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`In re application of:
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`Confirmation No.2 1462
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`Inventors: Terai et a].
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`Applicant: Kao Corporation
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`Appl. No.: 16/475,178
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`35 U.S.C. § 371 Date: July 1, 2019
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`US. Nat'l. Ph. of PCT/JP2018/002797
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`LA. Filed: January 29, 2018
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`For: Method of Producing Fatty
`Alcohol
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`Art Unit: 1652
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`Examiner:
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`to be assigned
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`Atty. Docket: 2537.1780001/MAC
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`Information Disclosure Statement Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b)
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`Mail Stop Amendment
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313 -1450
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`Commissioner:
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`Listed
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`on
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`accompanying
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`IDS Forms PTO/SB/OSA equivalent
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`and
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`PTO/SB/OSB equivalent are documents that may be considered material
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`to the
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`patentability of this application as defined in 37 C.F.R. §1.56, and in compliance with
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`the duty of disclosure requirements of 37 CPR. §§ 1.97 and 1.98.
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`Copies of documents FPl-FP7 and NPLl-NPL6 are being submitted. In
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`addition, documents USl- U83 are listed on the accompanying SB/08A form.
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`Copies of the International Search Report (ISR) and International Preliminary
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`Report on Patentability (IPRP), from the PCT phase of the captioned application, are
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`provided as documents NPLl and NPL2, respectively.
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`Terai et al.
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`Appl. No. 16/475,178
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`Document FPl, WO 2015/133305 A1,
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`is not in English. Document USl
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`(2007/0044580 A1)
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`is believed to be an English translation of at
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`least
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`the
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`specification of document FPl because document USl is the publication of the US
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`national phase application that published as document FPl during its international
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`phase.
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`DocumentFP6, JP 2011-505838 A, is not in English. Document FP7 (WO
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`2009/076559 A1) is believed to be an English translation of at least the specification
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`of document FP6 because document FP7 is the publication of the international
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`application that published as document FP6 during its JP national phase.
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`Where the publication date of a listed document does not provide a month of
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`publication, the year of publication of the listed document is sufficiently earlier than
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`the effective U.S. filing date and any foreign priority date so that the month of
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`publication is not in issue.
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`Applicant has listed publication dates on the attached IDS Forms based on
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`information presently available to the undersigned. However, the listed publication
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`dates should not be construed as an admission that the information was actually
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`published on the date indicated. Applicant reserves the right
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`to establish the
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`patentability of the claimed invention over any of the information provided herewith,
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`and/or to prove that this information may not be prior art, and/or to prove that this
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`information may not be enabling for the teachings purportedly offered.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 2537.1780001/MAC
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`Terai et al.
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`Appl. No. 16/475,178
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`This statement should not be construed as a representation that a search has
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`been made, or that information more material to the examination of the present patent
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`application does not exist. The Examiner is specifically requested not to rely solely
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`on the material submitted herewith.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed before the mailing date
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`of a first Office action on the merits. No statement or fee is required.
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`It is respectfully requested that the Examiner initial and return a copy of the
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`enclosed IDS Forms, and indicate in the official
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`file wrapper of this patent
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`application that the documents have been considered. The US. Patent and Trademark
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`Office is hereby authorized to charge any fee deficiency, or credit any overpayment,
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`to our Deposit Account No. 19—0036.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Michele A. Cimbala
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`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 33,851
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`Date: Angw at, 20/7
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`1 100 New York Avenue, NW.
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`Washington, DC. 20005-3934
`(202) 371—2600
`mcimbala@sternekessler.com
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`13625766_l
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`Atty. Dkt. N0. 2537.1780001/MAC
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