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Timestamp: 2015-06-02 20:39:13
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Matched Legal Cases: ['application No. 2005202099', 'application No. 2006202337', 'application No. 2005202099', 'application No. 2005202099', 'Application No. 20022357284', 'Application No. 2007216648', 'Application No. 2007216648', 'Application No. 2005260590', 'Application No. 2006203909', 'Application No. 2008207536', 'Application No. 2004216106', 'Application No. 2005277078', 'Application No. 2007203623', 'Application No. 2003262428', 'Application No. 2004293042', 'Application No. 2407440', 'Application No. 2407440', 'Application No. 2470936', 'Application No. 2546582', 'application No. 2003', 'application No. 03', 'application No. 03', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 02805182', 'Application No. 05791453', 'Application No. 2005218302', 'Application No. 04811836', 'Application No. 01997077', 'Application No. 06733631', 'Application No. 01932833', 'Application No. 01932833', 'Application No. 09002088', 'Application No. 09002088', 'Application No. 09002088', 'Application No. 06735827', 'Application No. 04811836', 'Application No. 01932833', 'Application No. 2008053194', 'Application No. 2003394702', 'Application No. 2007519417', 'Application No. 2003552147', 'Application No. 2006501193', 'Application No. 2003552147', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2003', 'Application No. 20', 'Application No. 2006216725', 'Application No. 2007216648', 'Application No. 02805182', 'Application No. 01997077', 'Application No. 05791453']

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