Contract analysis

From: "Christy Bauer" To: "Alan Ngo" Cc: "Catherine Bloom", "Peter Vassiliev" Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:23:00 -0000 Subject: OWS / Matter No. 1014-00005 — Emergency Extension Authorization for B1 (U.S. 17/814,057) — Billing Instructions

Writing to confirm that we received client authorization yesterday (October 15) from Sandra Koh, IP Manager / In-House Patent Counsel at Optiwave Semiconductor Corp., to file an emergency extension of time for U.S. Application No. 17/814,057 — the B1 electrode fabrication process application (Sub-Family B).

As you may recall, this matter falls under the Project Lighthouse budget freeze that has been in effect since August 11, 2023, which caps discretionary IP spend at $25,000/quarter. Sandra's authorization represents a narrow, emergency exception to that freeze for this single filing only.

Peter Vassiliev is preparing a 4-month extension of time request with the USPTO for U.S. App. No. 17/814,057. The Restriction Requirement response currently carries a 2-month deadline of October 21, 2024; the 4-month extension will push the new response deadline to April 21, 2025. The USPTO extension fee is $2,560 at the small entity rate. Our filing target is October 18, 2024 — ahead of the original October 21 deadl

All time and costs should be billed to Matter No. 1014-00005 (Optiwave Semiconductor Corp. — Patent Prosecution). The $2,560 USPTO fee should be processed as a disbursement under the existing matter.

One administrative flag: the matter has been in dormant status since September 2023. Can you confirm whether the matter can accept new charges as-is, or whether any reactivation steps are needed in the billing system? I'd like to get this sorted before Peter files on Friday.

As a reminder, the engagement carries a 10% volume discount on standard hourly rates:

- Partner: $805.50/hr - Senior Associate: $562.50/hr - Associate: $427.50/hr

We expect minimal attorney time on this — roughly 1–2 hours of Peter's time (associate rate) for preparing and filing the extension request and fee transmittal.

I want to flag that I'm aware of the outstanding balance on this matter: $34,218.50 in unbilled WIP and $22,740.00 in unpaid invoices (Invoice Nos. 2023-07-04187 and 2023-08-04187), totaling $56,958.50. Sandra's authorization email specifically confirmed that OWS would pay the $2,560 USPTO fee and associated attorney time for this emergency filing. Given the collection posture on the older invoices, should the new ch

- The B1 extension only buys us time through April 21, 2025. A substantive response to the Restriction Requirement (election of species/invention) will still be needed before that date and will require a separate authorization. - This is **not** a reactivation of the full OWS docket. The remaining applications stay on hold pending broader budget authorization from OWS and Veltrano Capital Partners. - Catherine is awa

Can you confirm the billing system setup so Peter can proceed with the filing? Ideally by end of day tomorrow (October 17) so we have runway before the Friday target.

--- Christy Bauer Lead Associate, intellectual Property Group Calderwood & Harkness LLP USPTO Reg. No. 74,329 555 California Street, 42nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94104