Ex Parte Shinada et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardJun 30, 201412233691 (P.T.A.B. Jun. 30, 2014) 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. 12/233,691 09/19/2008 Satoshi Shinada 524941/0040 2559 26610 7590 06/30/2014 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 180 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK, NY 10038 EXAMINER HUFFMAN, JULIAN D ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 2853 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 06/30/2014 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 SATOSHI SHINADA, FUJIO AKAHANE, MINORU USUI, TAKAO KOBAYASHI, and MAKOTO MATSUZAKI ____________ Appeal 2012-009037 Application 12/233,691 Technology Center 2800 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On August 11, 2011, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On June 27, 2014, 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. If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. SJB/kmm Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation