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`Shotaro MAKI
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`ECKHOLDT,CHARLESE
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`2478
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`Application No.
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`MAK\ et al.
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`Office Action Summary Art Unit|AIA (FITF)StatusExaminer
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`Application/Control Number: 17/633,526
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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
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`This office action is a response to the application 17/394,126 filed on 08/04/2021.
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`Claims 1-9, 11, and 13 - 15 are pending.
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`Claims 1-9, 11, and 13 - 15 are rejected.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 2/7/2022, 2/10/2022, 9/16/2022, and
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`1/23/2024 are in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure
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`statement is being considered by the examiner.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`(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:
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`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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`Claims 8 and 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA), second paragraph,
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`as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the
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`inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards
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`as the invention. The claims identify the “plurality of second reference signals”. However, these claims
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`have dependencyto claim 1, which only identifies “the second reference signal”. Therefore, the claims
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`are indefinite as the metes and bounds of the claim language as to the number of second reference
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`signals cannot be established.
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`Claim9is further rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AlA), second paragraph,
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`as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the
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`inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards
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`as the invention. The claim identifies an apparatus that is receiving reference signals, and in turn
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`potentially transmitting on the same signals. In paragraph 0199 of Applicant's specification, the base
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`station is involved in determining to drop reference signals, but the claim recites a receiving apparatus
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`and it is not clear how the receiving apparatus would ever decide to transmit the reference signals that
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`it is receiving on the downlink.It is recommendedthat the claim recite that it is determined by the
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`receiving apparatus that the referencesignals are dropped.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis
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`for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall 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, namesanother inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of
`the claimed invention.
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`Claims 1 -7, 9, 11, 13, and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by
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`Ericsson, “Maintenance for RS and QCL”, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #94bis R1-1811171 dated
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`October8, 2018 (identified in Applicant’s IDS dated 2/7/2022), hereinafter “3GPP R1-1811171”.
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`Regarding (Original) claim 1, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches a receiving apparatus (3GPP R1-1811171:
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`[Section 3 DMRS,Page 1] a UE is described (correspondsto the "receiving apparatus")) comprising:
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`control circuitry, which, in operation, decides mapping of a second reference signal (3GPP R1-
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`1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 & 2] DMRS(corresponds to the "second referencesignal”));
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`in a second system (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] NR (corresponds to the
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`"second system"));
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`based on information (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 & 2] on the basis of RRC
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`parameter Ite-CRS-ToMatchAround, DMRS symbols, subcarrier spacing, single or double symbol DMRS
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`positioning, or PDSCH timing (correspondsto the "information") (Examiner notes that any
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`“information” can be relied upon by the method. The claim doesnotspecify the information, nor how
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`it is to be used);
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`that allows mappingofa first reference signal (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS,Page1]
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`that can identify the disposition of a CRS (correspondsto the "first reference signal"));
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`in a first system (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] LTE (corresponds to the "first
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`system”")); to be identified; and
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`receiving circuitry, which, in operation, receives the second reference signal (3GPP R1-1811171:
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`[Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 & 2] a DMRS (corresponds to the "second reference signal"));
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`based on the decided mapping (3GPP R1-1811171: Table 7.4.1.1.2-3 depicts the DMRS symbol
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`mapping based on the CRS).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 11, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches a receiving method, comprising:
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`deciding, by a receiving apparatus (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] a UE is
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`described (corresponds to the "receiving apparatus"));
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`mapping of a second referencesignal (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 & 2] DMRS
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`(corresponds to the "second referencesignal”));
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`in a second system (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] NR (corresponds to the
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`"second system"));
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`based on information (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 & 2] on the basis of RRC
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`parameter Ite-CRS-ToMatchAround, DMRS symbols, subcarrier spacing, single or double symbol DMRS
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`positioning, or PDSCH timing (corresponds to the "information")(Examiner notes that any
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`“information” can be relied upon by the method. The claim doesnot specify the information, nor how
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`it is to be used);
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`that allows mappingofa first reference signal (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Pages 1 &
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`2] that can identify the disposition of a CRS (correspondsto the "first reference signal"));
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`in a first system (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] LTE (correspondsto the "first
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`system")) to be identified; and
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`receiving, by the receiving apparatus, the second reference signal (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3
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`DMRS,Pages 1 & 2] a DMRS(correspondsto the "second referencesignal”));
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`based on the decided mapping (3GPP R1-1811171: Table 7.4.1.1.2-3 depicts the DMRS symbol
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`mapping based on the CRS).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 2, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 1,
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`wherein in a case wherecontentsindicated in the information (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS,
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`Pages 1 & 2] on the basis of RRC parameter Ite-CRS-ToMatchAround, DMRS symbols, subcarrier
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`spacing, single or double symbol DMRSpositioning, or PDSCH timing (corresponds to the
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`"information") Examiner notes that any “information” can be relied upon by the method. The claim
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`does not specify the “information”, nor howit is to be used);
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`satisfy a certain condition (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] DM-RSpositions for
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`PDSCH duration (as measured from the beginningofthe slot) of 13 and 14 are lo,12 instead of the
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`default lo,11. Examiner notes that the condition where the PDSCH duration is 13 symbols or 14
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`symbols does not depend on whether the symbol where the CRSis placed overlaps the symbol where
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`the DMRSis configured);
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`the control circuitry decides that a position of the second referencesignal is a symbol different
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`from a symbol configured for the receiving apparatus (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page
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`2] when a condition is satisfied where PDSCH duration is 13 symbols or 14 symbols, content indicated
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`by the RRC parameter determines that a DMRSposition is a different symbol than a default symbol
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`(corresponds to the "symbol set by the receiving device").
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`Regarding (Original) claim 3, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 2,
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`wherein the condition (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] DM-RSpositions for PDSCH
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`duration (as measuredfrom the beginning of the slot) of 13 and 14 are lo,12 instead of the default
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`lo,11. Examiner notes that the condition is the PDSCH);
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`is independent of whether a symbol in which the first reference signal is mapped and the
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`symbol configured for the second referencesignal for the receiving apparatus overlap with each
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`other. (3GPP R1-1811171: Figure 3 and [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] For PDSCH mapping Type A, when
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`Ite-CRS-ToMatchAroundis configured and dmrs-AdditionalPosition= 'posl ', and single-symbol DMRS,
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`then the DM-RSpositions for PDSCH duration (as measured from the beginningof the slot) of 13 and
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`14 are lo,12 instead of the default lo,11. Examiner notes that the condition where the PDSCH duration
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`is 13 symbols or 14 symbols does not depend on whether the symbol wherethe CRSis placed overlaps
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`the symbol where the DMRSis configured).
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`Regarding (Currently Amended) claim 4, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according
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`to claim 1, wherein in a case wherea first symbol in which the first reference signal is mapped (3GPP R1-
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`1811171: [Section 3 DMRS] on the basis of the RRC parameter, when the symbol where the CRSis
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`disposed (corresponds to the "first symbol”));
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`and a second symbol configured for the second referencesignal for the receiving apparatus
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`overlap with each other (3GPP R1-1811171: Figure 3 and [Section 3 DMRS], overlaps the symbol where
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`the DMRSis configured to the UE (corresponds to the "second symbol");
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`the control circuitry decides that a position of the second referencesignal is a third symbol
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`different from the second symbol (3GPP R1-1811171: Figure 3 and [Section 3 DMRS] the position of the
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`DMRSis determined to be a non-overlapping symbolthatis different from the symbol where the
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`DMRSis configured (corresponds to the "third symbol")).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 5, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 4,
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`wherein the control circuitry determines whether the first symbol and the second symbol overlap with
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`each other (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] the symbol where the CRSis disposed
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`overlaps the symbol where the DMRSis configured, on the basis of PDSCH (correspondsto the "data
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`containing the secondreference signal"));
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`based on assignmentinformation of data (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 3
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`7.4.1.1.2] scheduling of the PDSCH resources (correspondsto the "assignment information"));
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`including the second reference signal and information on the mapping of the first reference
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`signal (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] RRC parameterrelated to the disposition of the
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`CRS).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 6, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus accordingto claim 4,
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`wherein in a case where contents indicated in the information satisfy a certain condition, (3GPP R1-
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`1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] For PDSCH mapping TypeA, when /te-CRS-ToMatchAroundis
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`configured and dmrsAdditionalPosition='pos!', and single-symbol DMRS. Examiner notes that the
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`condition is the single-symbol DMRS);
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`the control circuitry decides that the position of the second reference signal is the third symbol ,
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`(3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] the position of the DMRSis determined to be a symbol
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`that does not overlap with the CRS (corresponds to the "third symbol")).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 7, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus accordingto claim 6,
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`wherein the condition (Examiner notes that the condition is the single-symbol DMRSfrom claim 6);
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`is independent of whether the first symbol and the second symbol overlap with each
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`other. (3GPP R1-1811171: Figure 3 and [Section 3 DMRS Page 2] The additional DMRSis moved to the
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`13'* symbol in case the PDSCH duration is 13 or 14 OFDM symbols,for the single-symbol DMRScase).
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`Regarding (Original) claim 9, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 1.
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`3GPP R1-1811171 continuesto disclose wherein the control circuitry decides not to transmit. 3GPP R1-
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`1811171 also discloses any one of twoofa plurality of the second reference signals, the two of the
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`plurality of second reference signals being signals with time spacing equal to or less than a threshold
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`value in the decided mapping. (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 7 PT-RS] When a UE is scheduled to
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`transmit PUSCH with allocation duration of 2 symbols with mapping type B andif Lpz-rs is set to 2 or 4,
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`the UE shall not transmit PT-RS. When a UE is scheduled to transmit PUSCH with allocation duration of
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`4 symbols with mappingtype B,and if Lpr-rs is set to 4, the UE shall not transmit PT-RS). Examiner
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`notesthat this is considered a negative limitation. Therefore, the teaching of 3GPP R1-1811171 that the
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`UE is not transmitting is considered corresponding to deciding not to transmit. The examiner cannot
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`find any basis for this decision within this claim, nor in claim 1.
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`Regarding (New) claim 13, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 4.
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`3GPP R1-1811171 continuesto disclose wherein in a case where a subcarrier spacing configured for the
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`receiving apparatusis a specific value, (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] operating on 15
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`kHz subcarrier spacing)
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`the control circuitry decides that a position of the second reference signal is a symbol different
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`from a symbol configured for the receiving apparatus. (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] For
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`PDSCH mapping TypeA, when /te-CRS-ToMatchAroundis configured and
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`dmrsAdditionalPosition='posi ', and single-symbol DMRS, then the DM-RSpositions for PDSCH
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`duration (as measured from the beginning of the slot) of 13 and 14 are /o,12 instead of the default
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`lo,11).
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`Regarding (New) claim 14, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim 4.
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`3GPP R1-1811171 continuesto disclose wherein in a case where a subcarrier spacing configured for the
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`receiving apparatus is 15kHz, (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 1] operating on 15 kHz
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`subcarrier spacing)
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`the control circuitry decides that a position of the second referencesignal is a symbol different
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`from a symbol configured for the receiving apparatus. (3GPP R1-1811171: [Section 3 DMRS, Page 2] For
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`PDSCH mapping Type A, when /te-CRS-ToMatchAroundis configured and
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`dmrsAdditionalPosition='posi ', and single-symbol DMRS, then the DM-RSpositions for PDSCH
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`duration (as measured from the beginning of the slot) of 13 and 14 are /o,12 instead of the default
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`lo,11).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
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`and 103 (or as subject to pre-AlA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory
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`basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AlA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same
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`under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is
`not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention
`and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the
`effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinaryskill in the art to which the
`claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention
`was made.
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`The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C.
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`103 are summarized as follows:
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`1. Determining the scope and contentsofthe prior art.
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`2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
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`3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
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`4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or
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`nonobviousness.
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`Claim 8 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being anticipated by Ericsson, “Maintenance for RS
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`and QCL”, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #94bis R1-1811171 dated October 8, 2018 (identified in
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`Applicant’s IDS dated 2/7/2022), hereinafter “3GPP R1-1811171”,in view of Seo et al. (US
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`2015/0223211 A1), hereinafter SEO.
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`Regarding (Currently Amended) claim 8, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according
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`to claim 1. However, 3GPP R1-1811171 does not disclose wherein in a case where a position of at least
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`one reference signal of a plurality of the second reference signals is changed, the control circuitry
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`changesa position of a remaining reference signal. SEO does teach wherein in a case where a position
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`of at least one reference signal of a plurality of the second reference signals is changed, the control
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`circuitry changes a position of a remaining reference signal. (SEO: Figure 10(b) and [0098] FIG. 10(b),
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`the location of the DM-RS maybeshifted to a time axis as much as two symbols without separate
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`configuration).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of
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`the claimed invention, to modify the teachings of 3GPP R1-1811171 with the DMRS symbol shifting of
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`SEO so that the downlink control information of the user equipment mayeffectively be detected in the
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`wireless communication system.
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`Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being anticipated by Ericsson, “Maintenancefor RS
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`and QCL”, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #94bis R1-1811171 dated October 8, 2018 (identified in
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`Applicant’s IDS dated 2/7/2022), hereinafter “3GPP R1-1811171”, in view of Kim et al. (US
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`2021/0058949 A1; support for the rejection can be found in the Korean Applications 10-2019-0040392
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`(04/05/2019)), hereinafter KIM.
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`Regarding (New) claim 15, 3GPP R1-1811171 teaches the receiving apparatus according to claim
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`4, however 3GPP R1-1811171 does not disclose wherein in a case where a physical downlink shared
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`channel (PDSCH) resourcesare indicated by PDSCH mapping type B and a duration of the PDSCH
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`resources is a specific duration, the control circuitry decides that a position of the second reference
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`signal is a symbol different from a symbol configured for the receiving apparatus. KIM doesdisclose
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`wherein in a case where a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resources are indicated by PDSCH
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`mapping type B (KIM: [0103] In PDSCH mappingtypeB) and a duration of the PDSCH resourcesis a
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`specific duration (KIM: [0103] CORESET overlaps with the position of a DMRStransmission symbol),
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`the control circuitry decides that a position of the second reference signal is a symbol different from a
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`symbol configured for the receiving apparatus. (KIM: [0103] the position of the DMRStransmission
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`symbol may beshifted to the symbol next to the last symbol of the CORESET).
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`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of
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`the claimed invention, to modify the teachings of 3GPP R1-1811171 with the DMRS symbol shifting of
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`KIM so that radio signal transmission and reception can be efficiently performed in a wireless
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`communication system.
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`Conclusion
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`Application/Control Number: 17/633,526
`Art Unit: 2478
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`CHARLES ERIC. ECKHOLDT
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`Examiner
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`Art Unit 2478
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`/CHARLES E ECKHOLDT/
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`/JOSEPH E AVELLINO/
`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2478
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