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`15/908,127
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`02/28/2018
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`ShOhei HIGASHIHARA
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`20326.0117U301
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`HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON RC.
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`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1683
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`QURESHI'MARIAM
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`ART UNIT
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`0/7709 A0170” Summary
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`Application No.
`15/908,127
`Examiner
`MARIAM QURESHI
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`Applicant(s)
`HIGASHIHARA, Shohei
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`Application/Control Number: 15/908,127
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 1, 4-5, 11-12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura et
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`al (US Publication No.: US 2015/0301402 A1, “Kimura”) in view of Lim (US 2009/0122240 A1).
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`Regarding Claim 1, Kimura discloses a liquid crystal display device (Figure 1), comprising:
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`A first substrate, including a plurality of pixel electrodes (Figure 1, first substrate 3, pixel
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`electrodes 9);
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`A second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, the second substrate including a first
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`colored region transmitting light of a first color, a second colored region transmitting light of a second
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`color (Figure 1, second substrate 4, a first colored region RF, a second colored region GF; Paragraph
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`0076); and
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`A first light-blocking layer for blocking light disposed in a boundary area between the first colored
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`region and the second colored region, wherein the first-light blocking layer is disposed between the first
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`substrate and the second substrate (Figure 1, first light-blocking layer 14),
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`Wherein the second substrate further includes a second light-blocking layer disposed in the
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`boundary area between the first colored region and the second colored region (Figure 1, second light-
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`blocking layer 11),
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`The first colored region and the second colored region are disposed between the first light-
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`blocking layer and the second light-blocking layer (Figure 1, the first colored region RF and the second
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`colored region GF are disposed between first light-blocking layer 14 and second light-blocking layer 11),
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`and
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`The first colored region and the second colored region comprise color filters (Paragraph 0076).
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the first substrate includes a plurality of gate lines and a
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`plurality of data lines, and a spacer that holds a clearance between the first substrate and the second
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`substrate, and the spacer is disposed in a superimposed area where the first light-blocking layer, the
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`second light-blocking layer, and at least one of the first colored region and the second colored region
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`overlap.
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`However, Lim discloses a similar display device where the first substrate includes a plurality of
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`gate lines and a plurality of data lines, and a spacer that holds a clearance between the first substrate
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`and the second substrate, and the spacer is disposed in a superimposed area where the first light-
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`blocking layer, the second light-blocking layer, and at least one of the first colored region and the second
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`colored region overlap (Lim, Figure 3, first light-blocking layer 314, second light-blocking layer 317, first
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`colored region 312R, spacer 325; Paragraph 0054 discloses a plurality of data and gate lines; Paragraph
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`0046 discloses the light-blocking characteristic of the second light-blocking layer 317 by disclosing that
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`the conductive layer may be made of a metal material, which is known in the art to be light-blocking).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to include data and gate lines and
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`a spacer as disclosed by Lim. One would have been motivated to include data and gate lines for the
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`purpose of creating a pixel array that can control the light transmissivity of a display (Lim, Paragraph
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`0054). One would have been motivated to include a spacer for the purpose of serving as a sealing
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`member (Lim, Paragraph 0057) while also maintain a cell gap).
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`Regarding Claim 4, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1, wherein the first light-blocking layer has a width and a thickness, the width being larger than the
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`thickness, and the second light-blocking layer has a width and a thickness, the width being larger than the
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`thickness, wherein the width of the first light-blocking layer is relatively smaller than the width of the
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`second light-blocking layer (Kimura, Figure 1, the first light-blocking layer 14 has a width larger than its
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`thickness and the second light-blocking layer 11 has a width larger than its thickness, where
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`comparatively, the width of the first light-blocking layer 14 is smaller than the width of the second light-
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`blocking layer 11).
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`Regarding Claim 5, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 4, wherein the thickness of the first light-blocking layer is relatively larger than the thickness of the
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`second light-blocking layer (Kimura, Paragraph 0268 discloses a film thickness of the first light-blocking
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`layer 14 to be 2 mum, where Paragraph 0206 discloses a film thickness of the second light-blocking layer
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`11 to be 1.5 mum).
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`Regarding Claim 11, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1, wherein the first substrate is a thin film transistor and the second substrate is a color filter
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`substrate (Kimura, Paragraph 0064).
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`Regarding Claim 12, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1, wherein the first colored region and the second colored region abut (Kimura, Figure 1, first
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`colored region RF abuts with the second colored region GF).
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`Claim 3, 7-8, 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura in
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`view of Lim in further view of Okada et al (US Publication No.: US 2018/0120656 A1 of record,
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`“Okada”).
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`Regarding Claim 3, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the second light-blocking layer extends in a direction parallel
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`to the plurality of data lines.
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`However, Okada discloses a similar display device where the second light-blocking layer extends
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`in a direction parallel to the plurality of data lines (Okada, Figure 2, second light-blocking layer 21s,
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`plurality of data lines 12; Paragraph 0056).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the second light-blocking layer
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`overlap the data line as disclosed by Okada. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of
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`improving the aperture ratio of the display (Okada, Paragraph 0010).
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`Regarding Claim 7, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the spacer is disposed on the plurality of gate lines, wherein
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`the second light-blocking layer is wider than the spacer at a location of the spacer.
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`However, Okada discloses a similar display device where the spacer is disposed on the plurality
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`of gate lines, wherein the second light-blocking layer is wider than the spacer at a location of the spacer
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`(Okada, Figure 4, spacer 40, second light-blocking layer 21f, where the second light-blocking layer 21f is
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`proportionally much wider than the spacer 40; Paragraph 0056).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the second light-blocking layer be
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`wider than the spacer as disclosed by Okada. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of
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`improving the aperture ratio of the display (Okada, Paragraphs 0064-0067).
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`Regarding Claim 8, Kimura in view of Lim and Okada discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 7.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the spacer is disposed between adjacent two of the plurality
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`of data lines.
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`However, Okada discloses a similar display device where the spacer is disposed between
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`adjacent two of the plurality of data lines (Okada, Figures 1-4 disclose that the spacers 40 must be
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`disposed between the data lines as they are disposed in a horizontal direction along gate lines).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have a specific location for the spacers
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`as disclosed by Okada. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of improving the
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`aperture ratio of the display (Okada, Paragraphs 0064-0067).
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`Regarding Claim 10, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the spacer is disposed between adjacent two of the plurality
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`of data lines.
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`However, Okada discloses a similar display device where the spacer is disposed between
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`adjacent two of the plurality of data lines (Okada, Figures 1-4 disclose that the spacers 40 must be
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`disposed between the data lines as they are disposed in a horizontal direction along gate lines).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have a specific location for the spacers
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`as disclosed by Okada. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of improving the
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`aperture ratio of the display (Okada, Paragraphs 0064-0067).
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`Claim 9 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura in view of Lim
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`and Okada in further view of Yasukawa et al (US Publication No.: US 2017/0102576 A1 of record,
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`“Yasukawa”).
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`Regarding Claim 9, Kimura in view of Lim and Okada discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 7.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the spacer is disposed on the plurality of data lines.
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`However, Yasukawa discloses a similar display device where the spacer is disposed on the
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`plurality of data lines (Yasukawa, Figure 2, data lines 11, spacer 210a and 210b).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura and Okada to include spacers on the data
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`lines as disclosed by Yasukawa. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of holding a
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`gap between the TFT and color filter substrate (Yasukawa, Paragraph 0042).
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`Claims 13-16 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura in
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`view of Lim in further view of Kang et al (US Publication No.: US 2016/0202528 A1 of record,
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`“Kang”).
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`Regarding Claim 13, Kimura in view of Lim discloses the liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1.
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`overlap.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the first colored region and the second colored region
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the first colored region and the second
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`colored region overlap (Kang, Figure 6, first colored region B, second colored region R).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the first and second colored
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`regions overlap as disclosed by Kang. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of
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`implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Regarding Claim 14, Kimura in view of Lim and Kang discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 13.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the second substrate further includes a third colored region
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`overlapped on the first colored region and the second colored region.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the second substrate further includes a
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`third colored region overlapped on the first colored region and the second colored region (Kang, Figure 6,
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`second substrate 110, first colored region B, second colored region R, third colored region G).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to include three overlapping colored
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`regions as disclosed by Kang. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of implementing
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`multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Regarding Claim 15, Kimura in view of Lim and Kang discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 14.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the third colored region is overlapped on the first light-
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`blocking layer.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the third colored region is overlapped on
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`the first light-blocking layer (Kang, Figure 6, third colored region G, first light-blocking layer 220a, MCS).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the first light-blocking layer overlap
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`with the third colored region as disclosed by Kang. One would have been motivated to do so for the
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`purpose of implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Regarding Claim 16, Kimura in view of Lim and Kang discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 15.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the first light-blocking layer is disposed between the third
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`colored region and the first substrate.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the first light-blocking layer is disposed
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`between the third colored region and the first substrate (Kang, Figure 7, third colored region 270a, first
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`substrate 100, first light-blocking layer MCS).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the first light-blocking layer
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`between the third colored region and the first substrate as disclosed by Kang. One would have been
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`motivated to do so for the purpose of implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Regarding Claim 20, Kimura in view of Lim and Kang discloses the liquid crystal display device
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`according to claim 16.
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`Kimura fails to disclose that the second light-blocking layer is disposed between the third colored
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`region and the second substrate.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the second light-blocking layer is
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`disposed between the third colored region and the second substrate (Kang, Figure 7, second substrate
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`210, second light-blocking layer 250, third colored region 270a; Paragraph 0040 discloses that element
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`250 is a sub color-filter, which mean it must block at least some light and may serve as at least a partial
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`light-blocking layer).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kang to include a second light-blocking layer
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`between the third colored region and the second substrate as disclosed by Kimura. One would have been
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`motivated to do so for the purpose of implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Claims 21-22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura.
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`Regarding Claim 21, Kimura discloses a liquid crystal display device (Figure 1), comprising:
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`A first substrate, including a plurality of pixel electrodes (Figure 1, first substrate 3, pixel
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`electrodes 9);
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`A second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, the second substrate including a first
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`colored region transmitting light of a first color, a second colored region transmitting light of a second
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`color (Figure 1, second substrate 4, a first colored region RF, a second colored region GF; Paragraph
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`0076); and
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`A first light-blocking layer for blocking light disposed in a boundary area between the first colored
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`region and the second colored region, wherein the first-light blocking layer is disposed between the first
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`substrate and the second substrate (Figure 1, first light-blocking layer 14), and
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`Wherein the second substrate further includes a second light-blocking layer disposed in the
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`boundary area between the first colored region and the second colored region (Figure 1, second light-
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`blocking layer 11), and a third colored region between the first light-blocking layer and the second light-
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`blocking layer (Figure 1, second light-blocking layer 11, first light-blocking layer 14, third colored region
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`BF),
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`and
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`The first colored region and the second colored region comprise color filters (Paragraph 0076),
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`The third colored region is disposed in a superimposed area where the first light-blocking layer,
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`the second light-blocking layer, and at least one of the first colored region and the second colored region
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`overlap (Figure 1, second light-blocking layer 11, first light-blocking layer 14, third colored region BF,
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`second colored region GF, where the superimposed area is as annotated below).
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`Kimura is silent regarding the presence of gates lines and data lines and so fails to explicitly
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`disclose that the first substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. However,
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`Kimura discloses the general environment of constructing a liquid crystal display using a thin film
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`transistor and electrodes (Paragraphs 0064-0065). Having these teachings, it would have been obvious
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`to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention that the first
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`substrate would also comprise a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. One would have been
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`motivated to do so for the purpose of manufacturing a working liquid crystal display device according to
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`an IPS method (Paragraph 0063).
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`Regarding Claim 22, Kimura discloses the liquid crystal display device according to claim 21,
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`wherein the first colored region and the second colored region are disposed between the first light-
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`blocking layer and the second light-blocking layer (Figure 1, the first colored region RF and the second
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`colored region GF are disposed between first light-blocking layer 14 and second light-blocking layer 11).
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`Claims 23-24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kimura in view
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`of Kang.
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`Regarding Claim 23, Kimura discloses the liquid crystal display device according to claim 21.
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`Kimura fails to disclose that the first colored region and the second colored region overlap.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the first colored region and the second
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`colored region overlap (Kang, Figure 6, first colored region B, second colored region R).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the first and second colored
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`regions overlap as disclosed by Kang. One would have been motivated to do so for the purpose of
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`implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Regarding Claim 24, Kimura discloses the liquid crystal display device according to claim 21.
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`Kimura fails to explicitly disclose that the first light-blocking layer is disposed between the third
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`colored region and the first substrate, and the second light-blocking layer is disposed between the third
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`colored region and the second substrate.
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`However, Kang discloses a similar display device where the first light-blocking layer is disposed
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`between the third colored region and the first substrate (Kang, Figure 7, third colored region 270a, first
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`substrate 100, first light-blocking layer MCS, second substrate 210, second light-blocking layer 250,
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`Paragraph 0040 discloses that element 250 is a sub color-filter, which mean it must block at least some
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`light and may serve as at least a partial light-blocking layer).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`invention to modify the display device as disclosed by Kimura to have the first light-blocking layer
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`between the third colored region and the first substrate and to include a second light-blocking layer
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`between the third colored region and the second substrate as disclosed by Kang. One would have been
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`motivated to do so for the purpose of implementing multi-transmittance (Kang, Paragraphs 0009-0011).
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`Application/Control Number: 15/908,127
`Art Unit: 2871
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`Page 13
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`Applicant’s arguments are moot in view ofthe amendments to the claims and the new grounds of
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`Response to Arguments
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`rejection above.
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`Conclusion
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`/MAR|AM QURESHI/
`Examiner, Art Unit 2871
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`/PAISLEY L ARENDT/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2871
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