Ex Parte Niiyama et al

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 20, 2012

11282668 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 20, 2012)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/282,668 11/21/2005 Tetsuya Niiyama 1713.1040 2592
21171 7590 12/20/2012
STAAS & HALSEY LLP
SUITE 700
1201 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
EXAMINER
SPAR, ILANA L
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
2696
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
12/20/2012 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 TETSUYA NIIYAMA, FUJIO SEKI, and HEIICHI SUGINO
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Appeal 2011-002760
Application 11/282,668
Technology Center 2600
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Before DALE M. SHAW, Division 2 Support Administrator.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
On March 23, 2010, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On
December 12, 2012, Appellants filed a communication requesting express
abandonment of the application. The request for express abandonment 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.
Appeal 2011-002760
Application 11/282,668
 
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