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.
The United States Hockey League has five teams in Iowa: the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Sioux City Musketeers, Waterloo Black Hawks, Des Moines Buccaneers, and the Dubuque Fighting Saints The Omaha Lancers previously played in Council Bluffs, Iowa from 2002 to 2009, but have since moved back to Omaha, Nebraska.