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 .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 06/24/2026 has been entered.
This office action is in response to the amendment filed 06/24/2026.
Priority
Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d). The certified copy has been filed in parent Application No. GREECE 20200100366, filed on 06/24/2020.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 08/12/2026 was filed after the mailing date of the Notice of Allowance on 03/25/2026. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claim 31 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 31 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 32 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 32 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 33 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 33 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 34 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 34 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 35 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 35 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 36 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 36 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 37 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 37 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Claim 38 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. Based on the paragraphs [0037], [0041], [0084] [0096], [0107], [0118], [0123], [0124], the claim 38 contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-13, 14-22, 23-29, 30, 39 are allowed.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Claim 1 is allowed over the prior art or record since the cited reference taken individually or in combination fails to particular disclose the following limitations: “ wherein: the one or more signals reserve the frequency band for wireless communication between the plurality of UEs during the first time period; the one or more signals further indicate to one or more other wireless devices that the frequency band is busy during the first time period; and the one or more other wireless devices communicate using a different wireless technology than the plurality of UEs ” and in combination with other limitations recited as specified in claim 1.
Claim 14 is allowed over the prior art or record since the cited reference taken individually or in combination fails to particular disclose the following limitations: “ the one or more signals further indicate to one or more other wireless devices that the frequency band is busy during the first time period; and the one or more other wireless devices communicate using a different wireless technology than the plurality of UEs; and transmitting a first signal to another UE of the plurality of UEs over the frequency band during the first time period ” and in combination with other limitations recited as specified in claim 14.
Claim 23 is allowed over the prior art or record since the cited reference taken individually or in combination fails to particular disclose the following limitations: “wherein: the one or more signals reserve the frequency band for wireless communication between the plurality of UEs during the first time period ; the one or more signals further indicate to one or more other wireless devices that the frequency band is busy during the first time period; and the one or more other wireless devices communicate using a different wireless technology than the plurality of UEs ” and in combination with other limitations recited as specified in claim 23.
Claim 30 is allowed over the prior art or record since the cited reference taken individually or in combination fails to particular disclose the following limitations: “wherein: the one or more signals further indicate to one or more other wireless devices that the frequency band is busy during the first time period; and the one or more other wireless devices communicate using a different wireless technology than the plurality of UEs; and transmit a first signal over the frequency band to another UE of the plurality of UEs during the first time period ” and in combination with other limitations recited as specified in claim 30.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is consider pertinent to applicant’s disclosure.
NAKASHIMA et al. ( US 20210092772 ), discloses sensing, prior to a first time period, whether a frequency band is idle; and transmitting, when the frequency is idle, one or more signals over the frequency band during the first time period [see paragraph 0191 ], but does not disclose “wherein: the one or more signals reserve the frequency band for wireless communication between the plurality of UEs during the first time period; the one or more signals further indicate to one or more other wireless devices that the frequency band is busy during the first time period; and the one or more other wireless devices communicate using a different wireless technology than the plurality of UEs ” .
Conclusion
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/CHUONG T HO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2412
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