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~UNITEDSTATESPATENTANDTRADEMARKOFFICE
~~.,.~
UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFCOMMERCEUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice
Address:COMMISSIONERFORPATENTS
P.O.Box1450Alexandria,Virginia22313-1450
www.uspto.gov
APPLICAnONNO.FILINGDATEFIRSTNAMEDINVENTORATIORNEYDOCKETNO.CONFIRMAnONNO.
95/001,15903/24/2009
71779982805.001REX72219
EXAMINER
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6111759005/11/2012
STERNE,KESSLER,GOLDSTEIN
&
FOXP.L.L.c.
1100NEWYORKAVENUE,N.W.WASHINGTON,DC20005
ARTUNITPAPERNUMBER
DATEMAILED:
05/11/2012
Pleasefindbelowand/orattachedanOfficecommunicationconcerningthisapplicationorproceeding.
PTO-90C(Rev.
10/03)
 
UNITEDSTATESPATENTANDTRADEMARKOFFICE
CommissionerforPatentsUnitedStatesPatentsandTrademarkOfficeP.O.Box1450Alexandria,VA22313-1450www.uspto.gov
DONOTUSEINPALMPRINTER
THIRDPARTYREQUESTER'SCORRESPONDENCEADDRESS
HAYNESANDBOONE,LLPIPSECTION2323VICTORYAVENUESUITE700DALLAS,TX75219Date:
MAILED
MAY
11
2012
CENTRALRfEXAMINAnONUNIT
TransmittalofCommunicationtoThirdPartyRequesterInterPartesReexamination
REEXAMINATIONCONTROLNO.:95001159PATENTNO.:7177998TECHNOLOGYCENTER:3999ARTUNIT:3992
EnclosedisacopyofthelatestcommunicationfromtheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfficeintheaboveidentifiedReexaminationproceeding.37CFR1.903.PriortothefilingofaNoticeofAppeal,eachtimethepatentownerrespondstothiscommunication,thethirdpartyrequesteroftheinterpartesreexaminationmayoncefilewrittencommentswithinaperiodof30daysfromthedateofserviceofthepatentowner'sresponse.This3~-daytimeperiodisstatutory(35U.S.c.314(b)(2)),and,assuch,itcannotbeextended.Seealso37CFR1.947.Ifanexpartereexaminationhasbeenmergedwiththeinterpartesreexamination,noresponsivesubmissionbyanyexpartethirdpartyrequesterispermitted.AllcorrespondencerelatingtothisinterpartesreexaminationproceedingshouldbedirectedtotheCentralReexaminationUnitatthemail,FAX,orhand-carryaddressesgivenattheendofthecommunicationenclosedwiththistransmittal.
PTOL-2070(Rev.07-04)
 
UNITEDSTATESPATENTANDTRADEMARKOFFICE
CommissionerforPatentsUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfficeP.O.Box1450Alexandria,VA22313-1450
www.uspto.gov
STERNE,KESSLER,GOLDSTEIN
&
FOXP.L.L.C.1100NEWYORKAVENUE,N.W.WAS~INGTON,DC20005HAYNESANDBOONE,LLP
IP
SECTION2323VICTORYAVENUESUITE700DALLAS',TX75219(ForPatentOwner)(ForThirdPartyRequester)
Interpartes
ReexaminationProceedingControlNo.
95/001,159
Filed:March24,2009For:U.S.PatentNo.7,177,998
MAILED
MAY
112012
cemw.
REEXAMINATION
UNrr
DECISIONGRANTINGPETITION
Thisisadecisiononpatent
owner'spetition
paperentitled,"RENEWEDPETITIONUNDER37C.F.R.
§
1.183FORWAIVEROFC.F.R.
§
1.955,"filedonApril20,2012.Thepatentownerrenewedpetitionunder37CFR1.183isbeforetheOfficeofPatentLegalAdministration.Therenewedpetitionunder37CFR1.183isgranted.
BACKGROUND
1.OnFebruary13,2007,U.S.PatentNo.7,177,998("the'998patent")issuedtoWare
etal.
2.OnMarch24,2009,arequestfor
interpartes
reexaminationofthe'998patentwasfiledbyathirdpartyrequester,whichrequestwasassignedcontrolno.
95/001,159
("the'1159proceeding").3.OnMay26,2009,reexaminationwasorderedinthe'1159proceeding.4.The'1159proceedingprogressedtothepointwhere,onOctober3,2011,theOfficeissuedasecondnon-finalOfficeaction.5.OnNovember3,2011,patentownersubmittedaresponsetotheOctober3,2011Officeaction.
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