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`APPLICATION NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`12/907,363
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`10/19/2010
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`Yasushi Nakano
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`520.51145X00
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`1884
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`20457
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`7590
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`12/04/2012
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`ANTONELLLTERRY,STOUT&KRAUS,LLP
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`ARLINGTON, VA 22209-3873
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`CHANG, CHARLES s
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`2871
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`MAIL DATE
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`12/04/2012
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL—90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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` 12/907,363 NAKANO ET AL.
`Examiner
`Art Unit
`CHARLES CHANG
`2871
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`Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
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`Status
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`1)|:I Responsive to communication(s) filed on
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`2a)|:l This action is FINAL.
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`2b)IXI This action is non-final.
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`3)I:I An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`; the restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`4)|:l Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`closed in accordance with the practice under Exparte Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`5)IXI Claim(s) 1-12 is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s) _ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`6)|:| Claim(s) _ is/are allowed.
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`7)|Xl Claim(s)_1-12 is/are rejected.
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`8)|:| Claim(s) _ is/are objected to.
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`9)I:I Claim((s)
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`are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`* If any claims have been determined allowable, you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent Prosecution Highway
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`Application Papers
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`10)I:| The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
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`11)|Xl The drawing(s) filed on 19 October 2010 is/are: a)IXI accepted or b)I:I objected to by the Examiner.
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`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
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`Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)|X| Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`a)lZl All
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`b)|:l Some * c)I:I None of:
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`1.IXI Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2.|:l Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. _
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`3.I:I Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
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`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
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`Attachment(s)
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`1) IZI Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`2) E Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08)
`Paper No(s)/Mai| Date 10/19/2010.
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-326 (Rev. 09-12)
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`3) I] Interview Summary (PTO-413)
`Paper No(s)/Mai| Date.
`4) D Other:
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No./Mai| Date 20121129
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 USC. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless ,
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`(e) the invention was described in (1) an application for patent, published under section 122(b), by another filed
`in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent or (2) a patent granted on an application for
`patent by another filed in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent, except that an
`international application filed under the treaty defined in section 351(a) shall have the effects for purposes of this
`subsection of an application filed in the United States only if the international application designated the United
`States and was published under Article 21(2) of such treaty in the English language.
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`2.
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`Claims 1—2, 5—8, and 11—12 are rejected under 35 USC. 102(e) as being anticipated by
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`Chwu et al. (US 20100053721).
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`Regarding claim 1, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device comprising: a first
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`substrate (110); a second substrate (120) disposed opposite to the first substrate; and a liquid
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`crystal (130) interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein a TFT circuit layer
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`(114) is formed on a surface of the first substrate on the liquid crystal side, wherein the first
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`substrate is formed of glass (section 0025), and wherein the TFT circuit layer is formed on the
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`first substrate with a first resin layer (112, 140) interposed therebetween.
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`Regarding claim 2, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein a second resin
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`layer (116) is formed on the surface of the first substrate on the opposite side to the first resin
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`layer (112, 140).
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`Regarding claim 5, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein the second
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`substrate is formed of glass (section 0025), and wherein a third resin layer (126) is formed on a
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`surface of the second substrate on the opposite side to the liquid crystal.
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`Regarding claim 6, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein the first and
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`second substrates (110, 120) are warped and projected in a direction in which the TFT circuit
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`layer (114) is formed on the first substrate.
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`Regarding claim 7, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device comprising an organic
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`EL display device, wherein the organic EL display device is formed by laminating at least a TFT
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`circuit layer (114), a plurality of organic EL elements (section 0030) driven by the TFT circuit
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`layer, and a sealing board (120), in this order on one surface of a substrate (110), wherein the
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`substrate is formed of glass (section 0025), and wherein the TFT circuit layer is formed on the
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`substrate with a first resin layer (112, 140) interposed therebetween.
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`Regarding claim 8, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein a second resin
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`layer (116) is formed on the surface of a substrate on the opposite side to the first resin layer
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`(112, 140).
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`Regarding claim 11, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein the sealing
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`board is formed of glass (section 0025), and wherein a third resin layer (126) is formed on a
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`surface of the sealing board on the opposite side to the organic EL elements.
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`Regarding claim 12, Chwu discloses (Figs. 2, 3G) a display device, wherein the substrate
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`and the sealing board (110, 120) are warped and projected in a direction in which the TFT circuit
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`layer (114) is formed on the substrate.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 USC. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person
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`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`manner in which the invention was made.
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`4.
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`Claims 3—4 and 9—10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Chwu in View of Matsumoto et al. (US 20090231523).
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`Regarding claim 3, Chwu does not necessarily disclose the first substrate having a
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`thickness of 0.2 mm or less.
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`Matsumoto discloses (sections 0140—0141) a display device wherein the first substrate
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`has a thickness of 0.2 mm or less. It would have been obvious at the time of the invention to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art to use the thickness of Matsumoto to obtain a thin and light—weight
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`display panel as a whole.
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`Regarding claim 4, Chwu does not necessarily disclose the first substrate having a
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`thickness of 0.1 mm or less.
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`Matsumoto discloses (sections 0140—0141) a display device wherein the first substrate
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`has a thickness of 0.1 mm or less. It would have been obvious at the time of the invention to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art to use the thickness of Matsumoto to obtain a thin and light—weight
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`display panel as a whole.
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`Regarding claim 9, Chwu does not necessarily disclose the first substrate having a
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`thickness of 0.2 mm or less.
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`Matsumoto discloses (sections 0140—0141) a display device wherein first substrate has a
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`thickness of 0.2 mm or less. It would have been obvious at the time of the invention to one of
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`ordinary skill in the art to use the thickness of Matsumoto to obtain a thin and light—weight
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`Regarding claim 10, Chwu does not necessarily disclose the first substrate having a
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`thickness of 0.1 mm or less.
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`Matsumoto discloses (sections 0140—0141) a display device wherein first substrate has a
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`thickness of 0.1 mm or less. It would have been obvious at the time of the invention to one of
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`ordinary skill in the art to use the thickness of Matsumoto to obtain a thin and light—weight
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`display panel as a whole.
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
`examiner should be directed to CHARLES CHANG whose telephone number is (571)270—5024.
`The examiner can normally be reached on Mon—Fri 9:00 AM. - 5:00 PM. EST.
`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s
`supervisor, Bumsuk Won can be reached on (571)272—27 13. The fax phone number for the
`organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571—273—8300.
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`/Charles Chang/
`Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2871
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`/Bumsuk Won/
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2871
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