Ex Parte Greenbaum et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardFeb 5, 201311302844 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 5, 2013) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 www.uspto.gov APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 11/302,844 12/14/2005 Elias Greenbaum 13489-154 1687 73229 7590 02/05/2013 UT-Battelle/Chicago/BHGL P.O. Box 10395 Chicago, IL 60610 EXAMINER SIMS, JASON M ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1631 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 02/05/2013 PAPER Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding. The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication. PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ Ex parte ELIAS GREENBAUM, and MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ, JR. ____________ Appeal 2013-003962 Application 11/302,844 Technology Center 1600 ____________ Before STEVEN J. BARTLETT, Division 2 Support Manager. ORDER REMANDING APPEAL TO EXAMINER This application was electronically received by the PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD on February 4, 2013. A Docketing Notice was mailed on February 5, 2013. Upon review of the application, it has been determined that a remand to the Examiner is necessary to consider the following issues and to take necessary corrective action. Appeal 2013-003962 Application 11/302,844 2 AMENDMENT AFTER FINAL NOT CONSIDERED An After Final Amendment was filed in this application on December 27, 2012. There is no indication in the record that the After Final Amendment was considered by the Examiner. The Examiner needs to determine if the After Final Amendment will or will not be entered, and notify appellant of said entry or non-entry. Accordingly, it is ordered that the application is remanded to the Examiner: 1) to consider the Amendment After Final filed December 27, 2012; 2) to notify appellant of the entry or non-entry of the Amendment After Final filed December 27, 2012; 3) for further action as may be appropriate. If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. SJB/Klh Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation