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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`11/674,767
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`02/14/2007
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`Masaru Takabatake
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`1497.47131X00
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`5084
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`20457
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`7590
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`03/08/2013
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`ANTONELLLTERRY,STOUT&KRAUS,LLP
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`CHANG, CHARLES s
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`2871
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`MAIL DATE
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`03/08/2013
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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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`11/674,767
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`Examiner
`CHARLES CHANG
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`TAKABATAKE ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`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)IZI Responsive to communication(s) filed on 07 January 2013.
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`2a)IZ| This action is FINAL.
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`2b)I:l 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)IZI Claim(s) 1-3 and 10 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)I:I Claim(s) _ is/are allowed.
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`7)|Zl Claim(s) 1 -3and 10is/are rejected.
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`8)I:I Claim(s) _ is/are objected to.
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`9)I:l Claim((s)
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`are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.
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`Application Papers
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`10)|:l The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
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`11)|Z| The drawing(s) filed on 14 February 2007 is/are: a)|Zl accepted or b)I:l 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)IZ| Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`a)lX| AII
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`b)I:I Some * c)|:l None of:
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`1.IZI Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2.I:I Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. _
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`3.|: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) X Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`2) I] Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/OS)
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`3) D Interview Summary (PTO-413)
`Paper No(s)/Mai| Date.
`4) D Other:
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`PTOL-326 (Rev. 09-12)
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`Office Action Summary
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`Part of Paper No./Mai| Date 20130304A
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`1.
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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
`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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`2.
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`Claims 1—3 are rejected under 35 USC. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lim et al. (US
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`7626669) in View of Ukawa et al. (US 20050083459).
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`Regarding claim 1, Lim discloses (Figs. 1—9) a method for manufacturing a display
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`device having pixels arranged in a matrix (Fig. 1), the method including the steps of: forming a
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`drain terminal (136) of a substrate (142); laminating a gate insulating film (144) on the drain
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`terminal; forming a first contact hole (138) in the gate insulating film; forming source electrodes
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`(110, 112) and drain signal lines (104) on the gate insulating film; connecting the drain terminal
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`and the drain signal line Via the first contact hole (col. 5 lines 44—55); laminating a first insulating
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`film (150) and a second insulating film (154) on the source electrodes; forming a second contact
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`hole (114) in the first and second insulating films; laminating a first conductive film (117, 118)
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`and a second conductive film (155, 156) on the first and second insulating films and connecting
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`the source electrode to the first conductive film Via the second contact hole; laminating the first
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`conductive film and the second conductive film on the drain terminal; forming the second
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`conductive film successively after the first conductive film and directly on the first conductive
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`film; using a first pattern of a resist film (239) to etch the first and second conductive films;
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`removing part of the resist film to form a second pattern (240); and using the second pattern to
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`etch the second conductive film.
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`Lim does not necessarily disclose the first conductive film and the second conductive
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`film directly on the gate insulating film of the transmissive area.
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`Ukawa discloses (Fig. 2) the first conductive film (2) and the second conductive film (4)
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`directly on the gate insulating film (30; portion where 4 overlaps the top edge surface of 2) of the
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`transmissive area (1TR). 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 teachings of Ukawa to equalize the effects such as optical
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`attenuation in the reflective and transmissive modes and to improve display qualities such as
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`legibility.
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`Regarding claim 2, Lim discloses (Figs. 2—9) a method for manufacturing a display
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`device, wherein the second pattern is used to form a transmissive area (transmission area).
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`Regarding claim 3, Lim discloses (Figs. 2—9) a method for manufacturing a display
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`device, wherein the display device has a reflective area (reflection area) and a transmissive area
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`(transmission area) and the second pattern is used to form the transmissive area.
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`Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lim and Ukawa
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`as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Hong et al. (US 20070002221).
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`Regarding claim 10, Lim and Ukawa do not necessarily disclose the second conductive
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`film extending over an entire top face of the first conductive film.
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`Hong discloses (Fig. 5G) a fabrication method for a display device comprising the second
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`conductive film (119) extending over an entire top face of the first conductive film (126). It
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`would have been obvious at the time of the invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to use the
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`teachings of Hong to obtain an efficient fabrication method of a transflective display device to
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`enhance the manufacturing yield.
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`Response to Arguments
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`4.
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`Applicant's arguments filed January 7, 2013 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive.
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`The applicant argues that the prior art does not disclose laminating a first conductive film
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`and a second conductive film. This is not persuasive. The examiner takes “laminating” to be “to
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`unite layers of material by an adhesive or other means.” Therefore, Lim discloses a first
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`conductive film (117, 118) and a second conductive film (155, 156) being united by a deposition
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`method such as sputtering and on the first insulating layer and second insulating layer as well as
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`the drain terminal. Ukawa also discloses the first conductive film (2) and the second conductive
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`film (4) being united by a deposition method and on the gate insulating film. The present claims
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`do not require laminating the first conductive film and the second conductive film
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`simultaneously. Hong also discloses in Fig. 5G laminating the first conductive film (126) and the
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`second conductive film (119).
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`“Laminate.” Def. 3. Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam—Webster, 2013. Web. 4 March
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`The applicant also argues that the prior art does not disclose the second conductive film
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`extending over an entire top face of the first conductive film. This is not persuasive. As stated
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`above, Hong discloses the second conductive film (119) extending over an entire top face of the
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`first conductive film (126). Furthermore, Fig. 7E of the present application does not disclose the
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`second conductive film (38) extending over an entire top face of the first conductive film (37).
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`Conclusion
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`5.
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this
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`Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a).
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`Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed Within TWO
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`MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after
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`the end of the THREE—MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period
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`Will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37
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`CFR 1.136(a) Will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event,
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`however, Will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this
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`final action.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to CHARLES CHANG Whose telephone number is (571)270—5024.
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`The examiner can normally be reached on Mon—Fri 9:00 AM. - 5:00 P.M. EST.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s
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`supervisor, Bumsuk Won can be reached on (571)272—2713. The fax phone number for the
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`organization Where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571—273—8300.
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`/Charles Chang/
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`/Bumsuk Won/
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2871
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