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`EXAMINER
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`Response to Rule 312 Communication
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`-- The MAILlNG DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address --
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`1. 团 The amendment filed on 27 November 2019 under 37 CFR 1.312 has been considered, and has been:
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`e) 口 entered in part. See explanation below.
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`IJason Daniel Pronel
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`PTOL-271 (Rev. 04-01)
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`Receipt date: 11/27/2019
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`16/213 , 536 - GAU: 3724
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re application of: MIKSOVSKY et al.
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`Attorney Docket No.: HMG 1P008D3
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`Application No.: 16/213 ,536
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`Examiner: PRONE, JASON D.
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`Filed: December 7, 2018
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`Title: EA TING UTENSIL SYSTEM
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begin on page 2
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`Remarksl Arguments begin on page 8 of this paper.
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`HMG1P008D3
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`Receipt date: 11/22/2019
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`Form 1449 (Modified)
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re application of: MIKSOVSKY et al.
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`Attorney Docket No.: HMG 1P008D3
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`Application No.: 16/213 ,536
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`Examiner: PRONE, JASON D.
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`Filed: December 7, 2018
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`Group: 3724
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`Title: EA TING UTENSIL SYSTEM
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`Confirmation No.: 8074
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`CERTIFICA TE OF EFS-WEB TRANSMISSION
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`HMG1P008D3
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`The listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings , of claims in the application:
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`Listine: of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system, comprising:
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`a fork including a fork head and a fork handle, the fork head end including a plurality of
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`tines, the fork handle having a pair of spaced apart fork catch features and a guide portion,
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`wherein a first one of the fork catch features is closer to a proximal end of the fork handle than a
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`second one of the fork catch features; and
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`a spoon including a spoon head and a spoon handle ，仕le spoon head including a bowl
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`portion and the spoon handle including a spoon catch feature , wherein the spoon handle is
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`configured to interlock with the fork handle in two distinct orientations with the spoon handle
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`inserted into the guide portion of the fork in two different ways ，出e two distinct orientations
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`including a nested orientation and an extended orientation, wherein,
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`in the nested orientation, the fork head and the spoon head are nested together,
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`with the spoon catch feature engaging the first one of the fork catch features and the fork
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`guide portion receiving the spoon handle to help hold the spoon and fork in the nested
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`orientation, and
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`in an extended orientation, the fork head and the spoon head extend in opposite
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`directions with the spoon catch feature engaging the second one of the fork catch features
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`and the fork guide portion receiving the spoon handle to help hold the spoon and fork in
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`the extended orientation.
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`2.
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`(Original) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1, wherein the fork
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`and spoon are formed from a thermoplastic material.
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`HMG1P008D3
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`3.
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`(Origina1) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 2, wherein the
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`thermop1astic materia1 is a glass filled ny1on.
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`4.
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`(Previous1y Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein:
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`the first one of the fork catch features is arranged to engage the spoon catch feature when
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`the spoon and fork are coup1ed in the nested orientation, but not when the spoon and fork are
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`coup1ed in the extended orientation; and
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`the second one of the fork catch features is arranged to engage the spoon catch feature
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`when the spoon and fork are coup1ed in the extended orientation, but not when the spoon and
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`fork are coup1ed in the nested orientation.
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`5.
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`(Previous1y Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein the fork head includes a concave bow1 portion, wherein the spoon head bow1 portion and
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`the fork head concave bow1 portions- both face in a same direction in the nested orientation.
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`6.
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`(Origina1) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1, wherein at 1east
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`one of the tines on an outer edge of the fork head has a sp1itting feature.
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`7.
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`(Previous1y Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein none of dista1
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`tips of the tines extends 10ngitudinally beyond a dista1 tip of an outer
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`edge of the spoon head bow1 portion when the fork and spoon are in the nested orientation.
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`8.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 7,
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`wherein the spoon head bowl portion is wider than the fork head such that outer edges of outer
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`ones of the tines do not extend beyond the spoon head bowl portion in the nested orientation.
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`9.
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`(Original) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1, wherein the bowl
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`portion of the spoon has a plurality of substantially flat side edges.
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 9,
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`wherein the plurality of substantially flat side edges comprises at least three substantially flat
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`side edges with rounded corners therebetween.
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`11.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein a distal tip of the bowl portion of the spoon is positioned at an angle relative to the
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`handle of the spoon.
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`12.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein:
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`the plurality of tines includes four tines including two inner tines and two outer tines;
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`the inner tines each have a pair of substantially straight and substantially parallel side
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`edges and a pointed distal tip; and
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`the outer tines each include a curved outer edge and a pointed distal tip.
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein the tines include a pair of outer tines, wherein at least one of the outer tines has a
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`chamfered outer edge.
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`14.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein the spoon handle is configured to be a splitter or a cutter.
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`15.
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`(Original) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1, wherein the spoon
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`handle is configured to be slid longitudinally through the fork guide portion with the spoon
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`handle extending in parallel with the fork handle.
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`16.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1,
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`wherein the fork guide portion comprises a pair of rails arranged to extend around at least a
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`portion of opposing side edges of the spoon handle to help maintain alignment of the spoon and
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`fork handles in both the nested and extended orientations.
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`17.
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`(Original) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 1, wherein opposing
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`side edges of the spoon handle key into the fork guide portion to help maintain alignment of the
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`spoon and fork handles in both the nested and extended orientations.
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`18.
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`(Currently Amended) A combination fork and spoon system, comprising:
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`a fork including a fork head and a fork handle, the fork head end including a concave
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`bowl portion, and a plurality of tines that include a pair of outer tines, each tine having a
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`proximal base and a distal tip, wherein outer edge portions of the fork head are curved
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`longitudinally wherein each outer edge portion of the fork head comprises an outer edge of a
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`respective one of the outer tines such that the outer tines get progressively narrower towards their
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`respective distal tips, the fork handle having a pair of spaced apart fork catch features and a
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`guide portion, wherein a first one of the fork catch features is closer to a proximal end of the fork
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`handle than a second one of the fork catch features; and
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`a spoon including a spoon head and a spoon handle, the spoon head including a concave
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`bowl portion and the spoon handle including a spoon catch feature, wherein the spoon is
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`configured to interlock with the fork in a nested orientation by sliding the spoon handle into the
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`guide portion of the fork in a first direction, and wherein the spoon is configured to interlock
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`with the fork in an extended orientation by sliding the spoon handle into the guide portion of the
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`fork in a second direction, wherein the nested orientation and the extended orientation are two
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`distinct orientations, wherein,
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`(i)
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`in the nested orientation, the fork head and the spoon head are nested
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`together, with the spoon catch feature engaging the first one of the fork catch features and
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`the fork guide portion receiving the spoon handle to help hold the spoon and fork in the
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`nested orientation, and
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`(ii)
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`in the extended orientation, the fork head and the spoon head extend in
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`opposite directions with the spoon catch feature engaging the second one of the fork
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`catch features and the fork guide portion receiving the spoon handle to help hold the
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`spoon and fork in the extended orientation; and[[;]]
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`wherein the spoon catch feature is configured to engage one of the fork catch features to
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`help align the spoon and fork in a selected one of the orientations; and
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`wherein the fork and spoon are formed from a glass reinforced thermoplastic material.
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`19.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 18,
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`wherein a distal tip of the bowl portion of the spoon head is tilted at a first angle relative to the
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`spoon handle, and a distal tip of the bowl portion of the fork head is tilted at a second angle
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`relative to the fork handle.
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`HMG1P008D3
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`20.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 18,
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`wherein:
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`出e plurality of tines further include two inner tines each having a pair of substantially
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`straight side edges;
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`an inner edge of each of the outer tines is substantially straight; and
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`the distal tip of each of the plurality of tines is pointed.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) A combination fork and spoon system as recited in claim 18,
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`wherein the spoon handle has a chamfered outer edge.
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`HMG1P008D3
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`RE岛1ARKS
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`Claim 18
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`C1aim 18 is amended to correct a typographica1 error.
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`Shou1d the Examiner have any questions or concerns re1ated to the present app1ication, he
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`16/213.536
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`12/07/2018
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`Christopher A. MIKSOVSKY
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`HMG1 P008D3
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`8074
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: EATING UTENSIL SYSTEM
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`humangear , Inc.
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Application Number:
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`Filing Date:
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`16213536
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`07-Dec-2018
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`Title of Invention:
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`EATING UTENSIL SYSTEM
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Christopher A. MIKSOVSKY
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`Filer:
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`Tina Chen/Cara Hedin
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`HMG1 P008D3
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`Filing Fees for Utility under 3S USC 111 (a)
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`Quantity
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`Amount
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`Sub-Total in
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`Pages:
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`8074
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`Title of Invention:
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`EATING UTENSIL SYSTEM
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Christopher A. MIKSOVSKY
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`Customer Number:
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`58766
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`Filer:
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`Tina Chen/Cara Hedin
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`Tina Chen
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`This Acknowledgement Receipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO of the indicated documents,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re application of: MIKSOVSKY et al.
`
`Attorney Docket No.: HMG 1P008D3
`
`Application No.: 16/213,536
`
`Examiner: PRONE, JASON D.
`
`Filed: December 7 , 2018
`
`Group: 3724
`
`Title: EA TING UTENSIL SYSTEM
`
`Confirmation No.: 8074
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`CERTIFICA TE OF EFS-WEB TRANSMISSION
`1 hereby certify that this correspondence is being transmitted electronically
`出rough EFS-WEB to the Commissioner for Patents. P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria,
`VA 22313-1450 on November 27 , 2019.
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`Signed:
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`/Cara Hedinl
`CaraHedin
`AMENDMENT TRANSMITTAL
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`Mail Stop Issue Fee
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Commissioner:
`Transmitted herewith is an Amendment in the above-identified application.
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`The fee has been calculated as shown below.
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`Present
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`Small Entity
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`Large Entity
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`Total Claims
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`21
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`21
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`Independent
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`03
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`因
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`囚
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`$0.00
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`Applicant(s) believe that no (additional) Extension of Time is required; however, if it is determined
`出 at such an extension is required, Applicant归) hereby petition 也at such an extension b