IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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`Confirmation No. 1044
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`29/759,917
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`The Noco Company
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`Derek Michael UNDERHILL
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`November 25, 2020
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`2922
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`Christy M. Nemeth
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`014710-0256-999
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. §1.97
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §1.97 and 1.56, the attention of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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`Office is hereby directed to the following disclosures made herein, which include:
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`REFERENCES AND RELEVANCY
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`Applicant(s) wish(es) to make of record the documents listed on the attached List of
`Cited References. Copies of the listed documents are attached, where required, as
`are any readily available full or partial English translations of any non-English
`language documents.
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`Applicant(s) wish(es) to make of record the documentslisted on the attached List of
`Cited References. The references cited herein were cited for consideration in the
`parent application, and, pursuant to 37 CFR 1.98(d), copies of the cited references
`can be found in the file of the parent application (U.S. Serial No.
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`Applicant(s) wish(es) to make of record the documents listed on the attached List of
`Cited References. The references cited herein were cited in the International Search
`Report issued for the corresponding International application, and copies of the
`International Search Report and the cited references are attached for the Examiner’s
`consideration.
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`Applicant(s) wish(es) to make of record the documentslisted on the attached List of
`Cited References. The references cited herein were cited in a communication from a
`foreign or international patent office in a counterpart foreign or international
`application(s), and copies of both the relevant communication and the cited
`references, where required, are attached for the Examiner's consideration.
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`information Disclosure Statement dated December 20, 2022
`U.S. Patent Application No. 29/759,917
`Attorney Reference: 014710-0256-999
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`CERTIFICATION
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`The undersigned certifies that, pursuant to 37 CFR §1.97(e)(1),
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`each item of information contained in this Information Disclosure Statement wascited
`in a communication from a foreign or international patent office in a counterpart
`foreign or international application not more than three monthsprior to the filing of
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`Identified in the attached Appendix are related applications directed to related
`technical subject matter. Copies of the related applications, where required, are
`attached for the Examiner’s consideration. The identification of the related U.S.
`patent applications is not to be construed as a waiver of secrecy for those
`applications, now or upon issuance of the present application as a patent.
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`within three months of thefiling date of the application and/or before the mailing date
`of a first Official Action on the merits, and no fee is required [87 C.F.R. §1.97(b)].
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`with the appropriate certification, and no fee is required [37 C.F.R. §1.97(e)(1)].
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`after the mailing date of the first Official Action on the merits, but prior to the issuance
`of a Final Official Action or a Notice of Allowance, and the requisite fee, if necessary,
`is authorized herein for payment [37 C.F.R. §1.97(c)].
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`after the mailing date of the Final Official Action or Notice of Allowance, but prior to
`the payment of the issue fee, the requisite certification under 37 CFR §1.97(e)(1) is
`made herein, and the requisite fee, if necessary, is authorized herein for payment [87
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`with a Request Transmittal for a Design Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)
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`Authorization is hereby given to charge any deficient fee(s) under 37 CFR §1.16 and
`§1.17 as necessary to ensure the consideration of this disclosure, or to credit any fee
`overpayments, to Deposit Account No. 503-013.
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`Authorization is hereby given to charge the requisite fee of $130 (Fee Code 2806) for
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`information Disclosure Statement dated December 20, 2022
`U.S. Patent Application No. 29/759,917
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`It is respectfully requested that this information be expressly considered during the
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`prosecution of this application, and that the reference(s) be made of record therein and
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`appear amongthe “References Cited” on any patent to issue therefrom.
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`The Examineris further respectfully requested to return of a copy of the enclosed List
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`of Cited References with the Examiner's initials in the left column.
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`The examination and allowanceof this Application is respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`JONES DAY
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`By:
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`/Vishal V. Khatri/
`Vishal V. Khatri
`Registration No. 51,873
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`Intellectual Property Group
`250 Vesey Street
`New York, NY 10281-1047
`(202) 879-3939 Telephone
`(202) 626-1700 Facsimile
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`Date: December 20, 2022
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`Attachment(s): List of Cited References and copies as required
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