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`Applicant/Patent Owner:
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`STATEMENT UNDER 37 CFR 3.73(c)
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`Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
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`Application No./Patent No.: 14/493264
`Filed/Issue Date: September 22, 2014
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`Titled: METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING GENETIC MATERIAL
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`Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
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`states that, for the patent application/patent identified above, it is (choose one of options 1, 2, 3 or 4 below):
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`The assignee of the entire right, title, and interest.
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`2. D An assignee of less than the entire right, title, and interest (check applicable box):
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`%. Additional Statement(s) by the owners
`I_| The extent (by percentage) of its ownership interest is
`holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for 100% of the ownership interest.
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`I: There are unspecified percentages of ownership. The other parties, including inventors, who together own the entire
`right, title and interest are:
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`Additional Statement(s) by the owner(s) holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for the entire
`right, title, and interest.
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`3. I: The assignee of an undivided interest in the entirety (a complete assignment from one of the joint inventors was made).
`The other parties, including inventors, who together own the entire right, title, and interest are:
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`Additional Statement(s) by the owner(s) holding the balance of the interest must be submitted to account for the entire
`right, title, and interest.
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`4. I:I The recipient, via a court proceeding or the like (6.9., bankruptcy, probate), of an undivided interest in the entirety (a
`complete transfer of ownership interest was made). The certified document(s) showing the transfer is attached.
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`The interest identified in option 1, 2 or 3 above (not option 4) is evidenced by either (choose one of options A or B below):
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`the United States Patent and Trademark Office at Reel
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`A chain of title from the inventor(s), of the patent application/patent identified above, to the current assignee as follows:
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`1_ From: Benjamin Hindson et aI.
`To: Quantafife, Inc.
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`The document was recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office at
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`, or for which a copy thereof is attached.
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`Reel 026071
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`2_ From: Quantalife, Inc.
`To: Bio-Rad QL, Inc.
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`The document was recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office at
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`Reel 027346
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`, Frame 0519
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`, or for which a copy thereof is attached.
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