See 126 Stat. at 2457. This change eliminates the need for the Office to provide an initial patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance and before the patent term adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 154(b)(1)(B) is known.
For the K-Wings franchise that played in the original IHL, see Kalamazoo Wings (1974â2000) . The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL 's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. Kalamazoo is home to the Green Ice Game. Played since 1982 on St. Patrick's Day, it is one of the most celebrated games in minor league hockey.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly noted that such a California division would have been unlikely 10 to 15 years ago. But hockey has grown in the state since Wayne Gretzky joined the Kings in 1988, the Sharks and Ducks joined the league soon after and the teams began youth hockey programs. Californians Matt Nieto (Sharks), Emerson Etem (Ducks) and Alec Martinez (Kings) are playing in their home state.