Ex Parte Hirakawa

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Mar 4, 2014

11864486 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 4, 2014)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/864,486 09/28/2007 Katsumi HIRAKAWA 21740 3575
23389 7590 03/04/2014
SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC
400 GARDEN CITY PLAZA
SUITE 300
GARDEN CITY, NY 11530
EXAMINER
NGUYEN, VAN KIM T
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
2456
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
03/04/2014 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
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Ex parte KATSUMI HIRAKAWA
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Appeal 2014-002899
Application 11/864,486
Technology Center 2400
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ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
On January 3, 2013, Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal. On February
27, 2014, Appellant filed a communication requesting express abandonment
of the application. The request for express abandonment 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.

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