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`16/493,675
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`09/12/2019
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`Teppei HOSOKAWA
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`14434.0714USWO
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`PAGANO, ALEXANDER R
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`1622
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`Application No.
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`16/493,675
`HOSOKAWAetal.
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`Office Action Summary Art Unit|AIA (FITF) StatusExaminer
`ALEXANDER R PAGANO
`1622
`Yes
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`1) Responsive to communication(s) filed on 29 October 2021.
`C) A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/werefiled on
`2a)¥) This action is FINAL.
`2b) (J This action is non-final.
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`Application/Control Number: 16/493,675
`Art Unit: 1622
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`Page 2
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the
`first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claims 1-10 of T. Hosokawaet al., US 16/493,675 (Mar. 15, 2018) are pending. Claims
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`5-9 the non-elected species/invention stand withdrawn from consideration. Claims 1-4
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`and 10 have been examined on the merits and stand rejected.
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`Election/Restrictions
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`Applicant previously elected of Group (I), claims 1-4, without traverse, in the Reply to
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`Restriction Requirement filed on June 10, 2021. New claim 10 is addedto the invention
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`of Group (I). Claims 5-9 to the non-elected invention of Groups(II) and (III) are maintained
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`as withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b).
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`In view of the foregoing,
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`the Examiner’s restriction/election requirement is maintained as FINAL.
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`Pursuantto the Election of Species Requirement, Applicant elected without traverse, E)-
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`2-cyano-3-(4-((4-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)amino)phenyljacrylicacid as a cyanoacrylic
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`acid derivative and triphenylmethylamine as a species oftrisubstituted methylamine.
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`N
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`Le
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`CC
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`(E)-2-cyano-3-(4-((4-
`methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)amino)phenyl)acrylic acid.
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`triphenylmethylamine
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`Of the elected invention of Group (1), claims 1-4 read on the elected species. The elected
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`species were searched and determined to befree of the art of record. Pursuant to MPEP
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`§ 803.02,
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`the search was extended to the orange-fluorescing species disclosed by
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`Yamamoto discussed in detail below, which was found to anticipate instant claims 1-4.
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`As such, the provisional election of species is given effect pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b)
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`and no claims are provisionally withdrawn as not reading on the elected species. See,
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`MPEP § 803.02.
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`In view of the foregoing, the Examiner’s restriction/election requirement
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`is made FINAL.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112(d)
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(d):
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`(d) REFERENCE IN DEPENDENT FORMS.—Subject to subsection (e), a claim in dependent
`form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation
`of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependentform shall be construed to incorporate by
`referenceall the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
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`Failure to Limit a Base Claim
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`Rejection of claim 2, dependent upon claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. 112(d) as being of improper
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`dependent form for failing to further limit the subject matter of claim 1 upon whichit
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`dependsis maintained for the reasons given in the previous Office action. See MPEP
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`2173.05(e); 608.01 (n)(Il).
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`Applicant's Argument
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`Applicant argues that while claim 1 requires the presence of molecular cavities that are
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`free from a guest molecule, claim 1 does not preclude the presence of some molecular
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`cavities that include a guest molecule. Applicant points to the specification at page 9,
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`[0039], which contemplates that in certain embodiments, some molecular cavities may
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`contain a guest molecule.
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`However, Applicant's argument requires that claim 1 be interpreted as encompassing a
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`complex crystal comprising two types of “molecular cavities’. One molecular cavity set
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`empty and one set comprising a guest molecule. Note that with respect to the term “guest
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`molecule’, the specification fairly teaches that when a “guest molecule’ is present, it can
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`only be present in a “molecular cavity”. See Specification at pages 8-9, [0031]-[0039]
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`(discussing Fig. 2). Applicant thus argues that the claim 2 limitation “where the complex
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`crystal does not substantially contain the guest molecule” limits claim 1
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`in the sense that
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`the number of unrecited filled “molecular cavities” falls to less than 1 mol%. Specification
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`at page 8, [0035] (defining "not substantially containing").
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`This argument is not considered persuasive because claim 1 recites only one instanceof
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`“molecular cavities” which according to claim 1 in “each of which a guest molecule.. . is
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`not disposed’.
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`It is agreed that the specification, in particular embodiments, contemplates
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`complex crystals where some molecular cavities comprise a guest molecule and other
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`molecular cavities are empty. But under a broadest reasonable interpretation, words of
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`the claim must be given their plain meaning, unless such meaning is inconsistent with the
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`specification. MPEP § 2111.01(I). And specific embodiments of the specification cannot
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`be imported into the claims, particularly where the subject claim limitation is broader than
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`the embodiment. MPEP § 2111.01(II). The plain language of claim 1 “in each of which”
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`as underlined below:
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`Claim 1... the complex crystal has, between the supramolecular units, molecular
`cavities in each of which a quest molecule for which the supramolecularunit is a
`host is not disposed.
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`can only be interpreted as meaning all of the molecular cavities do not contain a guest
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`molecule. MPEP § 2111.01. Suchinterpretation is consistent with the specification. E.g.,
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`Specification at page 7, [0024]. An interpretation that the claimed complex crystal may
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`comprise other, non-recited unfilled “molecular cavities” is not reasonable because they
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`are not positively recited in claim 1. Such aninterpretation is further unreasonable in view
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`of the claim 1
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`transitional phrases “having”, “composed of’, and “has”. MPEP §
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`2111.03(IV).
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`Art Unit: 1622
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`Page 5
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`Claim Rejections 35 U.S.C. 112(a) -- New Matter
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`The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
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`the
`IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of
`(a)
`invention, and of the manner and process of making and usingit, in such full, clear, concise,
`and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to whichit pertains, or with whichit is
`most nearly connected,
`to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode
`contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
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`Amendments narrowing the claims by introducing elements or limitations which are not
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`supported by the as-filed disclosure is a violation of the written description requirement of
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`35 U.S.C. 112(a). MPEP § 2163.05(II)
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`Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) as failing to comply with the written
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`description requirement on the grounds that the claim 10 recitation of:
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`wherein the cavity rate is a ratio of a number of the molecular cavities in which the
`guest molecules are not disposed to a sum of a number of the guest molecules
`and the number of the cavities in which the guest molecules are not disposed
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`is not described in the specification asfiled in such a way as to reasonably conveyto one
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`skilled in the relevant art that the inventor, at the time the application was filed, had
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`possession of the claimed subject matter. This claim 10 recitation can be represented by
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`the formula:
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`cavity rate —
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`numberof the molecular cavities in which the guest molecules are not disposed
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`number of the guest molecules + numberof the cavities in which the guest molecules are not disposed
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`In the instant case, no particular supporting disclosure for
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`the subject claim 10
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`amendmentis readily apparent in the application. See MPEP § 2163(II)(A).
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`Applicant cites the specification at page 9, [0039], which in the relevant portion recites:
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`the ratio of the number of the molecular cavities 3 to the sum of the number of the
`guest molecules 2 and the number of the molecular cavities 3
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`This specification recitation can be represented by the formula:
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`cavity rate =
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`number of molecular cavities
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`numberof guest molecules + numberof molecularcavities
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`The portion of the specification cited by Applicant clearly does not support the claim 10
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`subjectlimitation.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 (AIA)
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section madein this Office action:
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`A personshall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed
`invention.
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`(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an
`application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent
`or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and waseffectivelyfiled before the
`effective filing date of the claimed invention.
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`§ 102(a)(1) A. Yamamoto et al., “Hierarchical Construction of Fluorescent Organic Porous
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`Structures and Guest Responsive Fluorescent Modulation by Ammonium Carboxylates”
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`Division of Organic Crystals Newsletter, No. 29 (2011) (“Yamamoto”)
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`Rejection of claims 1-4 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)1 over A. Yamamotoetal., “Hierarchical
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`Construction of Fluorescent Organic Porous Structures and Guest Responsive
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`Fluorescent Modulation by Ammonium Carboxylates” Division of Organic Crystals
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`Newsletter, No. 29 (2011) (“Yamamoto”) is maintained for the reasons given in the
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`previous Office action.
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`Applicant Argument That Yamamoto’s Orange Fluorescence Crystals Are Composedof
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`Only
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`(4-Diphenylamino)Phenylcyanoacrylic Acid
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`Applicant argues that Yamamoto’s crystalline material exhibiting orange fluorescenceis
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`composedof only (4-diphenylamino)phenylcyanoacrylic acid and therefore does not meet
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`the instant claim 1
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`limitation of “composed of two or more types of molecules”(i.e., that
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`Yamamoto is not a complex crystal). Applicant relies on the Rule 132 Declaration by Dr.
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`Tohnai (the “Tohnai Declaration’).
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`It is first noted that the Tohnai Declaration contradicts the teachings of Yamamoto. The
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`relevant portion of the Yamamoto English-langue translation is reproduced below.
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`Compounds 1 and 2 were mixed in methanol, and the solvent was removedto give
`an organic salt. This salt was recrystallized using various organic solvents. In this
`paper, we report the results of our experiments. As a result of recrystallization in
`various organic solvents, crystals with fluorescence ranging from blue to orange
`were obtained. As a result of calorimetric analysis and other measurements, all of
`the crystals except the orange fluorescence crystals were inclusion crystals with
`the recrystallization solvent as_a quest. As a result of powder X-ray diffraction
`measurement, the structures can be roughly classified into six types, and four of
`them were clarified by single crystal X-ray structure analysis. All of the crystal
`structures had supramolecular clusters of carboxylic acids and amines as the core
`structure, but the accumulation pattern varied greatly depending on the guest
`species.
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`Yamamoto-Eng at page 5 of 6 [Experiment]. Yamamoto’s statement that “[al]ll of the
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`crystal structures had supramolecular clusters of carboxylic acids and amines as the core
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`structure” indicates that the orange fluorescence crystals are composed of amine and
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`carboxylic acid, which clearly meets the claim 1
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`limitation of “two or more types of
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`molecules”. On the other hand, Applicant argues that it reproduced the procedureof
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`Yamamoto
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`and
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`the
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`resulting
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`crystals
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`consisted
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`only
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`of
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`((4-
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`diphenylamino)phenylcyanoacrylic acid. Applicant's is thus arguing that Yamamoto is
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`inoperative with respect to the orange fluorescence crystal or alternatively that Yamamoto
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`does not provide an enabling disclosure.
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`When the reference relied on expressly anticipates or makes obvious all of the elements
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`of the claimed invention, the reference is presumed to be operable. MPEP § 2121 Once
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`such a reference is found,
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`the burden is on applicant to rebut the presumption of
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`operability. MPEP § 2121 (citing In re Sasse, 629 F.2d 675, 207 USPQ 107 (CCPA
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`1980)). The test is whether the reference teachings cannot be produced without undue
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`experimentation. MPEP § 2121.01 (citing Elan Pharm., Inc. v. Mayo Found. For Med.
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`Educ. & Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 1054, 68 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2003)).
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`Applicant has failed to meet its burden that Yamamoto is inoperative with respectto its
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`disclosure that the orange fluorescencecrystals are supramolecular clusters of carboxylic
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`acids and amines as the core structure.
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`The Tohnai Declaration states that the organic salt of Yamamoto was synthesized by
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`mixing
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`at
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`room temperature
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`((4-diphenylamino)phenylcyanoacrylic
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`acid
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`and
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`triphenylmethylamine at a molar ratio of 1:1. Then, the methanol removed under reduced
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`pressure to form the organic salt. The Tohnai Declaration provides only the following
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`limited experimental details regarding forming compound 10 by recrystallization in
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`pentafluorobenzonitrile and exhibited orange fluorescence.
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`the formed organic salt of Yamamoto was dissolved in the solvent of
`Next,
`Compounds 3 to 10 shown in the Table below, and allowed to stand at room
`temperature for 48 hours to cause recrystallization, to obtain a single crystal. The
`crystals obtained by using the solvent of Compound 10 wasa crystal exhibiting
`orange fluorescence.
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`Tohnai Declaration at page 3. The Tohnai Declaration goes on to state that a single crystal
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`X-ray diffraction measurement of
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`the crystal exhibiting orange fluorescence was
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`performed. The Tohnai Declaration states that Reference Fig.
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`1
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`is the resulting crystal
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`structure or the orange fluorescing material taught by Yamamoto. Reference Fig.
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`1
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`depicts only ((4-diphenylamino)phenylcyanoacrylic acid.
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`The Tohnai Declaration has not provided sufficient experimental data to meets is burden
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`of showing that Yamamoto is inoperative because only a single experimental attemptis
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`described with limited experimental detail. The Tohnai Declaration fails to disclose
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`concentrations, temperatures (e.g. heating or cooling rates), reagent purities, and how
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`the single crystal wasisolated.
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`The ability of a single compound to crystallize in more than one crystallographic form
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`(polymorphism) is encountered in a wide range of industries. See J. Mullin,
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`in Ullmann’s
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`Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 581-630, 591 (2012) (“Mullin”). Braga teachesthat
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`variables that can influence or determine the outcome of the crystallization process with
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`respect
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`to crystal
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`form include,
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`temperature,
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`crystallization conditions,
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`rate of
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`precipitation, and interconversion between solid forms.
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`D Braga et al., Crystal
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`Polymorphism and Multiple Crystal Forms, in 132 Molecular Networks: Structure Bonding,
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`25-50 (2009) (“Braga”) (see pages 30-31).
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`In view of the art teaching the complexity of arriving at specific crystal forms, the single
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`experimental crystallization described in the Tohnai Declaration of limited detail is not
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`dispositive that Yamamoto is not operative with selection of the appropriate crystallization
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`conditions.
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`Stated differently, Applicant has not met
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`its burden of showing that
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`Yamamoto’s orange fluorescence crystals are supramolecular clusters of carboxylic acids
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`and amines as the core structure cannot be produced without undue experimentation.
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`MPEP § 2121.01 (citing Elan Pharm., Inc. v. Mayo Found. For Med. Educ. & Research,
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`346 F.3d 1051, 1054, 68 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2003)).
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`Applicant Argument That Yamamoto Fails to Teach Molecular Cavities
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`Applicant further argues that the complex crystal of claim 1 has molecular cavities, which
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`are not spaces within the supramolecular unit, but are empty sites formed by the
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`detachment of a guest molecule. Applicant argues that Yamamoto alsofails to teach that
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`the crystal has molecular cavities in each of which a guest molecule for which the
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`supramolecular unit is a host is not disposed, at least because Yamamoto does not teach
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`any type of treatment of the crystal that would have resulted in the detaching of the guest
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`molecules to form such molecular cavities.
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`This argument is not considered persuasive because Yamamoto discloses the structure
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`of a cluster of composed of
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`((4-diphenylamino)phenylcyanoacrylic acid (1) and
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`triphenylmethylamine (2) at Fig. 1(a). As clearly shownin Fig. 1(a), the dotted-line cube
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`outlines a molecular cavity. As discussed above, Yamamoto discloses that “[alll of the
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`crystal structures had supramolecular clusters of carboxylic acids and amines as the core
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`structure”, which includes the orange fluorescence crystals that do not
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`include the
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`recrystallization solvent as a guest.
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`Conclusion
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`THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as
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`set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortenedstatutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS
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`from the mailing date of this action.
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`In the eventa first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS
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`of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the
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`end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory
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`period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee
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`pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory
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`action.
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`In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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