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However, OWS's proposed construction of "waveguide multiplexer" as "an optical device that combines multiple optical signals of different wavelengths onto a single waveguide" must be reconciled with the prosecution argument distinguishing AWG architectures

This argument is weak given the examiner's withdrawal of the § 102 rejection and the applicant's clear distinction between AWG and MZI architectures, but it must be addressed in the invalidity response

Elena Sorokina with the '562 Patent, and the prosecution arguments in the '847 Patent regarding thermal management (in Claims 16–22) must be consistent with the prosecution arguments in the '562 Patent