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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER T'OR PATENTS
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEAND FEE(S) DUE
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`OLILT & BERRIDGE, PLC
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`EXAMINER
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`WONG,TINA MEI SENG
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`on
`DATE MAILED: 09/22/2009
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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` APPLICATION NO.
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`01/30/2008
`12/010,843
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
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`Masaaki Aota
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEESMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`$300
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`12/22/200'
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEIS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
`THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`01/30/2008
`12/010,843
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
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`Masaaki Aota
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`135488
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`1315
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`can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Note: A certificate of mailing
`Tee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
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`(Depositor's name)
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEESMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`WONG,TINA MEI SENG
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`$1510
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`2874
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
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`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
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`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
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`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOTa substitute for filing an assignment.
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER T'OR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`Wwww.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`12/010,843
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`01/30/2008
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`Masaaki Aota
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`135488
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`1315
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`OLILT & BERRIDGE, PLC
`P.O. BOX 320850
`ALEXANDRIA, VA 22320-4850
`
`WONG,TINA MEI SENG
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`on
`DATE MAILED: 09/22/2009
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment to date is 176 day(s). If the issue fee is paid on the date that is three months after the
`mailing date of this notice and the patent issues on the Tuesday before the date that is 28 weeks (six and a half
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`12/010,843
`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`AOTAETAL.
`Art Unit
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`TINA M. WONG
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`2874
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`If not included
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWASBILITY IS NOT A GRANTOF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue atthe initiative
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`1. [] This communication is responsive to
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`2. X] The allowedclaim(s) is/are 7-9.
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`3. KX] Acknowledgmentis made ofa claim forforeign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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