February 18, 2020
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`TRANSLATOR'S DECLARATION:
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`I, David Baldwin, hereby declare:
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`That I possess advanced knowledge of the Japanese and English languages.
`The attached Japanese into English translation has been prepared by me and
`to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is a true and accurate translation of:
`(cid:120) Prosecution of JP highway app - decision to grant a patent 2011-11-22 (in
`Japanese)
`(cid:120) Prosecution of JP highway app - notice of reasons for refusal 2011-06-07 (in
`Japanese)
`(cid:120) Prosecution of JP highway app - notice of reasons for refusal 2011-08-30 (in
`Japanese)
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`David Baldwin
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`Project Number: WCPHD_2002_002
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`Decision to Grant a Patent (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008506313)
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`Patent Application No.
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`Decision to Grant a Patent
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`JP 2008-506313
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`Satoshi Sato 8943 5W00
`Wireless Communication Mobile Station Apparatus
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`Panasonic Corporation
`Koichi Washida
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`As no reasons for rejection have been discovered, the decision is made to grant the
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`present application a patent.
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`Section Chief / Agent Primary Examiner / Agent Examiner
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`Assistant Examiner
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`Classification Decision Official
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`Keisuke Sato
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`Satoshi Sato
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`Hisamichi Nomoto
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`1. Application Type
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`2. References Cited
`3. Japanese Patent Act Article 30 Applicable
`4. Change in the title of the invention
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`5. International Patent Classification (IPC)
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`6. Microorganism Deposit
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`7. Indication that the retroaction of the filing date is not permitted
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`REFERENCE INFORMATION
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`JP 2008-506313
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`2. Patent Reference Document
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`JP 2003-504935 T
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`3. Reference Literature/Journal
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`NTT DoCoMo, NEC, Sharp, Orthogonal Pilot Channel Structure in E-UTRA Uplink, 3GPP
`TSG-RAN WG1 LTE Ad Hoc Meeting, 3GPP, January 23, 2006, R1-060046, p.1-8
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`Notice of Reasons for Rejection (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008506313)
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`Notice of Reasons for Rejection
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`JP 2008-506313
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`Satoshi Sato 8943 5W00
`Koichi Washida
`Sec. 29(1), Sec. 29(2)
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`This application is rejected for the following reasons. If the applicant has any objection to
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`this notice, please submit your written argument within 60 days from the mailing date of this
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`Reason
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`(A) The invention of the following claims of the present application may not be granted a patent
`under sec. 29(1)(iii) of the Japanese Patent Act since it is an invention described in the following
`publications which have been in circulation in Japan or foreign countries prior to the present
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`(B) The invention of the following claims of the present application may not be granted a patent
`under sec. 29(2) of the Japanese Patent Act since it could easily have been invented prior to the
`present application by a person having ordinary skill in the field of art pertaining to the
`invention, based on the invention described in the following publications which have been in
`circulation in Japan or foreign countries, prior to the present application.
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`Record (See the Cited Document List for the Reference Citations)
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`Claims: 1 to 5 and 11
`Reasons: (A) and (B)
`Cited document: 1
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`Paragraph [0015] of cited document 1 teaches, regarding an RACH signature, that an
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`OVSF code used in UL-DPCCH, an OVSF code used in UL_DPDCH, an OVSF code used in a
`UL scrambling code and DL_DPCCH, the largest number of frames, and transmission rate are
`mapped; in light of this teaching, it is recognized that the corresponding signature is selected
`based on control information that should give notice of the OVSF code used in UL-DPCCH, the
`OVSF code used in UL_DPDCH, the OVSF code used in the UL scrambling code and
`DL_DPCCH, the largest number of frames, and transmission rate. Since there is no difference
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`invention-defining matters taught in cited document 1, the invention of the above claims is the
`invention taught in cited document 1, or it is recognized that the invention of the above claims
`could easily have been obtained from the invention taught in cited document 1.
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`Furthermore, as a selecting configuration, selecting after referencing a table is merely a
`conventionally performed matter.
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`Claims: 8 to 10
`Reason: (B)
`Cited Documents: 1 and 2
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`Cited document 2 teaches generating a code sequence by using a CAZAC sequence in a
`GCL sequence using a code sequence and by cyclically shifting a code sequence forming a basis,
`and it is not recognized that using the code sequence generated by cyclically shifting the code
`sequence forming a basis or using the GCL sequence or CAZAC sequence as a code sequence
`used in the invention taught in cited document 1 is particularly difficult.
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`<Claims for which No Reason for Rejection is Found>
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`At the present time, no reasons for rejection have been found with respect to the
`inventions of claims 6 and 7. In the event that new reasons for rejection are found, you will be
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`Cited Document List
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`1. JP 2003-504935 T
`2. NTT DoCoMo, NEC, Sharp, Orthogonal Pilot Channel Structure in E-UTRA Uplink, 3GPP
`TSG-RAN WG1 LTE Ad Hoc Meeting, 3GPP, January 23, 2006, R1-060046, p.1-8
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`(Note) There are cases when a portion or the entirety of the presented nonpatent literature is not
`attached due to limitations of the law, agreements, or the like.
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`The record of the prior art literature search results does not constitute a reason for rejection.
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`Notice of Reasons for Rejection (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008506313)
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`Notice of Reasons for Rejection
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`JP 2008-506313
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`Satoshi Sato 8943 5W00
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`Sec. 36
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`Patent Application No.
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`This application is rejected for the following reasons. If the applicant has any objection to
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`Reason
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`The statement of the Scope of Patent Claims stated in the present application does not
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`comply with the requirements stipulated in sec. 36(6)(ii) of the Japanese Patent Act with respect
`to the points given below.
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`Record
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`It is unclear what kind of technical matter the matter of "classifying the plurality of
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`sequences arranged such that a sequence generated from the identical basis sequence are
`successive" in the invention of claims 1 and 11 is attempting to define, and thus the invention is
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`The inventions of claims 2 to 10 which cite the invention of claim 1 also contain a similar
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`Therefore, the inventions of claims 1 to 11 are unclear.
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`In the event that new reasons for rejection are found, you will be notified of such reasons.
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`Reason for Final Notice of Reasons for Rejection
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` This notice of reasons for rejection is a notice of only the reasons for rejection that need to be
`notified due to amendments at the time of responding to the first notifications of reasons for
`rejection.
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