UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`AddIESS. COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, Viigmia 22313-1450
`wwwusptogov
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`F ING OR 371 (C) DATE
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
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`13/407,448
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`02/28/2012
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`Peter M. Bonutti
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`780-A12-012Y-3
`CONFIRMATION NO. 4919
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`33771
`PAUL D. BIANCO
`Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco PL
`21355 EAST DIXIE HIGHWAY
`SUITE 115
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`MIAMI, FL 33180
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`FORMALITIES LETTER
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`Date Mailed: 03/14/2012
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`NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`FILED UNDER 37 CFR1.53(b)
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`Filing Date Granted
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`Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
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`An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
`however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
`required items below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by filing a petition accompanied
`by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`The application is informal since it does not comply with the regulations for the reason(s) indicated below.
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`The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
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`' Replacement drawings in compliance with 37 CFR 1.84 and 37 CFR 1.121 (d) are required. The drawings
`submitted are not acceptable because:
`' More than one figure is present and each figure is not labeled "Fig." with a consecutive Arabic numeral (1,
`2, etc.) or an Arabic numeral and capital letter in the English alphabet (A, B, etc.)(see 37 CFR 1.84(u)(1)).
`See Figure(s) 49. A brief description of the several views of the drawings (see 37 CFR 1.74) should be
`added or amended to correspond to the corrected numbering of the figures. See also 37 CFR 1.77(b)(7).
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`Applicant is cautioned that correction of the above items may cause the specification and drawings page count to
`exceed 100 pages. If the specification and drawings exceed 100 pages, applicant will need to submit the required
`application size fee.
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`SUMMARY OF FEES DUE:
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`Total fee(s) required within TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice is $620 for a non-small entity
`' The specification and drawings submitted electronically contain the equivalent of more than 100 pages.
`Applicant owes $620 for 58 pages in excess of 100 pages for a non-small entity.
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`Mail Stop Missing Parts
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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`Registered users of EFS-Web may alternatively submit their reply to this notice via EFS-Web.
`https://sportal.uspto.gov/authenticate/AuthenticateUserLocalEPF.html
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`For more information about EFS-Web please call the USPTO Electronic Business Center at 1-866-21 7-9197 or
`visit our website at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc.
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`If you are not using EFS—Web to submit your reply, you must include a copy of this notice.
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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