Ex Parte Shinada et al

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Jul 16, 2014

12207617 (P.T.A.B. Jul. 16, 2014)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
12/207,617 09/10/2008 Satoshi Shinada 524941/0037 1054
26610 7590 07/17/2014
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
180 MAIDEN LANE
NEW YORK, NY 10038
EXAMINER
HUFFMAN, JULIAN D
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
2853
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
07/17/2014 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 SATOSHI SHINADA, FUJIO AKAHANE, MINORU USUI,
TAKAO KOBAYASHI, and MAKOTO MATSUZAKI
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Appeal 2012-008898
Application 12/207,617
Technology Center 2800
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ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
On August 11, 2011, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On June
26, 2014, Appellants 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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