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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.
`1100 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
`WASHINGTON DC 20005
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`Commissioner for Patents
`es Patent and Trademark Office
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`JUN 19 2017
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`OFFICE OF PETITIONS
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`Doc Code: TRACK1.GRANT
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`Decision Granting Request for
`Prioritized Examination
`Track I or After RCE
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`Application No.: 15/618,367
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`THE REQUEST FILED
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`June 8 2017
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`IS GRANTED.
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`The above-identified application has met the requirements for prioritized examination
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`El for an original nonprovisional application (Track I).
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`E] for an application undergoing continued examination (RCE).
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`The above-identified application will undergo prioritized examination. The application will be
`accorded special status throughout its entire course of prosecution until one of the following occurs:
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`filing a petition for extension of time to extend the time period for filing a reply;
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`filing an amendment to amend the application to contain more than four independent
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`claims, more than thirty total claims, or a multiple dependent claim;
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`filing a reguest for continued examination;
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`filing a notice of appeal;
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`filing a request for suspension of action;
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`mailing of a notice of allowance;
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`mailing of a final Office action;
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`completion of examination as defined in 37 CFR 41.102; or
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`abandonment of the application.
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`Telephone inquiries with regard to this decision should be directed to Brian W. Brown at 571-272-5338.
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`/Brian W. Brown/
`[Signature]
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`Petitions Examiner, Office of Petitions
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTO-2298 (Rev. 02-2012)
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