Ex Parte Baldassarre et al

Patent Trial and Appeal BoardDec 17, 2012

12820866 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 17, 2012)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 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. 12/820,866 06/22/2010 James S. Baldassarre 26047-0003002 2913 94169 7590 12/17/2012 Fish & Richardson PC P.O.Box 1022 minneapolis, MN 55440 EXAMINER ARNOLD, ERNST V ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1613 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 12/17/2012 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 ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ Ex parte JAMES S. BALDASSARRE and RALF ROSSKAMP ____________ Appeal 2012-003574 Application 12/820,866 Technology Center 1600 ____________ Before KIMBERLY R. JORDAN, Division 1 Support Administrator. ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On September 1, 2011, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On December 3, 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 2012-003574 Application 12/820,866 2 If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. lp