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`APPLICI\'I:ION.NQ, .
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`UNITED STATES DEPAR..,..ENT OF COMMERCE
`Patent and Trademark Office
`AddreU: COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
`Wuhlngton, D.C. 20231
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`I PAPER NUMBER
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`DATE MAILED:
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or
`proceeding.
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`Commlulonar of Patenta and Tl'ldemerke
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`PT<HOC JRov. 2196)
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`Advisory Action
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`[check only a) or b)]
`THE PERIOD FOR RESPONSE:
`IXJ eMpires
`3
`months from the mailing dote of tho final rejoctlon.
`a)
`b) 0 expires either throe montho from the mailing do to of tho fino! ro)oction, or on tho moiling date of this Advisory Action, whlchovor
`is Iaior. In no ovont, howover, will tho statutory period lor the roeponso expire later than aix months from tho data ol tho fine!
`rejection.
`Any oxjunolon ol tlm o JIIU ~t bit· obtained by IUing ~ petition under 37 CFf\1 , 136(3), tho proposed r .. ponso ond U>o appropriate lee. The
`date on ~hlch tho rospon&o, tho petition. and 'tho foo hovo l>oon ·fiiod is tho dolo of the response and al•a tho dato for the purposoa of
`dotormlnlng lho period of ••t•n•Jon and thu oorruopondillg umount ol tho leo. Any extenston foe purmJtnt to 37 CFR 1.17 will bo
`calculatod . from tho dot.> of tho originally sot ohortuned ~olu t ory porlod for roapo nse or as set forth In b) above.
`D Appellant's Brief is due two months from the date of the Notice of Appeal filed on
`· period for responsll set forth above, whichever is later). Se11 37 CFR 1 .191 (d) and 37 CFR 1.192(aJ,
`Jun 18, 1999
`has beoo considered with the following effect,
`Applicant's response to the final rejection, mad on
`but Is NOT deemed to place the application In condition for allowance:
`D The proposed amendment(s):
`D will be entered upon filing of a Notice of Appeal and an Appeal Brief.
`D will not be entered because:
`D they raise new issues that would require further consideration and/or search. (See note below).
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`they raise the Issue of new matter. (See note below):
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`they are not deemed to place the application in better form for appeal by materially reducing or simplifying the
`Issues for appeal.
`D they present additional claims without cancelling a corresponding number of finally rejected claims.
`NOTE:
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`(or within any
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`0 Applicant's response has overcome the following re)ectlon(sJ:
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`0 Newly proposed or amended claims --=--.-----c---,..,........,,--,------ would be allowable If submitted in a
`separate, timely filed amendment cancelling the non-allowable claims.
`!Xi The affidavit, exhibit or request for reconsideration has been considered but does NOT place the application in condition
`for allowance because:
`CONTROL TOOL IS BROARD TERM WHICH COVER THE NA VIGA T/ON TOOL AND CONTROL FUNCTION. IN
`REGARDING TO CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAY INSTEAD ACTIVATE WITH A TAP (See "Other• in below)
`D The affidavit or exhibit will NOT be considered because It Is not directed SOLELY to Issues which were newly raised by
`the Examiner in the final rejection.
`1Z1 For purposes of Appeal, the status of the claims Is as follows (see attached written explanation, If any):
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`Claims allowed: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- -- - - - - - - -
`Claims objected to : - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - - - - -- - -- (cid:173)
`Claims rejected: ...:.1...:-2::...4'----------- --------------- - - --------
`D The proposed drawing correction filed on - - - - -- - - Olas Olas not been approved by the Examiner.
`D Note the attached Information Disclosure Statement(s), PT0-1 449, Paper No[s). ------,.,.F"
`lXI Other WHEN NEEDED WOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS. FURHTERMORE, BERI)i!AN
`EXPLITCITL Y STATE THAT THE CPU IS COUPLED TO A POINTER CONTROL
`DEVICE SUCH AS A PEN, INCLUDING ACTION HANDLES SIGNALS THE CPU OF
`SELECTIONS IN ASSOCIATE WITH DATA OBJECTS (Abstract). TOGETHER WHEN
`COMBINE
`U. S. Pate~nt Dnd Tr1111dormuk Officii
`PT0-303 (Rev. B-95)
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`Advisory Action
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