Ex Parte MarjiDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardJun 10, 201413068456 (P.T.A.B. Jun. 10, 2014) Copy Citation 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. 13/068,456 05/12/2011 Sammy Black Marji JWB-2010-8-P 3525 7590 06/10/2014 James W. Badie, Esq. Law Offices of James W. Badie Suite 500 520 White Plains road Tarrytown, NY 10591 EXAMINER NGUYEN, NYCA T ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 3764 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 06/10/2014 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 SAMMY BLACK MARJI ____________ Appeal 2014-006970 Application 13/068,456 Technology Center 3700 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On July 29, 2013, Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal. On May 27, 2014, Appellant filed a request to reopen prosecution, exercising the option to reopen prosecution in response to a new ground of rejection contained in the Examiner’s Answer mailed on March 27, 2014. 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. 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/msc Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation