Tafas v. Dudas et al

Filing 178

NOTICE of Submission by Polestar Capital Associates, LLC, Norseman Group, LLC re 173 Memorandum in Support, Exhibits 21-27 to Amici Brief in Support of Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 21# 2 Exhibit 22# 3 Exhibit 23# 4 Exhibit 24# 5 Exhibit 25# 6 Exhibit 26# 7 Exhibit 27.1# 8 Exhibit 27.2# 9 Exhibit 27.3)(Franco, Craig) Modified text on 12/31/2007 (klau, ).

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Tafas v. Dudas et al Doc. 178 Att. 9 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 1 of 12 Exhibit 27 ­ Part 3 Examples of Applications Delayed by Examiner Failure to Follow PTO's Procedural Rules The examiner refused to enter an appeal brief. The regulation at issue, 37 C.F.R. § 41.67(c)(ix) only requires that if an appeal brief relies on evidence, then "any evidence submitted ... or relied upon by appellant in the appeal" must appear in an evidence appendix. The rule is silent on any requirement when no evidence is relied on. The appeal brief was bounced by the examiner because the "evidence appendix" was presented on a separate sheet with the words "No evidence is relied upon in this Appeal Brief." The examiner insisted that the correct words were "None." A second example is an appeal brief bounced because the brief included headings for subsections, for individual arguments, within the headings discussing separately patentable claims. 37 C.F.R. § 41.67, the appeal brief rule, does not specify any requirement relating to headings. The examiner simply made up a new requirement out of thin air. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 2 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 3 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 4 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 5 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 6 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 7 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 8 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 9 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 10 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 11 of 12 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 178-10 Filed 12/27/2007 Page 12 of 12

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