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 .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
Claims 1-14 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.
Claim 1, lines 3-5, recites “a case in which a plurality of sections in a time-domain resource allocated for the transmission of the signal includes a second section and a case in which the plurality of sections does not include the second section.” The claim language is confusing since a plurality of sections by definition is two or more sections. Thus, it is not clear what is the claimed subject matter since “a second section” is always included in “a plurality of sections.”
Claim 12, lines 3-5, recites “a case in which a plurality of sections in a time-domain resource allocated for the transmission of the signal includes a second section and a case in which the plurality of sections does not include the second section.” The claim language is confusing since a plurality of sections by definition is two or more sections. Thus, it is not clear what is the claimed subject matter since “a second section” is always included in “a plurality of sections.”
Claim 13, lines 3-5, recites “a case in which a plurality of sections in a time-domain resource allocated for the transmission of the signal includes a second section and a case in which the plurality of sections does not include the second section.” The claim language is confusing since a plurality of sections by definition is two or more sections. Thus, it is not clear what is the claimed subject matter since “a second section” is always included in “a plurality of sections.”
Claim 14, lines 3-5, recites “a case in which a plurality of sections in a time-domain resource allocated for the transmission of the signal includes a second section and a case in which the plurality of sections does not include the second section.” The claim language is confusing since a plurality of sections by definition is two or more sections. Thus, it is not clear what is the claimed subject matter since “a second section” is always included in “a plurality of sections.”
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Zhou et al. (WO 2020/046802 A1) teaches SRS Spatial Relations Reconfiguration for a plurality of PUSCH Slots in Figure 7. Bhamri et al. (US 2023/0232380 A1) teach a plurality of slots which can include a plurality of repetition slots in Figures 6-7.
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MELVIN C. MARCELO
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2463
/MELVIN C MARCELO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2463 January 10, 2026