IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
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`BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
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`Dated: August 20, 2019
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`Inventors
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`Serial No.
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`Filing Date
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`For
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`Amy L. HIDDESSEN et al.
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`Conf. No. 5593
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`15/707,908
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`Group Art Unit: 1797
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`September 18, 2017
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`DROPLET-BASED ANALYSIS METHOD
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`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`S i r :
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`UNDER 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.56I 1.97I and 1.98
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`Applicant is submitting this Information Disclosure Statement pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§§ 1.56, 1.97, and 1.98 to disclose to the US. Patent and Trademark Office the patents,
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`publications, applications, and/or other references listed on the enclosed, completed PTO-
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`1449 form(s). The filing of this Information Disclosure Statement should not be construed as
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`a representation that a search has been made or as an admission that the listed references
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`are prior art for this application. Applicant respectfully requests that the listed references be
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`expressly considered during prosecution of the application, and that the references be
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`made of record therein and appear among the “references cited” on any patents issuing
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`therefrom.
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT;
`Serial No. 15/707,908; Atty. Docket No. QL|3A05
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`CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE
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`This Information Disclosure Statement includes 33 pages total of PTO-1449 forms.
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`However, it does n_ot include copies of the references listed on the forms, either because, as
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`permitted under 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d), copies already were submitted to, or cited by, the US.
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`Patent and Trademark Office in an earlier US. application (Serial No. 15/351,354, filed
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`November 14, 2016; now US. Patent No. 9,764,322) that is relied on here for priority, or
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`because, as permitted under 37 C.F.R. §1.98(a),
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`this application was filed on or after
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`July 1, 2003 and the references are US. patents or published US. patent applications.
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`TIMING OF DISCLOSURE I FEE INFORMATION
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed, to the best of the undersigned’s
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`knowledge, either (1) before the mailing of a first Office action on the merits, or (2) before
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`the mailing of a first Office action after the filing of a request for continued examination
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114.Therefore,
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`in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b), no fee or
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`statement under 37C.F.R. § 1.97(e) is required.
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`Please contact the undersigned attorney of record, or his associate, Stan Hollenberg
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`(Reg. No. 47,658), both at (503) 224-6655, with any questions regarding this Information
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`Disclosure Statement or the associated application.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC FILING
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`KOLISCH HARTWELL’ PC
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`this correspondence is
`I hereby certify that
`/James R. Abne /
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`submitted to the US. Patent
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`James R. Abney
`Trademark Office via the EFS-Web Electronic
`Registration NO. 42,253
`Filing System on August 20, 2019.
`Customer No. 23581
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`M 520 SW. Yamhill Street, Suite 300
`Mandi M- Oarsey
`Portland, Oregon 97204
`Telephone: (503) 224-6655
`Facsimile: (503) 972-9115
`Attorney for Applicant
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT;
`Serial No. 15/707,908; Atty. Docket No. QLI3AO5
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