forth in
section 710.02(b) of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) (8th ed.
2001) (Rev. 8, July 2010). In the event, however, an applicant files a
petition for an extension of time to file a reply, the prioritized
examination of the application will be terminated. In addition, filing a
request for a suspension of action or an amendment to the application which
results in more than four independent claims, more than thirty total claims,
or a multiple dependent claim, prioritized examination will terminate.

   To maximize the benefit of prioritized examination, applicants should
consider one or more of the following: (1) Acquiring a good knowledge of the
state of the prior art to be able to file the application with a clear
specification having a complete set of claims from the broadest to which the
applicant believes he is entitled in view of the state of the prior art to
the narrowest to which the applicant is willing to accept; (2) submitting an
application in condition for examination; (3) filing replies that are
completely responsive to the prior Office action and within the shortened
statutory period for reply set in the Office action; and (4) being prepared
to conduct interviews with the examiner. A description of what it means for
an application to be in condition for examination is provided at MPEP
§ 708.02(a) (subsection VIII.C).

   The requirements for requesting prioritized examination are summarized
below. A patent application may be granted prioritized examination status
under the following conditions:

     (1) The application must be a new original utility or plant
nonprovisional application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) on or after May
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4, 2011, the effective date of this final rule. The procedure for
prioritized examination does not apply to international applications,
design applications, reissue applications, provisional applications,
and reexamination proceedings. Applicants may request prioritized
examination for a continuing application (e.g., a continuation or
divisional application) by filing a request and the required fees
including the $4,000 prioritized examination fee. However, a continuing
application will not automatically be given prioritized examination
status based on the request filed in the parent application. Each
continuing application must on its own meet all requirements for
prioritized examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e).

     (2) The application must be complete under 37 CFR 1.51(b) including
any excess claims fees paid on filing, and the application must be
filed via the Office's electronic filing system (EFS-Web) if it is a
utility application. Thus, the application must be filed with an oath
or declaration under 37 CFR 1.63, the basic filing fee, the search fee,
the examination fee, any excess claims fees, and any application size
fee.

     (3) The application must contain no more than four independent
claims and no more than thirty total claims. The application must not
contain any multiple dependent claims.

     (4) The request for prioritized examination must be filed with the
application in compliance with 37 CFR 1.102(e) accompanied by the
prioritized examination fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(c), the processing
fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(i), and the publication fee set forth in
37 CFR 1.18(d). Applicants are advised to use the certification and
request form PTO/SB/424 which is available on EFS-Web.

     (5) The request for prioritized examination may be accepted if the
requirements under 37 CFR 1.102(e) are satisfied and the limit for the
number of requests for the year has not been reached. The Office is
limiting requests for prioritized examination under 37 CFR 1.102(e) to
a maximum of 10,000 applications during fiscal year 2011. The Office
will revisit this limit at the end of fiscal year 2011 to evaluate what
the appropriate maximum should be, if any.

Discussion of Specific Rules

   Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, is proposed to
be amended as follows:

   Section 1.17: The Office is implementing a procedure for prioritized
examination (Track I) upon applicant's request and payment of a fee at the
time of filing of the application, without meeting the requirements of the
accelerated examination program (e.g., examination support document). See
§ 1.102(e). Section 1.17(c) is amended to set the fee for filing a request
for prioritized examination under § 1.102(e) at $4,000.00. Section 1.17(i)
is amended to add a reference for requesting prioritized examination of an
application under § 1.102(e).

   Section 1.102: Section 1.102 is revised to provide for the Track I
procedure in which applicant has the option to request prioritized
examination on the date the application is filed. Particularly, § 1.102(a)
is revised by adding a reference to paragraph (e) so that applications may
be advanced out of turn for examination or for further action upon filing a
request under § 1.102(e). Section 1.102(e) is added to set forth the
requirements for filing a request for prioritized examination, which provides
that a request for prioritized examination will not be granted unless:
(1) The application is an original utility or plant nonprovisional
application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that is complete as defined by
§ 1.51(b), with any fees due under § 1.16 (the filing fee, search fee,
examination fee, any applicable excess claims fee, and any applicable
application size fee) paid on filing; (2) the application is filed via the
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Office's electronic filing system (EFS-Web) if it is a utility application;
(3) the request for prioritized examination, including the prioritized
examination fee set forth in § 1.17(c), the processing fee set forth in
§ 1.17(i), and the publication fee set forth in § 1.18(d) are present upon
filing; and (4) the application contains or is amended to contain no more
than four independent claims, no more than thirty total claims, and no
multiple dependent claims. Because plant applications may not be filed via
EFS-Web, the Office will accept a request for prioritized examination in
paper when it accompanies the filing of a plant application.

   As discussed previously, a request for prioritized examination may be
accepted if the requirements under § 1.102(e) are satisfied and the limit for
the number of requests has not been reached. The Office is limiting requests
for prioritized examination under § 1.102(e) to a maximum of 10,000
applications during the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The Office will
revisit this limit at the end of fiscal year 2011 to evaluate what the
appropriate maximum should be, if any.

   Response to Comments: In February of 2011, the Office published a notice
of proposed rule making to set forth the proposed procedure for prioritized
examination and to invite the public to submit written  comments on the
proposed procedure by March 7, 2011. See Changes to Implement the Prioritized
Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control
Procedures, 76 FR 6369 (Feb. 4, 2011), 1364 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 50 (March
1, 2011) (notice of proposed rule making). The Office received twelve written
comments from intellectual property organizations, industry, academic and
research institutions, individual patent practitioners and the general
public. The Office has considered all of the public comments that were
received by March 7, 2011. The comments germane to the changes set forth in
this notice for prioritized examination and the Office's responses to those
comments are provided below.

   Comment 1: A few comments indicated that the Track I proposal has merit,
but should be implemented and maintained only if the Office is permitted to
retain all the fee income generated by applicants seeking Track 1 status.
One comment believed it is premature for the Office to be implementing a
rule making that depends on increased spending authority, given the uncertain
status of the Office's budget. The comment was concerned that all fees
collected by the Office are still not made available to the agency in the
current fiscal year and Congress has not authorized a budget that would
permit the Office to retain any fees collected under the prioritized
examination program. One comment was concerned about the ability of the
Office to offer prioritized examination under the Track I program without
delaying examination of non-prioritized applications, particularly since the
Office will not have any additional resources to conduct prioritized
examination of Track I applications at least until it is able to hire and
train additional examiners, which it may not be able to do under current
budget and hiring restrictions.
   Response: Track I prioritized examination is being implemented as a
result of a discussion between the Office and its stakeholders, which has
included requests for written comments and a public meeting. The vast
majority of public input is supportive of prioritized examination, which is
designed to provide important benefits to the Office and its stakeholders,
including greater control to applicants as to when their utility and plant
applications are examined, and greater efficiency in the patent examination
process. In view of this widespread support, the Office wishes to implement
the procedure so as to provide the procedure to applicants as quickly as
possible. The President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for the Office
includes the revenue that is expected to be generated by the prioritized
examination program. The Office appreciates that implementation of the Track
I program could have an effect on the examination of non-prioritized
applications during fiscal year 2011 due to the current budget situation and
its impact on the Office's ability to hire new examiners, but any effect
should not extend into future fiscal years.

   Comment 2: One comment stated that the separate processing fee of $130
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under § 1.17(i) should be eliminated if already covered by the $4,000 fee set
by proposed § 1.17(c). If the processing fee is not covered, then for the
sake of clarity there should be one fee of $4,130 set by proposed § 1.17(c),
and the § 1.17(i) fee should be eliminated.
   Response: The processing fee is for processing the request for prioritized
examination, which is separate and apart from the prioritized examination
cost. The Office is tracking the fees separately and thus treating them as
two different fees.

   Comment 3: One comment stated that the publication fee under § 1.18(d)
should not be required from an applicant as an up-front fee because the
application might never publish or issue as a patent.
   Response: The publication fee under § 1.18(d) is being required as a
condition of the Track I program. If an applicant can make the certification
required by 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i) and § 1.213(a), the applicant may
request nonpublication under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i) in an application in
which a request for prioritized examination is also being filed. However, the
publication fee is still required to be paid on filing of the application.
Applicant may file a nonpublication request upon filing of the application
and the nonpublication request may be rescinded at any time. Submission of
the publication fee set forth in § 1.18(d) at the time of filing will save
time and reduce costs for the Office. If the application is not published as
a patent application publication and the application issues as a patent, the
applicant may request a refund of the publication fee in accordance with MPEP
§ 1126.

   Comment 4: One comment requested clarification regarding whether the
publication fee under § 1.18(d) and the processing fee under § 1.17(i) were
required to be paid on filing to participate in the Track I program, or
whether the fees are only required if they are applicable. The comment
requested clarification regarding the nature of the processing fee and
questioned whether the processing fee was required only if early publication
was requested.
   Response: Both the publication fee under § 1.18(d) and the processing fee
under § 1.17(i) are required to be paid at the time of filing by any
applicant requesting prioritized examination under § 1.102(e). The processing
fee is for processing the request for prioritized examination. It is not a
fee for requesting early publication.

   Comment 5: A few comments indicated that the fee for prioritized
examination is too high. One comment stated that the fee should not exceed
patent application fees and thus should be less than one thousand dollars.
If the fee does significantly exceed patent application fees, then a greater
benefit should be given such as a three-month time period from the request
until the final examination result. One comment stated that the Office has
not explained whether it would cost $4,000 more to examine a prioritized
application than a regular application, or whether the fee is for the purpose
of supporting more examiners to examine all applications.
   Response: As stated in the notice of proposed rule making, the prioritized
examination fee is set based on the estimated average cost to the Office of
performing the service, per 35 U.S.C. 41(d)(2). A prioritized examination fee
that is less than one thousand dollars would not recover the full cost of the
necessary resources to increase the work output of the Office without
delaying non-prioritized applications. Based on the Office's experience with
other accelerated examination programs, the Office would not be able to
provide a final examination result within the suggested three-month time
period.

   Comment 6: Some comments appreciated the statutory limitation on applying
fee discounts for small entities, and the fact that such fees are used to
hire new examiners, but hoped that such discounts can be implemented in order
to make the use of Track I examination more achievable for academic, small
business, and other small entity applicants. One comment urged the Office to
continue seeking authority to apply small and micro entity fees to the
prioritized examination procedure.
   Response: The Office appreciates the benefits of the fee reductions
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currently available to small entities under 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1), and will
continue to seek additional fee setting authority that will permit extension
of fee reduction to the prioritized examination fee. As noted in the notice
of proposed rule making, the Office has determined an alternate fee structure,
should fee reduction be extended to the Track I fee. Upon extension of fee
reduction to Track I prioritized examination, the Office would set the
prioritized examination fee at $2,400 for small entities, and $4,800 for
other entities, in accordance with cost recovery based upon fiscal year 2010
data indicating that 27.8 percent of new serialized utility and plant
applications were by small entities.

   Comment 7: A few comments indicated that the Track I proposal has merit,
but should be implemented and maintained only so long as the program does not
adversely impact other patent applicants. One comment was concerned that
prioritized examination would promote even further delays in the examination
of requests for continued examination since requests for continued
examination are currently placed on the examiner's "Special New" application
docket, but not eligible for prioritized examination.
   Response: The fee for prioritized examination has been calculated to
ensure recovery of the full cost of the resources necessary to handle Track I
applications without the need to divert resources from non-prioritized
applications. As discussed previously, the Office appreciates that
implementation of the Track I program could have an effect on the examination
of non-prioritized applications during fiscal year 2011 due to the current
budget situation and its impact on the Office's ability to hire new examiners,
but any effect should not extend into future fiscal years. The prioritized
examination program will not further delay the examination of requests for
continued examination. Examiners will still be responsible for acting on
requests for continued examination in the same time frame.

   Comment 8: The Office received three comments regarding restriction
requirements in Track I applications. The first comment suggested that
examiners should be instructed to make restriction requirements by phone
whenever possible and to invite a discussion of the restriction requirement
at the time it is made with a view to reaching a consensus with the applicant.
The second comment stated that Track I participants should be permitted to
traverse restriction requirements. The third comment stated that petitions
from restriction requirements in Track I cases should be handled
expeditiously such that if the petition ecision results in withdrawal of the
restriction requirement, the examiner is still able to reach final disposition
of the case within the twelve-month target.
   Response: Telephone restriction practice is encouraged whenever possible,
in accordance with MPEP § 812.01. An applicant who disagrees with a
requirement for restriction may traverse in accordance with § 1.143. An
applicant's decision to opt-in to prioritized examination has no bearing on
restriction practice. Although traversal of a restriction requirement will not
terminate the prioritized examination, the benefit to the applicant of a
quick examination will be enhanced if such traversals can be avoided.
Petitions from requirements for restriction are governed by § 1.144. To
ensure prompt consideration of any such petition, applicant should promptly
file the petition as soon as the restriction requirement has been made final.

   Comment 9: One comment stated that the Office should provide Track I
applicants with a notice as to whether or not Track I status has been granted
and the reasons for any denial of Track I status.
   Response: The Office will notify a Track I applicant of the grant or
dismissal of the request for prioritized examination of the application. If
the request is denied, the Office will state the reason.

   Comment 10: One comment suggested that the language "an original or
continuing utility * * * nonprovisional application" should be used in the
proposed § 1.102(e) rather than "an original utility * * * nonprovisional
application" in order to indicate that continuing applications (continuations,
divisionals, and continuations-in-part) with appropriate filing dates are
eligible for Track I. Another comment requested clarification regarding
whether continuing applications would qualify for prioritized examination and
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suggested a revision to proposed § 1.102(e) to exclude continuation or
divisional applications since it appeared the intent was to limit the rule to
first filed utility and plant applications.
   Response: The term "original" as used in the patent statute and rules means
any application that is not a reissue application. Original applications
include first filings as well as continuing applications. See MPEP
§ 201.04(a). Thus, the suggested revision to add a reference to "continuing"
applications would introduce a redundancy into the language of the rule.
Likewise, the suggested revision to exclude continuation and divisional
applications is not being adopted since the rule is applicable to continuing
applications.

   Comment 11: One comment stated that a request for prioritized examination
should be permitted when an international application enters the national
stage under 35 U.S.C. 371.
   Response: Because it is necessary to limit requests for prioritized
examination at least during the first year, applications entering the national
stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 are not eligible. The Office may reconsider this
decision in future years. An applicant who has filed an international
application may choose to participate in prioritized examination by filing a
by-pass continuation under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) rather than entering the national
stage under 35 U.S.C. 371.

   Comment 12: One comment stated that a request for prioritized examination
status should be permitted when a request for continued examination is filed
under § 1.114, regardless of whether a request for prioritized examination
was previously granted in the application. One comment stated that, in an
application already granted Track I status, upon filing a request for
continued examination the applicant should be given the opportunity to
continue the Track I status by the payment of an additional fee.
   Response: A request for continued examination is not a new application. In
accordance with § 1.114, an applicant cannot request continued examination of
an application until prosecution is closed. Furthermore, an application in
which a request for continued examination has been filed is placed on an
examiner's "Special New" docket. See Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests
for Continued Examination, 1348 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 254 (November 10, 2009).
The application on this docket having the oldest effective filing date must
be taken up for action within two bi-weeks. Thus, when a proper request for
continued examination is filed, the application has already undergone
examination, and will continue to be treated in an expedited manner relative
to new non-continuing applications, but not under the provisions for
prioritized examination.

   Comment 13: One comment indicated that unexamined applications with the
greatest pendency should be given preferential access to the Track I program.
   Response: The Office has undertaken an initiative to address the issue of
unexamined applications that have been pending for a long time. Current
examination resources are being reallocated within and across Technology
Centers to start examination of the oldest unexamined applications, with no
requirement of additional fees by the applicant. Prioritized examination is
a separate initiative for newly filed applications in which applicants may
pay an additional fee, which is used by the Office to expand its examination
resources. Prioritized examination must be requested upon filing. If an
application is pending, the applicant may file a continuing application and
request prioritized examination for the new application. This approach ensures
equitable treatment for all applicants who seek to participate in the Track I
program in view of the limit of 10,000 applications during fiscal year 2011.

   Comment 14: A few comments stated that a request for prioritized
examination should not be limited to when a patent application is filed. Some
comments stated that this would result in applicants filing continuation
applications to take advantage of Track I, which will increase the workload
of the Office and the applicants. A few comments supported permitting
applicants to request prioritized examination with respect to all pending,
unexamined applications. One comment suggested requiring a reasonably higher
fee for requesting prioritized examination after the patent application has
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been filed. Another comment supported permitting a request for prioritized
examination to be filed at any time.
   Response: In recognition of the necessity of adding additional resources
so that non-prioritized examination will not be delayed and that prioritized
examination will occur within one year, the Office is implementing prioritized
examination in a prudent and measured manner. The Office will reevaluate the
limitations on prioritized examination based on the results of its initial
implementation and after it gains experience with the Track I program. While
applicants may file continuing applications at their discretion, any Track I
continuation application filed may moot or reduce the issues remaining in the
originally filed application. This may result in abandonment of the originally
filed application; alternatively, its examination will be aided by the
substantial examination performed on the Track I continuing application.

   Comment 15: One comment stated that a request for prioritized examination
should be permitted for reissue applications to apply the data-driven
performance monitoring of Track I to reissue applications.
   Response: Reissue applications are already treated as special applications.
See MPEP § 1442. If the Office were to make prioritized examination available
to reissue applications, it would not have any impact on when the examiner is
expected to take the application up for action. The Office recognizes that
there is a need to better track and monitor the various types of special
applications, including reissue applications, and is working on improvements
to its tracking and monitoring system as part of its Patents End-to-End
Information Technology (IT) project.

   Comment 16: One comment suggested that applicants should be permitted to
pay the appropriate fees or otherwise make the application complete after
filing of the application. The comment noted that applicants are familiar
with and rely on missing parts practice to complete applications before they
are placed in the examination queue and there appears to be no compelling
reason to deviate from this practice for prioritized examination.
   Response: Applicants requesting prioritized examination are required to
file applications that are complete. If applicants requesting prioritized
examination were allowed to file applications that were not complete, it
would delay examination of the application, which is directly counter to
providing a final disposition of the application in the shortest time
possible. In addition, as the Office is initially limiting requests for
prioritized examination, the Office considers it appropriate to give priority
to applicants whose applications are complete on filing over applicants whose
applications require the delays caused by the missing parts practice.

   Comment 17: One comment questioned whether the Office will set an annual
limit on the number of Track I applications a given applicant can file. One
comment questioned whether the Office will set an annual limit on the number
of Track I applications per Technology Center.
   Response: The Office is not setting an annual limit on the number of
requests for prioritized examination that a given applicant can file. The
Office is also not setting an annual limit on the number of applications that
can be granted Track I prioritized examination per Technology Center. The
Office will monitor the Track I program closely. If it is determined that an
annual limit is needed per applicant and/or per Technology Center, the Office
may make such adjustments to the program in the future.

   Comment 18: A few comments indicated that statistics should be published
on the number of requests received as well as the aggregate time to final
disposition at the greatest level of granularity practical (e.g., the Group
Art Unit level or the Technology Center level). One comment stated that the
Office should closely monitor which technological areas are using Track I and
minimize any imbalances in the backlog of different technology areas.
   A few comments indicated that, for each statistic reported, the data should
indicate the numbers of small entity and non-small entity applicants. Such
information could potentially be used to advocate for reduced fees for small
entities.
   One comment stated that in order to ensure that non-prioritized
applications and overall examination quality are not being impacted, detailed
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metrics must be provided to the public, including metrics on
pendency, quality, and hiring measured against the Office's current stated
goals. The comment suggested that the Office could include the composition
of examiners (by GS-level) examining applications in each track to further
protect against any track bias.
   Response: The Office is committed to providing meaningful statistical
reports on the Track I program with as much specificity as is practical.
The Office will closely monitor the program and make any needed adjustments.
The Office favors reduced fees for small entities and, wherever possible,
will develop statistical reports to identify the numbers of small entity and
non-small entity applicants to support any such legislation.
   The ability of the Office to meet its goals for prioritized examination
will be posted on the Office's Internet Web site on a quarterly basis at the
work group level. Applications examined under Track I will be subject to the
same quality metrics applied to applications undergoing non-prioritized
examination. Data relating to prioritized examination will be made public to
the extent practicable; e.g., to the extent that such data is not linked to
any specific application and to the extent that the pertinent sample size for
a subgroup of data provides a statistically valid basis for reporting such
data for that subgroup.

   Comment 19: One comment stated that a final action on an application for
which prioritized examination has been requested should be made within a
couple of months instead of twelve months.
   Response: The Office is setting an aggregate goal of twelve months to final
disposition based on its perceived ability to meet the goal. Based on the
Office's experience with other accelerated examination programs, the Office
would not be able to meet an aggregate goal for handling applications under
prioritized examination of two or three months to final disposition.

   Comment 20: One comment suggested that the filing of an appeal brief,
rather than the filing of a notice of appeal, should trigger the termination
of prioritized examination because sometimes a notice of appeal is filed to
maintain pendency of an application while the examiner considers an after-
final response.
   Response: The final disposition for the twelve-month goal includes the
mailing of a final Office action. In the situation where an applicant files a
notice of appeal after a second non-final Office action, the final disposition
will include the filing of the notice of appeal. Thus, once a final Office
action has been mailed or a notice of appeal has been filed, whichever is
earlier, the examination of the application would no longer be prioritized
under § 1.102(e). Therefore, there is no need to make the filing of an appeal
brief the final disposition for purposes of the twelve-month goal, rather than
the filing of a notice of appeal, to accommodate the situation where an
applicant files a notice of appeal to maintain pendency of the application
while the examiner considers an after-final reply.

   Comment 21: One comment requested a relaxation of the limits on the
number of claims so that the prioritized examination program would be
accessible to more users, although no suggestion was made as to what the
claim limit should be.
   Response: In recognition of the necessity of adding additional resources
so that non-prioritized examination will not be delayed and that the twelve-
month aggregate goal for prioritized examination can be achieved, the Office
is implementing prioritized examination in a prudent and measured manner. The
Office will revisit the limitations on prioritized examination based on the
results of its initial implementation.

   Comment 22: One comment stated that the limit on claims would result in an
applicant being unable to amend the claims to place them in independent form
after a final rejection where dependent claims were found allowable.
According to the comment, applicants would either have to file an appeal or
do without the full protection to which they are entitled. The comment stated
that there should not be a limit on how many claims may be placed in
independent form during prosecution. Another comment suggested permitting
addition of claims once allowable subject matter has been identified,
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provided that the added claims do not require further search or examination.
   Response: Track I is designed to provide prioritized examination of the
application; as such, it is directed towards substantive examination of claims
for which no final disposition has been reached. Accordingly, prioritized
examination accords a special status to the application until a final
disposition is reached in the application. As discussed previously, a final
disposition for the twelve-month goal means: (1) Mailing of a notice of
allowance, (2) mailing of a final Office action, (3) filing of a notice of
appeal, (4) declaration of an interference by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences (BPAI), (5) filing of a request for continued examination, or
(6) abandonment of the application. The submission of an amendment resulting
in there being more than four independent claims or more than thirty total
claims is not prohibited, but simply terminates the prioritized examination.
Thus, upon mailing of a final rejection (at which point prioritized
examination is terminated), applicants may amend the claims to place them in
independent form where dependent claims were found allowable, or add new
claims, subject only to the limitations applicable to any application under
final rejection. See § 1.116. Similarly, upon mailing of a notice of
allowance, applicants may submit amendments to the claims, again subject only
to the limitations applicable to any application that has been allowed. See
§ 1.312

   Comment 23: One comment noted that the limit on the number of claims is
apparently subject to a preliminary amendment and requested a clarification
regarding whether such amendments must be made at the time of filing.
   Response: An application in which applicant is requesting prioritized
examination under § 1.102(e) must have no more than four independent claims
and thirty total claims, and must not have any multiple dependent claims,
when the application is filed. Otherwise, the request for prioritized
examination under § 1.102(e) will not be granted. While it is possible to
file a preliminary amendment on filing of an application to reduce the number
of claims to no more than four independent claims and thirty total claims,
and to eliminate any multiple dependent claims, the Office strongly encourages
applicants to file applications without any preliminary amendments. Applicants
should file their applications with the desired claims, rather than submitting
a preliminary amendment on filing. This will reduce the amount of processing
done by the Office, thus reducing Office costs, and will help ensure patent
application publications and patents are printed correctly. See Revised
Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application, 1300 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 69 (November 8, 2005). If an amendment
is filed in an application that has been granted a prioritized examination
that results in more than four independent claims or thirty total claims, or
a multiple dependent claim, then prioritized examination will be terminated.

   Comment 24: One comment stated that an applicant's request for an
extension of time should not result in termination of prioritized examination,
particularly where the extension of time leads to early issuance of a patent.
Another comment stated that an applicant paying for better service from the
Office should not be given less time to respond to Office actions than anyone
else.
   Response: The Office is being flexible by not prohibiting an applicant from
filing a request for extension of time in an application that has been granted
prioritized examination under § 1.102(e). However, filing an extension of time
would significantly impact the Office's ability to meet the twelve-month
aggregate goal to final disposition for handling applications under Track I.
Therefore, prioritized examination will be terminated if an applicant does
file a request for an extension of time in a Track I application.

Rule Making Considerations

   A. Regulatory Flexibility Act: For the reasons set forth herein, the
Deputy General Counsel for General Law of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office has certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration that changes set forth in this notice will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
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   This notice sets forth changes to implement an optional prioritized
examination process. The primary impact of the change on the public is that
applicants will have the option to request prioritized examination by paying
appropriate fees, filing a complete application via the Office's electronic
filing system (EFS-Web) with any filing and excess claims fees due paid on
filing, and limiting their applications to four independent claims and
thirty total claims. No applicant is required to employ this optional
prioritized examination process to obtain examination of his
or her application under the current procedures for examination of an
application for a patent, or to obtain a patent provided that the application
meets the current conditions for the applicants to be entitled to a patent.
In addition, the availability of this prioritized examination process will
not have any significant negative impact on any applicant who elects not to
request the prioritized examination process. Therefore, the changes set forth
in this notice will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.

   B. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review): This rule making
has been determined to be significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866
(Sept. 30, 1993).

   C. Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review):
The Office has complied with Executive Order 13563. Specifically, the Office
has: (1) Used the best available techniques to quantify costs and benefits,
and has considered values such as equity, fairness and distributive impacts;
(2) provided the public with a meaningful opportunity to participate in the
regulatory process, including soliciting the views of those likely affected
prior to issuing a notice of proposed rule making, and provided online access
to the rule making docket; (3) attempted to promote coordination,
simplification and harmonization across government agencies and identified
goals designed to promote innovation; (4) considered approaches that reduce
burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public; and
(5) ensured the objectivity of scientific and technological information and
processes, to the extent applicable.

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

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

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

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

   H. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children): This rule making does
not concern an environmental risk to health or safety that may dispro-
portionately affect children under Executive Order 13045 (Apr. 21, 1997).

   I. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property): This rule making
will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking
implications under Executive Order 12630 (Mar. 15, 1988).

   J. Congressional Review Act: Under the Congressional Review Act provisions
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of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C.
801 et seq.), prior to issuing any final rule, the United States Patent and
Trademark Office will submit a report containing the final rule and other
required information to the United States Senate, the United States House of
Representatives and the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability
Office. The changes in this notice are not expected to result in an annual
necessary resources to increase the work output of the Office without
delaying non-prioritized effect on the economy of 100 million dollars
or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or significant adverse
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or the ability of United States-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export
markets. Therefore, this notice is not expected to result in a "major rule"
as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

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

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

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

   N. Paperwork Reduction Act: This rule making is proposed to implement an
optional prioritized examination process. The primary impact of the change on
the public is that applicants will have the option to request prioritized
examination by paying appropriate fees, filing a complete application via the
Office's electronic filing system (EFS-Web) with any filing and excess claims
fees due paid on filing, and limiting their applications to four independent
claims and thirty total claims.

   An applicant who wishes to participate in the program must submit a
certification and request to participate in the prioritized examination
program, preferably by using Form PTO/SB/424. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has determined that, under 5 CFR 1320.3(h), Form PTO/SB/424 does
not collect "information" within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. Therefore, this rule making does not impose additional collection
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act which are subject to further
review by OMB.

   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid
OMB control number.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1

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

   For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR part 1 is amended
as follows:
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PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES

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

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

.   2. Section 1.17 is amended by adding paragraph (c) and revising paragraph
(i) to read as follows:

§ 1.17  Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

* * * * *

   (c) For filing a request for prioritized examination under
§ 1.102(e) .... $4,000.00.

* * * * *

   (i) Processing fee for taking action under one of the following sections
which refers to this paragraph: $130.00.

   § 1.28(c)(3) - for processing a non-itemized fee deficiency based on an
error in small entity status.

   § 1.41 - for supplying the name or names of the inventor or inventors
after the filing date without an oath or declaration as prescribed by § 1.63,
except in provisional applications.

   § 1.48 - for correcting inventorship, except in provisional applications.

   § 1.52(d) - for processing a nonprovisional application filed with a
 specification in a language other than English.

   § 1.53(b)(3) - to convert a provisional application filed under § 1.53(c)
into a nonprovisional application under § 1.53(b).

   § 1.55 - for entry of late priority papers.

   § 1.71(g)(2) - for processing a belated amendment under § 1.71(g).

   § 1.99(e) - for processing a belated submission under § 1.99.

   § 1.102(e) - for requesting prioritized examination of an application.

   § 1.103(b) - for requesting limited suspension of action, continued
prosecution application for a design patent (§ 1.53(d)).

   § 1.103(c) - for requesting limited suspension of action, request for
continued examination (§ 1.114).

   § 1.103(d) - for requesting deferred examination of an application.

   § 1.217 - for processing a redacted copy of a paper submitted in the file
of an application in which a redacted copy was submitted for the patent
application publication.

   § 1.221 - for requesting voluntary publication or republication of an
application.

   § 1.291(c)(5) - for processing a second or subsequent protest by the same
real party in interest.

   § 1.497(d) - for filing an oath or declaration pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
371(c)(4) naming an inventive entity different from the inventive entity
set forth in the international stage.
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   § 3.81 - for a patent to issue to assignee, assignment submitted after
payment of the issue fee.

* * * * *

.   3. Section 1.102 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and adding
paragraph (e) to read as follows:

§ 1.102  Advancement of examination.

   (a) Applications will not be advanced out of turn for examination
or for further action except as provided by this part, or upon order of
the Director to expedite the business of the Office, or upon filing of
a request under paragraph (b) or (e) of this section or upon filing a
petition or request under paragraph (c) or (d) of this section with a
showing which, in the opinion of the Director, will justify so advancing it.

* * * * *

   (e) A request for prioritized examination under this paragraph may
be filed only with an original utility or plant nonprovisional application
under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that is complete as defined by § 1.51(b), with any
fees due under § 1.16 paid on filing. If the application is a utility
application, it must be filed via the Office's electronic filing system
(EFS-Web). A request for prioritized examination under this paragraph must be
present upon filing and must be accompanied by the prioritized examination
fee set forth in § 1.17(c), the processing fee set forth in § 1.17(i), and
the publication fee set forth in § 1.18(d). Prioritized examination under
this paragraph will not be accorded to a design application or reissue
application, and will not be accorded to any application that contains or is
amended to contain more than four independent claims, more than thirty total
claims, or any multiple dependent claim.

March 23, 2011                                              DAVID J. KAPPOS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Errata
                                    Errata

   "All reference to Patent No.7,913,528 to Paul R. Peot, et al of Mequon, WI
for LOCKER LOCK appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,913,780 to Jimmy W. Eason, et al of The
Woodlands, TX for ABRASIVE WEAR-RESISTANT HARDFACING MATERIALS, DRILL BITS
AND DRILLING TOOLS ABRASIVE WEAR-RESISTANT HARDFACING MATERIALS appearing in
the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,913,843 to Kenneth R. Babcock, et al
of Bellflower, CA for ADAPTER FOR WIRE DISPENSING CARTON appearing in the
Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,141 to David A. Johnson, et al of Del
Mar, CA for CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT
appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since
no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,142 to David A. Johnson, et al of Del
Mar, CA for CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT
appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since
no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,605 to Peter Franzen, et al of
Huddinge, Sweden for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF PARTICLES FROM
A FLOW OF GAS appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,873 to Kazushige Ohno, et al of Gifu,
Japan for HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY appearing in the Official Gazette of
March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,978 to Penelope Catherine Costello,
et al of London, Canada for THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL MATRICES FOR
ONCOLOGICAL TESTING, AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE appearing in
the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,914,980 to Ranjani V. Parthasarathy, et al
of Woodbury, MN for METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION AND KITS USING A
MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICE AND CONCENTRATION STEP appearing in the Official Gazette
of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,023 to Karsten Matthias Kragh, et al
of Viby J, Denmark for POLYPEPTIDE appearing in the Official Gazette of March
29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,182 to Chen-An Chen, et al of Milpitas,
CA for APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND POSITIONING A COLD SUBSTRATE ON
A HOT SURFACE appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,289 to Mitchell A. Delong, et al of
Raleigh, NC for 6-MINO-ISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS appearing in the Official
Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,296 to Louise Edwards, et al of
Toronto, Canada for ADDITIONAL HETEROPOLYCYLIC COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS
METABOTROPIC GLUTAMINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS appearing in the Official Gazette
of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

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   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,311 to Charles N. Serhan, et al of
Needham, MA for NOVEL APPROACH TO ANTI-MICROBIAL HOST DEFENSE WITH MOLECULAR
SHIELDS WITH LIPOXIN COMPOUNDS appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29,
2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,314 to William E. Bay, et al of
Ridgefield, CT for DISODIUM SALTS, MONOHYDRATES, AND ETHANOL SOLVATES FOR
DELIVERING ACTIVE AGENTS appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,662 to Ronald Kakoschke, et al of
Munich, Germany for INTEGRATED MEMORY DEVICE HAVING COLUMNS HAVING MULTIPLE
BIT LINES appearing in the Official Gazette of Macrh 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,677 to Tsung-Yi Huang, et al of
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan for LATERAL POWER MOSFET WITH HIGH BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE AND LOW
ON-RESISTANCE appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,796 to Hiroyuki Kameda, et al of
Aichi-Gun, Japan for SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING GROUND
ELECTRODE WITH THICK, THIN AND STEPPED PORTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING
THE SPARK PLUG appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,834 to Hubertus Notohamiprodjo, et al
of Union City, CA CONTROL OF DELIVERY OF CURRENT THROUGH ONE OR MORE
DISCHARGE LAMPS appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,857 to Afshin Partovi, et al of
Sunnyvale, CA for POWER SOURCE, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND INDUCTIVE RECEIVER FOR
MOBILE DEVICES appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,915,983 to Leopold Mader, et al of
Moedling, Austria for RELAY WITH A CONTACT ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF CONTACT
SPRINGS appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,100 to Shunpei Yamazaki, et al of
Tokyo, Japan for LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,154 to En-Hui Yang, et al of Waterloo,
Canada for METHOD, SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PRODUCTION FOR COLOR IMAGE ENCODING
appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since
no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,226 to Chang-Hun Lee, et al of
Yongin-Si Korea, Republic Of for THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND
MANUFACTURING METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,227 to Chang-Hun Lee, et al of
Suwon-City Korea, Republic Of for THIN FILM TRASISTOR ARRAY PANEL FOR LIQUID
CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME appearing in the
Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,356 to Nobuhiko Suzuki of Nagoya-Shi,
Japan for IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of
March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,428 to Kazue Kudo, et al of Kanagawa,
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Japan for MAGNETIC SHIELD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND THIN FILM
MAGNETIC HEAD EMPLOYING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of
March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,709 to Neil C. Robertson, et al of
Lilburn, GA for FULL DUPLEX WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR LOCAL COAXIAL
NETWORK appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,805 to Tetsuya Yano, et al of Yokosuka,
Japan for TRANSMITTING APPARATUS WITH BIT ARRANGEMENT METHOD appearing in the
Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,916,851 to Robert A. Chingon, et al of
Honolulu, Hawaii for METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREEMPTIVE REJECTION OF CALLS
appearing in the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since
no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,917,095 to Christian Block, et al of Stanz,
Austria for ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MODULE, CIRCUIT MODULE ARRANGEMENT AND USE OF
SAID CIRCUIT MODULE AND OF SAID CIRCUIT MODULE ARRANGEMENT appearing in
The Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,917,184 to Gregory A. Dunko of Cary, NC for
CLOSED MODE USER INTERFACE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES appearing in
the Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,917,445 to Patrick R. Felsted, et al of
Cedar Hills, Utah for PERFORMING A BUSINESS TRANSACTION WITHOUT DISLCOSING
SENSITIVE IDENTITY INFORMATION RELYING PARTY appearing in the Official
Gazette of March 29, 2011 shoud be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,917,920 to Dean F. Jerding, et al of
Roswell, GA for SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE SERVICES appearing in the
Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 7,917,923 to Suresh P. Babu of Cupertino, CA
for METADATA MAPPING TO SUPPORT TARGETED ADVERTISING appearing in the
Official Gazette of March 29, 2011 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
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Certificates of Correction
                          Certificates of Correction
                               for April 5, 2011

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6,738,529             7,699,973             7,830,357             7,876,152
6,757,370             7,700,585             7,831,304             7,876,437
6,777,196             7,700,738             7,831,635             7,877,017
6,794,757             7,702,874             7,831,750             7,877,574
6,826,005             7,702,882             7,832,941             7,877,612
6,917,248             7,702,974             7,833,005             7,877,616
6,943,267             7,703,739             7,833,935             7,878,128
7,046,088             7,709,098             7,834,097             7,878,270
7,058,204             7,709,463             7,834,103             7,878,311
7,082,212             7,709,991             7,834,294             7,878,323
7,091,209             7,711,709             7,834,724             7,878,393
7,164,708             7,711,946             7,835,121             7,878,657
7,184,064             7,711,955             7,835,677             7,878,792
7,188,091             7,716,126             7,836,026             7,878,896
7,188,774             7,717,388             7,836,302             7,878,901
7,199,432             7,718,793             7,836,757             7,879,027
7,210,199             7,718,858             7,836,985             7,879,040
7,228,601             7,720,397             7,837,033             7,879,167
7,231,098             7,724,749             7,837,319             7,879,269
7,257,878             7,725,033             7,837,694             7,879,275
7,265,832             7,727,110             7,837,842             7,879,314
7,274,074             7,728,026             7,838,216             7,879,319
7,274,264             7,728,117             7,838,235             7,879,538
7,282,490             7,728,753             7,838,249             7,879,551
7,289,250             7,731,615             7,838,348             7,879,659
7,292,600             7,731,773             7,839,611             7,879,894
7,303,937             7,733,906             7,840,018             7,879,986
7,315,814             7,736,868             7,840,042             7,880,188
7,340,529             7,739,138             7,840,340             7,880,232
7,342,137             7,739,580             7,840,341             7,880,969
7,348,950             7,741,189             7,840,833             7,881,051
7,350,155             7,742,020             7,843,026             7,881,091
7,352,213             7,743,582             7,843,342             7,881,113
7,355,806             7,745,197             7,843,786             7,881,607
7,356,789             7,745,412             7,845,560             7,881,703
7,357,988             7,747,915             7,846,723             7,881,802
7,360,701             7,748,037             7,846,838             7,881,990
7,363,360             7,751,336             7,846,984             7,882,505
7,404,086             7,751,829             7,849,406             7,884,055
7,405,861             7,752,020             7,849,488             7,884,115
7,411,957             7,752,576             7,850,439             7,884,187
7,412,294             7,752,817             7,850,647             7,884,204
7,412,557             7,753,582             7,851,586             7,884,261
7,415,023             7,754,678             7,852,216             7,885,278
7,419,879             7,755,051             7,853,853             7,885,642
7,420,569             7,755,058             7,854,092             7,886,744
7,431,941             7,755,415             7,854,420             7,886,762
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7,442,924             7,756,678             7,854,709             7,886,979
7,450,527             7,756,715             7,856,690             7,887,311
7,460,492             7,759,501             7,856,762             7,887,399
7,470,137             7,759,761             7,857,521             7,887,499
7,472,021             7,760,884             7,857,675             7,887,546
7,474,003             7,762,642             7,858,382             7,887,567
7,481,239             7,763,212             7,859,540             7,887,628
7,484,319             7,765,924             7,860,215             7,887,693
7,493,676             7,768,248             7,860,921             7,888,018
7,505,688             7,770,474             7,861,226             7,888,036
7,511,139             7,770,761             7,861,971             7,888,301
7,512,454             7,771,087             7,863,001             7,888,494
7,521,516             7,771,724             7,863,114             7,888,496
7,523,384             7,772,838             7,863,311             7,888,967
7,528,148             7,774,376             7,863,315             7,889,528
7,531,242             7,776,042             7,863,323             7,889,779
7,538,074             7,776,068             7,863,516             7,889,942
7,540,421             7,776,244             7,863,831             7,890,152
7,548,979             7,776,413             7,864,160             7,890,499
7,554,134             7,777,293             7,864,295             7,890,638
7,563,468             7,777,357             7,864,429             7,890,757
7,564,567             7,777,680             7,864,530             7,891,487
7,566,346             7,777,945             7,864,711             7,891,654
7,567,027             7,778,501             7,865,223             7,891,741
7,567,508             7,778,746             7,865,517             7,891,834
7,578,968             7,779,218             7,865,525             7,891,926
7,581,698             7,781,155             7,865,634             7,892,325
7,588,332             7,782,541             7,865,841             7,892,396
7,590,274             7,783,730             7,866,217             7,892,462
7,596,125             7,784,533             7,866,387             7,892,661
7,598,223             7,784,725             7,866,407             7,892,861
7,599,985             7,784,793             7,866,966             7,893,155
7,600,739             7,785,726             7,867,059             7,893,267
7,601,844             7,785,896             7,867,251             7,893,285
7,605,128             7,786,553             7,867,360             7,893,346
7,607,817             7,787,187             7,867,518             7,893,863
7,610,997             7,787,366             7,867,578             7,893,937
7,611,040             7,788,244             7,867,730             7,895,739
7,612,275             7,788,779             7,867,733             7,895,779
7,613,226             7,790,707             7,867,749             7,895,966
7,614,127             7,790,900             7,867,900             7,898,244
7,620,474             7,791,278             7,867,914             7,902,045
7,621,634             7,792,643             7,868,028             7,904,313
7,624,515             7,792,728             7,868,079             D.519,533
7,625,650             7,792,747             7,868,630             D.581,799
7,625,955             7,793,720             7,869,180             D.588,358
7,627,774             7,794,992             7,869,332             D.593,450
7,629,376             7,795,877             7,869,549             D.604,339
7,629,890             7,797,439             7,869,746             D.605,497
7,636,238             7,797,468             7,869,810             D.614,688
7,636,552             7,797,847             7,869,898             D.619,317
7,637,046             7,798,231             7,869,978             D.619,624
7,640,333             7,805,448             7,870,005             D.621,143
7,642,234             7,807,328             7,870,025             D.624,641
7,645,582             7,807,687             7,870,051             D.625,595
7,645,997             7,808,225             7,870,319             D.625,596
7,653,012             7,810,678             7,870,445             D.627,408
7,655,153             7,811,432             7,870,740             D.627,473
7,655,647             7,812,010             7,871,003             D.628,266
7,655,862             7,815,112             7,871,035             D.628,635
7,656,777             7,815,677             7,871,655             D.631,175
7,656,990             7,815,880             7,871,768             D.631,296
7,657,265             7,816,247             7,871,807             D.631,490
7,659,718             7,816,590             7,871,848             D.631,703
7,662,377             7,817,181             7,871,992             PP.21,426
7,664,263             7,819,182             7,871,994             RE.41,060
7,664,934             7,820,085             7,872,446             RE.41,623
7,670,148             7,822,104             7,872,582             RE.41,964
7,674,292             7,822,222             7,872,709             RE.41,980
7,674,478             7,822,275             7,872,794             RE.42,044
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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
March 21 – March 25, 2011
 

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
3-21 EX 77777642 Lifestyle Solutions, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "SEBU"
[furniture for house]
"SEABU" [furniture, furniture for house, office and garden; furniture moldings; lawn and outdoor furniture; seating; tables] No
3-21 EX 77758207 Brother Max Limited 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "SCOOP" [high chairs for babies and infants; cushions for these] "SCOOP" (and design) [two registrations] [bed and bath products, namely, blankets, bed sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers, shams, bath linen, washcloths and towels] [furniture and bed pillows] No
3-21 EX 77634450 PRL USA Holdings, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Reversed   "RALPH LAUREN STIRRUP COLLECTION" [horological and chronometric instruments and parts thereof] "STIRRUP" [jewelry] No
3-21 OPP 91187976 A Corp. dba Rooter Man v. Pete Wood Plumbing and Heating Co. 2(d); 43(a) (Dilution) Opposition Sustained on 2(d) claim "ROOTERMAN TO THE RESCUE" (and design) "ROOTERMAN" (and design), both for [cleaning and repairing septic systems and clearing clogged pipes and drains] "ROOTER, MD" [plumbing services]   No
3-21 EX 76693192 Nicholas DiBartolo 2(d) Refusal Reversed   "TOESY’S" [shoe having a clear plastic toe for displaying polish-decorated toes when in use and excluding socks] "TOEZY" (and design) [snow boots] No
3-21 OPP 91153874 Diageo Brands B.V. v. Compania Licorera de Centroamerica, S.A. 2(d); 43(a) (Dilution) Opposition Sustained on 2(d) claim "BLACK LABEL" [Scotch whisky] "FLOR DE CANA BLACK LABEL" (stylized) [rum]   No
3-21 EX 77342688 California Green Clean Development Company, LLC 2(e)(2) Refusal Affirmed   "CALIFORNIA GREEN CLEAN" [janitorial services; maid services]   No
3-22 CANC 92049973 ABBYY Software Ltd. v. Ectaco Inc. 2(d); Fraud Petition to Cancel Granted on 2(d) claim "LINGVO" [dictionaries and translation software, language learning software, electronic voice interpreters, electronic handheld dictionaries] "LINGVOSOFT" [translation software, language learning software, electronic voice interpreter, electronic handheld dictionaries]   No
3-22 EX 79019115 KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "KTM POWERWEAR" [protective motorcycle gloves, shoes, knee and elbow pads; protective helmets; anti-glare motorcycle goggles; sunglasses] [t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, blousons, jackets, pullovers, shirts, parkas, trousers, overalls, gloves, underwear and socks, motorcycle gloves, pants, coats, and overalls] "POWERWEAR" (and design) [sport pants and clothing, namely, compression pants, shirts and shorts] No
3-23 EX 79055467 Zakrytoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo "Zavod Ema" 2(e)(1), 6 Refusal Affirmed in Absence of Disclaimer   "EMALED" (and design) [lamps, standard lamps, ceiling lights]   No
3-23 EX 77497377 Vahe Imasdounian and Norma Imasdounian 2(e)(1); 1 & 45 specimen refusal Both Refusals Affirmed   "ECOHIDES" [leather]   No
3-23 EX 77683384 Connor Sport Court International, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Reversed   "REDECK" [non-metal floor tiles] "RE-DECK-ORATE" [vinyl sheet membrane, namely, vinyl floor coverings sold in the form of rolls] No
3-23 EX 77109077 Lattice Incorporated 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "LATTICE INCORPORATED" [consulting services in the fields of selection, implementation and use of computer software systems for others; design, development and implementation of computer software for others] "LATTICE ENGINES" (and design) [computer software consultation] No
3-23 EX 77709074 SimpleGrid Technology, Inc. 2(e)(1) Refusal Reversed   "SIMPLEGRID" [computer hardware and software consulting services; integration of computer systems and networks; computer services, namely, remote monitoring and disaster recovery services]   No
3-23 EX 77770603 Liquid Health Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "LIQUID HEALTH" [nutritional supplements] "LIQUA HEALTH" [vitamins and mineral supplements] No
3-23 EX 77817141 Merchan 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "LATINO USA TODAY" (and design) [advertising and publicity services, namely, promoting the goods, services, brand identity and commercial information and news of third parties through print, audio, video, digital and on-line medium] "USA TODAY" (ten registrations in standard character and design forms) [providing news, current events and general interest information via the Internet] [magazines containing viewpoints and analysis on topics of general interest to the upscale reader, by subscription only] [daily newspapers containing news of general interest] No
3-24 EX 77686637 Kysela Pere et Fils, Ltd. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "HB" [wine] "HB" (and design) (two registrations) [beer] Yes
3-24 OPP 91178358 91179048 Magno-Humphries, Inc. v. Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. 2(d) Opposition Sustained "OPTIMUM" [vitamins, vitamin supplements and dietary supplements] "OPTIMUM ENZYMES" "OPTIMUM C-1000MG" both for [nutritional supplements]   No
3-24 CANC 92047201 Luxco, Inc. v.Tovaritch & Spirits International SARL 2(d) Petition to Cancel Granted "TVARSCKI" [vodka and gin] and "TV" [vodka] "TOVARITCH" [vodka]   No
3-24 EX 77737574 Mudflap Girl LLC 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "MUDFLAP GIRL" [Beachwear; Briefs; Camp shirts; Caps; Footwear; Headwear; Hooded sweat shirts; Jeans; Knit shirts; Long-sleeved shirts; Pique shirts; Polo shirts; Scarves; Shorts; Skirts and dresses; Sports shirts; Sweat shirts; T-shirts; Tee shirts; shirts] "MUDFLAP BOY" [shirts, sport shirts, T-shirts, tank tops, sweat shirts, sweaters, blouses, jackets, coats, wind resistant jackets, hats, caps, jeans, chino-style pants, shorts, gloves, underwear, and footwear] No
3-24 EX 77565198 Carlos Emilio Valencia-Suarez 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "COCOA JEANS" (and design) [belts; blouses; capris; jackets; jeans; panties; pants; shirts; shorts; skirts; socks; stockings; sweat shirts; t-shirts] "LA COCOA" [a wide variety of clothing and clothing accessories, including clothing, namely, coats, pants, jeans, jackets, blousons, business shirts, knit shirts, pullovers, blouses, sports shirts, sport jerseys, polo shirts, t-shirts, jogging suits, shorts, boxer shorts, scarves, belts, underwear, socks, stockings and tights] No
3-25 EX 77767276 SMS Holdings Corporation 23(c) Refusal Affirmed   "SERVICEWEAR APPAREL" [bottoms; jackets; tops; underwear; uniforms]   No
3-25 EX 77660112 Carolina Precision Fibers, Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "MULCH & GROW PREMIUM CELLULOSE MULCH" [mulch, namely, a hydro-mulch manufactured from newsprint and used in industrial hydroseeding applications] "SHAWNEE MULCH ‘N GROW" (stylized) [soil conditioner with plant food] No
3-25 EX 77821763 Parke-Bell Ltd., Inc. 2(d) Refusal Affirmed   "J WARREN" [works of art, namely sculptures] [home décor and furniture, namely, bedroom furniture, tables, chairs and home furnishings] "J. WARREN" [photographs] No

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



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

              MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

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

   Most correspondence may be submitted electronically. See the USPTO's
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Mail Stop Issue Fee     All communications following the receipt of a
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                        including petitions to revive and petitions to
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                        fees.

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Mail Stop Post          In patented files: requests for changes of
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                        address should be addressed to Mail Stop M
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Mail Stop RCE           Requests for continued examination under
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Mail Stop               Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction
 Reconstruction         of lost patent files.

Mail Stop Ex Parte      Original requests for Ex Parte Reexamination
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                        than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
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Mail Stop Inter         Original requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
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                        correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
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Mail Stop Reissue       All new and continuing reissue application filings.

Mail Stop Sequence      Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
                        applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
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Information for addressing trademark-related correspondence may also be found
on the USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/mail.jsp.


            MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS

   Please address trademark-related correspondence to be delivered by the
United States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as follows:

        Commissioner for Trademarks
        P.O. Box 1451
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   Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

        Mail Stop _____
        Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
        P.O. Box 1450
        Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Mail Stop
Designations            Explanation

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

Mail Stop 6             Mail for the Office of Procurement.

Mail Stop 8             All papers for the Office of the Solicitor.

Mail Stop 11            Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).

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

Mail Stop 16            Mail related to refund requests, other than
                        requests for refund of a patent application
                        publication fee. Such requests should be directed
                        to Mail Stop PGPub.

Mail Stop 17            Invoices directed to the Office of Finance.

Mail Stop 24            Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program,
                        including complaints about Invention Promoters.

Mail Stop 171           Vacancy Announcement Applications.

Mail Stop Assignment    All assignment documents, security interests,
 Recordation Services   and other documents to be recorded in the
                        Assignment records. Note that documents with
                        cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or
                        submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov)
                        are processed much more quickly than those
                        submitted by mail.

Mail Stop Document      All requests for certified or uncertified
 Services               copies of patent or trademark documents.

Mail Stop EEO           Mail for the Office of Civil Rights.

Mail Stop External      Mail for the Office of External Affairs.
 Affairs

Mail Stop Interference  Communications relating to interferences and
                        applications and patents involved in interference.

Mail Stop M             Mail to designate or change a fee
 Correspondence         address, or other correspondence related to
                        maintenance fees, except payments of
                        maintenance fees in patents. See below for
                        the address for maintenance fee payments.

Mail Stop OED           Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.


                           Maintenance Fee Payments

   Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov, or by
facsimile, payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through
the United States Postal Service.

   Mailing address if paying with a check or money order:

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

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

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

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

                        Deposit Account Replenishments

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

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

        Or

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

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

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

   Information abount deposit account replenishments may also be found on
the USPTO's web site at
http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/Deposit_Account_
Replenishments.jsp
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Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries
             Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
     Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries

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

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

State                   Name of Library                  Telephone Contact

Alabama                 Auburn University Libraries         (334) 844-1737
                        Birmingham Public Library           (205) 226-3620
Alaska                  Fairbanks: Keith B. Mather Library,
                        Geophysical Institute,
                        University of Alaska, Fairbanks     (907) 474-2636
Arkansas                Little Rock: Arkansas State
                        Library                             (501) 682-2053
California              Los Angeles Public Library          (213) 228-7220
                        Riverside: University of
                        California, Riverside, Orbach
                        Science Library                     (951) 827-3316
                        Sacramento: California State
                        Library                             (916) 654-0069
                        San Diego Public Library            (619) 236-5813
                        San Francisco Public Library        (415) 557-4500
                        Sunnyvale Public Library            (408) 730-7300
Colorado                Denver Public Library               (720) 865-1711
Connecticut             Fairfield: Ryan-Matura Library
                        Sacred Heart University             (203) 371-7726
Delaware                Newark: University of Delaware
                        Library                             (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia       Washington: Howard University
                        Libraries                           (202) 806-7252
Florida                 Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
                        Main Library                        (954) 357-7444
                        Miami-Dade Public Library           (305) 375-2665
                        Orlando: University of Central
                        Florida Libraries                   (407) 823-2562
Georgia                 Atlanta: Library and Information
                        Center, Georgia Institute of
                        Technology                          (404) 385-7185
Hawaii                  Honolulu: Hawaii State Library      (808) 586-3477
Illinois                Chicago Public Library              (312) 747-4450
Indiana                 Indianapolis-Marion County Public
                        Library                             (317) 269-1741
                        West Lafayette Siegesmund
                        Engineering Library,
                        Purdue University                   (765) 494-2872
Iowa                    Davenport: Davenport Public Library (563) 326-7832
Kansas                  Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
                        State University                  1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky                Louisville Free Public Library      (502) 574-1611
Louisiana               Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
                        Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine                   Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
                        University of Maine                 (207) 581-1678
Maryland                Baltimore: University of Baltimore
                        Law Library                         (410) 837-4554
                        College Park: Engineering and
                        Physical Sciences Library,
                        University of Maryland              (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts           Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
                        University of Massachusetts         (413) 545-2765
                        Boston Public Library               (617) 536-5400
                                                                 Ext. 4256
Michigan                Ann Arbor: Art, Architecture &
                        Engineering Library,
                        University of Michigan              (734) 647-5735
                        Big Rapids: Ferris Library for
                        Information, Technology &
                        Education, Ferris State
                        University                          (231) 592-3602
                        Detroit: Public Library             (313) 481-1391
Minnesota               Hennepin County Library
                        Minneapolis Central Library         (952) 847-8000
Mississippi             Jackson: Mississippi Library
                        Commission                          (601) 961-4111
Missouri                Kansas City: Linda Hall Library     (816) 363-4600
                                                                  Ext. 724
                        St. Louis Public Library            (314) 352-2900
Montana                 Butte: Montana Tech Library of
                        the University of Montana           (406) 496-4281
Nebraska                Lincoln: Engineering Library,
                        University of Nebraska-Lincoln      (402) 472-3411
Nevada                  Las Vegas--Clark County Library
                        District                            (702) 507-3421
                        Reno: University of Nevada, Reno,
                        Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center      (775) 784-6500
                                                                  Ext. 257
New Jersey              Newark Public Library               (973) 733-7779
                        Piscataway: Library of Science and
                        Medicine, Rutgers University        (732) 445-2895
New Mexico              Albuquerque: University of
                        New Mexico General Library          (505) 277-4412
New York                Albany: New York State Library      (518) 474-5355
                        Buffalo and Erie County Public
                        Library                             (716) 858-7101
                        Rochester Public Library            (716) 428-8110
                        New York: New York Public Library,
                        Science Industry & Business Library (212) 592-7000
                        Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
                        State University of New York at
                        Stony Brook                         (631) 632-7148
North Carolina          Charlotte: J. Murrey Atkins
                        Library,                            (704) 687-2241
                        University of North Carolina at
                        Charlotte                           (919) 515-2935
North Dakota            Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
                        University of North Dakota          (701) 777-4888
Ohio                    Akron - Summit County Public        (330) 643-9075
                        Library
                        Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
                        Public Library of                   (513) 369-6932
                        Cleveland Public Library            (216) 623-2870
                        Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
                        Library, Wright State University    (937) 775-3521
                        Toledo/Lucas County Public Library  (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma                Stillwater: Oklahoma State
                        University Edmon Low Library        (405) 744-6546
Oregon                  Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
                        Lewis & Clark College               (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania            Philadelphia, The Free Library of   (215) 686-5394
                        Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of     (412) 622-3138
                        University Park: PAMS Library,
                        Pennsylvania State University       (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico             Bayamon: Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 993-0000
                                                                 Ext. 3222
                        Mayaquez General Library,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 832-4040
                                                                 Ext. 2023
                        Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
                        University of Puerto Rico           (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island            Providence Public Library           (401) 455-8027
South Carolina          Clemson University Libraries        (864) 656-3024
South Dakota            Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
                        South Dakota School of Mines and
                        Technology                          (605) 394-1275
Tennessee               Nashville: Stevenson Science and
                        Engineering Library, Vanderbilt
                        University                          (615) 322-2717
Texas                   Austin: McKinney Engineering
                        Library, University of Texas at
                        Austin                              (512) 495-4511
                        College Station: West Campus
                        Library, Texas A & M University     (979) 845-2111
                        Dallas Public Library               (214) 670-1468
                        Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
                        University                          (713) 348-5483
                        Lubbock: Texas Tech University      (806) 742-2282
                        San Antonio Public Library          (210) 207-2500
Utah                    Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
                        University of Utah                  (801) 581-8394
Vermont                 Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
                        University of Vermont               (802) 656-2542
Washington              Seattle: Engineering Library,
                        University of Washington            (206) 543-0740
West Virginia           Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
                        West Virginia University            (304) 293-4695
Wisconsin               Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
                        University of Wisconsin Madison     (608) 262-6845
                        Milwaukee Public Library            (414) 286-3051
Wyoming                 Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library     (307) 777-7281
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Patent Technology Centers
PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
AVERAGE FILING DATE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVING A FIRST OFFICE ACTION IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS1
Technology
Center
GAU Avg Filing Date
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  1610 01/01/2009
  1620 07/08/2009
  1630 07/11/2009
  1640 09/07/2009
  1650 05/18/2009
  1660 03/06/2010
  TOTAL 06/17/2009
     
1700 CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS
  1710 11/28/2008
  1720 11/25/2008
  1730 08/05/2009
  1740 06/17/2009
  1750 10/01/2008
  1760 09/07/2009
  1770 04/23/2009
  1780 01/04/2009
  1790 05/15/2009
  TOTAL 04/08/2009
     
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE
  2110 01/13/2009
  2120 11/22/2008
  2150 01/25/2009
  2160 02/06/2009
  2170 05/12/2008
  2180 02/12/2009
  2190 08/18/2007
  TOTAL 10/08/2008
     
2400 NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY
  2420 09/19/2008
  2430 05/18/2008
  2440 07/20/2009
  2450 06/05/2009
  2460 10/23/2008
  2470 12/23/2008
  2480 07/11/2008
  2490 05/12/2008
  TOTAL 11/19/2008
     
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
  2610 08/17/2008
  2620 07/27/2008
  TOTAL 08/08/2008
     
2800   SEMICONDUCTORS/MEMORY, CIRCUITS/MEASURING AND TESTING, OPTICS/PHOTOCOPYING
  2810 10/23/2009
  2820 07/14/2009
  2830 08/02/2009
  2840 10/14/2009
  2850 03/12/2009
  2860 07/24/2009
  2870 07/08/2009
  2880 05/30/2009
  2890 08/26/2009
  TOTAL 07/14/2009
     
     
2900    
  2910 07/05/2010
  TOTAL 07/05/2010
     
     
3600     TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LICENSE AND REVIEW
  3610 08/02/2009
  3620 10/08/2008
  3630 05/15/2009
  3640 07/08/2009
  3650 01/19/2009
  3660 01/01/2009
  3670 08/11/2009
  3680 10/29/2008
  3690 03/27/2009
  TOTAL 03/21/2009
     
3700   MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
  3710 12/17/2008
  3720 02/15/2009
  3730 12/26/2008
  3740 09/01/2008
  3750 12/26/2008
  3760 03/27/2009
  3770 10/11/2008
  3780 10/14/2008
  TOTAL 12/17/2008
     
  1 Report last updated on 02-28-11.
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