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`ROBERT GREENE STERNE
`Eowaro J. KESSLER
`JORGE A. GOLDSTEIN
`SAMUEL L. Fox
`Davio K.S. CORNWELL
`RoBERT W. ESMOND
`TRACY-GENE G. DURKIN
`MICHELE A. CiIMBALA
`MICHAEL B. RAY
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`Eric K. STEFFE
`MICHAEL Q. LEE
`Steven R. Luowic
`JOHN M. COVERT®
`LINDA E. ALCORN
`Raz —. FLESHNER
`ROBERT C. MILLONIG
`MICHAEL V. MESSINGER
`JubITH U. Kim
`TimoTtHy J. SHEA, JR.
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`DONALD R, MCPHAIL
`Patrick E. GARRETT
`STEPHEN G. WHITESIDE
`JEFFREY T. HELVEY®
`Heipi L, Kraus
`JEFFREY R. KURIN
`RAYMOND MILLIEN
`Patrick D. O'BRIEN
`LAWRENCE B..BUGAISKY
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`JEFFREY S. WEAVER
`KRISTIN K. VIDOVICH
`ANOREW S. ROBERTS*
`KENDRICK P. PATTERSON®
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20231
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`November18, 1999
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`DONALD J. FEATHERSTONE**
`KAREN R. MARKOwIC2**
`GRANT E. REED**
`SUZANNE E. ZisKa**
`BRIAN J. DEL BUONO**
`VINCENT L. CAPUANO**
`ANDREA J. KAMAGE**
`Nancy J. DEGEN**
`ROBERT H. BENSON*
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`WRITER’S DIRECT NUMBER:
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`Box Missing Parts
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`Re:
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`U.S. Utility Patent Application
`Appl. No. 09/407,371; Filed: September 28, 1999
`Server-Group Messaging System for Interactive Applications
`For:
`Inventors:
`ROTHSCHILDetal.
`Our Ref:
`1719.0050002
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`Sir:
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`In reply to the "Notice to File Missing Parts of Application--Filing Date Granted," dated
`October 21, 1999, Applicants submit the following documentsfor appropriate action by the U.S.
`Patent and Trademark Office:
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`Fee Transmittal (Form PTO/SB/17) (in duplicate);
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`Copyof the Notice to File Missing Parts;
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`A copy of the Combined Declaration and Powerof Attorney for Utility Patent
`Application, executed by the inventors as filed in parent Application No.
`08/896,797,filed: July 18, 1997;
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`A copyof the executed Revocation of Prior Power of Attorney and Appointment
`of New Attorneys of Record from Assignee;
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`A copy of the Assignee’s 37 C.F.R. § 3.73(b) Statement with a copy ofthe
`recorded Assignmentattached;
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
`November18, 1999
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`Preliminary Amendment;
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`Our Check No. Z4%5@_ for $890.00 to cover:
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`$760.00 Filing Fee for Patent Application (37 C.F.R. § 1.16)
`$130.00 Surcharge forlate filing of Declaration (37 C.F.R. § 1.16); and
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`8.
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`Return postcard.
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`It is respectfully requested that the attached postcard be stamped with the date offiling of
`these documents, andthat it be returned to our courier.
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`The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to charge any fee deficiency,
`or credit any overpayment, to our Deposit Account No. 19-0036. If extensions of time under 37
`C.F.R. § 1.136 other than those otherwise provided for herewith are required to prevent
`abandonmentofthe presentpatentapplication, then such extensionsof time are hereby
`petitioned, and anyfees therefor are hereby authorized to be charged to our Deposit Account No.
`19-0036. A duplicate copyofthis letter is enclosed.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`RaymondMillien
`Attorney for Applicants
`Registration No. 43,806
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`0050002. pt4
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