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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant
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`The Trustees of Columbia University in the City
`of New York
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`Inventors :
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`Jingyue Ju et al.
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`Serial No.:
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`16/150,185
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`Examiner: Jezia Riley
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`Filed
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`October 2, 2018
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`Art Unit: 1637
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`ConĀ£. No.
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`9501
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`For
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`MASSIVE PARALLEL METHOD FOR DECODING DNA AND RNA
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`30 Rockefeller Plaza
`20 th Floor
`New York, New York 10112
`February 26, 2019
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`BY EFS
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY 15, 2019 FIRST ACTION INTERVIEW
`PILOT PROGRAM PRE-INTERVIEW COMMUNICATION
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`This Communication
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`is submitted
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`in
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`response
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`to
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`the First Action
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`Interview Pilot Program Pre-Interview Communication mailed February 15,
`2019 in connection with the above-identified application. A response is
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`due March 15, 2019. Accordingly,
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`this Communication is being timely
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`filed.
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`Illumina Ex. 1135
`IPR Petition - USP 10,435,742
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`Applicant :
`Serial No. :
`Filed
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`The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
`16/150,185
`October 2, 2018
`3 of Communication in Response to February 15, 2019 First
`Action
`Interview
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`Communication
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`I. STATUS OF CLAIMS
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`REMARKS
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`The claims pending in this application are previously pending claims 1
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`and 2.
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`II. OBVIOUSNESS-TYPE DOUBLE PATENTING
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`In response to
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`the obviousness-type double patenting rejection set
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`fo;rth in the February 15, 2019 First Action Interview Pilot Program
`applicant, without
`the
`conceding
`is concurrently filing an eTerminal
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`Pre-Interview
`correctness of this rejection,
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`Communication,
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`Disclaimer with respect to the reference patent cited in the rejection,
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`i.e., U.S. Patent No. 9,719,139. Accordingly, applicant submits that an
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`interview with the Examiner is no longer necessary.
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`IV. SUMMARY
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`Applicant maintains that all grounds of rejection set forth in the
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`February 15, 2019 First Action Interview Pilot Program Pre-Interview
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`Communication have been overcome and earnestly solicits allowance of
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`the claims pending in the application.
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`The Trustees of Columbia University
`Applicant
`Serial No.: 16/150,185
`Filed
`October 2, 2018
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`in the City of New York
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`February
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`15, 2019 First
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`If
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`a
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`telephone
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`prosecution of
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`interview would be of
`subject application,
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`the
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`assistance
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`in
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`advancing
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`applicant's
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`undersigned
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`attorney invites the Examiner to telephone him at the number provided
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`below.
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`No fee, other than the $160.00 fee for E-filing the Terminal Disclaimer
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`for which-authorization to charge Deposit Account No. 03-3125 was given
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`in connection with the separate E-filing of the Terminal Disclaimer, is
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`deemed necessary
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`in connection with
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`the filing of
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`this Response.
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`However, if any further fee is due, authorization is hereby given to
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`charge the amount of any such fee to Deposit Account No. 03-3125.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Certificate of Transmission
`hereby
`certify
`that
`this
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`correspondence
`is
`being
`transmitted via
`the Electronic
`Filing System
`(EFS)
`to
`the U.S.
`Patent and Trademark Office on
`February 26, 2019.
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`Regis ation No. 28,678
`Attorney for Applicant
`Cooper & Dunham LLP
`30 Rockefeller Plaza
`20 th Floor
`New York, New York 10112
`(212) 278-0400
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`P. White
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