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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND ISSUE FEE DUE
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`RARRY E NEGRIN
`LEVINSOHN LERNER BERGER ANP L ANGSAM
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`09/317,235
`Examine
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`Applicant(s)
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`SANDELMANET AL
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`Group AT Unk A
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`If not included
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be mailed
`in due course.
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`XX] This communication is responsive to_amendmentfiled 5/17/00
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`XX] The allowed claim(s) is/are _1-5, 9-12, 15, 17-21, and 25-52
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`(i The drawingsfiled on
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`are acceptable.
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`{_] Acknowledgementis madeof a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d).
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`of the CERTIFIED copies ofthe priority documents have been
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`C] received.
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`(| received in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number)
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`[) receivedin this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`*Certified copies not received:
`[j Acknowledgementis made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSEto comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRE
`THREE MONTHSROM THE "DATE MAILED" ofthis Office action. Failure to timely complywill result in
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`[} Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-152, which discloses that
`the oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.
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`XK] Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS
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`( becausethe originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.
`X] including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948, attached heretoorto
`Paper No.
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`["] including changesrequired by the proposed drawing correction filed on
`approved by the examiner.
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`(J including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.
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`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side of
`the drawings. The drawings should befiled as a separate paper with a transmittal lettter addressed to the Official
`Draftsperson.
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`(_] Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`(J Notice of References Cited, PTO-892
`XX] Information Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1449, Paper No(s).
`[1] Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
`(J Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152
`(] Interview Summary, PTO-413
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`Examiner'sAmendment/Comment
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`{} Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material
`[|] Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`DARYL POPE
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`DARYL CCPOPE
`PRIMARY EXAMINER
`ART UNIT 2736
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`U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTO-37 (Rev. 9-95)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`An examiner's amendmentto the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`‘additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment maybefiled as provided by 37 CFR 1.312.
`To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than the payment
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`ofthe issue fee.
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`2.
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`The application has been amendedasfollows:
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`1) Claim 11 line 3, “i)” has been chapged to -- f) --;
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`2) Claim 12 line2, “j)” has been chgfgedto -- g) --;
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`3) Claim 29 line 1, “claim 13" has been chafgedto -- claim 12 --;
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`4) Claim 29 line 1, “g)’” has been chayhed to -- e) --.
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`3.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`should be directed to Daryl C. Pope whosetelephone numberis (703) 305-4838.
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`Daryl C. Pope
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`July1,2000
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`PRIMARY EXAMINER
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