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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Application No:
`Applicants:
`Filed:
`Title:
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`To Be Assigned
`Kazuhiro DAIJO
`Herewith
`PHOTORADIATION DEVICE AND PHOTORADIATION
`THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
`To Be Assigned
`TC/A.U.:
`To Be Assigned
`Examiner:
`Confirmation No.: To Be Assigned
`Docket No.:
`MAT—10618US
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313—1450
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`Sir:
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98 and to the duty of disclosure set forth
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`in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56, the Examiner in charge of the above-identified application is
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`requested to consider and make of record the references listed on the PTO/SB/O8a
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`form submitted herewith. A copy of each reference listed on the PTO/SB/O8a form,
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`other than U.S. patents, is enclosed.
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`Although the information submitted herewith may be
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`"material"
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`to the
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`Examiner's consideration of the subject application, this submission is not intended to
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`constitute an admission that such information is "prior art" as to the claimed
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`invention.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(g), the filing of this Information Disclosure
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`Statement shall not be construed to mean that a search has been made.
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`The following references are not in the English language:
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`1)
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`2)
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`3)
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`JP 2011—523177
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`JP 2008-506508
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`WO 2011/099245
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`4)
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`5)
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`JP 2008—253337
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`JP 2009-282725
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`References 1) and 2) have a counterpart English language patent application
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`publication attached to the reference submitted herewith.
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`References 3) to 5) have an English language translation attached to the copy
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`of the reference submitted herewith.
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`In addition, Reference 5) also has a “concise explanation” under 37 CFR
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`§ 1.98(a)(3) as set forth in the background portion of the specification.
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`Further, References 1)
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`to 4) were cited by a foreign patent office in a
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`counterpart foreign application.
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`A copy of
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`this English language search report,
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`indicating the degree of relevance determined by the foreign patent office is submitted
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`herewith. MPEP Section 609.04(a)III, second paragraph.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement
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`is being filed concurrently with the
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`above—referenced application.
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`pectfully ubmitte ,
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`Lawrence E. Ash’ery, Reg. No. 34,51
`Attorney for Applicant
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`LEA/fp
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`Enclosures:
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`PTO/SB/08a
`International Search Report
`(5) References
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`Dated: February 12, 2014
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`P.O. Box 980
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`Valley Forge, PA 19482~0980
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