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`Application No. Applicant(s)
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`Notice of AHlowabilit Examiner Art Unit AIA (First
`v Sean P Cullen, Ph.D. 1725 Inventor to File)
`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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`1.{¥] This communication is responsive to the communications filed on 05 September 2025.
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`2.L) An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on ; the
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`4[¥} Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`of Biological Material
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`/Sean P Cullen, Ph.D./
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1725
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office .
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`DETAILED ACTION
`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
`1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the
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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
`2. A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in
`37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after allowance or after an Office action under Ex
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`timely paid, prosecution in this application has been reopened pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.
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`Applicant's submission filed on 05 September 2025 has been entered.
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`Status of Claims
`3. Claims 1-7, 9-17, and 19-21 are pending.
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`4. Claims 8 and 18 are canceled.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
`5. The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 05 September 2025 was filed
`after the mailing date of the notice of allowance on 04 August 2025. The submission is in
`compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure
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`statement is being considered by the examiner.
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`6. The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 12 September 2025 was filed
`after the mailing date of the notice of allowance on 04 August 2025. The submission is in
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`statement is being considered by the examiner.
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`Conclusion
`7. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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