DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Response to Amendment
That the amendment to the claim languages filed on 11/11/25 has been fully consider and made of record claims 1-8 are now pending of record.
Claim Objections
Claims 2-8 are objected to because of the following informalities:
“wherein the grain growth of carbon is performed” (claims 2-4, lines 1 should be updated to: -- “wherein the performing the grain growth of carbon treatment” --, to reflect changes occurrence in base claim 1 as amended.
“wherein the performing grain growth of carbon” (claim 5, line 1) should be updated to:--" wherein the performing the grain growth of carbon treatment”--.
“in end portions” (claim 7-8, line 2) should be updated to: -- “in the end portions”--.
“the grain growth of carbon is performed” (claims 7-8, lines 1-2) should be updated to: -- “the performing the grain growth of carbon treatment”--.
Since claim 8 directed to the end product by method of the instant application, therefore, the recites “.”(period) at the end of claim 8 should be updated to: --"to form the multilayer ceramic electronic component.”-- is suggested. Appropriate correction is required.
Double Patenting
Claims 18 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 8-15 of U.S. Patent No. 11527359 hereinafter the’359. For reasons set forth in the previous OA dated 8/11/25.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 11/11/25 regarding to the non-statutory double patenting have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. Because the ‘359 claims substantially every aspect limitation of the pending claims 1-8 of the instant application (see previous OA under heading “Double Patenting”.
The amendment to the claims still raises issues of formal matter (see claim objection above).
Potential allowable claim
Claim 8 is objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
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