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Fundamental Index®, the non-capitalization method of creating and weighting of an index of securities, is the patent-pending property of Research Affiliates, LLC (Patent Pending. Publ. Nos. US-2005-0171884-A1, US-2006-0015433-A1, US-2006-0149645-A1, US-2007-0055598-A1, WO 2005/076812, WO 2007/078399 A2 and EPN 1733352).