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`PCT/US20/48516
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`28 August 2020 (28.08.2020)
`i International Filing Date
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`PCT
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`REQUEST
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`The undersigned requests that the present
`international application be processed
`according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
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`APPLICANT
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`'s State (thatis, country) ofresidence ifno State ofresidenceis indicated below.)
`MUS‘Foundation for Research Development
`135 Cannon Street, Sulte 707L
`Charleston, SC 29425
`United States of America
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`| E-mail authorization: Marking one ofthe check-boxes belowauthorizesthe receiving Office, the International Searching Authority, the
`International Bureau and the International Preliminary Examining Authority to use the e-mail address indicated in this Box to send,
`notifications issued in respect of this international application te that e-mail address if those offices are willingto do so.
`[-] as advance copies followed by paper notifications; or
`As} exclusively in electronic form (no paper notifications will be sent).
`E-mail address: dockets @riversidelaw.com
`State (that is, country) of nationality:
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`i State (hat is, country) ofresidence:
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`es States indicated i
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`desionated St
`personis applicant
`{| the States indicated in the Supplemental Box
`<I ali designated States
`forthe purposes of:
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`FORTHER APPLICANT(S) AND/OR (FURTHER) INVENTOR(S)
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`Box No. FV AGENT OR COMMON REPRESENTATIVE; OR ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
`The person identified belowis hereby/has been appointed to act on behalf
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`of the applicant(s) before the competent International Authoritiesas:
`representative
`Name and address: (Family namefollowed bygiven name;for a legalentity, full official designation.|Telephone No.
`The address must include postal code and name of country)
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`Poountey:)
`215.268.3888
`Facsimile No
`CHEN, Xu Ming Ming
`Riverside Law, LLP
`215.268.3871
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`Glenhardie Corporate Center
`1285 Drummers Lane, Suite 202
`Wayne, PA 19087
`United States of America
`E-mail authorization: Marking one of the check-boxes below authorizes the receiving Office, the International Searching Authority, the
`International Bureau and the International Preliminary Examining Authority to use the e-mail address indicated in this Box to send, |
`notifications issued in respect of this international applicationto that e-mail address if those offices are willing to do so.
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`F"] as advance copies followed by paper notifications; or
`Be exclusively in clectronic form (no paper notifications will be sent).
`E-mailaddress: dockets @riversidelaw.com
`Address for correspondence: Mark this check-box where no agent or commonrepresentative is/has been appoinied and the
`space above is used instead to indicate a
`specta] address to which correspondence should be sent.
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`Form PCT/RO/101 (first sheet) (uly 2017)
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`See Notes to the request form
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`Box No. tik
`FURTHER APPLICANT(S) AND/OR HURTHER) INVENTOR(S)
`ifnone ofthe following sub-boxesis used, this sheet should not be included in the request.
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`Sheet No.
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`Name and address: (Family namejollowedbygiven name: jor alegalentity,full official designation.|This person is:
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`The address must include
`postal code and name ofcountry. The country ofthe address indicated inthis
`Box is the applicant’s State (that is, country) ofresidence ifno State ofresidence is indicatedbelaw.)i| applicant only
`KALHORN, Stephen
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`applicant and
`inventor
`30 Isle of Hope
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`inventor only (ifthis check-box
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`Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
`vid is marked, do notfill in below.)
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`United States of America
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`Applicant’s registration No. with the Office
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`State (that is, country) of nationality:
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`State (that is, country) of residence:
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`the States
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`| all designated States
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`official designation.|This person is:
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`) ofresidence ifnio State ofresidence is indicatedbelow.)i_|applicant only
`SEMLER, Mark
`applicant and inventor
`1416 Scott's Creek Cir
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`United States of America
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`Applicant’s registrationNo. with the Office
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`Name andaddress: (Family namefollowed by givenname; jor a legal entity,full official designation.|This personis:
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`[| applicant only
`HAPSTACK, Christopher
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`71 Vanderhorst St. Apt. A
`[_] applicant and inventor
`Charleston, SC 29403
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`inventor only (ifthis check-box
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`is marked, do notfill in below)
`United States of America
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`Applicant's registration No. withthe Office
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`| Further applicants and/or (further) inventors are indicated on another continuation sheet.
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`State (that is, country) of nationality:
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`State (that is, country) of residence:
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`Name and address: (Familynamejollowedbygiven name;for ¢ legal entity,full official designetion.|This personis:
`The address must inctude postal cade
`name of country. The countryof the address indicated in this
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`Box is the applicant's State (thatis, country) ofresidenceifvio State ofresidenceis indicatedbelow.) i applicant only
`RUSCITO, Joe
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`4637 Tatum Street
`[| applicant and inventor
`inventor only (Ifthis check-box
`Charleston : SC 2941 2
`is marked, do notfill in below.)
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`United States of America
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`Applicant's registration No. withthe Office
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`State (that is, country) of uationality:
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`State (that is, country) of residence:
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`This personis applicant [| all designated States
`for the purposes of:
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`[| the Staics indicated in the Suppicmental Box
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`Form PCT/RO/1G¢1 (continuation sheet) uly 2017)
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`See Notes to the requestform
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`if, in any ofthe Boxes, except Boxes Nos. VIIT(i) to 6y) for which
`aspecial continuation boxisprovided, the Space!issinsuffiicient
`rnishail the information: in such
`case, write “Conti
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`Continuation of Box No. MV
`of Box
`(indicate the number ofthe Box) andfurnish the
`ALLEN, Justin
`informationin the same manner as required according to the
`ALLEN, Scoit
`aptions ofthe Box in which the space was insufficient,
`in
`particular:
`BUNN, Andrew
`ifmore than onePerson is to be indicated as applicant and/or
`ARTIS, Ryan
`invertor and no “continuation sheet” is available: in such
`CHEN, Xu Ming Ming
`case, write “Continuation ¢ofBoxNo. LH?” andindicatefor each
`FONVILLE, Natalie
`additionaliperson the sametype ofinformation as requiredi
`Box No. Hf, The country oftithe addre288 indicated inthis Box is
`HAAS, Dennis
`the applicant’‘s State (thatis, country) afresidence ifno State of
`NGUYEN, Quang
`residenceis indicaled below;
`NIGON, Phil
`if, in Box No. Hf or in anyofthe sub-boxes ofBox No. [1f, the
`SINGH, Pallab
`indication “the States indicatediin the SupplementalBox”is
`SLAUGHTER, Alison
`checked:
`in:
`case, write “Continuation ofBox No. if” or
`“%ContinuationosowVo. FT”or “ContinuationofBoxe No.
`IF
`Riverside Law, LLP
`and No. UI” ¢
`nase
`may he}, indicate the name of the
`applicant(s) involvedand, nextto (each) such name, the State(s)
`Glenhardie Two Corporate Center
`1285 Drummers Lane, Suite 202
`fandvor, where applicable, ARIPO, Eurasian, European or
`OAPI patent) for the purposes ofwhich the named personis
`Wayne, PA 19087
`US
`applicant;
`if, in Box No. Uf or in any ofthe sub-boxes ofBox No. IIf, the
`inventor or the inventor/applicant is not ‘Inventor for the
`purposes ofall designated States:
`in such case, write
`“Continuation ofBox Ne. HF” on “Continuation ofBoxNo. ip
`or “Continuation1 ofBoxes
`HandNo. HI” (as the case may
`be}, indicate the name of the inventor(s) and, next to (each)
`such name,
`the State(s) (andor, where applicable, ARIPO,
`Eurasian, European or OAPIpatent) for thepurposes ofwhich
`the namedperson is inventor;
`if, in addition to the agents) iindicated in Box No. IV, there are
`further agents:
`in sue)fi case, write “Continuation of
`Box No. IV” andindicatefvvr eachfurther agent ihe sametype
`ofinformation as requiredin Box No. iV;
`if, in BoxNo.VT, there are move than three earlier applications
`whoseepriorityis claimed:
`in such case, write
`Fedination
`if Box No. VI" andindicate for each additional earlier
`application the s
`type of information as required
`SQM
`in Box No. Vi.
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`Tek (215) 268-3888
`Fax: (215) 268-3871
`the practitioners associated with Customer Nos.
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`of the wishthat
`ifthe applicant intends to make anindication9,
`the international application be treated, in certain designated
`States, as an applicationfor a patent ofaddition, certificate of
`addition, inventor's certificate ofaddition orutility
`certificate
`ofaddition:
`in such case, write the name or two-letter code of
`each designated State concerned undthe indication “patent ef
`addition,” “certificate ofaddition,” “inventar’s certificate of
`addition” or “utility certificate ofaddition,” the number ofthe
`parent application or parent patent or otherparent grant and
`the date ofgrant ofthe parentpatent or otherparentgrant or
`the date offiling ofthe parent application (Rules 4./](anD
`and49bis.Ifa) or (bl).
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`ifthe applicant intends io make an indication ofthe wish thai
`the international application he treated, in the United States of
`America, as a continuation or continuation-in-part of an
`earlier application:
`in such case, write “United States of
`America” or “US” and the indication “continuation” or
`“continuation-in-part” and the numberandthefiling date of
`the parent application (Rules 4.1 1a} (ii) and 49bis. lid).
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`Supplemental Box
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`ifthe Supplemental Box is not used,
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`request,
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`10872; 126542; 127528
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`Form PCT/RO/101 (supplemental sheet} (Tuly 2017)
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`See Notes to the requestform
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`Box No. ¥
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`DESIGNATIONS
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`Sheet No.
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`...4...
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`The filing of this request constitutes nader Rule 4.9(a) the designationof all Contracting States bound by the PCT on the international
`filing date, for the grant of every kind of protection availabic and, where applicabic, for the grant of both regional and national patents.
`However,
`Cc} DE Germany is net designated for any kind of national protection
`| IP Japan is not designated for any kind of national protection
`CI KR Republic of Koreais not designated for any kind of national protection
`(The check-boxes above mayonlybe used to exclude (irrevocably) the designations concernedif, at the time of filing or subsequently under
`Rule 26bis.1, the international application
`contains in Box No. V1 a priority claimto an earlier national applicationfiled in the particular
`State concerned, in order to avoid the ceasing ofthe effect, under the national law, ofthis earlier national application.)
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`Box No. Vi PRIORITY CLAIM AND DOCUMENT
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`The priority of the following earlier application(s) is herebyclaimed:
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`Where cartier applicationis:
`vontinn ll
`a -
`nnn
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`national application?)
`repional application:
`jintemational application:
`country or Member)
`“regional Office
`receiving Office
`oF WTO
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`Filing date
`of earlier application
`(day/month/year)
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`Number
`of earlicr application
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`28 August 2019
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`62/893 672
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`item (1)
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`item (3)
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`Cd Further priority claims are indicatedin the Supplemental Box.
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`Furnishingthe priority document(s):
`The receiving Office is requested to prepare and transmit to the International Bureana certified copyof the earlier application(s)
`(onlyifthe earlier application(s) wasfiled withthe receiving € ficewwhich, Jor thepurposes of
`this international application, is
`ihe receiving Office) wWentified above:as!
`other, see Supplemental Box
`El
`item (3)
`C1}
`item (2)
`all items
`CI item (1)
`Cl
`The International Bureau is requested to obtain froma digital library a certified copyof the earlier application(s) identified above,
`using, where applicable, the access code(s) indicated below (ifthe earlier application(s) is available to itfrom a digital library):
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`CI item (1)
`access code
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`i] item(2)
`access“ode
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`CI Hom)
`ACCESS
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`CJ other, sec
`Supplemental Box
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`the receiving Office is requested to restore the right ofpriority for the earlier application(s) identified.
`Restore the right of priority:
`above or in the Supplemental Box as item(s) (
`. (See also the Notes te Box No. VF; further
`information must be provided to support a request to restore the right ofpriority.
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`Incorporation by reference: where an clement of the international application referredto in Article 11¢1) (iid) or (2) of a part of
`the description, claims or drawings referred to in Rule 20.5(a) is not otherwise contained in this international application but is
`completely contained in an szslicer.application whose priority is claimed on the date on which one or more elements referred to in
`Article 11(1)Gii) were first received by the receiving Office, that element or part is, subject to confirmation under Rule 20.6,
`incorporated by reference in this international application for the purposes of Rule 20.6.
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`Box No. VIE INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING ADTHORITY
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`Cheice of International Searching Authority (ISA) (/fmore than one International Searching Authority is competent to carry out the
`international search, indicate the Authority chesen; the two-letter code maybe used):
`isa/ US
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`Form PCT/RG/1O1 (secend sheet) (July 2017)
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`See Notes to the request form
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`Continuation of Box Ne. VIL USE OF EARLIER SEARCH AND CLASSIFICATION RESULTS
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`1. Request by the applicant under Rule 4,12
`1.1 [[]
`The ISAindicated in Box No. VIis requested to take into accountthe results of the carlier scarch(es) indicated below
`(see also Notes to Continuation of Box No. VT, item [; use ofresults ofmore than one earlier search)
`Filing date (day/monthyear)
`Application Number
`Country
`(or regional Office)
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`this international applicationis the same, or substantially the same, as the application in respect of
`Statement (Rule 4.12Gi)}:
`which the earlier search was carried out except, where applicable, that it is filed in a different language.
`Submission of the earlier search results, where necessary*
`Availability of documents (Rules 124is.1(¢) and (d) and 12is.2(b)): the following documents are available to the ISA in
`a form and a manner acceptable to it, and therefore BO NOTmeed to be submitted by the applicant to the recerving Office, or
`to the ISA.
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`copy ofthe results of the earlier search,
`a copy ofthe earlier application,
`a translation of the carlicr application into a language whichis accepted by the ISA,
`a translation of the results of the earlier search into a language whichis accepted by the ISA,
`acopy of any document cited in the earlier search results (ifknown, please indicate belowthe documents availabie to the
`ESA:
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`Ll Request from the applicant to the receiving Office to transmit to the ISA a copy of the earher search results
`(Rule 125is.1(b) and (@)): Gvhere the earlier search was wot carried out by the ISA indicated in Box No. VU but by the same
`Office as that which is acting as receiving Office; or where the earlier search results are otherwise available to the receiving
`Office): the applicant requests the receiving Office te prepare and transmit to the ISA a copyof the earlier searchresults.
`* The applicant only needs to furnish a copyof the carlier search results to the receiving Office, or the ISA,if none of the scenarios
`mentioned under item | applics. (See item 10 in the check-list and also Notes to Continuation of Box Ne. VI, item 1).
`Further earlier searches are indicated on a continuation sheet.
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`on of the earlier search and classification results to the ISA by the receiving Office where the applicant DID NOT
`make a request under Rule 4.12
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`2.1 Where the international application claims priority of an earlier application, subject to Article 30(2\(a) and (3), the receiving Office:
`- shall transmit a copyof the carlier search and classification results to the ISA Gantess such copyis already available to the ISA),
`where the earlier application wasfiled with the same Office as that which is acting as the receiving Office and that Office has
`carried out the carlicr scarch in respect of the earlier application (Rule 234is.2(a)).
`- Inay transmit such a copyif the earlter application was filed with a different Office, but where the results of that earlier search
`and classification arc nevertheless availabic to the receiving Office (Rule 23bis.2(c)).
`However, where the applicant did not requestthe receiving Office to transmit to the ISA a copyofthe earlier searchresultsunderRule 4.12
`(see above Hem1), in respect of an earlier search carricd out on the following earlier application, the priority of which is subsequently
`claimed in this international application, the applicant may consider (see aise Notes to Continuation ofBox No. VI, item 2; use ofmore
`than one earlier search):
`Filing date (day/month/year)
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`Country for regional Office)
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`Application Number
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`Request not to transmit the earlier search results by the receiving Office to the ISA (Rule 23dis.2(6))
`Ina
`to request that the receiving Office DOES NOT transmit the results of the carlier search to the ISA (Rule 234is.2(b)} Guayonly
`be checked where the international application is filed with the following receiving Offices: DE, Fi and SE)
`Authorization to transmit the earlier search and classification results by the receiving Officeto the ISA (Rule 235is5.2(a) and (e))
`to authorize the receiving Office to transmait the results of the earlier search and classification to the ISA (Rule 235is.2(¢)) (av
`onlybe checkedwhere the international application is filed with the Jollowing receiving Offices: AU, CH, CZ, Fi, HU, IL, JP.
`NO, SE, SG and US)
`io authorize the receiving Office te tramsmit the results of the earlier international search and classification to the ISA
`(Rule 23bis.2(a) and Article 30(2)(a) and (GG) (may only be checked where the eurlier search concerns an international
`application, the priority ofwhich is subsequently claimedin this international application and where the earlier international
`search was carried out by a different ISA than the ISA chosen in Box No. VT?)
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`Numberof
`eclarations
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`to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty
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`The following declarations are contained in Boxes Nos. VIL (D to (9 (mark the applicable
`check-boxes belowand indicate in the right column the number ofeach type ofdeclaration):
`CI Box No. VIE @
`Declaration as to the identity of the inventor
`Box No. VHE Gi
`Declaration as to the applicant’s cntitlement, as at the international filing
`date, to apply for and be granted a patent
`Declaration as to the applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing
`date, to claim the priority of the carlicr application
`Declaration of inventorship (only for the purposes of the designationof the
`United States of America)
`Declaration as
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`Box No. VIEE Gv)
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`Box No. VIE (vy)
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`Bax No. VHF iii)
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`Form PCT/RO/LOL (third sheet) (Fuby 2017)
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`See Notes to the request form
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`| Registration No. 71,340
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`Box No. TX
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`CHECK LIST for EFS-Web filings - this sheet 1s only to be used when fillng an intemational application with ROMS via EPS-Web
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`This international application
`| contains the following:
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`Number
`of sheets
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`| (3) request form PCT/RO/101
`i
`(inchiding any declarations
`and supplemental sheets).......
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`| (b) description (excluding any
`sequence listing part of the
`description, see (f), below) ...
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`claims 3... 00...00...00.0....
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`fy) abstract
`) drawings (fanny) .............
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`sequence listing part of the
`description in the form of an
`mmage file (c.g PDP). .........
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`Total number of sheets (including the
`i sequence listing part of the description
`| if filed as animage file). ...0...~«.
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`This international application is accompanied by the
`following item(s) (mark the applicable check-boxes below
`and indicate int right column the number ofeach item):
`i. BE fee catculation sheet 0000
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`Nurnber
`oftoms
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`2.
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`oviginal separate power of attorueyv ................
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`original general power of attorney©.
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`copy of general powerof attorney; reference
`MOMBE ee eee
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`priority document(s) identified in Box No. Vi
`as Hem(s) teens
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`Translation of international application into
`(LANZUAZER tee eee
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`separate indications concerning deposited
`microorganism or other biological material. .........
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`(only where item Cfis markedin the left column)
`copyofthe sequence listing in electronic form
`(Annex C/ST.25 text file) not forming part of
`the international applicationbut furnished only
`for the purposes of international search under
`Rule USfer 00 eee
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`(2) sequence listing part of the description
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`[I] filed in the form of an Annex C/ST.25 text
`file
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`Cl WILL BBfiled separately on physical data
`carrier(s), on the same day and in the form
`of an Annex C/ST.25 text file
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`Indicate type and number of physical data
`carmier(S)0. ee
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`tonly where item (f) (in the left column} and item 8 (above)
`are marked a statement confirming that “the information
`recorded in electronic form submitted under Rule 13ter
`is identical to the sequence listing as contained in the
`international application”as filed via EFS-Web:......
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`_{] copy of results of cartier search(es) (Rule 12dis. l(a) ..
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`1, EF other (opecifl:.ce ee
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`| Vigure of the drawings which
`i should accompanythe abstract:
`Box No. X
`SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT, AGENT OR COMMON REPRESENTATIVE
`| Next to each signature, indicate the nameofthe person signing and the capacity in which the person signs (ifsuch capacityis not obviousfrom reading the request).
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`Language of filing of the
`international application:
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`| Xu Ming Ming Chen/
`| Xu Ming Ming Chen
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`= For receiving OFFice US0 Orby eeceumeseszomeneozerees2enenzorneuenverenzooa2nzo0peooz7o2o70702020709 2020202020202 o2o008;
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`Date of actual receipt of the purported
`28 August 2020 (28.08.2020)
`2.
`Drawings:
`international application:
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` rl received:
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`Corrected date of actual recept due to later but
`timcly rcecived papers or drawings completing
`the purportedinternational application:
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`t| not received:
`Date of timely reecipt of the required
`corrections under PCTArticle 11(2):
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`5. International Searching Authority
`Gif two or more are competent
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`6.
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`Transmittal of search copy delayed
`until search fee is paid
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`ional Bureau use only
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`Date ofreceipt of the record copy
`f by the International Bureau:
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`Form PCT/RO/1G1 Cast sheet -- EFS) Guby 2017)
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`See Notes to the requestform
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