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`DATE MAILED: 01125/2011
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`INVENTION: METHODS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND
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`Daniel], Rader
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`TITLE OF
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`WEDDINGTON KEVINE
`WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E
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`ART UNIT
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`DATE MAILED: 01125/2011
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`RADER, DANIEL J.
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`/KEVIN WEDDINGTON/
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`Art Unit: 1614
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