Application No.: 12/547,849
`Reply dated April 16, 2013
`Response to Office Action of January 18, 2013
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1, 3, 7, and 9 have been amended, and claims 2, 8, and 13 have been canceled
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`without prejudice or disclaimer.
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`It is noted that the allowable subject matter of claims 2 and 8
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`has been respectively incorporated into independent claims 1 and 7. Accordingly, claims 1, 3-7,
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`and 9-12 are currently pending in the application, of which claims 1 and 7 are independent.
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`Applicants appreciate the indication that claims 2-4 and 8-11 contain allowable subject matter.
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`Care has been exercised to avoid the introduction of new matter.
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`Indeed, adequate
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`descriptive support for the present amendments should be apparent throughout the originally
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`filed disclosure, noting, for example, originally filed claims 2 and 8. As such, no new matter is
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`introduced.
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`In view of the above Amendments and following Remarks, Applicants respectfully
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`request reconsideration and timely withdrawal of the pending objections and rejections for at
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`least the reasons discussed below.
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`Claim Objection and Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 2-4 and 8-11 were objected to for being dependent upon a rejected base claim.
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`Applicants appreciate the indication that claims 2-4 and 8-11 contain allowable subject
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`matter. Claims 1 and 7 have been amended to include the features of allowable claims 2 and 8,
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`respectively, to place them in allowable condition. Claims 3 and 9 have been amended to
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`depend from claims 1 and 7, respectively.
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`Accordingly, Applicants submit that claims 1, 3-7, and 9-11 are in condition for
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`allowance, and Applicants respectfully request withdrawal of the objection to claims 2-4 and 8-
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`11.
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`Application No.: 12/547,849
`Reply dated April 16, 2013
`Response to Office Action of January 18, 2013
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`Rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`Claims 1, 7, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being allegedly
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`unpatentable over U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0035491, applied for by Chen,
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`etal. (“Chen”), in view of U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0109235, applied for by
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`Hsu, etal. (“Hsu”). Applicants respectfully traverse this rejection for at least the following
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`reasons.
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`Claims 1 and 7 have been amended to include the features of allowable claims 2 and 8,
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`respectively, to place them in allowable condition. Claim 13 has been canceled without
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`prejudice or disclaimer. Thus, the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 1, 7, and 13 is
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`unsustainable and Applicants respectfully request its withdrawal. Claims 3-6 and 9-12 depend
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`from claims 1 and 7 and are allowable at least for this reason. Therefore, Applicants
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`respectfully submit that independent claims 1 and 7, and all the claims that depend therefrom,
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`are allowable.
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`Claims 5, 6, and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being allegedly
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`unpatentable over Chen, in view of Hsu, and further in view of U.S. Patent No. 6,249,326,
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`issued to Hebiguchi (“Hebiguchi”). Applicants respectfully traverse this rejection for at least the
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`following reasons.
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`Applicants respectfully submit that claims 1 and 7 are allowable for the reasons
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`discussed above. Hence, claims 5-6 and 12 are allowable at least because they depend from
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`allowable claims 1 and 7.
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`Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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`rejection of claims 5-6 and 12.
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`Application No.: 12/547,849
`Reply dated April 16, 2013
`Response to Office Action of January 18, 2013
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`Claims 1, 7 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being allegedly
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`unpatentable over Hsu, in view of Chen, and further in view of “Liquid Crystals Applications and
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`Uses,” (“Bahadur”). Applicants respectfully traverse this rejection for at least the following
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`reasons.
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`Applicants respectfully submit that claims 1 and 7 are allowable for at least the reasons
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`discussed above. Claim 13 has been canceled without prejudice or disclaimer. Thus, the 35
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`U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 1, 7, and 13 is unsustainable and Applicants respectfully
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`request its withdrawal. Claims 3-6 and 9-12 depend from claims 1 and 7 and are allowable at
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`least for this reason. Therefore, Applicants respectfully submit that independent claims 1 and 7,
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`and all the claims that depend therefrom, are allowable.
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`Claims 5, 6, and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being allegedly
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`unpatentable over Hsu, in view of Chen and Bahadur as applied to claims 1, 7, and 3, and
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`further in view of Hebiguchi. Applicants respectfully traverse this rejection for at least the
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`following reasons.
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`Applicants respectfully submit that claims 1 and 7 are allowable for the reasons
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`discussed above. Hence, claims 5-6 and 12 are allowable at least because they depend from
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`allowable claims 1 and 7.
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`Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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`rejection of claims 5-6 and 12.
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`Application No.: 12/547,849
`Reply dated April 16, 2013
`Response to Office Action of January 18, 2013
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`A full and complete response has been made to the pending Office Action, and all of the
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`stated objections and grounds for rejection have been overcome or rendered moot. As such, all
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`pending claims are allowable, and the application is in condition for allowance.
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`The Examiner is invited to contact Applicants’ undersigned representative at the number
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`below if it would expedite prosecution. Prompt and favorable consideration of this Reply is
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`respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/william l. brooks/
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`William L. Brooks
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`Reg. No. 34,129
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`Date: April 16, 2013
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