IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Attorney Docket No. 42534-708301
`PATENT
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`Inventor(s): Helmy Eltoukhy, et at.
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`Application No.: 14/861,989,
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`Filing Date: September 22, 2015
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`Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR
`DETECTING GENETIC VARIANTS
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`Group Art Unit: 1637
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`Examiner: Cynthia B. Wilder
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`Confirmation No.: 7562
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`Customer No.:
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`1 15823
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`ELECTRONTCALLY FILED 0N: December 12, 2019
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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`REQUEST FOR CORRECTION OF INVENTORSHIP
`IN A PATENT UNDER 37 CFR 1.324
`
`Dear Commissioner:
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`Applicant hereby requests that the inventorship of the above-referenced patent be amended
`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.324 to name only the actual inventors.
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`The Office is requested to amend the inventorship to ADD the following omitted
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`inventor: Stefanie Ann Ward Mortimer
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`37 C.F.R. 1.324 Correction of inventorship for Patent. The inventive entity was set
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`forth in error in an executed oath or declaration under 37 C.F.R. § 1.63 in a nonprovisional application.
`The oath or declaration incorrectly omitted an inventor. This error arose without deceptive intent on the
`part of the person who through error was incorrectly named.
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`In support of this Request, Applicant provides:
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`each person being deleted as an inventor that the error in inventorship
`occurred without deceptive intention on his or her part;
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`A statement from current named inventors agreeing to add inventors;
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`The processing fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.20(b); and
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`If an assignment has been executed by any of the original named
`inventors, the written consent of the assignee.
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`Fee Authorization. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge the above-referenced fees
`of $150.00 and charge any additional fees or credit any overpayment associated with this
`communication to Deposit Account No. 23-2415 1 Docket No. 42534-708301 ).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
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`By: /Nicholas Tiee/
`Nicholas Tiee
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`Registration No. 77,907
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`Dated: December 12 2019
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`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
`(650) 493-9300
`Customer No. 79356
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`11099633_1.docx
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`Inventors: Helmy Eltoukhy, et a1.
`
`
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`Serial Number: 14/861,989
`
`Filing Date:
`
`September 22, 2015
`
`CONFIRMATION NO: 7562
`
`Customer Number: 115823
`
`
`
`
`Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR
`DETECTING GENETIC VARIANTS
`
`
`Issued PatentNo.: 9,920,366
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`Issued:
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`March 20, 2018
`
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
`
`Alexandria VA 22313—1450
`
`STATEMENT FROM EACH PERSON BEING ADDEDM
`PURSUANT TO 37 CFR §1.324
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`I, Stefanie Ann Ward Mortimer, declare as follows:
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`Attorney Docket No. 42534—708301
`PATENT
`
`CONFIRMATION NO: 7562
`
`Customer Number: 115823
`
`Inventors: Helmy Eltoukhy, et al.
`
`Serial Number: 14/861,989
`
`Filing Date:
`
`September 22, 2015
`
`Issued Patent No.: 9,920,366
`
`Issued:
`
`March 20, 2018
`
`Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR
`DETECTING GENETIC VARIANTS
`
`
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313—1450
`
`STATEMENT FROM CURRENT NAMED INVENTOR AGREEING TO ADD AN
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`IN V ENTOR PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
`
`1.324
`
`1, AmirAli Talasaz, declare as follows:
`
`Upon review of the abovemreferenced US. Patent No. 9,920,366 (hereinafter referred to
`as “Patent”), it is my belief that Stefanie Ann Ward Mortimer is a oo-inyentor of the claimed
`subject matter described in the Patent, and l agree that Stefanie Ann Ward Mortimer should be
`added to the Patent as co—inventor.
`
`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that
`all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these
`statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are
`punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 USC. § 1001 and that such willful false
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`1N TIE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`CONFIRMATION NO: 7562
`
`Customer Number: 115823
`
`Inventors: Heinry Eitoukhy, et al.
`
`Serial Number: 14/861,989
`
`Filing Date:
`
`September 22, 2015
`
`Issued Patent No: 9,920,366
`
`Issued:
`
`March 20, 2018
`
`Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR
`
`DETECTING GENETIC VARIANTS
`
`
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313—1450
`
`CONSENT OF ASSIGNEE TO AMENDMENT OF INVENTORSHIP
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`PURSUANT TO 37 CFR 1.324
`
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`Guardant Health Inc. states that it is:
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`The assignee of the entire right, title and interest, or
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`An assignee of less than the entire right, title and interest. The extent of
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`ownership is 50%,
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`in the patent application identified above by Virtue of either:
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`An assignment from the inventor(s) of the patent appiication identified
`above. The assignments were recorded in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at Reel
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`Copies of assignments or other documents in the chain of title are
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`The undersigned is authorized to act on behaif of the Assignee.
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`The Assignee hereby assents to the Amendment of Inventorship requested in Request for
`Correction of Inventorship in a Patent, in the above-referenced issued patent, fried herewith.
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`Dated:
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