IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors: MITTAG er a].
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`Confirmation No.: 1339
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`Applicant: AUDI AG
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`Art Unit: 3661
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`Application No.: 16/328,917
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`Examiner: BLACK, THOMAS G
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`371(c) Date: Febmary 27, 2019
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`Atty. Docket: 4557.1270002
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`Title: SYSTEM HAVING AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
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`Second Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement
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`Commissioner for Patents
`PO Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313—1450
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`Commissioner:
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`Mail Stop Amendment
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`Listed on accompanying IDS Form PTO/SB/OSa are documents that may be considered
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`material to the patentability of this application as defined in 37 C.F.R. §1.5 6, and in compliance
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`with the duty of disclosure requirements of 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98.
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`Applicant has listed publication dates on the attached IDS Form based on information
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`presently available to the undersigned. However, the listed publication dates should not be
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`construed as an admission that the information was actually published on the date indicated.
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`Applicant reserves the right to establish the patentability of the Claimed invention over any
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`of the information provided herewith, and/or to prove that this information may not be prior art,
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`and/or to prove that this information may not be enabling for the teachings purportedly offered.
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`This statement should not be construed as a representation that a search has been made, or
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`that infonnation more material to the examination of the present patent application does not exist.
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`The Examiner is specifically requested not to rely solely on the material submitted herewith.
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`Applicant has checked the appropriate boxes below.
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`Statement under 37 C.F.R. 1.704(d). Each item of information contained in this Information
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`Disclosure Statement: (i) was first cited in any communication from a patent office in a
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`counterpart1 foreign or international application or from the Office; and this communication
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`was not received by any individual designated in Sec. l.56(c) more than thirty days prior to
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`the filing of this information disclosure statement; OR (ii) is a communication that was
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`issued by a patent office in a counterpart foreign or international application or by the
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`Office, and this communication was not received by any individual designated in Sec.
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`1.5 6(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.
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`Filing under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b). This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed
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`within three months of the date of filing of a national application other than a continued
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`prosecution application (CPA), OR within three months of the date of entry of the national
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`stage as set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.491 in an international application, OR before the mailing
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`date of a first Office Action on the merits OR before the mailing of a first Office Action
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`after the filing of a request for continued examination under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114. No statement
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`or fee is required.
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`Filing under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c). This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed more
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`than three months after the U.S. filing date AND after the mailing date of the first Office
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`1 The term counterpart, foreign patent application means that a claim for priority has been made in
`either the U.S. application or a foreign application based on the other, or that the disclosures of the
`U.S. and foreign patent applications are substantively identical (e. g., an application filed in the
`European Patent Office claiming the same UK. priority as claimed in the U.S. application).
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`Action on the merits, but before the mailing date of a Final Rejection, or Notice of
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`Allowance, or an action that otherwise closes prosecution in the application.
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`Ela.
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`Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(1). Ihereby state that each item of information
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`contained in this Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in any
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`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not
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`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(1).
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`Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(2). Ihereby state that no item of information in
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`this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
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`patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to my knowledge after making
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`reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual designated in 37 C.F.R. § l.56(c)
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`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(2).
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`Dc.
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`The required fee is provided through online credit card payment authorization in the
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`amount of $240.00 in payment of the fee under 37 C.F.R. § l.l7(p).
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`Filing under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(d) This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed more
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`than three months after the US. filing date and after the mailing date of a Final Rejection or
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`Notice of Allowance, but on or before payment of the Issue Fee. The required fee is
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`provided through online credit card payment authorization in the amount of $240.00 in
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`payment of the fee under 37 C.F.R. § l.l7(p); in addition:
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`D a. Statement under 37 C.F.R. § l.97(e)(l). Thereby state that each item ofinformation
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`contained in this Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in any
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`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not
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`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 C.F.R. § l.97(e)(l).
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`D b. Statement under 37 C.F.R. § l.97(e)(2). lhereby state that no item of information in
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`this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
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`patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to my knowledge after making
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`reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.5 6(0)
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`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
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`37 C.F.R. § l.97(e)(2).
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`The patent family for one or more foreign language documents submitted herewith includes
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`a United States patent, and other patent, in the English language. Copies of both the
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`particular foreign patent(s) or published foreign patent applications cited in the foreign
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`patent office communication. and that are not already of record in this application, are
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`enclosed. Copies of the related United States or other English language patent or published
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`application from the family list, if not already of record, are listed on the accompanying
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`SB/OSA form. For the purposes of a statement under 37 CFR l.97(e)(l), the United States or
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`other English language patent or published application are to be construed as being cited by
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`the foreign patent office. MPEP 609.04(b)(‘V).
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`The document(s) was/were cited in a search report by a foreign patent office in a counterpart
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`foreign application. Submission of an English language version of the search report that
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`indicates the degree of relevance found by the foreign office is provided in satisfaction of
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`the requirement for a concise explanation of relevance. MPEP 609.04(a)(III).
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`A concise explanation of the relevance of the non—English language document appears
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`below in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3).
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`Document FPl (CN 103023964 A) appears to describe a “vehicle—mounted information
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`sharing entertainment system,” as noted in the corresponding English—language abstract
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`attached to the document.
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`Copies of documents FPl-FPZ are submitted.
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`Copies of the
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`documents were cited by or submitted to the Office
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`in an IDS that complies with 37 C.F.R. § l.98(a)-(c) in Application No._
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`, filed
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`, which is relied upon for an earlier filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 120. Thus,
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`copies of these documents are not attached. 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d).
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`. It is expected that the examiner will review the prosecution and cited art in the parent
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`Application No(s).
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`in accordance with MPEP 2001.06(b), and
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`indicate in the next communication from the office that the art cited in the earlier
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`prosecution history has been reviewed in connection with the present application.
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`. in accordance with the Federal Circuit decision in Dayco Prods., Inc. v. Total Containment,
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`Inc. 329 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2003), Applicants submit herewith Office Actions from the co-
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`pending US. Patent Application No.
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`, filed
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`, as
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`documents
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`to
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`. The identification of these Office Actions is not to
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`be construed as a waiver of secrecy as to those applications now or upon issuance of the
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`present application as a patent. The Examiner is respectfully requested to consider the cited
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`applications and the art cited therein during examination.
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`It is respectfully requested that the Examiner initial and return a copy of the enclosed IDS
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`Form, and indicate in the official file wrapper of this patent application that the documents have
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`been considered.
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`The US. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to Charge any fee deficiency, or
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`credit any overpayment, to our Deposit Account No. 19—0036.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`/Amirali Sharifi/
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`Amjrali Sharifi
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`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 68,887
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`Date:
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`September 11, 2019
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW.
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`Washington, DC. 20005-3934
`(202) 371—2600
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