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`TO:
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`Mail Stop 8
`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`TRADEMARK
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`REPORT ON THE
`FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN
`ACTION REGARDING A PATENT OR
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`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
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`filed in the U.S. District Court Central District of California
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`on the following
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`D Trademarks or
`DOCKET NO.
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`( D the patent action involves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
`XI Patents.
`DATE FILED
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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`PLAINTIFF
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`Nichia Corporation
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`March 23, 2016
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`Central District of California
`DEFENDANT
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`VIZIO, Inc.
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`PATENT OR
`TRADEMARK NO.
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`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`1 7,901,959
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`March 8, 2011
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`Nichia Corporation
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`2 7,915,631
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`March 29, 2011
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`Nichia Corporation
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`3 8,309,375
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`November 13, 2012
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`Nichia Corporation
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`4 7,855,092
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`December 21, 2010
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`Nichia Corporation
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`5
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`DATE INCLUDED
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`In the aboveientitled case, the following patent(s)/ trademark(s) have been included:
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`D Amendment
`DATE OF PATENT
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`D Answer
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`B Cross Bill
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`D)
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`DECISION/JUDGEMENT
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`In the above%ntit1ed case, the following decision has been rendered or judgement issued:
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`CLERK
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`(BY) DEPUTY CLERK
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`DATE
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`Copy 3—Up0n termination of action, mail this copy to Director
`Copy liUpon initiation of action, mail this copy to Director
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`Matt Step 3
`Director afthe HST Patent and Trademark Office
`Pi}. Box 1450
`Akxandria, VA 223134459
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`TRADEMARK
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`REPORT 0N THE
`FILING 0R DETERMINATTGN OF AN
`ACTIGN REGARDENG A PATENT 0R
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`En Cumpliancs with 35 USC § 290 and/or 15 USE. § 1116 yea are hereby advised that a mutt action has been
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`11/23/2015
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`DEFENDANT
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`Centrai District of Catttomta
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`VEZEO, inc.
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`Vizo, inc.
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`PATENT OR
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`DECISION/JUDGERTENT
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`3/21/2016.
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`3/23/2016
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`KERY K. GRAY
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`(BY) DEPUTY CLERK
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`a. Kami
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`Copy it-----{titan initiation (if actitm, mail this may ta) Directar Cam 3------ 15min termination of actitm, maii this (:(tpy tit Birectttr
`{may 2~----Upon filing attainment adding patenfls), maifl this mpy tit Directtsr Cam 4------Casts: file (:(tpy
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`TCL 1002, Page 2
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMIVHSSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria1 Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`12/942,792
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`ISSUE DATE
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`11/13/2012
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`2292
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`7590
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`10/24/2012
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`BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH
`PO BOX 747
`FALLS CHURCH, VA 22040-0747
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`PATENT NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`8309375
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`0020-5147PUs12
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`2357
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment is 0 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above-identified application will include
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`APPLICANT(S) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pair.uspto. gov for additional applicants):
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`Yoshinori Shimizu, Naka—gun, JAPAN;
`Kensho Sakano, Anan-shi, JAPAN;
`Yasunobu Noguchi, Naka-gun, JAPAN;
`Toshio Moriguchi, Anan-shi, JAPAN;
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1
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`Note: A certificate of maiIin can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certi icate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission
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`Certificate 0‘ Mailing 0r Transmission
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`transmitted to the USPTO (5)71) 273—2885, on the date indicated below.
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`FIRST NANIED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCIGST NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`Yoshinori Shimizu
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`0020-5147PUS12
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`2357
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`IS SUE FEE DUE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`DATE DUE
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`MUSTAPHA, ABDULFATI‘AH B
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
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`CFR 1.363).
`1 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
`(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
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`or agents OR, alternatively,
`'3 Change of corres
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`Address orm PTO/ B/ 122) attached.
`(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
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`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`'3 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03—02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
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`Number is required.
`listed, no name will be printed.
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`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assi nee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 C
`3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`NICHIA CORPORATION
`Anan—shi, Japan
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`2
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`3
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`'3 IndividualPlease check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : '2 Corporation or other private group entity D Government
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`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`D A check is enclosed.
`[XI Issue Fee
`[3 Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
`E Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`MThe Director is hereby authorized to charge the aeguired fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any
`1:] Advance Order — # of Copies
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`48overpayment, to Deposrt Account Number 02- (enclose an extra copy of this form).
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`D b. Applicant is no longer claiming SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2).
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`'3 a. Applicant claims SMALL
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`NOTE: The Issue Fee and Pu ‘
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` Authorized Signature Date October 11, 2012
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`Typed or printed name
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`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.31 l . The information is re uired to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process)
`an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR L14.
`is collection is estimated to take I2 minutes to complete, including gathering, preparing, and
`submitting the completed ap lication form to the USPTO. Time will V
`dc
`ndin upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to com lete
`this form and/or su gestions or reducing this burden, should be sent to
`e C ief In ormation Officer, US. Patent and Trademark Office, US. Department of CommercefPO.
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`PTOL—85 (Rev. 02/11) Approved for use through 08/31/2013.
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`OMB 0651-0033
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`gt.
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`TCL 1002, Page 4
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Application Number:
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`12942792
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`Filing Date:
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`09-Nov-2010
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`Title of Invention:
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`LIGHT EMI'I'I'ING DEVICE AND DISPLAY
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Yoshinori Shimizu
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`0020-5147PUS12
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`Filed as Large Entity
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`Utility under 35 USC111(a) Filing Fees
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`Description
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`Fee Code
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`Quantity
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`Basic Filing:
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`Pages:
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`Claims:
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`Miscellaneous-Filing:
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`Patent-Appeals-and-lnterference:
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`Post-Al|owance-and-Post-lssuance:
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`Utility Appl issue fee
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`1501
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`1770
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`1770
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`Publ. Fee- early, voluntary, or normal
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`1504
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`1
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`300
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`300
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`2070
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.17 (Patent application and reexamination processing fees)
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`ANDERSON, RICHARD D.
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`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.16 (National application filing, search, and examination fees)
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`File Listing:
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`20121011|ssueFee.pdf
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`115405
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`This Acknowledgement Receipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO ofthe indicated documents,
`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable. It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
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`Total Files Size (in bytes)
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`147140
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`national stage submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt, in due course.
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`New International Application Filed with the USPTO as a Receiving Office
`Ifa new international application is being filed and the international application includes the necessary components for
`an international filing date (see PCT Article 11 and MPEP 1810), a Notification of the International Application Number
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`PTO/SBIOBa (07—09)
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office: US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Paperwork reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number.
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`Substitute for form 1449A/PTO
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`mots. N
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`Firsmamed inventor
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`Complete if Known
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`(Use as many sheets as necessary)
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`Considered. include copy of this form with next communication to applicant. 1. Applicant‘s unique citation design number (optional). 2 See Kinds Codes of
`USPTO patent Documents. at www.uspto.gov or MPEP 901.04. 3. Enter Office that issued the document, by the two-letter code (WlPO Standard ST.3). 4. For
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`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the
`USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
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`PTO/SB/08b (07—09)
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`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Yoshinori Shimizu
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`(Use as many sheets as necessary)
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`Examiner Name
`AB. MUSTAPHA
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Patent Application of:
`Yoshinori SHIMIZU et al.
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`Application No.:
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`12/942,792
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`Confirmation No.: 2357
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`Filed:
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`November 09, 2010
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`Art Unit:
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`LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY
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`Examiner:
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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