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`Application No.
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`12l170,191 TSUTSUI ET AL.
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`Examiner
`Art Unit
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`HOWARD WEISS 2814
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`-- The MAILING DATE of 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.
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`1. X This communication is responsive to an amendment tiled 8/6/2010.
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`2. IXI The allowed claim(s) islare 15-39.
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`3. E Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)—(d) or (f).
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`b) I:I Some“
`0) El None
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`1. El 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.
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`3. El Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
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`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2{a}).
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`" Certified copies not received:
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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 ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`4. El A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER‘S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`5. El CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as “replacement sheets”) must be submitted.
`(a) El including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO—948} attached
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`1) El hereto or 2) I] to Paper No.iMai| Date
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`(b) [I including changes required by the attached Examiner’s Amendment i Comment or in the Office action of
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`Paper NoJMail Date
`Identifying indicia such as the application number {see 37 CFR 1.B4(c)} should be written on the drawings in the tront (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheetis) should be labeled as such in the header according to 3? CFR 1.121(d).
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`6. El DEPOSIT OF andi’or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner’s comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachmentts)
`1. El Notice of References Cited (PTO—892}
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`2. El Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO—948}
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`5. El Notice of Informal Patent Application
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`6. I] Interview Summary (PTO—413),
`Paper NoJMail Date
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`7. [I Examiner's AmendmentIComment
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`8. E Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`3. E Information Disclosure Statements (PTOISBIOB),
`Paper NoJMaiI Date 5I21I2010
`4. El Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`9. D Other
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` U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofiice
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`PTOL-ST (Rev. 08-06)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No.IMai| Date 20101008
`TMSC 1331
`TMSC 1331
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`Application/Control Number: 12/170,191
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`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 US. 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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`‘l.
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`Claims 15 to 39 are allowed.
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`Reasons for 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 over the 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 Reasons for Allowance."
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`Conclusion
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`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 06 30 (15 November 1989). The Art Unit
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`2814 Fax Center number is (5??) 2?3~8388. The Art Unit 2814 Fax Center is 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
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`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 (Eastern Standard Time) Monday through Friday or by
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`e—mail via
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by
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`telephone are unsuccessful,
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`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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`US. Class / Subclass(es): 257! 369
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`Thru 10/812010
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`Other Documentation: none
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`Electronic Database(s): EAST
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`Thru 10/812010
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`HWihw
`14 October 2010
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`lHoward Weiss/
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`Primary Examiner
`Art Unit 2814
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