UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`: 6,959,293 B2
`PATENT NO.
`APPLICATION NO. : 09/792436
`DATED
`: October 25, 2005
`: Patrick Pirim
`INVENTOR(S)
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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`Title Page, please add the following section
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`--(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Feb. 24, 2000 (FR) ..................................... 00 02355--.
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`In the drawings, Sheet 31, Fig. 40, replace each occurrence of"Apprentissage" with--Leaming-- and
`replace "Classification automatique" with --Automatic Classification--.
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`Column 1, line 13, replace "and is particularly useful" with --and are particularly useful--.
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`Column 26, line 44, please add a";" after "a control unit" to read --a control unit;--.
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`Column 27, lines 5-6, replace "two or more histogram calculation unit" with --two or more histogram
`calculation units--; line 16, replace "said unit" with --said at least one calculation unit--; line 66, replace
`"End" with --END--.
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`Signed and Sealed this
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`Twenty-first Day of September, 2010
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`David J. Kappos
`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Samsung v. Image Processing Techs.
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
`09/792,436
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`FILING OR 3 71 (C) DATE
`02/23/2001
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`86000
`Gregory A. Nelson
`Novak Druce & Quigg LLP
`525 Okeechobee Blvd
`Suite 1500
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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`Ul\TfED STATES DEPA RTME'IT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`PO Box 1450
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
`Patrick Pirim
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
`8042-5
`CONFIRMATION NO. 9956
`POA ACCEPTANCE LETTER
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`Date Mailed: 08/30/2010
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`NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`This is in response to the Power of Attorney filed 08/20/2010.
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`The Power of Attorney in this application is accepted. Correspondence in this application will be mailed to the
`above address as provided by 37 CFR 1.33.
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`/gbien-aime/
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
`09/792,436
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`FILING OR 3 71 (C) DATE
`02/23/2001
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`20350
`TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP
`TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
`EIGHTH FLOOR
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`Adm"'· COMMISSIO'JER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
`Patrick Pirim
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
`20046H-OOO 100
`CONFIRMATION NO. 9956
`POWER OF ATTORNEY NOTICE
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`Date Mailed: 08/30/2010
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`NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`This is in response to the Power of Attorney filed 08/20/2010.
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`•The Power of Attorney to you in this application has been revoked by the assignee who has intervened as
`provided by 37 CFR 3.71. Future correspondence will be mailed to the new address of record(37 CFR 1.33).
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`/gbien-aime/
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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`October 25, 2005
`PIRIM, PATRICK
`METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC
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`2121
`DAVIS, GEORGE B
`8042-5
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re: Application of PIRIM
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`Confirmation No.
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`9956
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`Patent No.
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`6,959,293 B2
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`Group:
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`2121
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`Issue Date:
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`October 25, 2005
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`Examiner:
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`DA VIS, GEORGE B
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`Application No.
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`091792,436
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`Docket No.
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`8042-5
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`Filing Date:
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`February 23, 2001
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`For: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC VISUAL PERCEPTION
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`REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`ATTN: Certificate of Corrections Branch
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir or Madam:
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`On behalf of Image Processing Technologies LLC, the assignee of record, the
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`undersigned hereby requests that a Certificate of Correction pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.322,
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`1.323 be issued on the above-entitled patent. The correction is indicated in appropriate form on
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`attached Form PTO/SB/44.
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`The requested corrections either (i) relate to the omission of the priority claim to FR 00
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`02355 on the first page of the above-referenced patent by the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office (USPTO); (ii) relate to typographical errors which were made by the
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`applicant; or (iii) relate to clerical or typographical mistakes made by the applicant during
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`translation of the original patent application from French to English. All of the requested
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`corrections do not constitute new matter, do not affect the scope of any claim and do not require
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`reexamination.
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`With respect to the requested correction of the priority claim, although reference to a
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`priority claim was not made in the first paragraph of the specification of U.S. Patent No.
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`6,959,293, applicant did refer to the priority claim on the application transmittal letter filed with
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`the application (09/792,436) on February 23, 2001. The applicant also identified FR 00 02355 as
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`a prior foreign application in the Declaration and Power of Attorney filed on April 9, 2002,
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`though the box below Priority Claimed Under 35 USC 119 is blank. In addition, the USPTO
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`included the priority claim on the title page of the published patent application (20020169732),
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`as well as in the Office Action mailed March 26, 2004 and the Notice of Allowability mailed on
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`October 6, 2004. In the Office Action and Notice of Allowability, the examiner acknowledged a
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`claim of foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f) but indicated that the certified copy
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`had not been received.
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`In a response to the Notice of Allowability dated October 22, 2004,
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`applicant stated: "The undersigned, however, respectfully asserts that a certified copy of the
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`priority document was filed on August 26, 2004, and was indeed received by the Patent Office as
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`evidenced by its availability through the PAIR website. Correction of this acknowledgement is
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`respectfully requested." In the Supplemental Notice of Allowability mailed on December 30,
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`2004, the examiner acknowledged the claim of foreign priority and that certified copies of all
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`priority documents had been received. Assignee notes that the priority claim to FR 00 02355 is
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`referred to under the "foreign priority" tab on PAIR for the above-referenced patent. Subsequent
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`to the December 30, 2004 Supplemental Notice of Allowability, the USPTO omitted the priority
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`claim in a second Supplemental Notice of Allowability mailed on April 27, 2005. A copy of the
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`cited documents is filed herewith. Assignee submits that the priority claim to FR 00 02355 is
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`clearly disclosed by the records of the USPTO; therefore a Certificate of Correction is a valid
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`means for amending the issued patent to include the priority claim mistakenly omitted by the
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`USPTO. See 35 U.S.C. § 254; 37 C.F.R. § 1.322.
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`For the foregoing reasons, it is respectfully requested that the Commissioner issue a
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`Certificate of Correction making the aforementioned requested corrections. Please contact the
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`undersigned if clarification is required.
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`Credit card payment in the amount of $100.00 accompanies this Request. Although no
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`additional fees are believed to be due, the Commissioner for Patents is hereby authorized to
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`charge any underpayment in fees to Deposit Account No. 14-1437. In the event that the Office
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`requires additional information regarding this Request, please contact the undersigned
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`representative Karen Kline (direct line: 561-847-7814).
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`Date: August 19, 2010
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`NOV AK DRU CE+ QUIGG LLP
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`/Gregory A. Nelson/
`Gregory A. Nelson, Reg. No. 30,577
`Karen C. Kline, Reg. No. 59,907
`525 Okeechobee Blvd., 15th Floor
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401
`Tel:
`561-847-7800
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`Customer No. 20350
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`My tesid.cnoe, post office address a.itd citizenship aze as stated below ~1elC1; to my name; l beliove l am the origiual, firs.t and sole
`inventor (if only one IUU!le Ui listed below) or an original, fllSl nnd joilll u>ventor (if pl.uxul inventors are named below) of the subject
`matter which is claimed and for. which. a patllllt is sought on the invention entitled: M:ETROU AND~FOR AUTOMATIC
`VI~!,~~9~1/'ION the: specification of whkh __ ~ attached hereco or_. wa5 tiled on _
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`t have reviewed and understand the conmnts of the above identified specification, including the chrims, as amended by any
`amendment referred to abOve. I ackmi"1!e<lge 1h11 d1ny to disclose i:nfonnation wbkh is tnnterlul to pate:ntnbillty as defined in Title 37,
`Code otFederal Regul.atfons, Section l.56. r culim: foreign prifJ(ily beMfits w:lder Title 35, United States Code, Section 119 of ~ny
`foreign application(s) for pat=t or inventor'$ certificate listed below a.nd lun•c also identified below my foreign applieatj.on for patent
`or inventor's ce:rtifkate having a ~llog date before that of tl1e application oo which priority is claimed,
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`I hereby claint the benefit under Title 35, United Stlltes Code§ l 19(e) of any United States provisional ap11lfon.don(s) listzd h(l\ow:
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`I claim the benefit Utl.der Title 35i United States Code, Secti.oi1 120 of any ~faited States application(s) listed lx:low and, insofur a.~ the
`51.ll'bject rnatti:r o.£ encll of the clai.rns of this appli.cation is not disclosed in the prior United States application i,11 I.ht ll:lallll.er provided by
`the first paragraph of Title 35, United States Code, Section 112, I acl::n.owledge the dirty to disclose material infohllat!on as defined in
`Tide 37, Code ofFedttal R.egulatiollS, St.otion L5(i whieh oi;conet:l between the filing date of the prior ;ipµlieation aud !he untiollll:1 P~
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`Pirim
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`(101 Pub. No.: US 2002/0l69732 Al
`2002
`Pub. Date:
`Nov.
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`(54)
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`Fm·cign Appllcntloll Priority Data
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`Feb. 2-1, 2000
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`(FR) ............................................. 00 02:1.55
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`Puhlicatlon Classification
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`lnt. CJ.7
`(5 l)
`(52) U.S. Cl.
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`........................... G06N 5{00; (jO(il' 17100
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`(57)
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`Application Papers
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`O See the attached Notice of Draftsperson's Patent .Drawing Review, PT0-948.
`O The proposed drawing correction, filed on_~-·-··
`. is
`[)approved 0 disapproved.
`is/are objected lo by the Examiner.
`0 The drawlng(s) filed on
`O The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`O The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 1191 (a)-{d)
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`);(' Acknowiedgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 11 9(a)·(d).
`O All D Some• }(None of the CERTIFIED copies of !ha priority documents have bean
`0 received.
`0 received in Application No. (Series. Code/Serial Number)_·-··---~·
`0 received In this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 1 7 .. 2(a)).
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`•certified copies nol received; __________ · - - - - - - - - - · - - · · · · ...
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`Attachment(&)
`):,lnformation Diaclosute Stat~iment(s), PT0-1449, Paper No(s).~J-6~]
`)(Notice of Reference{s) Cited, PT0-892
`CJ Notice of Draflsporson's Palen! Drawing Review, PT0·948
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`Olntarvfow Summary, PT0·413
`ONotlce of lnformal PatentApplioatfon, PT0·152
`0
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`'U., S. GPO: l$1l7-4J.:;..221/62717
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`PM of Paps.r
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`09/792,436
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`flt!NGDATE
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`0212312001
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`INVENTOR
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`A"l1'0RNEY OOCKEl' NO.
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`CONl'!RMATION NO.
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`l'acitk l'irim
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`20046!!.()00!00
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`9956
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`10/0612004
`7500
`2()3$()
`TOWNSEND Ac"lD TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP
`TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
`EIGHTH f'LOOR
`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94 l l l-3834
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`DA V!S, OEOROE l!
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`c==ARTUNff
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`PAPEIHIUMllEP:
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`2121
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`DATEMAll.E.D: !0/06/2004
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`Notice of Fee Inct·ease on October 1, 2004
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`If a reply to a "Notice of Allowance and Fce(s) Due" is filed in the Office on or after October l, 2004, then the
`amount due will be higher than that set forth in the "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" because some fees wili
`increase effective October 1, 2004. ~Revision ru eamnt ~.fur fu.c.al ~ 2.Q.Q~; EiruU BJlk, 69 Fed. Reg. 52604,
`52606 (May 10, 2004).
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`The current fee schedule is accessible from WEB site (http://www.uspto.gov/main!howtofecs.htm).
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`If the fee paid is the amount shown on the "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" but not the cotTect amount in view
`of the fee increase, a "Notice of Pay Balance of Issue Feef' will be mailed to applicant. In order to avoid processing
`delays associated with mailing of a "Notice of Pay Balance ofissue Fee," if the response to the Notice of Allowance
`is to be filed on or after October 1, 2004 (ol' mailed with a ce.rtificate 9f mailing on or after October 1, 2004), the
`issue fee paid should be the fee that is required at the time the fee is paid.~ Manual ll.f£.ru.cn1 Examini111:" Proooclun:
`(MPJ;P), Section I 306 (Eighth Edition, Rev. 2, May 2004). If th.e issue fee was previously paid, and th.e response to
`the "Notice of Allowance and Fcc(s) Due" includes a request to apply a ptevfousJy .. paid issue foe to the issue fee
`now due, then the difference between the issue fee amount at the time the tesponse is filed and the previously·paid
`issue fee should be paid.~ MeEe Section 1308.01.
`Effective October l, 2004, 37 GFR 1. I 8 is amended by revising pamgraphs (a) through (c) to read as set forth below.
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`Section 1.18 Patent post allowance (including i8sue) foes.
`
`(a) Issue fee for issuing each original or reissue patent,
`except a design or plant patent:
`By a small entity (Sec. l.27(a)) ...................... $685.00
`By other than a small e:.'lltity ......................... $1 1370.00
`(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:
`By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a)) ...................... $245.00
`By other than a small entity ............................. $490.00
`(c) Issue fee for issuing a plai1t patent:
`By a small entity (Sec. I.27(a)) ...................... $330.00
`By othet than a small entity ............................. $660,00
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`Questi()ns relating to issue and publication fee payments should be directed to the Customer Service Center of the
`Office of Patent Publication at (703) 305-8283.
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`l'TOl ... &5 (Rev. 09/04) Approved for t\.<re d>tOU!~' 04/J0/1.007.
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`Notice of Allowability
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`PIRIM,
`Art Unit
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`2121
`
`•• The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on tile cover slleet with the correspi:mdence address(cid:173)
`All claims bein~1 allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED In !hls application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILlTY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subje<.i to withdrawal from issue at !he initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
`1. [8l Thfs communication is responsive to 813012004.
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`2. [8l The allowed claim(sj is/are 1·29.
`3. 0 The drawings filed on __ are accepted by the Examiner.
`4. [8l Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f),
`a) 0 Al!
`b) D Some•
`c) (8J None of the:
`1. [3'J Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. 0 Ce1tifled copies of the priority documenls have been received in Application No. __ ,
`3.
`Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`• Certified copies not 1·eceived; --·-·····
`
`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAtLING DATE" of this communication to file a. reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure lo timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this app!lcalion.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
`5. 0 A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFOF~MAl. PATENT APPLICATION (l'T0-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
`
`6. t8] CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`(a) 0 including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PT0-948) attached
`1) D hereto or 2) 0 to Paper No./Mai! Date __ .
`(b) gJ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in I.he Office action of
`Paper No./Mall Date 3/Jl.!3/20Q;1..
`Identifying indlcla such as the appllcatlon number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should ba written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
`each sheet Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such In the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
`7. (8;]• DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about !he deposit of BIOL.OGtCAL MATERIAL 1m1sl be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
`
`Attach ment(s}
`1. 0 Notice of References Cited (PT0·892)
`2. 0 Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PT0-948)
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`3. (8J Information Disclosure Statements (PT0-1449 or PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date 6/22/2004
`4. 0 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biologim~J MHterial
`
`5. D Notice of Informal Patent Appllcallon {PT0-152)
`6. 0 Interview Summary (PT0-413),
`Paper No./Mail Dato __ .
`7. 0 Examiner's AmendmenUComment
`8. 0 Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`9. 0 Other ___ •
`_.., ~. .
`C.:::.-- ~--·
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`George Davis
`Primary Examiner
`Art Unll: 2121
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`Notice of Allowabillty
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`Commissioner l'or P~,l~nt;
`P.O Box !450
`Alexalldria, VA 22313·1450
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`].'.e!JENT
`Attorney Docket No.: 20046H·000100US
`Client Ref, No.: 308L US 3772
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`IN THI<: UN.ITED STATI~S PATENT AND TnADEMARK OFU'ICB
`
`In re application of:
`
`Patrick Pirim
`
`Confirmation No. 9956
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`Examiner:
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`Georg~) B. Dav.is
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`Application No.: 091792,436
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`Technology Center/A.rt Unit: 2121
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`Filed: February 23, 2001
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`Fol': METHOD AND DEVICE FOR
`AUTO MA TIC VISUAL PERCEPTION
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`Customer No.: 20350
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. ~ox 1450
`Alexandria, VA 2231
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`l 450
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`Sir:
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`Tn response to the Notice of Allowability mailed October 6, 2004, Applicants
`respectfully rc\quest issuance of a revised or supplementnl Noti.ce for the reasons as discussed
`herein in !he Remarks section.
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`Remarks/Argmncnts begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Pagel of2
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`Appl. No. 09/792,436
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`REMARKS/ARGUMENTS
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`A copy of the Notice of Allowability mailed October 6, 2004 is enclosed. In that
`Notice item 4 indicates that none of the certified copies ofthe priority documents have been
`
`received. The undersigned, however, respectfully asserts that a certified copy of the priority
`document was filed on August 26, 2004, and was indeed received by the Patent Office as
`evidenced by its
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`!ability through the PArR website. Correction of this acknowledgement is
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`respectfully requested.
`
`Additionally, item 7 in the Notice indicates that the deposit of blological material
`is required. It is respectihlly assumed that this requirement is erroneous
`has nothing to do with biological material.. Correction of this requirement is also respectfully
`requested.
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`this application
`
`·"··· it is respectfully requested that a revised or supplemental Notice of
`,,.,.., 1·1
`Allowability be issued, and that the date for payment of the .Issue Fee be reset accordingly .
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`.{;ONCLUSlON
`In view of the foregoing, the issuance of a revised or supplemental Notice of
`Allowance at an early date is respectfully requested,
`the
`believes a telephone conference would expedite prosecution of
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`this application, please telephone the undersigned at 925-472-5000.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
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`µr:¥
`
`Gerald T. Gray
`Reg. No. 41,797
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`TOWNSEND and TOWNSEND and CREW LLP
`Two Embarcadero Cente1\. Eighth Floor
`San Francisco, California 94111-3834
`Tel: 925~472~5000
`Fax: 415-576-0300
`Attachments
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`UNITED STAT]1S PATENT 1.t-i_n_'_I'!_tA_D_E_~M_A_R_K_O_Fl_ .. ,c_E _______ , ____ _
`l!NITEO Sli'ATES l>El'AltTl\1E1'1'0F'Cai~
`tfail•d Sl£1C11 Patent ••d Ttudtmark Offie<
`Mdt=: COMMISSIONER FOil PATENTS
`P.0. llox l.\51
`A\<,,..'1.'ica, V!<gln;• tllll·l<!O
`~.~"pv
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`Al'PUCA TlON NO.
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`FTUN() DATE
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`flRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`A ITORNEY DOCK ET NO.
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`CONflRMA TION NO.
`
`o9n92,436
`
`Patrick Pirim
`
`20046H·OOOl00
`
`9956
`
`20350
`TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP
`TWO EMBARCADERO CENTHR
`EIGHTH FLOOR
`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94 l I I. -3834
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`c---1\Rl' L'Nl1'
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`I
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`212!
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`DATE MAILED: l 213012004
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`PAP~ll NUMBE!\
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`]
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceed.ing.
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`PT0·90C (Rev. 10/0:l}
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`Supplemental
`Notice of Allowabllity
`
`- The MA/UNG DA TE of thfs communfcation appears 011 the cover sheet with the correspondence address~·
`Alt cfaims being anowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) Cl.OSED in this apf)]icatlon. If not included
`herewitn (or previously malled), a Notice of Allowance (PTOIA35) or other appropriate communication will be mailod h1 due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF AL!..OWA131LITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to wltl1d1·awal from Issue at the lniti~tlv
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
`
`This rommunicalion is responsive to __ .
`1.
`2. [8J The allowed claim(s) is/are i::JJ!..
`3. 0 The drawings filed on .. ___ are accepted by the Examiner.
`
`4 .. ~ Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d} or (f).'
`a) r8l All
`Some• c) 0 None
`b)
`of the:
`1. ~Certified copies of the priority documents have been re.ceived.
`2. 0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received In Application No,--·,
`3. 0 Coples of !he certified t,opies of the priority documents have been received in tnis national stage apptfca!ion from the
`lnternallonal Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`• Certified copies not received:.,,_,._.
`
`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAIUNG DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`naiad .below. Failure to timely comply wm result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE·MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
`
`5. []A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PT0-152} which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration liS deficient.
`
`6. Q5l CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as ·replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`(a) 0 including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PT0-948) attached
`1) 0 hereto or 2)
`to Paper NoJMail Date __ .
`(b) l8l including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date ~?612004.
`ldonlifying lndicla such as the appllcatlo,n nui-nbar (see 37 CFR 1,,84(c}i should be written on the drawings In the front (not t