Ex Parte Hui et al

Patent Trial and Appeal BoardSep 24, 2012

11781551 (P.T.A.B. Sep. 24, 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. 11/781,551 07/23/2007 Angela T. Hui 3186.0250001 6084 105945 7590 09/24/2012 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 1100 New York Avenue , NW Washington, DC 20005 EXAMINER MAI, ANH D ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 2829 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 09/24/2012 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 TRAIL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ Ex parte ANGELA T. HUI, JUSUKE OGURA, and YIDER WU ____________ Appeal 2010-007696 Application 11/781,551 Technology Center 2800 ____________ Before DALE M. SHAW, Division 2 Support Administrator. ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On October 7, 2009, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On September 20, 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 2010-007696 Application 11/781,551 2 If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trail and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. DMS/kis