`Application No. 18/250,921
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`Remarks
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`Upon entry of the foregoing amendment, claims 49 and 147-159 are pending in the
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`application, with claim 49 being the sole independent claim. Claims 1, 8, 12, 13, 15, 20, 24, 28, 43,
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`48, 50, 61-63, 67, 71, 73-75, and 82 are canceled without prejudice to or disclaimer of the subject
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`matter therein. Claims 2-7, 9-11, 14, 16-19, 21-23, 25-27, 29-42, 44-47, 51-60, 64-66, 68-70, 72, 76-
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`81, and 83-146 were canceled in a previous amendment without prejudice to or disclaimer of the
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`subject matter therein. New claims 147-159 are added.
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`Support for new claims 147-159 can be found,e.g., in pending claims 1-8, 24-28, 49, 61, and
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`69-71.
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`The title ofthe specification is amendedto better describe the instantly claimed subject matter.
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`These changes introduce no new matter, and their entry is respectfully requested.
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`Reply to Unity ofInvention Requirement
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`Replying to the Office Action dated August 2, 2024, requesting an election of one group of
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`claims to prosecute in the above-referenced patent application, Applicant hereby elects to prosecute
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`GroupII, represented by claim 49, drawn to Impurity A. Applicant asserts that new claims 147-159
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`also fall within GroupI, as new claims 147-159 depend directly or indirectly from claim 49. This
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`election is made without prejudice to or disclaimer of the other claims or inventions disclosed. This
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`election is made withouttraverse.
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`Conclusion
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`Prompt and favorable consideration of this Reply to Unity of Invention Requirement and
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`Second Preliminary Amendmentis respectfully requested. Applicant believes the present application
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`is in condition for allowance. Ifthe Office believes, for any reason, that personal communication will
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`expedite prosecution of this application, the Office is invited to telephone the undersigned at the
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`numberprovided.
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`Rhett M. SCHIFFMAN
`Application No. 18/250,921
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Marsha Rose Gillentine, Reg. No. 58,403/
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`Marsha Rose Gillentine
`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 58,403
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`Date:_November 4, 2024
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