UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`F ING OR 371 (C) DATE
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`13/099,325
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`05/02/2011
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`41528
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`Erickson Law Group, PC
`1749 s. NAPERVILLE ROAD
`SUITE 202
`WHEATON, IL 60189
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addtess. COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, ViJgLnia 22313-1450
`wwwusptogov
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
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`2188P1011US
`CONFIRMATION NO. 1557
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`FORMALITIES LETTER
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`Date Mailed: 05/17/2011
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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 statutory basic filing fee is missing.
`Applicant must submit $330 to complete the basic filing fee for a non-small entity. If appropriate, applicant may
`make a written assertion of entitlement to small entity status and pay the small entity filing fee (37 CFR 1.27).
`' The oath or declaration is missing.
`A properly signed oath or declaration in compliance with 37 CFR 1.63, identifying the application by the above
`Application Number and Filing Date, is required.
`Note: If a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 is being filed, an oath or declaration in compliance With 37 CFR 1.63
`signed by all available joint inventors, or if no inventor is available by a party with sufficient proprietary interest,
`is required.
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`The applicant needs to satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.
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`The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
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`' Additional claim fees of $4596 as a non-small entity, including any required multiple dependent claim fee, are
`required. Applicant must submit the additional claim fees or cancel the additional claims for which fees are
`due.
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`' A surcharge (for late submission of filing fee, search fee, examination fee or oath or declaration) as set forth in
`37 CFR 1.16(f) of $130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted.
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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 $5816 for a non-small entity
`' $330 Statutory basic filing fee.
`' $130 Surcharge.
`' The application search fee has not been paid. Applicant must submit $540 to complete the search fee.
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`' The application examination fee has not been paid. Applicant must submit $220 to complete the examination
`fee for a non-small entity.
`' Total additional claim fee(s) for this application is $4596
`. $1320 for 6 independent claims over 3.
`' $3276 for 63 total claims over 20.
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`Replies should be mailed to:
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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 1-866-217-9197 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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`/tmekuria/
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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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