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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">From:
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<b>Date: </b>Monday, 15 September 2025 at 7:08</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="color:black">pm<br>
<b>To: </b>For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;, Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;suzannah@canadylortz.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Krista Jacobsen &lt;krista@jacobseniplaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Patentpractice] NO SOUP FOR YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">I have taken the liberty of drafting a preliminary reply for you:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Krista S. Jacobsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">On Monday, Sep 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM, Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 USPTO DOES ITS FREAKING JOB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Suzannah K. Sundby <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 4:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Goldberg, Judi &lt;jgoldberg@leydig.com&gt;; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;; Randall Svihla &lt;rsvihla@nsiplaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The person who flagged was with Legal Instruments \u2026 meaning it never got to the Examiner (as I understand)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality Notice:&nbsp; This message is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer.&nbsp; It is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed.&nbsp;
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 Goldberg, Judi &lt;<a href="mailto:jgoldberg@leydig.com">jgoldberg@leydig.com</a>&gt; <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 4:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;; Randall Svihla &lt;<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>much</b> pickier.&nbsp; I recently had some NPL refs in an IDS not be considered because the publisher or publisher\u2019s location weren\u2019t included in the cite (which I had previously only done when citing a book, not a journal article.)&nbsp; It buys them more time to
 delay examining the application.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Patentpractice &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Randall Svihla &lt;<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality Notice:&nbsp; This message is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer.&nbsp; It is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed.&nbsp;
 This communication may contain information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure.&nbsp; If you are not the named addressee, you may not read, print, retain, copy, or disseminate this message or any part.&nbsp; If
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 Randall Svihla &lt;<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt; <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 4:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 4:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Randall Svihla &lt;<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Randall Svihla &lt;<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt; <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 15, 2025 4:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: NO SOUP FOR YOU!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 didn't want to work on it because it's the end of the fiscal year so he got it off his docket this way.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(3) <i>
When claim text in clean version is required.&nbsp; </i>The text of all pending claims not being currently amended shall be presented in the claim listing in clean version,
<i>i.e.,</i> without any markings in the presentation of text.&nbsp; The presentation of a clean version of any claim having the status of \u201coriginal,&quot; &quot;withdrawn&quot; or &quot;previously presented&quot; will constitute an assertion that it has not been changed relative to the
 immediate prior version, except to omit markings that may have been present in the immediate prior version of the claims of the status of &quot;withdrawn&quot; or &quot;previously presented.&quot;&nbsp; Any claim added by amendment must be indicated with the status of &quot;new&quot; and presented
 in clean version, <i>i.e.,</i> without any underlining.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(E)&nbsp;<b>Acceptable Alternative Status Identifiers:</b>&nbsp;To prevent delays in prosecution, the Office may waive certain provisions of&nbsp;<b><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e323020">37
 CFR 1.121</a></b>&nbsp;and accept alternative status identifiers not specifically set forth in&nbsp;<b><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e323020">37 CFR 1.121(c)</a></b>. Accordingly claim listings that include alternative status
 identifiers as set forth below will be accepted if the amendment otherwise complies with&nbsp;<b><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e323020">37 CFR 1.121</a></b>. See&nbsp;<i>Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under
 37 CFR 1.121(c),</i>&nbsp;1296 OG 27 (July 5, 2005).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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