CTNF 18/307,485 CTNF 74634 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 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. Election/Restrictions 08-25-01 AIA Applicant’s election without traverse of Sub-Species 1a, Figures 1-7, claims 1-2, 4 and 8 in the reply filed on 4/8/2026 is acknowledged. Drawings 06-36-01 AIA Figure 12 should be designated by a legend such as --Prior Art-- because only that which is old is illustrated. See MPEP § 608.02(g). Corrected drawings in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. The replacement sheet(s) should be labeled “Replacement Sheet” in the page header (as per 37 CFR 1.84(c)) so as not to obstruct any portion of the drawing figures. If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA 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 applicant regards as his invention. 07-34-01 Claims 1-2, 4 and 8 are 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. Regarding claim 1, applicant should clarify the structure and/or arrangement of the seed pattern relative to the circuit pattern and the insulating layer intended by “ in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the circuit pattern , the circuit pattern has a part in which a number of seed patterns is two or more .” Claims 2, 4 and 8 inherit the defect of the parent claim. Regarding claim 2, applicant should clarify the structure and/or arrangement of the two insulating walls intended by “ a distance W 1 from the insulating wall to a seed pattern closest to the insulating wall among the seed patterns and a space W 2 between the seed patterns have a relationship W 1 ×2<W 2 . ” Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-12-aia AIA (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. 07-15-03-aia AIA Claim(s) 1, as best understood in view of the rejection under 35 USC 112 second paragraph is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Ryu et al. [US 2018/0374627 A1] . Regarding claim 1, Ryu et al. discloses a coil component comprising: - an insulating layer [12] that has a main surface; and - a circuit pattern [13a, 13b] that is embedded in the insulating layer and extends along the main surface, wherein the circuit pattern includes a seed pattern [131] that extends along the main surface within the circuit pattern, and in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the circuit pattern, the circuit pattern has a part in which a number of seed patterns is two or more [under pattern 13a, figures 5A-5K] . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 07-20-aia AIA 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. 07-21-aia AIA Claim (s) 2, 4 and 8, as best understood in view of the rejection under 35 USC 112 second paragraph , is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Ryu et al. in view of . Regarding claim 2, Ryu further discloses insulating walls [14] arranged between the circuit pattern [13a, 13b] which the circuit pattern is sandwiched along an arrangement direction of the seed patterns and for one insulating wall of the insulating walls [figures 5A-5K] Ryu et al. disclose the instant claimed invention except for the specific distance and space of the insulating walls relative to the seed patterns. The specific distance and/or spacing between the insulating walls and the seed patterns would have been an obvious design consideration for the purpose of improving insulation and/or connections. Regarding claims 4 and 8, the specific shape of the seed pattern would have been an obvious design consideration based on the intended applications and/or environments for the purpose of improving internal connections. 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