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`Orca Security Ltd., Tel Aviv, ISRAEL;
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`Application No.
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`Examiner
`HASSAN SAADOUN
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`Applicant(s)
`Shua, Avi
`Art Unit
`2435
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`AIA (FITF) Status
`Yes
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address—
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
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`Non-Final Office Action Application No. 17/821,345 dated May 25, 2023, in the United States Patent
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`PATENT
`Attorney Docket No. 15635.0003-07000
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
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`Avi SHUA
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`Group Art Unit: 2435
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`Application No.: 18/055,220
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`Examiner: SAADOUN, HASSAN
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`Filed: November 14, 2022
`
`Confirmation No.: 4232
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`For: TECHNIQUES FOR SECURING
`VIRTUAL MACHINES BY
`ANALYZING DATA FOR CYBER
`THREATS
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Commissioner:
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`SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(d)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.56 and 1.97(d), Applicant brings to the attention of
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`the Examiner the documents on the attached listing. This Information Disclosure
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`Statement is being filed after a Notice of Allowance and is accompanied by a fee of
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`$104.00 as specified under § 1.17(p) and a statement as specified under § 1.97(e).
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`Statement under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)
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`The following constitutes the statement specified by 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(2). No
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`than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure Statement. See 37
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`CFR 1.97(e)(2).
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`A copy of the non-patent literature document is attached.
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`Applicant respectfully requests that the Examiner consider the listed documents
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`on the attached Form PTO/SS/08 and indicate that they were considered by making
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`appropriate notations on the attached form.
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`This submission does not represent that a search has been made or that no
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`Dated: 26 June 2023
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
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`Non-Final Office Action Application No. 17/821,345 dated May 25, 2023, in the United States Patent
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`Application No.
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`Examiner
`HASSAN SAADOUN
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`Applicant(s)
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`2435
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`AIA (FITF) Status
`Yes
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address—
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`10 This communication is responsive to 05/30/2023.
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