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`B4553391.1
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`Dorothy
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`Joanis
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`Hollis Center
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`ME
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`US
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`748 River Road
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`Hollis Center
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`ME
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`04042
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`Myron
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`Whipkey
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`Auburn
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`ME
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`US
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`18 Dawes Avenue
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`Auburn
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`ME
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`04210
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`rin
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`Hayes
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`Lewiston
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`ME
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`13 Darcy Drive
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`Lewiston
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`ME
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`04240
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`Steven
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`Muszynski
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`Biddeford
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`ME
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`260 South Street
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`Biddeford
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`ME
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`04005
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`Alan
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`H.
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`Davis
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`Falmouth
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`ME
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`5 Summit Terrace
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`Falmouth
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`ME
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`ristin
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`Gordon
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`Scarborough
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`ME
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`9 Pintail Point Drive
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`Scarborough
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`ME
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`04074
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`Roger
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`N.
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`Piasio
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`Cumberland Foreside
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`ME
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`233 Foreside Road
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`Cumberland Foreside
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`ME
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`04110
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`Norman
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`J.
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`Moore
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`North Berwick
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`ME
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`US
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`81 Linscott Road
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`North Berwick
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`ME
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`03901
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`63767
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`Order pursuant to 37 CFR 5.2::
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`This application (1) claims priority to or the benefit of
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`an application filed before March 16, 2013 and (2)
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`also contains, or contained at any time, a claim to a
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`claimed invention that has an effective filing date on
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`or after March 16, 2013::
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`63767
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`Continuity Typezz
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`This Application
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`Continuation of
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`12/517771
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`12/10/O7
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`12/517771
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`National Stage of
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`PCT/USO7/O86985
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`12/10/O7
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`under 35 USC 119(e)
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`USO7/O86985
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`An application
`claiming the benefit
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`60/873865
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`12/O8/O6
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`Applicant Information
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`1
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`Assignee
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`Alere Switzerland GmbH
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`Bahnhofstrasse 28
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`Zug
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`Switzerland
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`CH-6300
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`application claiming priority to the instant patent application is filed, access to: (1) the instant patent application-as-filed
`and its related bibliographic data, (2) any foreign or domestic application to which priority or benefit is claimed by the
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`results from the instant patent application when a European patent application claiming priority to the instant patent
`application is filed. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)(2).
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`The applicant is reminded that the EPO’s Rule 141(1) EPC (European Patent Convention) requires applicants to submit a
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`2016-05-19
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