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`Yan Zhang
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`It is hereby acknowledged that 14/162379 the following papers have been received and
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`placed of record in the file: Amendment date 06/01/15.
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`2. Claims 1—13, 15—20 are presented for examination. Claims 1, 8, 15 are independent claims.
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`Claims 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 15, and 17 are being amended. Claim 14 is being cancelled.
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`Response to Argument
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`3. Applicant's arguments filed on 06/01/15 have been fully considered but are moot in view of
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`the new ground(s) of rejection.
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`Double Patenting
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`4.
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`The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine
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`grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or
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`improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible
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`harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness—type double patenting rejection
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`is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined
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`application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined
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`application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference
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`claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re
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`Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225
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`USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornnm, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re
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`Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163
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`USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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`A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may
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`be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting
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`ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned
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`with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the
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`scope of a joint research agreement.
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`Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal
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`disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR
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`3.73(b).
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`5.
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`Claims 1—13, 15—20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness—type double
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`patenting as being unpatentable over Claims 1—23 of US Patent No. 8,638,764. Although the
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`conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because they
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`both deal with aggregating messages from multiple sources to a mobile switching center. Except
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`for the obvious variations noted in the instant claims, the main difference is US Patent 8,638,764
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`explains the use of a specific communication interface to the mobile switching center. The use
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`of specific communication interface would be obvious to specify where data is arriving from to
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`the MSC destination.
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`Instant Application (14/162379)
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`US Patent No.(8,638,764 )
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`l. A method, comprising: receiving, by a
`gateway configured to aggregate a plurality
`of radio network controllers over a shared
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`radio network controller connection, uplink
`stream control transmission
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`l. A method for providing mobile
`telecommunications, comprising: receiving,
`by a gateway that aggregates a plurality of
`radio network controllers over a shared
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`radio network controller connection to a
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`protocol(SCTP) from respective ones of a
`plurality of small scale base stations
`configured to perform functions of the
`plurality of radio network controllers, the
`uplink SCTP comprising data from
`different sources; aggregating, by the
`gateway, the uplink SCTP; and
`transmitting, by the gateway, the
`aggregated uplink SCTP as a single stream
`to a mobile switching center (MSC) server
`via the shared radio network controller
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`connection.
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`2. The method of claim 1, further
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`comprising: receiving, by the gateway, a
`downlink message; and mapping, by the
`gateway, the downlink message to one of
`the plurality of small scale base stations.
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`3. The method of claim 2, further
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`comprising: routing the downlink message
`to the one of the plurality of small scale
`base stations, wherein the mapping, by the
`gateway, comprises associating a snooped
`signaling connection control part (SCCP)
`identifier with a stream control
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`transmission protocol (SCTP) stream that
`is associated with the one of the plurality of
`small scale base stations.
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`mobile switching center (MSC) server, via
`a first communication interface associated
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`with the shared radio network controller
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`connection to the MSC server, uplink
`messages from respective ones of a
`plurality of small scale base stations, the
`uplink messages comprising data from
`different sources; aggregating, by the
`gateway, the uplink messages; transmitting,
`by the gateway, all of the aggregated uplink
`messages as a single stream to the MSC
`server via the shared radio network
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`controller connection; receiving, by the
`gateway, a downlink mobile
`telecommunications signaling message; and
`mapping, by the gateway, the downlink
`mobile telecommunications signaling
`message to one of the plurality of small
`scale base stations, the small scale base
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`stations being configured to perform
`functions of the plurality of radio network
`controllers.
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`2. (Currently Amended) The method of
`claim 1, further comprising:
`routing the downlink mobile
`telecommunications signaling message to
`the one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations over Internet,wherein the mapping,
`by the gateway, comprises associating a
`snooped signaling connection control part
`(SCCP) identifier with a stream control
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`transmission protocol (SCTP) stream that is
`associated with the one of the nluralit of
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`small scale base stations.
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`4. The method of claim 3, wherein the
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`routing further comprises: associating the
`downlink message via a communication
`protocol stream associated with the one of
`the plurality of small scale base stations.
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`3, (Currently Amended)The method of
`claim 2, wherein routing the downlink
`mobile
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`telecommunications signaling message to
`the one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations comprises associating the downlink
`mobile telecommunications signaling
`message via a communication protocol
`stream associated with the one of the
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`plurality of small scale base stations.
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`5. The method of claim 2, wherein the
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`mapping further comprises: reading from
`the downlink message an identifier
`associated with the one of the plurality of
`small scale base stations; and establishing a
`mapping between the identifier and a
`downlink communication protocol stream
`associated with the one of the plurality of
`small scale base stations.
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`8. A mobile telecommunications gateway,
`comprising: a communication interface
`associated with a single shared radio
`network controller connection, wherein the
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`mobile telecommunications gateway
`aggregates a plurality of radio network
`controllers over the single shared network
`controller connection; and a processor
`coupled to the communication interface
`and configured to: receive from respective
`ones of a plurality of small scale base
`stations uplink stream control transmission
`protocol (SCTP) streams, the uplink SCTP
`streams comprising data from different
`sources; aggregate the uplink SCTP
`streams; and transmit the aggregated uplink
`SCTP streams as a single SCTP stream to a
`mobile switching center (MSC) server via
`the single shared radio network controller
`connection.
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`9. (Previously Presented) The method of
`claim 1 further comprising establishing a
`mapping between an identifier associated
`with the one of the plurality of small scale
`base
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`stations and a downlink communication
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`protocol stream associated with the one of
`the plurality of small scale base stations.
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`13. A mobile telecommunication femto
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`gateway system, comprising: a first
`communication interface associated with a
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`single shared radio network controller
`connection to a mobile switching center
`(MSC) server, wherein the gateway
`aggregates a plurality of radio network
`controllers over the single shared network
`controller connection to the MSC server;
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`and a processor coupled to the first
`communication interface and configured to:
`receive from respective ones of a plurality
`of small scale base stations uplink
`messages, the uplink messages comprising
`data from different sources; aggregate all of
`the uplink messages; transmit all of the
`aggregated uplink messages as a single
`stream to the MSC server via the single
`shared radio network controller connection;
`receive via the first communication
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`9. The mobile telecommunications _atewa
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`interface a downlink mobile
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`of claim 8, wherein the processor is further
`configured to: receive, via the
`communication interface, a downlink
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`message; and map the downlink message to
`one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations, the small scale base stations being
`configured to perform functions of the
`nluralit of radio network controllers.
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`10. The mobile telecommunications
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`gateway of claim 9, wherein the processor
`is further configured to associate a snooped
`signaling connection control part (SCCP)
`identifier with a stream control
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`transmission protocol (SCTP) stream that
`is associated with one of the plurality of
`small scale base stations.
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`telecommunications signaling message; and
`map the downlink mobile
`telecommunications signaling message to
`one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations, the small scale base stations being
`configured to perform functions of the
`plurality of radio network controllers.
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`14. The system of claim 13 wherein the
`processor is further configured to route the
`downlink mobile telecommunications
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`signaling message to the one of the
`plurality of small scale base stations over
`the Internet, wherein the mapping, by the
`gateway, includes associating a snooped
`signaling connection control part (SCCP)
`identifier with a stream control
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`transmission protocol (SCTP) stream that is
`associated with one of the plurality of small
`scale base stations.
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`ll. The mobile telecommunications
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`gateway of claim 9, wherein the processor
`is further configured to establish a mapping
`between an identifier associated with the
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`one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations and a downlink communication
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`protocol stream associated with the one of
`the nluralit of small scale base stations.
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`15. The system of claim 13 wherein the
`processor is further configured to establish
`a mapping between an identifier associated
`with the one of the plurality of small scale
`base stations and a downlink
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`communication protocol stream associated
`with the one of the plurality of small scale
`base stations.
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`12. The mobile telecommunications
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`8. The method of claim 7 wherein the
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`gateway of claim ll, wherein the processor
`is further configured to use the identifier to
`read from a stored data structure
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`corresponding data identifying a downlink
`communication interface associated with
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`the one of the plurality of small scale base
`stations.
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`establishing the mapping comprises storing
`in a mapping data structure the identifier
`and data associating the downlink
`communication protocol stream with the
`identifier.
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`13. The mobile telecommunications
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`gateway of claim 8, wherein: the respective
`ones of the plurality of small scale base
`stations comprise femtocells; the plurality
`of radio network controllers comprise
`universal mobile telecommunications
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`4. The method of claim 1, wherein: the one
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`of the plurality of small scale base stations
`comprises a femtocell; the plurality of radio
`network controllers comprise universal
`mobile telecommunications system
`(UMTS) radio network controllers; and the
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`first communication interface comprises a
`system (UMTS) radio network controllers;
`network interface.
`and the communication interface comprises
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`a network interface. —
`Independent Claim 15 is similar to independent claim 8.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`6.
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`The following is a quotation of pre—AIA 35 USC. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or
`described as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject
`matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole
`would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary
`skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived
`by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`7.
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`The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere C0., 383 US. l, 148 USPQ 459
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`(1966), that are applied for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35
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`USC. 103(a) are summarized as follows:
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`Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
`Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
`Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
`Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness
`or nonobviousness.
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`8.
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`Claims 1, 2, 4—9, 11—13, 15, 16, 18—20 are rejected under pre—AIA 35 USC. 103(a) as
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`being unpatentable over Foster (US 2009/0003263) in view of Ngan (US 7,551,920) in further
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`view of Rajahalme et al. (US 2005/0021616 A1),
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`Regarding claim 1, Foster teaches a method, comprising:
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`receiving, by a gateway configured a plurality of radio network controllers over a shared radio
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`network controller connection,(see Foster paragraph [0056],[0080],[0102] explains the use of
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`proxy to address RNCs to the MSC, Fig.1)
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`uplink stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) streams from respective ones of a plurality
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`of small scale base stations configured to perform functions of the plurality of radio network
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`controllers, (see Foster paragraph [0020],[0056],[0060],[0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] explains the
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`functionality to the MSC, data flow and SCTP) the uplink SCTP streams messages comprising
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`data from different sources;(see Foster paragraph [0013],[0087] explains detecting remote station
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`from different access point)
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`and transmitting, by the gateway, (see Foster paragraph [0056], [0067],[0072],[008l],[0102]
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`explains the functionality to the MSC) the uplink SCTP streams messages as a single SCfl
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`stream to a mobile switching center (MSC) via the shared radio network controller connection.
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`(see Foster paragraph [0020], [0056],[0060], [0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] ,[0105] explains the
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`functionality to the MSC, also explains data flow and SCTP )
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`While Foster explains the use of SCTP (paragraph [0060],[0105]) but does not explicitly
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`disclose aggregating SCTP streams, by the gateway; MSC server
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`However Ngan teaches a MSC server, (see Ngan column 5 lines 60-65)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster to include Ngan’s signal strength based call forwarding for wireless phones
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`system to further improve on a systems functions by using signal strength threshold of mobile
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`devices to reduce dropped calls. (see column 1 line 5—10, column 3 lines 65—column 4 lines 4)
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`However Rajahalme teaches aggregating by a gateway uplink streams with SCTP (see
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`Rajahalme paragraph [0005], [0036], [0039], [0057], [0079],[0082] explains combining
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`streaming messages including SIP and also explains SIP can be used in with SCTP)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster and Ngan to include Rajahalme's method for managing sessions between
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`network parties which will allow for a system minimize network capacity (see paragraph
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`[0010])
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`Regarding claim 2, the modified Foster taught the method of claim 1, as described above. The
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`modified Foster further teaches comprising: receiving, by the gateway, a downlink message; and
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`mapping, by the gateway, the downlink message to one of the plurality of small scale base
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`stations. (see Foster paragraph [0060])
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`Regarding claim 4, the modified Foster taught the method of claim 3, as described above. Foster
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`further teaches wherein the routing further comprises: associating the downlink message via a
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`communication protocol stream associated with the one of the plurality of small scale base
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`stations. (see Foster paragraph [0058], [0060])
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`Regarding claim 5, the modified Foster taught the method of claim 2, as described above. The
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`modified Foster further teaches wherein the mapping further comprises: reading from the
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`downlink message an identifier associated with the one of the plurality of small scale base
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`stations; (see Foster paragraph [0060]) and establishing a mapping between the identifier and a
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`downlink communication protocol stream associated with the one of the plurality of small scale
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`base stations. (see Foster paragraph [0060])
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`Regarding claim 6, the modified Foster taught the method of claim 1, as described above. The
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`modified Foster further teaches wherein the transmitting further comprises: presenting the single
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`SCTP stream of the aggregated uplink SCTP steams as being from a single logical radio
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`network controller. (see Rajahalme paragraph [0005], [0036], [0039], [0057], [0079],[0082]
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`explains combining streaming messages )
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`Regarding claim 7, the modified Foster taught the method of claim 1, as described above. The
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`modified Foster further teaches comprising: communicating with the MSC server via a private
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`internet protocol (IP) network. (see Ngan column 1 lines 1—35)
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`Regarding claim 8, Foster teaches a mobile telecommunications gateway, comprising: a
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`communication interface associated with a single shared radio network controller connection,
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`(see Foster paragraph [0056],[0080],[0102] explains the use of proxy to address RNCs to the
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`MSC, Fig. 1) wherein the mobile telecommunications gateway, a plurality of radio network
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`controllers over the single shared network controller connection; (see Foster paragraph
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`[0056],[0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] explains the functionality to the MSC) and a processor
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`coupled to the communication interface and configured to: receive from respective ones of a
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`plurality of small scale base stations uplink streams control transmission protocol (SCTP)
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`streams, (see Foster paragraph [0020],[0056],[0060],[0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] explains the
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`functionality to the MSC, data flow and SCTP) the uplink SCTP streams comprising data from
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`different sources; (see Foster paragraph [0020],[0060],[0013],[0087] explains detecting remote
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`station from different access point) and transmit the uplink SCTP streams as a single SCTP
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`stream to a mobile switching center (MSC) via the single shared radio network controller
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`connection. (see Foster paragraph [0020], [0056],[0060], [0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] ,[0105]
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`explains the functionality to the MSC, also explains data flow and SCTP )
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`While Foster explains the use of SCTP (paragraph [0060],[0105]) but does not explicitly
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`disclose aggregating SCTP streams, by the gateway; MSC server
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`However Ngan teaches a MSC server, (see Ngan column 5 lines 60-65)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster to include Ngan’s signal strength based call forwarding for wireless phones
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`system to further improve on a systems functions by using signal strength threshold of mobile
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`devices to reduce dropped calls. (see column 1 line 5—10, column 3 lines 65—column 4 lines 4)
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`However Rajahalme teaches aggregating by a gateway uplink streams with SCTP (see
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`Rajahalme paragraph [0005], [0036], [0039], [0057], [0079],[0082] explains combining
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`streaming messages including SIP and also explains SIP can be used in with SCTP)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster and Ngan to include Rajahalme's method for managing sessions between
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`network parties which will allow for a system minimize network capacity (see paragraph
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`Regarding claim 9, the modified Foster taught the mobile telecommunications gateway of claim
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`8, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein the processor is further
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`configured to: receive, via the communication interface, a downlink message; (see Foster
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`paragraph [0102]) and map the downlink message to one of the plurality of small scale base
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`stations,(see Foster paragraph [0016],[0060]) the small scale base stations being configured to
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`perform functions of the plurality of radio network controllers. (see Foster paragraph [0016])
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`Regarding claim ll, the modified Foster taught the mobile telecommunications gateway of claim
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`9, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein the processor is further
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`configured to establish a mapping between an identifier associated with the one of the plurality
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`of small scale base stations and a downlink communication protocol stream associated with the
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`one of the plurality of small scale base stations. (see Foster paragraph [0060],[0076])
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`Regarding claim 12, the modified Foster taught the mobile telecommunications gateway of claim
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`ll, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein the processor is further
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`configured to use the identifier to read from a stored data structure corresponding data
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`identifying a downlink communication interface associated with the one of the plurality of small
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`scale base stations.(see Foster paragraph [0074])
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`Regarding claim 13, the modified Foster taught the mobile telecommunications gateway of claim
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`8, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein: the respective ones of the
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`plurality of small scale base stations comprise femtocells; the plurality of radio network
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`controllers comprise universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) radio network
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`controllers; (see Foster paragraph [0037], [0056]) and the communication interface comprises a
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`network interface. (see Foster paragraph [0037], [0056])
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`Regarding claim 15, Foster teaches a non—transitory computer—readable storage medium having
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`control logic recorded thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to
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`perform a method for instrumenting software code in a gateway configured to aggregate a
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`plurality of radio network controllers over a shared radio network controller connection, the
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`method comprising:
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`receiving uplink stream control transmission protocol [SCTP] streams from respective ones of a
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`plurality of small scale base stations configured to perform functions of the plurality of radio
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`network controllers, (see Foster paragraph [0020], [0056],[0060],[0080],[0102] explains the use
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`of proxy to address RNCs to the MSC, Fig.1) the uplink SCTP streams comprising data from
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`different sources; (see Foster paragraph [0020],[0060],[0013],[0087] explains detecting remote
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`station from different access point)
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`and transmitting the uplink SCTP streams as a single SCTP stream to a mobile switching center
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`(MSC) via the shared radio network controller connection. (see Foster paragraph [0020],
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`[0056],[0060], [0067],[0072],[008l],[0102] ,[0105] explains the functionality to the MSC, also
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`explains data flow and SCTP )
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`While Foster explains the use of SCTP (paragraph [0060],[0105]) but does not explicitly
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`disclose aggregating SCTP streams, by the gateway; MSC server
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`However Ngan teaches a MSC server, (see Ngan column 5 lines 60-65)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster to include Ngan’s signal strength based call forwarding for wireless phones
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`system to further improve on a systems functions by using signal strength threshold of mobile
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`devices to reduce dropped calls. (see column 1 line 5—10, column 3 lines 65—column 4 lines 4)
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`However Rajahalme teaches aggregating by a gateway uplink streams with SCTP (see
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`Rajahalme paragraph [0005], [0036], [0039], [0057], [0079],[0082] explains combining
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`streaming messages including SIP and also explains SIP can be used in with SCTP)
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention to create the
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`invention of Foster and Ngan to include Rajahalme's method for managing sessions between
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`network parties which will allow for a system minimize network capacity (see paragraph
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`[0010])
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`Regarding claim 16, the modified Foster taught the non—transitory computer—readable storage
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`medium of claim 15, as described above. Foster further teaches comprising: receiving a
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`downlink message; (see Foster paragraph [0057],[0060],[0084] explains downlink messaging to
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`picocell)
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`and mapping the downlink message to one of the plurality of small scale base stations.
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`(see Foster paragraph [0057],[0060],[0076],[0084] explains downlink messaging to picocell)
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`Regarding claim 18, the modified Foster taught the non—transitory computer—readable storage
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`medium of claim 17, as described above. Foster further teaches wherein the routing further
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`comprises: associating the downlink message via a communication protocol stream associated
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`with the one of the plurality of small scale base stations. (see Foster paragraphs [0058],[0060])
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`Regarding claim 19, the modified Foster taught the non—transitory computer—readable storage
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`medium of claim 16, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein the
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`mapping further comprises: reading from the downlink message an identifier associated with the
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`one of the plurality of small scale base stations; (see foster paragraph [0060],[0076],[0080]) and
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`establishing a mapping between the identifier and a downlink communication protocol stream
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`associated with the one of the plurality of small scale base stations. (see foster paragraph
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`[0060],[0076],[0080])
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`Regarding claim 20, the modified Foster taught the non—transitory computer—readable storage
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`medium of claim 15, as described above. The modified Foster further teaches wherein the
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`transmitting further comprises: presenting the single stream of the aggregated uplink messages as
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`being from a single logical radio network controller. (see Rajahalme paragraph [0005], [0036],
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`[0039], [0057], [0079],[0082] explains combining streaming messages )
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`9.
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`Claims 3, 10, 17 are rejected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claims, but would
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`be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this
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`Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a).
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`Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR l.l36(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed Within TWO
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`Will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37
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