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`Attorney
`Docket No.: AK-517XX
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`DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`As a below-named inventor, I hereby declare that:
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`My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name;
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`I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below)
`ox an original,
`first and joint
`inventor
`(if plural names are listed below) of
`the
`subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent
`is sought on the invention
`entitled:
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`GENE AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS
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`The specification of which (check one):
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`(X]
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`is attached hereto [
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`] was filed on
`amended on
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`[
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`] was filed as PCT International. Appl. No.
`and was amended under PCT Article 19 on
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`as Application No.
`(if applicable).
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`on
`(if applicable).
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`;
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`'
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`I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified
`specification,
`including the claims, as amended by any amendment referred to above.
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`I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to the patentability of
`this application in accordance with Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations §1.56.
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`I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, USC §119(a)-(d) of any foreign
`application(s)
`for patent or
`inventor's certificate listed below and have
`also
`identified below any foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate having a
`filing date before that of the application on which priority is claimed:
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`Prior Foreign Application(s)
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`Date Filed
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`Priority Claimed
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`2005-030925
`(Number)
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`Japan
`(Country)
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`21 October 2005
`(Day/Month/Year)
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`(Number)
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`(Country)
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`(Day/Month/Year)
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`(Number)
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`(Country)
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`(Day/Month/Year)
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`[X]
`Yes
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`]
`C
`Yes
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`]
`{
`Yes
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`[
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`No
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`{
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`]
`No
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`C
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`]
`No
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`,
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`I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, USC §119(e) of any United States provisional
`application(s) listed below:
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`(Application Number)
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`(Application Number)
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`(Application Number)
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`(Filing Date)
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`(Filing Date)
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`(Filing Date)
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`Express Mail Number
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`EV 559914347 US
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`Sheet 2 of 3
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`Attorney
`Docket No.: AK-517XxX
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`I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35 USC §120 of any United States or International
`application(s)
`listed below and insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of
`this application is not disclosed in the prior United States application in the manner
`provided by the first paragraph of Title 35 USC §112,
`I acknowledge the duty to disclose
`material
`information as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, §1.56 which
`occurred between the filing date of
`the prior application and the national or PCT
`international filing date of this application:
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`(Application No.)
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`(Filing Date)
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`(Patent ed/pending/abandoned)
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`(Application No.)
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`(Filing Date)
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`(Patented/pending/abandoned)
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`(Application No.)
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`(Filing Date)
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`(Patent ed/pending/abandoned)
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`the Attorneys associated with
`I hereby appoint
`POWER OF ATTORNEY: As a named inventor,
`Customer Number 00207 to prosecute this application and transact all business connected
`therewith in the Patent
`and Trademark Office,
`and
`to file with the USRO any
`International Application based thereon.
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`The following Attorneys are associated with Customer Number 00207:
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`Stanley M. Schurgin, Reg. No. 20,979
`Charles L. Gagnebin III, Reg. No. 25,467
`Victor B. Lebovici, Reg. No. 30,864
`Holliday C. Heine, Reg. No. 34,346
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`Gordon R. Moriarty, Reg. No. 38,973
`Beverly E. Hjorth, Reg. No. 32,033
`Richard E. Gamache, Reg. No. 39,196
`Thomas ©. Hoover, Reg. No. 32,470
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`Address all correspondence to:
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`{x]
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`Customer Number 00207
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`which is associated with the Law Firm of:
`WEINGARTEN, SCHURGIN, GAGNEBIN & LEBOVICI LLP
`Ten Post Office Square
`Boston, Massachusetts
`United States
`Telephone:
`(617) 542-2290
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`Fax:
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`(617) 451-0313
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`02109
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that
`all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further that
`these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like
`so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18
`of
`the United States Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the
`validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.
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`Full Name of First/Sole Inventor: Yasutoshi Okamoto
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`x
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`City of Residence
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`State or Country
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`Country of Citizenship
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`Osaka-fu
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`Post Office Address
`c/o Sony Electric Co., Ltd.,
`5-5, Keihanhondori 2-chome,
`Moriguchi-shi,
`Osaka-fu,
`JAPAN
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`Japan
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`City
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`Osaka-fu
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`Japan
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`State or Country Zip Code
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`JAPAN
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`Signature:
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`(Please sign and date in permanent ink.)
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`Date signed:
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`x
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`Sheet 3 of 3
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`Attorney
`Docket No.: AK-517XX
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`Full Name of Second/Joint Inventor:
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`Hidehiko Sato
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`x
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`Post Office Address
`c/o Sony Electric Co., Ltd.,
`5-5, Keihanhondori 2-chome,
`Moriguchi-shi,
`Osaka-fu,
`JAPAN
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`City of Residence
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`State or Country
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`Country of Citizenship
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`Osaka-fu
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`Post Office Address
`c/o Sony Electric Co., Ltd.,
`5-5, Keihanhondori 2-chome,
`Moriguchi-shi,
`Osaka-fu,
`JAPAN
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`Japan
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`City
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`Osaka-fu
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`Japan
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`State or Country Zip Code
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`JAPAN
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`Signature:
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`(Please sign and date in permanent ink.)
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`Date signed:
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`x
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`x
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`Full Name of Third/Joint Inventor:
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`Akihiro Mochizuki
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`City of Residence
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`State or Country
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`Country of Citizenship
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`Osaka- fu
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`Japan
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`City
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`Osaka-fu
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`Japan
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`State or Country Zip Code
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`JAPAN
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`Signature:
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`(Please sign and date in permanent ink.)
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`Date signed:,
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`x
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`CLG/mc/334974.1
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