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`“The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address—
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS IOFI REMAINS} CLOSED in this application.
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`ior previously rnaiiedi. a Notice of Allowance and issue Fee Duo or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due courae.
`THIS IIIOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is cubism to withdrawal from issue at
`the initiative of the Ollice or upon petition by the applicant. See 3? CFl-‘I 1.313 and MPEP 1 308.
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`I 1. [El This communication is responsive to communication filed on December 2:9 1.935.
`2. IS] The aliowed cleimlsl lsiare f-28
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`are acceptable as formal drawings.
`3. CI The drawings filed on
`4. Ci Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § Halal-id].
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`LEI Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2J3 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received In Application No.
`3J1] Copies of the certified copies oi the priority documents have been received in this national stage
`application Irom the international Bureau IPCT Rule 1?.2Ieli.
`“Certified copies not received:
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`5. CI Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.$.C. § 119(0).
`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE “MAILING DATE“ of thie communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application. THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT
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`6. CI Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF iNFOFIMAL APPLICATION iPTO-IEE] which gives
`reesenisi why me oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OH DECLARATION is REQUIRED.
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`7. CI Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMALDHAWINGS
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`Identifying Indiclo such as the application number lose 3'! CFH 1.84M] should be written on the drawings. The
`drawings should be filed as a separate paper with o transmittal letter addressed to the Olflclal Draftsporson.
`3. CI Note the attached Examiner's comment lagarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
`Any reply to this letter should include. in the upper right hand corner. the APPUCATION NUMBER ISEFIIES CDDEISERIAL
`NUMBERI. if applicant has received a Notice-of Allowance and Iseue Fee Due, the ISSUE BATCH NUMBER and DATE oi
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`l. 3] Notice of Helerennee Cited (PTO-832)
`3 D Notice of Oreltepereen'e Patent Drawing Review [P701948]
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`Information Disclosure Srarernentlei (PTO-1MB]. Paper Nola].
`7 D Examiner‘s Comment flegerding Requirement for Deposit of Biological
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`2 E] Notice of inlermel Fetent Application iPTO-152i
`4 D Interview Summary [PTO-d1 a}. Paper No.
`5 C] Examiner's Amendmonti‘Con-rment
`E B Examiner's Statement or Reasons for Allowance
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`Notice of Allewabliity
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`ApplicationJ'Cootrol Number: 09/474,644
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`Art Unit: 2171
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`This is in response to application filed on December 29, 1999 in which claims 1-23 are presented
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`for allowance.
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`Claims 1-23 are allowed.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`The following is an examiner's statement ofreasons for allowance: The present invention
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`is directed to locating inflammation in a database using an index that includes tags and metafiles.
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`I The closest prior art Nasr et al. U.S. Patent no. 6,263,332 discloses a system and method for
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`query processing of structured documents However, Nasr et a]. fail to create 21mm
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`WM. This limitations, in conjunction with all other limitations
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`of the base claims were not shown by, would not have been obvious over, nor would have been
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`fairly suggested by the prior art of record.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the
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`payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue 1
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`fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeied "Comments on Statement of Reasons for
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`Allowance."
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`Conclusion
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`Any response to this action should be mailed to:
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`Commissioner ofPatents and trademarks
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`Washington, DC 20231
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`or faxed to:
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`(703) 305-9051, (for formal communications
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`intended for entry).
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`(703) 308-5357 (for informal of drafi
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`communications, please label “PROPOSED" or “DRAF1'")
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`Hand-delivered responses should be brought to Crystal Park II, 202] Crystal Drive, Arlington.
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`VA., Sixth Floor (Receptionist).
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`should be directed to Frantz Coby whose telephone number is (703) 305-4006. The examiner can
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`normally be reached Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM. to 5:00 PM.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner‘s
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`supervisor, Safef Metjahic, can he reached 011(703) 308-14367. The Fax phone number for this
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`Group is (703) 7457'7233; (703) 745-7239; (703) 745-7240.
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