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,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 & ,ms4  
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 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to address     
pat5t ?ickets4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,elim9at+ ,?ickets 
to ,increase ,competition ,act or !     
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us+1 sell+1 (f]+ = sale1 introduc+ or   
deliv]+ into int]/ate comm]ce1 or       
import+-- 7,i7 a drug approv$ pursuant  
to an application "u subsection 7b77#b7 
or 7j7 ( section #eje ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cee72 or  7,,ii7 a biological product  
lic5s$ "u section #cea7k7 ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfb7k774  7,c7 ,a p]son :o br+s an     
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 or applications t-- 7,i7 are id5tifi$  

on #a or m disclaim]s "u section #bec to
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section #bec to obviate obvi\sness-type 
d\ble pat5t+ ( ano!r commonly own$      
pat5t4  7ii7 ,= purposes ( clause       
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t id5tifies ! same pat5t or application 
on a disclaim] "u section #bec is "p ( !
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or application t is id5tifi$ on a       
disclaim] "u section #bec is "p ( ! same
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subject to ! disclaim]4  4  7b7         
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
an application submitt$ "u subsection   
7b77#b7 or 7j7 ( section #eje ( ! ,f$]al
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,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or section #cea7k7 ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7k77 on or aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4