Ex Parte ABE et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardFeb 20, 201312663310 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 20, 2013) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE 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. 12/663,310 12/07/2009 Katsumi ABE 14048-56 2968 80711 7590 02/21/2013 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor 524 South Main Street Suite 200 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 EXAMINER ENGLISH, PATRICK NOLAND ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1787 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 02/21/2013 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 KATSUMI ABE and KIYOFUMI FUKASAWA ____________ Appeal 2013-003856 Application 12/663,310 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Before KIMBERLY R. JORDAN, Division 1 Support Administrator. ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On May 29, 2012, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On February 18, 2013, Appellants filed a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114. The RCE 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. Application 12/663,310 Appeal 2013-003856 2 If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation