Date : 7/1/2022 5:32:01 PM
From : "Romelia Bogdan"
To : "'eyaly'"
Cc : "Anca Kiss" , "Elinor David"
Subject : Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al]
Attachment : 87292 Debit Note #424444 For NRCN.pdf;

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Eyal,

Further to the below correspondence, please find attached our debit note of the response charges.

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

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)


-----Original Message-----
From: Romelia Bogdan
Sent: Friday, 01 July, 2022 8:21 PM
To: 'eyaly' <eyaly@nrcn.gov.il>; 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il>; Elinor David <elinor@ipatent.co.il>
Subject: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al]

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Shulamit and Eyal,

Please be advised that we have now filed the response to the Notice to File Corrected Application Papers dated 1 March 2022, in the US Patent and Trademark Office on 2 May 2022.

Enclosed herewith is a copy of the response.

We shall let you know as soon as we hear further. Our debit note of the response charges will follow under separate cover.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)

-----Original Message-----
From: eyaly [mailto:eyaly@nrcn.gov.il]
Sent: Sunday, 24 April, 2022 9:21 PM
To: Romelia Bogdan <rbogdan@ipatent.co.il>; 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il>; Elinor David <elinor@ipatent.co.il>
Subject: Re: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al]

Hi,

Approved by the NRCN to prepare/correct the figures needed.

Eyal

Eyal Yahel, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, NRCN
P.O.Box 9001 Beer-Sheva,
Israel, 84190

________________________________
From: Romelia Bogdan <rbogdan@ipatent.co.il>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 1:22:32 PM
To: 'Shulamit Hirsh'; eyaly
Cc: 'Gillian Romano'; Anca Kiss; Elinor David
Subject: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al]


TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Shulamit and Eyal,

Further to the below correspondence, please note we have yet to receive your instructions regarding the below matter.

We look forward to receiving your reply.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)



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From: Romelia Bogdan
Sent: Friday, 15 April, 2022 3:45 PM
To: 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il>; 'eyaly' <eyaly@nrcn.gov.il>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il>; Elinor David <elinor@ipatent.co.il>
Subject: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al]

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Shulamit and Eyal,

Further to the email correspondence below with respect to the referred US Patent Application, attached is a Notice to File Corrected Application Papers dated 1 March 2022 issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

According to the Notice, the following figures do not comply with the USPTO requirements and they must now be corrected to overcome the objections raised in this Notice, namely Figures 3A, 3B, 3C, 10A and 10B.

For your convenience, attached is the complete set of drawings as filed.

A response to the notice is due by 1 May 2022 if extension fees are to be avoided. The last date for responding to the Notice so as to avoid abandonment is 1 October 2022.

The estimated cost for preparing and timely filing a response to the Notice is ~ILS 2,865 (not including v.a.t. or any discounts, if applicable).

The estimate includes:
*ILS 715 - Services for Processing and Reporting Notice to File Corrected Application Papers; *ILS 1,150.- Services for preparing and filing Response to Notice to File Corrected Application Papers; *ILS 600.- Expenses for preparing 2 sheets of formal drawings (ILS 300 per sheet); - unless you can provide us with revised versions of Figures 3A, 3B, 3C, 10A and 10B with clear, darker line quality and legible text *ILS 250. - Official Fee: Surcharge for Submission of Executed Declaration after initial filing; *ILS 150.- Local Agent fee, Miscellaneous Disbursements and Bank Charges.

The estimate does not include:
*Official Fees for extension/s of time;

Please send us your approval of these charges as soon as possible and in any case no later than 20 April 2022, in order to avoid additional expenses and fees and to enable us to handle this matter before the due date.

The cost estimate provided herewith, subject to change due to fluctuation in currency rates, is valid for two weeks from the mailing date above. After this date they may be subject to changes without prior notice in view of, e.g., change in local or foreign service charge and/or official fees.

The charges in this cost estimate do not include services pertaining to searches or analyses of prior art to determine the patentability of your invention and/or the right to practice it. A patentability search may assist in determining the patentability of your invention and thus the likelihood of obtaining patent protection for it, while a more expensive and thorough right to use/infringement search can assist in determining the freedom to practice your invention. If you are interested in our performing any of the above searches, please contact in writing the patent attorney handling this application.

We look forward to receiving your instructions.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)

From: Romelia Bogdan
Sent: Friday, 04 March, 2022 12:44 PM
To: 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il<mailto:shhirsch@technion.ac.il>>; 'eyaly' <eyaly@nrcn.gov.il<mailto:eyaly@nrcn.gov.il>>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il<mailto:gillian.r@technion.ac.il>>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il<mailto:akiss@ipatent.co.il>>
Subject: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application No. 17/679,164 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al] {AR}

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Shulamit and Eyal,

In accordance with your instructions we have prepared and electronically-filed the above-identified Patent Application in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This Application received the filing date of 24 February 2022 and Serial No. 17/679,164.

If you intend to file corresponding applications in other countries under the International Convention claiming priority of the above-identified application, this should be done prior to the expiration of 12 months from the above filing date namely before 24 February 2022. Please let us have your instructions well before the due date.

Enclosed is a copy of the Application as filed for your records, together with a copy of the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt issued by the USPTO. The Filing Receipt will be forwarded to you as soon as received (usually within 5-6 months from the filing date).

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Extensions for protection of up to five years may be available in various jurisdictions for patents claiming inventions in certain fields requiring marketing approval and/or subject to regulation, such as but not limited to, medical (e.g., drugs and medical devices), food, feed and agro (e.g., agrochemicals and plants) products that require and/or have received regulatory marketing approval, under certain circumstances. Extending the duration of a patent requires filing an application to this effect with the patent office in each jurisdiction in which patent term extension is available and desired, within a specified time period from the date of issuance of the marketing approval in that jurisdiction, depending on the jurisdiction, typically within a few weeks.

Therefore, please advise us of any developments towards marketing approval of the product subject of the patent(s) to be extended. Should you require additional information regarding this issue, we remain at your service.

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

There is an ongoing duty to disclose anything material to the patentability of your application during the entire course of the examination. Such a disclosure is done through the filing of an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This duty is incumbent upon everyone who is substantively involved in the invention, specifically including the inventor(s), the owner(s) of the invention and the patent attorney who prepares the application.  Therefore whenever the inventor(s), or the owner(s) of the invention, becomes aware of information that may be material to the examination of this application, such information should be immediately provided to us for reporting to the USPTO Examiner.  Accordingly, it is our duty, as your representative, to report all that we become aware of that may be considered material to the patentability of your invention.

In a recent case, finding a patent to be unenforceable because of fraud, the court held that materiality is not limited to prior art but embraces any information that a reasonable Examiner would be substantially likely to consider important in deciding whether to allow an application to issue as a patent. Consequently, we have expanded our requirement as to the type of art to be included in our Information Disclosure Statements to relevant publications published post priority date even though such art may not be considered as "prior art" since they may be material to the examination of the application. Additionally, the court held that even though an Examiner is aware of material art that, by itself, is not sufficient to establish that such art was considered. What is needed is either an Information Disclosure Statement acknowledged by the Examiner or a Notice of Reference issued by the Examiner in the application under examination. In order to overcome this problem we will also be including in the IDS submission art which has been cited in parent applications.

Failure to disclose such relevant material to the Examiner may result in the non-enforceability of a patent.

Accordingly, we follow the rules explicitly, so as not to commit a technical breach for which our client may pay an extreme price. It is our policy and practice to err on the side of disclosure. We believe that so great a penalty warrants such an approach. We hope that you understand this as an exercise of caution, carried out for your protection.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not assume any liability as a result of not receiving the prior art from you and filing thereof in the USPTO.

We shall let you know as soon as we hear further.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)

From: Romelia Bogdan
Sent: Thursday, 24 February, 2022 3:47 PM
To: 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il<mailto:shhirsch@technion.ac.il>>; 'eyaly' <eyaly@nrcn.gov.il<mailto:eyaly@nrcn.gov.il>>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il<mailto:gillian.r@technion.ac.il>>; Eran Naftali <eran@ipatent.co.il<mailto:eran@ipatent.co.il>>; Annat Stein <annat@ipatent.co.il<mailto:annat@ipatent.co.il>>; Elinor David <elinor@ipatent.co.il<mailto:elinor@ipatent.co.il>>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il<mailto:akiss@ipatent.co.il>>
Subject: Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-01 | US NON-Provisional Application of US Provisional Application #63/152,860 filed 24-Feb-2021 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al] | Due Date: 24-Feb-2022 {AR}

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Shulamit and Eyal,

In accordance with your instructions below, on 24 February 2022 we prepared and electronically-filed the above-identified Utility Patent Application.

Please find attached the USPTO's Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt in this regard.

Our complete report email will soon follow, together with a copy of the application as filed.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)

From: Romelia Bogdan
Sent: Wednesday, 23 February, 2022 4:58 PM
To: 'Shulamit Hirsh' <shhirsch@technion.ac.il<mailto:shhirsch@technion.ac.il>>; 'eyaly' <eyaly@nrcn.gov.il<mailto:eyaly@nrcn.gov.il>>; 'behar@physics.technion.ac.il' <behar@physics.technion.ac.il<mailto:behar@physics.technion.ac.il>>; 'shlomit.tarem@gmail.com' <shlomit.tarem@gmail.com<mailto:shlomit.tarem@gmail.com>>; 'yacobi_l@yahoo.com' <yacobi_l@yahoo.com<mailto:yacobi_l@yahoo.com>>; 'roirahin@gmail.com' <roirahin@gmail.com<mailto:roirahin@gmail.com>>
Cc: 'Gillian Romano' <gillian.r@technion.ac.il<mailto:gillian.r@technion.ac.il>>; Eran Naftali <eran@ipatent.co.il<mailto:eran@ipatent.co.il>>; Annat Stein <annat@ipatent.co.il<mailto:annat@ipatent.co.il>>; Elinor David <elinor@ipatent.co.il<mailto:elinor@ipatent.co.il>>; Anca Kiss <akiss@ipatent.co.il<mailto:akiss@ipatent.co.il>>
Subject: Action Required Ehrlich Ref.: 87292 | TRDF Ref.: 2020121-00 | US NON-Provisional Application of US Provisional Application #63/152,860 filed 24-Feb-2021 | By: TRDF; Nuclear Research Center - Negev [BEHAR Ehud et al] | Due Date: 24-Feb-2022

TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DETECTION OF RADIATION

Dear Sirs,

Please find attached PDF documents containing the 1) Declaration; 2) Assignment; and 3) Power of Attorney in connection with filing the above identified US Utility Patent Application in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), for which the filing deadline is 24 February 2022.

SPECIAL NOTE: Prior to executing the attached forms, please ensure that all the details contained in these forms are correct (i.e., spelling of names, order of inventors, addresses, etc.) and inform us immediately of any errors, so as to enable us to correct the forms and so as to avoid corrections after the Application is filed (which will incur unnecessary additional expenses). Unless we hear otherwise we shall use these details when filing the application.

Please sign and date the forms, after reviewing the Application, and send us the executed forms as soon as possible by return e-mail or by fax (073-7919100). Please also ensure to keep signed copies of these forms for your records.

If, however, we do not receive the forms by tomorrow, 24 February 2022, 14:00 Israeli Time we will file this Application without the executed Declaration and shall file this signed form after the initial filing of the application. Note this will incur additional expenses (covering the Official Fees, our services, expenses and v.a.t. where applicable).

We look forward to receiving your reply.

Sincerely,

Romelia Bogdan
Paralegal - USA Filing Department
EHRLICH & FENSTER of The EHRLICH GROUP (EG)