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`.UNITED STATES DEPAAlMENT OF COMMERCE
`Patent and lhaciemal"k Office
`cPMMi.SSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADe.1ARKS
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`FI~ST NAM!!D INVEKTOR
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`AITOFlNEY DOCI<ET NO.
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`t=·~NN.!;:GitiN HI;:N_DE:;:RSON FARABOW
`GARRETT & DUNNER
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`PAPER Ni.JM~ . I
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`Please find below. and/Qr-attached an Office comm~nlcatlon conc•mlng this application or
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`Office Action summary
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`!Xi Responsive ti1 commuhicetlon.Csl flied on JANUARY 22; 1999 AMENDMENT A
`~ This li.ctlon Js FINAL,
`d Stnce this application is In condition for allowance exceptfor formal matters; prosecutlpn as to the mar.Us IB Closed
`· In accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1931i C,O. 1 1; 453 O;·G. 213.
`A shortened statutory period for responso to this action· Is nt to expire
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`Is longer, from the maiilng date of this comml..!nlcatlon. Failure to respond within ~e p~rl()(l. fQt respoil~e will cause the
`application to become abandoned. '135 u.-s. o. § 1 33). 'Ex:tensions o~ time may b.e obtalt~ed tin~er :the. proyJs!oos of
`37 CFR 1.136(a).
`l)leposltJcin of Cle.lmil
`JXl aalm(s) .:..1;;::"2::!4:...· _ ___________________ Is/ere pendln,g In the .llpp!li:atlon.
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`Of the above, clalm(s)
`0 .aetm(sl
`IX! clalrn(sl 1"2'1
`0 Claim lsi
`0 Claims
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`isiare withdrawiHtom con$1derat.lon.
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`le/are allowe.d.
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`iS/ara r.lijected.
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`Is/are objected to.
`.ere subJilct to restriction or election raqulram!lnt.
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`Application Papers
`0 See the attached Notice of. Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PT0·9:4B.
`0 The drawing(S) filed on
`is/are objeCted to. by t)le .Ex.arnlner.
`0 The proposed drawing correction, fllecf on
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`[hpprovad
`0 The specification is pbJected ~o by the Exem)ner.
`0 Tne oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner.
`Priority under as u.s.c. § 119
`0 Acknowledgement is m.a.de of e claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C . . § 119(aHdl.
`0 All 0 Some* ONone of th.e CERTIFIED copies of t/le prlority'-docurnents have been
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`0 received In Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number) - -- - -- -
`0 r{!ceived In this nlltionl!l&tege application from the International Bureeu (POT Rule 17.2(e)),
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`0 Acknowledgement is made of a claim for d.omestic priority under 35 U:s.c. l 11 ~!e),
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`[]isappr.oved.
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`Attachment!Sl
`0 NotiCe of References Cited, Pt0-892
`lXI lnf.ormation Disclosure ·statement(s), P1'0·1449, Paper No(si. __ 5_
`0 Interview Summary, PT0-413
`0 Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review; P.T0,948
`0 iiloiica oflnformal Patent Application, PT0-152
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`u. s. P•t•M ~d Tndtfl'!lrt otra
`PT0-326 (Rev. 9.·95)
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`Qffice Acdon Summary
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`This (inal a~iQn js in response tQ papernwril)!lf 5 ofAmendment A, which was received
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`by US PTO on January 1999 Applicant's argument have: been fully; considered but they ilre nol
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`"Il. Response to App/icaht!sA,'!ltrndeddalflfS 1·2'2 and added 23•24.
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`Claim Rejections- 3H/SC § 103 (a)
`Claim$/-24 are rej¢.¢ted ~mkr JJ U.s. C.§ tfi3(a)as betngimpateiztable over
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`P:isutha-Arnond US Patent (5, 745, 116) in view of Berman US Patent (5, 760; 773).
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`As per claim l: Pisutha-Ar:no.tid discloses a methOd of t¢tivati,ng a function from a_ GUI
`control tool which is overlaying .the manipulable area portion in respo~se tp a user input
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`(abstra.ct,,col.3, Fig.5) including d_eterinirung ifthe usednput selects the contrQI tool prior to
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`activate a function call or display controltool functions for manipulate ar~ pOrtion (claim I ,2) ..
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`While Pisiitha-Arnond teaches }n detail of control tool of a eledumlc mail, many other
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`programs may be substituted with other type qfcontrol tools11ch Q,r,game with direcfitmaf
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`buttons for user's naviga@n (col. 3); On th .. e othet hand, Berman discloses a system and
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`method of controlling dispiay of <;on~ent infonnation in a physiCal viewin&, area an:d
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`display control tools and: present it over the c;lisplay ofconten,t h1forml1tion a permii qser
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`input selecting control tool, and ct>ntro!Ung the display of c<mteht information according'
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`to the u~er input (see a,bstra.ct, colA, line S· 17). Therefore, it 'is would have been obvious
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`to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art at the time of Invention to ¢ornbines Pisutha·
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`Amond's direction navigation system (cot3) and Bertnan's control tool in manipulable
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`area because user have con1rol in navjgatii:ni /roanipulatin~ content ofdisplay information
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`effective !Uld efficiently with user .visual feed back and cons.ume spaces for improve
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`productivity and enhance system performance.
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`As per claim 2: Recit~ doom 1, Pisutha·Arnond discloSes the .control tool function includes 11-
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`''delet~: /list'' function that would changing a display of information in the pranipulabl~ ar.ea
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`portion, and at least one other control tool .function is ,permitted to be activate4, receiving a
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`subsequent user input selecting a pt'edetennined portion of the· control tool; !Uld activating the
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`function ofcha:nglng a display of in:formati()n in respol1Se to the.subsequent ~er input (col.2,
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`Fig.S,7).
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`As·per chum 3-5: Recite claim 2, Pisutha-Amol;ld discloses" an electronic·game·with directional
`buttons as screen objects~' (col.3; line S-15}, such as g~e's bu~on-directional would be the
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`function of changing a di~play of information includes shifting hlformation in the mliriipulable area
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`portion. Furthermore, Berman's system explicitly teaches "action handle" for controlling
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`step inCludes shifting the content infonnation in the physical viewing fl,tea by scrolling
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`(col.20, line 32-50) and jumping (col.l1, line l'-11) to different portion of the content of
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`information. It is would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art at
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`the time of invention to modifY Pisutha-Amond's.directional function (co].3 1 FigA) and
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`Berman's control tool in manipulable area because user have control in navigation
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`/manipulating content of display information effective itild efficiently with user visual'
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`feed back and consume spaces for improve productivity and enhance system
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`performance.
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`As per claim 6: Recite claim 1, Bennan's system disclos.es controlling step includes the
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`user input shifting the display of content jnfonnation at a speed determined by to the user
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`input (co1.20, line 43-50),
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`As per claim 7: Recite claim 2, Bennan1s system disclose~ the control infonnation
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`includes a plutality of pages, and displaying ~ different one of the :pages of the content
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`information (cql.l7, line l-15).
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`As per ciaim 8: Recite claim 1, Pisutha~Aroond's ~s~m di~laying a graphical
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`representation of the con®l tooljncludes displayins.l!l'l'ows indicating direetloil (abstract,
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`Fig.4).
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`As per claim 9: Recite claim 2J Pisutha~Arnond's system including electronic mail and
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`fax document (colJ.). Furthermore, Be.nnan discloses ii do¢ument softWare ptogril.Ih
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`includes control tool indicating vario1JS functipns related to the document (Fig.2-4).
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`As per cJaim 10-ll: Benn_an's system use action handle includes the step of displaying
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`the control tool includes the suhstep of ·displaying an opaque control tool (abstract,
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`:FIG .9-l 0) that also has transparent region. His wouid have been obvious to one of
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`ordinary skill in the relevant lU"t. at the time of inyentiorHo .use :S ennan' s tranSplij'entl
`opaque ~aphical contrOl function with ,pjsutha-Amond's syste~ because some user ~ay
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`reqt~ire the control function display at all the .time without, overlap display information to
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`As per claim 12: Recite claim 1, Pisutha-Arnond'and Berman discioses an apparatus
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`included means for controltirtg display of content information in a physical viewing area
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`As per claim 13: Recite. ckzim 11,2.
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`As per claim 14-16: Recite. ~/aim 12;3-5~
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`Asp~ claim 17: Recite claim 12A.
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`As per claim 20: Recite claim 12,9;
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`Asperclaim21: Recitec/atm 12,10.
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`As per cl.ainr22: Recite ~/aim 12, 11.
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`As per claim 23: Recite cla,iln J, Pisutha•Ainond'ii sy~tem able to create any number of sub-
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`control functions may need to \Jse with other piQgrams rather than electronic-mails (col.4, line 55-
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`67). While Plsutha-Atnortd's syStem disclose "delete" function; Bennan teach~ other functions
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`such as edit and print. It is would hav.e been obvious ·to one of otdinaty skill in the
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`relevant IU1 tJ.t the time of invention to i.ncll,Ide the edit function for a document because
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`this ·allows user to modify the content infotmatiqn instead retype/ create the doC'!Iirient
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`from a scratch and this would save user titne and improve user productivity.
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`like otber well known: word processor may but '?'h~rein the.at Jeast one mlililpulation
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`function includes an editing function.
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`As per claim 24: Recite claim 12,23.
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`Pisutha.Arnond discloses a: method of activating functions responsive·~o a user input
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`including; inter alia, providing a manipulable area portion in a physical viewing are«, the
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`milnipula:ble area ponion ha-ving at least on.e manipulation: furiction associated ther.ewith, and
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`displaying a representation of a contr.oltool oveilaying the maniptilable area portion, the .control
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`tool have at least one cont!'Ol tool function allows usernavi~ng to v!liious levels (abstract,
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`Fig.4). In addition to user input I' receiving a: user input to the physical viewing area
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`corresponding to the manipulable area p6rtion: and the representation of the control too and.
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`detertnining if.tlie user input sel~ts .the control tool .. Also;: claim 1 recites activating the at least
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`one manipulation nmction when the user input does not select the contrOl tool or penn.itting the ·at
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`least one control tool function to be activated when the user input does select the control tool
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`Pisutha-Arnond and Berman 's system in:cludirig the-. apparatus for activating functions ·
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`resp<>Iisive to a user. input 'including, inter alia, oieans for providing a manipulable area PQrtion in a
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`physical viewing area, th~ manipulable area porti~n having at least one manipulation function
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`assqciated therewith; and means for ~isplayin~ a repre~enta~ion of a contn.>l. tool overlaying the
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`manipulable area portion, the control tool having at I~ one control tool func~ion a,ssociated
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`therewith (F~g.l}.
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`Pisutha"Arnond and Berm!lJl system in. ~;ombine clearly disclose D.lld sugges~ all feature~ as
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`claimed in claims 1 and 12. The directiona1 pal¢e ijild action handles of Berman as above rejected
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`claims teach a method of pr{)viding a manipul~ble ~ po.rtipn i,n a ppysical viewing area, ¢e
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`di$playing a representation of a control tool overlaying the maliipulable area portion, the control
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`tool hav~g at least one control tool function associated therewith, as recited in combination in
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`method claim 1 and app~tus claim 12. Furthennore, Pisutha-Atnond discloses and srtggest that
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`activating the at least one manipulation function when the user ~put does notselect the control
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`tool or permitting the at least one control tooHunction to be. activated when the user input does
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`select the,<)Ontrol1ool (abstract; Fjg.~-4).
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`CONCLUSION
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`App)icanl's amenciment necessitated the new grouild(s) of rejection presented in this Office
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`action. Accordingly; this action is madefinat See MEPE 706.07(8). Application is reminded·
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`of the exte~ion of time policy as· set forth in 37: CFR l.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this fmal action is sett\> e~pi~e THREE MONTHS from
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`the mailing date of this action. In the evel;lt a first reply is filed within TWO MONI'HS of the
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`mailing d~t~' of this final action IUld the advis~ry action is .not mailed until after the end of the
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`THRE&MONTti shortened statutory period, th.eii the .shortene.d statutory period will expire on
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`the date the adVisory action is mailed, Biid IUlY ~xtension fee purs~antto 37 CFR t, 136(a) will be
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`calculated frOm the mailing date of' the advisory actjon. ln no event, howevel;", w;iH·the statutory
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`period for reply eiq>ire later than SJX MONTHS from the mailing date ofthjl! 'fml!l action.
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`Respbnses to this action should be mailed, to: Co)llttljssione.r of Patents and Trademar}<s,
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`Washington, D.C. 20231. If applicant desires to fax a response, (703) 308;;9051 may be used for
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`formal communications or (703) 305-9724 ror irtfotmal or dnrlt c.o!n!Ilwrications. Please label
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`''PROPOSED" or "DRAFT" for infonnal facsimiie coirtintm1cation8, :For after final responses,.
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`please label"AFTER FiNAL'' or "EXPEDITED PROCEDURE" on the document. Hand
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`delivered responses should be brought to Crystai.Park II;212l Ctystalbrive; Arlington, VA., 6th
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`Any inquiry conceroing this communication or earlier communications from the Exa.m:iner
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`should be directed to Thomas Nguyen, whose telephone nwnber is (703) 308~'1240; The
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`examiner can normally be reached on Monday to ThUrsday 8:00- 6:00 ET. lf·attempts to reach
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`the Examiner by telephone are. unsuccessfulT the workgroup 1.773 Examiner's contact person,
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`Crescelle iieia Torre, can be reached li.t (7'0J) 305"9782.
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`Any mquiry of a general natilre or relating to the status of this application or proceeding
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`should l>e (lirected ~o the Gral!P receptionist wJtose te~epho~e ~umber is (7Q3) 305,3900.
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`Thomas J\,Nguyen
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