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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`12/569,659
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`Susan Katherine Walvius
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`EXAMINER
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`POLITO, NICHOLAS F
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`ART UNIT
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`3673
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`12/569,659
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`Examiner
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`Nicholas Polito
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`WALVIUS ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3673
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) Nicholas Polito.
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`(2) Frank Gerratana.
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`Date of Interview: 28 February 2013.
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`Examiner called because claims 1, 2, 4-8, 26-30, 32-36 are allowable over the prior art; however, there would be a
`double patenting rejection between the current application and child applications 13/271,884 and 13/272,977.
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`Z Attachment
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`/ROBERT G. SANTOS/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3673
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-413B (Rev. 8/11/2010)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper No. 20130304
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`Application/Control Number: 12/569,659 (cid:9)
`Art Unit: 3673
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`Claims 9-25 are cancelled.
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`Claims 1, 2, 4-8, 26-30 and 32-36 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: Murphy et al.
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`2.
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`3.
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`and Taniguchi et al., taken either alone or in combination, do no teach "a finished
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`[fabric] at least 90 inches wide [comprising] ...[a] performance fabric having an elasticity
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`such that the performance fabric has a tendency to sag by an amount that is greater
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`than a threshold amount of sag determined by a finishing process, such that the sag
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`would interfere with the finishing process if the performance fabric were circularly knit at
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`greater than a 72.5 inch circumference" as written in all independent claims (1, 5 and
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`29). The prior art is silent as to the width limitations of elastic performance fabrics and
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`therefore does not teach joining two fabric portions together, one portion comprising the
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`elastic performance fabric, in order to make a finished fabric at least 90 inches wide.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`3/4/2013
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`/ROBERT G. SANTOS/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3673
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`BIB DATA SHEET
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`CONFIRMATION NO. 8676
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`SERIAL NUMBER
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`12/569,659
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`FILING or 371(c)
`DATE
`09/29/2009
`RULE
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`CLASS
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`GROUP ART UNIT
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`3673
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET
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`29712-0002001
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`APPLICANTS
`Susan Katherine Walvius, Chapin, SC;
`Michelle Marie Marciniak, Chapin, SC;
`** CONTINUING DATA *************************
`This appin claims benefit of 61/101,049 09/29/2008
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`Verified and (cid:9)
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`/NICHOLAS F
`POLITO/
`Examiners Signature
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`Acknowledged (cid:9)
`ADDRESS
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`UNITED STATES
`TITLE
`Fabric System
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`FILING FEE
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`Index of
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`12569659
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`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
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`WALVIUS ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3673
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`Rejected
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`Allowed
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`Cancelled
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`N Non-Elected
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`Restricted
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`Interference
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`0
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`Appeal
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`Objected
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`• Claims renumbered
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`in the same order as presented by applicant
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`CPA (cid:9)
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`T.D. (cid:9)
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`•
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`R.1.47
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under Reexamination
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`WALVIUS ET AL.
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`3673
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`CPC
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
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`/NICHOLAS POLITO/
`Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Assistant Examiner) (cid:9)
`/ROBERT G SANTOS/
`Primary Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Primary Examiner) (cid:9)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`03/04/2013
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`Total Claims Allowed:
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under Reexamination
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`Issue Classification
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`12569659
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`Examiner
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`11111111111111111111
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`NICHOLAS POLITO
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`WALVIUS ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3673
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`/NICHOLAS POLITO/
`Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Assistant Examiner) (cid:9)
`/ROBERT G SANTOS/
`Primary Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Primary Examiner) (cid:9)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`03/04/2013
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`Examiner
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`NICHOLAS POLITO
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`WALVIUS ET AL.
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`/NICHOLAS POLITO/
`Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Assistant Examiner) (cid:9)
`/ROBERT G SANTOS/
`Primary Examiner.Art Unit 3673 (cid:9)
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`(Primary Examiner) (cid:9)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`03/04/2013
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`Application Number:
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`12569659
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`Title of Invention:
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`Fabric System
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`Susan Katherine Walvius
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`Filed as Large Entity
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`Utility under 35 USC 111(a) Filing Fees
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