DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1. 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
2. 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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 February 27, 2026 has been entered.
Response to Amendment and Rebuttal Arguments
3. The amendments to the claims and rebuttal arguments filed on February 27, 2026 have been fully considered. The outstanding ground of rejection has been obviated and is thus withdrawn.
4. Pursuant MPEP 803.02 the search and examination was extended. Prior art was found that anticipates the amended Markush claims. Therefore, the claims were rejected and claims to nonelected species were held withdrawn from further consideration. The claims were further searched to the extent of the full scope of claim 5 and additionally to the nonelected species shown below.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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.
5. Claim(s) 1 and 6-8 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by RN2135446-05-6 (
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). The reference has a publication date of October 17, 2017 which antedates the present claims having an effective filing date of October 27, 2017 based on priority claim to KR 20170140855. The compound corresponds to the present claims in the following manner: HTG=pyridine; L=bond; Ar1=phenyl; X1=X3=C; X2=N; Ar2=substituted aryl.
6. Claim(s) 1, 2 and 6-8 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by RN 2101733-61-1 (
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). The reference has a publication date of July 11, 2017 which antedates the present claims having an effective filing date of October 27, 2017 based on priority claim to KR 20170140855. The compound corresponds to the present claims in the following manner: HTG=substituted heteroaryl; L=bond; Ar1=phenyl; X1=N; X2=X3=C; Ar2=substituted pyrimidine.
7. Claim(s) 1- 3 and 6-8 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by RN 1267981-38-3 (
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). The reference has a publication date of March 10, 2011 which antedates the present claims having an effective filing date of October 27, 2017 based on priority claim to KR 20170140855. The compound corresponds to the present claims in the following manner: HTG=substituted heteroaryl; L=phenyl; Ar1=substituted aryl; X1-X3=C; Ar2=phenyl.
Conclusion
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/SUN JAE YOO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1621
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