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[vg_future]

JimLur. Could you please respond to msg#425. Thanks!

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[JimLur]

VG-Future JPO Issue

This is what I was sent by a friend who looked into it. Looks like some legal date has been set for 03/04/2003. Maybe our legal eagles can opine on this.

Our Japanese agents have just informed us that they have obtained the following documents from the files of JP2979064 and JP2816349:


1. JP 2979064:
[opposition no. 2000-72020]
Opposition: filed May 15, 2000 (not charged)
Notice of reason of invalidation: October 17, 2000
Argument against opposition: April 18, 2001
Request of correction: April 18, 2001
Petition: July 2, 2001
Decision of opposition: October 23, 2001


[trial no. 2002-39124]
Request for trial (with corrected specification): May 20, 2002
Notice of rejection reason of correction: September 2, 2002/12/24


In the trial procedure the latest action recorded was the rejection of the correction of September 4, 2002. A request for extension of the period within which an argument may be filed was made by the patentee and the argument should now be filed by March 4, 2003.


2. JP 2816349:
[opposition no. 11-71645]
Opposition: filed 1999-04-27 (not charged)
Notice of reason of invalidation: August 10, 1999
Argument against opposition: February 17, 2000
Request of correction: February 17, 2000
Notice of reason of invalidation: May 26, 2000
Argument against opposition: November 24, 2000
Request of correction: November 24, 2000
Notice of rejection reason of correction: January 9, 2001
Argument against opposition: July 10, 2001
Decision of opposition: October 23, 2001


[trial no. 2002-39123]
Request for trial (with corrected specification): May 20, 2002
Notice of rejection reason of correction: September 4, 2002/12/24


In the trial procedure the latest action recorded was the rejection of the correction of September 4, 2002. A request for extension of the period within which an argument may be filed was made by the patentee and the argument should now be filed by March 4, 2003.


Total number of pages: 1247. The requests for trial account for one third of the pages.


We hope that this meets your request. We will send the documents to you as soon as we receive them.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.



Jim Lurgio