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Ex. 2001 - Declaration of Professor Joe P. Foley | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2002 - Declaration of Professor Robert M. Williams | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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Ex. 2003 - Declaration of Avetik Markosyan | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2007 - "Steviol Glycoside Determination by HPLC with Charged Aerosol and UV Detections Using the Acclaim Trinity P1 Column," Application Note 293 (2011) | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2008 - "Novel, Universal Approach for the Measurement of Natural Products in a Variety of Botanicals and Supplements," Application Note 1013 (2016) | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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Ex. 2023 - Assignment from LibraGen dated February 4, 2013 | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2024 - Deposition transcript of Dr. Robert M. Williams dated May 29, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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Ex. 2026 - Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2027 - Non-Final Office Action dated July 31, 2015 | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
Ex. 2028 - Dr. Andrew Webb Declaration | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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Ex. 2030 - Curriculum Vitae of Joe P. Foley, Ph.D. | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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Ex. 2045 - Curriculum Vitae of Robert Michael Williams, Ph.D. | Jul 26, 2019 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
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