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`Thomas Daniel Christenbury/Kelly Eccleston
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`Thomas Daniel Christenbury
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Art Unit
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`Filed
`First Named
`Inventor
`Title
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`1733
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`14/291,358
`May 30, 2014
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`Customer No. 035811
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`DocketNo.: SHP-15-1055
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`Hirohiko Atobe
`STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME
`PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING IVIETHOD,
`AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
`APPARATUS
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`Confirmation No.: 5908
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`Dated: August 30, 2016
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`SUPPLEMENT AL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ST A TEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sit:
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`The Applicant encloses Form PT0-1449 together with three (3) non-US publications
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`including a Notice of Reasons for Refusal dated July 12, 2016, of corresponding Japanese
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`Application No. 2014-042491, along with an English translation. The documents are submitted
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`under 3 7 CFR § 1.56 and are believed related to this application.
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`The Applicant certifies that each item of information contained in the Supplemental
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`Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in any communication from any foreign patent
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`office in a counterpart foreign application not more than three months ago.
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`The Commissioner is authorized to charge the $180 fee as well as any insufficiency to
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`UNITED STA IBS p A IBNT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`www.uspto.gov
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
`
`35811
`7590
`06/02/2016
`IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`ONE LIBERTY PLACE
`1650 MARKET ST, SUIIB 4900
`PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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`EXAMINER
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`ELISCA, PIERRE E
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`3716
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`DATE MAILED: 06/02/2016
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`14/291,358
`
`05/30/2014
`
`Hirohiko ATOBE
`
`SHP-15-1055
`
`5908
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
`APPARATUS
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`ENTITY STATUS
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
`
`UNDISCOUNTED
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`$960
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`$0
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`$0
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`$960
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`09/02/2016
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`35811
`7590
`06/02/2016
`IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`ONE LIBERTY PLACE
`1650 MARKET ST, SUITE 4900
`PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`14/291,358
`
`05/30/2014
`
`Hirohiko ATOBE
`
`SHP-15-1055
`
`5908
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
`APPARATUS
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`$960
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`$0
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`$0
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`$960
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`09/02/2016
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`ELISCA, PIERRE E
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`3716
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`463-031000
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
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`0 Change of correspondence address ( or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`0 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
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`Registration No. ________________ _
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`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`14/291,358
`
`05/30/2014
`
`Hirohiko ATOBE
`
`SHP-15-1055
`
`5908
`
`35811
`7590
`06/02/2016
`IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`ONE LIBERTY PLACE
`1650 MARKET ST, SU11E 4900
`PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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`EXAMINER
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`ELISCA, PIERRE E
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`3716
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`DATE MAILED: 06/02/2016
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