`Reply to Office Action of September 22, 2016
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`AKANAef al.
`Application No. 29/544,310
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`Remarks
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`Applicant requests reconsideration.
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`Objection to the priority claim
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`This application is properly designated a continuation of U.S. Design Appl. No.
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`29/481,729, filed February 10, 2014, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Design
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`Appl. No. 29/431,841, filed September 11, 2012.
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`The ’729 Application incorporates by reference the disclosure of the ’841
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`Application. See the “Cross-Reference to Related Application” section of the ’729 Specification as
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`originally filed, which is stored in the Office’s image file wrapper system. Furthermore, the original
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`disclosure of the °841 Application, filed on September 11, 2012, provides written description
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`support for the claimed design: Figures 29 — 35 of the ’841 Application are identical to the claimed
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`design, and contrary to the Office’s assertion, end portion (A) of the claimed design is supported by
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`at least Figure 30 of the °841 Application. Compare Figure 2 of the claimed design and Figure 30 of
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`the 841 Application, below.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 2607.4870002(P16718USC2)
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`Reply to Office Action of September 22, 2016
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`AKANAet al.
`Application No. 29/544,310
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`In view of the above, the benefit of the claim to priority is correct as made, with the
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`application being a continuation, rather than a continuation-in-part, of the °729 Application. As
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`such, new Inventors’ Declarations and a surcharge are not required in this application.
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`Nonstatutory double patenting rejection
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`Without concedingto the Office's reason for the nonstatutory double-patenting rejection,
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`Applicant submits a terminal disclaimer to obviate the rejection over U.S. Design Patent No.
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`D707,681. Therefore, this rejection is moot.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 2607.4870002(P16718USC2)
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`Reply to Office Action of September 22, 2016
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`AKANAef al.
`Application No. 29/544,310
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`Conclusion
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`Prompt and favorable consideration of this Response to Office Action is respectfully
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`requested. Based on the above remarks, Applicant requests that the Office reconsider the presently
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`outstanding objection and that it be withdrawn. Applicant believes that a full and complete reply has
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`been made to the outstanding Office Action and, as such, the application is in condition for
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`allowance. If the Office believes, for any reason, that personal communication will expedite
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`prosecution ofthis application, the Office is invited to telephone the undersigned at the number
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`provided.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Tvy Clarice Estoesta/
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`Ivy Clarice Estoesta
`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 74,612
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`Date: November8, 2016
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`48597301
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 2607.4870002(P16718USC2)
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