IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`Inventors: NORTHet al.
`
`Confirmation No.: To Be Assigned
`
`Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
`
`Art Unit: To Be Assigned
`
`Application No.: To Be Assigned
`
`Examiner: To Be Assigned
`
`Filing Date: To Be Assigned
`
`Atty. Docket: 3450.0570002
`
`Tile: DEVICE CONTROLLER AND VIEWER
`
`information Disclosure Statement
`
`Mail Stop Amendment
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`Commissioner:
`
`Listed on the accompanying IDS Forms PTO/SB/08a equivalent and PTO/SB/O8b
`
`equivalent are documents that may be considered material to the patentability of this applicationas
`
`defined in 37 C.F.R. $1.56, and in compliance with the duty of disclosure requirements of 37 C.F.R.
`
`$§ 1.97 and 1.98.
`
`Applicant has listed publication dates on the attached [DS Forms based on information
`
`presently available to the undersigned. However, the listed publication dates should not be
`
`construed as an admission that the information was actually published on the date indicated.
`
`Applicant reserves the right to establish the patentability of the claimed invention over any
`
`of the information provided herewith, and/or to prove that this information may not be prior art,
`
`and/or to prove that this information may not be enabling for the teachings purportedly offered.
`
`
`
`Inventors: NORTHet al.
`
`Confirmation No.: To Be Assigned
`
`Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
`
`Art Unit: To Be Assigned
`
`Application No.: To Be Assigned
`
`Examiner: To Be Assigned
`
`Filing Date: To Be Assigned
`
`Atty. Docket: 3450.0570002
`
`Tile: DEVICE CONTROLLER AND VIEWER
`
`information Disclosure Statement
`
`Mail Stop Amendment
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`Commissioner:
`
`Listed on the accompanying IDS Forms PTO/SB/08a equivalent and PTO/SB/O8b
`
`equivalent are documents that may be considered material to the patentability of this applicationas
`
`defined in 37 C.F.R. $1.56, and in compliance with the duty of disclosure requirements of 37 C.F.R.
`
`$§ 1.97 and 1.98.
`
`Applicant has listed publication dates on the attached [DS Forms based on information
`
`presently available to the undersigned. However, the listed publication dates should not be
`
`construed as an admission that the information was actually published on the date indicated.
`
`Applicant reserves the right to establish the patentability of the claimed invention over any
`
`of the information provided herewith, and/or to prove that this information may not be prior art,
`
`and/or to prove that this information may not be enabling for the teachings purportedly offered.
`
`
`
`-2-
`
`NORTHef al.
`Application No. To Be Assigned
`
`This statement should not be construed as a representation that a search has been made, or
`
`that information more material to the examination of the present patent application does not exist.
`
`The Examineris specifically requested not to rely solely on the material submitted herewith.
`
`Applicant has checked the appropriate boxes below.
`
`[ii.
`Statement under 37 CFR. 1.704¢d). Each item of information contained in this Information
`
`Disclosure Statement: G)} was first cited in any communication from a patent office in a
`
`counterpart’ foreign or international application or from the Office; and this communication
`
`was not received by any individual designated in Sec. 1.56{c} more than thirty days prior to
`
`the filing of this information disclosure statement, OR (41) is a communication that was
`
`issued by a patent office in a counterpart foreign or international application or by the
`
`Office, and this communication was not received by any individual designated in Sec.
`
`1.56(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.
`
`Filing under 37 CFR. § 1.97(b). This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed
`
`within three months of the date of filing of a national application other than a continued
`
`prosecution application (CPA), OR within three months of the date of entry of the national
`
`stage as set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.491 in an international application, OR before the mailing
`
`date of a first Office Action on the merits OR before the mailing of a first Office Action
`
`‘The term counterpart foreign patent application means that a claimfor priority has been made in
`either the U.S. application or a foreign application based on the other, or that the disclosures of the
`US. and foreign patent applications are substantively identical (e.g., an application filed in the
`European Patent Office claiming the same U.K. priority as claimed in the U.S. application).
`
`
`
`~3-
`
`NORTHet al.
`Application No. To Be Assigned
`
`after the filing of a request for continued examination under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114. No statement
`
`or fee is required.
`
`[]3. Filing under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c). This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed more
`
`than three months after the U.S. filing date AND after the mailing date of the first Office
`
`Action on the merits, but before the mailing date of a Final Rejection, or Notice of
`
`Allowance, or an action that otherwise closes prosecution in the application.
`
`(a. Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97{e\(1). I herebystate that each item of information
`
`contained in this Information Disclosure Statement wasfirst cited in any
`
`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not
`
`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
`
`37 CER. § LOK).
`
`(|b. Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e}(2). I herebystate that no item of information in
`
`this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
`
`patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to my knowledge after making
`
`reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual designated in 37 CFR. § 1.56(c)
`
`riore than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
`
`37 CFR. § 1.97(eX(2).
`
`[le. The required fee is provided through online credit card payment authorization in the
`
`amount of $240.00 in payment of the fee under 37 C_F.R. § 1.17(p).
`
`[]4. Filing under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(d) This Information Disclosure Statementis being filed more
`
`than three months after the U.S. filrng date and after the mailing date of a Final Rejection or
`
`
`
`~4-
`
`NORTHet al.
`Application No. To Be Assigned
`
`Notice of Allowance, but on or before payment ofthe Issue Fee. The required fee is
`
`provided through online credit card payment authorization in the amount of $240.00 in
`
`payment of the fee under 37 CFR. § 1.17(p); in addition:
`
`(la. Statement under 37 CF.R. § 1.97{e)(1). I herebystate that each item ofinformation
`
`contained in this Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in any
`
`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not
`
`miore than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
`
`37 CER. § 1.971).
`
`(jb. Statement under 37 C F.R. § 1.97(e}(2). I herebystate that no item ofinformation in
`
`this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
`
`patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to my knowledge after making
`
`reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual designated in 37 CFR. § 1.56(c)
`
`more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.
`
`37 CER. § L.97(e}(2).
`
`[|S.
`The patent family for one or more foreign language documents submitted herewith includes
`
`a United States patent, and other patent, in the English language. Copies of both the
`
`particular foreign patent(s) or published foreign patent applications cited in the foreign
`
`patent office communication, and that are not already of record in this application, are
`
`enclosed. Copies of the related United States or other English language patent or published
`
`application from the family list, if not already of record, are listed on the accompanying
`
`SB/O8A form. For the purposes of a statement under 37 CFR 1.97(e)(1), the United States or
`
`
`
`-5-
`
`NORTHef al.
`Application No. To Be Assigned
`
`other English language patent or published application are to be construed as being cited by
`
`the foreign patent office. MPEP 609.04(b)(V).
`
`The document(s} was/were cited in a search report by a foreign patent office in a counterpart
`
`foreign application. Subrnission of an English language version of the search report that
`
`indicates the degree of relevance found bythe foreignoffice is provided in satisfaction of
`
`the requirement for a concise explanation of relevance. MPEP 609.04(a)(TID.
`
`A concise explanation of the relevance of the non-English language document(s) appears
`
`belowin accordance with 37 C.F.R. 8 1.98(a)(3).
`
`Copies of documents FP1-FP2 and NPL2 are submitted. However, in accordance with 37
`
`CFR. § 1.98(a)(2)G1), no copies of U.S. patents and patent application publications cited as
`
`documents US1-US15 on the attached IDS Forms are submitted.
`
`>< 9.
`
`A copy of the NPL1i document was cited by or submitted to the Office in an IDS that
`
`complies with 37 CFR. § 1.98(a)-(c) in Application No. 15/400,584, filed January 6, 2017
`
`(nowpending), which is relied uponfor an earlier filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 120. Thus, a
`
`copy of the document is not attached. 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d)}.
`
`XY 10.
`
`It is expected that the examiner will reviewthe prosecution and cited art in the parent
`
`Application No. 15/400,584, filed January 6, 2017 (nowpending), in accordance with MPEP
`
`2001 .06(b), and indicate in the next communication fromthe office that the art cited in the
`
`earlier prosecution history has been reviewed in connection with the present application.
`
`[yal.
`In accordance with the Federal Circuit decision in Dayco Prods., inc. v. Total Containment,
`
`frac, 329 F.3d 1358 (ed. Cir. 2003), Applicants submit herewith Office Actions fromthe co-
`
`Atty. Dkt. No. 3450.0370002
`
`
`
`-6-
`
`NORTHef al.
`Application No. To Be Assigned
`
`2
`pending U.S. Patent ApplicationNo. filed
`
`, as
`
`documents
`
`
`
`to . Phe identification of these Office Actions is not to
`
`be construed as a waiver of secrecy as to those applications nowor upon issuance of the
`
`present application as a patent. The Examineris respectfully requested to considerthe cited
`
`applications and the art cited therein during examination.
`
`It is respectfully requested that the Examiner initial and return a copy of the enclosed IDS
`
`Forms, and indicate in the official file wrapper of this patent application that the documents have
`
`been considered.
`
`The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to charge anyfee deficiency, or
`
`credit any overpayment, to our Deposit Account No. 19-0036.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`
`/Dohm Chankong/
`
`Dohm Chankong
`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 70,524
`
`Date:
`
`July 31, 2020
`
`1100 New York Avenue, NW.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`{202} 371-2600
`
`Atty. Dkt. No. 3450.0370002
`
`
Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.
After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.
Accept $ Charge
Still Working On It
This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.
Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.
A few More Minutes ... Still Working
It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.
Thank you for your continued patience.
This document could not be displayed.
We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
Set your membership
status to view this document.
With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll
get a whole lot more, including:
- Up-to-date information for this case.
- Email alerts whenever there is an update.
- Full text search for other cases.
- Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.
One Moment Please
The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.
Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.
Your document is on its way!
If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.
Sealed Document
We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.
If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.
Access Government Site
