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Sequencing Instrument

US D968,645 In force
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Term ends Nov 1, 2037 · High confidence

Filed Jun 17, 2021 as application 29/795,193 · Granted Nov 1, 2022
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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 15, 2021
Reel 56867, frame 152
Godfrey-wood, JackNative Design LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 15, 2021
Reel 56866, frame 881
Allegoren, Erik; Williamson, ErikIllumina, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 15, 2021
Reel 56867, frame 258
Native Design LimitedIllumina, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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