Ex Parte VaartstraDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardJun 19, 201311743415 (P.T.A.B. Jun. 19, 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. 11/743,415 05/02/2007 Brian A. Vaartstra MI22-3507 6780 21567 7590 06/19/2013 Wells St. John P.S. 601 West First Avenue Suite 1300 Spokane, WA 99201-3828 EXAMINER SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 2813 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 06/19/2013 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 BRIAN A. VAARTSTRA ____________ Appeal 2011-009436 Application 11/743,415 Technology Center 2800 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On October 20, 2010, Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal. On June 18, 2013, 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. SJB/msc Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation