CTNF 18/177,277 CTNF 85477 DETAILED ACTION 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-01 AIA 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. Claims 1-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph. Claim 1 recites an emissive region comprises: a first compound, H1; a second compound, H2; and a third compound, D1; wherein the first compound H1 is a first host comprising a hole transporting moiety, HTI, and an electron transporting moiety, ETI; wherein the second compound H2 is a second host comprising an electron transporting moiety, ET2; wherein the third compound D1 is an emitter; and wherein a LUMO of H1, ELUMO.H1 is higher than a LUMO of H2, ELUMO.H2; wherein a HOMO of the H1, EHOMOHI is higher than -5.7 eV. The specification while being enabling while being enabling for a number of compounds does not reasonably provide enablement for the unlimited scope of a first compound, H1; a second compound, H2; and a third compound, D1 in claim 1. The specification does not enable a person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to practice the invention commensurate in scope with claim 1. The specification while being enabling while being enabling for the second compound as a silane with a limiting scope excluding the group consisting of a dicarbazole substituted pyridine, a dicarbazole substituted pyrimidine, a dicarbazole substituted triazine, a 5H-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2- ajimidazole substituted pyridine, a 5H-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole substituted pyrimidine, and a 5H-benzo[d]benzo[4,5jimidazo[1,2-alimidazole substituted triazine, does not enable a person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to practice the invention for the vast compound not included by the above limitation commensurate in scope with claim 1. The genus “compounds” with the following electronic relationships: wherein a LUMO of H1, E LUMO.H1 is higher than a LUMO of H2, E LUMO.H2 ; wherein a HOMO of the H1, E HOMO,HI is higher than -5.7 eV; shows a lack of a scope of enablement to clearly define the material options to meeting the above electronic relationships. (A) The breadth of the claims far exceeds the written description which is limited only a few examples. (B) The nature of the invention as provided by the specification limits the materials to a few classes of organic compounds for which the claims are not so limited. (C) The state of the prior art is limited in the written description which does not reflect the unlimited scope of the claims. (D) The level of one of ordinary skill in the art without specific guidance would not be deemed to have the know-how to carry out the full scope of the invention as recited in the claims due to a lack of a written description. (E) The level of predictability in the art is indeterminate as the class or function of H1, H2, and D1 shows a scope in the claims beyond the written description. How would one determine the class and function of suitable compounds in reasonable search queries? (F) The amount of direction provided by the inventor in the selection of compounds suitable to practice the invention is lacking based on the limited written description. (G) Working examples are limited to a few examples far beneath the scope of the claims. (H) The quantity of experimentation needed to make or use the invention based on the content of the disclosure is excessive as the claimed scope would be expected to encompass a plethora of compound classes not included in the written description. The specification does not enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to carry out the scope of the invention in the claims. Therefore, claim 1 and all claims requiring the limitations claim 1 are rejected based on the lack of a clear scope of enablement. Claims 1-20 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph, because the specification, while being enabling for a first host comprising a hole transporting moiety, a second host comprising an electron transporting moiety, and an emitter does not reasonably provide a written description for the invention encompassed by the claims. The written description of the first host, second host, and the emitter, does not allow for a determination of the metes and bounds to conduct a comprehensive structure search as said compounds are simply defined as generic with no limiting chemical features with exception of the limited proviso of the second host. There is no means of determining how said compounds meet the required electronic relationships with each other from factor included in the written description. The deficiency is further highlighted by the limitations which require specific ratios for HOMO and LUMO values. The specification while offering a small number of examples wherein the structural diversity is very limited in comparison to scope of the claim 1. Claim 1 lacks a defined scope fully supported by a written description relative to the class of the compound or the function of the compound. This results in indeterminate structural requirements which does not offer enough support to show that the applicant was in possession of the invention as recited. Therefore, claim 1 and all claims requiring the limitations claim 1 are rejected as lacking a suitable written description. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to GREGORY D CLARK whose telephone number is (571)270-7087. The examiner can normally be reached on 8AM-4PM M-F. 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