`Reply to Office Action Dated August 6, 2021
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`REMARKS
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`Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration of this application in view of the above
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`amendments and the following remarks. Claims 1-28 will be pending upon entry ofthis
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`amendment. Claims 1-2, 7, 9-12, 15-16, 21, and 23-26 have been amended. No new matter has
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`been addedto the application.
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`In the Office Action, claims 1-28 were rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double
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`patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-12 of U.S. Patent No. 10,154,484. A terminal
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`disclaimeris being filed herewith. Accordingly, Applicant requests withdrawal of the
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`nonstatutory double patenting rejection.
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`Claims 1-28 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph. Applicant submits
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`the claim amendments addressthis rejection. Thus,it is respectfully requested that the rejection
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`under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph be withdrawn.
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`Closing
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`All of the claims remaining in the application are now clearly allowable. Favorable
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`consideration and a Notice of Allowanceare earnestly solicited.
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`In the event the Examiner finds minor informalities that can be resolved by telephone
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`conferenceor if the Examinerbelieves a telephone conference would facilitate prosecution of this
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`application, the Examineris urged to contact Applicant’s undersigned representative by telephone
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`at (206) 622-4900 in order to expeditiously resolve prosecution of this application.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Lip
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`/Blake K. Kumabe/
`Blake K. Kumabe
`Registration No. 68,240
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`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400
`Seattle, Washington 98104
`Phone: (206) 622-4900 | Fax:
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