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`Patent Application No. 16/463,253
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`Confirmation No, 5905
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`Attorney Docket No. 289363 (Client Reference No. Pl l l l MUSQO}
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`lNFGRMA'l‘lGN DESCLGSBRE STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 CPR l9? and l..98, the documents listed on the accompanying Form PTO—M49,
`Substitute Form P'l‘Onl449, and/or USPTO Form Slit/()8 (hereinafter, individually or collectively
`referred to as “Forrn”) are submitted for consideration by the Examiner in the examination of the
`above-identified patent application.
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`The full consideration of the documents in their entirety by the Examiner is respectfully
`requested and encouraged. Also, it is respectfully requested that the documents he entered into
`the record of the present application and that the Examiner initial the appropriate area on the
`accompanying Form, thereby indicating the Examiner’s consideration of each of the documents.
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`The submission of the documents listed on the Form is for the purpose of providing a complete
`record and is not a concession that the documents listed thereon are prior art to the invention
`claimed in the patent application. The right is expressly reserved to estahlish an invention date
`earlier than the ahoiiemidentified tiling date in order to remove any document submitted herewith
`as prior art should it he deemed appropriate to do so.
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`Further, the submission of the documents is not to be taken as a concession that any reference
`represents art that is relevant or analogous to the claimed invention Accordingly, the right to
`argue that any document is not properly within the scope of prior art relevant to an examination
`of the claims in the ahoyeuidentified application is also expressly reserved.
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`forth in 37 CFR l.49l of an international application; (c) before the mailing date of a first
`{liliee Action on the merits; or (d) before the mailing of a first Office Action after the
`filing of a request for continued examination under 37 CPR Ll l4.
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`“Statement under 37 CPR l.764(d)” below), such that no reduction in patent term
`adjustment is warranted by the filing of this information Disclosure Statement.
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`after (a), (h), (c) or (d) above, but hefore the mailing date of a final action under
`37 CFR l.ll3, a Notice of Allowance under 37 CFR LB“ 1 l, or an action that otherwise
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`information Diseiosnre Statement
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`E the Statement under 37' CFR i.97(e) (see “Statement under 37 CFR i.97(e)”
`below).
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`Note: This submission inehtdes the Statement under 37 CPR. l.704(d) (see
`“Statement under 37 CPR. 1.704(d)” heiow), sneh that no reduction in patent term
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`the fee set forth in 37 CPR i,l7(p) (see “Fees” heiow).
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`on or after the mailing date of a final action under 37 CPR 1.113 or a Notice of
`Aiiowance under 37 CFR l. .3i i, or an aotion that otherwise eioses prosecution in the
`application, and on or before payment of the issue fee, and includes the Statement under
`37 CFR l..9’7(e) (see “Statement under 37 CPR i.97(e)” below), and the fee set forth in
`37 CFR l..i7(n) (see “Fees” below).
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`Note: This submission includes the Statement under 37 CFR 1.704(d) (see
`“Statement under 37 CFR 1.704(d)” heiow)g such that no reduction in patent term
`adjustment is warranted by the filing of this information Diseiosure Statement.
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`The undersigned hereby states that each item of information contained in the
`information Diseiosnre Statement was first oited in any communication from a foreign
`patent oftiee in a counterpart foreign patent application not more than three months prior
`to the tiling of the information Disclosure Statement.
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`The undersigned hereby states that no item of information contained in the Information
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`counterpart foreign patent application, and, to the knowledge of the undersigned after
`making reasonable inquiry, no item of information contained in the information
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`The undersigned hereby states that each item of information contained in the
`information Diseiosure Statement was first cited in any communication from a patent
`office in a counterpart foreign or internationai application or from the Qffiee and that this
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`Citation to (Ether Patent Applications
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`The following US: patent applications are hereby brought to the attention. of the
`Examiner.
`'l‘he US. patent applications claim subject matter that may he considered by
`the Examiner to he similar to the subject matter claimed in the ahove~identitied patent
`application. Accordingly, these US. patent applications and/or the prosecution
`pertaining thereto may include information considered to be material to the prosecution
`of the alcove—identified patent application. Since the Examiner has electronic access to
`the prosecution histories of these US. patent applications; copies of prosecution materials
`therefrom are not provided herewith, but will he promptly provided if the Examiner so
`desires and requests same.
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`accompanying Form are not enclosed herewith. Copies of any other documents
`identified, on the accompanying Form are enclosed herewith.
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`For each document not in the English language, at least one of the following is provided:
`(a) an English translation. in whole or in part or (b) a concise statement of relevance in the
`form of, for example’ an English language counterpart, an Englislulanguage abstract? or
`an Englishnlanguage version of the search report or action by a foreign patent office in a
`counterpart foreign application indicating the degree of relevance found by the foreign
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`The documents listed on the accompanying Form were previously identified in the parent
`application(s) of the present application, and copies of the documents were fumished at
`that time. Accordingly, additional copies of the documents are not submitted herewith,
`so as not to burden the tile with duplicate copies of documents. The Examiner is
`respectfully requested to carefully review the documents in accordance with the
`requirements set out in the Manual of l’atent Examining Procedure.
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