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Doc Code: OATH PTO/SB/01 (02-08) Approved for use through 06/30/2010. OMB 0651-0032 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number. DECLARATION — Utility or Design Patent Application Claim of Foreign Priority Benefits I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent, inventor’s or plant breeder’s rights certificate(s), or 365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one country other than the United States of America, listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box, any foreign application for patent, inventor’s or plant breeder’s rights certificate(s), or any PCT international application having a filing date before that of the application on which priority is claimed. 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