IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Docket No. 7541/85306/GJG/ACK
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`Applicants
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`Anat Levin and Michael Grabarnick
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`Serial No.
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`(CON of 13/809,327)
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`Filed
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`Title
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`By EFS
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMBNT
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. §1.56,
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`applicants direct
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`the Examiner's attention
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`to
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`the
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`following
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`items listed below which are also listed on the Form PT0-1449,
`attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`Items 1-10 are issued U.S. patents or U.S. patent application
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`are not
`1-10
`items
`copies of
`publications. Accordingly,
`enclosed. Copies of items 11-24 are attached hereto as Exhibits
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`l-14, respectively.
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`1. U.S. Patent No. 5,232,940, issued August 3, 1993 (Hatton et
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`al.) ;
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`2. U.S. Patent No. 5,547,974,
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`issued August 20, 1996 (Hatton
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`et al.);
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`3. U.S. Patent No. 5, 618, 94 5, issued April 8, 1997
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`(Casado et
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`al.);
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMAIUt OFFICE
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`Docket No. 7541/85306/GJG/ACK
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`Applicants
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`Anat Levin and Michael Grabarnick
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`Serial No.
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`Not Yet Known
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`(CON of 13/809,327)
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`Filed
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`Title
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`Herewith
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`FIPRONIL PRODUCTION PROCESS
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`30 Rockefeller Plaza
`New York, New York 10112
`June 25, 2013
`
`By EFS
`Commissioner for Patents
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. §1.56,
`applicants direct
`the Examiner's attention
`to
`the
`following
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`items listed below which are also listed on the Form PT0-1449,
`attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`Items 1-10 are issued U.S. patents or u.s. patent application
`publications. Accordingly,
`copies of
`items
`1-10
`are not
`enclosed. Copies of items 11-24 are attached hereto as Exhibits
`1-14, respectively.
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`1. U.S. Patent No. 5,232,940, issued August 3, 1993 (Hatton et
`
`al.);
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`2. U.S. Patent No. 5,547,974,
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`issued August 20, 1996
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`(Hatton
`
`et al.);
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`3. U.S. Patent No. 5,618,945, issued April 8, 1997
`al. ) ;
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`(Casado et
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`Applicants
`Serial No.
`Filed
`Page 2 of 4
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`Anat Levin and Michael Grabarnick
`Not Yet Known
`(CON of 13/809,327)
`Herewith
`Information Disclosure Statement
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`4. U.S. Patent No. 5,714,191, issued February 3, 1998 (Hatton
`
`et al.);
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`5. U.S. Patent No. 5,916,618, issued July 29, 1999 (Hatton et
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`al . ) ;
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`6. U.S. Patent No. 6,372,774, issued April 16, 2002 (Hatton et
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`al. ) ;
`7. u.s. Patent No.
`(Clavel et al.);
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`6,620,943,
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`issued September 16,
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`2003
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`8. U.S. Patent No. 6,881,848, issued April 19, 2005 (Clavel et
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`al . ) ;
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`9. U.S. Patent No. 7,777,052,
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`issued August 17, 2010
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`(Gharda
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`et al.);
`10. u.s. Patent No.
`(Pastorio et al.);
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`8,304,559,
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`issued November
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`6,
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`2012
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`11. European Patent No. EP 0 295 117 B1, granted April 5, 2000
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`(Buntain et al.) (Exhibit 1);
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`12. European Patent No. EP 1 222 17 3 B1, granted August 18,
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`2004 (Clavel et al.) (Exhibit 2);
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`13. Chinese Patent Application Publication No. CN101250158A,
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`published August
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`27,
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`2008
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`(Xianjian Tao et al.) (with
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`English Abstract) (Exhibit 3);
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`14. PCT
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`International Application Publication No. W001/30760,
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`published May 3, 2001 (Clavel et al.) (Exhibit 4);
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`15. PCT
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`International
`
`Application
`
`Publication
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`No.
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`W02007 /122440, published November 1, 2007
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`(Gharda et al.)
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`(Exhibit 5);
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`16. PCT
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`International
`
`Application
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`Publication
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`No.
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`W02009/077853,
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`published
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`June 25,
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`2009
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`(Yang et al.)
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`(Exhibit 6);
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`Applicants
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`Filed
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`17. PCT
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`International
`
`Application
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`Publication
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`No.
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`W02010/049789,
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`published May
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`6,
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`2010
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`(Julich et al.)
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`(Exhibit 7);
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`18. PCT
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`International
`
`Application
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`Publication
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`No.
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`W020ll/107998,
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`published
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`September
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`9,
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`2011
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`(Gharda)
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`(Exhibit 8) ;
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`19. PCT
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`International
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`Application
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`Publication
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`No.
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`W02012/004692, published January 12, 2012 (Pastorio et al.)
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`(Exhibit 9);
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`20. PCT
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`International
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`Application
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`Publication
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`No.
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`W02012/164571, published December 6, 2012
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`(Gharda)
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`(Exhibit
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`10);
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`21. International Search Report
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`issued September 26, 2011
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`in
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`connection with
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`PCT
`
`International Application
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`No.
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`PCT/IB2011/052304 (Exhibit ll);
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`22. Written Opinion of
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`the International Searching Authority
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`issued January 8, 2013 in connection with PCT International
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`Application No. PCT/IB2011/052304 (Exhibit 12);
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`23. International Search Report
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`issued November 15, 2011
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`in
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`connection with
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`PCT
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`International Application
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`No.
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`PCT/IL2011/00054 (Exhibit 13); and
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`24. Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority
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`issued
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`January
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`15,
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`2013
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`in
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`connection with
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`PCT
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`International Application No. PCT/IL2011/000546
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`(Exhibit
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`14) .
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