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`CRAFT ET AL.
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`J. Bret Dennison
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`2143
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`-- The MAILING DATEofthis communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSEDin 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 GRANTOF PATENTRIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at theinitiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
`1. &] This communication is responsive to Applicant's response dated 24 April 2006.
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`2. (X] The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-36.
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`3. [] Acknowledgmentis madeofa claim forforeign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d)or(f).
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`b})[J Some* c)[] None
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`1. [] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. L) Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3. L] Copies ofthe 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 received:
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`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`(a) C including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached
`1) C1 hereto or 2)((] to Paper No./Mail Date
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`(b) C1 including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Commentor in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`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
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`6. L] DEPOSIT OF and/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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`Attachment(s)
`1. (1) Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2. C1 Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`3. & Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1449 or PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Dateall
`4. ( Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirementfor Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`5. C1 Noticeof Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)
`6. CJ Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`7. O Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`8. X)] Examiner's Statement of Reasonsfor Allowance
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`9. (1) Other
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 7-05)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of PaperNo./Mail Bats 20060629
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`PATENT EXAMINER
`SUPERVISORY
`TECHNOLOGY CENTER 2100
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`EX. 2001.009
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`‘Application/Control Number: 09/970, 124
`Art Unit: 2143
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 1-36 are allowed in view of the Applicant's arguments (Responsefiled
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`4/24/2006, see Applicant’s arguments for detail) and the cited prior art of record. The
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`independentclaims recite fast path processing at a network interface device on a
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`responseto a solicited read commandin which the responseis placed directly into the
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`destination memory of the host computer, wherein the networkinterface device handles
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`the network layer processing and transport layer processing, enabling the host
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`computer's protocol stack including a session layer portion that only processesthe
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`session layer protocol, resulting in offloading the transport and network layer protocol
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`processing to the networkinterface device, freeing up processing from the host
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`computer, which, in addition to the rest of the claim limitations, are distinguished from
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`the prior art. For support, see Instant Specification (paragraphs 14, 54-59, 62).
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompanythe issue fee. Such submissions should beclearly labeled “Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
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`Conclusion
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`Anyinquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to J. Bret Dennison whose telephone numberis 571-272-
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`3910. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday-Thursday 9am-5:30pm
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`Eastern.
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