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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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 05/06/2026 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 05/06/2026, pages 7-9, with respect to amended claim 23 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. Applicant argues that Hu et al. (US 2020/0344699 A1) fails to disclose “each uplink subband is configured with its own power control parameter; wherein the power control parameter comprises at least one of: a maximum transmission power; a target receiving power of an open loop power control parameter; or a path loss reference signal”. The examiner, however, does not agree with the Applicant. Hu et al. disclose each uplink subband (uplink channel (UL)/ supplementary uplink (SUL)) is configured with its own power control parameter (figure 2, paragraphs [0236]-[0239]); wherein the power control parameter comprises at least one of: a maximum transmission power; a target receiving power of an open loop power control parameter; or a path loss reference signal (paragraphs [0151]-[-[0156] and [0265]-[0270], formulas (1) (2) and (3) all have PCMAX, f,c which is a maximum transmit power; and PLf,c(qd) or PLf,c(qs), where PLf,c is a path loss value, and qd and qs are reference signals). Therefore, the rejection of claim 23 is maintained.
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)(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.
Claim(s) 23 and 24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Hu et al. (US 2020/0344699 A1).
Regarding claim 23, Hu (figure 2) discloses an uplink power determination method, comprising: a network side device (Network device) sending configuration information (indication information) (paragraph [0189]), wherein the configuration information is used for configuring a power control parameter (paragraph [0190]), and each uplink subband (uplink channel (UL)/ supplementary uplink (SUL)) is configured with its own power control parameter (paragraphs [0236]-[0239]); wherein the power control parameter comprises at least one of: a maximum transmission power; a target receiving power of an open loop power control parameter; or a path loss reference signal (paragraphs [0151]-[-[0156] and [0265]-[0270], formulas (1) (2) and (3) all have PCMAX, f, c which is a maximum transmit power; and PLf,c(qd) or PLf,c(qs), where PLf,c is a path loss value, and qd and qs are reference signals).
Regarding claim 24, Hu discloses the method according to claim 23 above. In addition, Hu discloses wherein the power control parameter further comprises at least one of following: a path loss compensation factor; or a power adjustment value (paragraphs [0240]).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1, 7-10, 16, 21 and 22 are allowed over the cited prior art with the reasons set forth in the Applicant’s remarks filed 12/26/2025, pages 7 and 9-11.
Conclusion
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