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`Introduction
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-6, 8 and 15-18 are pending, of which claims 1 and 5 are independent.
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`Claims 1 and 5 have been amendedto correct informalities in the claim language. Claims
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`16-18 have been added. No new matter has been added.
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`Patentability under 35 U.S.C. § 102/103
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`Claims 1 and 8 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Taira
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`(Performance improvement of stacked graphite sheets for cooling applications”). Claims 2, 5 and
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`6 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Taira in view of Fukui (US
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`2016/0336253). Claim 3 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Taira in
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`view of Tachibana (JP 2014-133669). Claim 4 wasrejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Taira in view of Greinke (US 6,746,768). Claim 15 wasrejected under 35
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`U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Taira in view of Hu (US 8,896,110). Without
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`conceding any correctness of the rejections, Applicant traverses the rejections for at least the
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`following reasons.
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`At a minimum, noneof the cited references disclose or suggest that the graphite-based
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`carbon film has a thermal conductivity in a plane direction of the first surface, and the thermal
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`conductivity in the plane direction of the first surface is larger than a thermal conductivity in a
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`direction perpendicular to the first surface, as recited by claims 1 and 5. As disclosed at
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`paragraph [0017] of the present specification, pyrolytic graphite-based carbonis excellent in
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`thermal conductivity in a plane direction, and thus, even if heat generation of heat generating
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`componentis localized, generated heat can be quickly diffused in the plane direction and
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`transmitted to pressing component, by which the heat can be efficiently dissipated.
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`The Examinerasserted that TIM1 of Taira corresponds to the claimed graphite-based
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`carbonfilm.
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`In Taira, however, the direction of higher thermal conductivity is from the mounting
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`substrate (the alleged heat generating component) to the pressing component, whichis different
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`from (perpendicular to) the direction of claims 1 and 5. Taira fails to disclose that the thermal
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`conductivity in the direction parallel to the lamination plane is greater than the thermal
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`conductivity in the direction perpendicular to the lamination plane as a device.
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`Assuch,it is clear that Taira fails to disclose the aforementioned features of claims 1 and
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`5. The remaining cited references do not cure the deficiencies of Taira.
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`Assuch, claims 1 and 5 and all claims dependentthereon, including new claims 16-18,
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`are patentable overthe cited references.
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`Application No.: 17/050,429
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`CONCLUSION
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`Having fully respondedto all matters raised in the Office Action, Applicant submits that
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`all claims are in condition for allowance, an indication for whichis respectfully solicited. If
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`there are any outstanding issues that might be resolved by an interview or an Examiner’s
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`amendment, the Examineris requested to call Applicant’s attorney at the telephone number
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`shownbelow.
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`To the extent necessary, a petition for an extension of time under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136 is
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`hereby made. Please charge any shortage in fees due in connection with the filing of this paper,
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`including extension of time fees, to Deposit Account 500417 and please credit any excess fees to
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`such deposit account.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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`/Takashi Saito/
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