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                Interference No. 103,203                                                                                                      

                of nucleotide sequence compiled from human tissue factor subclones, encoding more than                                        
                80% of the complete amino acid sequence of mature human tissue factor                                                         
                protein, including the amino terminal end of mature human tissue factor protein (amino                                        
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                acids 1-244) (NR 99-100; 96; NRE 276).”   Nemerson Brief, p. 19, para. 39.                                                    
                         (2)     Dr. Bach is said to have “prepared a document aligning actual tissue factor                                  
                amino acid sequence with tissue factor-encoding nucleotide sequence, including the                                            
                nucleotide sequence encoding mature human tissue factor from amino acid 1 to amino                                            
                acid 217 [from the January 23, 1987 computer listing].  NR 39-43; 93; 91; 96-98; 1833-                                        
                834; 3748-750; NRE 83; 275.”  Nemerson Brief, p. 19, para. 39.                                                                
                         (3)     On pp. 20-22 of their brief, Nemerson et al. state the following:                                            
                                 41.  On February 3, 1987, Nemerson printed computer listings of                                              
                         nucleotide sequence, compiled from tissue factor subclones encompassing                                              
                         the entire coding region of the full length, mature tissue factor protein with                                       
                         minor uncertainties.  NR 3822-3825; 116-119; NRE 100; 278.                                                           





                                 42.  By February 3, 1987, Dr. Ronald Bach of Nemerson had                                                    
                         prepared a handwritten nucleotide sequence encoding the complete amino                                               
                         acid sequence for full length, mature tissue factor from amino acid 1 to                                             
                         amino acid 263 and the complete amino acid sequence for full length,                                                 
                         mature tissue factor from amino acid 1 to amino acid 263.  See NR 101-111;                                           
                         156; NRE 277.                                                                                                        

                                 43.  On February 3 and 4, 1987, Dr. Ronald Bach of Nemerson                                                  
                         communicated to others working on the tissue factor project that he had                                              


                         10The Nemerson et al., Edgington et al. and Lawn et al. record will be referred to as NR, ER and                     
                LR, respectively, followed by the appropriate number.  Similarly, the Nemerson et al., Edgington et al. and                   
                Lawn et al. exhibits will be referred to as NRE, ERE and LRE, followed by the appropriate number.                             
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