Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 17

ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM against Motorola Mobility, Inc. by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J)(Pace, Christopher) Modified on 11/19/2010 (ls).

Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Doc. 17 Att. 3

EXHIBIT C

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Express M a i l Number: EH7::OvJ59946US

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND T R A D E M A R K
APPLICANTS: SERIAL NO.: FILED: ENTITLED: Eggleston et al. TBA 04/15/98 EXAMINER: GROUP: CASE NO.: TBA PD05517C01

Melhod and Appartus for Prestage Filtering Communications MOTOROLA, INC. Corporate Offices 1303 E. Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 April 15, 1998

INFORMATION
. "Assistant Commissioner for Patents BOX PATENT A P P L I C A T I O N ' Washington, D.C. 20231 Sir:

PISCLOSURE

STATEMENT

Under 37 C.F.R. § § 1.56 and 1.97 et seq., the following references are disclosed which may be material to the examination of Ihis application. A Form PTO-1449 is enclosed which lists the enclosed references. The E>:aminer Is respectfully requested 'to fuily consider the items and to independently ascertain t h e i r teaching.

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For oach of the following items listed on the enclosed copy of Form PTO-1449 that is not in the En91istl language, an English language translation of that item or a portion t h e r e o f , a concise explanation of the relevance of that item, or an Engli:lh language search report is enclosed. _

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For oach o f the following items listed on the enclosed copy o f Form PTO-1449 that is not in the English language, a concise explanation of the relevance o f that item is incorporated in the s p e c i f i c a t i o n of t h e a b o v e - i d e n t i f i e d a p p l i c a t i o n .

3.[ )( J Any copy of the items listed on the enclosed copy of Form PTO-1449 that is not enclosed with this Information Disclosure Statement was preViously cited by or submitted to the Patent and Trademark Office in a parent application, U.S. Senal No. 12/1 9 / 9 5 , of this 08/574 537 filed

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under 37 C.F.H. sec. 1.62.

Applicant hereby requests the examiner to consider the references

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cited in the parent application. A copy of the references cited in the parent application will be p r o v i d e d u p o n request.

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No fee is due under 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(p) for this Information Disclosure Statement since it is being filed in compliance with:

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37 C.F.R. sec. 1.97(b)(1), within three months of the filing date of a national application.

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37 C.F.R. sec. 1.97(b)(3), before the mailing date of a first Office Action on the merits.

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No fee is due under 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(p) for this Information Disclosure Statement since it is being tiled in compliance with 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.97 (c), after the period specified in paragraph 4 above but before the mailing date of a final action o r a Notice of Allowance (where there has been no prior final action), and is accompanied by one of the certifications pursuant to 37 C.F.R. sec. 1 . 9 7 ( e ) s e t forth i n p a r a g r a p h 9 b e l o w .

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A fee is due u n d e r 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(p) for this Information Disclosure Statement since it is being 1iIed in compliance with 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.97(c), after the period specified in paragraph 4 above but before the mailing date of a final action o r a notice of allowance (where there has been no prior final action):

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Charge the fee to Deposit Account No. S H E E T ARE A T T A C H E D .

. T W O DUPLICATE COPIES OF THIS

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A fee

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due under 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(i)(1) for this Information Disclosure Statement since it is

being filed in compliance with 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.97(d), after Ihe mailing d a l e o f a final action o r a notice of allowance, whichever comes first, but before payment of the issue fee, and is' accompanied, by:

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one of the certifications pursuant to 37 C.F.Fl. sec. 1.97(e) set forth in paragraph 9 below; and

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the a t t a c h e d p e t i t i o n r e q u e s t i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h i s I n f o r m a t i o n D i s c l o s u r e S t a t e m e n t ; and

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the fee due under 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(i)(1) which is paid as set forth in paragraph 10 below.
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A fee is due unCier 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(i)(1) for this Information Disclosure Statement since it is being filed in compliance with:

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37 C.F.R. sec. 1.313(b)(3), after the issue fee has been paid and information cited in this InfonTIation Disclosure Statement m a y render at least one claim unpatentable and is accompanied by the attached Petition to Withdraw Application from Issue;

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37 C.F.R. sec. 1.313(b)(5), after the issue fee has been paid and information cited in this Information Disclosure Statement is to be considered in a Continuation application upon abandonment of the instant application and is accompanied by the attached Petition t o Withdraw Application from Issue.

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T h e fee due under 37 C.F.R. sec. 1.17(i)(1) is paid as set forth in paragraph 10 below.

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I hereby certify that each item of information contained in this Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement.

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I hereby certify that no item of information in the Information Disclosure Statement filed herewith was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application and, to m y knowledge after making reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual designated in sec. 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of this I n f o r m a t i o n Disclosure Statement.

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Charge the fee d u e u n d e r 37 C.F.R. sec. 1. t 7(i)(1) to Deposit Account No. T W O D U P L I C A T E C O P I E S O F THIS S H E E T A R E A T I A C H E D .
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The Assistant C o m m i s s i o n e r is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees which m a y b e r e q u i r e d f o r this I n f o r m a t i o n D i s c l o s u r e S t a t e m e n t , o r c r e d i t a n y o v e r p a y m e n t t o Deposit Account No . . 1 3 - 4 7 7 2 AREATIACHED. . TWO DUPLICATE COPIES O F T H i S S H E E T

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U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m e r c e Patent and Trademark Office LIST OF REFERENCES CITED BY APPLICANT Page 1 o f 1

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