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`PATENT
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`Attorney Docket No.: 44347.705.201
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application: .
`Inventors:
`Application No.:
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`Ben]amm HINDSON, et a1.
`12/954,634
`November 25, 2010
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`Confirmation No.: 5813
`Examiner:
`01ayinka Oyeyemi
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`Group A“ Um“
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`1637
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`Title: METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS
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`Customer NO.
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`21971
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`FOR DETECTING GENETIC MATERIAL
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`FILED ELECTRONICALLY ON: May 6, 2013
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`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`Dear Madam:
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`This paper is submitted in response to the Non-Final Office Action mailed December 5,
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`2012, setting an initial due date of March 5, 2013. This response is submitted with a petition to
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`obtain a two—month extension—of—time. Payment of the required fees is currently made; therefore
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`Applicants believe this response is timely filed.
`Applicants respectfully request reconsideration of the above-referenced application in View
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`of the following amendments and remarks.
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`Amendments to the Specification begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 4 of this paper.
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`A Summary of the Interview appears on page 11 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 12 of this paper.
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