IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors: GURNEY el al.
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`Confirmation No.: 7085
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`Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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`Art Unit: 1643
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`Application No.: 15/310,132
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`Examiner: NATARAJAN, Meera
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`§ 371(c) Date: November 10, 2016
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`Atty. Docket: 2293.1220001/PAC/E-H/M-S
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`Title: Immunotherapy With Binding Agents
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`Reply to Restriction Requirement and Election of Species
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Commissioner:
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`In reply to the Office Action dated July 2, 2018, requesting an election of one group of
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`claims to prosecute in the above-referenced patent application, Applicant hereby elects to
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`prosecute Group II, represented by claims 82-85, 93, and 95. This election is made without
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`prejudice to or disclaimer of the other claims or inventions disclosed. This election is made
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`without traverse.
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`Additionally, the Office has requested several election of species. Specifically:
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`(2) If Group II or IV is elected, then elect one species from (i) — (v) listed in claim 83.
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`Regarding species election Group 11, Applicant hereby elects (ii) the IgV-type domain
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`of VSTM4. Claims 82-85, 93, and 95 read on such species. Applicant believes that the
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`election of Group II moots the other proposed elections.
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`GURNEY el al.
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`Application No. 15/310,132
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`These elections are made without prejudice to or disclaimer of the other claims or
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`inventions disclosed. Applicant asserts the right to claim additional species in the event that a
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`generic claim thereto is found to be allowable in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.141(a). These
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`elections are made without traverse.
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`It is not believed that extensions of time are required beyond those that may otherwise
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`be provided for in documents accompanying this paper. However, if additional extensions of
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`time are necessary to prevent abandonment of this application, then such extensions of time
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`are hereby petitioned under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a), and any additional fees required to continue
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`prosecution or appeal of this application (including issue fee, fees for net addition of claims or
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`forwarding to appeal) are hereby authorized to be charged to our Deposit Account No. 19-
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`0036.
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`Date:
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`9/4/2018
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW.
`Washington, DC. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`974719171
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`/Erin J. Heenan/
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`Erin J. Heenan
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`Agent for Applicant
`Registration No. 70,012
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 2293 . 1220001/PAC/E-H/M-S
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