UNITED STA TES p A TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www .uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`141721,707
`
`ISSUE DATE
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`08/07/2018
`
`PATENT NO.
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`10043188
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`2556
`
`23442
`7590
`07/18/2018
`RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
`P.O. Box 250
`VANCOUVER, WA 98660
`
`The projected patent number and issue date are specified above.
`
`ISSUE NOTIFICATION
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Patent Term Adjustment is 0 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above-identified application will include
`an indication of the adjustment on the front page.
`
`If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above-identified application, the filing date that
`determines Patent Term Adjustment is the filing date of the most recent CPA.
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`Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information
`Retrieval (PAIR) WEB site (http://pair.uspto.gov).
`
`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the
`Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee
`payments should be directed to the Application Assistance Unit (AAU) of the Office of Data Management
`(ODM) at (571)-272-4200.
`
`APPLICANT(s) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pair.uspto.gov for additional applicants):
`
`Tyler J. Miller, Seattle, WA;
`
`The United States represents the largest, most dynamic marketplace in the world and is an unparalleled location
`for business investment, innovation, and commercialization of new technologies. The USA offers tremendous
`resources and advantages for those who invest and manufacture goods here. Through SelectUSA, our nation
`works to encourage and facilitate business investment. To learn more about why the USA is the best country in
`the world to develop technology, manufacture products, and grow your business, visit SelectUSA.gov.
`
`IR103 (Rev. 10/09)
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`GUARDIAN EXHIBIT 1006
`Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc. v. Miller
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`1
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`Doc Code: IFEE
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`PTOU85B-EFS
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`Document Description: Issue Fee Payment (PT0-85B)
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`Application Number
`
`Filing Date
`
`First Named Inventor
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`Atty. Docket No.
`
`Confirmation No.
`
`Issue Fee Transmittal Form
`
`14721707
`
`26-May-2015
`
`Tyler Miller
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`2556
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION :
`
`BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
`
`Entity Status
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`Application Type
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`Art Unit
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`Class - Subclass
`
`EXAMINER
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`Small
`
`Utility under 35 USC 111 (a)
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`2455
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`206000
`
`MAHRAN ABU ROUMI
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`Issue Fee Due
`
`Publication Due
`
`Total Fee(s) Due
`
`Date Due
`
`Prev. Paid Fee
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`$500
`
`$0
`
`$500
`
`24-Sep-2018
`
`$0
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`1.Change of Correspondence Address and/or Indication Of Fee Address (37 CFR 1.33 & 1.363)
`Current Correspondence Address:
`Current Indicated Fee Address:
`
`23442
`RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
`
`P.O. Box 250
`
`VANCOUVER WA 98660
`UNITED STATES
`3607509931
`
`D Change of correspondence address requested, system
`generated AIA/122-EFS form attached
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`D Fee Address indication requested, system generated SB/47-EFS
`form attached
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`2.Entity Status
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`Change in Entity Status
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`Applicant certifying micro entity status; system generated Micro Entity certification form attached. See 37 CFR 1.29.
`Note: Absent a valid certification of micro entity status, issue fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`If this box is checked, you will be prompted to choose a micro entity status on the gross income basis (37 CFR 1.29(a)) or the institution of higher education basis
`(37 CFR 1.29(d)), and make the applicable certification online.
`
`0
`
`Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`Note: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`
`0
`
`Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
`Note: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro entity status, as applicable.
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`WEB IFEE 1.0
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`Doc Code: IFEE
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`PTOU85B-EFS
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`Document Description: Issue Fee Payment (PT0-85B)
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`3.The Following Fee(s) Are Submitted:
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`IZJ
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`Issue Fee
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`D Publication Fee
`
`D Advance Order - #of copies
`
`4.Firm and/or Attorney Names To Be Printed
`NOTE: If no name is listed, no name will be printed
`For printing on the patent front page, list to be displayed as entered
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`1. Rylander & Associates, PC
`
`2. Philip R.M. Hunt
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`3.
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`D
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`I authorize USPTO to apply my previously paid issue fee to the
`current fees due
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`D
`
`The Director is hereby authorized to apply my previously paid
`issue fee to the current fee due and to charge deficient fees to
`Deposit Account Number
`
`D
`
`If in addition to the payment of the issue fee amount submitted
`with this form, there are any discrepancies in any amount(s) due,
`the Director is authorized to charge any deficiency, or credit any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number _______ _
`The issue fee must be submitted with this form. If payment of
`the issue fee does not accompany this form, checking this box
`and providing a deposit account number will NOT be
`effective to satisfy full payment of the fee(s) due.
`
`S.Assignee Name(s) and Residence Data To Be Printed
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`
`Name
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`City
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`State
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`Country
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`Category
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`6.Signature
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`I certify, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.4(d)(4) that I am an attorney or agent registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office who has filed and has been granted
`power of attorney in this application. I also certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal form is being transmitted to the US PTO via EFS-WEB on the date indicated below.
`
`Signature
`
`/Philip R.M. Hunt/
`
`Date
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`06-29-2018
`
`Name
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`Philip R.M. Hunt
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`Registration Number 58044
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`WEB IFEE 1.0
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
`
`Application Number:
`
`Filing Date:
`
`14721707
`
`26-May-2015
`
`Title of Invention:
`
`BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
`
`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
`
`Tyler J. Miller
`
`Filer:
`
`Attorney Docket Number:
`
`Filed as Small Entity
`
`Filing Fees for Utility under 35 USC 111 (a)
`
`Philip R. Hunt
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`Description
`
`Fee Code
`
`Quantity
`
`Amount
`
`Sub-Total in
`USO($)
`
`Basic Filing:
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`UTILITY APPL ISSUE FEE
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`PUBL. FEE- EARLY, VOLUNTARY, OR NORMAL
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`2501
`
`1504
`
`1
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`1
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`500
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`0
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`500
`
`0
`
`Pages:
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`Claims:
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`Miscellaneous-Filing:
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`Petition:
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`Patent-Appeals-and-Interference:
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`4
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`Description
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`Fee Code
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`Quantity
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`Amount
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`Sub-Total in
`USO($)
`
`Post-Allowance-and-Post-Issuance:
`
`Extension-of-Time:
`
`Miscellaneous:
`
`Total in USO($)
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`500
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`5
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`EFSID:
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`Application Number:
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`33057185
`
`14721707
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`2556
`
`Title of Invention:
`
`BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
`
`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
`
`Tyler J. Miller
`
`Customer Number:
`
`23442
`
`Filer:
`
`Philip R. Hunt
`
`Filer Authorized By:
`
`Attorney Docket Number:
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`MIME.001-CON
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`Receipt Date:
`
`Filing Date:
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`Time Stamp:
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`29-JUN-2018
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`26-MA Y-2015
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`18:49:44
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`Application Type:
`
`Utility under 35 USC 111 (a)
`
`Payment information:
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`Submitted with Payment
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`Payment Type
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`Payment was successfully received in RAM
`
`yes
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`CARD
`
`$500
`
`RAM confirmation Number
`
`0702181NTEFSW18494200
`
`Deposit Account
`
`Authorized User
`
`The Director of the USPTO is hereby authorized to charge indicated fees and credit any overpayment as follows:
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`File Listing:
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`Number
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`Document Description
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`File Name
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`File Size(Bytes}/
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`Multi
`Part /.zip
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`Pages
`(if appl.)
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`45622
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`1
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`Issue Fee Payment (PT0-85B)
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`Web85b.pdf
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`no
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`2
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`Warnings:
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`Warnings:
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`This Acknowledgement Receipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO of the indicated documents,
`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable. It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
`Post Card, as described in MPEP 503.
`
`New Agglications Under 35 U.S.C. 111
`If a new application is being filed and the application includes the necessary components for a filing date (see 37 CFR
`1.53(b)-(d) and MPEP 506), a Filing Receipt (37 CFR 1.54) will be issued in due course and the date shown on this
`Acknowledgement Receipt will establish the filing date of the application.
`National Stage of an International Agglication under 35 U.S.C. 371
`If a timely submission to enter the national stage of an international application is compliant with the conditions of 35
`U.S.C. 371 and other applicable requirements a Form PCT /DO/E0/903 indicating acceptance of the application as a
`national stage submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt, in due course.
`New International Agglication Filed with the USPTO as a Receiving Office
`If a 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 181 O), a Notification of the International Application Number
`and of the International Filing Date (Form PCT/R0/1 OS) will be issued in due course, subject to prescriptions concerning
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`UNITED STA IBS p A IBNT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
`
`23442
`7590
`06/22/2018
`RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
`P.O. Box 250
`VANCOUVER, WA 98660
`
`EXAMINER
`
`ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2455
`
`DATE MAILED: 06/22/2018
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`141721,707
`
`05/26/2015
`
`Tyler J. Miller
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`2556
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATEDUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`SMALL
`
`$500
`
`$0
`
`$0
`
`$500
`
`09/24/2018
`
`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE 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.
`
`THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
`MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED.
`THIS
`STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED. SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
`NOT REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION.
`IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS
`PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM
`WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
`DUE.
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`HOW TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE:
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`I. Review the ENTITY STATUS shown above. If the ENTITY STATUS is shown as SMALL or MICRO, verify whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
`If the ENTITY STATUS is the same as shown above, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above.
`If the ENTITY STATUS is changed from that shown above, on PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, complete section number 5 titled
`"Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)".
`For purposes of this notice, small entity fees are 1/2 the amount of undiscounted fees, and micro entity fees are 1/2 the amount of small entity
`fees.
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`IL PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, or its equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(USPTO) with your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
`of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
`request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur due to the difficulty in recognizing
`the paper as an equivalent of Part B.
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Maintenance fees are due in utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. It is
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
`
`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`(571)-273-2885
`
`or Fax
`
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1 through 5 should be completed where
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`indicated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
`maintenance fee notifications.
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`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any change of address)
`
`23442
`7590
`06/22/2018
`RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
`P.O. Box 250
`VANCOUVER, WA 98660
`
`Note: A certificate of mailing can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
`
`(Depositor's name)
`
`(Signature)
`
`(Date)
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`141721,707
`
`05/26/2015
`
`Tyler J. Miller
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`2556
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATEDUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`SMALL
`
`$500
`
`$0
`
`$0
`
`$500
`
`09/24/2018
`
`EXAMINER
`
`ART UNIT
`
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
`
`ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y
`
`2455
`
`709-206000
`
`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`0 Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`0 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Number is required.
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`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`( 1) The names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) The name of a single firm (having as a member a
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`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`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)
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`
`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : 0 Individual 0 Corporation or other private group entity 0 Government
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`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`0 Issue Fee
`0 Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`0 Advance Order - #of Copies _________ _
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`4b. Payment ofFee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
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`0 Payment by credit card. Form PT0-2038 is attached.
`0 The director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee( s ), any deficiency, or credits any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number
`(enclose an extra copy of this form).
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`0 Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
`0 Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`0 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
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`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/15A and 15B), issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status, as applicable.
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`NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.31and1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications.
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`Authorized Signature _______________________ _
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`Date ____________________ _
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`Typed or printed name ______________________ _
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`Registration No. ________________ _
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`PTOL-85 Part B (10-13) Approved for use through 10/31/2013.
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`UNITED STA IBS p A IBNT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`141721,707
`
`05/26/2015
`
`Tyler J. Miller
`
`MIME.001-CON
`
`2556
`
`23442
`7590
`06/22/2018
`RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC
`P.O. Box 250
`VANCOUVER, WA 98660
`
`EXAMINER
`
`ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2455
`
`DATE MAILED: 06/22/2018
`
`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
`
`Section l(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i) to eliminate the
`requirement that the Office provide a patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. See
`Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment, 78 Fed. Reg. 19416, 19417 (Apr. 1, 2013). Therefore, the Office is no longer
`providing an initial patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. The Office will continue to
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`approximately three weeks prior to the issue date of the patent, and will include the patent term adjustment on the
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`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
`Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
`directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at 1-(888)-786-0101 or (571 )-272-4200.
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`14/721,707
`Examiner
`MAHRAN ABU ROUMI
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`Applicant(s)
`MILLER, TYLER J.
`Art Unit
`AIA (First Inventor to File)
`Status
`2455
`No
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-(cid:173)
`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. ~This communication is responsive to amendments filed 412612018.
`DA declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on ___ .
`2. D An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on __ ;the restriction
`requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`3. ~The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-14 and 16. As a result of the allowed claim(s), you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent
`Prosecution Highway program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information,
`please see http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/pph/index.jsp or send an inquiry to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov.
`4. D Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
`*c) D None of the:
`a) D All
`b) D Some
`1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3. D Copies of the 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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`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.
`5. D CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`D including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in 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. 0 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. D Notice of References Cited (PT0-892)
`2. D Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date __
`3. D Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4. D Interview Summary (PT0-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`
`/MAHRAN ABU ROUMI/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2455
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`5. D Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`6. ~ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`7. D Other __ .
`
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-13)
`20180610
`
`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date
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`Application/Control Number: 14/721,707
`Art Unit: 2455
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`Page 2
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`Allowability Notice
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`1.
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`This communication is responsive to amendments filed 4/26/2018. The present
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`application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions.
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`2.
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`Status of Claims:
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`Claims 1-14 and 16 are allowed.
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`Claims 15 was cancelled.
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`3.
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`Terminal Disclaimer filed 6/10/2018 was approved.
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`Reasons for Allowance
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`4.
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`Claims 1-14 and 16 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`In interpreting the current claims, in light of the Specification filed on 5/26/2015,
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`the Examiner finds the claimed invention to be patentably distinct from the prior art of
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`records. Specifically, the prior art of records, individually or in combination, fail to
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`explicitly teach, suggest or render obvious the claimed invention as recited in the
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`independent Claims.
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`Prior art does not teach " ... investigator ... associating the reference electronic
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`response with the new application entry and ... generating a suggested reference list of
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`one more law enforcement agencies based on an applicant residential address" of
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`Application/Control Number: 14/721,707
`Art Unit: 2455
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`Page 3
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`Claim 1. Note that Claims 5, 9 and 16 are substantially similar to Claim 1, thus the same
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`rationale applies with respect to prior art and allowance.
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`The closest prior art are Parikh et al. US 2012/0089528A1, LaPasta et al. US
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`2005/0033633A1, Ritzel US 6904407 B2 and Duffy et al. US 2009/0319331 A 1 .
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`. However, prior art still fail to teach " ... investigator ... associating the reference
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`electronic response with the new application entry and ... generating a suggested
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`reference list of one more law enforcement agencies based on an applicant residential
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`address" of Claim 1. Note that Claims 5, 9 and 16 are substantially similar to Claim 1,
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`thus the same rationale applies with respect to prior art and allowance.
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`In addition, Applicant's arguments filed 4/26/2018 have been considered and
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`found persuasive.
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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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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Conclusion
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`5.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from
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`the examiner should be directed to MAHRAN ABU ROUMI whose telephone number is
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`(571 )272-3512. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday - Friday, 8AM -
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`5PM (EST).
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Emmanuel Moise can be reached on 571-272-3865. The fax phone number
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