Ex Parte Biskeborn et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardDec 17, 201212204671 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 17, 2012) 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. 12/204,671 09/04/2008 Robert Glenn Biskeborn IBM1P163/SJO920080094US1 5404 50548 7590 12/17/2012 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM P.O. BOX 721120 SAN JOSE, CA 95172-1120 EXAMINER CHAU, LINDA N ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1785 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 ROBERT GLENN BISKEBORN, CALVIN SHYHJONG LO, and ANDREW C. TING ____________ Appeal 2013-002356 Application 12/204,671 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Before MARIA VIGNONE, Supervisory Trial Clerk. ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On April 4, 2012, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On October 29, 2012, Appellants filed a request to reopen prosecution, exercising their option to reopen prosecution in response to a new ground of rejection contained in the Examiner’s Answer mailed on August 27, 2012. Per 37 C.F.R. § 41.39(b)(1), this request is treated as a request to withdraw the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal in this application is dismissed. Appeal 12/204,671 Application 2013-002356 2 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. bar Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
