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Any discussion of the OWS patent prosecution docket must be understood against the backdrop of the competitive patent landscape, and specifically the blocking patent position held by Pinnacle Optics, Inc

Any national or regional phase entries beyond those already completed (EP and JP) must be made on or before this date

OWS must determine whether additional international coverage for the packaging and thermal management technology is warranted

An election must be made to prosecute one group, with the remaining groups reserved for pursuit in one or more divisional applications (see B2 below)

Additionally, abandonment of B1 would foreclose the ability to file the B2 divisional application, since B2 is dependent on B1 as its parent and must be filed while B1 is still pending

The application is currently awaiting the filing of an examination request, which is required to initiate substantive examination by the JPO