`Reply to Office Action of May 15, 2023
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`Attorney Docket No.: 22773-826.309
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`REMARKS
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`Upon entry of the instant response, claims 2-6, 10-30 and 33 will be pending.
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`Reconsideration in view of the remarksherein is respectfully requested.
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`Double Patenting Rejections
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`Claims 2-6, 10-13, 15-20, 22, 24-30, and 33 were rejected on the groundof nonstatutory
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`double patenting as allegedly unpatentable over claims 1-15 of U.S. Patent No. 11,213,369 in
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`view of Tadros, Bedard, WO 2006/0996558, DeSimone, Phan, Kalili, Texin 990R, and Shore A
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`Hardness Scale. Claims 2-6, 10-30, and 33 were rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double
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`patenting as allegedly unpatentable over claims 1-26 of U.S. Patent No. 11,648,091 in view of
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`Tadros, Bedard, WO 2006/0996558, Desimone, Phan, Kalili, Texin 990R, and Shore A Hardness
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`Scale. Claims 2-6, 10-30, and 33 were also provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory
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`double patenting as allegedly being unpatentable over claims 1-21 of co-pending U‘S.
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`Application No. 17/510,276 (U.S. 2022/0249203); or claims 1-30 of co-pending U.S.
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`Application No. 18/107,736; or claims 1-30 of co-pending U.S. Application No. 18/107,742 in
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`view of Tadros, Bedard, WO 2006/0996558, Desimone, Phan, Kalili, Texin 990R, and Shore A
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`Hardness Scale.
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`Without conceding to the Office Action’s characterizations of the various references
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`above, Applicant respectfully submits that a Terminal Disclaimer is being submitted herewith.
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`Accordingly, withdrawal of the double patenting rejections and a Notice of Allowance of claims
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`2-6, 10-30 and 33 is respectfully requested.
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`Appl. No.: 17/553,590
`Reply to Office Action of May 15, 2023
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`Attorney Docket No.: 22773-826.309
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`CONCLUSION
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`In view of the foregoing, Applicant believesall claims now pending in this Application
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`are in condition for allowance. The issuance of a formal Notice of Allowanceat an early date is
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`respectfully requested. Further, the Commissioneris hereby authorized to charge any additional
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`fees or credit any overpayment in connection with this paper to Deposit Account No. 23-2415.
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`If the Examinerbelieves a telephone conference would expedite prosecution of this
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`application, please telephone the undersigned at 206/295-7363.
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`Dated: May 30, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Garrett T. Potter/
`Garrett T. POTTER, Ph.D.
`Registration No. 76,602
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`WILSO SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
`Tel: 650-493-9300
`Fax 650-493-6811
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