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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FILING OR 371(C) DATE
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFIGE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
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`16/034,793
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`07/13/2018
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`Tomas Schwarz
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`206265-0006-01-US.607727
`CONFIRMATION NO. 7136
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`10872
`Riverside Law LLP
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`Glenharaie Corporate Cente, Glenharce Two
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`1285 Drummers Lane, Suite 202
`Wayne, PA 19087
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`IMPROPER CFR REQUEST
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`04
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`Date Mailed: 07/31/2018
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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 requestfor a corrected Filing Receipt, the Office is unable to comply with your request
`because:
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`Improper Benefit Claim(s) to Prior-Filed Nonprovisional Application(s)
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`The benefit claim(s) to prior-filed nonprovisional application(s) is improper because there is no specific
`reference for eachprior-filed application that includes: (1) the identification of the prior-filed application
`by application number, or international application number and internationalfiling date; and (2) a clear
`indication of the relationship (i.e., continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part) of the nonprovisional
`applications. Applicant must submit a corrected application data sheet (ADS) to include a specific reference.
`Applicant should review each benefit claim submitted and, if appropriate, provide the proper reference to the
`prior-filed application(s) as required by 37 CFR 1.78. A proper relationship includes an identification of each
`nonprovisional application as a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part application of the immediate
`prior-filed nonprovisional application for which a benefit is claimed under 37 CFR 1.78 in order to establish
`copendency throughout the entire chain of prior-filed applications. The specific reference must be included in
`the domestic benefit information section of an application data sheet (87 CFR 1.76).
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`Timeliness: The required reference for each benefit claim must be filed during the pendencyofthe instant
`application and within the later of: (1) four months from the actualfiling date of the instant application, or the
`national stage commencementdate if the instant application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C.
`371; or (2) sixteen months from thefiling 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(a), the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(t), and the required reference are
`filed. See 37 CFR 1.78(a).
`Improper Benefit Claim(s) to Prior-Filed Provisional Application(s)
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`The benefit claim(s) to prior-filed provisional application(s) is improper because the instant application was
`notfiled within twelve (12) months from thefiling date of the provisional application, and there is no indication
`of an intermediate nonprovisionalor international application designationg the United States thatis directly
`claiming the benefit of the provisional application and filed within 12 months of thefiling date of the provisional
`application. Applicant should review each benefit claim submitted and, if appropriate, provide the proper
`reference to the prior-filed applications (including an indication of any intermediate application thatis directly
`claiming the benefit of the provisional application and filed with 12 months ofthe filing date of the provisional
`application) as required by 37 CFR 1.78.
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`Alternatively, if the instant application (or intermediate application) wasfiled within 14 months of the prior
`provisional application, applicant mayfile a petition (in the instant application or the intermediate application,
`as appropriate) to restore the benefit of the provisional application if the delay in filing the instant application
`(or intermediate application) within the 12 month time period was unintentional. See 37 CFR 1.78 for the
`requirements of a petition to restore the benefit of the provisional application.
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`For applicationsfiled on or after September 16, 2012, applicant must submit a corrected application data
`sheet (ADS)to include a specific reference.
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`Timeliness: The required reference for each benefit claim must befiled during the pendencyof the instant
`application and within the later of: (1) four months from the actualfiling date of the instant application, or the
`national stage commencementdate if the instant application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C.
`371; or (2) sixteen months from thefiling 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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