Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

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15/465,384 20170266762 Response Forwarded 06-17-2020 Jeff, thanks for posting the monthly updates again this month. The response summary from the Examiner following discussion with the applicant's lawyer didn't look all that promising to me. Caveats include that I'm neither an engineer or an atty. When I've tracked the filings following other non-final rejections, including the back and forth between the Applicant and the Examiners, the arguments, at least to a lay person such as myself, have seemed more promising than on this one. Maybe I'm misinterpreting, but I'm inferring from the Examiner's comments on this one, that he may perceive a lack of inventive step. Wondering (1) if you and/or others may have a similar or different impression? (2) Wondering if you or others would want to take a crack at speculating on the relative importance of receiving an allowance/protection on this particular application versus the co's existing and still in prosecution IP portfolio. Can they afford to lose a couple or few of these and still have an effective thicket? Thanks All, and Good Luck to All Longs

Link to Applicant Initiated Interview Summary... (write-up notes on page 2)

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