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OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
| March 18, 2008 |
Volume 1328 |
Number 3 |
CONTENTS
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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1325 O.G. 4, on December 4, 2007.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after 01 March 2002 in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated 26 November 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application
filed in the United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau
as Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a
national or resident of the United States of America, provided that the
European Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority.
However, the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of
PCT Article 32(3), for international applications filed by U.S.
residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where
the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after 01 March
2002, and where the application contains one or more claims directed to
the fields of business methods.
The EPO resumed its competence as an International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority, effective
January 1, 2004, for international applications filed by nationals or
residents of the United States of America where the application
contains one or more claims relating to the field of biotechnology.
This change was announced in the Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on
December 30, 2003.
The EPO resumed its competence as an International Preliminary
Examining Authority, effective July 1, 2004, for demands filed by U.S.
residents or nationals on or after July 1, 2004, for international
applications filed by nationals or residents of the United States of
America where the application contains one or more claims relating to
the field of telecommunications. This change was announced in the
Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on December 30, 2003.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased,
effective January 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette
at 1327 O.G. 64, on February 12, 2008.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
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effective January 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1327 O.G. 64, on February 12, 2008.
Fees
The search fee for the USPTO was increased, effective November 9, 2007,
and was announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective January 1, 2008,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1325 O.G. 4, on December 4,
2007.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of January 1, 2008,
is as follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $300.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $1,800.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $1,800.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,274.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA $244.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,194.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
electronically without PCT EASY
zip file $1,109.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip
file $1,023.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $13.00
Restoration of Priority
filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,370.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Preliminary examination fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering the
U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
web site (www.uspto.gov).
January 16, 2008 JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable |
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on March 8, 2005
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,862,743 through 6,865,747
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on March 6, 2001
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,195,798 through 6,199,207
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on March 4, 1997
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,606,744 through 5,608,911
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set
forth in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g).
To obtain the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO
Contact Center at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule
posted on the USPTO Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage
at www.uspto.gov, click on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down
and click on the "Fees, USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee
schedule.
| Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee |
Notice of Expiration of Patents
Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON January 30, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
5,487,187 08/210,756 01/30/96
5,487,203 08/179,701 01/30/96
5,487,204 08/345,605 01/30/96
5,487,205 08/238,146 01/30/96
5,487,210 08/322,286 01/30/96
5,487,215 08/198,367 01/30/96
5,487,224 08/273,111 01/30/96
5,487,227 08/197,163 01/30/96
5,487,236 08/394,503 01/30/96
5,487,238 08/337,680 01/30/96
5,487,241 08/194,827 01/30/96
5,487,248 08/155,526 01/30/96
5,487,253 08/231,688 01/30/96
5,487,255 08/394,306 01/30/96
5,487,257 08/166,689 01/30/96
5,487,260 08/317,616 01/30/96
5,487,261 08/188,087 01/30/96
5,487,263 08/226,959 01/30/96
5,487,266 08/226,528 01/30/96
5,487,273 08/120,610 01/30/96
5,487,276 08/239,981 01/30/96
5,487,299 08/334,819 01/30/96
5,487,306 08/312,363 01/30/96
5,487,336 08/410,347 01/30/96
5,487,341 08/265,834 01/30/96
5,487,353 08/195,187 01/30/96
5,487,355 08/398,258 01/30/96
5,487,363 08/266,860 01/30/96
5,487,365 08/182,274 01/30/96
5,487,366 08/225,198 01/30/96
5,487,369 08/338,218 01/30/96
5,487,371 08/363,782 01/30/96
5,487,390 08/182,216 01/30/96
5,487,393 08/192,590 01/30/96
5,487,398 08/262,602 01/30/96
5,487,399 08/409,860 01/30/96
5,487,403 08/346,607 01/30/96
5,487,409 08/269,759 01/30/96
5,487,423 08/349,472 01/30/96
5,487,424 08/286,536 01/30/96
5,487,435 08/271,710 01/30/96
5,487,443 08/183,604 01/30/96
5,487,448 08/344,517 01/30/96
5,487,451 08/187,669 01/30/96
5,487,458 08/148,197 01/30/96
5,487,466 08/311,719 01/30/96
5,487,467 08/248,665 01/30/96
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5,487,470 08/367,678 01/30/96
5,487,486 08/374,850 01/30/96
5,487,490 08/352,532 01/30/96
5,487,515 08/156,583 01/30/96
5,487,516 08/213,358 01/30/96
5,487,520 08/074,444 01/30/96
5,487,545 08/296,681 01/30/96
5,487,558 08/314,648 01/30/96
5,487,559 08/305,064 01/30/96
5,487,562 08/364,908 01/30/96
5,487,575 08/434,739 01/30/96
5,487,591 08/252,666 01/30/96
5,487,592 08/056,352 01/30/96
5,487,621 08/192,289 01/30/96
5,487,629 08/321,856 01/30/96
5,487,630 08/386,276 01/30/96
5,487,643 08/181,326 01/30/96
5,487,646 08/316,715 01/30/96
5,487,647 08/409,384 01/30/96
5,487,651 08/220,650 01/30/96
5,487,658 08/306,109 01/30/96
5,487,664 08/292,259 01/30/96
5,487,669 08/087,342 01/30/96
5,487,673 08/165,608 01/30/96
5,487,676 08/149,378 01/30/96
5,487,677 08/190,174 01/30/96
5,487,681 08/296,024 01/30/96
5,487,683 08/184,544 01/30/96
5,487,684 08/357,058 01/30/96
5,487,694 08/151,107 01/30/96
5,487,695 08/169,774 01/30/96
5,487,700 08/498,980 01/30/96
5,487,715 08/248,867 01/30/96
5,487,718 08/202,373 01/30/96
5,487,720 08/218,464 01/30/96
5,487,726 08/260,882 01/30/96
5,487,728 08/245,893 01/30/96
5,487,731 08/199,628 01/30/96
5,487,739 08/459,815 01/30/96
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5,487,744 08/227,907 01/30/96
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5,487,754 08/328,217 01/30/96
5,487,761 08/230,264 01/30/96
5,487,783 08/227,752 01/30/96
5,487,792 08/258,984 01/30/96
5,487,798 07/911,537 01/30/96
5,487,810 08/302,844 01/30/96
5,487,811 07/748,157 01/30/96
5,487,814 08/128,468 01/30/96
5,487,815 08/191,389 01/30/96
5,487,816 08/277,686 01/30/96
5,487,817 08/185,571 01/30/96
5,487,822 08/236,715 01/30/96
5,487,828 08/181,052 01/30/96
5,487,836 08/371,495 01/30/96
5,487,840 08/177,471 01/30/96
5,487,843 08/303,119 01/30/96
5,487,859 08/214,717 01/30/96
5,487,860 08/321,471 01/30/96
5,487,863 07/303,916 01/30/96
5,487,864 08/274,248 01/30/96
5,487,873 08/335,190 01/30/96
5,487,880 08/160,601 01/30/96
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5,487,882 08/275,722 01/30/96
5,487,885 08/164,881 01/30/96
5,487,887 08/144,777 01/30/96
5,487,906 08/356,804 01/30/96
5,487,907 08/324,170 01/30/96
5,487,914 08/316,744 01/30/96
5,487,923 08/155,915 01/30/96
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5,487,927 08/199,415 01/30/96
5,487,933 08/308,762 01/30/96
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5,488,046 08/147,356 01/30/96
5,488,048 08/396,999 01/30/96
5,488,057 08/294,350 01/30/96
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5,488,066 08/376,617 01/30/96
5,488,067 08/376,504 01/30/96
5,488,069 08/253,587 01/30/96
5,488,070 08/394,877 01/30/96
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5,488,238 08/425,333 01/30/96
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5,488,550 08/328,494 01/30/96
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5,488,634 08/194,357 01/30/96
5,488,638 08/198,662 01/30/96
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5,488,721 08/444,654 01/30/96
5,488,722 08/068,820 01/30/96
5,488,736 08/274,653 01/30/96
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON January 25, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
6,016,569 09/025,013 01/25/00
6,016,576 09/348,596 01/25/00
6,016,578 09/172,668 01/25/00
6,016,579 09/036,193 01/25/00
6,016,586 09/200,760 01/25/00
6,016,589 08/852,203 01/25/00
6,016,596 08/861,128 01/25/00
6,016,600 09/003,895 01/25/00
6,016,610 09/060,585 01/25/00
6,016,615 09/066,663 01/25/00
6,016,627 09/111,067 01/25/00
6,016,636 09/090,490 01/25/00
6,016,643 09/136,135 01/25/00
6,016,645 09/076,318 01/25/00
6,016,652 08/834,212 01/25/00
6,016,655 08/920,520 01/25/00
6,016,661 08/953,869 01/25/00
6,016,663 09/150,730 01/25/00
6,016,671 08/806,281 01/25/00
6,016,674 09/132,873 01/25/00
6,016,677 09/122,787 01/25/00
6,016,697 08/926,356 01/25/00
6,016,708 09/090,347 01/25/00
6,016,714 08/925,101 01/25/00
6,016,721 08/964,275 01/25/00
6,016,722 09/005,199 01/25/00
6,016,726 09/114,560 01/25/00
6,016,740 08/977,997 01/25/00
6,016,744 08/895,332 01/25/00
6,016,745 09/179,051 01/25/00
6,016,753 09/141,382 01/25/00
6,016,755 09/165,938 01/25/00
6,016,757 09/156,878 01/25/00
6,016,761 08/907,417 01/25/00
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DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
6,681,415 10/300,953 01/27/04
6,681,416 10/270,818 01/27/04
6,681,436 09/862,416 01/27/04
6,681,440 10/130,654 01/27/04
6,681,443 10/039,543 01/27/04
6,681,454 10/072,392 01/27/04
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6,681,458 09/921,036 01/27/04
6,681,460 10/115,969 01/27/04
6,681,469 10/068,681 01/27/04
6,681,472 09/993,805 01/27/04
6,681,490 10/104,228 01/27/04
6,681,491 10/125,715 01/27/04
6,681,507 10/457,533 01/27/04
6,681,508 10/097,461 01/27/04
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1328 OG 116 |
6,681,509 09/655,889 01/27/04
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6,681,519 10/280,616 01/27/04
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6,681,833 10/128,667 01/27/04
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6,681,862 10/059,867 01/27/04
6,681,863 09/889,674 01/27/04
6,681,877 09/953,164 01/27/04
6,681,882 10/112,435 01/27/04
6,681,884 10/349,658 01/27/04
6,681,892 09/994,327 01/27/04
6,681,903 09/799,734 01/27/04
6,681,907 10/163,810 01/27/04
6,681,909 10/115,362 01/27/04
6,681,910 10/111,123 01/27/04
6,681,914 10/016,502 01/27/04
6,681,918 10/117,329 01/27/04
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6,681,921 10/261,222 01/27/04
6,681,924 09/768,118 01/27/04
6,681,930 10/207,337 01/27/04
6,681,932 09/927,021 01/27/04
6,681,936 09/930,066 01/27/04
6,681,941 10/211,061 01/27/04
6,681,942 09/428,306 01/27/04
6,681,948 10/295,287 01/27/04
6,681,949 10/152,948 01/27/04
6,681,952 10/262,043 01/27/04
6,681,953 10/092,649 01/27/04
6,681,954 09/920,282 01/27/04
6,681,957 10/196,003 01/27/04
6,681,964 10/221,083 01/27/04
6,681,965 10/098,898 01/27/04
6,681,968 10/087,572 01/27/04
6,681,970 10/095,744 01/27/04
6,681,972 10/102,273 01/27/04
6,681,976 10/039,964 01/27/04
6,681,983 09/949,916 01/27/04
6,681,984 09/965,535 01/27/04
6,681,991 10/201,900 01/27/04
6,681,997 10/224,826 01/27/04
6,681,999 09/889,290 01/27/04
6,682,005 10/125,538 01/27/04
6,682,009 10/228,812 01/27/04
6,682,011 10/081,567 01/27/04
6,682,020 10/266,579 01/27/04
6,682,021 10/117,706 01/27/04
6,682,026 10/157,424 01/27/04
6,682,028 10/374,815 01/27/04
6,682,029 10/306,278 01/27/04
6,682,035 09/586,688 01/27/04
6,682,036 10/374,972 01/27/04
6,682,037 10/321,753 01/27/04
6,682,040 10/246,700 01/27/04
6,682,043 10/351,344 01/27/04
6,682,047 09/890,305 01/27/04
6,682,048 10/157,712 01/27/04
6,682,049 10/099,845 01/27/04
6,682,053 10/287,647 01/27/04
6,682,054 10/204,702 01/27/04
6,682,061 10/046,067 01/27/04
6,682,063 10/122,356 01/27/04
6,682,064 10/076,200 01/27/04
6,682,072 10/093,256 01/27/04
6,682,080 10/193,184 01/27/04
6,682,082 10/051,795 01/27/04
6,682,083 10/085,578 01/27/04
6,682,086 10/035,057 01/27/04
6,682,090 10/086,925 01/27/04
6,682,091 09/958,383 01/27/04
6,682,097 09/972,613 01/27/04
6,682,098 10/135,567 01/27/04
6,682,101 10/254,817 01/27/04
6,682,111 10/194,492 01/27/04
6,682,112 10/215,839 01/27/04
6,682,115 10/186,310 01/27/04
6,682,123 10/147,755 01/27/04
6,682,126 10/212,640 01/27/04
6,682,135 09/956,517 01/27/04
6,682,146 09/994,695 01/27/04
6,682,148 10/330,978 01/27/04
6,682,150 10/245,684 01/27/04
6,682,151 10/253,749 01/27/04
6,682,153 10/222,061 01/27/04
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6,682,157 10/051,119 01/27/04
6,682,192 09/963,826 01/27/04
6,682,198 10/059,802 01/27/04
6,682,220 10/150,962 01/27/04
6,682,226 10/142,294 01/27/04
6,682,232 10/174,307 01/27/04
6,682,255 09/971,966 01/27/04
6,682,257 10/091,511 01/27/04
6,682,258 10/223,131 01/27/04
6,682,268 09/944,666 01/27/04
6,682,270 10/200,714 01/27/04
6,682,271 09/729,054 01/27/04
6,682,286 09/731,547 01/27/04
6,682,292 10/033,136 01/27/04
6,682,293 10/071,948 01/27/04
6,682,296 10/111,756 01/27/04
6,682,305 10/111,111 01/27/04
6,682,308 10/210,796 01/27/04
6,682,314 10/054,341 01/27/04
6,682,316 10/031,444 01/27/04
6,682,325 10/148,504 01/27/04
6,682,334 10/184,034 01/27/04
6,682,341 10/171,204 01/27/04
6,682,347 09/851,132 01/27/04
6,682,352 10/076,697 01/27/04
6,682,354 10/077,309 01/27/04
6,682,357 10/103,622 01/27/04
6,682,387 10/021,946 01/27/04
6,682,390 09/885,922 01/27/04
6,682,391 10/162,390 01/27/04
6,682,393 10/191,239 01/27/04
6,682,394 10/288,801 01/27/04
6,682,397 10/166,110 01/27/04
6,682,403 10/111,639 01/27/04
6,682,411 10/259,456 01/27/04
6,682,439 09/922,171 01/27/04
6,682,443 10/205,358 01/27/04
6,682,448 09/840,780 01/27/04
6,682,455 10/133,614 01/27/04
6,682,456 10/013,936 01/27/04
6,682,463 10/039,963 01/27/04
6,682,468 09/992,020 01/27/04
6,682,487 10/241,291 01/27/04
6,682,492 09/830,339 01/27/04
6,682,495 10/034,259 01/27/04
6,682,503 10/008,902 01/27/04
6,682,514 09/346,399 01/27/04
6,682,538 10/118,197 01/27/04
6,682,540 09/705,997 01/27/04
6,682,555 10/011,494 01/27/04
6,682,569 10/138,812 01/27/04
6,682,577 09/985,035 01/27/04
6,682,594 10/162,193 01/27/04
6,682,606 09/834,091 01/27/04
6,682,612 09/752,137 01/27/04
6,682,614 10/361,040 01/27/04
6,682,615 10/356,022 01/27/04
6,682,620 10/453,022 01/27/04
6,682,622 09/758,544 01/27/04
6,682,624 10/188,328 01/27/04
6,682,643 09/978,160 01/27/04
6,682,648 09/105,538 01/27/04
6,682,660 10/143,903 01/27/04
6,682,673 10/030,037 01/27/04
6,682,678 10/066,970 01/27/04
6,682,682 10/340,320 01/27/04
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6,682,684 09/656,770 01/27/04
6,682,686 09/702,816 01/27/04
6,682,700 10/114,855 01/27/04
6,682,706 09/456,321 01/27/04
6,682,707 09/987,220 01/27/04
6,682,712 10/108,639 01/27/04
6,682,717 10/111,179 01/27/04
6,682,718 10/130,795 01/27/04
6,682,723 10/020,043 01/27/04
6,682,727 09/982,765 01/27/04
6,682,732 09/763,695 01/27/04
6,682,748 09/218,459 01/27/04
6,682,762 09/971,669 01/27/04
6,682,765 09/622,699 01/27/04
6,682,794 10/070,205 01/27/04
6,682,810 09/526,360 01/27/04
6,682,812 10/038,408 01/27/04
6,682,823 09/852,753 01/27/04
6,682,827 10/029,320 01/27/04
6,682,839 09/848,531 01/27/04
6,682,875 09/883,685 01/27/04
6,682,888 09/566,921 01/27/04
6,682,890 09/851,588 01/27/04
6,682,892 09/904,065 01/27/04
6,682,896 08/459,086 01/27/04
6,682,907 09/688,990 01/27/04
6,682,909 09/952,572 01/27/04
6,682,910 10/011,858 01/27/04
6,682,916 10/069,105 01/27/04
6,682,918 08/684,005 01/27/04
6,682,921 09/664,526 01/27/04
6,682,923 09/570,856 01/27/04
6,682,939 10/037,533 01/27/04
6,682,949 10/191,151 01/27/04
6,683,000 10/228,307 01/27/04
6,683,028 09/869,905 01/27/04
6,683,030 10/221,201 01/27/04
6,683,033 10/292,822 01/27/04
6,683,034 10/019,607 01/27/04
6,683,037 10/440,962 01/27/04
6,683,059 09/718,865 01/27/04
6,683,060 10/080,662 01/27/04
6,683,064 09/954,855 01/27/04
6,683,066 09/962,009 01/27/04
6,683,071 10/070,783 01/27/04
6,683,075 10/336,806 01/27/04
6,683,077 10/035,433 01/27/04
6,683,078 10/194,897 01/27/04
6,683,080 10/060,788 01/27/04
6,683,081 10/149,921 01/27/04
6,683,082 09/819,698 01/27/04
6,683,084 09/505,745 01/27/04
6,683,093 09/989,943 01/27/04
6,683,095 10/275,066 01/27/04
6,683,101 10/297,263 01/27/04
6,683,104 10/459,652 01/27/04
6,683,106 10/413,772 01/27/04
6,683,111 10/042,051 01/27/04
6,683,114 10/203,403 01/27/04
6,683,118 10/129,249 01/27/04
6,683,133 09/762,930 01/27/04
6,683,134 09/926,771 01/27/04
6,683,136 10/027,762 01/27/04
6,683,153 10/048,850 01/27/04
6,683,172 09/647,701 01/27/04
6,683,176 09/958,857 01/27/04
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6,683,177 08/952,208 01/27/04
6,683,181 10/288,117 01/27/04
6,683,185 09/971,389 01/27/04
6,683,186 10/383,585 01/27/04
6,683,198 10/049,281 01/27/04
6,683,213 09/936,355 01/27/04
6,683,216 10/289,016 01/27/04
6,683,220 10/246,796 01/27/04
6,683,221 09/937,225 01/27/04
6,683,227 09/880,653 01/27/04
6,683,236 09/965,970 01/27/04
6,683,238 10/228,585 01/27/04
6,683,254 10/065,265 01/27/04
6,683,256 10/106,353 01/27/04
6,683,262 09/844,957 01/27/04
6,683,270 10/159,504 01/27/04
6,683,282 10/077,473 01/27/04
6,683,292 10/267,880 01/27/04
6,683,302 10/148,717 01/27/04
6,683,307 09/910,109 01/27/04
6,683,319 10/187,294 01/27/04
6,683,402 09/888,456 01/27/04
6,683,403 09/983,267 01/27/04
6,683,405 09/891,431 01/27/04
6,683,415 09/696,470 01/27/04
6,683,430 10/182,106 01/27/04
6,683,442 10/219,910 01/27/04
6,683,444 10/321,202 01/27/04
6,683,447 09/167,302 01/27/04
6,683,460 10/132,189 01/27/04
6,683,464 10/087,315 01/27/04
6,683,466 10/063,839 01/27/04
6,683,480 10/325,038 01/27/04
6,683,487 10/212,702 01/27/04
6,683,500 10/172,653 01/27/04
6,683,519 10/168,890 01/27/04
6,683,521 09/812,259 01/27/04
6,683,526 09/794,536 01/27/04
6,683,529 09/615,205 01/27/04
6,683,532 10/015,992 01/27/04
6,683,537 09/820,440 01/27/04
6,683,538 09/384,316 01/27/04
6,683,539 10/029,806 01/27/04
6,683,552 10/024,100 01/27/04
6,683,561 09/269,478 01/27/04
6,683,569 10/054,770 01/27/04
6,683,576 10/234,799 01/27/04
6,683,582 09/586,725 01/27/04
6,683,591 09/459,480 01/27/04
6,683,611 09/483,445 01/27/04
6,683,624 09/639,931 01/27/04
6,683,627 09/671,064 01/27/04
6,683,628 09/568,982 01/27/04
6,683,629 09/632,250 01/27/04
6,683,631 09/422,975 01/27/04
6,683,656 09/549,178 01/27/04
6,683,658 09/833,859 01/27/04
6,683,659 09/951,865 01/27/04
6,683,676 09/717,212 01/27/04
6,683,679 10/155,094 01/27/04
6,683,686 09/972,037 01/27/04
6,683,692 09/886,582 01/27/04
6,683,716 09/565,662 01/27/04
6,683,736 09/738,161 01/27/04
6,683,742 09/851,788 01/27/04
6,683,751 09/954,272 01/27/04
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6,683,752 09/894,606 01/27/04
6,683,760 09/670,145 01/27/04
6,683,768 10/072,076 01/27/04
6,683,772 09/882,426 01/27/04
6,683,785 10/234,222 01/27/04
6,683,803 10/318,137 01/27/04
6,683,820 10/244,926 01/27/04
6,683,821 09/826,648 01/27/04
6,683,833 09/734,076 01/27/04
6,683,841 09/962,226 01/27/04
6,683,854 09/271,953 01/27/04
6,683,867 09/504,024 01/27/04
6,683,880 09/151,092 01/27/04
6,683,894 09/552,579 01/27/04
6,683,911 09/514,195 01/27/04
6,683,912 09/510,854 01/27/04
6,683,917 09/419,982 01/27/04
6,683,923 09/293,137 01/27/04
6,683,944 10/087,755 01/27/04
6,683,951 09/394,324 01/27/04
6,683,959 09/664,558 01/27/04
6,683,982 09/646,818 01/27/04
6,684,006 10/021,472 01/27/04
6,684,029 10/101,055 01/27/04
6,684,030 09/383,500 01/27/04
6,684,049 10/098,003 01/27/04
6,684,050 10/177,279 01/27/04
6,684,054 09/710,792 01/27/04
6,684,072 09/645,710 01/27/04
6,684,094 10/009,163 01/27/04
6,684,096 09/738,423 01/27/04
6,684,117 10/428,478 01/27/04
6,684,133 09/883,953 01/27/04
6,684,151 10/018,136 01/27/04
6,684,156 10/201,273 01/27/04
6,684,161 09/682,029 01/27/04
6,684,166 10/138,899 01/27/04
6,684,178 09/681,801 01/27/04
6,684,181 09/310,450 01/27/04
6,684,188 08/596,002 01/27/04
6,684,215 09/597,588 01/27/04
6,684,224 09/760,976 01/27/04
6,684,232 09/696,911 01/27/04
6,684,278 09/456,507 01/27/04
6,684,355 09/844,357 01/27/04
6,684,357 09/734,600 01/27/04
6,684,369 09/100,222 01/27/04
6,684,370 09/690,303 01/27/04
| Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 02/18/2008 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee from 02/18/2008
Patent Application Filing Issue Granted
Number Number Date Date Date
5,245,815 07/933,493 08/21/92 09/21/93 02/20/08
5,296,431 07/737,741 07/30/91 03/22/94 02/19/08
5,375,212 08/048,361 04/14/93 12/20/94 02/19/08
5,429,351 08/245,969 05/19/94 07/04/95 02/19/08
5,435,460 08/228,081 04/15/94 07/25/95 02/19/08
5,439,649 08/129,243 09/29/93 08/08/95 02/22/08
5,525,040 08/221,105 03/31/94 06/11/96 02/21/08
5,704,371 08/611,642 03/06/96 01/06/98 02/19/08
5,801,809 08/743,701 11/06/96 09/01/98 02/19/08
5,848,284 08/563,682 11/28/95 12/08/98 02/19/08
5,853,157 08/736,958 10/25/96 12/29/98 02/22/08
5,915,161 08/533,540 09/25/95 06/22/99 02/19/08
5,916,750 08/780,725 01/08/97 06/29/99 02/22/08
5,928,525 09/095,352 06/09/98 07/27/99 02/19/08
5,933,325 09/098,450 06/17/98 08/03/99 02/21/08
5,946,803 09/002,253 12/31/97 09/07/99 02/22/08
5,947,797 08/922,070 09/02/97 09/07/99 02/22/08
5,948,359 08/820,883 03/21/97 09/07/99 02/22/08
5,951,981 08/753,781 12/02/96 09/14/99 02/19/08
5,959,278 08/746,114 11/06/96 09/28/99 02/19/08
6,011,684 09/059,742 04/14/98 01/04/00 02/19/08
6,024,532 09/314,734 05/18/99 02/15/00 02/18/08
6,231,560 09/248,492 02/10/99 05/15/01 02/19/08
6,249,672 09/272,849 03/19/99 06/19/01 02/19/08
6,313,828 09/308,056 05/12/99 11/06/01 02/19/08
6,338,160 09/488,186 01/20/00 01/08/02 02/22/08
6,386,424 09/703,569 11/01/00 05/14/02 02/21/08
6,401,424 09/803,692 03/09/01 06/11/02 02/19/08
6,428,391 09/855,952 05/14/01 08/06/02 02/22/08
6,439,816 09/781,785 02/12/01 08/27/02 02/22/08
6,446,810 09/740,347 12/18/00 09/10/02 02/19/08
6,454,631 10/013,435 12/08/01 09/24/02 02/22/08
6,502,253 10/042,800 01/09/02 01/07/03 02/22/08
6,521,265 09/592,344 06/13/00 02/18/03 02/19/08
6,523,680 09/874,589 06/05/01 02/25/03 02/22/08
6,528,781 09/419,547 10/18/99 03/04/03 02/19/08
6,544,154 09/854,444 05/14/01 04/08/03 02/19/08
6,545,046 09/792,581 02/23/01 04/08/03 02/19/08
6,590,323 09/619,533 07/19/00 07/08/03 02/19/08
6,592,077 09/960,465 09/19/01 07/15/03 02/19/08
6,632,535 09/590,784 06/08/00 10/14/03 02/22/08
6,632,598 08/212,175 03/11/94 10/14/03 02/22/08
6,641,817 09/744,942 08/06/01 11/04/03 02/22/08
6,656,158 10/128,203 04/23/02 12/02/03 02/20/08
6,656,159 10/128,205 04/23/02 12/02/03 02/20/08
6,669,254 10/121,526 04/12/02 12/30/03 02/21/08
6,669,669 09/977,434 10/12/01 12/30/03 02/20/08
6,673,328 09/519,559 03/06/00 01/06/04 02/22/08
6,674,292 10/047,672 01/14/02 01/06/04 02/20/08
| Reissue Applications Filed |
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications lsited below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).
6,192,230, Re. S.N.: 11/931,559, Oct. 31, 2007, CL: 375/134.000,
WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING POWER SAVING FUNCTION,
Albertus M.G. Claessen, et. al., Owner of Record: Agere Systems Inc.,
Attorney or Agent: Steve Mendelsohn, Ex. GP.: 2611
6,285,872, Re. S.N. 11/980,695, Oct. 31, 2007, Cl. 455/415, DIGITAL
RADIO TELEPHONE FOR A DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM,
Takashi Murata, Owner of Record: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA.,
Tokyo, JP., Attorney or Agent: Eckhard H. Kuesters, Ex. Gp.: 3747
6,349,925, Re. S.N. 11/939,506, Nov. 13, 2007, Cl. 123/568, CARBURETOR
FOR TWO-STROKE ENGINE, Teruhiko Tobinai, Owner of Record: WALBRO JAPAN,
INC., Attorney or Agent: Matthew J. Schmidt, Ex. Gp.: 3747
6,605,528, Re. S.N. 11/930,140, Oct. 31, 2007, Cl. 438/612, POST
PASSIVATION METAL SCHEME FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES,
Mou-Shiung Lin et. al., Owner of Record: MEGICA CORPORATION, Attorney or
Agent: Winston Hsu, Ex. Gp.: 2812
6,605,528, Re. S.N. 11/930,151, Oct. 31, 2007, Cl. 438/612, POST
PASSIVATION METAL SCHEME FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES,
Mou-Shiung Lin et. al., Owner of Record: MEGICA CORPORATION, Attorney or
Agent: Winston Hsu, Ex. Gp.: 2812
6,628,729, Re. S.N.: 11/931.910, Oct. 31, 2007, CL: 375/134.000,
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING AND STORING DATA FROM A DIGITAL
RECEIVER, Tom L. Sorensen, Owner of Record: Zenith Electronics Corporation,
Attorney or Agent: Jack Kail, Ex. GP.: 2611
6,653,621, Re. S.N. 11/998,813, Nov. 29, 2007, Cl. 250/234, FREQUENCY
TUNABLE RESONANT SCANNER AND METHOD OF MAKING, David W. Wine, et al,
Owner of Record: Microvision, Inc., Bethel, WA, Attorney or Agent:
Christopher Wiklof, Ex. Gp.: 2878
6,724,713, Re. S.N. 11/984,087, Nov. 13, 2007, Cl. 369/192, RECORDING
AND/OR REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR DISKS, Tomohiro Watanabe, et al., Owner of
Record: Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP, Attorney or Agent: Edward W. Tracy,
Jr., Ex. Gp.: 2627
6,948,813, Re. S.N. 11/863,161, Sep. 27, 2007, Cl. 351/106, LENS
ASSEMBLY PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES THEREFROM, Gerald R. Parks, Owner of Record:
Dye Precision, Inc., San Diego, CA, Attorney or Agent: James F. Herkenhoff,
Ex. Gp.: 2873
6,952,151, Re. S.N.: 09/973,289, Oct. 04, 2007, CL: 335/296.000,
FRICTIONLESS SELF-POWERED MOVING DISPLAY, William W. French, Owner of
Record: Tutletech Design, Inc., Attorney or Agent: John D. Buchaca,
Ex. GP.: 2832
6,957,812, Re. S.N. 11/924,603, Oct. 25, 2007, Cl. 273/246, COLOR-LINKED
MINIATURE GAME APPARATUS, Michael Wittig, Owner of Record: Michael Wittig,
Fremont, CA, Attorney or Agent: Michael Wittig, Ex. Gp.: 3711
6,967,035, Re. S.N. 11/903,211, Sep. 20, 2007, Cl. 435/198, METHOD OF
IMPROVING DOUGH AND BREAD QUALITY, Kirsten Bojsen, et al., Owner of Record:
Danisco A/S, Copenhagen, DK, Attorney or Agent: Anne-Marie C. Yvon,
Ex. Gp.: 1632
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6,967,915, Re. S.N.: 11/944,417, Nov. 22, 2007, CL: 369/047.530,
METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WRITING POWER OF AN OPTICAL DISC DRIVE THROUGH
A SHIFTABLE POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION CAPABLE OF BEING SHIFTED ACCORDING TO A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REAL READ-BACK SIGNAL PARAMETER AND A TARGET READ-
BACK SIGNAL PARAMETER, Tsung-Chih Lin, Owner of Record: Via Optical
Solution, Inc., Attorney or Agent: Winston Hsu, Ex. GP.: 2627
6,968,447, Re. S.N. 11/942,275, Nov. 19, 2007, Cl. 712/000, SYSTEM AND
METHOD FOR DATA FORWARDING IN A PROGRAMMABLE MULTIPLE NETWORK PROCESSOR
ENVIRONMENT, Joel Zvi Apisdorf et. al., Owner of Record: THE UNITRD STATES
OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Attorney or Agent:
Edward J Kessler, Ex. Gp.: 2183
6,971,819, Re. S.N. 11/999,477, Dec. 04, 2007, Cl. 404/031, ELECTRICALLY
CONDUCTIVE PAVEMENT MIXTURE, Peter L. Zaleski, et al., Owner of Record:
Superior Graphite Co., Chicago, IL, Attorney or Agent: Stephen B. Heller,
Ex. Gp.: 1796
6,973,432, Re. S.N. 11/999,478, Dec. 04, 2007, Cl. 705/008, REAL ESTATE
COORDINATION PROGRAM, Scott E. Woodard, Owner of Record: ShowingTime.com,
Inc., Chicago, IL, Attorney or Agent: David Leshit, Ex. Gp.: 3629
6,975,553, Re. S.N. 11/956,301, Dec. 13, 2007, Cl. 365/189, NONALIGNED
ACCESS TO RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY, Georgiy Shenderovich, Petah-Tiqwa, Israel,
Owner of Record: Neomagic Israel, LTD., Netanya, Israel, Attorney or Agent:
Gary Aka, Ex. Gp.: 2827
6,975,860, Re. S.N. 11/955,256, Oct. 12, 2007, Cl. 455/423, METHOD OF
AND AN APPARATUS FOR TESTING CONNECTIONS IN A NETWORK, Dieter Wendisch,
Owner of Record: S.G. Titan, Limited Liability Company, Wilmington, DE,
Attorney or Agent: Michael Stein, Ex. Gp.: 2110
7,005,040, Re. S.N.: 11/934,097, Nov. 02, 2007, CL: 162/352.000,
FABRIC SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A PAPERMAKING MACHINE, John G. Buchanan, et.
al., Owner of Record: AstenJohnson, Inc., Attorney or Agent: Randolph J.
Huis, Ex. GP.: 1791
7,100,461, Re. S.N. 11/955,183, Dec. 12, 2007, Cl. 073/864, PORTABLE
CONTAMINANT SAMPLING SYSTEM, Bruce J. Bradley, Owner of Record: Microbial-
Vac Systems, Inc., Jerome, ID, Attorney or Agent: Robert L. Shaver,
Ex. Gp.: 2856
7,140,974, Re. S.N. 11/998,435, Nov. 28, 2007, Cl. 473/342, GOLF CLUB
HEAD, Bing-Ling Chao, Owner of Record: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.,
Carlsbad, CA, Attorney or Agent: Bridgett A. Agness, Ex. Gp.: 3711
| Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
D. 533,798, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,954, Requested Date: Jan. 16, 2008,
Cl. D10/091, Title: ELECTRONIC SCALE, Inventor: Joshua D. Kesselman,
Owners of Record: Joshua D. Kesselman, Vancouver, Canada, Attorney or
Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, PA, Orlando, FL, Ex. Gp.: 2915,
Requester: Ty Ung, Patel & Alumit, PC, Encino, CA
4,733,159, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,955, Requested Date: Dec. 5, 2007,
Cl. 323/282, Title: CHARGE PUMP VOLTAGE REGULATOR, Inventor: Arthur J.
Edwards et al., Owners of Record: CIF Licensing, LLC, Princeton, NJ,
Attorney or Agent: Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: United Components, Inc., Evansville, IN, Troy J. Cole, Woodard
Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
5,195,984, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,949, Requested Date: Dec. 6, 2007,
Cl. 606/195, Title: EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL GRAFT, Inventor: Richard A.
Schatz, Owners of Record: Cordis Corporation, Miami, FL, Attorney or Agent:
Ben D. Tobor, Houston, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Kenneth L. Cage,
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, Washington, DC
5,396,371, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,948, Requested Date: Dec. 4, 2007,
Cl. 360/005, Title: ENDLESS LOOP VOICE DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVABLE
APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, Inventor: John Henits et al., Owners of
Record: NICE Systems, Inc., Rutherford, NJ, Attorney or Agent: Darby &
Darby PC, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Verint Systems, Inc.,
Melville, NY, Richard LaCava, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, New York, NY
5,796,046, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,947, Requested Date: Dec. 10, 2007,
Cl. 174/113.OAS, Title: COMMUNICATION CABLE HAVING A STRIATED CABLE JACKET,
Inventor: Kerry Newmoyer et al., Owners of Record: Nexans, Inc., Hickory,
NC, Attorney or Agent: Sofer & Haroun, LLP, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Owner
6,208,805, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,943, Requested Date: Nov. 30, 2007,
Cl. 386/045, Title: INHIBITING A CONTROL FUNCTION FROM INTERFERING WITH A
PLAYING OF A VIDEO, Inventor: Max Abecassis, Owners of Record: Nissim Corp.,
Miami, FL, Attorney or Agent: Max Abecassis, Boca Raton, FL, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Time Warner Inc., New York, NY, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,
Burbank, CA, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Burbank, CA, New Line Home
Entertainment Inc., New York, NY, David L. Fehrman, Morrison & Foerster,
LLP, Los Angeles, CA
6,249,570, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,945, Requested Date: Dec. 4, 2007,
Cl. 379/088.22, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND STORING
TELEPHONE CALL INFORMATION, Inventor: David A. Glowny et al., Owners of
Record: NICE Systems, Inc., Rutherford, NJ, Attorney or Agent: Darby &
Darby PC, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Verint Systems, Inc.,
Melville, NY, Richard LaCava, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, New York, NY
6,381,354, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,060, Requested Date: Jan. 16, 2008,
Cl. 382/135, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING AND COUNTING
DOCUMENTS, Inventor: Douglas U. Mennie et al, Owners of Record: Cummins-
Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL, Attorney or Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP,
Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Amro-Asian Trade, Inc., Honolulu,
HI, Dariush G. Adli, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Los Angeles, CA
6,446,820, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,952, Requested Date: Dec. 6, 2007,
Cl. 213/075.00R, Title: RAILCAR DRAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM, Inventor:
Ronald E. Barker et al., Owners of Record: Amsted Industries Incorporated,
Chicago, IL, Attorney or Agent: Amstead Industries Incorporated, Chicago,
IL, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, Corp.,
Wilmerding, PA, Lee R. Golden, James Ray and Associates, Monroeville, PA
6,620,047, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,944, Requested Date: Dec. 4, 2007,
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Cl. 463/037, Title: ELECTRONIC GAMING APPARATUS HAVING AUTHENTICATION DATA
SETS, Inventor: Allan E. Alcorn et al., Owners of Record: IGT, Reno, NV,
Attorney or Agent: Beyer Weaver, LLP, Oakland, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Martin P. Hoffman, Arlington, VA
6,675,631, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,950, Requested Date: Dec. 5, 2007,
Cl. 073/012.04, Title: METHOD FOR CONDUCTING CRASH TESTS USING A CARRIAGE
AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE, Inventor: Hermann Steffan et al., Owners of
Record: Illinois Tool Works Inc., (TW), Glenview, IL, Attorney or Agent:
Ronald E. Brown, Day Pitney, LLP, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Owner
6,702,020, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,063, Requested Date: Jan. 8, 2008,
Cl. 166/278, Title: CROSSOVER TOOL, Inventor: James R. Zachman et al.,
Owners of Record: Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX, Attorney or
Agent: Duane Morris, LLP, Houston, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Owner
6,775,372, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,946, Requested Date: Dec. 19, 2007,
Cl. 379/207.01, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-STAGE DATA LOGGING,
Inventor: John Henits, Owners of Record: NICE Systems, Inc., Rutherford,
NJ, Attorney or Agent: Darby & Darby PC, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Verint Systems, Inc., Melville, NY, Richard LaCava, Dickstein
Shapiro, LLP, New York, NY
7,072,947, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,953, Requested Date: Dec. 5, 2007,
Cl. 709/200, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING E-MAIL AND WEBSITE
BEHAVIOR OF AN E-MAIL RECIPIENT, Inventor: Andrew Knox et al., Owners of
Record: FIONIX, Inc., Daejeon, Korea, Attorney or Agent: Townsend and
Townsend and Crew, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Kevin D. McCarthy, Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber, PC, Buffalo, NY
7,076,533, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,951, Requested Date: Dec. 5, 2007,
Cl. 709/200, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING E-MAIL AND WEBSITE
BEHAVIOR OF AN E-MAIL RECIPIENT, Inventor: Andrew Knox et al., Owners of
Record: Andrew Knox, San Francisco, CA, Lars Knox, San Francisco, CA,
John Hart, Washington, DC, Attorney or Agent: Townsend and Townsend and
Crew, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Kevin D. McCarthy,
Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber, PC, Buffalo, NY
7,119,226, Reexam. C.N. 90/008,925, Requested Date: Jan. 22, 2008,
Cl. 562/123, Title: PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHANE, Inventor:
Ayusman Sen et al., Owners of Record: The Penn State Research Foundation,
University Park, PA, Attorney or Agent: McQuaide Blasko Fleming & Faulkner,
Inc., State College, PA, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Alan Ricards, Palm City,
FL, Patrick D. Kelly, St. Louis, MO
7,169,418, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,090, Requested Date: Jan. 18, 2008,
Cl. 426/110, Title: PACKAGING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE FRESH PACKED COFFEE,
Inventor: David Andrew Dalton et al., Owners of Record: The Procter &
Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, Attorney or Agent: The Procter & Gamble
Company, Cincinnati, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Kraft Foods Global,
Inc., Marvin Petry, Esq., Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Alexandria, VA
| Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
6,378,020, Reexam. C.N. 95/001,026, Requested Date: Jan. 31, 2008,
Cl. 710/129, Title: SYSTEM HAVING DOUBLE DATA TRANSFER RATE AND INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT THEREFOR, Inventor: Michael Farmwald et al., Owners of Record:
Rambus, Inc., Los Altos, CA, Attorney or Agent: Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: David M. O'Dell, Esq.,
Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, Real Party in Interest: Samsung
Electronics, Ltd.
6,833,016, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,341, Requested Date: 02/01/08,
Cl. 055/337, Title: DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM, Inventor: Robert M. Witter,
Owners of Record: Robert M. Witter, Syracuse, NY, Attorney or Agent:
Law Office of Bernhard Moldrem, Syracuse, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester:
Third Party Requester: Bonakemi USA, Inc., Aurora, CO;(Atty Is: J. Mark
Smith, Pendleton Wilson & Hennessey, PC, Denver, CO, Real Party in Interest:
Same As Third Party Requester
6,991,298, Reexam. C.N. 95/001,028, Requested Date: Jan. 30, 2008,
Cl. 301/095.102, Title: COMPOSITE BICYCLE RIM WITH SEAMLESS BRAKING SURFACE,
Inventor: Andrew Ording et al., Owners of Record: Compositech, Inc.,
Speedway, IN, Attorney or Agent: Indiano Vaughan, LLP, Indianapolis, IN,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Third Party Requester: David L. Tarnoff, Global
IP Counselors, LLP, Washington, DC, Real Party in Interest: Shimano, Inc.
7,240,699, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,336, Requested Date: Jan. 11, 2008,
Cl. 141/027, Title: AUTOMATED MEANS FOR STORING, DISPENSING AND ORIENTING
INJECTABLE DRUG VIALS FOR A ROBOTIC APPLICATION, Inventor: Joel A. Osborne
et al., Owners of Record: Forhealth Technologies, Inc., Daytona Beach, FL,
Attorney or Agent: Darby & Darby PC, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Third Party Requester: Greg Gardella, Fish & Richardson, PC,
Minneapolis, MN, Real Party in Interest: Intelligent Hospital Systems, Ltd.
Winnipeg, Canada
7,260,447, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,340, Requested Date: Jan. 30, 2008,
Cl. 700/216, Title: PARENTERAL PRODUCTS AUTOMATION SYSTEM (PPAS),Inventor:
Joel A. Osborne et al., Owners of Record: Forhealth Technologies, Inc.,
Oklahoma City, OK, Attorney or Agent: Darby & Darby, PC, New York, NY,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Greg Gardella, Fish &
Richardson, PC, Minneapolis, MN, Real Party in Interest: Intelligent
Hospital Systems, Ltd., Winnipeg, Canada
| Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew |
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due to Failure to Renew
15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be
renewed for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period
upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable
application for renewal. This may be done at any time within one year
before the expiration of the period for which the registration was
issued or renewed, or it may be done within six months after such
expiration on payment of an additional fee.
According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
February 23, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW
Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date
62,706 71/012,051 05/21/1907
227,927 71/229,968 05/17/1927
227,835 71/239,369 05/17/1927
346,074 71/378,125 05/18/1937
346,104 71/383,803 05/18/1937
346,154 71/386,387 05/18/1937
346,202 71/387,103 05/18/1937
346,213 71/387,136 05/18/1937
346,290 71/388,016 05/18/1937
429,776 71/485,922 05/20/1947
429,791 71/489,930 05/20/1947
429,906 71/514,556 05/20/1947
645,697 71/662,809 05/21/1957
645,818 71/693,886 05/21/1957
645,890 71/694,100 05/21/1957
645,916 71/699,525 05/21/1957
645,764 72/004,048 05/21/1957
645,873 72/006,533 05/21/1957
645,589 72/008,501 05/21/1957
645,593 72/009,672 05/21/1957
645,834 72/010,331 05/21/1957
645,708 72/012,689 05/21/1957
645,778 72/012,969 05/21/1957
645,602 72/013,749 05/21/1957
645,604 72/015,008 05/21/1957
645,745 72/015,632 05/21/1957
645,718 72/015,968 05/21/1957
661,995 72/036,061 05/20/1958
828,851 72/198,854 05/16/1967
828,799 72/207,213 05/16/1967
828,951 72/212,668 05/16/1967
828,812 72/217,982 05/16/1967
828,909 72/223,528 05/16/1967
828,805 72/226,168 05/16/1967
828,711 72/232,447 05/16/1967
828,807 72/233,766 05/16/1967
828,903 72/234,596 05/16/1967
828,935 72/235,448 05/16/1967
828,855 72/235,890 05/16/1967
828,910 72/236,525 05/16/1967
828,713 72/236,537 05/16/1967
828,857 72/238,739 05/16/1967
828,898 72/241,280 05/16/1967
828,750 72/242,796 05/16/1967
828,827 72/246,403 05/16/1967
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828,891 72/247,051 05/16/1967
828,840 72/249,483 05/16/1967
828,885 72/249,566 05/16/1967
828,758 72/250,171 05/16/1967
828,877 72/252,577 05/16/1967
828,726 72/257,341 05/16/1967
828,847 72/257,444 05/16/1967
828,744 72/259,283 05/16/1967
828,821 72/259,674 05/16/1967
1,065,756 73/024,373 05/17/1977
1,065,861 73/027,919 05/17/1977
1,065,758 73/042,542 05/17/1977
1,065,965 73/065,575 05/17/1977
1,065,761 73/068,594 05/17/1977
1,065,762 73/068,595 05/17/1977
1,065,969 73/074,638 05/17/1977
1,065,896 73/078,664 05/17/1977
1,065,972 73/079,060 05/17/1977
1,065,956 73/082,598 05/17/1977
1,065,770 73/082,929 05/17/1977
1,065,825 73/083,335 05/17/1977
1,065,872 73/094,243 05/17/1977
1,065,735 73/096,472 05/17/1977
1,065,700 73/096,932 05/17/1977
1,065,775 73/097,514 05/17/1977
1,065,817 73/098,106 05/17/1977
1,065,818 73/098,107 05/17/1977
1,065,819 73/098,108 05/17/1977
1,065,702 73/099,918 05/17/1977
1,065,982 73/100,257 05/17/1977
1,065,874 73/101,366 05/17/1977
1,065,988 73/102,603 05/17/1977
1,065,631 73/102,752 05/17/1977
1,065,934 73/102,875 05/17/1977
1,065,989 73/102,910 05/17/1977
1,065,582 73/103,099 05/17/1977
1,065,597 73/103,305 05/17/1977
1,065,660 73/103,371 05/17/1977
1,065,637 73/103,383 05/17/1977
1,065,587 73/103,752 05/17/1977
1,065,905 73/103,770 05/17/1977
1,065,788 73/104,164 05/17/1977
1,065,590 73/104,472 05/17/1977
1,065,616 73/104,565 05/17/1977
1,440,139 73/312,804 05/19/1987
1,440,241 73/340,200 05/19/1987
1,440,243 73/366,431 05/19/1987
1,440,013 73/377,307 05/19/1987
1,440,312 73/410,972 05/19/1987
1,439,811 73/424,053 05/19/1987
1,440,071 73/426,655 05/19/1987
1,439,766 73/470,923 05/19/1987
1,440,087 73/476,786 05/19/1987
1,440,314 73/499,495 05/19/1987
1,439,767 73/506,106 05/19/1987
1,439,829 73/507,321 05/19/1987
1,440,343 73/509,442 05/19/1987
1,440,309 73/510,065 05/19/1987
1,440,140 73/511,663 05/19/1987
1,440,328 73/528,891 05/19/1987
1,440,045 73/541,161 05/19/1987
1,440,247 73/553,547 05/19/1987
1,440,333 73/558,858 05/19/1987
1,440,336 73/569,114 05/19/1987
1,439,764 73/572,844 05/19/1987
1,440,014 73/574,857 05/19/1987
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1,440,330 73/575,796 05/19/1987
1,440,015 73/576,435 05/19/1987
1,440,174 73/576,580 05/19/1987
1,440,175 73/577,378 05/19/1987
1,439,812 73/577,976 05/19/1987
1,439,857 73/578,190 05/19/1987
1,440,321 73/579,027 05/19/1987
1,439,813 73/579,770 05/19/1987
1,440,253 73/579,865 05/19/1987
1,440,145 73/580,235 05/19/1987
1,440,016 73/580,702 05/19/1987
1,440,128 73/582,199 05/19/1987
1,440,178 73/582,805 05/19/1987
1,439,936 73/582,941 05/19/1987
1,439,860 73/583,283 05/19/1987
1,440,147 73/584,157 05/19/1987
1,439,776 73/585,140 05/19/1987
1,439,738 73/587,376 05/19/1987
1,439,702 73/587,960 05/19/1987
1,440,011 73/588,240 05/19/1987
1,440,047 73/588,635 05/19/1987
1,439,938 73/589,258 05/19/1987
1,440,257 73/589,291 05/19/1987
1,440,020 73/589,480 05/19/1987
1,440,021 73/589,896 05/19/1987
1,439,821 73/590,188 05/19/1987
1,439,703 73/590,637 05/19/1987
1,440,337 73/590,921 05/19/1987
1,439,815 73/590,966 05/19/1987
1,439,704 73/591,418 05/19/1987
1,439,939 73/591,494 05/19/1987
1,440,259 73/591,693 05/19/1987
1,440,226 73/592,070 05/19/1987
1,439,915 73/592,275 05/19/1987
1,439,956 73/592,546 05/19/1987
1,440,180 73/592,601 05/19/1987
1,439,993 73/593,484 05/19/1987
1,440,118 73/594,799 05/19/1987
1,439,822 73/596,620 05/19/1987
1,440,323 73/601,832 05/19/1987
1,439,710 73/602,503 05/19/1987
1,440,024 73/604,469 05/19/1987
1,439,711 73/604,645 05/19/1987
1,439,765 73/605,949 05/19/1987
1,440,350 73/606,296 05/19/1987
1,439,784 73/606,473 05/19/1987
1,440,153 73/607,286 05/19/1987
1,439,919 73/607,677 05/19/1987
1,439,841 73/608,610 05/19/1987
1,439,981 73/609,426 05/19/1987
1,440,025 73/609,521 05/19/1987
1,439,944 73/609,965 05/19/1987
1,440,040 73/610,006 05/19/1987
1,440,154 73/612,173 05/19/1987
1,440,043 73/612,504 05/19/1987
1,440,101 73/613,758 05/19/1987
1,440,272 73/614,150 05/19/1987
1,440,102 73/614,278 05/19/1987
1,440,187 73/614,348 05/19/1987
1,439,746 73/614,470 05/19/1987
1,439,880 73/615,090 05/19/1987
1,439,968 73/615,215 05/19/1987
1,439,791 73/615,287 05/19/1987
1,440,052 73/615,896 05/19/1987
1,440,325 73/615,933 05/19/1987
1,440,083 73/616,375 05/19/1987
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1,439,749 73/616,381 05/19/1987
1,440,274 73/616,740 05/19/1987
1,439,751 73/616,777 05/19/1987
1,440,188 73/617,273 05/19/1987
1,439,796 73/617,619 05/19/1987
1,439,754 73/617,714 05/19/1987
1,439,797 73/617,856 05/19/1987
1,440,133 73/618,604 05/19/1987
1,440,116 73/618,776 05/19/1987
1,440,157 73/619,122 05/19/1987
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| 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication |
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Robert M. Niecestro) may join in
the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration
complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is
PCT/US01/19420 and was filed on 19 June 2001 in the name of Robert M.
Niecestro for the invention entitled NOVEL METHODS USING PYRIDINE
DERIVATIVES. The national stage application number is assigned number
10/311,833 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 19 September 2005.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted.
A notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing
inventor. The inventor whose signature is missing (Assimakis Tzamaloukas)
may join in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or
declaration complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application
number is PCT/US2006/002850 and was filed on 26 January 2006 in the name of
Farhad Mighani et al for the invention entitled "Hierarchical Mesh Network
for Wireless Access". The national stage application number is 11/815,078
and has a date of 15 February 2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and
(c)(4).
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor who
signature is missing (Mr. Brault) may join in the application by promptly
filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The
international application number is PCT/FR05/00145 and was filed on 21
January 2005 in the names of Herve DEMAIS, Jocelyne BRENDLE, Herve LEDEIT,
Anca LAZA, Lue LURTON and Dominique BRAULT for the invention entitled
Intercalated Clays. The national stage application number is 11/574,871 and
has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date of 11 February 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted.
A notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing
inventor. The inventor whose signature is missing (Hiroshi Kannan) may join
in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration
complying with 37 CFR 1.497. The international application number is
PCT/JP04/02243 and was filed on 26 February 2004, in the names of Yasuhiro
Oshima, Yasuhiko Kojima, Takashi Shigeoka, Hiroshi Kannan, and Tadahiro
Ishizaka for the invention entitled METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM, THIN FILM
FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING
MEDIUM. The national stage application number is 10/547,784 and has a 35
U.S.C. 371(c) date of 07 May 2007.
Erratum
In the notice of 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication appearing in
December 11, 2007, delete all reference to Application No. 10/547,748. No
decision under 37 CFR 1.47 was granted for this application.
Registration to Practice
The following list contains the names of persons applying for
registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute.
37 CFR § 11.7. Accordingly, any information tending to affect the
eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other
grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on
or before April 4, 2008 at the following address: Mail Stop OED, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Agarwal, Sonal, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., 33 East Main Street,
Suite 300, Madison, WI 53703-3300
Bokhari, Raazia Wasiq, Phage Biotechnology Corporation, 23272 Dune Mear
Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Brennan, Joseph Francis Xavier, Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 Third Avenue,
Suite 4800, Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Chen, Alexander Yee, 10374 Wateridge Circle, Unit 333, San Diego, CA 92121
Chen, Michael Shan-Mo, Jackson & Co., LLP, 2410 Camino Ramon, Suite 225,
San Ramon, CA 94583-4328
Cheng, Jacqueline, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Cohen, Jennifer Claire, Fletcher Yoder, 7915 FM 1960 West; Suite 330,
Houston, TX 77070
Cornwell, Gwendolyn Sara, Rockwell Collins, 400 Collins Road. NE,
MS 109-208, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498
Doerre, Jeremy Cooper, 2901 N. Davidson Street, Apartment 255, Charlotte,
NC 28205
Fink, Katherine Laasch, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., 10 South Wacker Drive,
Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
Garza, Catherine Jean, 292 Sedro Trail, Georgetown, TX 78633
Hilton, Ronald Nathan, 2121 Kayland Way, Holladay, UT 84117
Jones, Joseph Gerald, 150 Huntington Avenue, #SB9, Boston, MA 02115
Kline, Adam Daniel, 620 Christian Street 1C, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Krajnik, Kelly Lynn, Mayo Clinic, Centerplace 4, 200 First Street, SW,
Rochester, MN 55905
Kuhn, Jordan Michael, Patent Hawk LLC, 21 Clark Street #1, Brattleboro,
VT 05301
Lewin, Allana Orly, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 401 Dulany
Street, Randolph Bldg., 5D70, Alexandria, VA 22314
Lightner, Christopher Patrick, 5706 Catskill Court, Durham, NC 27713
Malone, Steven Junior, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 550
Elizabeth Lane, Alexandria, VA 22313
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Moussa, Dima Naim, Banner & Witcoff, LTD, 10 South Wacker Drive, Suite
3000, Chicago, IL 60606
Nissenbaum, Yitzy, 1038 56th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Owens, Shaun Ayumi, 4201 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Apartment 2085W,
Washington, DC 20016
Rozner, Thomas David, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza,
New York, NY 10016
Shah, Varun Ashok, Osha Liang; LLP, 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 300, Santa
Clara, CA 95054
Smith, Andrew Reid, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, 233 South Wacker Drive,
6300 Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60606
Wolpert, Scott Eric, Holgic Inc., 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752
Woo, Justin Nein-Chung, 51 West 15th Street; Apartment H1, Chicago,
IL 60605
February 19, 2008 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment & Discipline
| Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences |
Signatures No Longer Provided on
Outgoing Correspondence from the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
In response to recent inquiries from the public, the following is
provided as clarification and update of the Board's signature policy.
Beginning in early 2002, the Trial Division of the Board phased out
signatures on outgoing correspondence in interference proceedings. This
practice aided in increasing the efficiency of electronically processed
documents and the timeliness of documents of electronically transmitted
by the Trial Division. In December 2006, the Appeals Division of the
Board implemented electronic processing of ex parte appeal opinions and
concomitantly stopped providing signatures on opinions. Electronically
processed opinions allow the Board to utilize the USPTO's e-Office Action
pilot program for electronic notification of Board opinions to Private
PAIR users. Based on the efficiency gains experienced by both the Trial
and Appeal Divisions of the Board by not signing outgoing correspondence,
the Board will no longer sign any outgoing correspondence. This includes
decisions on petitions and non-final orders signed by Board personnel
other than Administration Patent Judges. Outgoing correspondence will,
however, continue to clearly specify the name(s) and title(s) of the
documents author(s).
Unlike patents, which require the Director's signature, see 35 U.S.C.
§ 153, Board documents are not subject to a signature requirement.
Comments regarding this notice may be directed to Kimberly Jordan,
Chief Trial Administrator, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, at
kimberly.jordan@uspto.gov.
MICHAEL R. FLEMING
Chief Administrative Patent Judge
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
| Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Part 1
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0027]
RIN 0651-AB99
Revision to the Time for
Filing of a Biological Deposit and the
Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: This notice proposes changes to the rules of practice to
require that any deposit of biological material be made before
publication of a patent application, and that all restrictions on
access to the deposited material imposed by the depositor be removed
upon publication. The proposed changes will provide that the public has
access to biological materials referenced in the disclosure of a patent
application to the same extent that access to the remainder of the
disclosure is available. The public policy basis for allowing access to
a referenced item is the same whether the item is another patent
application or a deposited biological material.
DATES: To be ensured of consideration, written comments must be
received on or before April 21, 2008. No public hearing will be held.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by e-mail addressed to
AB99.Comments@uspto.gov. Comments may also be submitted by mail
addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1450, or by facsimile to (571)
273-7754, marked to the attention of Kathleen Kahler Fonda. Although
comments may be submitted by mail or facsimile, the Office prefers to
receive comments via the Internet. If comments are submitted by mail,
the Office prefers that the comments be submitted on a DOS formatted
3 1/2 inch disk accompanied by a paper copy.
Comments may also be sent by e-mail via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. See the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site (http://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=
http://www.regulations.gov) for additional instructions on providing
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office
of the Commissioner for Patents, located in Madison East, Tenth Floor,
600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, and will be available via the
Office Internet Web site (address: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov).
Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information
that is not desired to be made public, such as an address or phone number,
should not be included in the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Kahler Fonda, Legal Advisor,
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by
telephone at (571) 272-7754; by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments -
Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA,
22313-1450; or by facsimile to (571) 273-7754, marked to the attention
of Kathleen Kahler Fonda.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, the
disclosure of a patent application must contain a written description
that enables a person skilled in the art to make and use the claimed
invention. The Supreme Court has consistently recognized that, in
exchange for the rights associated with a patent grant, an inventor
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must disclose his invention in such a manner that would allow the
public to make and use it without undue experimentation. See Universal
Oil Prods. Co. v. Globe Oil & Refining Co., 322 U.S. 471, 484, 61 USPQ
382, 388 (1944) ("But the quid pro quo is disclosure of a process or
device in sufficient detail to enable one skilled in the art to
practice the invention once the period of the monopoly has
expired * * *."); Brenner v. Manson, 383 U.S. 519, 534, 148 USPQ 689, 695
(1966) ("The basic quid pro quo contemplated by the Constitution and the
Congress for granting a patent monopoly is the benefit derived by the
public from an invention with substantial utility."); J.E.M. AG Supply,
Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc., 534 U.S. 124, 142, 60 USPQ2d 1865,
1873 (2001) ("The disclosure required by the Patent Act is `the quid pro
quo of the right to exclude.'" (quoting Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.,
416 U.S. 470, 484, 181 USPQ 673, 679 (1974))).
The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) (Title IV of
the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999
(S. 1948) as introduced in the 106th Congress on November 17, 1999) was
incorporated and enacted into law on November 29, 1999, by 1000(a)(9),
Division B, of Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501 (1999). The AIPA
provided for publication of patent applications eighteen months after
the earliest date for which priority benefit was sought (amending title
35 of the United States Code to add paragraph (b) to section 122). In
exchange for this pre-issue public disclosure, the AIPA also provided a
provisional right under 35 U.S.C. 154(d) to obtain a reasonable royalty
if the invention as claimed in the published patent application is
substantially identical to the invention claimed in any patent that might
issue therefrom, and certain other conditions are met.
In amending 35 U.S.C. 122, Congress made it clear that only those
patent application publications which provide an enabling disclosure of
the claimed invention would be entitled to provisional rights under 35
U.S.C. 154(d). Although the AIPA allowed for certain applications to be
published in redacted form, any redacted application was nevertheless
required to contain a disclosure that would allow a person skilled in
the art to make and use the subject matter of the claim. "The provisions
of section 154(d) shall not apply to a claim if the description of the
invention published in the redacted application filed under this clause
with respect to the claim does not enable a person skilled in the art to
make and use the subject matter of the claim." 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(v).
By allowing for provisional rights only where the patent publication
contains an enabling disclosure, Congress again reinforced the notion
that exchange for the rights associated with a patent grant an inventor
must disclose his invention in such a manner that would allow the public to
make and use it without undue experimentation.
When an invention involves biological material, sometimes words and
drawings alone cannot sufficiently describe how to make and use it. As
a supplement to the printed written description of an invention, courts
have sanctioned a procedure in which biological material may be
deposited with an appropriate holding facility under conditions which
ensure that the sample is properly maintained, and made available to
others when appropriate.
For biological inventions, for which providing a description in
written form is not practicable, one may nevertheless comply with
the written description requirement by publicly depositing the
biological material * * *. Such description is the quid pro quo of
the patent system; the public must receive meaningful disclosure in
exchange for being excluded from practicing the invention for a
limited period of time.
Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Gen-Probe, Inc., 323 F.3d 956, 970, 63 USPQ2d
1609, 1617 (Fed. Cir. 2002). Internationally, the deposit of biological
materials is governed by the Budapest Treaty.
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The proposed rule change brings the Office practice regarding
biological deposits in line with the publication of patent applications
under AIPA. Courts have consistently recognized that an applicant must
have provided the Office with an enabling disclosure no later than the
time an invention is disclosed to the public. Prior to publication of
patent applications under the AIPA, disclosure occurred simultaneously
with patent issuance. Thus, earlier court decisions held that deposits
needed to be perfected at the time the patent became public, i.e., at
the issue date. For example, in In re Hawkins the court stated that
"the function of section 112 in ensuring complete public disclosure is
only violated if the disclosure is not complete at the time it is made
public, i.e., at the issue date." In re Hawkins, 486 F.2d 569, 574,
179 USPQ 157, 161 (CCPA 1973). In In re Argoudelis, the court
specifically referred to the regulation concerning conditions for
making a patent application public, 37 CFR 1.14, when it stated, "The
cultures are to be made available to the public upon issuance of a
United States patent which refers to such deposit and prior to issuance
of said patent under the conditions specified in Rule 14." In re
Argoudelis, 434 F.2d 1390, 1393, 168 USPQ 99, 102 (CCPA 1970).
In the era since Hawkins and Argoudelis were decided, Congress
changed the law to require that most patent applications be published
eighteen months after filing, and to grant provisional rights under
certain conditions. Publication of patent applications under the AIPA
means that the patent issue date is no longer "the time [the patent
disclosure] is made public," or the time when "the conditions of Rule
14 are met." At least one commentator has stated that a result of the
changes brought about by the AIPA is that there is now a requirement
for release of a biological deposit at publication. See Michelle
Henderson, "International Harmonization Brought about by the American
Inventors Protection Act Compels Early Release of the Biological
Deposit," 42 IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology 361 (2002).
In a more recent case involving enablement supported by a
biological deposit, the Federal Circuit held that "the availability of
a sample to the public after the patent has issued will meet the
enablement requirement." In re Lundak, 773 F.2d 1216, 1223, 227 USPQ
90, 95 (Fed. Cir. 1985). Although on its face Lundak might seem to
support delaying public access to a deposit until issue, Lundak was
decided before provisional rights under the AIPA were instituted. Like
the decisions in Argoudelis and Hawkins, the rule established in Lundak
is superseded by the AIPA.
The Office did not implement a rule change requiring unrestricted
access to biological deposits referenced in published patent
applications at the time the patent application publication rules were
put in place because a report to Congress required by the AIPA was
still pending at that time. Section 4805 of the AIPA required that the
Comptroller General (in consultation with the Office) conduct a study
and submit a report to Congress on the potential risks to the
biotechnology industry in the United States relating to release of
biological material deposited in support of biotechnology patents, and
that the Office consider the recommendations of such study in drafting
regulations affecting deposits of biological material (including any
modification of § 1.801 et seq.). The study required by Section
4805 of the AIPA was completed in October of 2000. See Deposits of
Biological Materials in Support of Certain Patent Applications, GAO-01-
49 (Oct. 2000). This report may be obtained: (1) By mail addressed to
the Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20548; (2) by telephone at (202) 512-6000, facsimile at (202) 512-6061,
or TDD (202) 512-2537; or (3) via the Government Accountability
Office's Internet Web site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.gao.gov.
The Office had previously proposed changes to § 1.809 in order
to reduce delays after allowance of a patent application. See Changes
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to Implement the Patent Business Goals, 64 FR 53771 (Oct. 4, 1999),
1228 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 15 (Nov. 2, 1999) (proposed rule). The GAO
study did not contain any recommendations related to the Office's
proposal to amend § 1.809 to revise the time period within which a
deposit of biological material (if needed) must be made after allowance
of an application. Accordingly, the Office has already amended § 1.809
to provide that the period of time within which the deposit must
be made in order to avoid abandonment is not extendable under § 1.136(a)
or (b) if set forth in a "Notice of Allowability" or in an
Office action having a mail date on or after the mail date of a
"Notice of Allowability." See Changes to the Time Period for Making
any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material, 66 FR 21090 (April 27,
2001), 1246 Off. Gaz. Patent Office 42 (May 22, 2001) (final rule).
As to release of the deposit before issuance of the application,
the GAO study noted the concern of the biotechnology industry that the
public could obtain the deposit and reproduce the invention with minimal
effort and expense, but "found no documented cases of a person or an
organization having ever obtained a sample of a biological deposit and
then using it to infringe on the patent." GAO-01-49 at 4. Nevertheless,
the report concluded that "the statute does not require an associated
release of a biological deposit concurrent with 18-month publication
because even though the application may refer to the biological deposit,
the deposit itself is not part of the application." GAO-01-49 at 5.
Although no reference is provided, the report appears to be relying for
support of this assertion on the CCPA's statement in In re Argoudelis that
"[t]he deposits are not a part of the patent application * * *." 434 F.2d
1390, 1394, 168 USPQ 99, 103 (CCPA 1970). The focus in Argoudelis,
however, appears to have been on an Office position that the Office did
not control the deposited material for the purpose of ensuring
continued enablement, and in no way implied that the application
complied with 35 U.S.C. 112 without the deposit. This passage places
the quote in context:
The only rational ground for concern on the part of the Patent
Office appears to be for the permanent availability of the deposited
microorganism. The deposits are not a part of the patent application, and
the Patent Office exercises no control over them. This concern may be
justified in some situations.
Id. at 1393-94, 168 USPQ at 103. Moreover, the Argoudelis court
recognized that the deposit would be withheld from the public in
accordance with the United States Patent Office Rules of Practice, Rule
14. Id. at 1391, 168 USPQ at 101 (quoting cover letter from the
appellant to the depository accompanying the deposit). As a result,
although the deposit was not physically within the application file,
the Office's rules related to access to application files still
governed access to the deposit. Thus, while the GAO's statement is true
insofar as the deposit is not physically part of the application, a
deposit is part of the application in the sense that an applicant's
disclosure may be non-enabling or not adequately described without it.
The proposed requirement for unrestricted access to a deposited
biological material upon publication of a patent application that makes
reference to it will ensure that the public has the same level of
access to the disclosure of an invention involving biological materials
as it does to the disclosure of any other category of invention. With
few limited exceptions, the patent statutes do not distinguish among
different fields of endeavor. Significantly, section 122 of Title 35
does not authorize the Office to refrain from making some portion of an
applicant's disclosure public simply because it is in the form of a
deposit of biological material. Parity of treatment regardless of the
type of invention involved has been espoused by the Federal Circuit,
which stated recently that this court accords the same treatment to all
forms of invention. Eolas Techs Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 399 F.3d 1325,
1339, 73 USPQ2d 1782, 1794 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (citing TRIPs Agreement,
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Part II, Section 5 (1994) ("[P]atents shall be available and patent
rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the place of invention [ ]
[and] the field of technology * * *.")). By providing for unrestricted
access to deposited material upon publication, the Office will ensure that
uniform standards for public release of a patent disclosure apply
regardless of the field of the invention.
In order to ensure that the public receives a meaningful disclosure
of an invention in a patent application publication, provisional rights
may accrue to the patentee only if the claims in the patent are
substantially identical to those in the published application. See 35
U.S.C. 154(d). The specification of a patent application must also
comply with 35 U.S.C. 112. See 35 U.S.C. 111(b)(1)(A). If a deposit of
biological material to comply with 35 U.S.C. 112 is necessary to
preserve the availability of provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. 154(d),
the disclosure of the invention must contain a specific reference to a
depository accession number of the biological material, or be amended
to contain such a reference in sufficient time to allow for the
accession number to be included in the patent application publication.
A reference to an accession number which appears in papers related to a
patent application but not in the disclosure itself is not sufficient.
Although application-related papers are generally made available to the
public upon publication of the application, see § 1.14(a)(1)(ii)
and (iii), such papers are not part of the disclosure of the patent or
patent application publication itself. As a result, if the patent
application itself is not originally filed with a reference to the
accession number, a substitute specification in compliance with §
1.125(b) should be filed at least four months before the projected
publication date of the patent application publication in order to
ensure that the reference to the deposit is included in the patent
application publication.
The Office serves as a guardian of the public interest when it
examines patent applications and issues those which meet statutory
requirements, including the requirement of an adequate disclosure. See
In re Russell, 439 F.2d 1228, 1230, 169 USPQ 426, 428 (CCPA 1971)
("[T]here is a public interest in granting valid patents * * * .").
By instituting the proposed rule changes, the Office will ensure that
patent application publication documents requiring a deposit of
biological material to comply with the disclosure requirements of 35
U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, will be fully available as prior art as of
the date of publication. If a patent application publication does not
comply with the disclosure requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112, first
paragraph, as of its publication date, the patent application
publication cannot serve as anticipatory prior art under 35 U.S.C.
102(a) and (b), and possibly (e). See Elan Pharms., Inc. v. Mayo Found.
for Med. Educ. & Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 1054, 68 USPQ2d 1373, 1375
(Fed. Cir. 2003) ("To serve as an anticipating reference, the
reference must enable that which it is asserted to anticipate.")
(quoting Amgen, Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., 314 F.3d 1313,
1354, 65 USPQ2d 1385, 1416 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ("A claimed invention
cannot be anticipated by a prior art reference if the allegedly
anticipatory disclosures cited as prior art are not enabled.");
Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Ben Venue Labs., Inc., 246 F.3d 1368, 1374, 58
USPQ2d 1508, 1512 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ("To anticipate, the reference must
also enable one of skill in the art to make and use the claimed
invention."); PPG Indus., Inc. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., 75 F.3d 1558,
1566, 37 USPQ2d 1618, 1624 (Fed. Cir. 1996) ("To anticipate a claim, a
reference must disclose every element of the challenged claim and
enable one skilled in the art to make the anticipating subject matter.").
Absent a requirement for deposit prior to publication coupled with
release of the deposited material upon publication, an otherwise
anticipatory patent application publication could fail to qualify as
prior art. It is not in the public interest to allow arbitrariness in
the date of deposit to disqualify a patent application publication as
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prior art, when the publication otherwise fully discloses an invention.
The proposed rule changes take steps to ensure that patent application
publications will be available as prior art as of their publication
date, and can therefore be used to prevent issuance of patents which do
not represent a contribution to public knowledge. See Constant v. Advanced
Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1564, 7 USPQ2d 1057, 1059 (Fed. Cir.
1988) ("Public policy requires that only inventions which fully meet the
statutory standards are entitled to patents.").
A requirement for deposit of the biologic material prior to
publication would be a significant step toward harmonizing United
States practice with that of the European Patent Office (EPO). The
proposed rules require that a deposit necessary for compliance with 35
U.S.C. 112 be made before technical preparations for publication of the
application as a patent application publication have begun, whereas in
Europe any deposit necessary for compliance with the disclosure
requirement of Article 83 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) must
have been made at or before filing. EPC Rule 28(1)(a). Thus the timing
requirements for deposits are not identical, and even under the
proposed rules it would remain the case that an EP application risks
losing benefit of a United States priority application unless the
deposit had been made at or before filing in the United States.
However, under the proposed changes to § 1.809(e), as well as under
EPC Rule 28(2)(a), an amendment to a patent application to make
reference to a deposit must be made in sufficient time so that the
reference will be included in the patent application publication. Thus
members of the interested public, for both U.S. applications and those
filed in the EPO, will be informed of the existence of the deposited
material and be able to request its release upon publication at
eighteen months.
Discussion of Specific Rules
Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, is proposed to
be amended as follows:
Section 1.77: Section 1.77 is proposed to be amended by revising
paragraph (b)(1) to delete ", which may be accompanied by an
introductory portion stating the name, citizenship, and residence of
the applicant (unless included in the application data sheet)," by
redesignating paragraphs (b)(6) through (b)(12) as paragraphs (b)(7)
through (b)(13), adding a new paragraph (b)(6), and revising paragraph
(c). Having the name, citizenship and residence of each applicant on
the title page suggests that such information should be changed if the
information changes, and to avoid any need for an amendment, this
information should not be included on the title page. New paragraph
(b)(6) would provide a section heading for a reference to a deposit of
biological material. Paragraph (c) is proposed to be revised to refer
to paragraph (b) in general rather than each of the numbered paragraphs
of (b) so that if paragraph (b) is amended in the future, no amendments
would be required to paragraph (c).
Section 1.163: Section 1.163 is amended by revising paragraph
(c)(1) to delete ", which may include an introductory portion stating
the name, citizenship, and residence of the applicant," redesignating
paragraphs (c)(6) through (c)(11) as paragraphs (c)(7) through (c)(12),
and adding a new paragraph (c)(6) to provide a section heading for a
reference to a deposit of biological material.
Section 1.804: Section 1.804 is proposed to be amended to provide
that if a biological material is necessary to preserve the availability
of provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. 154(d), the deposit of the
biological material must be made prior to filing an application or
during the pendency of an application, provided that the deposit is
made before technical preparations for publication of the application
as a patent application publication have begun (see § 1.215(a)).
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Section 1.808: Section 1.808(a)(1) is proposed to be amended to
change "122" to "122(a)" and to make grammatical corrections.
Section 1.808(a)(2) is proposed to be amended to provide that all
restrictions imposed by the depositor will be irrevocably removed upon
the earlier of publication of the application under § 1.211 and 35
U.S.C. 122(b) or grant of the patent, and to indicate that the rule
applies regardless of whether the deposit was made to satisfy a
statutory provision.
Section 1.808(b) is amended to add "before the patent is granted
or" before "term of the patent."
Section 1.808(c) is amended to provide that the Office will, on
request, certify that an application referring to the deposit has been
filed, that the subject matter of that application involves the
deposited biological material or the use thereof, that the application
has been published or patented or is otherwise open to public
inspection, and that the requesting party has a right to a sample of
the biological material. This is the certification called for in Rule
11.3 of the Regulations Under the Budapest Treaty on the International
Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent
Procedure. A form, BP/12, is provided on the World Intellectual
Property Organization's Internet Web site
(http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&
log=linklog&to=http://www.wipo.int) for this purpose.
Section 1.808(c)(3) is also proposed to be revised to require the
application number referring to the deposit, as well as either the
patent application publication number and publication date, or the
patent number and issue date of the patent, instead of only the patent
number and issue date.
Section 1.809: Section 1.809(a) is proposed to be amended to
clarify that the examiner's rejection may be under any appropriate
statutory provision.
Section 1.809(b)(1) is proposed to be amended to delete "either"
and ", or assuring the Office in writing that an acceptable deposit
will be made." Section 1.809(b)(2) is proposed to be amended to delete
the text after "nonresponsive" and to insert in place thereof "A
request to hold the making of the deposit in abeyance will not be
considered a bona fide attempt to advance the application to final
action (§ 1.135(c))."
Section 1.809(c) is proposed to be amended to delete "and the
Office has received a written assurance that an acceptable deposit will
be made."
Section 1.809(e) is proposed to be amended to delete "before or
with the payment of the issue fee (see § 1.312)" and to insert
"(1) within a period of sixteen months after the date of filing of the
application or, if the benefit of an earlier filing date is sought
under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c), within the later of four
months of the actual filing date of the later-filed application and
sixteen months from the filing date of the prior-filed application; and
(2) before or with any request for early publication (§ 1.219)."
Of course, § 1.312 continues to apply, and the amendment cannot be
filed after payment of the issue fee. By providing that the amendment
should be filed at a set time related to publication of the
application, the application should be published with the required
deposit information.
Rulemaking Considerations
Administrative Procedure Act: This notice does not propose to add
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any new fees or new requirements to the rules of practice. Rather, this
notice proposes to change the time period for compliance with existing
requirements of the rules of practice in 37 CFR 1.801 et seq.
Therefore, the changes proposed in this notice involve only rules of
agency practice and procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). See Bachow
Communications Inc. v. FCC, 237 F.3d 683, 690 (DC Cir. 2001) (rules
governing an application process are "rules of agency organization,
procedure, or practice" and are exempt from the Administrative
Procedure Act's notice and comment requirement) and JEM Broadcasting
Co. v. FCC, 22 F.3d 320, 327 (DC Cir. 1994)(rule under which any flawed
application is summarily dismissed without allowing the applicant to correct
its error is merely procedural despite its sometimes harsh effects on
applicants); see also Fressola v. Manbeck, 36 USPQ2d 1211, 1215 (D.D.C.
1995) ("it is extremely doubtful whether any of the rules formulated to
govern patent or trademark practice are other than `interpretive rules,
general statements of policy, * * * procedure, or practice.'") (quoting
C.W. Ooms, The United States Patent Office and the Administrative Procedure
Act, 38 Trademark Rep. 149, 153 (1948)). Accordingly, prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b) or (c) or any other law. Nevertheless, the Office is seeking
public comment on proposed changes to these rules of practice to obtain
the benefit of such input.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: As prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other
law), neither an initial regulatory flexibility analysis nor a
certification under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) are required. See 5 U.S.C. 603. Nevertheless, for the reasons set
forth herein, the Deputy General Counsel for General Law of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office has certified to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration that the changes
proposed in this notice will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
The principal impacts of the changes proposed in this notice are
changes to the rules of practice to: (1) Require that any deposit of
biological material be made before publication of a patent application;
and (2) provide that all restrictions on access to the deposited
material imposed by the depositor be removed upon publication. The
Office estimates that there are approximately 1,000 patent applications
filed each year (both small entity and other than small entity) that
are supplemented (either on filing or later) by a deposit of biological
material. This notice does not propose any new fees or new requirements
for such applications, but is simply proposing to change the time
period for compliance with existing requirements of the rules of
practice to ensure that the public has access to biological materials
referenced in the disclosure of a patent application to the same extent
that access to the remainder of the disclosure is available. Therefore,
the changes proposed in this notice will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Executive Order 13132: This rule making does not contain policies
with federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a
Federalism Assessment under Executive Order 13132 (Aug. 4, 1999).
Executive Order 12866: This rule making has been determined to be
significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993).
Paperwork Reduction Act: This notice involves information
collection requirements which are subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The collections of information involved in
this notice have been reviewed and previously approved by OMB under OMB
control numbers 0651-0022 and 0651-0032. The United States Patent and
Trademark Office is not resubmitting any information collection package
to OMB for its review and approval because the changes in this notice
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do not affect the information collection requirements associated with
the information collection under these OMB control numbers. The
principal impacts of the changes proposed in this notice are changes to
the rules of practice to: (1) Require that any deposit of biological
material be made before publication of a patent application; and (2)
provide that all restrictions on access to the deposited material
imposed by the depositor be removed upon publication.
Interested persons are requested to send comments regarding these
information collections, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to Robert A. Clarke, Director, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450, or to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Patent and Trademark Office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents, Lawyers.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR part 1 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2).
2. Section 1.77 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (b)(6)
through (b)(12) as paragraphs (b)(7) through (b)(13), adding a new
paragraph (b)(6), and revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) to read as
follows:
§ 1.77 Arrangement of application elements.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Title of the invention.
* * * * *
(6) Reference to a deposit of biological material.
* * * * *
(c) The text of the specification sections defined in paragraph (b)
of this section, if applicable, should be preceded by a section heading
in uppercase and without underlining or bold type.
3. Section 1.163 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (c)(6)
through (c)(11) as paragraphs (c)(7) through (c)(12), revising
paragraph (c)(1), and adding a new paragraph (c)(6) to read as follows:
§ 1.163 Specification and arrangement of application elements in a
plant application.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) Title of the invention.
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* * * * *
(6) Deposit of biological material.
* * * * *
4. Section 1.804 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
§ 1.804 Time of making an original deposit in order to preserve
availability of provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. 154(d).
(a) If deposit of a biological material is necessary to preserve
the availability of provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. 154(d), an
original deposit of the biological material must be made either before
the application is filed or during pendency of the application provided
that the deposit is made before technical preparations for publication
of the application as a patent application publication have begun (see
§ 1.215(a)).
* * * * *
5. Section 1.808 is revised to read as follows:
§ 1.808 Furnishing of samples.
(a) A deposit must be made under conditions that assure that:
(1) Access to a deposit will be available during pendency of a
patent application making reference to the deposit to one determined by
the Director to be entitled thereto under § 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. 122(a), and
(2) Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, all restrictions
imposed by the depositor on the availability to the public of the
deposited material will be irrevocably removed upon the earlier of
publication of the application under § 1.211 and 35 U.S.C. 122(b)
or grant of the patent, and any deposit referenced in a patent
application publication or patent will be available to the public upon
publication or patenting, regardless of whether the deposit was
necessary for compliance with any statutory provision.
(b) The depositor may contract with the depository to require that
samples of a deposited biological material shall be furnished only if a
request for a sample, before the patent is granted or during the term
of the patent:
(1) Is in writing or other tangible form and dated;
(2) Contains the name and address of the requesting party and the
accession number of the deposit; and
(3) Is communicated in writing by the depository to the depositor
along with the date on which the sample was furnished and the name and
address of the party to whom the sample was furnished.
(c) Upon request made to the Office, the Office will certify that
an application referring to the deposit has been filed and that the
subject matter of that application involves the deposited biological
material or the use thereof, that the application has been published or
patented or is otherwise open to public inspection, and the certified
party has a right to a sample of the biological material, provided the
request contains:
(1) The name and address of the depository;
(2) The accession number given to the deposit;
(3) The application number referring to the deposit and any patent
application publication number and publication date, or patent number
and issue date of the patent; and
(4) The name and address of the requesting party.
6. Section 1.809 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (c),
and (e) to read as follows:
§ 1.809 Examination procedures.
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(a) The examiner shall determine pursuant to § 1.104 in each
application for patent, application for reissue patent or reexamination
proceeding if a deposit is needed, and if needed, if a deposit actually
made is acceptable for patent purposes. If a deposit is needed and has
not been made or replaced or supplemented in accordance with these
regulations, the examiner, where appropriate, shall reject the affected
claims under the appropriate statutory provision, explaining why a
deposit is needed and/or why a deposit actually made cannot be
accepted.
(b) The applicant for patent or patent owner shall reply to a
rejection under paragraph (a) of this section by:
(1) In the case of an applicant for patent, making an acceptable
original, replacement, or supplemental deposit; or, in the case of a
patent owner, requesting a certificate of correction of the patent
which meets the terms of paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 1.805, or
(2) Arguing why a deposit is not needed under the circumstances of
the application or patent considered and/or why a deposit actually made
should be accepted. Other replies to the examiner's action shall be
considered nonresponsive. A request to hold the making of the deposit
in abeyance will not be considered a bona fide attempt to advance the
application to final action (§ 1.135(c)).
(c) If an application for patent is otherwise in condition for
allowance except for a needed deposit, applicant will be notified and
given a period of time within which the deposit must be made in order
to avoid abandonment. This time period is not extendable under §
1.136(a) or (b) if set forth in a "Notice of Allowability" or in an
Office action having a mail date on or after the mail date of a
"Notice of Allowability" (see § 1.136(c)).
* * * * *
(e) An amendment required by paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2) or (d)(4) of
this section for a biological deposit that is necessary to preserve
provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. 154(d) must be filed:
(1) Within a period of sixteen months after the date of filing of
the application or, if the benefit of an earlier filing date is sought
under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c), within the later of four
months of the actual filing date of the later-filed application and
sixteen months from the filing date of the of the prior-filed
application; and
(2) Before or with any request for early publication (§ 1.219).
February 13, 2008 JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Adverse Decisions in Interference |
Adverse Decisions in Interference
In the designated interferences involving the following patents, final
decisions have been rendered that the respective patentees are not entitled
to patents containing the claims listed.
Patent No. 6,766,949, Steven N. Terranova, John S. McSpadden, CASH BACK
DURING DISPENSER TRANSACTION, Interference No. 105,397, final judgment
adverse to the patentees rendered August 23, 2007, as to claims 1-24.
Patent No. 6,789,733, Steven N. Terranova, John S. McSpadden, REMOTE
BANKING DURING FUELING, Interference No. 105,397, final judgment adverse to
the patentees rendered August 23, 2007, as to claims 1-2, 4, 7, 15-17, and
26-29.
Patent No. 6,685,089, Steven N. Terranova, John S. McSpadden, REMOTE
BANKING DURING FUELING, Interference No. 105,397, final judgment adverse
to the patentees rendered August 23, 2007, as to claims 1-2, 4, 6, 12-14,
23-26, and 28-33.
Patent No. 6,673,326, Joseph A. Rossin, William B. Feaver, CATALYTIC
PROCESSES FOR THE REDUCTION OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS AND
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS, Interference No. 105,402, final judgment adverse to the
patentees rendered January 29, 2007, as to claims 1-3 and 6-26.
Disclaimers
D501,289 - Kyu Nam Lee, Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA (US). SHORT
SLEEVE SHIRT. Patent dated February 1, 2005. Disclaimer filed Dec. 20, 2005,
by the Assignee, Kyu Nam Lee.
Hereby disclaims all of the claims for the entire term of said patent.
7,189,514 - Tasneem S. Rangwala, Chesterfield, MO (US); Minwei Ye,
Framingham, MA (US). COTTON EVENT PV-GHGT07(1445) AND COMPOSITIONS AND
METHODS FOR DETECTION THEREOF. Patent dated Mar. 13, 2007. Disclaimer filed
Sept. 19, 2007, by the Assignee, Monsanto Technology LLC.
Hereby disclaims claims 2-6 of said patent.
7,177,733 - Matthew A. Katzer, Benfield Dr., Portland, OR (US). MODEL
TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM. Patent dated February 13, 2007. Disclaimer filed
Feb. 04 2008, by the Inventor.
Hereby disclaims claims 1-47 of said patent.
4,943,639 - Jean Gobert, Brussels; Jean-Pierre Geerts, Leglise; Guy
Bodson, Bellefontaine, all of Belgium.(S)-ALPHA-ETHYL-2-OXO-1-PYR-
ROLIDINEACETAMIDE. Patent dated Jul. 24, 1990. Disclaimer filed Mar. 22,
2005, by the Assignee, U C B Societe Anonyme.
The term of this patent which would extend beyond the expiration date
of Pat. Nos. 4,837,223 and 4,696,943.
6,280,929 - Joe W. Gray, Livermore; Daniel Pinkel, Walnut Creek;
Douglas Tkachuk, Livermore, all of CA (US). METHOD OF DETECTING GENETIC
TRANSLOCTIONS IDENTIFIED WITH CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES. Patent dated
August 28, 2001. Disclaimer filed Oct. 24, 2007, by the Assignee, The
Regents of the University of California.
Hereby disclaims claims 4 and 5 of said patent.
6,279,654 - Donald E. Mosing, Wembley Dr., Lafayette, LA (US); Smuel P.
Hawkins, Hood st., Mineral Wells, TX (US); David L. Sipos, Carriage Light
Loop, Youngsville, LA (US); Keith T. Lutgring, Marilyn Dr., Lafayette, LA
(US); Burney J. Latiolais, Jr., Saddlewood Corner, Lafayette, LA(US).
AND MULTI-PURPOSE APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING AND CIRCULATING FLUID IN
WELLBORE CASING. Patent dated August 28, 2001. Disclaimer filed August 30,
2007, by the Inventors.
The term of this patent which would extend beyond the expiration date of
Pat. No. 5,735,348, filed on Oct. 4, 1996.
6,265,536 - Hidenori Ohki, Takarazuka; Masaki Tomishima, Minoo; Akira
Yamada, Fujiidera; Hisashi Takasugi, Sakai, all of (JP). CYCLIC HEXAPEPTIDES
HAVING ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY. Patent dated July 24, 2001. Disclaimer filed
April 09, 2007, by the Assignee, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co.
The term of this patent which would extend beyond the expiration date
of Pat. No. 6,107,458.
5,639,611 - R. Bruce Wallace, Greenbrae; Bijay K. Pal, Arcadia; Luis A.
Ugozzoli, San Rafael, all of Calif.; Dan Y. Wu, Bellevue, Wash. ALLELE
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SPECIFIC POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. Patent dated June 17, 1997. Disclaimer
filed Feb. 15, 2008, by the Assignee, City of Hope, Duarte.
The term of this patent which would extend beyond the expiration date
11 Dec. 2007.
6,530,329 - Matthew A. Katzer, Benfield Dr., Portland, OR (US). MODEL
TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM. Patent dated Mar. 11, 2003. Disclaimer filed
Feb. 04, 2008, by the Assignee, Matthew A. Katzer.
Hereby disclaims all claims of said patent.
6,221,239 - Frederic Morel, Francheville; Henri Delhomme, Sainte-Foy-
les-Lyon; Nathalie George-Marchal, Paris, all of France. PROCESS FOR
TRANSFORMINNG A GAS OIL CUT TO PRODUCE A DEAROMATISED AND DESULPHURISED
FUEL WITH A HIGH CETANCE NUMBER. Patent dated April 24, 2001. Disclaimer
filed Oct. 30, 2000, by the Assignee Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil
Malmasion.
The term of this patent which extend beyond the expiration date of
Pat. No. 6,042,716.
Errata
"All reference to Patent No. 7,299,826 to Pradip K. Saha, et al of Kent,
WA for LOW CHAMFER ANGLED TORQUE TUBE END FITTING WITH ELONGATED OVERFLOW
GROOVE appearing in the Official Gazette of November 27, 2007 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,300,048 to Ito, et al of Kyoto, Japan for
PLATE SUPPLYING APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of November
27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,300,411 to Matthew J. Perry, et al of East
Greenwich, Rhode Island for GARMENT DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
DELIVERING COMPRESSION TREATMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,300,783 to Rainer Mueller, et al of
Penzberg, Germany for EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEASE K FROM
TRITIRACHIUM ALBUM IN YEAST appearing in the Official Gazette of November
27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,301,390 to Bruce A. Frederick, et al of
Plymouth, MN for CONTROLLER FOR ORING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR appearing in
the Official Gazette of November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,301,431 to Hermann Grunbichler, et al of
Graz, Austria for ELECTROCERAMIC COMPONENT appearing in the Official
Gazette of November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,301,512 to Hajime Kimura of Atsugi, Japan
for SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,301,823 to Roy E. Scheurlein of Cupertino,
CA for VOLATILE MEMORY CELL TWO-PASS WRITING METHOD appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,302,424 to Randall G. Bello, et al of
Hampton, New Hampshire for REWRITING A QUERY TO USE A SET OF MATERIALIZED
VIEWS AND DATABASE OBJECTS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 27,
2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,302,472 to Brian D. Goodman, et al of New
Haven, CT for INTERACTIVE FILTERING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM A
PUBLICATION/SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 27, 2007 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
| Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction
for February 26, 2008
5,079,262 6,863,965 7,113,031 7,202,220
5,425,554 6,873,564 7,113,350 7,208,166
5,534,534 6,873,643 7,114,897 7,208,169
5,639,641 6,876,031 7,116,631 7,209,715
5,672,641 6,879,720 7,116,645 7,212,835
5,854,221 6,880,367 7,117,505 7,214,613
5,955,603 6,898,293 7,125,356 7,214,683
5,977,510 6,905,041 7,133,607 7,222,583
6,002,620 6,907,818 7,136,069 7,232,877
6,140,761 6,910,474 7,146,798 7,233,732
6,247,622 6,919,976 7,150,983 7,238,089
6,267,658 6,930,944 7,153,259 7,238,666
6,271,207 6,933,135 7,154,092 7,238,736
6,285,972 6,934,209 7,154,629 7,244,584
6,309,634 6,952,964 7,155,739 7,246,043
6,340,581 6,956,295 7,157,554 7,251,341
6,350,425 6,957,662 7,158,458 7,251,584
6,373,673 6,959,732 7,160,607 7,253,395
6,376,242 6,960,111 7,160,984 7,255,196
6,426,971 6,966,929 7,164,864 7,256,152
6,448,358 6,970,560 7,166,881 7,259,247
6,453,314 6,970,930 7,166,997 7,260,427
6,455,686 6,972,682 7,167,869 7,261,646
6,464,992 6,977,244 7,168,186 7,263,538
6,497,939 6,986,679 7,169,599 7,264,029
6,498,218 6,987,073 7,169,709 7,268,229
6,500,671 6,988,062 7,169,720 7,269,672
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6,506,592 6,999,589 7,173,966 7,273,468
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6,580,717 7,006,052 7,175,167 7,277,750
6,602,249 7,014,813 7,177,422 7,278,571
6,656,452 7,014,963 7,180,421 7,279,198
6,656,492 7,016,651 7,180,617 7,279,507
6,660,660 7,029,892 7,180,806 7,282,915
6,679,018 7,030,067 7,181,541 7,283,864
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6,702,637 7,033,584 7,182,001 7,285,272
6,717,212 7,034,114 7,183,012 7,286,126
6,720,804 7,038,616 7,183,462 7,286,504
6,727,377 7,040,614 7,183,662 7,288,430
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6,733,752 7,045,943 7,184,220 7,288,784
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6,760,009 7,050,793 7,186,058 7,290,242
6,760,501 7,052,504 7,186,167 7,291,324
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6,775,616 7,056,757 7,186,608 7,293,770
6,778,869 7,058,700 7,187,018 7,300,543
6,784,300 7,062,262 7,187,738 7,305,347
6,789,948 7,062,677 7,188,194 D.491,944
6,793,693 7,062,743 7,188,981 D.502,747
6,794,287 7,068,408 7,189,204 D.502,923
6,795,528 7,068,767 7,189,229 D.511,569
6,795,937 7,075,524 7,189,471 D.526,478
6,800,998 7,076,154 7,189,752 D.527,124
6,802,536 7,080,067 7,189,776 D.539,610
6,803,072 7,082,605 7,189,973 D.541,244
6,807,363 7,087,590 7,190,043 D.546,207
6,814,992 7,089,076 7,191,224 D.546,208
6,820,720 7,091,593 7,191,561 D.550,171
6,821,764 7,093,433 7,192,892 D.554,492
6,824,711 7,105,688 7,193,109 D.557,107
6,830,579 7,105,914 7,193,205 PP.17,685
6,840,447 7,107,058 7,193,802 PP.18,189
6,851,689 7,111,058 7,198,918 RE.39,351
6,862,264 7,111,132 7,201,336 RE.39,398
| Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
February 11-15, 2008
Date Issued
|
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 2-11 |
EX |
74382759 |
Spirits International N.V. |
2(e)(3) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"MOSKOVSKAYA" [vodka] |
|
Yes |
| 2-11 |
EX |
78578276 |
Newpage Corporation |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"STERLING ULTRA DIGITAL" [coated printing papers] |
"ULTRA DIGITAL" [pressure sensitive and non-pressure sensitive paper for use on plateless imaging systems] |
No |
| 2-11 |
EX |
78560314 |
Curlin Medical Inc. |
2(e)(4) |
Refusal Reversed in both classes |
|
"CURLIN" [in Class 9: computer software for use by medical professionals for ensuring proper medication delivery, remote monitoring of the infusion process, facilitating pump programming, and facilitating billing, management, and archival storage of client and clinic information; in Class 10: medical apparatus for introducing pharmaceutical preparations into the human body, etc.] |
|
No |
| 2-11 |
EX |
78652191 |
Mack and Astilean |
whether applicant’s specimens show use of its claimed mark as a service mark for its recited services |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"IT’S NOT YOUR BODY, IT’S YOUR FITNESS ROUTINE" [providing classes, seminars and workshops in the field of physical fitness] |
|
No |
| 2-11 |
CANC |
92044780 |
CrosSport Mocean, Inc. v. Donn L. Pierson and Kimberley L. Pierson |
abandonment |
Petition to Cancel Granted |
|
"MOCEAN" [men’s, women’s clothing, namely, technically and functionally designed active sportswear specifically created to facilitate the sports of sailing, paddling, climbing, mountain biking, snowboarding, alpine and Nordic skiing, camping and hiking, consisting of jackets, coats, shirts, pants, and shorts] |
|
No |
| 2-12 |
EX |
78891211 |
Life Partners, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"THE ARCHITECT OF LIFE SETTLEMENTS" [viatical settlement services] |
"THE ARCHITECT" [life insurance underwriting services] |
No |
| 2-12 |
EX |
76646528 |
Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"MONKEY BAR GAMES" [interactive video game programs] |
"MONKEY BARS" [gaming devices, namely, gaming machines and associated software for use therewith] |
No |
| 2-12 |
EX |
78682683 |
Healthier Choice Flooring, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"SOUND SOLUTION" [sound absorbing flooring underlayment made of polyurethane foam and polyurethane film, sold only through distributors and retailers who specialize in floor covering products and who do not distribute or sell at retail acoustical ceiling and wall tiles for use in the building industry] |
"SOUND SOLUTIONS" [acoustical ceiling and wall tiles for use in the building industry] |
No |
| 2-12 |
EX |
78667419 |
ND Industries, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"LM-1293" [coated metal fasteners, namely, nuts, screws, bolts, and specialty threaded fasteners having a masking, insulating, and/or lubricating coating applied thereto] |
"LM" [metal fasteners, namely, screws, nuts, bolts, washers and thread rods and studs] |
No |
| 2-12 |
OPP |
91171458 |
Invite Health, Inc. v. Jared R. Wheat |
2(d) |
Opposition Dismissed |
"DIGESTIVE HX" [dietary and nutritional supplement] |
"DIGEST-RX" [vitamins and dietary supplements] |
|
No |
| 2-13 |
EX |
78555821 |
J&B Inc. |
Section 6 disclaimer requirement (of the word BREW) |
Refusal Affirmed in all three classes |
|
"CITY BREW" [in Class 30: ground and whole bean coffee, etc.; in Class 35: coffee kiosk services; in Class 43: coffee house services] |
|
No |
| 2-13 |
EX |
76666044 |
Midwest Trading Group, Inc. |
whether applicant’s goods as amended are within the scope of goods originally identified in the application |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"JOURNEY’S EDGE" [attempted amendment from
"household goods, namely, household utensils, namely, graters and kitchen ladles, containers for kitchen use, namely, pails and metal and plastic pans, small hand-operated apparatus for mincing, grinding and pressing, candle extinguishers, electric hair combs and toothbrushes, dish stands and decanter stands" to "small hand operated apparatus, namely, a crank-powered torch radio and battery-powered LED booklight"] |
|
No |
| 2-13 |
EX |
78621722 |
Itec Manufacturing, Ltd. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed as to all three cited registrations |
|
"PAL" [medical device, namely, a patient lifting apparatus] |
3 cited registrations, all owned by different entities:
"PAL" [pumps for inflating patient support mattresses]; "PAL" [surgical and medical patient support devices for use in lithotomy procedures]; "AIRPAL" (in stylized lettering) [medical devices, namely, inflatable patient transfer and therapy pads] |
No |
| 2-13 |
EX |
76592774 |
Unique Beverage Company, LLC |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed (but only as to the cited �460 registration) |
|
"GREEN DRAGON ENERGY DRINK" [non-alcoholic drinks and beverages, namely, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, caffeinated drinking water] |
2 cited registrations, owned by different entities:
the �137 registration: "GREEN DRAGON AUTHENTIC COFFEES" (and design) [coffee]; the �460 registration: "DRAGON POWER ENERGY DRINK" (and design) [non-alcoholic beverages, namely, energy drinks, and other goods] |
No |
| 2-14 |
EX |
78711050 |
Pigs Eye Brewing Company, LLC |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"PIT BULL" [malt liquor] |
"PIT BULL ENERGY DRINK" [non-alcoholic beverages, namely, a ready to drink energy drink] |
No |
| 2-14 |
CANC
(SJ) |
92046748 |
Anil Mezini v. Koan, Inc. |
fraud |
Petition to Cancel Granted
[Note: Opposition No. 91173681, which was consolidated with Canc. No. 92046748, will go forward] |
"ZODIAC" [distilled spirits, liqueur and whiskey] |
"ZODIAC TEA" [beverages made of tea; fruit teas; herbal tea for food purposes; tea; tea-based beverages with fruit flavoring] |
|
No |
| 2-14 |
EX |
79005455 |
In re ic! berlin brillen GmbH |
whether applicant’s mark is registrable under Section 2(f) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
configuration of an earpiece for frames for sunglasses and spectacles [spectacles, sunglasses] |
|
Yes |
| 2-14 |
EX |
78741042 |
Chillers Clothing Corporation |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed as to both cited registrations |
|
"CHILLERS" (and design) [dress shirts, jackets, jeans, pants, short-sleeved or long-sleeved t-shirts, shorts, sweat shirts, t-shirts] |
2 cited registrations, owned by different entities:
"URBANCHILLERS" [t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, vests, scarves; footwear; hats, caps and berets; and other goods and services] and "AUSSIE CHILLER" [hats] |
No |
| 2-14 |
EX |
76620753 |
Shenandoah Growers, Inc. |
2(e)(1); whether applicant’s asserted mark functions as a trademark |
Refusal Affirmed on both grounds |
|
"FRESHHERBS.COM" [unprocessed culinary herbs] |
|
No |
| 2-14 |
EX |
76542867 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
genericness |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"PEPPERMINT BARK" [candy] |
|
No |
| 2-14 |
EX |
76097495 |
Industrial Risk Insurers |
whether applicant’s asserted mark functions as a service mark |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"INDUSTRIALRISK.
COM" [insurance underwriting in the field of fire, accident and casualty loss for industries] |
|
No |
| 2-15 |
EX |
78329286 |
Carrier Corporation |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed in both classes (based on all 3 cited registrations as to applicant’s Class 11 goods and based on the 2 cited INFINITY registrations only as to applicant’s Class 9 goods) |
|
"INFINITY" [in Class 9: thermostats and electronic controls for residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning units; electric fan coils; in Class 11: air filters for air conditioning units; air filters for domestic use; humidifiers, ventilators for heating, ventilation and air conditioning units] |
3 cited registrations, the last two owned by the same entity:
"INFINITI" [electric circulating and ventilating fans, namely, ceiling fans]; "INFINITY" and "INFINITY" (and design) [both marks for: controllers for measuring, controlling, and/or regulating temperature] |
No |
| 2-15 |
EX |
78329277 |
Carrier Corporation |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"INFINITY" [heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, namely, air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, fan coils, air handling units and boilers, all for residential use] |
"INFINITI" [electric circulating and ventilating fans, namely, ceiling fans] |
No |
| 2-15 |
EX
EX |
78624761
78625097 |
CauseForce, Inc. |
2(e)(1)
Section 6 disclaimer requirement (of the words THE UNDER-WEAR AFFAIR) |
Refusal Reversed in both cases |
|
"THE UNDERWEAR AFFAIR" and "THE UNDERWEAR AFFAIR" (and design) [both marks for: charitable fundraising, namely, organizing athletic events to generate funds for research on, and treatment of, cancers below the waist] |
|
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
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University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000
Ext. 3244
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South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024
South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
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Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science
Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717
Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering
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Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111
Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468
Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
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San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500
Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
University of Utah (801) 581-8394
Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
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Virginia Richmond: James Branch Cabell
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University (804) 828-1101
Washington Seattle: Engineering Library,
University of Washington (206) 543-0740
West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
West Virginia University (304) 293-4695
Ext. 5113
Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845
Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051
Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281
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PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
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method of treatment using FAX 571-273-8300
bio-affecting agents, drug
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acids, recombinant DNA
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animals and recombinant
plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, 571-272-0600 01/31/05
cytokines, recombinant FAX 571-273-8300
hormones, engineered
antibodies, cancer immunology,
and molecular biology thereof
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, 571-272-0500 06/18/05
plant and animal extracts, FAX 571-273-8300
peptides, isolated and/or
recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein
crystallography, and enzyme
assays
1660 Plants 571-272-0700 11/26/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900
1710 Synthetic resins 571-272-1300 04/02/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1720 Fluid separation and 571-272-1300 04/15/05
agitation, metal FAX 571-273-8300
foundry, welding,
plastic molding
apparatus, fuels and
related compositions
1730 Glass and paper making, 571-272-1300 09/02/05
tobacco, non-metallic FAX 571-273-8300
molding, adhesive
bonding, tires and
coating apparatus
1740 Metallurgy, 571-272-1200 04/02/05
electrochemistry, FAX 571-273-8300
cleaning, disinfecting,
sterilizing, analytical
chemistry and wave energy
1750 Chemical products and 571-272-1200 01/28/05
processes, solar cells FAX 571-273-8300
and sputtering apparatuses
1760 Food technology, 571-272-1100 05/18/05
petroleum processing, FAX 571-273-8300
coating and etching
1770 Stock materials and 571-272-1100 02/26/05
miscellaneous articles FAX 571-273-8300
2900 Designs 571-272-2100 01/15/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 02/18/05
FAX 571-273-8300
2120 Miscellaneous computer 571-272-1400 01/28/05
applications FAX 571-273-8300
2130 Cryptography, security 571-272-7220 04/21/04
FAX 571-273-8300
2140/ Computer networks 571-272-0800 11/08/03
2150 FAX 571-273-8300
2160/ Database and file management/ 571-272-7220 03/11/04
2170 Graphical user interface FAX 571-273-8300
2180 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 12/26/04
FAX 571-273-8300
2190 Interprocess communications 571-272-1400 01/11/04
and software development FAX 571-273-8300
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2610 Digital Communications, General 571-272-2600 04/18/04
Communications, Optical FAX 571-273-8300
Communications, Telephony,
Audio, Multiplex
Communications, Cellular
Telephony, Radio and Satellite
Communications
2620 Television and TV Recording, 571-272-2600 04/11/04
Video Distribution, Image FAX 571-273-8300
Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
Printing Network, Scanners),
Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
Computer Graphics, Display
Systems
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2810 Semiconductors and 571-272-1650 08/26/05
electrical circuits, FAX 571-273-8300
static memory and
digital logic
2820 Semiconductors and 571-272-1950 08/18/05
electrical circuits, FAX 571-273-8300
static memory and
digital logic
2830/ Power generation and 571-272-1850 10/28/05
2840 distribution, music, FAX 571-273-8300
electrical components
and control circuits
2850/ Photocopying, 571-272-1850 08/05/05
2860 recorders, printing, FAX 571-273-8300
measuring and testing
2870 Liquid crystals, optical 571-272-1550 08/18/05
elements, optical systems, FAX 571-273-8300
fiber optics, lasers, electric
lamps, registers, optics
measuring and radiant energy
2880 Liquid crystals, optical 571-272-1550 09/18/05
elements, optical systems, FAX 571-273-8300
fiber optics, lasers, electric
lamps, registers, optics
measuring and radiant energy
2890 Semiconductor, Electrical, 571-272-2800 08/02/05
Optical Systems & Components FAX 571-273-8300
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation 571-272-5250 07/18/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3620 Electronic Commerce 571-272-5350 07/28/03
FAX 571-273-8300
3630 Static structures, 571-272-5350 05/18/05
supports and furniture FAX 571-273-8300
3640 Aeronautics, 571-272-5150 09/28/05
agriculture, fishing, FAX 571-273-8300
trapping, vermin destroying,
plant and animal husbandry,
weaponry, nuclear systems
and licensing & review
3650 Material handling and 571-272-5250 06/02/05
article handling FAX 571-273-8300
3660 Computerized vehicle 571-272-5150 07/02/05
controls and navigation, FAX 571-273-8300
radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication
3670 Wells, earth boring/ 571-272-5150 08/28/05
moving/working, FAX 571-273-8300
excavating, mining
harvesters, bridges,
roads, petroleum,
closures, connections,
and hardware
3680 Machine elements 571-272-5250 04/11/05
and power transmissions FAX 571-273-8300
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710 Amusement and 571-272-3750 03/31/05
education devices, FAX 571-273-8300
packages and containers
3720 Manufacturing devices 571-272-4050 08/08/05
and processes, machine FAX 571-273-8300
tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, 571-272-2975 11/26/04
diagnostic equipment, FAX 571-273-8300
treatment devices,
surgery, surgical
supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion 571-272-3750 07/26/05
technology, motive and FAX 571-273-8300
fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and 571-272-3750 05/15/05
dispensing, and Textile FAX 571-273-8300
Manufacturing and
Apparel
3760 Body treatment, 571-272-2975 04/08/05
kinestherapy, and FAX 571-273-8300
exercising
3770 Respirators, Therapeutic 571-272-2975 12/02/04
Support, Splints, Braces, FAX 571-273-8300
Bandages and Birth Control
Devices
3780 Package and Article Carriers, 571-272-2975 12/02/04
Envelopes, Purses, Wallets, FAX 571-273-8300
Receptacles, Bottles and Jars
* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS DIRECTOR
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, method Bruce M. Kisliuk
of treatment using bio-affecting
agents, drug delivery systems,
steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry George C. Elliott
1630 Molecular biology, bioinformatics, George C. Elliott
nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and
RNA, Gene regulation, gene therapy,
nucleic acid amplification,transgenic
animals and recombinant plants,
combinatorial/computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, John L. LeGuyader
cytokines, recombinant hormones,
engineered antibodies, cancer
immunology, and molecular biology
thereof
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, plant and Bruce M. Kisliuk
animal extracts, peptides, isolated
and/or recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein crystallography,
and enzyme assays
1660 Plants George C. Elliott
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900 AND DESIGNS
1710 Synthetic resins Gary G. Jones
1720 Fluid separation and agitation, Gary G. Jones
metal foundry, welding, plastic
modeling apparatus, fuels and
related compositions
1730 Glass and paper making, tobacco, Gary G. Jones
non-metallic molding, adhesive
bonding, tires and coating apparatus
1740 Metallurgy, electrochemistry, Jacqueline M. Stone
cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing,
analytical chemistry and wave energy
1750 Chemical products and processes, Jacqueline M. Stone
solar cells and sputtering apparatuses
1760 Food technology, petroleum processing, Marian C. Knode
coating and etching
1770 Stock materials and miscellaneous Marian C. Knode
articles
2900 Designs Jacqueline M. Stone
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2120 Miscellaneous computer applications Wendy Garber
2130 Cryptography, security James Dwyer
2140 Computer networks Jack B. Harvey
2150 Computer networks Jack B. Harvey
2160 Database and file management James Dwyer
2170 Graphical user interface Wendy Garber
2180 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2190 Interprocess communications and Wendy Garber
software development
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2611 Digital communications Jin F. Ng
2612 General communications Mark R. Powell
2613 Optical communications Jin F. Ng
2614 Telephony Mark R. Powell
2615 Audio Mark R. Powell
2616 Multiplex communications Jin F. Ng
2617 Cellular telephony Wanda Walker
2618 Radio and Satellite Communications Mark R. Powell
2621 Television and TV Recording Wanda Walker
2622 Cameras Wanda Walker
2623 Video distribution Wanda Walker
2624 Image analysis Andrew I. Faile
2625 Fax, printing, printing network, Andrew I. Faile
scanners
2626 Speech Mark R. Powell
2627 Disc drives Mark R. Powell
2628 Computer graphics Mark R. Powell
2629 Display systems Mark R. Powell
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2810 Semiconductors and electrical circuits, Sharon A. Gibson
Static memory and digital logic
2820 Semiconductors and electrical circuits, Robert Oberleitner
Static memory and digital logic
2830/ Power generation and distribution, Richard K. Seidel
2840 music, electrical components
and control circuits
2850/ Photocopying, recorders, printing, Richard K. Seidel
2860 measuring and testing
2870/ Liquid crystals, optical elements, Janice A. Falcone
2880 optical systems, fiber optics, lasers,
electric lamps, registers, optics
measuring and radiant energy
2890 Semiconductor, electrical, optical Sharon A. Gibson
systems & components
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation Katherine Matecki
3620 Electronic commerce Wynn W. Coggins
3630 Static structures, supports and Wynn W. Coggins
furniture
3640 Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, Donald T. Hajec
trapping, vermin destroying, plant
and animal husbandry, weaponry,
nuclear systems and licensing
& review
3650 Material and article handling Katherine Matecki
3660 Computerized vehicle controls and Donald T. Hajec
navigation, radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication
3670 Wells, earth boring/moving/working, Donald T. Hajec
excavating, mining, harvesters,
bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
connections, and hardware
3680 Machine elements and power Katherine Matecki
transmissions
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710, Amusement and education devices, Karen M. Young
3721, packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720 Packages and containers; Frederick R. Schmidt
3720 Manufacturing devices and processes, Frederick R. Schmidt
machine tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, diagnostic Frederick R. Schmidt
equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
surgical supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion technology, Karen M. Young
motive and fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and dispensing Karen M. Young
3760 Body treatment, kinestherapy, Frederick R. Schmidt
exercising, textile manufacturing
and apparel
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