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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or
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`Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
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`PTOoSOC (REVI 2/95)
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`WUIS.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1995-319-826
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`Application No.
`Applicant(s)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`08/927,336
`Examiner
`Emmanuel L. Moise
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`Lawler et al.
`Group Art Unit
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`2784
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`Attachmentlsl
`:5 Notice of References Cited, PTO-892
`: information Disclosure Statementlsl, PTO-1449, Paper Nois).
`:3 Notice of Draftsperson‘s Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
`Q Notice of informal Patent Application, PTO—152
`T Interview Summary, PTO-413
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`X Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`'7" Examiner‘s Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material
`E Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`Notice of Allowability
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`U. S. Patent and T‘ade'nark Office
`PTOA37 (Rev. 9-95)
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`If not included
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (0R REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be
`mai ed in due course.
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`X "his communication is responsive to ~applicant's amendment received on Feb 76, 7.999
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`The allowed ciaimis) is/are 7-26
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`ii "he drawings filed on
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`are acceptable.
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`; Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(ai-idi.
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`"TiLi received in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number)
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`i received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule ‘l7.2ia)i.
`*Certit’ied copies not received:
`o, Acknowledgement is made or a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § Hale).
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`a Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-152A which discloses
`that the oath Or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.
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`X Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS
`LI because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.
`XI including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent DrawingReview, PTO-948, attached hereto or
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`Ci including changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on
`approved by the examiner.
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`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side of the
`drawings. The drawings should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittal Iettter addressed to the Official
`Draftsperson.
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`C Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Application/Control Number: 08/927,336
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`Page 2
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`Art Unit: 2784
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`EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
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`An examiner‘s amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided by 37 CPR 1.312,
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`T0 ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than— the payment
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`of the issue fee,
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`The application has been amended as follows
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`In claim 1, in line 14, “said” has been ch ged to —-a-~ for proper antecedent basis.
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`3.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`should be directed to Emmanuel L, Moise whose telephone number is (703)305-9763. The
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`examiner can normally be reached on Monday - Friday from 08:30 am. to 5:00 pm.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessfiil, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Albert Decady, can be reached on (703)305-9595. Any response to this action
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`should be mailed to: Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Washington, DC 20231, or
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`faxed to: (703) 308—9051, (for formal communications intended for entry), Or: (703) 305-9724
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`(for informal or draft communications, please label “PROPOSED” or “DRAFT?
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`Hand-delivered responses should be brought to Crystal Park H, 2121 Crystal Drive,
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`Arlington. VA., Sixth Floor (Receptionist). The facsimile phone number for this group is
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`Application/Control Number: 08/927,336
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`Art Unit: 2784
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application should be
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`directed to the Group receptionist whose telephone number is (703) 305-9600.
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`mew/mr! ,
`Emmanuel L. Moise
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`Primary Examiner
`Art Unit 2784
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`March 133 1999
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