Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Status of claims
Claims 21-25, 28-40 are pending. Claims 1-20, 26 and 27 are cancelled. Claims 38-40 have been withdrawn.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 7/17/2026 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
WITHDRAWN REJECTIONS
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
Claims 21-23, 25, 28-37 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement.
The rejection is withdrawn following amendment to cancel functional language to the claimed sequences.
MAINTAINED REJECTIONS
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 24 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement.
Regarding claim 24: Claim 24 is directed to a CMV promoter comprising 80% identity to SEQ ID NO: 16.
Applicant’s specification does not provide support for all nucleic acids which are 20% variants of SEQ ID NO: 16. The specification as filed does not provide sufficient evidence that Applicants were in possession of the full scope of the claimed invention at the time of filing of the instant invention. As such, 20% of base pair variants of SEQ ID NO: 16, a 680 bp polynucleotide encompasses
680
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polynucleotide molecules, when only substitution mutations are considered. It is noted that the claim also encompasses deletions and insertions, which raises the number of polynucleotide molecules. This amounts to enormous number of polynucleotides which do not have support in the specification. The specification also does not provide any guidance on how or where the nucleotides need to be changed. It is clear that the vector of the invention was restricted to SEQ ID NOs: 16. For example, see instant specification at Table 8-9.
Thus, Applicants were not in possession of the full scope of the claimed invention at the time of filing of the instant invention.
Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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Claim 21-37 are provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 16-36 of copending Application No. 17/801,038 (hereinafter '038 application) (reference application).
Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because of the reasons set forth below. This is a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection because the patentably indistinct claims have not in fact been patented.
Regarding claims 21 and 35: Claim 30 of the reference application recites a vector comprising among other elements, a SEQ ID NO: 35, which is 100% identical to instantly claim SEQ ID NO: 3 and a SEQ ID NOs: 36 and 46 which are 100% and 97.4% identical to instantly claimed SEQ ID NO: 4. (See alignments below)
Further claim 25 of the ‘038 application teaches a sequence encoding an antibody (as required by claim 35), which reads on the claimed heterologous sequence.
‘038 application also
Query Match 100.0%; Score 3619; Length 3619;
Best Local Similarity 100.0%;
Matches 3619; Conservative 0; Mismatches 0; Indels 0; Gaps 0;
Qy 1 GATCTGCCTGCCTCTGCCCCGTGAGTGCTGGGATTAAAGGCCAGCACCGCCATGCCTGGC 60
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3619 GATCTGCCTGCCTCTGCCCCGTGAGTGCTGGGATTAAAGGCCAGCACCGCCATGCCTGGC 3560
Qy 61 CTCCTTTAAGTGCAGGTGTAGCACGCCAGAAATACCCTGCTGGTGACAGTGTGAGCCACA 120
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3559 CTCCTTTAAGTGCAGGTGTAGCACGCCAGAAATACCCTGCTGGTGACAGTGTGAGCCACA 3500
Qy 121 TGCGTGAGACTGCTGCAGAGGTCCCAGCTTAGGTTGTGCCCTTCTTTCTTGAGAAATGTC 180
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3499 TGCGTGAGACTGCTGCAGAGGTCCCAGCTTAGGTTGTGCCCTTCTTTCTTGAGAAATGTC 3440
Qy 181 TTACTTGGTGATTTTGAGTGGAAACATGTATTTAGCTGACATATGAGCCTAGTCTTTTAT 240
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3439 TTACTTGGTGATTTTGAGTGGAAACATGTATTTAGCTGACATATGAGCCTAGTCTTTTAT 3380
Qy 241 GTATAAATGTGTGTTATATTTCTAGATACAAAAATATTAAAAATTAGAAATCTTCAGGGC 300
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3379 GTATAAATGTGTGTTATATTTCTAGATACAAAAATATTAAAAATTAGAAATCTTCAGGGC 3320
Qy 301 TGGAGAGGGGTTCATTGGTTAAGAGCTCATTGGTTAAGGGCTGCTCCTGTATAGGACCCG 360
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3319 TGGAGAGGGGTTCATTGGTTAAGAGCTCATTGGTTAAGGGCTGCTCCTGTATAGGACCCG 3260
Qy 361 GGTTACCTGTCAGCACCGTATGACGGCTCTCAACCATCTGCAGCTCCCGTTCCAGAGGAC 420
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3259 GGTTACCTGTCAGCACCGTATGACGGCTCTCAACCATCTGCAGCTCCCGTTCCAGAGGAC 3200
Qy 421 CCAGTGTCTTCTTCTGGCCTCTACAGACATACATATAGACAAAACACCCATACACAAAAA 480
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3199 CCAGTGTCTTCTTCTGGCCTCTACAGACATACATATAGACAAAACACCCATACACAAAAA 3140
Qy 481 TTTAATTAGAAATCTTAATTTTTTTCTTTCAATTTTCTAGATTGACTGGGGATAACTTTT 540
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3139 TTTAATTAGAAATCTTAATTTTTTTCTTTCAATTTTCTAGATTGACTGGGGATAACTTTT 3080
Qy 541 TTGTTAACTTTACTGTCTTGAGGATAACGTTCAGTATGAGTTGTATTTCTAGAGTTTGTC 600
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3079 TTGTTAACTTTACTGTCTTGAGGATAACGTTCAGTATGAGTTGTATTTCTAGAGTTTGTC 3020
Qy 601 TTTATTTTTAGGCAAAAATAACCTTTATTACCATTTTGGGGGGTGACTGTTTTACAACTT 660
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 3019 TTTATTTTTAGGCAAAAATAACCTTTATTACCATTTTGGGGGGTGACTGTTTTACAACTT 2960
Qy 661 TTCCAACTTTCTGCTTCATCTCTTGTGTCCTATATAGGCCCCTATTTACTGTCATTATTA 720
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2959 TTCCAACTTTCTGCTTCATCTCTTGTGTCCTATATAGGCCCCTATTTACTGTCATTATTA 2900
Qy 721 GAGATAGGACTTGATGTCATGTCAACTCCATCTTTGTTATAAATCTCAAGAAGAGCTAAT 780
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2899 GAGATAGGACTTGATGTCATGTCAACTCCATCTTTGTTATAAATCTCAAGAAGAGCTAAT 2840
Qy 781 TTCTTTTGTGTTATTACAACCAAAAATAAACAAGGTAGCTTATAAACAGTGACTTATTTT 840
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2839 TTCTTTTGTGTTATTACAACCAAAAATAAACAAGGTAGCTTATAAACAGTGACTTATTTT 2780
Qy 841 TATAGTTCTAGATATGGGAAGATCATGGTGACAGTAGATTCAATGTCTAGTTGGAAGTTG 900
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2779 TATAGTTCTAGATATGGGAAGATCATGGTGACAGTAGATTCAATGTCTAGTTGGAAGTTG 2720
Qy 901 ACTCTTCTTCATAGATGGAATCCTTGCTATAATATAATCTCAGGATGGAAGGGATGAGCT 960
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2719 ACTCTTCTTCATAGATGGAATCCTTGCTATAATATAATCTCAGGATGGAAGGGATGAGCT 2660
Qy 961 AAGCCCTCTGGGATCTCTTATTAATCTGTTCATTCATTTACTTATTGCATAGTGCTCTAA 1020
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2659 AAGCCCTCTGGGATCTCTTATTAATCTGTTCATTCATTTACTTATTGCATAGTGCTCTAA 2600
Qy 1021 TTCTGTTCATGGAGACTCTGTTCTTACACATTAGGTGGTTAGGGAGGGACATGATCAATC 1080
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2599 TTCTGTTCATGGAGACTCTGTTCTTACACATTAGGTGGTTAGGGAGGGACATGATCAATC 2540
Qy 1081 AGGACATAGGAGCAACAATAATTTTTATTATATTTCCCAAAATACATGGCAGTTCCTGAC 1140
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2539 AGGACATAGGAGCAACAATAATTTTTATTATATTTCCCAAAATACATGGCAGTTCCTGAC 2480
Qy 1141 CTTGCTTTATTACTGCAAACATACAGCTTGTGGCCATTGGACTTAGCCATATGAGAAATG 1200
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2479 CTTGCTTTATTACTGCAAACATACAGCTTGTGGCCATTGGACTTAGCCATATGAGAAATG 2420
Qy 1201 TAAGAATTTATTTTATATTGTAGCTGCAAATGGTAGGTTCATCAAATTGTGCCTTAAGTT 1260
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2419 TAAGAATTTATTTTATATTGTAGCTGCAAATGGTAGGTTCATCAAATTGTGCCTTAAGTT 2360
Qy 1261 CACATCTTAATTTGCTACAAAAAAAAAAGAGGAGTAGTGTAAGTTACATTTAATTTTCAA 1320
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2359 CACATCTTAATTTGCTACAAAAAAAAAAGAGGAGTAGTGTAAGTTACATTTAATTTTCAA 2300
Qy 1321 TTACTTAGTAACAGTTTGTAAGTGCTACTTGATCCTGTTTTATATCTAGCATTGAGTATA 1380
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2299 TTACTTAGTAACAGTTTGTAAGTGCTACTTGATCCTGTTTTATATCTAGCATTGAGTATA 2240
Qy 1381 GATCAACAAGTGTTTCAATTCTTGTTTGGACATGCTGTTCTCTCCTTCATCACAAGTTAC 1440
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2239 GATCAACAAGTGTTTCAATTCTTGTTTGGACATGCTGTTCTCTCCTTCATCACAAGTTAC 2180
Qy 1441 TTCTGGCTAAACAAGGCACAAATTTCGCATGACCACCAATCCAAGGACAGGGCGACAATT 1500
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2179 TTCTGGCTAAACAAGGCACAAATTTCGCATGACCACCAATCCAAGGACAGGGCGACAATT 2120
Qy 1501 TTAATGAGTTTCATTGAGAGCTGGCCAACTGAGCATCTGTTCCTTTTGTTTTCCTGTACG 1560
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2119 TTAATGAGTTTCATTGAGAGCTGGCCAACTGAGCATCTGTTCCTTTTGTTTTCCTGTACG 2060
Qy 1561 TGGTAAGCCAGTGTTTCTACACTCCTTAGCCTTGTTGCTGTGTGTATAGTGTGGGGTGGA 1620
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 2059 TGGTAAGCCAGTGTTTCTACACTCCTTAGCCTTGTTGCTGTGTGTATAGTGTGGGGTGGA 2000
Qy 1621 TTTGTTTTTGCTGTTCTTTTTTCTTTTTTCTACCCTCTACTTCAGTGGTGCACGGTTAGA 1680
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1999 TTTGTTTTTGCTGTTCTTTTTTCTTTTTTCTACCCTCTACTTCAGTGGTGCACGGTTAGA 1940
Qy 1681 AATCTTGTGGCGTCTGGCACGGTGGTATAATTCCTTCCATGCTCTTGGGTGAGGAAATAA 1740
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1939 AATCTTGTGGCGTCTGGCACGGTGGTATAATTCCTTCCATGCTCTTGGGTGAGGAAATAA 1880
Qy 1741 GTTTGCTCATTGCTGCTCATCAGTCTGTTTCACTTGCTCCCAGATGGTGACCTTCTCGTC 1800
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1879 GTTTGCTCATTGCTGCTCATCAGTCTGTTTCACTTGCTCCCAGATGGTGACCTTCTCGTC 1820
Qy 1801 CCATTCTTGCTTGTTTTAACATTATTCTGACACCTATTTTCTTTCATTGTCCCCTTAACC 1860
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1819 CCATTCTTGCTTGTTTTAACATTATTCTGACACCTATTTTCTTTCATTGTCCCCTTAACC 1760
Qy 1861 ACTCTAATTGAATAATGATTTCTGTAATTTCCATTTGGAACACAACCAGCTTCCTGGTTC 1920
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1759 ACTCTAATTGAATAATGATTTCTGTAATTTCCATTTGGAACACAACCAGCTTCCTGGTTC 1700
Qy 1921 CTTTTATTGGCCCACATCCTGTCTTCTAGTTCATTGCTTCAGATTTGAGCCAAATCATCA 1980
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1699 CTTTTATTGGCCCACATCCTGTCTTCTAGTTCATTGCTTCAGATTTGAGCCAAATCATCA 1640
Qy 1981 AATAAAAATACGTAACTGAAAAAAATGTTTATTGCAGTGGCCTCCTCTAGCATGGCAACA 2040
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1639 AATAAAAATACGTAACTGAAAAAAATGTTTATTGCAGTGGCCTCCTCTAGCATGGCAACA 1580
Qy 2041 ATGAGAGTTTTCCTTTCTTATTGCTAAACATGTTATATCTGTCTCATGATTTCATACTGT 2100
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1579 ATGAGAGTTTTCCTTTCTTATTGCTAAACATGTTATATCTGTCTCATGATTTCATACTGT 1520
Qy 2101 CTCTCCTGGCCTCATTTACTGCTTGACCTTTAAAAGAAATGACTCAAAGATATTTTTGTA 2160
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1519 CTCTCCTGGCCTCATTTACTGCTTGACCTTTAAAAGAAATGACTCAAAGATATTTTTGTA 1460
Qy 2161 GTTCTGTAAGCATTTCTCTAGTTCTTGTTCTTCACCTTTAGTTCTTAACAGTAGTTTTGT 2220
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1459 GTTCTGTAAGCATTTCTCTAGTTCTTGTTCTTCACCTTTAGTTCTTAACAGTAGTTTTGT 1400
Qy 2221 CTGCTACACTGACGTGGCTGTGAGGACTTTCCTTCAGAAACTGGCGTCTGATACTGATTC 2280
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1399 CTGCTACACTGACGTGGCTGTGAGGACTTTCCTTCAGAAACTGGCGTCTGATACTGATTC 1340
Qy 2281 AAACTGGTCTCCATTGTGGCCTACATGTCCAGCTGTCTCCATGTAACGCCACTGAAATAC 2340
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1339 AAACTGGTCTCCATTGTGGCCTACATGTCCAGCTGTCTCCATGTAACGCCACTGAAATAC 1280
Qy 2341 AGTGAAGCCAGCCTTTTTTTCCCCCTTATGGTTCAAAGCAACTGAATTTCAGTCAGAGTA 2400
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1279 AGTGAAGCCAGCCTTTTTTTCCCCCTTATGGTTCAAAGCAACTGAATTTCAGTCAGAGTA 1220
Qy 2401 ATTTTGGTTTGGGTATCAATACTAATTGTAGTCTTAGACCTTTTAATTATTACTTGTTTG 2460
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1219 ATTTTGGTTTGGGTATCAATACTAATTGTAGTCTTAGACCTTTTAATTATTACTTGTTTG 1160
Qy 2461 CATTTTACAGAAGACATTGGTCCTTCTCAAAAGCAGAGATGAAACCTGTAGTATTTTGTG 2520
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1159 CATTTTACAGAAGACATTGGTCCTTCTCAAAAGCAGAGATGAAACCTGTAGTATTTTGTG 1100
Qy 2521 TGTAGTTTTCCTCTGCTGGTTGCCCTGTAACTATTCAGTTCCTGTAAGGAAGCACAGCTG 2580
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1099 TGTAGTTTTCCTCTGCTGGTTGCCCTGTAACTATTCAGTTCCTGTAAGGAAGCACAGCTG 1040
Qy 2581 CTTCATAAGCTACCTTAGGCTGACAGCAGTCTCCTGAAAGAAAGAGTTCAAGAAAGAAAC 2640
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1039 CTTCATAAGCTACCTTAGGCTGACAGCAGTCTCCTGAAAGAAAGAGTTCAAGAAAGAAAC 980
Qy 2641 ATTTAAAAATAAAAATGGGGAGGGGTCCAAGTAGTATTTGAAGCCATGAAATATCTTGAA 2700
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 979 ATTTAAAAATAAAAATGGGGAGGGGTCCAAGTAGTATTTGAAGCCATGAAATATCTTGAA 920
Qy 2701 TATAGTTTGCTTTTTTGTTTTGTTTTGTCTGTCTGTCTGTCCGATGTAGCTTTGGCCATA 2760
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 919 TATAGTTTGCTTTTTTGTTTTGTTTTGTCTGTCTGTCTGTCCGATGTAGCTTTGGCCATA 860
Qy 2761 TCAACCAGGCTGTCCTTGAACTCACAGAAATCCACCTGCCTCCGCCTCCCAAGTGCTGGA 2820
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 859 TCAACCAGGCTGTCCTTGAACTCACAGAAATCCACCTGCCTCCGCCTCCCAAGTGCTGGA 800
Qy 2821 TGCACCACCATGCCAGCTAGTTTGCTTTTTAGAGCATCTCATCTGCTGCTCACAGCCCTG 2880
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 799 TGCACCACCATGCCAGCTAGTTTGCTTTTTAGAGCATCTCATCTGCTGCTCACAGCCCTG 740
Qy 2881 GTGCTTTATGGGATTTGTTTGGGGAACATGATGAGCTCTATATTTATTGTAGCTTTAAAT 2940
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 739 GTGCTTTATGGGATTTGTTTGGGGAACATGATGAGCTCTATATTTATTGTAGCTTTAAAT 680
Qy 2941 GGACAGCGGTTATTGACTGTCAGCTTAGTCTTTAAAATCTATAATCACATTGTACCTAAT 3000
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 679 GGACAGCGGTTATTGACTGTCAGCTTAGTCTTTAAAATCTATAATCACATTGTACCTAAT 620
Qy 3001 TGTCAACCTTCATGTTTTTTAATTATGAAAAAAACTGAGAACATTAATTTTTATGTTATC 3060
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 619 TGTCAACCTTCATGTTTTTTAATTATGAAAAAAACTGAGAACATTAATTTTTATGTTATC 560
Qy 3061 TTGTTATTGACTTTATTGAAATACTACAGAAAATTTTGGTTTGAGGCTTTTCCATAATTT 3120
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 559 TTGTTATTGACTTTATTGAAATACTACAGAAAATTTTGGTTTGAGGCTTTTCCATAATTT 500
Qy 3121 ACCCTTACACCTCACACCCCTTCCATAAACATGTGCAGTTAAAATTGAATTGTTCGGGCA 3180
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 499 ACCCTTACACCTCACACCCCTTCCATAAACATGTGCAGTTAAAATTGAATTGTTCGGGCA 440
Qy 3181 CTTCTACCTTGATACCTGGCCTACAGTGGGAAAGGTCTGTCTTTCTTTGGAATAAGCCCA 3240
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 439 CTTCTACCTTGATACCTGGCCTACAGTGGGAAAGGTCTGTCTTTCTTTGGAATAAGCCCA 380
Qy 3241 TCAGTGGCCTTGTGTACATTCTGTATTTTTGTTGTTTGTTATTACTGTTTTTTACTTGGG 3300
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 379 TCAGTGGCCTTGTGTACATTCTGTATTTTTGTTGTTTGTTATTACTGTTTTTTACTTGGG 320
Qy 3301 ACTAATAATCTGTTTGAAACTGACTGAGATAGAAAGATGTGATGTTCCTTCCCACTCACT 3360
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 319 ACTAATAATCTGTTTGAAACTGACTGAGATAGAAAGATGTGATGTTCCTTCCCACTCACT 260
Qy 3361 CCGGATTTTGATAGAAGACTTGTTTTATTTATTTCCAAAATTATATCCGCAGGAAACAAG 3420
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 259 CCGGATTTTGATAGAAGACTTGTTTTATTTATTTCCAAAATTATATCCGCAGGAAACAAG 200
Qy 3421 CTGTTTAAATTCAGATTATGCTGAAGCAAAATGGTCCTGGTATGAGAAGCAACGTGCTGT 3480
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 199 CTGTTTAAATTCAGATTATGCTGAAGCAAAATGGTCCTGGTATGAGAAGCAACGTGCTGT 140
Qy 3481 TTTACGAGCACAGAGTCCCTTTTCTCATAACTGATTGATAGTAAATATTTTCCTGAAGAA 3540
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 139 TTTACGAGCACAGAGTCCCTTTTCTCATAACTGATTGATAGTAAATATTTTCCTGAAGAA 80
Qy 3541 TTATTGCCAACCATGAACAGTGCAACTGTTTCACTTTTTTTCCGTGCTACTTGCTGTACC 3600
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 79 TTATTGCCAACCATGAACAGTGCAACTGTTTCACTTTTTTTCCGTGCTACTTGCTGTACC 20
Qy 3601 AGCCATTGTCGGTAATTAA 3619
|||||||||||||||||||
Db 19 AGCCATTGTCGGTAATTAA 1
100% identity of SEQ ID NO: 35 to claimed SEQ ID NO: 3
Query Match 100.0%; Score 1114; Length 1114;
Best Local Similarity 100.0%;
Matches 1114; Conservative 0; Mismatches 0; Indels 0; Gaps 0;
Qy 1 GATCTGAAGTTTGGATCTGCAGAACCCACACAAAGGCCTACGGGCTTAGTAGTGTACCTG 60
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1114 GATCTGAAGTTTGGATCTGCAGAACCCACACAAAGGCCTACGGGCTTAGTAGTGTACCTG 1055
Qy 61 CAATTTCAGCACTTGGAAGGCTGAGAAAGGATCCCAAGGGCAGCTGGCTAGCTAGGCTAG 120
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1054 CAATTTCAGCACTTGGAAGGCTGAGAAAGGATCCCAAGGGCAGCTGGCTAGCTAGGCTAG 995
Qy 121 TGTTAGCTGAGAGCTCTGGGTTCGTGGAGCGACTCTGGTTCAGTGAATAAGATAGAGAGT 180
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 994 TGTTAGCTGAGAGCTCTGGGTTCGTGGAGCGACTCTGGTTCAGTGAATAAGATAGAGAGT 935
Qy 181 GACATCAGCTTTGGGCTTCCACAGCAAATGAGCTCACTTGCATGCAAACAGAAATGCAAA 240
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 934 GACATCAGCTTTGGGCTTCCACAGCAAATGAGCTCACTTGCATGCAAACAGAAATGCAAA 875
Qy 241 CACATGCACAAAGCAAAACAAAAGGAACACAGGCCAAAGGTGGGTCATTCCTATACCATC 300
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 874 CACATGCACAAAGCAAAACAAAAGGAACACAGGCCAAAGGTGGGTCATTCCTATACCATC 815
Qy 301 CCCTCAGCAGGGTGCAGTCCCCACACCCTGACCCAGTTCCCTCATGATGTTAGAGAAAAT 360
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 814 CCCTCAGCAGGGTGCAGTCCCCACACCCTGACCCAGTTCCCTCATGATGTTAGAGAAAAT 755
Qy 361 AACTTTGCCCCCTTCAACGAACATTTCAGCTCCAGAGAACCTGGCCCACTTTGAAAGCTT 420
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 754 AACTTTGCCCCCTTCAACGAACATTTCAGCTCCAGAGAACCTGGCCCACTTTGAAAGCTT 695
Qy 421 TAATTAGAAATGTGCAATTACCCGGAACAGATGTCTGTTGTGATTGTGGAGACATAGGTT 480
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 694 TAATTAGAAATGTGCAATTACCCGGAACAGATGTCTGTTGTGATTGTGGAGACATAGGTT 635
Qy 481 AAAGAATCACACAGCAGTTTGCGTGGTTACAGAAAGGTTGCAAGTAACTTTAAAACACAG 540
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 634 AAAGAATCACACAGCAGTTTGCGTGGTTACAGAAAGGTTGCAAGTAACTTTAAAACACAG 575
Qy 541 TTTTTGGTAAGTCTCCAACATGTTACCTAACATAGCATGGCCTCGATTACATGTAAGCAG 600
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 574 TTTTTGGTAAGTCTCCAACATGTTACCTAACATAGCATGGCCTCGATTACATGTAAGCAG 515
Qy 601 TGAGTCTCCGGCTGCCTGGTTTGTGAGGGTAATGTACTTCAGCAATAGTGCTGAGGCTGT 660
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 514 TGAGTCTCCGGCTGCCTGGTTTGTGAGGGTAATGTACTTCAGCAATAGTGCTGAGGCTGT 455
Qy 661 ACAGTGAGTGACTCATCACCCTAAAAAAGTATCGAATTCCAGTCTTCAGAGTTAGCTTTC 720
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 454 ACAGTGAGTGACTCATCACCCTAAAAAAGTATCGAATTCCAGTCTTCAGAGTTAGCTTTC 395
Qy 721 AGTAAAACCAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATGGCTCAGTAGGTAAGGGCACCCGCTGCCAAGCCCA 780
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 394 AGTAAAACCAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATGGCTCAGTAGGTAAGGGCACCCGCTGCCAAGCCCA 335
Qy 781 AGACCTGTGTCCTGTCCCTGGGATCCAGTTGGTGGAAAGAGAGAACGGACTCCTGCAAGG 840
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 334 AGACCTGTGTCCTGTCCCTGGGATCCAGTTGGTGGAAAGAGAGAACGGACTCCTGCAAGG 275
Qy 841 TGGCCTCTGACCTACATGCCTGAATTCTGCCAGACATTAAGTAAAAACAAACGCAAAAAG 900
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 274 TGGCCTCTGACCTACATGCCTGAATTCTGCCAGACATTAAGTAAAAACAAACGCAAAAAG 215
Qy 901 GGAAGTGGGCTCACGCATAAGGCACTCACTGGACTCTACTCTTCTACTCTGTGGTTACTT 960
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 214 GGAAGTGGGCTCACGCATAAGGCACTCACTGGACTCTACTCTTCTACTCTGTGGTTACTT 155
Qy 961 TTTGGTGTTCAAGCATACCATACCTTGATCTACATGATTTTTACTCCAAAGACACAGCCA 1020
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 154 TTTGGTGTTCAAGCATACCATACCTTGATCTACATGATTTTTACTCCAAAGACACAGCCA 95
Qy 1021 GGGTAATGTTGTGTGATGGATCAGTCTTATTTGTTACTTGTTTACTAGTACTTACTGAGA 1080
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 94 GGGTAATGTTGTGTGATGGATCAGTCTTATTTGTTACTTGTTTACTAGTACTTACTGAGA 35
Qy 1081 TTGTCGATGGCTTTAATGTCAACATGAGTGTGGA 1114
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 34 TTGTCGATGGCTTTAATGTCAACATGAGTGTGGA 1
100% identity of SEQ ID NO: 36 to claimed SEQ ID NO: 4
Query Match 97.4%; Score 1085; Length 1108;
Best Local Similarity 99.8%;
Matches 1107; Conservative 0; Mismatches 0; Indels 2; Gaps 2;
Qy 6 GAAGTTTGGATCTGCAGAACCCACACAAAGGCCTACGGGCTTAGTAGTGTACCTGCAATT 65
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1 GAAGTTTGGATCTGCAGAACCCACACAAAGGCCTACGGGCTTAGTAGTGTACCTGCAATT 60
Qy 66 TCAGCACTTGGAAGGCTGAGAAAGGATCCCAAGGGCAGCTGGCTAGCTAGGCTAGTGTTA 125
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 61 TCAGCACTTGGAAGGCTGAGAAAGGATCCCAAGGGCAGCTGGCTAGCTAGGCTAGTGTTA 120
Qy 126 GCTGAGAGCTCTGGGTTCGTGGAGCGACTCTGGTTCAGTGAATAAGATAGAGAGTGACAT 185
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 121 GCTGAGAGCTCTGGGTTCGTGGAGCGACTCTGGTTCAGTGAATAAGATAGAGAGTGACAT 180
Qy 186 CAGCTTTGGGCTTCCACAGCAAATGAGCTCACTTGCATGCAAACAGAAATGCAAACACAT 245
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 181 CAGCTTTGGGCTTCCACAGCAAATGAGCTCACTTGCATGCAAACAGAAATGCAAACACAT 240
Qy 246 GCACAAAGCAAAACAAAAGGAACACAGGCCAAAGGTGGGTCATTCCTATACCATCCCCTC 305
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 241 GCACAAAGCAAAACAAAAGGAACACAGGCCAAAGGTGGGTCATTCCTATACCATCCCCTC 300
Qy 306 AGCAGGGTGCAGTCCCCACACCCTGACCCAGTTCCCTCATGATGTTAGAGAAAATAACTT 365
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 301 AGCAGGGTGCAGTCCCCACACCCTGACCCAGTTCCCTCATGATGTTAGAGAAAATAACTT 360
Qy 366 TGCCCCCTTCAACGAACATTTCAGCTCC-AGAGAACCTGGCCCACTTTGAAAGCTTTAAT 424
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 361 TGCCCCCTTCAACGAACATTTCAGCTCCAAGAGAACCTGGCCCACTTTGAAAGCTTTAAT 420
Qy 425 TAGAAATGTGCAATTACCCGGAACAGATGTCTGTTGTGATTGTGGAGACATAGGTTAAAG 484
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 421 TAGAAATGTGCAATTACCCGGAACAGATGTCTGTTGTGATTGTGGAGACATAGGTTAAAG 480
Qy 485 AATCACACAGCAGTTTGCGTGGTTACAGAAAGGTTGCAAGTAACTTTAAAACACAGTTTT 544
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 481 AATCACACAGCAGTTTGCGTGGTTACAG-AAGGTTGCAAGTAACTTTAAAACACAGTTTT 539
Qy 545 TGGTAAGTCTCCAACATGTTACCTAACATAGCATGGCCTCGATTACATGTAAGCAGTGAG 604
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 540 TGGTAAGTCTCCAACATGTTACCTAACATAGCATGGCCTCGATTACATGTAAGCAGTGAG 599
Qy 605 TCTCCGGCTGCCTGGTTTGTGAGGGTAATGTACTTCAGCAATAGTGCTGAGGCTGTACAG 664
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 600 TCTCCGGCTGCCTGGTTTGTGAGGGTAATGTACTTCAGCAATAGTGCTGAGGCTGTACAG 659
Qy 665 TGAGTGACTCATCACCCTAAAAAAGTATCGAATTCCAGTCTTCAGAGTTAGCTTTCAGTA 724
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 660 TGAGTGACTCATCACCCTAAAAAAGTATCGAATTCCAGTCTTCAGAGTTAGCTTTCAGTA 719
Qy 725 AAACCAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATGGCTCAGTAGGTAAGGGCACCCGCTGCCAAGCCCAAGAC 784
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 720 AAACCAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATGGCTCAGTAGGTAAGGGCACCCGCTGCCAAGCCCAAGAC 779
Qy 785 CTGTGTCCTGTCCCTGGGATCCAGTTGGTGGAAAGAGAGAACGGACTCCTGCAAGGTGGC 844
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 780 CTGTGTCCTGTCCCTGGGATCCAGTTGGTGGAAAGAGAGAACGGACTCCTGCAAGGTGGC 839
Qy 845 CTCTGACCTACATGCCTGAATTCTGCCAGACATTAAGTAAAAACAAACGCAAAAAGGGAA 904
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 840 CTCTGACCTACATGCCTGAATTCTGCCAGACATTAAGTAAAAACAAACGCAAAAAGGGAA 899
Qy 905 GTGGGCTCACGCATAAGGCACTCACTGGACTCTACTCTTCTACTCTGTGGTTACTTTTTG 964
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 900 GTGGGCTCACGCATAAGGCACTCACTGGACTCTACTCTTCTACTCTGTGGTTACTTTTTG 959
Qy 965 GTGTTCAAGCATACCATACCTTGATCTACATGATTTTTACTCCAAAGACACAGCCAGGGT 1024
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 960 GTGTTCAAGCATACCATACCTTGATCTACATGATTTTTACTCCAAAGACACAGCCAGGGT 1019
Qy 1025 AATGTTGTGTGATGGATCAGTCTTATTTGTTACTTGTTTACTAGTACTTACTGAGATTGT 1084
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1020 AATGTTGTGTGATGGATCAGTCTTATTTGTTACTTGTTTACTAGTACTTACTGAGATTGT 1079
Qy 1085 CGATGGCTTTAATGTCAACATGAGTGTGG 1113
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Db 1080 CGATGGCTTTAATGTCAACATGAGTGTGG 1108
97.4% identity of SEQ ID NO: 46 to claimed SEQ ID NO: 4
Response to Arguments: Applicants argued that the present application has an effective filing date of August 14, 2019, which is earlier than the effective filing date of Feb 18, 2021, for the 17/801,038 Application. Consequently, pursuant to M.P.E.P. § 1490(VI)(D) this rejection should be withdrawn.
It is submitted that according to MPEP 804(I)(B)(1)(b)(i) and MPEP 1490(VI)(D)(2)(a), a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection is only withdrawn when it is the only rejection remaining in an application having the earliest effective U.S. filing date (taking into account any benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) ) with respect to the conflicting claims); at which point the "provisional" nonstatutory double patenting rejection in the other (later filed) application(s) will be converted into a nonstatutory double patenting rejection when the application with the earliest U.S. effective filing da24te issues as a patent.
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Claims 21-25, 28-37 are free of art.
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