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`AO 120 (Rev 08110)
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`TO:
`
`Mail Stop 8
`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`REPORT ON THE
`FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN
`ACTION REGARDING A PATENT OR
`TRADEMARK
`
`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
`for the District of Delaware
`on the following
`filed in the U.S. District Court
`1llf Patents.
`D Trademarks or
`( D the patent action involves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
`
`DOCKET NO.
`
`DATE FILED
`
`PLAINTIFF
`
`JOHN D'AGOSTINO,
`
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`for the District of Delaware
`
`DEFENDANT
`
`Mastercard Inc.; Mastercard International Inc., (d/b/a
`Mastercard Worldwide); Orbiscom Ltd.; Orbiscom Inc.;
`Citigroup Inc.; Discover Financial Services; Xerxes Eng.
`
`PATENT OR
`TRADEMARK NO.
`
`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
`
`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`l 8,036,988
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`2 7,840,486
`
`10/11/2011
`
`John D'Agostino
`
`11/23/2010
`
`John D'Agostino
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`3
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`4
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`5
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`In the above--entitled case, the following patent(s)/ trademark(s) have been included:
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`DATE INCLUDED
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`PATENT OR
`TRADEMARK NO.
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`INCLUDED BY
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`D Amendment
`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
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`D Answer
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`D Cross Bill
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`D Other Pleading
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`I
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`2
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`3
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`4
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`5
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`I DEC I SIONI JUDGEMENT
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`In the above--entitled case, the following decision has been rendered or judgement issued:
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`rBY) DEPUTY CLERK
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`Copy 1-lJ pon initiation of action, mail this copy to Director Copy 3-llpon tet·mination of action, mail this copy to Director
`Copy 2-llpon filing document adding patent(s), mail this copy to Director Copy 4--Case file copy
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`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 1
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`
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
`
`PATENT NO.
`APPLICATION NO.
`DATED
`INVENTOR(S)
`
`: 7,840,486 B2
`: 11/252009
`:November 23, 2010
`: John D' Agostino
`
`Page 1 of 1
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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
`
`Column 9, line 7, claim l.t)
`
`replace "purchase with defined"
`with -- purchase within defined --
`
`Signed and Sealed this
`Twelfth Day of February, 2013
`
`Teresa Stanek Rea
`Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`
`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 2
`
`
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`(Also Form PT0-1050)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
`
`PATENT NO.
`
`7,840,486
`
`APPLICATION NO.: 11/252,009
`
`ISSUE DATE
`
`November 23, 2010
`
`INVENTOR(S)
`
`John D'Agostino
`
`Page _1_ of _1_
`
`It is certified that an error appears or errors appear in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent
`is hereby corrected as shown below:
`
`Column 9, line 7, claim 1.f)
`
`replace "purchase with defined"
`with -- purchase within defined --
`
`MAILING ADDRESS OF SENDER (Please do not use customer number below):
`Maxey Law Offices
`15500 Roosevelt, Blvd., Suite 305
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`
`
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`PTO/SB/44 (09-07)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`(Also Form PT0-1050)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
`
`PATENT NO.
`
`7,840,486
`
`APPLICATION NO.: 11/252,009
`
`ISSUE DATE
`
`November 23, 2010
`
`INVENTOR(S)
`
`John D'Agostino
`
`Page _1_ of _1_
`
`It is certified that an error appears or errors appear in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent
`is hereby corrected as shown below:
`
`Column 9, line 7, claim 1.f)
`
`replace "purchase with defined"
`with -- purchase within defined --
`
`MAILING ADDRESS OF SENDER (Please do not use customer number below):
`Maxey Law Offices
`15500 Roosevelt, Blvd., Suite 305
`Clearwater, FL 33760
`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.322, 1.323, and 1.324. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED
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`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 6
`
`
`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`In re Application of:
`Jolrn D' Agostino
`
`Patent Number: 7,840,486
`
`Serial Number: 11/252,009
`
`Issue Date: November 23, 2010
`
`Filed: October 17, 2005
`
`Docket Number: 253.001
`
`For: SYSTEM AND METIIOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
`
`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING OR TRANSMISSION UNDER 37 CFR 1.8:
`I hereby certifY that this correspondence is being electronically transmitted using EFS-Web, or Deposited
`with the United States Postal Service on the date shown below with sufficient postage as first class mail in
`an envelope addressed to:
`, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
`22313-1450, or Transmitted by facsimile on the date shown below to the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office at (571) 273-8300.
`
`December 29, 2012
`Date
`
`/Stephen Lewellyn/
`Stephen Lewellyn
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`Office of Patent Publication
`ATTN: Certificate of Correction Branch
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
`
`Dear Commissioner,
`
`A Certificate of Correction under U.S.C. § 255 is respectfully requested for the above-identified
`
`patent in order to correct Applicant's mistake. The changes in the patent needed to correct the Applicant
`
`errors are as follows:
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`Column, Line
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`Reads
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`Should Read
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`Column 9, line 7
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`purchase with defined
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`purchase within defined
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`The above errors for which correction is requested under 35 U.S.C. § 255 were made as a result of
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`the Applicant's mistake, which occurred in good faith. The errors are considered sufficiently important to
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`justify the processing of a Certificate of Correction under 35 U.S.C. § 255. A form PTO/SB/44, in
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`duplicate, is enclosed herewith, in addition to payment of the fee, as set forth in 3 7 C.F .R § 1.20( a), in the
`
`amount of$100.
`
`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 7
`
`
`
`Issuance of the Certificate of Correction would neither expand nor contract the scope of the
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`claims, and re-examination is not required.
`
`December 29, 2012
`Date: _________ _
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`Maxey Law Offices, PLLC
`
`/Stephen Lewellyn!
`
`Stephen Lewellyn
`Registration No. 51942
`15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 305
`Clearwater, Florida 33760
`Tel: 727-230-4949
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`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 8
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`Application Number:
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`Filing Date:
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`11252009
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`Title of Invention:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
`
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`
`John D'Agostino
`
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT NO.
`APPLICATION NO.
`DATED
`INVENTOR(S)
`
`: 7,840,486 B2
`: 11/252009
`:November 23, 2010
`:John D'Agostino
`
`Page 1 of 1
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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
`
`Column 7, line 25,
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`replace "FIGS. 3 and 4"
`with-- FIGS. 2 and 3 --
`
`Column 11, line 9, claim 24.c)
`
`replace "said selected payment category"
`with -- said designated payment category --
`
`Signed and Sealed this
`Twenty-sixth Day of April, 2011
`
`f)w:J J:•k~
`
`David J. Kappos
`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`MasterCard, Exh. 1013, p. 13
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`
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`SPE RESPONSE FOR CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`Paper No.: ___ _
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`DATE
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`: 3-23-11
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`TO SPE OF
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`:ART UNIT 3691
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`SUBJECT
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`: Request for Certificate of Correction for Appl. No.: 11252009 Patent No.: 7840486
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`Application Number:
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`11252009
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`17-0ct-2005
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`Title of Invention:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`John D'Agostino
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`Filer:
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`Stephanus H. Yang
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`Title of Invention:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
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`John D'Agostino
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In reApplication of:
`John D'Agostino
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`Patent Number: 7,840,486
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`Serial Number: 11/252,009
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`Issue Date: November 23,2010
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`Filed: October 17, 2005
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`Docket Number: 253.001
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`For: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
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`, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
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`Trademark Office at (571) 273-8300.
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`March 16, 2011
`Date
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`/Stephanus Yang/
`Stephanus Yang
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`Commissioner for Patents
`Office of Patent Publication
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`REOUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`Dear Sir,
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`A Certificate of Correction under U.S.C. § 255 is respectfully requested for the above-identified
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`patent in order to correct Applicant's mistake. The changes in the patent needed to correct the Applicant
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`errors are as follows:
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`Column, Line
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`Reads
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`Column 7, line 25
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`"FIGS. 3 and 4"
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`Should Read
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`FIGS. 2 and 3
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`Column 11, line 9
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`selected payment category
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`designated payment category
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`The above errors for which correction is requested under 35 U.S. C. § 255 were made as a result of
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`claims, and re-examination is not required.
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