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`The following claim charts are preliminary in nature. e-Numerate reserves the right to amend and supplement these charts as discovery
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`1. An apparatus, comprising:
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`an application including a network browser on the device for accessing a system configured for:
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`identification of at least one computer-readable Extensible Markup Language (XML)-compliant data document including:
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` plurality of line items with a plurality of data values, and
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` computer-readable datatype rule for validation of a type of data values,
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` computer-readable calculation rule for validation of a calculation involving data values, and
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` computer-readable unit rule for validation of a unit of data values;
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`validation of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document by:
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`identifying at least a subset of the computer-readable rules including at least one of:
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`the computer-readable datatype rule for validation of the type of data values,
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` plurality of computer-readable semantic tags that describe a semantic meaning of the data values and are each
`computer-readably coupled to at least one of the data values, where the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data
`document is capable of including multiple hierarchical relationships between two line items;
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`parsing of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;
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`accessing a plurality of computer-readable rules including:
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`the computer-readable calculation rule for validation of the calculation involving data values, or
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`the computer-readable unit rule for validation of the unit of data values;
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`processing at least a portion of the data values of at least a portion of the line items of the at least one computer-readable XML-
`compliant data document, utilizing the at least subset of the computer-readable rules and at least a portion of the computer-readable
`sematic tags of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;
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`said apparatus configured for:
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`accessing at least a portion of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document utilizing the application including
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`Applicability
`Users of an XBRL validator use an apparatus, comprising: a device; and an application including
`a network browser on the device for accessing a system. See excerpt(s) below, for example
`(emphasis added):
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`Note: Any entity using XBRL on an official basis requires use of an XBRL validator to ensure that
`an XBRL document complies with relevant rules set forth by the XBRL standard.
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`Upon information and belief, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and/or
`Department of Energy (DOE) validate XBRL filings made to those organizations and infringe
`at least claim 1 of the ‘748 patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by using the patented
`invention to, inter alia, process multiple XBRL-compliant filings. See pertinent excerpt(s)
`below illustrating applicability to the FERC/DOE Taxonomy Architecture, for example:
`https://xbrl.us/home/filers/ferc-reporting/tools/.
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`“The FERC Taxonomy Architecture follows rules defined by XBRL International
`specifications and best practices established by XBRL US domain steering committee.
`Adherence to these recommendations ensures that taxonomies using the Architecture are
`fully XBRL 2.1 compliant.”
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`“Rendering Templates
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`Because the data collected by FERC has been historically forms based, the taxonomy
`structure reflects the structure of the Forms. The taxonomy includes html templates for each
`schedule that can be processed with an XBRL instance file and taxonomy entry point to
`render a representation of the form. The templates will render an XHTML version of the
`instance in an inline XBRL format. The rendering templates are defined as labels in the
`taxonomy and are defined as labels of the Schedule abstract element that is at the
`presentation root of every schedule.
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`Validations
`The taxonomy includes validations to ensure the quality of data submitted. The validations
`are grouped by form and schedule, with sets of validations that are applicable to a given
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`Claim 1 Elements
`1. An apparatus, comprising:
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`an application including a
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`form. Validations defined for one schedule will also run on other schedules where the data
`is the same. All validations are expressed using the XULE syntax.”
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`“3.9 Validations
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`The taxonomy includes validations represented as rules. A filing should validate against
`these rules to be successfully filed. Each form has a set of validation rules applicable to it.
`In addition, there are validation rules that apply to all forms. These are organized so that
`validation rules do not need to be duplicated by the taxonomy manager.
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`The validation rules are expressed as XULE rules and are maintained by the taxonomy
`author.”
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`“5 Form Rendering
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`5.1 Overview
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`When an XBRL filing is made to the FERC one of the functions that needs to be performed
`is to create a human readable version of the XBRL instance that looks like a traditional
`form. The following figure shows the process flow of a filing and where form rendering
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`The technology used to render the forms relies on the XULE language to express how data
`from the taxonomy and the instance should be meshed together to create a rendering of
`the form.
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`The resulting form is rendered in an xhtml format as an inline XBRL document. This makes
`the FERC filing program similar to programs adopted by the US Securities and Exchange
`Commission (SEC) and other global regulators. It also has the advantage that many of the
`FERC filers will be familiar with this approach as they already file in inline XBRL to the SEC.
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`Because the document is in an xhtml format, formatted text can be included in the filing in
`an xhtml and will be rendered consistently.“
`https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/FERC_Taxonomy_Guide.pdf
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`Users of an XBRL validator use an application… configured for: identification of at least one
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`plurality of line items with a plurality of data values, and a plurality of computer- readable
`semantic tags that describe a semantic meaning of the data values and are each computer-
`readably coupled to at least one of the data values, where the at least one computer- readable
`XML-compliant data document is capable of including multiple hierarchical relationships between
`two line items. See excerpt(s) below, for example (emphasis added):
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`Note: As set forth below, XBRL documents are required by the XBRL standard to be XML-
`compliant and include a plurality of line items with a plurality of data values, and a plurality of
`computer-readable semantic tags.
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`“In XBRL terminology, a concept is a definition of a reporting term. Concepts manifest as XML
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`Schema [SCHEMA‑1] element definitions. In the taxonomy schema a concept is given a concrete
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`name and a type. The type defines the kind of data types allowed for facts measured according
`to the concept definition. For example, a “cash” concept would typically have a monetary type.
`This declares that when cash is reported, its value will be monetary. In contrast, a
`“accountingPoliciesNote” concept would typically have a string type so that, when the
`“accountingPoliciesNote” is reported in an XBRL instance, its value would be interpreted as a
`string of characters. Additional constraints on how concepts can be used are documented by
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`additional XBRL attributes on the XML Schema [SCHEMA‑1] element definitions that correspond
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`to the concepts…The linkbases in a taxonomy further document the meaning of the concepts by
`expressing relationships between concepts (inter-concept relationships) and by relating concepts
`to their documentation.”
`http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/xbrl-recommendation-2003-12-31+corrected-errata-2012-01-
`25.htm#_Toc202578211
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`“The core XBRL specifications (see XBRL Essentials) define validation constraints which XBRL
`processors must impose on all XBRL reports. These enforce not only basic syntactical checks, but
`also ensure that the reports comply with the definitions in the taxonomy.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`Note: As set forth below, XBRL documents are required by the XBRL standard to be XML-
`compliant and be capable of including multiple hierarchical relationships between two line items.
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`Markup Language (XML)-
`compliant data document
`including:
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` a
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`plurality of data values, and
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`readable semantic tags that
`describe a semantic meaning of
`the data values and are each
`computer-readably coupled to
`at least one of the data values,
`where the at least one
`computer- readable XML-
`compliant data document is
`capable of including multiple
`hierarchical relationships
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`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
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`“From a technical perspective, XBRL implements XML, but also encapsulates other WC3
`standards to enable features important to business reporting—like multiple relationships (both
`hierarchical and non-hierarchical) and extensibility—that are not available in native XML. The
`XBRL specification defines how to create documents containing your data in well-formed XML
`(called instance documents) and how to create files containing relevant business terminology,
`their meanings, their data types, relationships among terms, and the rules/formulas they must
`follow (called taxonomies).”
`http://www.xbrl.org/bpboarddocs/xbrlorcustomizedxml.pdf
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`Users of an XBRL validator use an application… configured for: parsing of the at least one
`computer-readable XML- compliant data document. See excerpt(s) below, for example (emphasis
`added):
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`parsing of the at least one
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`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
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`“XBRL can express multiple hierarchies of explicit relations. Because XBRL separates concept and
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`relation definitions, you can define more than one hierarchy of such relations.”
`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
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`Users of an XBRL validator use an application… configured for: accessing a plurality of computer-
`readable rules including: a computer-readable datatype rule for validation of a type of data
`values, a computer-readable calculation rule for validation of a calculation involving data
`values, and a computer-readable unit rule for validation of a unit of data values. See excerpt(s)
`below, for example (emphasis added):
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`Note: As set forth below, a computer-readable datatype rule is required for validation of a type
`of data values.
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`“The core XBRL specifications (see XBRL Essentials) define validation constraints which XBRL
`processors must impose on all XBRL reports. These enforce not only basic syntactical checks, but
`also ensure that the reports comply with the definitions in the taxonomy.”
`https://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`“Datatypes
`All XBRL concept definitions are associated with a datatype that enforces basic validation of the
`format of reported values. For example, ensuring that strings are not reported against concepts
`which should take numeric values. At a technical level, XBRL reuses the XML Schema datatype
`system. The standard defines a wide range of base datatypes, but the Data Type Registry 1.0
`allows for the collaborative development, rapid review, publication and on-going use of
`additional specialised data constraints.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`Note: As set forth below, a computer-readable calculation rule is required for validation of a
`calculation involving data values.
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`“Calculations
`Taxonomies can capture basic summation relationships between concepts which will be checked
`during the validation process. As the scope of calculations that can be defined in this way is
`limited, many implementations choose to use Formula for all calculation constraints.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`accessing a plurality of
`computer- readable rules
`including:
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`datatype rule for validation of
`a type of data values,
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`calculation rule for validation
`of a calculation involving data
`values, and
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`rule for validation of a unit of
`data values;
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`Note: As set forth below, a computer-readable unit rule is required for validation of a unit of
`data values.
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`“Units
`The XBRL 2.1 specification requires that facts for concepts with a monetary datatype use
`particular units based on the ISO 4217 currency code standard. More general constraints
`between datatypes and units can be defined in the Units Registry 1.0.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`“Validation
`Data quality can be greatly enhanced through multiple layers of validation. The XBRL standard
`provides the ability to design and publish business validation rules in a standardised format.
`Basic validation semantics can be represented in XBRL taxonomies using the core specifications.
`More complex constraints can be modelled using the Formula Specifications. These validation
`rules can be applied at the time of preparation of a report, as well as by all of the recipients of
`that report.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/spec-group-index-formula.html
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`“the monetary type serves as the datatype for those financial concepts in a taxonomy which
`denote units in a currency. Instance items with this type must have a unit of measure from the
`ISO 4217 namespace of currencies.”
`http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/XBRL-2.1/REC-2003-12-31/XBRL-2.1-REC-2003-12-
`31+corrected-errata-2013-02-20.html#unit
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`validation of the at least one
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`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
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`compliant data document by:
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`identifying at least a subset of
`the computer-readable rules
`including at least one of:
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`the computer-readable
`datatype rule for validation of
`the type of data values,
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`the computer-readable
`calculation rule for validation
`of the calculation involving
`data values, or
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`the computer-readable unit
`rule for validation of the unit
`of data values;
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`computer-readable rules including at least one of: the computer-readable datatype rule for
`validation of the type of data values, the computer-readable calculation rule for validation of the
`calculation involving data values, or the computer-readable unit rule for validation of the unit of
`data values. See excerpt(s) below, for example (emphasis added):
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`“The XBRL conformance suite has over 400 tests, each which an XBRL processor must "pass" an
`property interpret XBRL functionality specified in the XBRL specification.”
`http://frux.wikispaces.com/file/view/Chapter-18-Extracting.pdf
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`“The core XBRL specifications (see XBRL Essentials) define validation constraints which XBRL
`processors must impose on all XBRL reports. These enforce not only basic syntactical checks, but
`also ensure that the reports comply with the definitions in the taxonomy.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`“Datatypes
`All XBRL concept definitions are associated with a datatype that enforces basic validation of the
`format of reported values. For example, ensuring that strings are not reported against concepts
`which should take numeric values. At a technical level, XBRL reuses the XML Schema datatype
`system. The standard defines a wide range of base datatypes, but the Data Type Registry 1.0
`allows for the collaborative development, rapid review, publication and on-going use of
`additional specialised data constraints.
`…
`Calculations
`Taxonomies can capture basic summation relationships between concepts which will be checked
`during the validation process. As the scope of calculations that can be defined in this way is
`limited, many implementations choose to use Formula for all calculation constraints.
`Units
`The XBRL 2.1 specification requires that facts for concepts with a monetary datatype use
`particular units based on the ISO 4217 currency code standard. More general constraints
`between datatypes and units can be defined in the Units Registry 1.0.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`processing at least a portion
`of the data values of at least
`a portion of the line items of
`the at least one computer-
`readable XML-compliant data
`document, utilizing the at
`least subset of the computer-
`readable rules and at least a
`portion of the computer-
`readable sematic tags of the
`at least one computer-
`readable XML-compliant data
`document;
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`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
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`Users of an XBRL validator use an application… configured for: processing at least a portion of
`the data values of at least a portion of the line items of the at least one computer-readable XML-
`compliant data document, utilizing the at least subset of the computer-readable rules and at
`least a portion of the computer- readable sematic tags of the at least one computer-readable
`XML-compliant data document. See excerpt(s) below, for example (emphasis added):
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`“The XBRL conformance suite has over 400 tests, each which an XBRL processor must "pass" an
`property interpret XBRL functionality specified in the XBRL specification.”
`http://frux.wikispaces.com/file/view/Chapter-18-Extracting.pdf
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`“The core XBRL specifications (see XBRL Essentials) define validation constraints which XBRL
`processors must impose on all XBRL reports. These enforce not only basic syntactical checks, but
`also ensure that the reports comply with the definitions in the taxonomy.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`“Datatypes
`All XBRL concept definitions are associated with a datatype that enforces basic validation of the
`format of reported values. For example, ensuring that strings are not reported against concepts
`which should take numeric values. At a technical level, XBRL reuses the XML Schema datatype
`system. The standard defines a wide range of base datatypes, but the Data Type Registry 1.0
`allows for the collaborative development, rapid review, publication and on-going use of
`additional specialised data constraints.
`…
`Calculations
`Taxonomies can capture basic summation relationships between concepts which will be checked
`during the validation process. As the scope of calculations that can be defined in this way is
`limited, many implementations choose to use Formula for all calculation constraints.
`Units
`The XBRL 2.1 specification requires that facts for concepts with a monetary datatype use
`particular units based on the ISO 4217 currency code standard. More general constraints
`between datatypes and units can be defined in the Units Registry 1.0.”
`http://specifications.xbrl.org/validation.html
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`http://www.exkss.com/devel/huHU/tankonyv/attachments/XBRL_For_Dummies.pdf
`Users of an XBRL validator use an apparatus configured for: accessing at least a portion of the at
`least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document utilizing the application including
`the network browser. See excerpt(s) below, for example (emphasis added):
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`Note: Any entity using XBRL on an official basis requires use of an XBRL validator to ensure that
`an XBRL document complies with relevant rules set forth by the XBRL standard.
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`said apparatus configured for:
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`accessing at least a portion of
`the at least one computer-
`readable XML-compliant data
`document utilizing the
`application including the
`network browser.
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`Caveat:
`The notes, cited excerpts, and/or portions thereof utilized herein are set forth for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be limiting
`in any manner. For example, the notes, cited excerpts, and/or color-coded portions thereof may or may not be supplemented or
`substituted with different excerpt(s) of the relevant reference(s), as appropriate. Further, to the extent any error(s) and/or omission(s) exist
`herein, all rights are reserved to correct the same in connection with any subsequent correlations.
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