UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address. COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 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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`15/920,167
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`03/13/2018
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`Jun MATSUURA
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`06665620004
`CONFIRMATION NO. 1777
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`26111
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`IMPROPER CFR REQUEST
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1 100 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
`WASHINGTON, DC 20005
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`Date Mailed: 04/10/2018
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`RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CORRECTED FILING RECEIPT
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`Continuity, Priority Claims, Petitions, and Non-Publication Requests
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`In response to your request for a corrected Filing Receipt, the Office is unable to comply with your request
`because:
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`Improper Priority Claim(s) to Prior-Filed Foreign Application(s)
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`The instant application was not filed within twelve (12) months from the filing date of the prior-filed foreign
`application, and there is no benefit claim to an intermediate nonprovisional or international application
`designating the United States filed within 12 months of the filing date of the foreign application. Applicant
`should review each priority claim submitted and, if appropriate, provide the proper reference to any
`intermediate application filed within 12 months of the filing date of the foreign application in compliance with
`37 CFR 1.78, or delete the priority claim. For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, applicant must
`submit a corrected application data sheet (ADS) to include a specific reference.
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`Alternatively, if the instant application (or intermediate application) was filed within 14 months of the prior
`foreign application, applicant may file a petition (in the instant application) to restore the right of priority if the
`delay in filing the application within the 12 month time period was unintentional. See 37 CFR 1.55 for the
`requirements of a petition to restore the right of priority.
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`For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, applicant must submit a corrected application data
`sheet (ADS) to include a foreign priority claim.
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`Timeliness: The required reference for the benefit claim to an intermediate nonprovisional or international
`application designating the United States must be filed during the pendency of the instant application and
`within the later of: (1) four months from the actual filing date of the instant application, or the national stage
`commencement date if the instant application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371 ; or (2)
`sixteen months from the filing date of the prior-filed application. Failure to timely file the required reference
`is considered a waiver of any benefit claim, unless a grantable petition to accept an unintentionally delayed
`claim under 37 CFR 1.78, the petition fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(m), and the required reference are filed.
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`Questions about the contents of this notice and the
`requirements it sets forth should be directed to the Office
`of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit, at
`(571) 272-4000 or (571) 272-4200 or 1-888-786-0101.
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