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`Applicant(s)
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`16/606,395
`Examiner
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`IWAIetal.
`Art Unit
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`AIA (FITF) Status
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`Examiner Note: Please attach an interview summary whennecessary as described above. U.S.Patent and Trademark Office
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`AFCP 2.0
`Decision
`2468KHALED M KASSIM Yes
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`Thisis in response to the After Final Consideration Pilot request filed 25 May 2022.
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`1. Improper Request — The AFCP 2.0 request is improper for the following reason(s) and the after final amendment submitted with
`the request will be treated under pre-pilot procedure.
`() An AFCP 2.0 request form PTO/SB/434(or equivalent document) was not submitted.
`CJ A non-broadening amendmentto at least one independentclaim was not submitted.
`(J Therequestis notthe first proper AFCP 2.0 request submitted in response to the mostrecentfinal
`rejection.
`C) Other:
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`2. Proper Request
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`A. After final amendment submitted with the request will not be treated under AFCP 2.0.
`Theafter final amendmentcannot be reviewed and a search conducted within the guidelines of the pilot program.
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`©) Theafter final amendmentwill be treated under pre-pilot procedure.
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`B. Updated search and/or completed additional consideration.
`The examiner performed an updated search and/or completed additional consideration of the after final amendment
`within the time authorized for the pilot program. The result(s) of the updated search and/or completed additional
`consideration are:
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`(J 1. All of the rejections in the mostrecent final Office action are overcome and a Notice of Allowanceis
`issued herewith.
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`(3 2. Theafter final amendment would not overcomeall of the rejections in the most recentfinal Office action
`. See attached interview summaryfor further details.
`(3 3. The after final amendmentwasreviewed,andit raises a new issue(s). See attached interview summary
`for further details.
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`C) 4. Theafter final amendmentraises new issues, but would overcomeall of the rejections in the most recent
`final Office action. A decision on determining allowability could not be made within the guidelines of the
`pilot. See attached interview summary for further details, including any newly discoveredpriorart.
`(5. Other: See Continuation Sheet
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`PTOL-2323 (Rev. 10-14)
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`AFCP 2.0 Decision
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`Part of Paper No. 20220603
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-2323)
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`Application No. 16/606,395
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`Continuation of Proper Request- B. 5. Other: The after final amendmentraises new issues, but would
`overcome rejections in the most recent
`final Office action. A decision on determining allowability could not be made within the guidelines of the
`pilot
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