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`Notice of Allowability
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`No.
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`08/985,265
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`Applicant(s)
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`BEATON ET AL.
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`Thomas Nguyen
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`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS lOR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith lor previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be
`mailed in due course.
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`1Z1 This communication is responsive to _,C"-P""i4,_F.,__,,,_,·te,d'-'J'-'u"'ly~2""9,~1"'9"'9"'9'-----------------­
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`IZI The allowed claim lsi is/are ..:.1...!-2"'4"------------------------------
`0 The drawings filed on - - - - - - - - are acceptable.
`0 Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S. C. § 119(a)-(d).
`0 All 0 Some* 0 None
`of the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents have been
`0 received.
`0 received in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number) - - - - - - - -
`0 received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`*Certified copies not received: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
`0 Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S. C. § 119(e).
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE to comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRE
`THREE MONTHS FROM THE "DATE MAILED" of this Office action. Failure to timely comply will result in
`ABANDONMENT of this application. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
`0 Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PT0-152, which discloses
`that the oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.
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`1ZJ Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS
`1Z1 because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.
`1Z1 including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PT0-948, attached hereto or
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`to Paper No.
`~ncluding changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on J C<" 2.6 , \ qq'j , which has been
`approved by the examiner.
`0 including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side of the
`drawings. The drawi~gs should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittallettter addressed to the Official
`Draftsperson.
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`0 Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Any response to this letter should include, in the upper right hand corner, the APPLICATION NUMBER (SERIES
`CODE/SERIAL NUMBER). If applicant has received a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due, the ISSUE BATCH NUMBER
`and DATE of the NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE should also be included.
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`Attachment(s)
`0 Notice of References Cited, PT0·892
`0 Information Disclosure Statement(s), PT0-1449, Paper No(s). - - - -
`0 Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PT0-948
`0 Notice of Informal Patent Application, PT0-152
`0 Interview Summary, PT0-413
`0 Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`0 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material
`0 Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`PRIMARY EXAMINER
`ART UNIT 2773
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`U, s. Patent and Traderrn~rk Office
`PT0-37 (Rev. 9-95)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`UNITED STATE:..<)EPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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