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`Preliminary Notice of Rejection
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`(English Translation)
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`Application No.:
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`510393/2010
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`Date of Service:
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`June 26, 2012
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`This application is to be rejected on the grounds as set forth below. A
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`response to this Office Action should be made within 3 months from the
`date of service.
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`(11
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`GROUNDS
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`This application does not meet the requirement of Art. 3'? of the Patent
`Law.
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`(2)
`The invention in the Claims listed below is the same as that disclosed in
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`the publication made available in Japan or foreign countries, or as that
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`made available to the public on the inter-net, before the filing date of
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`this application. Accordingly, this application is to be rejected under
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`the Art. 29 (1)-3 of the Patent Law.
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`(3)
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`The invention in the Claims listed below is obvious to those skilled in
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`the art from the invention disclosed in the publication made available in
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`Japan or foreign countries, or the invention made available to the public
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`on the inter-net, before the filing date of this application. Accordingly,
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`this application is to be rejected under the Art. 29 (2) of the Patent Law.
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`EXAMlNER'S COMMENTS
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`<Regarding the GROUND (1))
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`The STF [Special Technical Feature} of the invention in Claim 1
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`has been found that it is disclosed in the cited references 1 and 2, and
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`it means that Claim 1 could not bring to any benefit to the prior art.
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`Accordingly, the invention in Claim 1 no longer has the STF. Thus,
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`there is no same or corresponding STF between Claim 1 and Claims
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`2-10, which means that the requirement of Art. 37 can not be satisfied.
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`However, along with the Japanese Examination Standard, as an
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`exception, the requirement of Art. 37 is not questioned among Claims 1,
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`2 and 4-8. Since this application does not meet the requirement of Art.
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`37, the substantial examination on the requirement other than Art. 37
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`was not conducted, for Claims 3, 9 and 10.
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`Note that, this patent application has the filing date later than
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`April 1, 2007, and thus the requirement of Art 17 (2)-4 of the Patent
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`Law applies. When some amendment on Claim is made, take care not
`to shift the STE‘.
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`«(Regarding the GROUNDS (2) and {3)2§>
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`Regarding Claims 1, 2, 4-8
`Cited reference 1
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`Notes:
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`The belly-portion 2 and the pants-portion 1 in the cited reference
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`1 correspond to the "garment upper portion" and the "garment lower
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`portion" in Claim 1.
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`In Figs. 1, 2 of the cited reference 1, there is
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`disclosed a constitution, wherein the boundary line between the
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`belly-portion 2 and the pants-portion 1 (corresponding to the "torso
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`encircling circumference" in Claim 1)
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`is bent downwardly. Thus,
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`"the torso encircling circumference recedes downward to make way
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`for expansion of the belly panel" in Claim 1 may be disclosed.
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`As to Claims 2, 4, and 7, please refer to the specification
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`paragraph [0012] and Fig. 2 in the cited reference 1.
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`As to Claim 5, "the belly panel is woven or knitted with
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`elastic, stretchable strands" may be a well-known matter. There is
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`no need to show any specific prior art.
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`As to Claim 6, "a top edge margin of the garment upper
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`portion is folded over and sewn or knitted to an inside of the
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`fabric" may be an ordinary matter in processing an edge region of fabric.
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`There is no need to show any specific prior art.
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`As to Claim 8, the upper edge of the be11y—portion 2 in the cited
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`reference 1 correspond to the "torso encircling circumference“ in
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`Claim 8. On the other hand, in the specification paragraph [0011] in
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`the cited reference 1, there is described that "the whole belly-portion 2
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`holds the waist". Thus, the upper edge in the cited reference 1 may
`also serve to hold fabric on the torso.
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`Regarding Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
`Cited reference 2
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`Notes:
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`The waistband portion 11 and the body portion 13 in the cited
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`reference 2 correspond to the "garment upper portion" and the
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`"garment lower portion" in Claim 1.
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`AS to Claim 5, "the belly panel is woven or knitted with
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`elastic, stretchable strands" may be a well—known matter. There is
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`no need to show any specific prior art.
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`As to Claim 6, "a top edge margin of the garment upper
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`portion is folded over and sewn or knitted to an inside of the
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`fabric" may be an ordinary matter in processing an edge region of fabric.
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`There is no need to show any specific prior art.
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`As to Claim 8, the upper edge of the waistband portion 11 in the
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`cited reference 2 correspond to the "torso encircling circumference“ in
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`Claim 8. Thus, the upper edge in the cited reference 2 may also serve
`to hold fabric on the torso.
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`< Note for arnendment on Claims>>
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`The STF was not found in Claims 1, 2, and 4—8. Thus, in order not to
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`violate the Art 17 [2]-4 of the Patent Law, any inventions in Claims after
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`amendment should have all elements in current Claim 2 (refer to
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`Japanese Examination Standard).
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`CITED REFERENCES
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`(1) Japanese Registered Utility Model No. 3086624
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`(2) U.S. Patent No. 4506390
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