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`Notice of Allowability
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`12/170,191 TSUTSUI ET AL.
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`Examiner
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`HOWARD WEISS 2814
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this 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 ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
`1. ] This communication is responsive to an amendmentfiled 8/6/2010.
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`2. X] Theallowedclaim(s)is/are 15-39.
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`3. K] Acknowledgmentis made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or(f).
`a) b)(]Some* c)[) None_ofthe:All
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`1. (] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. 10/859,219 .
`3. CJ Copiesof the certified copies of the priority documents have been receivedin this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`* Certified copies notreceived:
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE “MAILING DATE”of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENTofthis application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`4. [.] A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATIONmustbe submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER’S AMENDMENTor NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`5. [.] CORRECTED DRAWINGS( as “replacement sheets”) must be submitted.
`(a) (7 including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached
`1) DC hereto or 2)[[] to Paper No./Mail Date.
`(b) ( including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Commentorin the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date.
`Identifying indicia such as the application number(see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be 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).
`6. [] DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATIONaboutthe deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL mustbe submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. J Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2. (J Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`3. KX] Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date 5/21/2010
`4. [] Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`5. [J Notice of Informal Patent Application
`6. CJ Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`7. (J Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`8. | Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`9. [J Other
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-06)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20101008
`TMSC 1222
`TMSC 1222
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`Application/Control Number: 12/170,191
`Art Unit: 2814
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`Attorney's Docket Number: 079195-0566
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`Filing Date: 7/9/2008
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`Continuing Data: Continuation of 10/859,219 (6/3/2004 now U.S. Patent No. 7,205,615)
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`which is a continuation of 11/730,988 (4/5/2007 now U.S. Patent No.
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`7,417,289); RCE established 3/29/2010
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`Claimed Foreign Priority Date: 6/16/2003 (JPX)
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`Applicant(s): Tsutsui et al. (Umimoto, Akamatsu)
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`1. Claims 15 to 39 are allowed.
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`Reasonsfor Allowance
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`Examiner: Howard Weiss
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`2. The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: A MISFET as
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`claimed including a gate electrode protruding upward form a surface level of parts of
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`a silicon nitride film located on the gate electrode's sides could not be anticipated
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`nor, in combination, be rendered obvious overthe prior art of record.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than
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`the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments
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`on Statement of Reasonsfor Allowance.”
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`Conclusion
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`3. Papers related to this application may be submitted directly to Art Unit 2814 by
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`facsimile transmission. The faxing of such papers must conform with the notice
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`published in the Official Gazette, 1096 OG 30 (15 November 1989). The Art Unit
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`2814 Fax Center numberis {871} 273-8300. The Art Unit 2814 Fax Centeris to be
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`used only for papers related to Art Unit 2814 applications.
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`Application/Control Number: 12/170,191
`Art Unit: 2814
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`4. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Howard Weiss at (571) 272-1720 and between the
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`hours of 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM» easton Standard Time) Monday through Friday or by
`If attempts to reach the examiner by
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`telephone are unsuccessful,
`the examiner's supervisor, Wael Fahmy, can be
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`reached on (571) 272-1705.
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`6. The following list is the Examiner's field of search for the present Office Action:
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`U.S. Class / Subclass(es): 257/ 369
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`Thru 10/8/2010
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`Other Documentation: none
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`Electronic Database(s): EAST
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`Thru 10/8/2010
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`14 October 2010
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`/Howard Weiss/
`Primary Examiner
`AGE Lint SOUL
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