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`TET_LER, ROY R
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`Neil P. Desai
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: Propofol
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`Neil P. Desai
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`Applicant-Initiated Interview Summary
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`Application No.
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`10/616,70g
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`Examiner
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`JON P. WEBER
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`Applicant(s)
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`DESAI ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`1657
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) JON P. WEBER.
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`(2) ROY TELLER.
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`Date of Interview: 30 Apri/2013.
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`(3)JONATHAN TAYLOR.
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`Type:
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`Issues Discussed 0101 01 12 0102 IZI103 O Others
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`Claim(s) discussed: all pending.
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`Identification of prior art discussed: those of record.
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`Substance of Interview
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`reference or a portion thereof, claim interpretation, proposed amendments, arguments of any applied references etc ... )
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`Discussed with Attornev Taylor that if the claims eliminated "plastic" then the scope of proposed claims could be
`allowable because there is nothing in Lundgren that generalizes Fluorotec to other inert materials for the closure. After
`a couple of attempts. the attached draft claims were found acceptable to both parties.
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`Applicant recordation instructions: The formal written reply to the last Office action must include the substance of the interview. (See MPEP
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`general thrust of each argument or issue discussed, a general indication of any other pertinent matters discussed regarding patentability and the
`general results or outcome of the interview, to include an indication as to whether or not agreement was reached on the issues raised.
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`1Zl Attachment
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`/JON P WEBER/
`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 1657
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark O tf1ce
`PTOL·413 (Rev. 8/1112010)
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`Interview Summary
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`PaperNo. 20130507
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`Exh. 1021 Page 6
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`Manual of Paternt Examining Procedure (MPEP), Section 71 3.04, Substance of Interview Must be Made of Record
`A complete written statement as to the substance ol any lace·to-laoe, video conference, or 1elephone interview with regard to an application must be made ol record in the
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`Summary of Record of Interview Requirements
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`Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 1.133lnterviews
`Paragraph (b)
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`4) an identification of the· principal proposed amendments of a substantive nature discussed, unless these are already described on the
`Interview Summary Form completed by the Examiner,
`5) a brief identification of the general thrust of the principal arguments presented to the examiner,
`(The identification of arguments need not be lengthy or elaborate. A verbatim or highly detailed description of the arguments is not
`required. The identification of the arguments is sufficient if the general nature or thrust of the principal arguments made to the
`examiner can be understood in the context of the application file. Of course, the applicant may desire to emphasize and fully
`describe those arguments which he or she feels were or might be persuasive to the examiner.)
`6) a general indication ofr any other pertinent matters discussed, and
`7) if appropriate, the general results or outcome of the interview unless already described in the Interview Summary Fomn completed by
`the examiner.
`Examiners are expected to carefully review the applicant's record of the substance of an interview. If the record is not complete and
`accurate, the examiner will give the applicant an extendable one month time period to correct the record.
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`Examiner to Check for Accuracy
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`If the claims are allowabl~e for other reasons of record, the examiner should send a letter setting forth the examiner's version of the
`statement attributed to him or her. If the record is complete and accurate, the examiner should place the indication, "Inter view Record OK" on the
`paper recording the substance of the interview along with the date and the examiner's initials .
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