Ex Parte Kasahara et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardJan 13, 201410045178 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 13, 2014) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE 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. 10/045,178 01/11/2002 Noriyuki Kasahara 00014-002002 7589 26138 7590 01/13/2014 Joseph R. Baker, APC Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP 4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 750 San Diego, CA 92122 EXAMINER POPA, ILEANA ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1633 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 01/13/2014 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 NORIYUKI KASAHARA, CHRISTOPHER REID LOGG, and W. FRENCH ANDERSON ____________ Appeal 2012-008349 Application 10/045,178 Technology Center 1600 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On April 5, 2011, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On January 3, 2014, Appellants filed a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114. The RCE will be treated as a request to withdraw the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal in this application is dismissed. The application is being returned to the Examiner 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/lp Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation