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| | Class Definition for Class 977 - NANOTECHNOLOGY |
 | | Special properties and functionalities should be interpreted broadly, and are defined as those properties and functionalities that are significant, distinctive, non-nominal, noteworthy, or unique as a result of the nanoscale dimension. |
 | | Apparatus for manufacturing nanostructures, nanomaterials and nanodevices under the scope of Class 977 is generally limited to apparatus specifically adapted for creating ordered structures on a nanometer scale, i.e., apparatus for "bottom up" manufacturing to create larger structures from atomic and molecular constituents. |
 | | Protein engineering is provided for elsewhere in Class 530 such as directed to synthesis of enhanced function protein via a new amino acid sequence, for example, to induce a newly folded form with greater biological activity. |
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