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`APPLICATION NO.
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`15/170,284
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`ISSUE DATE
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`01/02/2018
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`PATENT NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`9855302
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`UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`8885
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`72960
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`Casimir Jones, S.C.
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`12/13/2017
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`APPLICANT(s) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pair.uspto.gov for additional applicants):
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`Thomas F. Gajewski, Chicago, IL;
`The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
`Ayelet Sivan, Chicago, IL;
`Leticia Corrales, Chicago, IL;
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`15/170,284
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`06/01/2016
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`Thomas F. Gajewski
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`UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`8885
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`72960
`7590
`Casimir Jones, S.C.
`2275 DEMING WAY, SUITE 310
`MIDDLETON, WI 53562
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`11/22/2017
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`EXAMINER
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`HINES, JANA A
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`1645
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`11/22/2017
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
`following e-mail address(es):
`docketing@casimiriones.com
`Mo.correspondence@casimirjones.com
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`15/170,284
`Examiner
`JA-NA A HINES
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`Applicant(s)
`Gajewski et al.
`Art Unit
`AIA Status
`1645
`Yes
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`— The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address—
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`1.2 This communication is responsive to November 14, 2017 .
`0 A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2.0 An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`; the
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`30 The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-26 and 28-30 . As a result of the allowed claim(s), you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent
`Prosecution Highway program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information
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`4.0 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`*c) 0 None of the:
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`1. 0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. 0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3. 0 Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`" Certified copies not received:
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file areply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`5.0 CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`0 including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of each
`sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
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`6.0 DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1.0 Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2.0 Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date
`3.0 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4.2 Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date. 11/14/17 .
`/JANA A HINES/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1645
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`5. 2 Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`6. 0 Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`7. 0 Other
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-13)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20171114
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`APPLICATION NO./
`CONTROL NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR/
`PATENT IN REEXAMINATION
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`15/170,284
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`06/01/2016
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`Gajewski et al.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`UCHI-34458/US-31
`ORD
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`Casimir Jones, S.C.
`2275 DEMING WAY, SUITE 310
`MIDDLETON, WI 53562
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`EXAMINER
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`JA-NA A HINES
`PAPER
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`ART UNIT
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`1645
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`20171114
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`DATE MAILED:
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or
`proceeding.
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`Called David Staple on Nov. 14, 2017 for approval to change the dependency of claim 9 to now depend on claim 8.
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`/JANA A HINES/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1645
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`PTO-90C (Rev.04-03)
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`Application/Control Number: 15/170,284
`Art Unit: 1645
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`Page 2
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`DETAILED CORRESPONDENCE
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`1.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`2.
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`Claims 1-26 and 28-30 are under consideration in this Office Action.
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`Claim Amendments
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`3.
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`Authorization for this examiner's amendment was given in an interview with
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`David Staple on November 14, 2017.
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`The application has been amended as follows: The following is an examiner's
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`statement of reasons for allowance:
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`Claim 9. (Currently Amended) The method of claim S 8, wherein the
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`administration of the two or more doses are separated by at least 1 week.
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`4.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Reasons for Allowance
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`6.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: The art does
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`not teach or fairly suggest a method of treating cancer in a human subject comprising
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`co-administering to the subject an immune checkpoint inhibitor and a bacterial
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`formulation comprising bacteria of the genus Bifidobacterium.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`7.
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`Claims 1-26 and 28-30 are allowed.
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`Conclusion
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`8.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to JA-NA A HINES whose telephone number is (571)272-
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`0859. The examiner can normally be reached on M-Th 8:30am-6pm.
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`/JANA A HINES/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1645
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`Application No.
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`15/170,284
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`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`Gajewski et al.
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`Art Unit
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`AIA Status
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`JA-NA A HINES
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`1645
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`Yes
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) JA-NA A. HINES.
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`(2) David Staple.
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`(3)
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`(4)
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`Date of Interview: 14 November 2017.
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`Type:
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`0 Video Conference
`0 Telephonic
`D Personal [copy given to: 0 applicant D applicant's representative]
`CI No.
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`Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted: 0 Yes
`If Yes, brief description:
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`Issues Discussed 0 101 0 112 0 102 D 103 2 Others
`(For each of the checked box(es) above, please describe below the issue and detailed description of the discussion)
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`Claim(s) discussed: 9.
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`Identification of prior art discussed:
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`.
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`Substance of Interview
`(For each issue discussed, provide a detailed description and indicate if agreement was reached. Some topics may include: identification or clarification of a reference
`or a portion thereof, claim interpretation, proposed amendments, arguments of any applied references etc...)
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`Called David Staple on Nov. 14, 2017 for approval to change the dependency of claim 9 to now depend on claim 8..
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`Applicant recordation instructions: It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of interview.
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`Examiner recordation instructions: Examiners must summarize the substance of any interview of record. A complete and proper recordation of the
`substance of an interview should include the items listed in MPEP 713.04 for complete and proper recordation including the identification of the 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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`0 Attachment
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`/JANA A HINES/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1645
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-413B (Rev. 8/11/2010)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper No. 20171114
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`www.uspto.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`15/170,284
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`06/01/2016
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`Thomas F. Gajewski
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`UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`8885
`
`72960
`7590
`11/09/2017
`Casimir Jones, S.C.
`2275 DEMING WAY, SUITE 310
`MIDDLETON, WI 53562
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`EXAMINER
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`HINES, JANA A
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`ART UNIT
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`1645
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`11/09/2017
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
`following e-mail address(es):
`docketing@casimirjones.com
`pto.correspondence@casimirjones.com
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`Response to Rule 312 Communication
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`15/170,284
`Examiner
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`Art Unit
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address —
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`1. 0 The amendment filed on 02 November 2017 under 37 CFR 1.312 has been considered, and has been:
`a) 0 entered.
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`b) q entered as directed to matters of form not affecting the scope of the invention.
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`c) q disapproved because the amendment was filed after the payment of the issue fee.
`Any amendment filed after the date the issue fee is paid must be accompanied by a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(1) and
`the required fee to withdraw the application from issue.
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`d) q disapproved. See explanation below.
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`e) q entered in part. See explanation below.
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`Publishing Division
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`mn
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Reponse to Rule 312 Communication
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`Attorney Docket. No.: UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant:
`Serial No.:
`Filed:
`Title:
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`8885
`Confirmation No.:
`University of Chicago
`1645
`Art Unit:
`15/170,284
`Hines, Jana A.
`01-JUNE-2016
`Examiner:
`TREATMENT OF CANCER BY MANIPULATION OF COMMENSAL
`MICROFLORA
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`RESPONSE TO NOTICE TO FILE CORRECTED
`APPLICATION PAPERS MAILED NOVEMBER 1, 2017
`After Notice of Allowance Mailed
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`VIA EFS-WEB
`COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. BOX 1450
`ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313-1450
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`Examiner Hines:
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`This communication is responsive the Notice to File Corrected Application Papers mailed
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`November 1, 2017. Applicant requests that the amendments provided herein be entered under 37
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`C.F.R. 1.312.
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`The Commissioner is authorized by this paper to charge any fees during the entire
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`pendency of this application, including fees due under 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.16 and 1.17 that may be
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`required, including any required extension of time fees, or credit any overpayment to Deposit
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`Account 50-4302, referencing Attorney Docket No.: UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD. This paragraph is
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`intended to be a CONSTRUCTIVE PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME in accordance
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`with 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(3).
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE SPECIFICATION
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`Please replace the paragraph beginning on page 9, lines 28-31, through page 10, lines 1-7,
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`the following amended paragraph.
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`-- Fig. 1A-[[H]]I. Differences in melanoma outgrowth and tumor-specific immune
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`responses between C57BL/6 JAX and TAC mice are eliminated upon cohousing. (A) B16.SIY
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`tumor growth kinetics in newly arrived JAX and TAC mice. (B) IFN-y ELISPOT in tumor-
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`bearing JAX and TAC mice 7 days following tumor inoculation. (C) Mean size of IFN-y spots
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`(10-3 mm2). (D) Flow cytometry of STY T cells from total CD8+ T cells within the tumor of JAX
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`and TAC mice as determined by flow cytometry 21 days post-tumor inoculation. Percentage of
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`ST-Y* T cells of total CDS* T cells within the tumor of JAX and TAC mice as determined by flow
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`cytometry 21 days post tumor inoculation. Representative plots (left), quantification (right). (E)
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`Percentage of STY+ T cells of total CD8+ T cells within the tumor of JAX and TAC mice as
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`determined by flow cytometry 21 days post-tumor inoculation. ([[E]]F) B16.SIY tumor growth
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`kinetics in JAX and TAC mice cohoused for 3 weeks prior to tumor inoculation. ([[F]]G)
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`Number of IFN-y spots/106 splenocytes in tumor-bearing JAX and TAC mice cohoused for 3
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`weeks prior to tumor inoculation. ([[G]]H) Mean size of IFN-y spots (10-3 mm2). ([[H]]I)
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`Percentage of STY+ T cells of total CD8+ T cells within the tumor of JAX and TAC mice
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`cohoused for 3 weeks prior to tumor inoculation.--
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE FIGURES
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`Please replace sheet 3 and 4 of the figures with the replacement sheet filed herewith.
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`Attorney Docket. No.: UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`REMARKS
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`In the Notice to File Corrected Application Papers mailed November 1, 2017, the
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`Applicant was notified that the FIG. 1D continued onto a second page without proper labeling.
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`The Applicant files herewith a replacement sheet of the second page of FIG. 1D now relabeled
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`FIG. 1E in compliance with 37 C.F.R. 1.84(u)(1). Additionally, the Applicant submits herewith
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`a replacement sheet of page 4 of the figures with FIGS. 1E-H relabeled FIGS. 1F-I. No new
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`matter is added.
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`The Applicant has also amended the Brief Description of the Drawings to include
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`reference to relabeled figures and amended the figures descriptions for Figures 1D and 1E. No
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`new matter is added by this amendment.
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`CONCLUSION
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`Applicant respectfully submits that the remarks herein overcome the Office's rejections
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`and place the claims in condition for allowance. If the Examiner wishes to discuss this case,
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`Applicants encourage the Examiner to call the undersigned at 608-662-1277 at the Examiner's
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`convenience.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: November 2, 2017
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`/David W. Staple/
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`David W. Staple
`Registration No. 65,903
`Casimir Jones S.C.
`2275 Deming Way
`Suite 310
`Middleton, WI 53562
`Tel.: 608-662-1277
`Fax.: 608-662-1276
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`EFS ID:
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`Application Number:
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`30834653
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`15170284
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`8885
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`Title of Invention:
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`TREATMENT OF CANCER BY MANIPULATION OF COMMENSAL MICROFLORA
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Thomas F. Gajewski
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`Customer Number:
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`72960
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`Filer:
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`David William Staple/Stephanie Filandrinos
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`Filer Authorized By:
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`David William Staple
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`UCHI-34458/US-3/ORD
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`Receipt Date:
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`Filing Date:
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`02-NOV-2017
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`01-JUN-2016
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