Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 150

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C - Part 1, #5 Exhibit C - Part 2, #6 Exhibit C - Part 3, #7 Exhibit C - Part 4, #8 Exhibit C - Part 5, #9 Exhibit C - Part 6, #10 Exhibit C - Part 7, #11 Exhibit C - Part 8, #12 Exhibit D, #13 Exhibit E, #14 Exhibit F, #15 Exhibit G - Part 1, #16 Exhibit G - Part 2, #17 Exhibit G - Part 3, #18 Exhibit G - Part 4, #19 Exhibit G - Part 5, #20 Exhibit H)(Cherensky, Steven)

Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Doc. 150 Att. 18

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- X . Continuation _ _ Divisional _ _ C o n t l n u a t l o n - I n - p a r t (CIP) J . Feild Group Art Unit - 2 Z Z � . . Of P r i o r A p p l i c a t i o n No.: 081287108 Examiner (which is a - 2 L continuation! _ d i v i s i o n a l l _ CIP of prior application no. 071876 921 ,
Applicant(s): Also include a Preliminary Amendment to amendthe specification to claim priority. For CONTINUATION AND DIVISIONAL APPS o n l y : The e n t i r e d i s c l o s u r e of the p r i o r a p p l i c a t i o n , from w h i c h an oath or declaration Is s u p p l i e d under Box 5 b , l s considered a part of the d i s c l o s u r e of the accompanying c o n t i n u a t i o n or d i v i s i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n and is hereby I n c o r p o r a t e d by reference. The Incorporation can only be relied upon when a p o r t i o n has been I n a d v e r t e n t l y o m i t t e d from the s u b m i t t e d a p p l i c a t i o n parts.

1 8 B . Statement u n d e r 37 CFR 3.73(b) for c o n t i n u i n g a p p l i c a t i o n : The u n d e r s i g n e d s t a t e s that (name of assignee) is the assignee o f . the e n t i r e r i g h t , t i t l e , and Interest In the. accompanying patent a p p l i c a t i o n by v i r t u e of an a s s i g n m e n t recorded In the Patent and Trademark Office at Reel. No. _ Frame No. (or a copy of which Is attached).

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FEE TRANSMITTAL FOR FY 2001
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ($) C o m p l e t e If K n o w n : A p p l i c a t i o n No. February 27 2001 F i l i n g Date F i r s t Named I n v e n t o r Richard Mander et al. _ Group Art Unit ---,- _ Examiner Name _ Attorney Docket No. 04860P0624C2

1226.00

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BASIC FILING FEE
Small Entity Fee Fee Code($) 201 355 206 160 207 245 208 355 214 75

Large Entity Fee Fee Code ($) 101 710 106 320 490 107 710 108 150 114

Fee D e s c r i p t i o n U t i l i t y a p p l i c a t i o n f i l i n g fee D e s i g n a p p l i c a t i o n f i l i n g fee P l a n t f i l i n g fee R e i s s u e f i l i n g fee P r o v i s i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n f i l i n g fee

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Fee D e s c r i p t i o n Fee Paid S u r c h a r g e - late f i l i n g fee or oath S u r c h a r g e - late p r o v i s i o n a l f i l i n g fee or c o v e r s h e e t Non-English specification 130 For f i l i n g a r e q u e s t f o r ex p a r t e r e e x a m i n a t i o n 2,520 9 2 0 * R e q u e s t i n g p u b l i c a t i o n of SIR p r i o r to Examiner action 1 , 8 4 0 * R e q u e s t i n g p u b l i c a t i o n of SIR a f t e r Examiner action Extension for reply within first month 55 Extension f o r reply within second month 195 Extension for reply within third month 445 Extension for reply within fourth month 695 945 Extension for reply within fifth month N o t i c e of A p p e a l 155 F i l i n g a b r i e f In s u p p o r t of an a p p e a l 155 R e q u e s t f o r oral h e a r i n g 135 P e t i t i o n to I n s t i t u t e a p u b l i c use p r o c e e d i n g 1,510 P e t i t i o n to r e v i v e - u n a v o i d a b l e 55 P e t i t i o n to r e v i v e � u n i n t e n t i o n a l 620 U t i l i t y i s s u e fee (or r e i s s u e ) 620 220 D e s i g n � I s s u e fee 300 P l a n t I s s u e fee P e t i t i o n s t o the C o m m i s s i o n e r 130 P r o c e s s i n g fee u n d e r 37 CFR 1 . 1 7 ( q ) 50 S u b m i s s i o n of I n f o r m a t i o n D i s c l o s u r e S t m t 180 R e c o r d i n g each p a t e n t a s s i g n m e n t p e r 40 p r o p e r t y ( t i m e s n u m b e r of p r o p e r t i e s ) For f i l i n g a s u b m i s s i o n a f t e r f i n a l r e j e c t i o n 355 (see 37 CFR 1 . 1 2 9 ( a � For each a d d i t i o n a l I n v e n t i o n to be e x a m i n e d 355 (see 37 CFR 1 . 1 2 9 ( b � R e q u e s t f o r C o n t i n u e d E x a m i n a t i o n (RCE) 355 R e q u e s t f o r e x p e d i t e d e x a m i n a t i o n of a d e s i g n 900 application P u b l i c a t i o n fee f o r earJy, v o l u n t a r y , or n o r m a l 300 publication P u b l i c a t i o n fee f o r r e p u b l i c a t i o n 300 Request for voluntary publleatlon o r republication _ 130 P r o c e s s i n g fee u n d e r 37 CFR 1.17(1) 130 A c c e p t a n c e of u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y d e l a y e d c l a i m f o r p r i o r i t y _ 1,240 _ _

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Small Entity Fee Fee Code ($) 205 65 227 25

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FORMALITIES L E T T E R James C. Scheller, Jr. BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LlP Seventh Floor 12400 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90025-1026

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This application has been accorded an Application Number and Filing Date. The application, however, is informal since it does not comply with the regulations for the reason(s) indicated below. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to correct the informalities indicated below. Extensions of time may be obtained by filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a) The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment: � Substitute drawings in compliance with 37 CFR 1.84 because: � drawing sheets do not have the appropriate margin(s) (see 37 CFR 1.84(g)). Each sheet must include a top margin of at least 2.5 em. (1 inch), a left side margin of at least 2.5 em. (1 inch), a right side margin of at least 1.5 em. ( 5/8 inch), and a bottom margin of at least 1.0 em. (3/8 inch);

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Application No. 09/796,292 Filed: February 2 7 , 2 0 0 1 For:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

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Examiner: not yet assigned Art Unit: 2673

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R E S P O N S E TO N O T I C E TO F I L E C O R R E C T E D A P P L I C A T I O N P A P E R S (FILING D A T E G R A N T E D ) Sir: In response to the Notice to File Corrected Application Papers (Filing Date Granted) mailed April 10, 2001, please find enclosed: (1) (2) a set Of substitute drawings with appropriate margins, comprising twenty-eight (28) a copy of the Notice t o F i l e Corrected Application Papers. sheets and sixty-three (63) figures; and

I f any additional fee is required, please charge Deposit Account No. 02-2666. A duplicate o f
this Response is e n c l o s e d for deposit account charging purposes. Respectfully submitted, BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, T A Y L O R & Z A F M A N

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APPLICATION NUMBER FILINGJRECEIPT DATE FIRST NAMEDAPPLICANT ATTORNEY DOCKETNUMBER

091796,292

0212712001

Richard Mander

04860.P0624C2

CONFIRMATION NO. 4465 FORMALITIES L E T T E R
James C. Scheller, Jr. BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP Seventh Floor 12400 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90025-1026
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NOTICE TO FILE CORRECTED APPLICATION PAPERS

F i l i n g Date G r a n t e d
This application has been accorded an Application Number and Filing Date. The application, however, is informal since it does not comply with the regulations for the reason(s) indicated below. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to correct the informalities indicated below. Extensions of time may be obtained by filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a) The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment: � Substitute drawings in compliance with 37 CFR 1.84 because: � drawing sheets do not have the appropriate margin(s) (see 37 CFR 1 . 8 4 ( g � . Each sheet must include a top margin of at least 2.5 cm. (1 inch), a left side margin of at least 2.5 cm. (1 inch), a right side margin of at least 1.5 cm. ( 5/8 inch), and a bottom margin of at least 1.0 cm. (3/8 inch);

A copy o f this notice M U S T be returned with the reply.

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PATENT

IN T H E U N I T E D STATES P A T E N T AND T R A D E M A R K OFFICE In re Application of: Richard Mander, et al. Application No. Filed: F e b r u a r y 27, 2001 For:
M E T H O D AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATION IN A C O M P U T E R SYSTEM

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Asst. C o m m i s s i o n e r for Patents W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. 20231

PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
Sir: Prior to examination of this application, please enter the following �amendments. IN THE S P E C I F I C A T I O N At the beginning of the specification on page 1, please add the following: -- This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/287,108, filed A u g u s t 8,
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Application No. 07/876,921, filed April 30,

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IN T H E CLAIMS Please cancel without prejudice claims 1-72 and add the following claims:

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