`
`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or Fax (571) 273-2885
`
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should beused for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE(if required). Blocks |
`through 5 should be completed where
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenancefees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`indicated unless corrected belowor directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS"for
`maintenance [ce notifications,
`
`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS(Note: Use Block | for any change of address)
`Note: A certificate of mailing
`can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`Jonathan Spangler
`papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignmentor formal drawing, must
`NuVasive,Inc.
`ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`7475 Lusk Boulevard
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`San Diego, CA 92121
`certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`I hereby
`Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`Postal
`States
`addressed to the Mail Stop
`ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
`(Depositor’s name)
`
`(Signature) (Date)
`
`29/306,656
`TITLE OF INVENTION:
`
`4/14/2008
`
`Patrick Miles
`
`104DES2
`
`9900
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`SMALL ENTITY
`
`nonprovisional
`
`NO
`
`EXAMINER
`
`ISSUE FEE
`
`$860
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PUBLICATION FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`$0
`
`-
`
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
`
`$860
`
`07/06/2009
`
`
`
`1. Cha
`f
`indication
`of "F
`7
`2. For printing on the patent front page,list
`ngeo correspondence address or indication of
`"Fee Address"
`(37
`|Jonathan Spangler
`CFR }
`
`(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`) Changeofcorrespondence address(or Change of Correspondence
`or agents OR,alternatively,
`2 Rory Schermerhorn
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`(2) the nameofa single firm (having as a member a
`registered attomey or agent) and the namesofup to
`() “Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address” Indication form
`
`3
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. Ifnoname is
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`-
`listed, no name will be printed.
`Numberis required.
`
`3
`. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATATO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT(print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the documenthas been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless anassigneeis identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR
`3.11. Completion ofthis form is NOT a substitute for tiling an assignment.
`
`
`
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`NuVasive, Inc.
`
`(B) RESIDENCE:(CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`San Diego, CA
`
`Please checkthe appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
`4a, The following fee(s) are enclosed:
`4b. Payment of Fee(s):
`VW) Issue Fee
`CVA check in the amount ofthe fee(s) is enclosed.
`) Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`OQ Paymentby credit card. Form PTO-2038is attached.
`L) Advance Order - # of Copies _
`¥ The Directoris hereby authorized by
`charge the required fee(s), or credit any overpayment.to
`Deposit Account Number
`502040
`.
`
`CU tndividuat Corporation or other private group entity © Government
`
`5. Changein Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`Yb. Applicantis no longer claiming SMALL ENTITYstatus. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2}.
`Ca. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITYstatus. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`The Director of the USPTO is requested to apply the Issuc Fee and Publication Fee (ifany) or to re-apply any previously paid issuc fee to the applicationidentified above.
`NOTE: The Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if
`required) will not be accepted from anyone other than the applicant; a registered attomey or agent, or the assignee or other party in
`interest as shown by the records ofthe United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`
`Dale 5/19/2009
`Authorized Signature ‘Rory Schermerhorn/
`Registration No. 58,148
`Typed or printed name Rory Schermerhorn
`P
`P
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`& T
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`PTOL-85 (Rev. 08-08) Approved foruse through 08/31/2010. OMB 0651-0033
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