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BIOTEST AG

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First Filed:Mar 28, 1978Latest Filed:Dec 27, 2024Address:Landsteinerstr. 5, Dreieich, 63303, DE

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98924421
98924421
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ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:98924421
Filed:Dec 27, 2024
Classes:5
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products, namely, blood products in the nature of proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, in particular, immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin preparations; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating immunological, neurological and hematological disorders; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating infectious diseases; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating autoimmune diseases; immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, hyposensitizing and detoxifying or toxin-neutralizing medicines
YIMMUGO
YIMMUGO
Trademark
Combined
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:98924408
Filed:Dec 27, 2024
Classes:5
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products, namely, blood products in the nature of proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, in particular, immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin preparations; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating immunological, neurological and hematological disorders; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating infectious diseases; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating autoimmune diseases; immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, hyposensitizing and detoxifying or toxin-neutralizing medicines
PRUFIBRY
PRUFIBRY
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:79406268
Filed:Apr 12, 2024
Classes:1, 5
Registration:7924146
Registered:Sep 2, 2025
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical, medical and veterinary preparations for hematology, for intensive care medicine, for transplantation medicine, for oncology, for influencing blood diseases, and for influencing blood coagulation; blood products, blood substitute, and blood plasma substitute for medical purposes; blood serums preparations for medical purposes, in particular those containing serum proteins and related solutions; pharmaceutical proteins and medical protein preparations made from human blood, blood plasma and blood serum for hematology, for intensive care medicine, for transplantation medicine, for oncology, for influencing blood diseases, and for influencing blood coagulation; pharmaceutical preparations in the nature of human coagulation factors for hematology, for intensive care medicine, for transplantation medicine, for the treatment of oncology, for influencing blood diseases, and for influencing blood coagulation; fibrinogen and fibrinogen made from human blood plasma, in the nature of pharmaceutical preparations for hematology, for intensive care medicine, for transplantation medicine, for the treatment of oncology, for influencing blood diseases, and for influencing blood coagulation; pharmaceutical and veterinary products for hematology, intensive care medicine, transplantation medicine, oncology, for influencing blood diseases, and for influencing blood coagulation; Biological preparations for use in industry and science, namely proteins and protein preparations derived from human blood, blood plasma, or blood serum, coagulation factors; biological preparations, namely plasma and serum preparations for cultivating cells, tissue, or organs for industrial and scientific purposes.
YIMMUGO
YIMMUGO
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:98483710
Filed:Apr 4, 2024
Classes:5
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products, namely, blood products, in the nature of proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, in particular immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin preparations; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating immunological, neurological and hematological disorders; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating infectious diseases; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating autoimmune diseases; Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, hyposensitizing, detoxifying and toxine-neutralizing medicines
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:76720853
Filed:Jun 24, 2022
Classes:1, 5
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical preparations for treating infectious diseases and diseases of the immune system, namely, proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, blood plasma or blood serum; pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment or prevention of blood or bleeding disorders, namely, human albumin, coagulation factors and coagulation inhibitors, in particular factor VIII, factor IX, factor X, fibrinogen; pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment or prevention of blood or bleeding disorders, namely, immunoglobulin preparations, immunoglobulins and hyperimmunoglobulins; pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment or prevention of blood or bleeding disorders, namely, recombinant proteins, in particular coagulation factors and monoclonal antibodies; pharmaceutical preparations for haematology, immunology, neurology, intensive medicine, transplantation medicine, oncology for the prevention and treatment of immune system-related diseases and disorders, neurological diseases and disorders, cancer and infections; pharmaceutical preparations for preventing and treating viral diseases, for treating diseases of the immune system, for treating autoimmune diseases and oncological diseases; immunosuppressant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, hyposensitizing and detoxifying and toxin-neutralizing medicines; Biological preparations for use in industry and science, namely, proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, blood plasma or blood serum, in particular human albumin, coagulation factors and immunoglobulins; recombinant proteins for industrial and scientific use; plasma fractions in the nature of biological preparations for industrial and scientific use; excipients for the stabilization of medicines, in particular human albumin for industrial and scientific purposes
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:79326861
Filed:Oct 13, 2021
Classes:1
ENPOLYAB
ENPOLYAB
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Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:79325766
Filed:Sep 16, 2021
Classes:5
Registration:7232429
Registered:Dec 5, 2023
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products and medical products, namely blood for medical purposes; medical preparations, namely blood for medical purposes; pharmaceutical proteins and medical protein preparations made from human blood, blood plasma and blood serum, namely, immunoglobulin preparations, immunoglobulins and hyperimmunoglobulins, all being pharmaceutical preparations for preventing and treating of immune system related diseases and disorders, neurological diseases and disorders, cancer, infections; pharmaceutical preparations for immunology, neurology, intensive medicine, transplantation medicine, oncology, namely pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention and treatment of immune system-related diseases and disorders, neurological diseases and disorders, cancer, and infections; pharmaceutical preparations for preventing and treating viral diseases, diseases of the immune system, autoimmune diseases and oncological diseases; immunosuppressant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, hyposensitizing and detoxifying or toxin-neutralizing medicines, namely pharmaceutical preparations for treatment of immune-related diseases and disorders and for treatment of allergies and for treatment of infections
MTRYPAB
MTRYPAB
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:79325765
Filed:Sep 16, 2021
Classes:5
Registration:7232428
Registered:Dec 5, 2023
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products and medical products, namely blood for medical purposes; medical preparations, namely blood for medical purposes; pharmaceutical proteins and medical protein preparations made from human blood, blood plasma and blood serum, namely, immunoglobulin preparations, immunoglobulins and hyperimmunoglobulins, all being pharmaceutical preparations for preventing and treating of immune system related diseases and disorders, neurological diseases and disorders, cancer, infections; pharmaceutical preparations for immunology, neurology, intensive medicine, transplantation medicine, oncology, namely pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention and treatment of immune system-related diseases and disorders, neurological diseases and disorders, cancer, and infections; pharmaceutical preparations for preventing and treating viral diseases, diseases of the immune system, autoimmune diseases and oncological diseases; immunosuppressant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, hyposensitizing and detoxifying or toxin-neutralizing medicines, namely pharmaceutical preparations for treatment of immune-related diseases and disorders, for treatment of allergies, and for treatment of infections
YIMMUGO
YIMMUGO
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:90453418
Filed:Jan 7, 2021
Classes:5
Registration:7654721
Registered:Jan 14, 2025
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products, namely, blood products, in the nature of proteins and protein preparations made from human blood, in particular immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin preparations, Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating immunological, neurological and hematological disorders; Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating infectious diseases, Pharmaceutical products for preventing and treating autoimmune diseases; Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, hyposensitizing, detoxifying, and toxine-neutralizing medicines
TRIMODULIN
TRIMODULIN
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:79222116
Filed:Oct 19, 2017
Classes:5
Registration:5521786
Registered:Jul 24, 2018
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical immunoglobulin preparations for treatment of immunological disorders and bacterial infections, in particular severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCaP)
85685102
85685102
Trademark
Design
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:85685102
Filed:Jul 24, 2012
Classes:5
Registration:4345677
Registered:Jun 4, 2013
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases; Pharmaceuticals, namely, immunoglobulines; [ Blood plasma; ] Blood plasma protein
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:77957791
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:1, 5
Goods & Services
Class 001: Assays for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins used for research purposes; Class 005: Pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and antibody deficiency syndrome; pharmaceutical preparations for use in tissue and organ transplantation; Antibodies for use in replacement therapy for patients with autoimmune diseases and antibody deficiency syndrome; Pharmaceuticals, namely, albumins; Medical assays used for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins; Test kits for medical use comprised primarily of preparations for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:77957761
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:5, 9
Registration:3863896
Registered:Oct 19, 2010
Goods & Services
Class 005: Media for microbiology cultures; Media for bacteria cultures; Class 009: Air quality measurement apparatus, namely, Airborne particle counters; Microbial air sampler for detection of microbial contamination in air; Air analysis apparatus
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Combined
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:77957858
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:5, 9
Registration:3863914
Registered:Oct 19, 2010
Goods & Services
Class 005: Media for microbiology cultures; Media for bacteria cultures; Class 009: Air quality measurement apparatus, namely, Airborne particle counters; Microbial air sampler for detection of microbial contamination in air; Air analysis apparatus
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Combined
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:77957874
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:1, 5
Goods & Services
Class 001: Assays for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins used for research purposes; Class 005: Pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and antibody deficiency syndrome; pharmaceutical preparations for use in tissue and organ transplantation; Antibodies for use in replacement therapy for patients with autoimmune diseases and antibody deficiency syndrome; Pharmaceuticals, namely, albumins; Medical assays used for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins; Test kits for medical use comprised primarily of preparations for the detection and identification of microbes, pyrogens, bacterial endotoxins and toxins
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:77982372
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:5
Registration:4035764
Registered:Oct 4, 2011
Goods & Services
Class 005: Pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases; Pharmaceuticals, namely, immunoglobulines; [ Blood plasma; ] Blood plasma protein
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
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Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:77982589
Filed:Mar 12, 2010
Classes:5
Registration:4077604
Registered:Dec 27, 2011
Goods & Services
Class 005: Pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases; Pharmaceuticals, namely, immunoglobulines; [ Blood plasma; ] Blood plasma protein
INTRATECT
INTRATECT
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:77175422
Filed:May 8, 2007
Classes:5
MEGALOTECT
MEGALOTECT
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:77175446
Filed:May 8, 2007
Classes:5
BIOTEST
BIOTEST
Trademark
Combined
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:76374498
Filed:Feb 21, 2002
Classes:1, 5, 9, +1
Registration:2961650
Registered:Jun 14, 2005
Goods & Services
[ Plates and multiwell microtiter plates for cell typing, blood and virus diagnostics; blood warmers; apparatus, namely, incubator, cell sorter, cell counter, shaker, pipettes, plates and vials for cell recovery and for handling of cells, including disposable materials; ] measuring and surveying apparatus, namely, [ sample holder, reader, photometer, centrifuge, shaker, incubator, washer, particle counter ] and air sampler for removal, determination and quantification of microorganisms in air, [ liquids ] and on surfaces; [ measuring and surveying kits/systems and agar strips for determination and quantification of substances, namely, blood sugar, blood and respiratory alcohol, toxic substances, oxygen and blood constituents such as hemoglobin; ] kits/systems comprising agar strips, air samplers, [ particle counters, anemometers ] and agar strips for determination of air borne germs and for sanitary and hygiene monitoring, [ laboratory robot, for automated processing of microtiter plate based assays like ELISAs, DNA hybridization assays and cell agglutination tests; ] kits/systems comprising agar strips, air samplers, [ particle counters, anemometers ] and agar strips for determination of air borne germs and for determination of particle size and number in air; kits/systems comprising air samplers, sample holders and reader for clean room air monitoring; all the foregoing for use in research and/or non-medical laboratories; [ Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations and products for treating immune insufficiencies, especially autoimmune insufficiencies, cancer, virus infections, conditions of virus reactivation, anemia, protein anemia, immune globulin anemia, blood coagulation disorders, and deficiencies in blood coagulation factors, or for preventing rejections in transplantation medicine; food for babies; medical plasters; materials for wound, burn or surgical dressing; pharmaceutical preparations for hematology, oncology, transplantation medicine, nephrology, pediatrics, for intensive care medicine, namely, blood products, immune globulin preparations, globulin preparations, coagulation factors; medicines for use in transplantation procedures and for influencing blood coagulation; immune globulin preparations for treating immune insufficiencies, especially autoimmune insufficiencies, cancer, virus infections, conditions of virus reactivation, anemia, protein anemia, immune globulin anemia, blood coagulation disorders, and deficiencies in blood coagulation factors, or for preventing rejections in transplantation medicine; serum preparations, and serum proteins and solutions comprising the same for medical use; human albumin for medical use; blood products for medical use, namely, blood plasma; blood substitutes; plasma substitutes and plasma expanders; vaccines, especially on basis of immune globulines; blood coagulation preparations, especially coagulation factors for clinical and medical laboratory use; antibiotics; medicines for treating the central nervous system; medicines for treating heart and circulation diseases; medicines for treating the respiratory system; medicines for urological treatment; medicines for treatment of digestive organs and corresponding/adjoining glands; hormones; vitamins; immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and antiallergic medicines; dermatological, ophtalmological and otological medicines; in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostic preparations for clinical or medical purposes and clinical or medical laboratory use; antibodies, namely, mono- and polyclonal antibodies for use in in-vivo clinical and medical diagnostics and for patient therapy; in vitro diagnostic agents for medical purposes, especially for determination of proteins, such as antibodies, monoclonal antibodies or immune globulins, or for determinations of nucleic acids, for blood group diagnostics and antibody determination, tissue typing, cell diagnostics, microbiological diagnostics, and determination of toxic compounds; test kits comprising ready to use nutrient media for microorganisms, especially bacteria, and reagents for medical and laboratory uses, especially for blood group diagnostics, antibody determination, tissue typing, cell diagnostics, microbiological diagnostics, determination of toxic substances; test kits comprising monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and natural and recombinant antigenes, for tests on serological and immune genetic basis, and reagents therefore for human and veterinary medical laboratory purposes; immunoassays such as ELISA's, consisting of reagents, sera, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, natural and recombinant antigens, and microtiter plates, and reagents therefore for human and veterinary medical laboratory purposes; diagnostic preparations for human or veterinary medical uses in the treatment of infections; media for bacteriological cultures, namely, ready-to-use culture media and nutrient media and ingredients thereof ]; [ In-vitro diagnostic preparations for scientific purposes; test kits comprising reagents, sera, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, natural and recombinant antigens, and microtiter plates, and reagents for scientific and research purposes; systems for determining resistance for scientific purposes comprising nutrient media, cell culture media, and dried media; buffers, salts, solvents for research and scientific purposes; test kits comprising buffers, salts, solvents and reagents for industrial and scientific purposes for hygiene monitoring on surfaces, in air and liquids, and systems for identification of germs for scientific and research purposes comprising nutrient media, buffers and salts; DNA probes for tissue typing, germ or pathogen identification and blood group determination ]; [ Medical, apparatus for clinical or diagnostic use, namely, apparatus for serological blood typing, blood grouping or serological detection of blood groups; bottles and containers specially designated for storage and conservation of solutions for transfusions and infusions; transfusion and infusion apparatus and devices, namely, containers, syringes, catheters, transdermal delivery systems comprising blood warmers and plasma for clinical use; apparatus for cell recovery and for handling of cells, including disposable materials, namely, plates, spatula, vials, pipette tips and beakers for clinical or diagnostic use; measuring and surveying apparatus for clinical and diagnostic use, namely, sample holder, reader, photometer, dipsticks, teststrips, and agar strips for determination and quantification of substances, especially blood sugar, blood and respiratory alcohol, toxic substances, oxygen and blood constituents such as hemoglobin; plates and multiwell microtiter plates for cell typing, blood and virus diagnostics for clinical and diagnostic use; all of the foregoing for medical, clinical, diagnostic and/or surgical use ]
LEUKOTAC
LEUKOTAC
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:75220942
Filed:Jan 3, 1997
Classes:5
Goods & Services
pharmaceutical preparations, namely, protein preparations as immunomodulators for parenteral application
TECELAC
TECELAC
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:75075134
Filed:Mar 19, 1996
Classes:5
Registration:2128146
Registered:Jan 13, 1998
Goods & Services
pharmaceutical products, namely preparations for immunological therapy in human medicine
LEUKOTAC
LEUKOTAC
Trademark
Word
ABANDONED
Owner:
Serial:74436071
Filed:Sep 14, 1993
Classes:5
Goods & Services
pharmaceutical products, namely therapeutical protein-preparations as immunomodulators for parenteral application
TECELAC
TECELAC
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:73831024
Filed:Oct 12, 1989
Classes:5
Registration:1596044
Registered:May 15, 1990
LACTOBIN
LACTOBIN
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:73827859
Filed:Sep 25, 1989
Classes:5
Registration:1597130
Registered:May 22, 1990
MEGALOTECT
MEGALOTECT
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:73805463
Filed:Jun 8, 1989
Classes:5
Registration:1589670
Registered:Apr 3, 1990
IVAUTRANS
IVAUTRANS
Trademark
Word
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:73678868
Filed:Aug 17, 1987
Classes:5, 10
Registration:1485909
Registered:Apr 26, 1988
Goods & Services
Class 005: INFUSION SOLUTIONS; Class 010: PLASTIC VESSELS SUCH AS BOTTLES, CONTAINERS AND POUCHES FOR THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, CONSERVATION AS WELL AS APPLICATION OF PREPARATIONS FOR INFUSION, PERFUSION AND FOR THE TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES; PLASTIC CONTAINERS CONTAINING INFUSION SOLUTIONS AND DESIGNED FOR THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, CONSERVATION, ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFUSION
73164034
73164034
Trademark
Design
CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:73164034
Filed:Mar 28, 1978
Classes:1, 5, 9
Registration:1212867
Registered:Oct 19, 1982
Goods & Services
Containers and Apparatus for Drawing, Applying and Separating Transfusion and Infusion Solutions in the Laboratory; Blood Fractions, Bandage Materials for Health Purposes, and Disinfectants; Biochemicals-Namely, Nutrient Media for Use in Tissue Culture for Laboratory Use
SOLIDSCREEN
SOLIDSCREEN
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CANCELLED
Owner:
Serial:78191078
Filed:Dec 4, 2002
Classes:1, 5, 9
Registration:2990263
Registered:Aug 30, 2005
Goods & Services
Diagnostic reagents for scientific or research use for use with micro test plates in solid phase tests of immunoglobulines and antibodies; and diagnostic test kits for scientific or research use, comprised of diagnostic reagents, micro test plates and strips, for use with solid phase tests of immunoglobulines and antibodies | Diagnostic reagents for medical use for use with micro test plates and solid phase tests of immunoglobulines and antibodies; diagnostic test kits for medical use, comprised of diagnostic reagents and micro test plates, for use with solid phase tests of immunoglobulines and antibodies; and medical diagnostic test strips for use in the field of detection of red cell antibodies | Diagnostic laboratory equipment, namely micro test plates for use with solid phase tests of immunoglobulines and antibodies
ERYTYPE
ERYTYPE
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REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:78170994
Filed:Oct 4, 2002
Classes:5
Registration:2833279
Registered:Apr 13, 2004
Goods & Services
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS FOR BLOOD-SEROLOGY NAMELY, SERA FOR BLOOD GROUPS SEROLOGY
TANGO
TANGO
Trademark
Combined
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REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:75573273
Filed:Oct 19, 1998
Classes:10
Registration:2588799
Registered:Jul 2, 2002
Goods & Services
Analytical device, namely, apparatus for serological blood typing, blood grouping or serological detection of blood groups
RCS
RCS
Trademark
Word
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REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:75480057
Filed:May 6, 1998
Classes:9
Registration:2281002
Registered:Sep 28, 1999
Goods & Services
air samplers, comprising housings with air direction outlets, electrical and electronic circuitry, stands, mounting fixtures and test strips, all sold as a unit, for the detection, measurement and control of airborne germs
HYCON
HYCON
Trademark
Word
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REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:73768568
Filed:Dec 9, 1988
Classes:9
Registration:1561930
Registered:Oct 24, 1989
Goods & Services
MICROORGANISM DETECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN AIR, [ LIQUID ] AND ON SURFACES, namely, ADHESIVE STRIPS, AN IMPELLER AND A VIEWER

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