Ex Parte Takemori et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardApr 30, 201311695213 (P.T.A.B. Apr. 30, 2013) 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. 11/695,213 04/02/2007 Hideaki Takemori N9460.0033/P033-A 2271 32172 7590 04/30/2013 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 1633 Broadway NEW YORK, NY 10019 EXAMINER SEFER, AHMED N ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 2893 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 04/30/2013 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 HIDEAKI TAKEMORI, SATOSHI HIGASHIYAMA, and KAZUHIRO HIROSE ____________ Appeal 2011-003852 Application 11/695,213 Technology Center 2800 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On May 17, 2010, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On April 29, 2013, 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/peb Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation