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`ASSAF, FA YEZ G
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`DATE MAILED: 01/05/2005
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`Examiner
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`PARKER ET AL.
`Art Unit
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`Fayez G. Assaf
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`1. ~ This communication is responsive to the Amendment filed 1012512004.
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`3. [gl The drawings filed on 12 Februarv 2004 are accepted by the Examiner.
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`Application/Control Number: 10/298,367
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Election/Restrictions
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`Claim 1 is generic and allowable. Accordingly, the
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`restriction requirement as to the encompassed species is hereby
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`withdrawn, the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 121 are no longer
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`applicable. See In re Ziegler, 44 F.2d 1211, 1215, 170 USPQ
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`129, 131-32 (CCPA 1971). See also MPEP § 804.01.
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`Examiner's Amendment
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`amendment may be filed as provided by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`In the Specification:
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`Page 1, line 5, after "10/005,090, filed December 5, 221",
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`the following phrase has been inserted, --now U.S. Patent No.
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`6,508,563 B2--.
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`Reasons for Allowance
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`Claims 1-8, 10-23, 26-33 and 53-55 are allowable in view of
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`the Amendment to claims filed 10/25/2004 and further in view of
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`Date: October 20. 2004
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Attorney Docket GLOLP0106USD
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`In re PATENT application of
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`Jeffery R. Parker et al
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`Serial No. 10/298,367
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`Filed November 18, 2002
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`For:
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`LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE
`APPLICATIONS AND THE LIKE
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`Art Unit 2872
`Confirmation No. 3656
`Fayez G. Assaf, Examiner
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`REPLY TO NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANT
`AMENDMENT MAILED OCTOBER 12. 2004
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`Sir:
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`In reply to the Notice of Non-Compliant Amendment mailed October 12,
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`2004, resubmitted herewith is the entire "Amendments to the Claims" section of
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`applicants' amendment filed October 1, 2004 in which markings have been
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`In view of the foregoing, further and favorable consideration of this
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`Claim 1 (currently amended): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination
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`comprising a light guide having opposite sides and at least one light input surface
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`along at least f>ne edge of said light guide, one or more light emitting diodes
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`along said light input surface for supplying light to said light guide receiving light
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`from said light emitting diodes and conducting the light from said edge for
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`emission of the light from at least one of said sides, a plurality of light extracting
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`deformities on at least one surfaoe of said light guide of said sides, said
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`deformities having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of
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`emitted light to suit a particular application, and a transparent substrate overlying
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`at least one surface of said light guide of said sides, said substrate providing an
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`exterior portion of a vehicle for vehicle illumination at said exterior portion.
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`Claim 2 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises at
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`least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 3 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is attached to
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`said light guide.
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`Claim 4 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is positioned
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`against said light guide.
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`Claim 5 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate
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`covers said at least one surface of said light guide of said sides.
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`Claim 6 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are at least one of depressions and raised surfaces on said one surface of said
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`light guide at least one of said sides.
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`Claim 7 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`vary on said one surface of said light guide at least one of said sides.
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`Claim 8 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of said
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`deformities is at least one of prismatic, lenticular and other device that changes
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`the output ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 9 (canceled)
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`Claim 10 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light
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`emitting diodes are attached to a circuit.
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`Claim 11 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light
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`emitting diodes are embedded, potted, bonded or molded into said light guide.
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`Claim 12 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are on more than one surface of said light guide of said sides.
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`Claim 13 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are on twe both sides of said light guide.
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`Claim 14 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some deformities
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`are on said substrate.
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`Claim 15 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate has at least
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`one of a prismatic lens, lenticular lens, and other device that changes the output
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`ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 16 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 17 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate
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`has deformities on at least one surface of said substrate, said deformities on said
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`substrate having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of emitted
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`light to suit a particular application, at least some of the deformities on at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate varying relative to one another in at
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`least one of the following characteristics: size, shape, placement, index of
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`refraction, density, angle, depth, height and type.
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`Claim 18 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein the variations in the
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`deformities are random.
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`Claim 19 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate comprises
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`at least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 20 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has
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`reflective and refractive surfaces.
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`Claim 21 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has a
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`coating.
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`Claim 22 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 23 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 17 wherein at least one
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`surfaoo side of at least one of said substrate and said light guide is prismatic or
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`lenticular.
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`Claims 24 and 25 (canceled)
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`Claim 26 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one
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`of said light guide and said substrate has at least one of a coating and surface
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`treatment that changes, wherein the changes in said at least one of the coating
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`and surface treatment are at least one of the following: density, color, index of
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`refraction, reflection, opaqueness, translucence, area, depth, shape, size and
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`type.
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`Claim 27 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein said at least one of the
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`coating and surface treatment are at least one of the following: paint, ink, coating
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`and epoxy.
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`Claim 28 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating is selected to
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`improve at least one of the following: color correction, opaqueness, diffusion,
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`reflection, translucence and transmission of light.
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`Claim 29 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one
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`surface side of at least one of said light guide and said substrate is at least one
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`of prismatic, lenticular and other device that changes the output ray angle
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`distribution.
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`Claim 30 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating on at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 31 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the surface treatment of
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`at least one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 32 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one
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`surface side of at least one of said light guide and said substrate varies in shape
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`or geometry.
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`Claim 33 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 32 wherein the shape or
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`geometry of said one surface side randomly varies.
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`Claims 34-52 (canceled)
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`Claim 53 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said
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`substrate provides protection for the light guide.
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`Claim 54 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein there are a
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`plurality of said light emitting diodes along said light input surface.
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`Claim 55 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some
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`of said deformities include prismatic surfaces having angles that vary.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`101298,367
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`11/18/2002
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`Jeffery R. Parker
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`GLOLP0106USD
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`3656
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`I0/12/2004
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`7590
`Donald L. Otto
`Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
`19th Floor
`1621 Euclid A venue
`Cleveland, OH 44115-2191
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`EXAMINER
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`ASSAF,FAYEZG
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`ART UNIT
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`2872
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`DATE MAILED: 10/12/2004
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`PTO 90C (Rev 10/03)
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`UNITED ST ATES PA TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`3 7 CFR 1.121. In order for the amendment document to be compliant, correction of the following item( s) is required. Only the
`corrected section of the non-compliant amendment document must be resubmitted (in its entirety), e.g., the entire
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`Index of Claims
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`IUllllHHI
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`Application No.
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`101298,367
`Examiner
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`Favez G. Assaf
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`Appllcant(s)
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`PARKER ET Al.
`Art Unit
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`2872
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`.J Rejected
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`= Allowed
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`(Through numeral)
`· Cancelled
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`. N Non-Elected
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