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 .
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 10/03/2023 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Drawings
The drawings received on 10/03/2023 are acceptable.
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 applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-12 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, it’s not clear what’s intended by “in a first section including a central axis of the via wiring line” in line 10. Specifically, it’s not clear if the “first section” is of the inductor component, or if the “first section” is of the “via wiring line.” As stated in the written description of the present invention, FIG. 3A is “portion A” of FIG. 2 (e.g., para. [0011]). The central axis AX in FIGs. 2 and 3 appears to represent both the central axis for the portion A section of FIGs. 2 and the central axis of FIG. 3 as whole, and the central axis of the via wiring line 212. While the written disclosure corresponding to FIGs. 2 and 3A, among others, appears to suggest the “first section” is of the portion A of the inductor component in FIG. 2 and or the section of FIG. 3 as a whole (not the “first section…of the wiring line”), there’s no such express teaching in the specification. Furthermore, it’s impermissible to read the limitation from specification into the claim. Accordingly, “in a first section including a central axis of the via wiring line” as currently claimed is unclear.
Claims 2-20 are rejected as being directly or indirectly dependent of claim 1.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. A list of pertinent prior art is attached in form PTO-892.
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/MANG TIN BIK LIAN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2837
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