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`ISSUE DATE
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`PATENT NO.
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`10298451
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`120223CON6
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`9075
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`26285
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`Michael]. Koss, Milwaukee, WI;
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`Michael]. Pelland, Princeton, WI;
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`Title of Invention:
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`CONFIGURING WIRELESS DEVICES FOR A WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
`NETWORK
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Michael J. Koss
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`120223CON6
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`Michael J. Koss
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`120223CON6
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`Michael J. Koss
`120223CON6
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`26285
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`7590
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`03/11/2019
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`K&L GATES LLP—Pittsburgh
`210 SIXTH AVEN UE
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`PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-2613
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`LEE. JAE YOUNG
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`2466
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`DATE MAILED: 03/11/2019
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
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`Section 1(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
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`JAE Y LEE
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`Koss et al.
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`2466
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`No
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`- The MAILING DA TE ofthis communication appears on the ca ver sheet with the correspondence address-
`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 filing on 17 January 2019.
`[:I A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`am An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the inten/iew on
`restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`; the
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`3.. The allowed claim(s) is/are See Continuation Sheet. As a result of the allowed claim(s). you may be eligible to benefit from the
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`4C] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)—(d) or ( ).
`Certified copies:
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`a) DAII
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`b) [3 Some
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`*c) [3 None of the:
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`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)).
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`* Certified copies not received:
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE“ of this communication to file areply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`5D CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
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`including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mai| 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).
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` 6E 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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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2466
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`Attachment(s)
`1.l:l Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2.[:] Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`3C] Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`413 Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date.
`/JAE Y LEE/
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`5. U Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`7. D Other
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL737 (Rev. 08713)
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`Notice 01 Allowability
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`Part of Paper No/Mall Date 20190218
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-37)
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`Application No. 16/057,360
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`Continuation of 3. The allowed claim(s) is/are: 2-22 as re-numbered by 1-15, 17-21 and 16
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`Application/Control Number: 16/057,360
`Art Unit: 2466
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
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`Reasons for Allowance
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`Applicant’s arguments filed on 01/17/2019 have been fully considered and they are persuasive.
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`The combination of elements recited in the claims as amended is not taught or suggested by the prior
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`art either alone or in combination. An updated search has been performed and no prior art has been
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`found that teaches the combination of elements present in the claims. Thus, the claims are deemed
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`allowable.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment
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`of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such
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`submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
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`Conclusion
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`2.
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`Faruk Hamza can be reached on (571) 272-7969. The fax phone number for the organization where this
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`application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`/JAE Y LEE/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2466
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