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`DINILKIIANII Q
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`ARI UNIT
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`DATE MAILED: 02/26/2015
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`PTOL—SS (Rev. 02/11)
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: DIGITAL MICROFORM IMAGING APPARATUS
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`08/15/2013
`13/968,080
`TITLE OF INVENTION: DIGITAL MICROFORM HVIAGING APPARATUS
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`Todd A. Kahle
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`12801200023
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`4165
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`EXAMINER
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`DINH, KEANE Q
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OPTICE
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`[INITED STATES DEPARTIWENT OF COMIVIERCE
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`APPLICA'I'ION NO.
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`I‘LL.th DAIL
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`IIIRS'I' NAMLiD INVLIN'I OR
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`AI'I'ORNLLY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`13/968,080
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`Todd A. Kahle
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`1280l2.00023
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`4165
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`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
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`D1NILKHANII Q
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
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`to eliminate the
`Section l(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i)
`requirement that the Office provide a patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. See
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`Notice of Allowability
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable. PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`If not included
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`1. IE This communication is responsive to 11/14/14.
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`El A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2. [I An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`: the restriction
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`3. E The allowed claim(s) is/are 2—64. As a result of the allowed claim(s). you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent Prosecution
`Highway program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information, please see
`’le_lt_ey_sn_t§z'.eal1{l
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE “MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
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`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`5. El CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as “replacement sheets") must be submitted.
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`I]
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`including changes required by the attached Examiner’s Amendment/ Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mai| Date
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
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`6. I] DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. IE Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2. El Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/OB),
`Paper No./Mai| Date
`3. I] Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4. I] Interview Summary (PTO-413).
`Paper No./Mai| Date
`/KHANH DINH/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2458
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`5. El Examiner‘s Amendment/Comment
`6. IX Examiner‘s Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`7. I] Other
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`U 8. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-13)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`13/968,080
`Efimflgm
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`Applicant(s)
`KAHLE. TODD A.
`::r;,<;:;:;';went°”°
`No
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`4. I] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C.§119( )—(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
`*0) El None of the:
`a) I] All
`b) [I Some
`1. El Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. [I Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. _
`3. [I Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2( )).
`* Certified copies not received:
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`Part of Paper No./Mai| Date 20150209
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`Page 2
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`1.
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`The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent
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`provisions.
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`ALLOWANCE
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 2-64 are allowed.
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`Reason for allowance
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`3.
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`This communication warrants no examiner's reason for allowance, as applicant's
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`reply makes evident the reason for allowance, satisfying the record as whole as
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`required by rule 37 CFR 1.1 O4(e). In this case, the substance of applicant's remarks
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`filed on 11/14/2014 with respect to the claim limitation point out the reason claims are
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`patentable over the prior art of record. Thus, the reason for allowance is in all probability
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`evident from the record and no statement for examiner's reason for allowance is
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`Application/Control Number: 13/968,080
`Art Unit: 2458
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`necessary (see MPEP 13202.14).
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`Conclusion
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`4.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Khanh Dinh whose telephone number is (571) 272-
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`3936. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.m.
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`to 5:00 Pm.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Kevin Bates, can be reached on (571) 272-3980. The fax phone number
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`for this group is (571) 273-8300.
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`Application/Control Number: 13/968,080
`Art Unit: 2458
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2458
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`Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the
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`Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published
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`applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status
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`information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For
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`more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you
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`have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business
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`Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free).
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`/Khanh Dinh/
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