UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and TrademarkOffice
`Address; COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`15/871,044
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`01/14/2018
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`Eric Stefankiewicz
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`WAC-10APP1
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`9631
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`Weiss & Arons LLP
`63 South Main Street
`Spring Valley, NY 10977
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`KING, MONICA C
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`2844
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`11/06/2020
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`PAPER
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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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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Notice of Panel Decision
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`from Pre-Appeal Brief
`Review
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`Application No.
`Applicant(s)
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`15/871,044
`Stefankiewicz et al.
`Art Unit
`AIA (FITF) Status
`Examiner
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`MONICA C KING
`2844
`Yes
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`LJ The Notice of Appeal has not beenfiled concurrent with the Pre-Appeal Brief Request.
`L) The request does not include reasons whya review is appropriate.
`C) A proposed amendmentis included with the Pre-Appeal Brief request.
`QC) Other:
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`This is in response to the Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Reviewfiled 02 April 2020 .
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`1. Improper Request - The Request is improper and a conferencewill not be held for the following
`reason(s):
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`The time period for filing a response continues to run from the receipt date of the Notice of Appeal or
`from the mail date of the last Office communication, if no Notice of Appeal has been received.
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`2.¥iProceed to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences - A Pre-Appeal Brief conference has
`been held. The application remains under appeal because there is at least one actual issue for appeal.
`Applicant is required to submit an appealbrief in accordance with 37 CFR 41.37. The time period for
`filing an appeal brief will be reset to be one month from mailing this decision, or the balance of the
`two-month time period running from the receipt of the notice of appeal, whichever is greater. Further, the
`time period for filing of the appealbrief is extendible under 37 CFR 1.136 based upon the mail date of
`this decision or the receipt date of the notice of appeal, as applicable.
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`The panel has determined the status of the claim(s) is as follows:
`Claim(s) allowed:
`Claim(s) objectedto:
`Claim(s) rejected: 1-20 .
`Claim(s) withdrawn from consideration:
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`3. ( Allowable application - A conference has been held. The rejection is withdrawn and a Noticeof
`Allowance will be mailed. Prosecution on the merits remains closed. No further action is required by
`applicant at this time.
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`4. Reopen Prosecution - A conference has been held. The rejection is withdrawn and a new Office
`action will be mailed. No further action is required by applicant at this time.
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` All participants:
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`(1) AMY JOHNSON .
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`(2) DANIEL WU.
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`(3) MONICA KING .
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`(4)
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`/MONICA C KING/
`/Daniel Wul
`/AMY COHEN JOHNSON/
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art|RQAS, OPQA Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2844
`Unit 2844
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-2297 (Rev. 02/11)
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`Part of Paper No. 20201103
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