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`Patentees:
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`U.S. Patent No.:
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`7,064,197 B1
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`Issued:
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`June 20, 2006
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`Serial No.:
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`08!486,070
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`For:
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`June 7, 1995
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`Primary Examiner: John S. Brusca
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`August 10, 2007
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`Attention:
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`Deborah Dotson {Telephone 571-272-0520}
`Technotogy Center 1600
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`COMMUNICATION ACCOMPANYING PATENTEES' SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN MISSING
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`DOCUMENITS FROM U.S. PATENT APPIJCATION SERIAL NO. 08/436,070, FILIIJ JUNE 7, 1995
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`Dear Sirs:
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`This Communication accompanies Patentees’ submission of certain missing
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`documents from the file history of US. Patent Application Serial No. 08!486,070,
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`filed on June 7, 1995. Patentees‘ undersigned attorney was informed by a third
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`party that these documents were missing. No Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 or other
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`formal or informal inquiry is believed to have been issued or made with respect to
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`I hereby certify that this paper {Communication
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`Missing Documents From U.S. Patent Application Serial
`No. 0Bl'4B6, Filed June 7, 1995} and the attachments
`herein are being deposited with the United States Postal
`Service "Express Mail Post Office to Addresses" service
`under 37 CFR 1.10 on the data indicated above and is
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`REMARKS
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`Earlier this year it came to the undersigned's attention from a third party that
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`several documents appeared to be missing from the USPTO’s file wrapper for U.S.
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`Patent Application Serial No. 08/486,070 ("the ‘O70 Application), filed on June 7,
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`1995, the immediate application from which U.S. Patent No. 7,064,197 B1 (“the
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`'19? Patent) issued on June 20, 2006.
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`In three instances, the exhibits to filed
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`declarations or a communication appeared to be missing.
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`In three other instances,
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`the entire declaration or information disciosure statements appeared to be missing.
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`According to the third party, the following documents were missing from the
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`USPTO's file wrapper for the ‘070 Application:
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`1.
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`Exhibits 5-10 to May 8, 2001 Declaration Of Dr. Cheryl H. Agris,
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`Attorney At Law (in Support Of The Written Description Of The Invention Claimed
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`in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/486,070};
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`2.
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`Exhibits 1-4 to May 30, 2001 Communication For Transmitting Charts
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`in Support Of Applicant's Invention Claimed In U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`O8i486,070;
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`3.
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`June 17, 2002 Declaration Of Dr. Jannis G. Stavrianopoulos with
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`Exhibits 1—26:
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`4.
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`June 28, 2002 Supplemental information Disclosure Statement Under
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`37 C.F.H. §§‘l.56 841.97-1.98 with Exhibits 1-16;
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`5.
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`July 30, 2002 Second Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement
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`Under 37 C.F.R. §§1.56 8: 1.97-1.98 with Exhibits 1-28; and
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`6.
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`Eight {8} Charts attached to December 31, 2002 Communication For
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`- Submitting Eight Charts in Support Of Applicant's Invention Claimed in U.S. Patent
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`Application Serial No. 08!486,070.
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`Upon receiving this information from the third party, the undersigned
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`immediately reviewed the contents of the instant Assignee's {Enzo Life Sciences,
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`lnc.l files to determine whether the above-listed documents were present. These
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`documents were found to be present in the Assignee’s ‘070 Application file.
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`Before preparing this Communication and submitting the above-listed
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`documents, however, the undersigned contacted Landon—iP, inc. of Alexandria,
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`Virginia, to request that they undertake to examine the contents of the ‘070
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`Application file maintained by the USPTO. Landon-IP later informed the
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`undersigned that an inspection of the publicly available papers for the file history
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`revealed that the requested papers could not be located. Landon-IP suggested,
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`however, that the next option would be to order an electronic copy of the entire file
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`with cited references on CD-Fiom, and to conduct a further examination. According
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`to Landon-IP, this option would cover the situation where the missing papers may
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`have been incorrectly scanned in the non-patent literature. The undersigned
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`proceeded to order the electronic copy of the entire file for the ‘O70 Application
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`with cited references on CD~Rom. A short time later, Landon-lP confirmed with the
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`undersigned that the requested papers {above-listed documents) are missing from
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`the official USPTO copy of the file history for the '19‘/' Patent.
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`Having thus confirmed that the above-listed documents are missing from the
`‘O70 lfilpplication and '19? Patent file, the undersigned proceeded to check the
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`Code of Federal Regulations (notably 37 CFR 1.251 Unlocatable File), the Manual
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`of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) §508.04 {MPEP Pages 500-32 through 500
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`34), and the USPTO website for information on handling the matter of incomplete
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`file wrapper papers, but not a complete file wrapper.
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`In the MPEP (page 500-34,
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`left column, last paragraph, through right column, first paragraphl, it states:
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`37 CFR 1.251 generally applies only to situations in which the
`file of an application or patent {not
`just certain documents)
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`unlocatable. When a document is missing from an application, Office
`practice
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`to call
`the
`applicant's
`representative
`and
`request
`submission {generally by facsimile) of a copy of the missing document.
`While the Office will generally treat missing documents
`in this
`relatively informal manner {rather than issuing a notice under 37 CFR
`1.251}, the Office may issue a notice under 37 CFR 1.251 to obtain a
`copy of a missing document if the Office's informal attempts to obtain
`a copy of the document are unsuccessful. The notice under 37 CFR
`1.251 will include a printout of the contents entries from the Office's
`PALM system.
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`The undersigned also checked the Public PAIR for the ‘070 Application and
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`the '19? Patent to determine whether a Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251 had been
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`recently issued. No such notice was listed.
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`Lastly, before filing this Communication and submitting the above-listed
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`documents, the undersigned also attempted to obtain information by contacting the
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`USPTO at various numbers, including the Reconstruction Section (Tel. Nos. 571-
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`272-3150 and 571-272-1000) and Document Services (an option from the menu
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`for Tel. No. 571-272-3150). A call was made on August 9, 2007 to Deborah
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`Dotson, Technology Center 1600 (Telephone 571 -272-0520] who suggested that
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`the missing documents could be sent to her attention for proper scanning into the
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`USPTO's system} The undersigned acknowledges with appreciation the time and
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`courtesy extended by Ms. Dotson in handling his inquiry about these missing
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`documents.
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`Accordingly, the above-listed documents are attached as exhibits to this
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`Communication as follows:
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`1.
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`Exhibits 5-10 to May 8, 2001 Declaration Of Dr. Cheryl H. Agris,
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`Attorney At Law {in Support Of The Written Description Of The Invention Claimed
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`in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08!-486,070} [Exhibit 1];
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`2.
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`Exhibits 1-4 to May 30, 2001 Communication For Transmitting Charts
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`In Support Of Applicant's Invention Claimed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`08!486.070 [Exhibit 2];
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`3.
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`June 17, 2002 Declaration Of Dr. Jannis G. Stavrianopoulos with
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`Exhibits 1-26 [Exhibit 3];
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`4.
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`June 28, 2002 Supplementai information Disclosure Statement Under
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`37 C.F.R. §§1.56 8: 1.97-1.98 with Exhibits 1-16 [Exhibit 4];
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`5.
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`July 30, 2002 Second Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement
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`Under 37 C.F.Fi. §§1.56 & 1.97-1.98 with Exhibits 1-28 [Exhibit 5]; and
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`6.
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`Eight {Bl Charts attached to December 31. 2002 Communication For
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`Submitting Eight Charts In Support Of Applicant's invention Claimed In U.S. Patent
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`Appiication Serial No. 03;’486,07O [Exhibit 6].
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`1 in responding to a November 18, 2005 Office Communication initiating reconstruction pursuant to
`37 C.F.R. §1.251 of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 06i'461,469. filed on January 27, 1983 {the
`first-fiied application in the family ieading to the ‘D70 Applicationl. the undersigned filed a
`Communication on December 8, 2005 directed to the attention of Deborah Dotson. Technology
`Center 1600.
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`Including the cover sheets (but not the tabsl for each of the six above-listed
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`exhibits, a total of 880 pages are being submitted herewith to complete the
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`USPTO's file history for the 'O7O Application.
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`No fee or fees are believed to be due in connection with this Communication.
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`In the event that any fee or fees are due, however, The Patent and Trademark
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`Office is hereby authorized to charge the amount of any such feels} to Deposit
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`Account No. 05-1135, or to credit any overpayment thereto.
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`If a telephone conversation would further the prosecution of the present
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`application, Applicants’ undersigned attorney requests that he be contacted at the
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`number provided below.
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` ctfully submitted,
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`onald C. edus
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`Registration No. 32,567
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`Attorney for Patentees
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`ENZO LIFE SCIENCES. INC.
`CID ENZO BIOCHENL INC.
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`527 Madison Avenue, 9"‘ Floor
`New York, NY 10022-4304
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`Telephone: [212] 583-0100
`Facsimile: [2121 583-0150
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`Applicantisii
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`June 7, 1995
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`FILED BI’ EXPRESS MAIL
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`Honorable Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
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`COMMUNICATION FOR SUBMITTING EIGHT CHARTS IN SUPPORT OF
`APPI.ICANT'S INVENTION CLAIMED IN
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`U.S. PATENT APPLICATION SERIAL N0. 08/486,070
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`Dear Sirs:
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`This Communication follows the PTO interview held on December 17,
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`5002 in connection with the above-identified application. This
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`Communication also follows Applicants’ December 6, 2002 Communication
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`and their December 3, 2002 Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. §1.115. No
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`communication or office action is outstanding in this application. Thus, no
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`Honorable Commissioner of
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`Sir:
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`Transmitted herewith is a Communication For Submitting Eight Charts In
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`The fee has been calculated as shown below:
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`Registration No. 32,567
`Attorney for Applicants
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`Stavrianopoulos et al.
`Serial No. 081486.070
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`Filed: June 7, 1995
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`Copies are being provided in triplicate.
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`Also enclosed:
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`December 31 t 2002
`Date
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`ENZO LIFE SCIENCES. INC.
`[formerly named Enzo Diagnostics. lnc.l
`eio Enzo Biochem, Inc.
`527 Madison Avenue l9"' FI.I
`New York, New York 10022
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1576-2160 as amended previously by Applicants’ December 3, 2002
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`Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. §1.115 are still pending and remain under
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`examination in this application. No claim changes have been effected by this
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`Communication.
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`As indicated by the title, the purpose of this Communication is to submit
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`eight charts in support of Applicants’ array invention that is claimed in the present
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`application. These eight charts are attached as Exhibits 1-8, respectively.
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`With minor changes, Charts 1-4 (Exhibits 1-4) correspond to the charts
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`presented in Applicants’ May 30, 2000 Communication.
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`In Charts 5 and 6 (Exhibits 5 and 6), Applicants have illustrated the various
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`embodiments of non-porous supports or substrates disclosed in the specification.
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`Such non-porous supports or substrates fall into flat surfaces and curved surfaces.
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`Chart 6 (Exhibit 6) contains citations to the specification for each listed
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`embodiment.
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`Charts 7 and 8 (Exhibits 7 and 3) are also new. Chart 7 (Exhibit 7) illustrates
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`the reactive groups or binding sites in Applicants’ claimed array invention. Such
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`reactive groups or binding sites can take at least three forms: amines, epoxides and
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`hydroxyls. Also listed in Chart 7 (Exhibit 7) are examples of such amines, epoxides
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`and hydroxyls.
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`Chart 8 (Exhibit 8) is a Venn diagram illustrating the relationship between
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`treated plastic and treated glass as disclosed in the specification. As shown in the
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`Venn diagram, certain treatments are specific to plastic and others are specific to
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`glass.
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`In the case of two treatments, epoxy glue or solution, and ammonium
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`acetate lNH40Ac), these are applicable to both plastic and glass, as shown in the
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`intersecting portion of the two circles in the Venn diagram of Chart 8 (Exhibit 8).
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`Applicants respectfully request that full consideration be given to each of the
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`- eight charts (Exhibits 1-8) that are being submitted in support of Applicants‘
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`claimed array invention.
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`Favorable action is respectfully requested.
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`SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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`Claims 1576-2160 continue to be presented for further examination in
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`this application. No changes to the claims have been effected by this
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`Communication, the purpose of which is to present eight charts bearing on
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`the written description of Applicants‘ claimed array subject matter.
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`No fee or fees are beiieved to be due in connection with this
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`Communication.
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`In the event that any other fee or fees are due, however,
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`authorization is hereby given to charge the amount of any such feels} to
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`Deposit Account No. 05-1135, or to credit any overpayment thereto.
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`If a telephone conversation would further the prosecution of the
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`present application, Applicants’ undersigned attorney request that he be
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`contacted at the number provided below.
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`pectfully ubmitted,
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`R/K“
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`nald C. Fedus
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`Registration No. 32,567
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`Attorney for Applicants
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`ENZO LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
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`{formerly named Enzo Diagnostics, Inc.)
`c/o ENZO BIOCHENI. INC.
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`527 Madison Avenue, 9"‘ Floor
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`New York, New York 10022
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`Telephone: (212) 583-0100
`Facsimile: (212) 583-0150
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`Filed:
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`Title:
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`[FOLLOWING THEIR DECEMBER 31 . 2002 COMMUNICATION FOR SUBMITTING EIGHT
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`This is a supplemental response to Applicants‘ December 3, 2002
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`Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. §1.115, and it follows their December 21 , 2002
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`Communication For Submitting Eight Charts In Support Of Applicants‘ Invention
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`In The Claims:
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`Please enter replacement claims ‘I576 and 1670 as follows:
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`1576.
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`(Twice Amended) An array comprising a non-porous substrate having
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`immobilized to one or more reactive groups or binding sites on said surface.
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`wherein at least one nucleic acid strand or a sequence therefrom comprises one or
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`more non-radioactive chemical labels which comprise a non—radioactive signaling
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`moiety or moieties which are quantifiable or detectable, and wherein said non~
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`1670.
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`(Twice Amended} An array comprising a non-porous substrate having
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`surfaces, each surface comprising at least one nucleic acid strand fixed or
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`immobilized to one or more reactive groups or binding sites on said surface, and
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`wherein said non-porous substrate comprises siliceous matter or polymeric material.
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`Add new claims 2161-2162 as follows:
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`-- 2161.
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`(NEW) The array of claim 1576, wherein at least one nucleic acid strand
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`{NEW} The array of claim 1670, wherein at least one nucleic acid strand
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`REMARKS
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`Reconsideration of this application is respectfully requested.
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`Claims 1576-2160 were previously pending in this application. Claims 1576
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`and 1670 have been amended and new claims 2161 and 2162 have been added.
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`No claims have been canceled by this paper. Accordingly, as amended and added
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`above, claims 1576-2162 are being presented for further examination in this
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`Claim Amendments
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`In a further sincere effort to define their invention more clearly, Applicants
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`have entered new replacement claims 1576 and 1670, both of which are
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`independent and are directed to their claimed array invention. As set forth above,
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`replacement claim 1576 now recites "[a]n array comprising a non~porous substrate
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`having surfaces, each surface comprising at least one double-stranded nucleic acid
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`fixed or immobilized to one or more reactive groups or binding sites on said surface,
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`wherein at least one nucleic acid strand or a sequence therefrom comprises one or
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`more non—radioactive chemical labels which comprise a non-radioactive signaling
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`moiety or moieties which are quantifiable or detectable, and wherein said non-
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`porous substrate comprises siliceous matter or polymeric material." In the case of
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`ciaim 1670, Applicants are now claiming “[a]n array comprising a non-porous
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`substrate having surfaces, each surface comprising at least one nucleic acid strand
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`fixed or immobilized to one or more reactive groups or binding sites on said surface,
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`and wherein said non-porous substrate comprises siliceous matter or polymeric
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`material." The changes to claims 1576 and 1670 are believed to better reflect the
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`patentable nature of Applicants‘ claimed array which, among other things,
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`comprises a non-porous substrate comprising siliceous matter or polymeric
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`material.‘
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`A marked-up version of amended claims 1576 and 1670 is attached as
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`Exhibit 1. This marked-up version is entitled "Marked-Up Version Of Amended
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`Claims."
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`Reference to Applicants’ claimed array subject matter taken in its historical
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`context might be helpful to understanding the basis for the above amendments to
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`claims 1576 and 1670. Array claims {143-182} were first added to this application
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`by Applicants‘ July 21, 1998 Amendment Under 37 C.F.Fl. §1.115. Claim 143
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`was independent and recited “[a1n array of substrate surfaces, said array
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`comprising a plurality of nucleic acid strands fixed or immobilized to said substrate
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`surfaces." Later, in their May 18, 1999 Third Supplemental Amendment,
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`Applicants canceled their array claims 143-182 in favor of new claims 325-376.2
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`in this later set, claim 325 was independent and it recited "[a]n array of substrate
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`surfaces. each substrate surface comprising at least one double-stranded nucleic
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`. wherein at least one nucleic acid strand or a sequence therefrom in one of said
`surfaces is different from at least one other nucleic acid strand or a sequence
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`' Other array embodiments were included among claims 325-373. For example. claim 374 was
`directed to "lei collection or set comprising the array of any of claims 325 to 373, wherein said
`substrate surface is porous or non-porous." Further, claim 375 was directed to "[a] transparent
`non-porous or translucent non-porous system capabie of retaining or containing a fluid or solution.
`which system comprises the array of any of claims 325 to 373." Lastly, claim 376 depended from
`claim 375. and it recited "[t]he system of claim 375. wherein said substrate surfaces are contained
`within the transparent non-porous or translucent non-porous system."
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`acid fixed or immobilized thereto, wherein at least one strand comprises one or
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`more chemical labels which comprises a signaling entity or entities which are
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`quantifiable or detectable, and wherein at least one nucleic acid strand or a
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`sequence therefrom in one of said substrate surfaces is different from at least one
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`other nucleic acid strand or a sequence therefrom in another substrate surface."
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`The subject of these later array claims was listed as item no. 4 among the issues
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`discussed_ at the March 23, 1999 interview (see page 53 in Applicants’ May 18,
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`1999 Third Supplemental Amendment). The array claims were also discussed on
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`the next page (54) in the same paper.
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`More recently, in Applicants‘ April 10, 2002 Amendment Under 37 C.F.Fi.
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`§1.116, array claims 1266-1424 were added in which the claimed subject matter
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`recited that "said [array substrate] surfaces comprise siliceous matter or polymeric
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`material." In Applicants‘ June 17, 2002 Supplemental Amendment to their April
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`10, 2002 Amendment, array claims 1576-1761 were added in place of claims
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`1266-1424. Like their predecessor claims, array claims 1576-1761 were also
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`limited to "siliceous matter or polymeric material." Unlike their predecessor claims,
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`however, array claims 1576-1761 were further limited to "an array comprising a
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`non-porous substrate having surfaces .
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`In summary, since the first presentation of their array claims in July 1998,
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`Applicants have seen fit to add two features to their claimed array subject matter.
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`First, the claimed subject matter is now defined both in the preamble and in the
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`body of the claim as "{a]n array comprising a non-porous substrate having
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`surfaces." Second, the non-porous substrate in their claimed array subject matter
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`is further defined as comprising siliceous matter or polymeric material.
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`It is believed that prior to the introduction of the presently claimed array
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`subject matter, the recitation that "wherein at least one nucleic acid strand or a
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`sequence therefrom in one of said surfaces is different from at least one other
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`nucleic acid strand or a sequence therefrom in another surface“ was helpful if not
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`important to distinguish Applicants‘ array invention from the prior art. Having
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`recently added the characteristics that the substrate is non—porous and that the
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`non-porous substrate comprises siliceous mat