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`Application Number: 13/287,095
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
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`Filing Date: November 1, 2011
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`F1rst Named Inventor: Kevin D. Ness
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`IP
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`1990-04-06
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`English
`Abstract
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`94/05414
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`WO
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`1994-03-17
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`The Regents of
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`-
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`98/00231
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`98/16313
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`WO
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`WO
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`Glaxo Group
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`FORM PTO-1449
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`Application Number: 13/287,095
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
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`Filing Date: November 1, 2011
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`SHEET 1_5 OF
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`First Named Inventor: Kevin D. Ness
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`Art Unit: 1637
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`Examiner: Pande, Suchira
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`98/44152
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`WO
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`1998-10-08
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`Glaxo Group
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`English
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`01/12327
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`WO
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`2001-02-22
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`02/23163
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`WO
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`2002-03-21
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`02/068104
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`WO
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`2002-09-06
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`WO
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`2002-10-17
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`02/081729
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`WO
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`2002-10-17
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`Ut-Bat-Telle,
`LLC
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`California
`Institute of
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`Technology
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`Japanese Science
`and Technology
`Corporation
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`Egea
`Biosciences, Inc.
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`California
`Institute of
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`Technology
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`03/016558
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`WO
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`2003-02-27
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`Corbett Research
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`03/042410
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`WO
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`2003-05-22
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`Pty. Ltd.
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`Samsung
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`2003-09-04
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`Cartesian
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`Technologies,
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`Examiner: Pande, Suchira
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`WO
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`2004-05-13
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`2005/007812
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`WO
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`2005-01-27
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`California
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`Technology
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`University of
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`Dentistry of NeW
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`2005/010145
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`2o
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`2005-02-03
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`The Johns
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`2005/021151
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`2o
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`2005-03-10
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`2005-03-17
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`2005-06-23
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`Hopkins
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`President and
`Fellows of
`
`Harvard College
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`The Trustees of
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`University et al.
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`Medical
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`Beatrice and
`Samuel A.
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`Foundation
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`2005/073410
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`2005/075683
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`WO
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`WO
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`2005-08-11
`2005-08-18
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`454 Corp -
`Postech
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`2006/023719
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`WO
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`2006-03-02
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`ENH Research
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`Art Unit: 1637
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`Examiner: Pande, Suchira
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI330
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`2006-04-13
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`al.
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`2006/086777
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`WO
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`2006-08-17
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`Memorial Sloan
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`1 522 582 B1
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`EP
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`2007-04-07
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`2007/092473
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`WO
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`2007-08-16
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`Kettering Cancer
`Center
`
`Medical
`Research
`Council
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`The Board of
`Trustees of the
`Leland Stanford
`Junior Univ.
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`2007/133710
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`WO
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`2007-11-22
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`Rain-Dance
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`2008/021123
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`WO
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`2008-02-21
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`Technologies,
`Inc.
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`President and
`Fellows of
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`Harvard College
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`2008/024114
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`WO
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`2008-02-28
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`Genizon
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`Biosciences, Inc.
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`Filing Date: November 1, 2011
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`F1rst Named Inventor: Kevm D. Ness
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`Art Unit: 1637
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`Examiner: Pande, Suchira
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI330
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`PUB. DATE
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`RELEVANT
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`2008/063227
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`WO
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`2008-05-29
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`Rain-Dance
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`2008/109878
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`WO
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`2008-09-12
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`2008/109176
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`WO
`
`2008-09-12
`
`Technologies,
`Inc.
`
`LLC
`
`California
`Institute of
`
`Technology
`
`President and
`Fellows of
`
`Harvard College
`
`
`
`2008/112177
`
`WO
`
`2008-09-18
`
`Genizon
`
`2009/002920
`
`WO
`
`2008-12-31
`
`2009/015 863
`
`WO
`
`2009-02-05
`
`Biosciences, Inc.
`
`Advanced Liquid
`Logic, Inc.
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`F1rst Named Inventor: Kevm D. Ness
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`Art Unit: 1637
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`Examiner: Pande, Suchira
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