`Inventor: Martine Elisabeth Marie-Louise Assie, et al..
`Preliminary Amendment dated January 25, 2019
`Preliminary Amendment to International Appln. No. PCT/NL2017/050507
`Attorney Docket No. 294-560 PCT/US
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`REMARKS
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`Applicant has undertaken to amend the specification and claims to place the case in
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`condition for examination on the merits. A claim of priority has been included at the beginning
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`of the specification.
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`Claims 1—2, 10, 12, and 15 are presented in their original form.
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`Claims 3—9, 11 and 13—14 have been amended to eliminate multiple dependencies.
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`No new subject matter has been introduced as a result of this Amendment. Claims 1—15
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`are presented for prosecution. No additional fees should be assessed because of multiple
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`dependent claims.
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`Applicant respectfully requests entry of this Preliminary Amendment and examination
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`and favorable consideration. Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to the
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`undersigned.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/linda d. chin/
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`Linda D. Chin
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`Registration No. 58,205
`Attorney for Applicant
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