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 .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
2. 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.
3. Claims 1-20 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 pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
4. The claims recite in multiple locations “an optical element" and "an optical system". Claims 1-8, 10-19 are to a photodetection device, while claims 9 and 20 refer to an electronic device, and from the disclosure it is unclear what structural differences if any are implied by the claimed language. Thus, the use of said language may invite confusion as to the scope of the claims. Where possible, the Examiner will interpret the limitations as being drawn to the intended use of the lines to carry “an optical element" and "an optical system". As noted, optical elements are the fundamental building blocks of optical systems. They influence light (often in the form of light beams) in controlled ways to manipulate its propagation, direction, optical intensity, or spectral composition. While specific types of optical elements are explained in depth in separate Encyclopedia articles, here we give an overview. For example, an optical element is a single component (like a lens, mirror, or filter) that manipulates light, while an optical system is a collection of these individual elements arranged together to perform a more complex function, such as creating an image in a camera or telescope, with the system's overall performance depending on the interaction between all its parts. Think of elements as building blocks and the system as the final structure built from them. If Applicant wishes to persist with this language, it is recommended Applicant claim structural features which may distinguish the key difference. If Applicant feels a telephone conversation would expedite this matter, the Examiner can be reached at the number below.
Allowable Subject Matter
5. Claims 1-20 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
Remarks:
6. The closest prior art is Lee, US 2019/0348453 A1. However, Lee does not teach or suggest a plurality of first connecting elements disposed on the plurality of connecting pads, respectively; and a substrate comprising a plurality of second connecting elements disposed on a mounting surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of first connecting elements are electrically connected to the plurality of second connecting elements through an anisotropic conductive structure, wherein the anisotropic conductive structure is disposed between the plurality of first connecting elements and the plurality of second connecting elements, as in the claim.
Conclusion
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/W.J/Examiner, Art Unit 2899 /DALE E PAGE/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2899
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