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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`13/212,072
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`WU
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`App|icant(s)
`TOMIOKA ET AL.
`’F‘i',‘;)‘§‘t;,‘,‘.,'S”"'*"t°"°
`No
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this app ication.
`If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL—85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`1.
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`IXI This communication is responsive to 11/12/14.
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`El A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2. I] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`; the restriction
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`4. IX Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119( )-(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
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`1. I:I Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`/SHEAN C WU/
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`5. I:I Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20140202
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`Application/Control Number: 13/212,072
`Art Unit: 1722
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`Page 2
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`The present application is being examined under the pre-AlA first to invent provisions.
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`The following is an exan1iner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The prior art fails to disclose the alignment film and the method of use thereof.
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`The present alignment film comprising cyclobutanetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride of
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`formula [1] with at least one substituent selected from a fluorine, an alkyl and alkoxyl
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`group at cyclobutane core and diamine selected at least one from formula [2] to formula
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`[16]. The present alignment control film has better optical properties (shorter after-image
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`relaxation time, higher contrast ratio and higher anchoring energy in the azimuth
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`direction) than the prior art. See the comparison between the examples (2, 6 and 9) and
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`the comparative examples in the specification.
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`Claims 1-2. 4-7, 9-11 and 13-17 are allowed.
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`Application/Control Number: 13/212,072
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1722
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`WEST Search History for Application 13212072
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`Creation Date: 2014020220:20
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`Prior Art Searches
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`EM
`20100225865
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`03-13-2012
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`2006006 17 19
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`20100225865and$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic
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`20100225865 and
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`($methyl$cycl0butanetetracarboxylic or
`$t'luor0$cycl0butanetetracarboxylic)
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`($methyl$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic or
`$fluoro$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic)
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`WEST Search History for Application 13212072
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`I
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`03-13-2012
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`03-13-2012
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`03-13-2012
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`03-13-2012
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`(alignment$ ) and
`(($methyl$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic or
`$fluoro$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic) )
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`polya111ic acid or polyimide
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`(polyamic acid or polyimide ) and (alignment$ and
`($methyl$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic or
`$fluoroflicyclobutanetetracarboxylic) )
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`(p0lya111ic acid or polyimide ) sa111e
`(($1nethyl$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic or
`$fluoro$cyclobutanetetracarboxylic) )
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`(polyamic acid or polyimide same
`($methyl$cyclo