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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www .uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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` FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`14/695,909
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`04/24/2015
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`Gerard Prendergast
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`GRPET-1108751
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`4193
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`101 WEST BROADWAY
`SUITE 1600
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`ZEC, FILIP
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`3744
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`01/23/2018
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
`following e-mail address(es):
`ipdocket @ gordonrees.com
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`14/695 ,909
`Examiner
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`FILIP ZEC
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`PRENDERGAST, GERARD
`Art Unit
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`3744
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`This application is abandonedin view of:
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`1. K] Applicant's failure to timely file a proper reply to the Office letter mailed on 27 June 2017.
`(a) DJ A reply wasreceived on
`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`period for reply (including a total extension of time of
`month(s)) which expired on
`(b) XJ A proposedreply was received on 11/14/2017, but it does not constitute a proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 to the final rejection.
`(A proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 to a final rejection consists only of: (1) a timely filed amendment which places the
`application in condition for allowance; (2) a timely filed Notice of Appeal (with appeal fee); or (3) if this is utility or plant
`application, a timely filed Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with 37 CFR 1.114. Note that RCEs are not
`permitted in design applications.)
`(c) DA reply wasreceived on
`but it does not constitute a proper reply, or a bona fide attempt at a properreply, to the non-final
`rejection. See 37 CFR 1.85(a) and 1.111.
`(See explanation in box 7 below).
`(d) (J Noreply has been received.
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`), which is after the expiration of the
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`2. CF Applicant's failure to timely pay the required issue fee and publicationfee, if applicable, within the statutory period of three months
`from the mailing date of the Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85).
`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
`(a) [J The issue fee and publication fee,
`if applicable, was received on
`), which is after the expiration of the statutory period for payment of the issue fee (and publication fee) set in the Notice of
`Allowance (PTOL-85).
`is due.
`is insufficient. A balance of $
`(b) [J The submitted fee of $
`The issue fee required by 37 CFR 1.18 is $
`. The publication fee, if required by 37 CFR 1.18(d), is $
`(c) CF The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, has not been received.
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`), which is after
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`3.C Applicant's failure to timely file corrected drawings as required by, and within the three-month period set in, the Notice of
`Allowability (PTO-37).
`(a) CJ Proposed corrected drawings were received on
`the expiration of the period for reply.
`(b) [J No corrected drawings have been received.
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`(with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
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`4. [] The letter of express abandonmentwhichis signed by the attorney or agent of record or other party authorized under 37 CFR
`1.33(b). See 37 CFR 1.138(b).
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`5. The letter of express abandonmentwhichis signed by an attorney or agent(acting in a representative capacity under 37 CFR
`1.34) upon the filing of a continuing application.
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`6. L] The decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rendered on
`decision has expired and there are no allowed claims.
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`and because the period for seeking court review of the
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`7. R The reason(s) below:
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`The abandonment wasconfirmed during the telephone conversation with S. Dost on 1/10/2018.
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`/FRANTZ JULES/
`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3744
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`/FILIP ZEC/
`Examiner, Art Unit 3744
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`Petitions to revive under 37 CFR 1.137, or requests to withdraw the holding of abandonment under 37 CFR 1.181, should be promptly filed to minimize
`any negative effects on patent term.
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-1432 (Rev. 09-17)
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`Notice of Abandonment
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`Part of Paper No. 20180110
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