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`UNITED STA TES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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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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`12/014,092
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`01114/2008
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`Charles L. Karr
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`1003-6
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`9897
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`7590
`62914
`DENNIS DUPRAY
`1801 BELVEDERE DR.
`GOLDEN, CO 80401
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`08/16/2011
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`EXAMINER
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`JAMA, ISAAK R
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`2617
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`MAILDATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`08/16/2011
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Apple, Inc. Exhibit 1038 Page 1
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`Response to Rule 312 Communication
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`Application No.
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`12/014,092
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`Examiner
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`Isaak R. JAMA
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`Applicant(s)
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`KARR ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`2617
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address -
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`1. [8J The amendment filed on 06 June 2011 under 37 CFR 1.312 has been considered, and has been:
`a) [8J entered.
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`b) D entered as directed to matters of form not affecting the scope of the invention.
`c) D disapproved because the amendment was filed after the payment of the issue fee.
`Any amendment filed after the date the issue fee is paid must be accompanied by a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(1)
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`and the required fee to withdraw the application from issue.
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`d) D disapproved. See explanation below.
`e) D entered in part. See explanation below.
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`Claims 4, 24, 35, 36 and 43 as amended includes minor grammetical improvements. The Examiner agrees to the
`amendments of the claims.
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`/LESTER KINCAID/
`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2617
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`/Isaak R JAMN
`Examiner, Art Unit 2617
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-271 (Rev. 04·01)
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`Reponse to Rule 312 Communication
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`Part of Paper No. 20110714
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`Apple, Inc. Exhibit 1038 Page 2