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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and TrademarkOffice
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`17/190,261
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`03/02/2021
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`Hidekazu NAKAMURA
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`070469-1056
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`4036
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`McDermott Will and Emery LLP
`The McDermott Building
`500 North Capitol Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001
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`SABUR,ALIA
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`2812
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`07/21/2023
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`Thetime period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
`following e-mail address(es):
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`mweipdocket@mwe.com
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Applicant(s)
`Application No.
`NAKAMURAetal.
`17/190,261
`Advisory Action
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`Before the Filing ofan Appeal Brief|Examiner Art Unit AIA (FITF) Status
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`ALIA SABUR
`2812
`Yes
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`--The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address --
`THE REPLYFILED 10 July 2023 FAILS TO PLACE THIS APPLICATION IN CONDITION FOR ALLOWANCE.
`NO NOTICE
`OF APPEAL FILED
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`1.
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`The reply wasfiled after a final rejection. No Notice of Appeal has been filed. To avoid abandonmentofthis application, applicant musttimely file
`one ofthe following replies: (1) an amendment, affidavit, or other evidence, which places the application in condition for allowance;
`(2) a Notice of Appeal (with appeal fee) in compliance with 37 CFR 41.31; or (3) a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with
`37 CFR 1.114 if this is a utility or plant application. Note that RCEs are not permitted in design applications. The reply must befiled within one of
`the following time periods:
`The period for reply expires 3 months from the mailing date ofthe final rejection.
`a)
`b) () The period for reply expires on: (1) the mailing date of this Advisory Action; or (2) the date set forth in the final rejection, whicheveris later.
`In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of the final rejection.
`c) Ola prior Advisory Action was mailed more than 3 monthsafter the mailing date of the final rejection in responsetoafirst after-final reply filed
`within 2 months of the mailing date of the final rejection. The current period for reply expires
`months from the mailing date of
`the priorAdvisory Action or SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of the final rejection, whichever is earlier.
`Examiner Note: \f box 1
`is checked, check either box (a), (b) or (c). ONLY CHECK BOX (b) WHEN THIS ADVISORY ACTION IS THE
`FIRST RESPONSE TO APPLICANTS FIRST AFTER-FINAL REPLY WHICH WAS FILED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE FINAL
`REJECTION. ONLY CHECK BOX(c) IN THE LIMITED SITUATION SET FORTH UNDER BOX(c). See MPEP 706.07(f).
`Extensionsof time may be obtained under 37 CFR 1.136(a). The date on whichthe petition under 37 CFR 1.136(a) and the appropriate
`extension fee have beenfiled is the date for purposes of determining the period of extension and the corresponding amountof the fee. The
`appropriate extension fee under 37 CFR 1.17(a) is calculated from: (1) the expiration date of the shortened statutory period for reply originally
`setin the final Office action; or (2) as setforth in (b) or (c) above, if checked. Any reply received by the Office later than three monthsafter the
`mailing date of the final rejection, even if timely filed, may reduce any earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
`NOTICE OF APPEAL
`. A brief in compliance with 37 CFR 41.37 must befiled within two monthsofthe date offiling the Notice
`2. (] The Notice of Appeal wasfiled on
`of Appeal (37 CFR 41.37(a)), or any extension thereof (37 CFR 41.37(e)), to avoid dismissal of the appeal. Since a Notice of
`Appeal has beenfiled, any reply mustbefiled within the time period set forth in 37CFR 41.37(a).
`AMENDMENTS
`3.
`The proposed amendmentsfiled after a final rejection, but prior to the date offiling a brief, will not be entered because
`a) 3 They raise new issues that would require further consideration and/or search (see NOTEbelow);
`b) OG They raise the issue of new matter (see NOTEbelow);
`Cc)
`They are not deemedto place the application in better form for appeal by materially reducing or simplifying the issues for
`appeal; and/or
`d) 3 They present additional claims without canceling a corresponding numberoffinally rejected claims.
`NOTE:
`(See 37 CFR 1.116 and 41.33(a)).
`4. (.] The amendments are notin compliance with 37 CFR 1.121. See attached Notice of Non-Compliant Amendment (PTOL-324).
`5. Applicant's reply has overcomethefollowing rejection(s):
`6.0 Newly proposed or amended claim(s)
`would be allowable if submitted in a separate, timely filed amendment canceling the non-allowable
`claim(s).
`7. CJ For purposesof appeal, the proposed amendment(s):(a) L_] will not be entered, or (b) (| will be entered, and an explanation of how the
`new or amended claims would be rejected is provided below or appended.
`AFFIDAVIT OR OTHER EVIDENCE
`8.LIA declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/werefiled on
`9. [] Theaffidavit or other evidencefiled afterfinal action, but before or on the date offiling a Notice of Appealwill not be entered because applicant
`failed to provide a showing of good and sufficient reasons whythe affidavit or other evidence is necessary and wasnot earlier presented. See 37
`CFR 1.116(e).
`10. CJ The affidavit or other evidencefiled after the date of filing the Notice of Appeal, but prior to the date offiling a brief, will not be entered because
`the affidavit or other evidencefailed to overcome all rejections under appeal and/or appellant fails to provide a showing of good and sufficient
`reasons why it is necessary and wasnotearlier presented. See 37 CFR 41.33(d)(1).
`11. C] The affidavit or other evidence is entered. An explanation of the status of the claims after entry is below or attached.
`REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION/OTHER
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`12.
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`The request for reconsideration has been considered but does NOTplace the application in condition for allowance because:
`See Continuation Sheet.
`13. CJ Note the attached Information Disc/osure Statemeniks). (PTO/SB/08) Paper No(s).
`14. C) Other:
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`STATUS OF CLAIMS
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`15. The status of the claim(s) is (or will be) as follows:
`Claim(s) allowed:
`Claim(s) objected to:
`Claim(s) rejected:1-25.
`Claim(s) withdrawn from consideration:
`/ALIA SABUR/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2812
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-303 (Rev. 08-2013)
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`Advisory Action Beforethe Filing of an Appeal Brief
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`Paper No. 20230717
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-303)
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`Application No. 17/190,261
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`Continuation of REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION/OTHER 12. The request for reconsideration has
`been considered but does NOTplacethe application in condition for allowance because: Applicant argues
`that none of the cited references teach "each source terminal among the plurality of source terminals is
`connected to the source padbyaplurality of first bonding wires, and each drain terminal among the
`plurality of drain terminals is connected to the drain pad bya plurality of second bonding wires (Remarks,
`p. 3). Applicant specifically argues that Sutardja does not teach each terminal connectedbya plurality of
`bonding wires, and does not teach plural first bonding wires connected to a single source pad or second
`bonding wires connected to a single drain pad (Remarks, p. 3-5). Sutardja is cited for what it would
`suggest to a person ofordinary skill in the art in combination with the other cited art, not solely for its
`individual specific teachings and disclosed devices. Sutardja as cited teaches benefits of connecting a
`source or drain pad to a terminal with a plurality of bonding wires, and in combination with Ikeda suggests
`the claimed features to the person of ordinary skill. See Final Rejection at p. 3-4. The rejection is
`maintained.
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