Ex Parte Kelley

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Sep 3, 2013

10468691 (P.T.A.B. Sep. 3, 2013)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
10/468,691 01/24/2004 Joan Kelley 99830-00003 4907
27614 7590 09/03/2013
MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP NEWARK
FOUR GATEWAY CENTER
100 MULBERRY STREET
NEWARK, NJ 07102
EXAMINER
ZEMAN, ROBERT A
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
1645
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
09/03/2013 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
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Ex parte JOAN KELLEY
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Appeal 2013-009825
Application 10/468,691
Technology Center 1600
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ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
On October 18, 2012, Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal. On August
30, 2013, Appellant 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.

If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797.

SJB/kis