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`Docket No.: P190412US00
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`REMARKS
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`By this Amendment, claims 1-6 are pending. Claim 1 is amended herein to furtherrecite
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`that “the maleimide compoundincludes at least any one ofN-methylmaleimide, N-ethylmaleimide,
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`N-propylmaleimide, N-butylmaleimide, or N-vinylmaleimide,” by incorporating
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`part of
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`the
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`previously pending aspect of claim 5. Claim 5 is amended to limit the maleimide compoundto
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`“N-ethylmaleimide.” Further support is detailed below.
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`Applicant’s Response to Claim Rejections under 345 U.S.C.§103
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`Claims 1-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over PGPUB
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`2019/0058221 to Burkhardtet al. and further in view of PGPUB 2017/0210855 to Wangetal.
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`In response thereto, applicant respectfully submits that the claims as presented are not
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`obvious over Burkhardt in view of Wang for at least the reason that the combination does not
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`provide for all the aspects of the claims, nor is there any rationale prompting a skilled artisan to
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`modify the combination so as to derive the current invention.
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`Specifically, applicant respectfully submits that there is no manner wherebyaskilled
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`artisan could derive at least the aspects of parent claim 1 as to wherein the maleimide compound
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`includes at least any one of N-methylmaleimide, N-ethylmaleimide, N-propylmaleimide, N-
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`butylmaleimide, or N-vinylmaleimide.
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`Per page 2 bridging page 3 of the Office Action, the rejection as to claim 1 primarilyrelies
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`upon Burkhardt. The rejection acknowledges that Burkhardt fails to teach a maleimide compound
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`used in the electrolyte layer of a battery, and cites to Wang to supplement this missing aspect.
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`Further, regarding claim 5, the rejection on page 4 of the Office Action states that “Wang teaches
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`Application No.: 16/343,922
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`Docket No.: P190412US00
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`the maleimide compound exemplified to be N-phenylmaleimide [0011, 0030, 0048],” which
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`allegedly reads on the maleimide compoundinstantly claimed.
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`Applicant respectfully notes that now amended claim 1
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`recites that
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`the maleimide
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`compound includes
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`at
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`least
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`any
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`one of N-methylmaleimide, N-ethylmaleimide, N-
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`propylmaleimide, N-butylmaleimide, or N-vinylmaleimide—excluding N-phenylmaleimide from
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`the list of possible maleimide compounds. Contrary, relied on Wang merely discloses N-
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`phenylmaleimide, but does not provide for N-methylmaleimide, N-ethylmaleimide, N-
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`propylmaleimide, N-butylmaleimide, or N-vinylmaleimide, as required by amended claim 1.
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`Burkhardt does not cure the deficiency of Wang.
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`Further, there would be no rational prompting a skilled artisan to modify the arguendo
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`combination by replacing N-phenylmaleimide taught by Wang with another maleimide compound
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`to reach the invention as now presented.
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`Wherefore, applicant respectfully submits that parent claim 1, as well as its respective
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`dependent claims are not obvious over Burkhardt in view of Wang, and,
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`in light thereof,
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`respectfully requests favorable reconsideration.
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`In view of the foregoing amendments and accompanying remarks, it is submitted thatall
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`pending claims are in condition for allowance. A prompt and favorable reconsideration of the
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`rejection and an indication of allowability of all pending claimsare earnestly solicited.
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`If the Examiner believes that there are issues remaining to be resolved in this application,
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`the Examineris invited to contact the undersigned attorney at the telephone number indicated
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`below to arrange for an interview to expedite and complete prosecution of this case.
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`Application No.: 16/343,922
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`Docket No.: P190412US00
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`If this paperis not timely filed, Applicants respectfully petition for an appropriate extension
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`of time. The fees for such an extension or any other fees that may be due with respect to this paper
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`may be charged to Deposit Account No. 50-2866.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP
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`/Michael J. Caridi/
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`MichaelJ. Caridi
`Attorney for Applicants
`Registration No. 56,171
`Telephone: 703-827-3800
`Facsimile: 571-395-8753
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`MJC/af/fo
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