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`9597594
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`Square Enix Co. Ltd.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`OBLON, McCLELLAND,
`MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLLP.
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`/AndrewT. Harry/
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` APPLICATIONNUMBER | FILING OR 371(C) DATE [___FIRSTNAMED APPLICANT ATTY. DOCKET NOJTITLE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box L’50
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`14/983,984
`12/30/2015
`Taiki Eda
`13132.0002-00000
`CONFIRMATION NO. 3490
`POA ACCEPTANCE LETTER
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`22850
`OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT,L.L.P.
`1940 DUKE STREET
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`UNOACQ000008/21897A
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`Date Mailed: 12/16/2016
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`NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`This is in response to the Power of Attorneyfiled 12/13/2016.
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`The Power of Attorney in this application is accepted. Correspondencein this application will be mailed to the
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`14/983,984
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`Date Mailed: 12/16/2016
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`22852
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS.
`P.O. Box 1450
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`www.uspto.gov
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER
`LLP
`601 NEWYORK AVENUE, NW
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`EXAMINER
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`ALIMED, MASUD
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`3717
`DATE MAILED:12/14/2016
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` APPLICATION NO.
`
`Taiki Lida
`12/30/2015
`14/983.984
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER
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`13132.0002-00000
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`3490
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRS'T NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`ENTITYSTATUS PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEEISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUB
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` APPLN. TYPE
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`nonprovisional
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`UNDISCOUNTED
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`$960
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`PARTB - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`13132.0002-00000
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`COXNFIRMATION NO.
`3490
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`FILING DATE
`Taiki Fda
`12/30/2015
`14/983.984
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER
`
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`APPLN.‘TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREY. PAID [ISSUE FEEENITYY STATUS ISSUE FEE DUE ‘TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`$960
`$0
`$0
`$960
`03/14/2017
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`UNDISCOUNTED
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`ART UNIT
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`3717
`AHMED, MASUD
`463-042000
`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`2. For printing on the patent front page,list
`CER 1.363).
`(1) ‘The names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`LL] Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`or agents OR,alternatively,
`Address form PTO/SB/122)attached.
`(2) The nameofa single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`O "Pee Address” indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SBAM7; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Lise of a Customer
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. Ifnonameis
`listed, no name. will be printed.
`Numberis required.
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`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 Cl'R 3.11. Completion of this form is NO'Ia substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE:(CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
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` | Applicant asserting small cnlity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
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`5. Changein Entity Status (fromstatus indicated above)
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`NOTE: Absenta valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/15A and 15B),issue
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS.
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1456.
`www.uspto.gov
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` APPLICATION NO.
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`14/983.984
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`FILING DATE.
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`12/30/2015
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`Taiki Eda
`
`13132.0002-00000
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`3490
`
`12/14/2016
`7590
`22852
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER
`LLP
`901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
`WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
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`ALIMED, MASUD
`
`3717
`DATE MAILED:12/14/2016
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
`
`to eliminate the
`Section 1(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i)
`requirement that
`the Office provide a patent
`term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. See
`Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment, 78 Fed. Reg. 19416, 19417 (Apr. 1, 2013). Therefore, the Office is no longer
`providing an initial patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance, The Office will continue to
`provide a patent
`term adjustment determination with the Issue Notification Letter that
`is mailed to applicant
`approximately three weeks prior to the issue date of the patent, and will include the patent term adjustment on the
`patent. Any request for reconsideration of the patent term adjustment determination (or reinstatement of patent term
`adjustment) should follow the