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`APPLICATION NO.
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`14/791,541
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` FILING DATE
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`07/06/2015
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`Hitoshi AZUMA
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`HARU-O119
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`6045
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`Tuan
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`Ma
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`“em
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`Tuan Carlos A. Marquez a
`MarquezIntellectual Property Law Office PLLC
`KALAM, ABUL
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`2896
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`DELIVERY MODE
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`08/10/2017
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application/Control Number: 14/791 ,541
`Art Unit: 2896
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`The present application is being examined underthe pre-AlA first to invent
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`provisions.
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`FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
`(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly
`pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor
`regards as the invention.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA), second paragraph:
`The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly
`claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
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`1.
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`Claims 1-4 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA),
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`second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly
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`claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AlA the
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`applicant regards as the invention.
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`Regarding claim 1, the limitation of "a second substrate composedofflexible
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`material to face the second substrate facing the first substrate”is indefinite, because the
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`phrase “to face the second substrate facing the first substrate” is unclear. The claimed
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`limitation requires the second substrate to face the second substrate, and thus, the
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`metes and bounds of the claim cannot be determined.
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`It is unclear how a substrate can
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`face itself? Claims 2-4 depend from claim 1, and thus, are also rejected from the same
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`issue. For examination purposes, the limitation will be interpreted in the following
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`manner:
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`--a second substrate composedofa flexible material, the second substrate facing
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`the first substrate--.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`2.
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis
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`for all obviousnessrejections 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, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented
`andthe 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 whichthe invention was
`made.
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`This application currently namesjoint inventors. In considering patentability of the
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`claims under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a), the examiner presumes that the subject matter
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`of the various claims was commonly ownedatthe time any inventions coveredtherein
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`were made absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation
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`under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and invention dates of each claim that was
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`not commonly ownedatthe time a later invention was madein orderfor the examinerto
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`consider the applicability of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(c) and potential pre-AIA 35 U.S.C.
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`102(e), (f) or (g) prior art under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a).
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`3.
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`Claims 1-4 are rejected under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Applicant's Admitted Prior Art (hereinafter, AAPA; US Pub. No. 2015/0309382is
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`referred to in the rejections below) in view of Akiyama et al. (US 2003/0184704; cited by
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`Applicant, hereinafter, Akiyama).
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`Regarding claim 1, AAPA discloses a display device (Figs. 6 and 7, § [0006])
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`comprising:
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`a first substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7, § [O006}]);
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`a TFTlayer TFT (Fig. 7, § [0006]) formed abovethe first substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7);
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`a display area LC (Fig. 7) including a plurality of display elements (Fig. 7, 7
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`[0006]: liquid crystal display elements) formed above the TFT layer TFT (Fig. 7);
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`a wiring connection portion TMA (Fig. 7, [0007]) outside the display area LC
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`(Fig. 7) of the first substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7), the wiring connection portion (TMA) having a
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`plurality of terminals ( [0007]: it is implicit that wiring connection portion TMA has a
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`plurality of terminals),
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`a second substrate SUB2 (Fig. 7, [0006]) facing the first substrate SUB1 (Fig.
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`7);
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`a first adhesive SL (Fig. 7, § [0006]) formed betweenthe first substrate SUB1
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`(Fig. 7) and the second substrate SUB2(Fig. 7), the first adhesive surrounding the
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`display area LC (Fig. 7) in plan view (Figs. 6 and 7); and
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`a wiring substrate FPC (Figs. 6 and 7, 4 [0007]) connected to the plurality of
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`terminals TMA ( [0007)),
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`wherein the first adhesive SL (Fig. 7) does not overlap with the wiring connection
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`portion TMA (Fig. 7) in plan view (Figs. 6 and 7, ¥ [0007]).
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`Thus, AAPAdisclosesall the limitations of the claim with the exception of
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`disclosing:
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`(i) wherein the first and second substrate are composedofa flexible material;
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`and
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`(ii) a second adhesive formed betweenthe first substrate and the second
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`substrate and overlapping the display area in plan view; and
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`(iii) wherein the wiring connection portion and the wiring substrate are
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`sandwiched between the first substrate and the second adhesive.
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`However, Akiyama discloses an analogous display device (Figs. 32A-32B)
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`comprisingafirst flexible substrate 104 (Fig. 32B, { [0078]: “first plastic substrate 104”),
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`and a secondflexible substrate 107 (Fig. 32B, {| [0081]: “second plastic substrate 107”)
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`facing the first flexible substrate 104 (Fig. 32B). Akiyama further disclosesa first
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`adhesive 108 (Fig. 32B, [0088]: “epoxy-based adhesive”) betweenthefirst and
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`second substrate 104, 107 (Fig. 32B); and a second adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B, 4 [0189]:
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`"layer 901 was formed using an acryl-based adhesive”) betweenthe first and second
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`substrate 104, 107 (Fig. 32B), wherein the second adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B) overlaps the
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`display area 102 (Fig. 32A-32B) in plan view (Fig. 32A). Akiyama further discloses
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`wherein the wiring connection portion 110 (Fig. 32B, § [0087]) and the wiring substrate
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`317 (Fig. 32B) are sandwiched betweenthefirst substrate 104 (Fig. 32B) and the
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`second adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention, to combine the teachings of AAPA and Akiyama,and form the first
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`and second substrates comprising a flexible material, and form a second adhesive
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`betweenthefirst and second substrate and overlapping the display area, and wherein
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`the wiring connection portion and the wiring substrate are sandwiched betweenthe first
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`substrate and the second adhesive, for the purposeof increasing the flexibility of the
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`substrates and improving the sealing of the peripheral region of the display device
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`(Akiyama: § [0189]: “improving the strength in the peripheral region"), and thus,
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`improving the reliability and performanceof the display device.
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`Regarding claim 2, AAPAin view of Akiyama disclose the display device of claim
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`1, as set forth above. Akiyama further discloses a TFT layer (j [0087]: “TFT array using
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`low-temperature polysilicon as an active layer") formed on thefirst substrate 104 (Fig.
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`14B). Akiyamafurther discloses an inorganic insulating layer 315 (Fig. 14B) including a
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`silicon nitride (J [0118]: “silicon nitride”) betweenthe first substrate 104 (Fig. 14B) and
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`the TFT layer 302/303 (Fig. 14B, {| [0114]: “polysilicon film including an active layer
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`302”). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention, to incorporate the teaching of Akiyama, and formasilicon nitride
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`betweenthefirst substrate and the TFTlayer, for the purposeof improving the isolation
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`and adhesion between the TFT layer and the substrate.
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`Regarding claim 3, AAPA further discloses wherein the wiring substrate is a
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`flexible printed circuit (AAPA: Fig. 7, { [0007]: “FPC’).
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`Regarding claim 4, AAPA in view of Akiyama discloses the display device of
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`claim 1, as set forth above. Akiyamafurther discloses wherein the first adhesive 901
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`(Fig. 32B) and the second adhesive 108 (Fig. 32B) are in contact with each other (Fig.
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`32B)in at least a part of peripheral region of the display area 102 (Fig. 32B).
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`4.
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`Claims 8 and 10 are rejected under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Applicant's Admitted Prior Art (hereinafter, AAPA; US Pub. No.
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`2015/0309382 is referred to in the rejections below) in view of Maruyamaetal. (US
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`2007/0254456; hereinafter Maruyama).
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`Regarding claim 1, AAPA discloses a display device (Figs. 6 and 7, § [0006])
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`comprising:
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`a first substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7, § [O006}]);
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`a TFT layer TFT (Fig. 7, § [0006]) abovethefirst substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7);
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`a display area LC (Fig. 7) including a plurality of display elements (Fig. 7, 7
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`[0006]: liquid crystal display elements) formed above the TFT layer TFT (Fig. 7);
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`a wiring connection portion TMA (Fig. 7, { [0007]) outside the display area LC
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`(Fig. 7) of the first substrate SUB1 (Fig. 7), the wiring connection portion (TMA) having a
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`plurality of terminals (4 [0007]: it is implicit that wiring connection portion TMA has a
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`plurality of terminals),
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`a second substrate SUB2 (Fig. 7, [0006]) facing the first substrate SUB1 (Fig.
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`7);
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`a first adhesive SL (Fig. 7, § [0006]) formed betweenthe first substrate SUB1
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`(Fig. 7) and the second substrate SUB2(Fig. 7), the first adhesive surrounding the
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`display area LC (Fig. 7) in plan view (Figs. 6 and 7); and
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`a wiring substrate FPC (Figs. 6 and 7, 4 [0007]) connected to the plurality of
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`terminals TMA ( [0007)),
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`wherein the first adhesive SL (Fig. 7) does not overlap with the wiring connection
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`portion TMA(Fig. 7) in plan view (Figs. 6 and 7, § [0007]), and the first adhesive does
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`not make contact with a side surface of the second substrate.
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`Thus, AAPAdisclosesall the limitations of the claim with the exception of
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`disclosing:
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`(i) a second adhesive formed betweenthe first substrate and the second
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`substrate; and
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`(ii) wherein the wiring connection portion and the wiring substrate are
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`sandwiched between the first substrate and the second adhesive, and the second
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`adhesive does not makecontact with a side surface of the second substrate.
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`However, Maruyama discloses an analogous display device (Figs. 8-9)
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`comprising a first substrate 810 (Fig. 9, 4 [0132]) and a second substrate 820 (Fig. 9,
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`[0134]), wherein the first and second substrate 810, 820 (Fig. 9) are composed of a
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`flexible material ({ [0132]-[0134]: “flexible substrate 810”, “flexible substrate 820”).
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`Maruyamafurther discloses a second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9, § [0135]) formed between
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`the first substrate 810 (Fig. 9) and the second substrate 820 (Fig. 9) and overlapping
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`the display area (Fig. 9: “Pixel Portion”); and a wiring connection portion (Fig. 9:
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`“Terminal Portion", {| [0136]: “terminal electrode") formed on the first substrate 810 (Fig.
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`9). Maruyama further discloses wherein the wiring connection portion (Fig. 9, 4 [0136]:
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`“terminal electrode") and the wiring substrate 832 (Fig. 9) are sandwiched between the
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`first substrate 810 (Fig. 9) and the second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9), and wherein the
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`second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9) does not make contact with a side surface of the second
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`substrate 820 (Fig. 9).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention, to combine the teachings of AAPA and Maruyama, and form a
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`second adhesive betweenthe first and second substrate, and wherein the wiring
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`connection portion and the wiring substrate are sandwiched betweenthe first substrate
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`and the second adhesive, for the purpose of improving the sealing of the display device
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`(Maruyama: 4 [0130]), and thus, improving thereliability and performanceof the display
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`device.
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`Regarding claim 10, AAPA in view of Maruyamafurther discloses wherein the
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`wiring substrate is a flexible printed circuit (AAPA: Fig. 7, {| [0007]: “FPC”) (Maruyama:
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`Fig. 9, | [0136]: “flexible printed circuit").
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`5.
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`Claims 9 and 11 are rejected under pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over AAPA(cited above) in view Maruyama (cited above), as applied to
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`claim 8 above, and furtherin view of Akiyama (US 2003/0184704; cited above).
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`Regarding claim 9, AAPAin view of Maruyama disclose the display device of
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`claim 8, as set forth above. However, the combination of AAPA in view of Maruyama
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`doesnotexplicitly disclose an inorganic insulating layer including a silicon nitride
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`betweenthefirst substrate and the TFT layer.
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`However, Akiyama discloses an analogous display device (Fig. 14B) comprising
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`a first flexible substrate 104 (Fig. 14B, {J [0078]: “first plastic substrate 104”), and a
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`second flexible substrate 107 (Fig. 14B, {| [0081]: “second plastic substrate 107”) facing
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`the first flexible substrate 104 (Fig. 14B). Akiyama further discloses a TFT layer (
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`[0087]: “TFT array using low-temperature polysilicon as an active layer") formed on the
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`first substrate 104 (Fig. 14B). Akiyama further discloses an inorganic insulating layer
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`315 (Fig. 14B) including a silicon nitride (qj [0118]: “silicon nitride”) between the first
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`substrate 104 (Fig. 14B) and the TFT layer 302/303 (Fig. 14B, {J [0114]: “polysilicon film
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`including an active layer 302”). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention, to incorporate the teaching of
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`Akiyama, and formasilicon nitride betweenthe first substrate and the TFTlayer, for the
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`purposeof improving the isolation and adhesion between the TFT layer and the
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`substrate.
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`Regarding claim 11, AAPA in view of Maruyama disclosesthe display device of
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`claim 8, as set forth above. However, the combination does notexplicitly disclose
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`wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are in contact with each otherin at
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`least a part of peripheral region of the display area. However, Akiyama discloses an
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`analogous display device (Figs. 32A-32B) comprisingafirst flexible substrate 104 (Fig.
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`32B, J [0078]: “first plastic substrate 104”), and a second flexible substrate 107 (Fig.
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`32B, J [0081]: “second plastic substrate 107”) facing the first flexible substrate 104 (Fig.
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`32B). Akiyama further discloses a first adhesive 106/901 (Fig. 32B, 4 [0188]) and a
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`second adhesive 103 (Fig. 32B, § [0188]) formed betweenthefirst and second
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`substrate 104, 107 (Fig. 32B), wherein the first adhesive 106/901 (Fig. 32B) and the
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`second adhesive 103 (Fig. 32B) are in contact with each other (Fig. 32B) in at least a
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`part of peripheral region of the display area 102 (Fig. 32B).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the
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`time of the invention, to incorporate the teaching of Akiyama, and havethe first
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`adhesive and the second adhesive in contact with each otherin at least a part of
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`peripheral region of the display area, for the purpose of improving the sealing of the
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`display area, and thus, improving the reliability of the display device.
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`6.
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`Applicant's argumentsfiled 4/26/2017 have been fully considered but they are
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`Response to Arguments
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`not persuasive.
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`Regarding the combination of AAPA, Maruyama and Akiyama, Applicant argues
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`that the combination at of the teachings “would at best embodya structure wherein a
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`second adhesive is under the TFT layer. The combination of AAPA, Maruyama and
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`Akiyama cannot and does not embody any structure or operation wherein a wiring
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`substrate and/or a wiring connection portion is sandwiched betweena first substrate
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`and a second adhesive, as in the claimed invention. The argumentis not persuasive for
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`the reasons setforth below.
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`Regarding the new limitations in claim 1:
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`AAPAdiscloses wherein thefirst adhesive SL (Fig. 7) does not overlap with the
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`wiring connection portion TMS (Fig. 7, § [0007]). Furthermore, Akiyama discloses a
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`second a second adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B, § [0189]: "layer 901 was formed using an
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`acryl-based adhesive”) between the first and second substrate 104, 107 (Fig. 32B),
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`wherein the second adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B) overlaps the display area 102 (Fig. 32A-
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`32B) in plan view (Fig. 32A). Akiyama further discloses wherein the wiring
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`connection portion 110 (Fig. 32B, J [0087]) and the wiring substrate 317 (Fig. 32B)
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`are sandwiched between thefirst substrate 104 (Fig. 32B) and the second
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`adhesive 901 (Fig. 32B). Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill
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`in the art at the time of the invention, to combine the teachings of AAPA and Akiyama,
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`and form the first and second substrates comprising a flexible material, and form a
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`second adhesive betweenthe first and second substrate and overlapping the display
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`area, and wherein the wiring connection portion and the wiring substrate are
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`sandwiched betweenthefirst substrate and the second adhesive, for the purposeof
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`increasing theflexibility of the substrates and improving the sealing of the peripheral
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`region of the display device (Akiyama: {[ [0189]: “improving the strength in the peripheral
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`region"), and thus, improving the reliability and performanceof the display device.
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`Regarding new claim 8:
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`AAPAdisclosesall the limitations of claim 8, as set forth in the rejection above,
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`with the exception of disclosing: (i) a second adhesive formed betweenthe first
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`substrate and the second substrate; and (il) wherein the wiring connection portion and
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`the wiring substrate are sandwiched betweenthe first substrate and the second
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`adhesive, and the second adhesive does not make contact with a side surface of the
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`However, Maruyama discloses an analogous display device (Figs. 8-9)
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`comprising a first substrate 810 (Fig. 9, [0132]) and a second substrate 820 (Fig. 9, |
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`[0134]), wherein the first and second substrate 810, 820 (Fig. 9) are composed of a
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`flexible material ({ [0132]-[0134]: “flexible substrate 810”, “flexible substrate 820”).
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`Maruyamafurther discloses a second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9, § [0135]) formed between
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`the first substrate 810 (Fig. 9) and the second substrate 820 (Fig. 9) and overlapping
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`the display area (Fig. 9: “Pixel Portion”); and a wiring connection portion (Fig. 9:
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`“Terminal Portion", {| [0136]: “terminal electrode") formed on the first substrate 810 (Fig.
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`9). Maruyamafurther discloses wherein the wiring connection portion (Fig. 9,
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`[0136]: “terminal electrode") and the wiring substrate 832 (Fig. 9) are sandwiched
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`between the first substrate 810 (Fig. 9) and the second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9), and
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`wherein the second adhesive 817 (Fig. 9) does not make contact with a side
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`surface of the second substrate 820 (Fig. 9). Therefore, it would have been obvious
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`to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention, to combine the teachings of
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`AAPAand Maruyama, and form a second adhesive betweenthe first and second
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`substrate, and wherein the wiring connection portion and the wiring substrate are
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`sandwiched betweenthefirst substrate and the second adhesive, for the purposeof
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`improving the sealing of the display device (Maruyama: § [0130]), and thus, improving
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`the reliability and performance of the display device.
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`Conclusion
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`7.
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presentedin
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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP
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