OSTRAGER CHONG & FLAHERTY (HAWAII)
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`A LAW CORPORATION
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`841 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 1200
`HONOLULU, HI 96813-3908
`TEL: (808) 533-4300
`FAX: (808) 531-7585
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`July 30, 2004
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`PATENT, TRADEMARK &
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`COPYRIGHT MATTERS
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`AFFILIATED OFFICE:
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`NEW YORK, NY
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`REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE
`ADM. HAWAII, NEW YORK
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`LEIGHTON K. CHONG
`E-MAIL: LKMChong@aol.com
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`Clifford Kagawa, CEO
`Broadband iTV
`Pioneer Plaza, Suite 955
`900 Fort Street Mall
`Honolulu, HI 96813
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`Re:
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`U.S. Patent Application of M. Diaz Perez
`Assignee: Broadband iTV, Inc.
`For: SYSTEM ... FOR MANAGING ... CONTENT ...
`ON VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PLATFORM ...
`Our Ref: BBTV-P1
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`Dear Clif:
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`This is to confirm that the U.S. patent application for the above-noted invention
`was filed with the U.S. Patent Office by Express Mail so as to receive a filing date as of today's
`date. A complete copy of the patent application as filed is enclosed, together with our invoice.
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`Small entity status was claimed, entitling the applicant to pay one-half the normal
`Patent Office fees. I will forward the official filing receipt from the U.S. Patent Office when it is
`received. You may now provide notice in your company and promotional materials of "U.S.
`Patent Pending" or "U.S. Patent Applied For". A first examination of this application can be
`expected in about 15 - 18 months.
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`This is a reminder that an applicant for a patent has a duty to disclose to the U.S.
`Patent Office any relevant prior art that is or may become known to the applicant. Consideration
`of the most relevant references by the USPTO can strengthen the validity of any issuing patent.
`Please provide us with copies of any prior publications, patents, or other publicly available
`materials known to the inventor and/or to the assignee BBiTV which is relevant to the invention
`subject matter, so that we can submit it to the USPTO within the 3-month period allowed from
`filing. For example, a white paper or other summary of the Navic N-Band System using
`templatized content delivery should be submitted since it is referred to in the application.
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`Please note that the present patent application was filed primarily to establish a
`date of invention for the broad system concepts, even though much of the details of the system
`have not yet been finalized on an implementation level. Such details may be needed to provide
`adequate technical support to justify the patentability of one or more core features of the
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`Broadband iTV
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`invention. When such implementation details for the system have been developed, we
`recommend that an enhanced "continuation-in-part" (OP) application adding the new material be
`filed to establish the date of invention for such details and to support patentable claims dependent
`on such details so that they might be allowed by the U.S. Patent Office. A ClP application may
`be filed at any time while the original patent application is pending, and can claim the earlier
`application's priority date of invention as to any subject matter disclosed in common.
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`This is also a reminder that, under international treaties, you have a one-year
`period, until July 30, 2005., within which to file any foreign patent or PCT application claiming
`the priority benefit of your U.S. patent application filing date. If you wish to file any foreign
`filings, please contact me for further information.
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`Very truly yours,
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`Leighton K. Chong
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