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PATENT
`
`ATTORN.
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`.)QCKETNO.: 3125-4002USI
`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK c>FFICE
`
`McNally eta!.
`
`Group Art Unit:
`
`2173
`
`Serial No.
`
`09/400,413
`
`Examiner
`
`Cao Nguyen
`
`Filed
`
`For
`
`September 21, 1999
`
`INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYNCHRO OUS
`COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MENU GENJ · ... ·'-A TION
`ECt:/Vt:o
`,JUL 2 6 2007
`Tech not
`ogy Cent&r 2700
`
`AMENDMENT
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20231 •
`BoxAF
`
`Sir:
`
`In response to the Final Rejection dated May 22, 2001, please amend the above-
`
`identified application as follows:
`
`IN THE CLAIMS
`
`Please cancel rejected claims 1-19, 31-39, 44-54, 56 and 57 without prejudice.
`
`REMARKS
`
`By the present amendment, rejected claims 1-19, 31-39, 44-54, 56 and 57 have
`
`been cancelled. These claims will be pursued in a continuation application.
`
`In light ofthis amendment, Applicants respectfully request that this application be
`
`passed to issue.
`
`636879 vi
`
`-1-
`
`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1018
`
`

`
`PATENT
`
`ATTORJI.
`
`DOCKET NO.: 3125-4002USI
`
`AUTHORIZATION
`
`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees which may
`
`be required for this amendment, or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. I 3-4500,
`
`Order No. 3125-4002USI. A DUPLICATE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED.
`
`In the event that an extension of time is required in addition to that requested in a
`•
`petition for an extension of time, the Commissioner is requested to grant a petition for that
`
`extension of time which is required to make this response timely and is hereby authorized to
`
`charge any fee for such an extension of time or credit any overpayment for an extension of time
`
`to Deposit Account No. 13-4500, Order No. 3!25-4002USI. A DUPLICATE OF THIS
`
`DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED.
`
`Date: July 19, 2001
`
`Mailing Address:
`MORGAN & FINNEGAN, L.L.P.
`345 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10154-0053
`TELEPHONE: 212;758-4800
`TELECOPIER: 212-751-6849
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.
`
`Registration No. 36,231
`
`636879 vi
`
`-2-
`
`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1018
`
`

`
`PATENT
`
`-
`:)
`/f r~
`i '
`.JOCKET NO.: 3125-4002USI ~ ~~
`
`;' J .. ·'/ "i· .. "'<
`.....
`, ...
`
`ATTORNI:.
`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`/-,)'/-() (
`r5./(;/ta.(
`
`McNally et al.
`
`Group Art Unit:
`
`2173
`
`Serial No.
`
`09/400,413
`
`Examiner
`
`Cao Nguyen
`
`Filed
`
`For
`
`September 21, 1999
`
`INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONOUS
`COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MENU GEl\! ~RATION
`
`AMENDMENT
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20231
`BoxAF
`
`Sir:
`
`In response to the Final Rejection dated May 22, 2001, please amend the above-
`
`identified application as follows:
`
`__. JN-TlfUiAIMS
`~;~ancel rejected claims 1-19, 31-39,44-54, 56 and 57 without prejudice.
`
`,(-
`
`REMARKS
`
`By the present amendment, rejected claims 1-19, 31-39, 44-54, 56 and 57 have
`
`been cancelled. These claims will be pursued in a continuation application.
`
`In light of this amendment, Applicants respectfully request that this application be
`
`passed to issue.
`
`636879 vi
`
`-1-
`
`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1018
`
`

`
`PATENT
`
`ATTORNb. DOCKET NO.: 3125-4002US1
`
`AUTHORIZATION
`
`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees which may
`
`be required for this amendment, or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. 13-4500,
`
`Order No. 3125-4002US1. A DUPLICATE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED.
`
`In the event that an extension of time is required in addition to that requested in a
`
`petition for an extension of time, the Commissioner is requested to gram a petition for that
`
`extension of time which is required to make this response time! y and is hereby authorized to
`
`charge any fee for such an extension of time or credit any overpayment for an extension of time
`
`to Deposit Account No. 13-4500, Order No. 3125-4002USI. A DUPLICATE OF THIS
`
`DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED.
`
`Date: July 19,2001
`
`Mailing Address:
`MORGAN & FINNEGAN, L.L.P.
`345 Park A venue
`New York, NY 10154-0053
`TELEPHONE: 212-758-4800
`TELECOPIER: 212-751-6849
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.
`
`Registration No. 36,231
`
`636879 vl
`
`-2-
`
`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1018
`
`

`
`PATENT
`
`DPcket No. 3125-4002US I
`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFK;E
`
`Applicant(s)
`
`McNally et al.
`
`Serial No.
`
`09/400,413
`
`Group Art Unit: 21 ·
`
`Filed
`
`For
`
`September 21, 1999
`
`Examiner: Cao Ngt yen
`
`INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONOUS
`COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MENU GENERATION
`
`RECEIVED
`JUL 2 6 2001
`Technology c
`enter2too
`
`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING 137 C F, 1\. J .BnJ
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20231
`
`Sir:
`
`I hereby certify that the attached:
`
`1.
`2.
`
`Amendment; and
`Return Receipt Postcard
`
`along with any paper(s) referred to as being attached or enclosed and this Certificate of Mailing are being deposited
`
`with the United States Postal Service on date shown below with sufficient postage as first-class mail in an envelope
`
`addressed to the: Commissioner for Patents, Washington, D.C., 20231.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`MORGAN & FINNEGAN, L.L.P.
`
`Dated: July 19, 2001
`
`Angus Gill
`
`CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:
`MORGAN & FINNEGAN LLP
`345 Park Avenue
`New York, New York 10154
`(212) 758-4800
`(212) 751-6849 Facsimile
`
`FORM: CERT .. NY
`Rev. 05/27/98
`
`636880 vi
`
`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1018

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