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`REEXAMINATION
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Examiner: Diamond, Alan D
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`Group Art Unit: 3991
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`Confirmation No.: 2755
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`In re Inter Partes Reexamination of:
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`IVOR BULL ET AL.
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`Patent No. 7,601,662
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`Issued: October 13, 2009
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`Control No. 95/001,453
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`Reexam Filed: September 28, 2010
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`For:
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`COPPER CHA ZEOLITE CATALYSTS
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`February 27, 2013
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`Mail Stop Inter Partes Reexam
`Commissioner for Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`REQUEST TO DISMISS APPEAL
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`Madam:
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`Johnson Matthey, Inc., the Third Party Requester and Appellant in the appeal of the
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`subject inter partes reexamination proceeding (“Appellant”), withdraws its appeal to the Board,
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`including all of its appeal briefs and supporting papers, and requests that its appeal to the Patent
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`Trial and Appeal Board be dismissed.
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`Appellant has entered into a license agreement with BASF Corporation, the Patent Owner
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`Respondent in the subject appeal. As such, Appellant will make no fiarther comments or
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`otherwise participate in the subject inter partes reexamination proceeding, including in any
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`scheduled oral hearing on the appeal. The Patent Owner Respondent has not filed a cross-appeal
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`in this proceeding. Therefore, in the interests of preserving U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`resources, Appellant requests that its appeal be dismissed, and that jurisdiction of the subject
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`reexamination proceeding be remanded to the Central Reexamination Unit so that a
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`Reexamination Certificate may be issued.
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`Exhibit 2028.001
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`Exhibit 2028.001
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`No fee is believed due. However, any fee required in connection with this paper may be
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`charged to Deposit Account No. 06-1205.
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`Appellant’s undersigned attorney may be reached in our New York office by telephone at
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`(212) 218-2100. All correspondence intended to be sent to the Appellant should be directed to
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`the address listed below.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Ramond R. Mandra/
`Raymond R. Mandra
`Attorney for Appellant
`Registration No. 34,382
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`Date: February 27, 2013
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`Attachment: Certificate of Service
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`Exhibit 2028.002
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`Exhibit 2028.002