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. Election/Restrictions Applicant’s election without traverse of Species I in the reply filed on 02/13/2026 is acknowledged. Claims 3-5 and 9-12 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected Species II-III, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Election was made without traverse in the reply filed on 02/13/2026. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b ) CONCLUSION.— The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the appl icant regards as his invention. Claim 2 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claim 2 recites “ the second area of the second insulating resin layer is positioned between the first and second bump electrodes” is unclear and indefinite. The term “second area” is part of the “bump electrode”. According to claim 2, the bump electrode includes “a first bump electrode” and “a second bump electrode”. It is unclear if the “second area” is part of “a first bump electrode” or “a second bump electrode”. The examiner suggests clarification. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale , or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Claim(s) 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Kawahara et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0303116]. Regarding Claim 7, Kawahara et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, and Drawing A below) having a mounting surface (10b, see Fig. 7), the coil component comprising: a magnetic element body (10, Paragraph [0026]); a coil conductor (20) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 7, Paragraph [0024]); a first electrode (60A) connected to a first end (32a) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 7); a second electrode (60B) connected to a second end (52a) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 7); a first insulating resin layer (right element 62) arranged between the first electrode (60A) and the magnetic element body (10) in the mounting surface (10b, see Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, portion of right element 62 arranged between element 60A and element 10 in element 10b) ; and a second insulating resin layer (left element 62) arranged between the second electrode (60B) and the magnetic element body (10) in the mounting surface (10b, see Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, portion of left element 62 arranged between element 60B and element 10 in element 10b) , wherein the first and second electrodes (60A, 60B) are arranged in a first direction (see Drawing A below, first direction D1) in the mounting surface (10b) , wherein a first width (first area, first width W1) of the first and second insulating resin layers (left, right elements 62) in the first direction (first direction D1) in the mounting surface is greater than a second width (second area, second width W 2 ) of the first and second insulating resin layers (left, right elements 62) in a second direction (second direction D2) perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface (see Drawing A below, first width W1 in the first direction D1 is greater than second width W2 in a second direction D 2 perpendicular to first direction D1) . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. Claim(s) 1 -2 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kawahara et al. [ U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0303116 ] in view of Nishikawa et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0294711] and Kudo et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2008/0130258] (to show resin material have a dielectric constant lower than magnetic material) . Regarding Claim 1, Kawahara et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 7 and 10 B-10C, and Drawing s 1 - 3 below ) comprising: a magnetic element body (10, Paragraph [0026]) ; a coil part (20) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 7, Paragraph [0024]) , the coil part (20) having a structure in which a plurality of conductor layers (layers having elements 32, 38, 52, 58) each including a coil pattern (32, 38) and a plurality of first insulating resin layers (38, 58, Paragraphs [0034], [0039]) made of a material having a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic element (elements 38, 58 made of epoxy resin which is an insulation material inherently have a dielectric constant lower than element 10 made of magnetic material) ; and a bump electrode (60 B or 60A ) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 7, Paragraph [0044]) through a second insulating resin layer (62, see Fig. 7) and connected to an end portion (52a or 32a ) of a coil conductor constituted of the plurality of coil patterns (see Fig. 7) , wherein a side surface (see Drawing 1 below, side surface SS) of the bump electrode (6 0B or 60A ) at a mounting surface (10b , see Fig. 7 ) is covered with the second insulating resin layer (62) , and wherein the second insulating resin layer (62) covering the side surface (side surface SS) of the bump electrode (60B or 60A ) has a first area having a first width (see Drawing 2 or Drawing 3 below, first area, first width W1) in a planar direction parallel with the mounting surface (see Drawing 2 or Drawing 3 below) and a second area having a second width (second area, second width W2) in the planar direction larger than the first width (see Drawing 2 or Drawing 3 below, second width W2 is larger than first width W1) . Kawahara et al. does not explicitly disclose a coil pattern and a plurality of first insulating resin layers are alternately stacked. Nishikawa et al. shows a coil component (Fig. 2) teaching and suggesting a coil pattern (21, 22, 23, 24) and a plurality of first insulating resin layers (32, 33, 34, 35) are alternately stacked (see Fig. 2, Paragraph [0031]). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have a coil pattern and a plurality of first insulating resin layers are alternately stacked as taught by Nishikawa et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Kawahara et al. to simplified design while facilitating insulation to prevent unwanted connection short circuiting ( Paragraph [0031] ) . Furthermore, Kudo et al. clearly teaches resin material have a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic material (Paragraph [0068]) . Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have resin material have a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic material as taught by Kudo et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. to form an electronic component having suppress stray capacitance and noise with desirable magnetic characteristics and inductances (Paragraph [0029]) . Regarding Claim 2 , Kawahara et al. shows the bump electrode includes a first bump electrode (60A) connected to the one end (32a) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 7) and a second bump electrode (60B) connected to other end (52a) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 7) , and wherein the second area of the second insulating resin layer (62) is positioned between the first and second bump electrodes (see Drawing 3 below, second area is positioned between elements 60A, 60B) . Claim(s) 1-2 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Nishikawa et al. [ U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0294711 ] in view of Kwak et al. [ KR 2014-0118545 ] and Kudo et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2008/0130258] (to show resin material have a dielectric constant lower than magnetic material). Regarding Claim 1, Nishikawa et al. shows a coil component (Fig. 2 ) comprising: a magnetic element body ( element 10 having elements M1, M2 , Paragraph [00 25 ]); a coil part (20) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 2 ), the coil part (20) having a structure in which a plurality of conductor layers (2 1 , 22 , 23 , 24 ) each including a coil pattern ( elements 21, 22, 23, 24 having elements C1, C2, C3, C4, respectively ) and a plurality of first insulating resin layers (3 2, 33, 34, 35, Paragraph [0031] ) made of a material having a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic element (elements 32, 33, 34, 35 made of resin which is an insulation material inherently have a dielectric constant lower than element 10 having elements M1, M2 made of magnetic material , Paragraphs [0028], [0031] ) are alternately stacked (see Fig. 2, Paragraph [0031]) ; and a bump electrode ( B1 or B2 ) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 2 ) and connected to an end portion ( one end of element C4 or another end of element C4 , see Fig. 2 ) of a coil conductor constituted of the plurality of coil patterns (see Fig. 2 ) . Nishikawa et al. does not explicitly disclose a bump electrode embedded in the magnetic element body through a second insulating resin layer , wherein a side surface of the bump electrode at a mounting surface is covered with the second insulating resin layer, and wherein the second insulating resin layer covering the side surface of the bump electrode has a first area having a first width in a planar direction parallel with the mounting surface and a second area having a second width in the planar direction larger than the first width. Kwak et al. shows a device (Figs. 1-2 and Drawing 4 below) teaching and suggesting a bump electrode (see Fig. 2, left element 130 or right element 130) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 2) through a second insulating resin layer (see Fig. 2, left element 150 or right element 150) and connected to an end portion (end of element 121 or 122) of a coil conductor constituted of the plurality of coil patterns (see Fig. 2), wherein a side surface (see Drawing 4 below, side surface SS) of the bump electrode (left element 130 or right element 130) at a mounting surface (top surface, see Drawing 4 below) is covered with the second insulating resin layer (left element 150 or right element 150), and the second insulating resin layer (left element 150 or right element 150) covering the side surface (side surface SS) of the bump electrode (left element 130 or right element 130) has a first area having a first width (see Drawing 4 below, first area, first width W1) in a planar direction parallel with the mounting surface (see Drawing 4 below) and a second area having a second width (second area, second width W2) in the planar direction larger than the first width (see Drawing 4 below, second width W2 is larger than first width W1). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have a bump electrode embedded in the magnetic element body through a second insulating resin layer, wherein a side surface of the bump electrode at a mounting surface is covered with the second insulating resin layer, and wherein the second insulating resin layer covering the side surface of the bump electrode has a first area having a first width in a planar direction parallel with the mounting surface and a second area having a second width in the planar direction larger than the first width as taught by Kwak et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Nishikawa et al. to facilitating insulation to prevent unwanted connection short circuiting for more secure reliability and bonding between electrodes and magnetic member (see English translation) . Furthermore, Kudo et al. clearly teaches resin material have a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic material (Paragraph [0068]). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have resin material have a dielectric constant lower than that of the magnetic material as taught by Kudo et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. to form an electronic component having suppress stray capacitance and noise with desirable magnetic characteristics and inductances (Paragraph [0029]). Regarding Claim 2, Kwak et al. shows the bump electrode includes a first bump electrode ( left element 1 3 0 ) connected to the one end ( end of element 122 ) of the coil conductor (see Drawing 4 below ) and a second bump electrode ( right element 130 ) connected to other end ( end of element 121 ) of the coil conductor ( see Drawing 4 below ), and wherein the second area of the second insulating resin layer ( left element 150, right element 150 ) is positioned between the first and second bump electrodes (see Drawing 4 below, second area is positioned between left and right elements 130 ). Claim(s) 6 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Taniguchi et al. [JP 2017-103360]. Regarding Claim 6 , Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. shows the claimed invention as applied above but does not show the second insulating resin layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer. Taniguchi et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 3-9) teaching and suggesting the second insulating resin layer (30) has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer (element 30 have a dielectric constant of 1 , which is the same as element 17c, with is lower than element s 17a, 17b, 17d, 17e having a dielectric of 3.2 or 3.5, see English translation). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have the second insulating resin layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer as taught by Taniguchi et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. to reduce parasitic capacitance and improve self-resonant frequency of power supply circuit ( Abstract, Advantage ). Claim(s) 6 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Ueno et al. [JP 2008-198923]. Regarding Claim 6, Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. shows the claimed invention as applied above but does not show the second insulating resin layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer. Ueno et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 1 -9) teaching and suggesting the second insulating resin layer ( 16e ) has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer ( 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, Paragraph [0054] ). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention , it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have the second insulating resin layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first insulating resin layer as taught by Ueno et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Kawahara et al. in view of Nishikawa et al. and Kudo et al. OR Nishikawa et al. in view of Kwak et al. and Kudo et al. to reduce stray capacitance and remove noise (Paragraph [00 54 ]). Claim(s) 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Nishikawa et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0294711] in view of Kawahara et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0303116 ]. Regarding Claim 7 , Nishikawa et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 1 A -2) having a mounting surface (15, see Fig s . 1 A-1B ) , the coil component comprising: a magnetic element body (element 10 having elements M1, M2, Paragraph [0025]) ; a coil conductor (20) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 2) ; a first electrode (B1) connected to a first end (one end of element C4) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 2) ; a second electrode (B2) connected to a second end (another end of element C4) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 2) ; wherein the first and second electrodes (B1, B2) are arranged in a first direction (front-back direction or left-right direction) in the mounting surface (see Figs. 1A-2). Nishikawa et al. does not explicitly show a first insulating resin layer arranged between the first electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface; and a second insulating resin layer arranged between the second electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface, and a first width of the first and second insulating resin layers in the first direction in the mounting surface is greater than a second width of the first and second insulating resin layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface. Kawahara et al. shows a device ( Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, and Drawing A below ) teaching and suggesting a first insulating resin layer ( right element 62 ) arranged between the first electrode ( 60A ) and the magnetic element body (10) in the mounting surface ( 10b, see Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, portion of left element 62 arranged between element 60B and element 10 in element 10b ); and a second insulating resin layer ( left element 62 ) arranged between the second electrode ( 60B ) and the magnetic element body (10) in the mounting surface ( 10b, see Figs. 7 and 10B-10C, portion of left element 62 arranged between element 60B and element 10 in element 10b ), wherein the first and second electrodes ( 60A, 60B ) are arranged in a first direction ( see Drawing A below, first direction D1 ) in the mounting surface ( 10b ), and a first width ( first area, first width W1 ) of the first and second insulating resin layers ( left, right elements 62 ) in the first direction (first direction D1) in the mounting surface is greater than a second width ( second area, second width W2 ) of the first and second insulating resin layers ( left, right elements 62 ) in a second direction (second direction D2) perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface ( see Drawing A below, first width W1 in the first direction D1 is greater than second width W2 in a second direction D2 perpendicular to first direction D1 ). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention , it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have a first insulating resin layer arranged between the first electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface; and a second insulating resin layer arranged between the second electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface, and a first width of the first and second insulating resin layers in the first direction in the mounting surface is greater than a second width of the first and second insulating resin layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface as taught by Kwak et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Nishikawa et al. to facilitating insulation to prevent unwanted connection short circuiting for more secure reliability and bonding between electrodes and magnetic member where impact that is applied to the electronic component during the mounting onto the mounting substrate is reduced and the impact resistance of the electronic component is improved ( Abstract, Paragraph [0007] ). Claim(s) 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Nishikawa et al. [U.S. Pub. No. 2020/0294711] in view of Kwak et al. [KR 2014-0118545 ]. Regarding Claim 7, Nishikawa et al. shows a coil component (Figs. 1 A -2) having a mounting surface (15, see Fig s . 1 A-1B ), the coil component comprising: a magnetic element body (element 10 having elements M1, M2, Paragraph [0025]); a coil conductor (20) embedded in the magnetic element body (see Fig. 2); a first electrode (B1) connected to a first end (one end of element C4) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 2); a second electrode (B2) connected to a second end (another end of element C4) of the coil conductor (see Fig. 2); wherein the first and second electrodes (B1, B2) are arranged in a first direction (front-back direction or left-right direction) in the mounting surface (see Figs. 1A-2). Nishikawa et al. does not explicitly show a first insulating resin layer arranged between the first electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface; and a second insulating resin layer arranged between the second electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface, and a first width of the first and second insulating resin layers in the first direction in the mounting surface is greater than a second width of the first and second insulating resin layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface. Kwak et al. shows a device (Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below) teaching and suggesting a first insulating resin layer (left element 150) arranged between the first electrode (left element 130) and the magnetic element body (140) in the mounting surface (top surface of Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below); and a second insulating resin layer (right element 150) arranged between the second electrode (right element 130) and the magnetic element body (140) in the mounting surface (top surface of Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below), wherein the first and second electrodes (left, right elements 150) are arranged in a first direction (first direction D1) in the mounting surface (see Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below), and a first width (first area, first width W1) of the first and second insulating resin layers (left, right elements 150) in the first direction (first direction D1) in the mounting surface (see Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below) is greater than a second width (second area, second width W2) of the first and second insulating resin layers (left, right elements 150) in a second direction (second direction D2) perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface (see Figs. 1-2 and Drawing B below, first width W1 in the first direction D1 is greater than second width W2 in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have a first insulating resin layer arranged between the first electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface; and a second insulating resin layer arranged between the second electrode and the magnetic element body in the mounting surface, and a first width of the first and second insulating resin layers in the first direction in the mounting surface is greater than a second width of the first and second insulating resin layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the mounting surface as taught by Kwak et al. for the coil component as disclosed by Nishikawa et al. to facilitating insulation to prevent unwanted connection short circuiting for more secure reliability and bonding between electrodes and magnetic member (see English translation). 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