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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re the Application of:
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`Art Unit: 1639
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`Inventors: William BANYAI, el al.
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`Serial No.: 15/602,991
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`Filing Date: May 23, 2017
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`Title: DE NOVO SYNTHESIZED GENE
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`LIBRARIES
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Examiner: ZHANG, KAIJIANG
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`Confirmation No.: 5477
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`Customer No.: 021971
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`Certificate of Electronic Filing
`I hereby certify that this communication and all marked
`attachments are being deposited by Electronic Filing 011:
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`December 19 2018 by using the EFS-Web patent filing
`system and addressed to: Commissioner for Patents,
`PO. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`By:
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`/Heather Glasson/
`Heather Glasson
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`RESPONSE TO FINAL OFFICE ACTION DATED DECEMBER 13: 2018
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`Commissioner:
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`This paper responds to the Final Office Action mailed December 13, 2018, the time
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`period for response set for March 13, 2019. Therefore, this response is timely filed. Applicant
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`also submits herewith a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) and the appropriate fee.
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`Reconsideration of the application is respectfully requested in View of the following amendments
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`and remarks.
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2.
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`Remarks begin on page 5.
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`The Conclusion is on page 8.
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