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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addl'fiss. COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, Vfigmia 22313-1450
`wwwuspto.gov
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`U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER NO.
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO.
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`16/324,422
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`Mikko Einari VARPIOLA
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`48630440001
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`157799
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`Synopsys, Inc.
`1100 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
`WASHINGTON, DC 20005
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`PCT/USl7/46176
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`CONFIRMATION NO. 2222
`371 FORMALITIES LETTER
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`Notification of Insufficiency Under 37 CFR 1.492 and/or 1.495 (DO/EO/US)
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`The following items have been submitted by the applicant or the International Bureau to the United States Patent
`and Trademark Office as a Designated / Elected Office (37 CFR 1.495).
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`- Priority Document
`. Copy of the International Application filed on 02/08/2019
`' Copy of the International Search Report filed on 02/08/2019
`. U.S. Basic National Fees filed on 02/08/2019
`' Authorize Access to Search Results filed on 02/08/2019
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`. Priority Documents filed on 02/08/2019
`. Power of Attorney filed on 02/08/2019
`. Authorization to Permit Access filed on 02/08/2019
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`. Application Data Sheet (37 CFR 1.76) filed on 02/08/2019
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`The following items MUST be furnished within the period set forth below:
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`' To avoid abandonment, a surcharge (for late submission of search fee, examination fee or inventor's oath or
`declaration) as set forth in 37 CFR 1.492(h) of $140 for an undiscounted entity , must be submitted with the
`missing items identified in this letter.
`SUMMARY OF FEES DUE:
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`Total additional fees required for this application is $140 for an Undiscounted Entity:
`' $140 Surcharge.
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`Applicant is notified that the above-identified application contains the deficiencies noted below. No period for
`reply is set forth in this notice for correction of these deficiencies. However, if a deficiency relates to the inventor's
`oath or declaration, the applicant must file an oath or declaration in compliance with 37 CFR 1.63, or a substitute
`statement in compliance with 37 CFR 1.64, executed by or with respect to each actual inventor no later than the
`expiration of the time period set in the "Notice of Allowability" to avoid abandonment. See 37 CFR 1.495(0).
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`' Properly executed inventor's oath or declaration for the following inventor(s) has not been submitted: Mikko
`Einari VARPIOLA and Craig E. SHINNERS
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`ALL OF THE ITEMS SET FORTH ABOVE MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN TWO (2) MONTHS FROM THE
`DATE OF THIS NOTICE. FAILURE TO PROPERLY RESPOND WILL RESULT IN ABANDONMENT.
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`The time period set above may be extended by filing a petition and fee for extension of time under the provisions
`of 37 CFR1.136(a).
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`FORM PCT/DO/EO/923 (371 Formalities Notice)
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