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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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`FILING 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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`29/306,656
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`04/14/2008
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`Patrick Miles
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`104DES2
`CONFIRMATIONNO. 9900
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`30328
`JONATHAN SPANGLER
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`NU VASIVE, ING
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`4545 TOWNE CENTRE COURT
`SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
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`FORMALITIES LETTER
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`000.409,000
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`Date Mailed: 04/28/2008
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`NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
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`FILED UNDER37 CFR 1.53(b)
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`Filing Date Granted
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`An application number andfiling date have been accordedto this application. The item(s) indicated below,
`however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within whichto file all
`required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensionsof time may be obtained by
`filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`* The oath or declaration is unsigned.
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`The applicant needs to satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.
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`The required item(s) identified below mustbe timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
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`* To avoid abandonment, a surcharge (for late submissionoffiling fee, search fee, examination fee or oath or
`declaration) as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(f) of $65 for a small entity in compliance with 37 CFR 1.27, must be
`submitted with the missing items identified in this notice.
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`SUMMARYOF FEES DUE:
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`Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $65 for a small entity
`* $65 Surcharge.
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`Replies should be mailed to:
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`Mail Stop Missing Parts
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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`Registered users of EFS-Web mayalternatively submit their reply to this notice via EFS-Web.
`https://sportal.uspto.gov/authenticate/AuthenticateUserLocalEPF.html
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`For more information about EFS-Web pleasecall the USPTO Electronic Business Center at 1-866-217-9197 or
`visit our website at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc.
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`If you are not using EFS-Webto submit your reply, you must include a copyofthis notice.
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`/pwallace sr/
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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