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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 2231371450
`www.uspto.gov
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`15/808,632
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`11/09/2017
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`Gregory D. Jay
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`LUB-030
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`8457
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`GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
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`PATENT ADMINISTRATOR
`100 Northern Avenue
`BOSTON MA 02210
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`KOMATSU U N
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`ART UNIT
`1658
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`02/12/2019
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above—indicated "Notification Date" to the
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`following e—mail address(es):
`GLENN.WILLIAMS @ GOODWINPROCTERCOM
`PATENTBOS @ GOODWINPROCTERCOM
`PSOUSA-ATWOOD @GOODWINPROCTER.COM
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`15/808,632
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`Examiner
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`Jay et al.
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`Art Unit
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`AIA Status
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`LI N KOMATSU
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`1658
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`Yes
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`All participants (applicant, applicant’s representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) LI N. KOMATSU.
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`(3) Crystal A. Komm.
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`(2) _.
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`(4) _.
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`Date of Interview: 06 February 2019.
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`Type:
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`C] Video Conference
`Telephonic
`D Personal [copy given to: [:1 applicant [:1 applicant's representative]
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`Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted: C] Yes
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`No.
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`If Yes, brief description:
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`Others
`CI 102 D 103
`Issues Discussed D 101 D 112
`(For each of the checked b0x(es) above, please describe below the issue and detailed description of the discussion)
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`Claim(s) discussed:
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`Identification of prior art discussed:
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`Substance of Interview
`(For each issue discussed, provide a detailed description and indicate if agreement was reached. Some topics may include: identification or clarification of a reference
`or a portion thereof, claim interpretation, proposed amendments, arguments of any applied references etc...)
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`See Continuation Sheet.
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`Applicant recordation instructions: It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of interview.
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`Examiner recordation instructions: Examiners must summarize the substance of any interview of record. A complete and proper recordation of the
`substance of an interview should include the items listed in MPEP 713.04 for complete and proper recordation including the identification of the general
`thrust of each argument or issue discussed, a general indication of any other pertinent matters discussed regarding patentability and the general results or
`outcome of the interview, to include an indication as to whether or not agreement was reached on the issues raised.
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`CI Attachment
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`/LI N KOMATSU/
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`Examiner, Art Unit 1658
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-413B (Rev. 8/11/2010)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper NO- 20190205
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-413B)
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`Application No. 15/808,632
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`Continuation of Substance of Interview including description of the general nature of what was agreed
`to if an agreement was reached, or any other comments: The Examiner telephoned Applicant's
`representative, Crystal A. Komm, for clarification of species election in the response filed on 1/17/
`2019. In the response filed on 1/17/2019, the elected route of administering the PRG4 or a biologically
`active fragment thereof from claims 6-10 is a genus, not a species. This species election was
`discussed. Applicant's representative elected on the phone that intra-articular injection into a toe joint
`as species of route of administering the PRG4 or a biologically active fragment thereof on 2/7/2019.
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