AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`(Previously Presented) A display apparatus comprising:
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`a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
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`a thin-film transistor and a display element arranged in the display area;
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`a pad arrangedin the peripheral area;
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`a contact layer electrically connected to the pad; and
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`a pad-protecting layer on the contact layer, the pad-protecting layer exposing a portion
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`of the contact layer to the outside through a contact hole, wherein the pad comprises:
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`a first pad layer connected to a connection wiring througha first contact hole; and
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`a second pad layer spaced apart from the first pad layer and connected to the first pad
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`layer through a second contact hole,
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`wherein a planar shape of the contact hole is arranged inside a planar shape of the
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`contact layer.
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`2.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a planarcenter of the first
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`contact hole coincides with a planar center of the second contact hole.
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`3.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a planar shape of the
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`second contact hole is arranged inside a planar shapeofthe first contact hole.
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`4.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a distance between a
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`periphery of a planar shape of the second contact hole and a periphery of a planar shape of the
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`first contact hole is constant along the periphery of the planar shape of the second contact hole.
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`(Previously Presented) A display apparatus, comprising:
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`a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
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`a thin-film transistor and a display element arranged in the display area;
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application.
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`1.
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`(Previously Presented) A display apparatus comprising:
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`a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
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`a thin-film transistor and a display element arranged in the display area;
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`a pad arrangedin the peripheral area;
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`a contact layer electrically connected to the pad; and
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`a pad-protecting layer on the contact layer, the pad-protecting layer exposing a portion
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`of the contact layer to the outside through a contact hole, wherein the pad comprises:
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`a first pad layer connected to a connection wiring througha first contact hole; and
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`a second pad layer spaced apart from the first pad layer and connected to the first pad
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`layer through a second contact hole,
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`wherein a planar shape of the contact hole is arranged inside a planar shape of the
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`contact layer.
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`2.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a planarcenter of the first
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`contact hole coincides with a planar center of the second contact hole.
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`3.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a planar shape of the
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`second contact hole is arranged inside a planar shapeofthe first contact hole.
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`4.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a distance between a
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`periphery of a planar shape of the second contact hole and a periphery of a planar shape of the
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`first contact hole is constant along the periphery of the planar shape of the second contact hole.
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`5.
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`(Previously Presented) A display apparatus, comprising:
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`a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
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`a thin-film transistor and a display element arranged in the display area;
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`a pad arrangedin the peripheral area;
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`a contact layer electrically connected to the pad; and
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`a pad-protecting layer on the contact layer, the pad-protecting layer exposing a portion
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`of the contact layer to the outside,
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`wherein the pad comprises:
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`a first pad layer connected to a connection wiring througha first contact hole; and
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`a second pad layer spaced apart from the first pad layer and connected to the first pad
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`layer through a plurality of second contact holes,
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`wherein the plurality of second contact holes are arranged inside a shape ofthe first
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`contact hole in a plan view.
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`6.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
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`at least one of the first contact hole and the second contact hole is provided in a plurality;
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`and
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`a distance between the plurality of first contact holes neighboring each other or a
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`distance between the plurality of second contact holes neighboring each other is 40 um or more.
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`7.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein a distance betweenthe first
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`contact hole and the second contact hole that neighbor each otheris greater than the distance
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`between the plurality of first contact holes neighboring each other or the distance between the
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`plurality of second contact holes neighboring each other.
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`8.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a planar shapeofthe first
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`contact hole is symmetrical to a planar shape of the second contact hole with respect to a center
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`of the pad.
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`9.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pad-protecting layer
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`covers a periphery of the contact layer.
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`10.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the contact layer comprises
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`indium tin oxide (ITO).
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`11.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first pad layer is on a
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`samelayer as a source electrode of the thin-film transistor.
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`12.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
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`each ofthe first contact hole and the second contact hole is provided inaplurality,
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`the plurality of first contact holes and the plurality of second contact holes are spaced
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`apart from each other along a periphery of the pad; and
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`the plurality of first contact holes and the plurality of second contact holes are not
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`arranged in a central portion of the pad.
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`13.
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`(Currently Amended) A display apparatus comprising:
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`a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
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`a thin-film transistor and a display element arranged in the display area;
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`a pad arrangedin the peripheral area;
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`a contact layer electrically connected to the pad; and
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`a pad-protecting layer arranged on the contact layer, the pad-protecting layer exposing
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`a portion of the contact layer to the outside through a contact hole, wherein
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`a planar shape of the contact hole is arranged inside a planar shape of the contact layer,
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`in the display area, a light emitting diode including a pixel electrode is arranged on a
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`planarization layer, as¢
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`the planarization layer and the pad-protecting layer are comprised of a same material
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`and are arranged on a samelayer,
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`the pac ts electrically connected to connection wiring
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`underneath the pad. and
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`adatalineisconnectedtotheconnectionwiringtotransmitdatasignalstapixelswithin
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`a thin-film transistor and a display clement arranged in the display area:
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`a portion of the contact lever to the outside through a contact bole, wherein
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`the contact layer comprises indium tin oxide (ITO).
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`(Canceled)
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`16.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the pad-protecting layer
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`shields a periphery of the contact layer.
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`17.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:
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`a thin-film encapsulation layer covering the display element, the thin-film encapsulation
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`layer comprising at
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`least one inorganic encapsulation layer and at
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`least one organic
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`encapsulation layer; and
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`a top substrate overlapping the thin-film encapsulation layer, the top substrate facing
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`the substrate.
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`18.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the top substrate
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`comprises color-converting layers correspondingto at least a portion of a plurality of pixels of
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`the display apparatus, the color converting layers comprising quantum dots.
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`19.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 18, wherein:
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`the plurality of pixels comprise a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel;
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`a color-converting layer among the color converting layers corresponding to the first
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`pixel is configured to emit red light;
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`a color-converting layer amongthe color converting layers corresponding to the second
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`pixel is configured to emit green light; and
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`a color-converting layer is not arrangedin the third pixel.
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`(Original) The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the top substrate
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`comprises colorfilters corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the display apparatus.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the pad-
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`protecting layer to prevent corrosion of the pad by an etchant upon patterning of the pixel
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`electrode of the light emitting diode.
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`22. (Canceled)
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`23. (Previously Presented) The display apparatus of claim 13, the planarization layer
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`being disposed between the pixel electrode and the substrate.
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`24. (New) Thedisplay apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:
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`an inorganic protective layer disposed on the pad, wherein
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`the inorganic protective layer includes an aperture exposing a portion of the pad, and
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`the contact layer being electrically connected to the pad at a location corresponding to
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`the aperture in the inorganic protective layer.
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`25. (New) Thedisplay apparatus of claim 24, wherein portions of the contact layer are
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`disposed betweenthe inorganic protective layer and the pad-protecting layer in a cross-sectional
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