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`Applicant(s)
`Application No.
`11/548,132 LIN, JENTSUNG
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`Notice of Allowability
`Examiner
`Art Unit
`MICHAEL T. TRAN 2827
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`3. El Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mai| Date
`4. El Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`9. El Other
`MICHAEL T TRAN/
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`1. E This communication is responsive to amendment filed September 151 2009.
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`2. E The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-16 22-25 28—35,39-47 and 49. The drawings filed October 10 2006 have been approved.
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`3. I] Acknowledgment is made ofa claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)—(d) or (f).
`a) [I All
`b) [I Some*
`c) [I None
`of the:
`1. El Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`3. El Copies ofthe certified copies ofthe priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`Attachment(s)
`1. El Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2. El Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2827
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`5. El Notice of Informal Patent Application
`6. El Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mai| Date
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`7. El Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`8. El Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-06)
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`Part of Paper No./Mai| Date 20091109
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`CONFIRMATION NO. 4884
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`GROUP ART UNIT ATTORNECY) DOCKET
`061478
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`SERIAL NUMBER
`11/548,132
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`FILINSIAQFI‘E 371 (C)
`10/10/2006
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`RULE
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`APPLICANTS
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`** IF REQUIRED, FOREIGN FILING LICENSE GRANTED **
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`3 Yes BN0
`Foreign Priority claimed
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`TRAN/
`Examiner's Signature
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`DYNAMIC WORD LINE DRIVERS AND DECODERS FOR MEMORY ARRAYS
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`11548132
`Index Of Claims
`LIN, JENTSUNG
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`Examiner
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`Application/Control No.
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`Applicant(s)lPatent Under
`Reexamination
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`Art Unit
`
`
`
`2827
`MICHAEL T TRAN
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`
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`I Cancelled
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`N
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`Non-Elected
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`Allowed
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`+
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`Restricted
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`A
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`Appeal
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`Objected
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`El Claims renumbered in the same order as presented by applicant
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`III CPA
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`III T.D.
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`III R.1.47
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`CLAIM
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`Final
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`Original
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`DATE
`11/12/2007 07/25/2008 01/16