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            Interference No. 103,303                                                                  


            where n is at least 5, operating under conditions where the                               
            ratio of butene to the total constitutional monomer units of                              
            the copolymer is from 1 to 24 mole %, and the polymerization                              
            is conducted in the liquid phase, at a temperature of from -                              
            100EC to 100EC.                                                                           
                  Galimberti et al.'s claim 2 is directed to a process for                            
            the preparation of copolymers of propylene and 1-butene                                   
            comprising the polymerization of gaseous mixtures of propylene                            
            and 1-butene with a hafnium or zirconium dichloride catalyst                              
            wherein the 1-butene molar content in the gas mixture being                               
            continuously fed is from 1.5 to 10% and the polymerization is                             
            conducted in the liquid phase at a temperature of from -30E to                            
            70EC.                                                                                     
                  Asanuma et al.'s claim 16 is directed to a process for                              
            the preparation of copolymers of propylene and butene                                     
            comprising the polymerization of propylene and 1-butene with                              
            the same hafnium or zirconium dichloride catalyst as claimed                              
            by Galimberti et al. wherein the ratio of butene to the total                             
            constitutional monomer units of the copolymer is 1 to 24 mole                             
            % and the polymerization is conducted in the liquid phase at a                            
            temperature of from -100E to 100EC.                                                       
                  On page 15 of its main brief, the party Galimberti et al.                           
            states:                                                                                   


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