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REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO AN ABANDONED APPLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.14
In re Application of

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Application Number

Filed

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I hereby request access under 37 CFR 1.14(a)(1)(iv) to the application file record of the above-identified ABANDONED
application, which is not within the file jacket of a pending Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) (37 CFR 1.53(d)) and
which is identified in, or to which a benefit is claimed, in the following document (as shown in the attachment):
United States Patent Application Publication No.
United States Patent Number
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