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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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 02/02/2026 has been entered.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 02/02/2026 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
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 6 and 9-10 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 6 recites the limitation "the second light-emitting device" in the first line of the claim. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 9 recites the limitation "the second light-emitting device" in the second line of the claim. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 10 is rejected because it depends on the rejected claim 9.
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)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(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) 1-11 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/(a)(2) as being anticipated by Yeon et al. (US 2022/0139999 A1).
Regarding claim 1, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, an apparatus (Fig. 3), comprising: a plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3; [0046]) for emitting light of a first color (blue; [0045]), wherein the plurality of light-emitting device (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) comprises a first light-emitting device (125/122 of SP2; [0046]) comprising a light-emitting structure (125; [0046]) for emitting light of the first color (blue; [0046]) and a semiconductor layer (122; [0046]) fabricated on the light-emitting structure (125), and wherein the first light-emitting device (125/122 of SP2) is bonded to a conductive pad (285P; [0064-0065]); and a light-emitting device (145/142; [0050]) for emitting light of a second color (green; [0050]), wherein the light-emitting device for emitting light of the second color (145/142) is fabricated on a semiconductor layer (122) of the first light-emitting device (125/122 of SP2).
Regarding claim 2, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light-emitting device for emitting light of the second color (145/142) is electrically connected to the conductive pad (285P; [0055, 0064-0065]).
Regarding claim 3, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 2, wherein the light-emitting device for emitting light of the second color (145/142) is bonded to the semiconductor layer (122) of the first light-emitting device for emitting light of the first color (125/122 of SP2) through a bonding layer (136; [0053]) comprising a conductive material (Ag; [0053]).
Regarding claim 4, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a conductive via (165B; [0055]) fabricated in the first light-emitting device (125/122 of SP2) of the plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) for emitting light of the first color (blue).
Regarding claim 5, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 3, wherein sidewalls (the top horizontal sidewalls) of the light-emitting structure (125) and the semiconductor layer (122) of the first light-emitting device for emitting light of the first color (125/122 of SP2) are coated with a conductive layer (131 of ITO; [0054]).
Regarding claim 6, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second light-emitting device for emitting light of the second color (145/142) is electrically connected to the conductive pad (285P) through the conductive layer (131) and the bonding layer (136; see Fig. 3).
Regarding claim 7, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a light-conversion structure (192; [0048]) that converts light emitted by third light-emitting device (125/122 of SP3) of the plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) for emitting light of the first color (blue) into light of a third color (red; [0048]).
Regarding claim 8, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 7, wherein the light-conversion structure (192) comprises a plurality of quantum dots ([0048]).
Regarding claim 9, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 8, further comprising an electrode layer (180; [0057]), wherein the electrode layer (180) is fabricated on the second light-emitting device for emitting light of the second color (145/142), the third light-emitting device (125/122 of SP3) of the plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) for emitting light of the first color (blue), and a fourth light-emitting device (125/122 of SP1) of the plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) for emitting light of the first color (blue).
Regarding claim 10, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of metal sidewalls (155s; [0061]) fabricated on the electrode layer (180).
Regarding claim 11, Yeon et al. teach in Fig. 3, the apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a substrate (250; [0063]), wherein the plurality of light-emitting devices (125/122 of SP1, SP2 and SP3) for emitting light of the first color (blue) is bonded to the substrate (250; bonded through 280).
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s amendments, filed 02/02/2026, overcome the rejections to claims 1-11 under 35 U.S.C. 112. The rejections to claims 1-11 under 35 U.S.C. 112 have been withdrawn.
Applicant's arguments with respect to claim 1 have been considered but are moot in view of the new ground(s) of rejection.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Xu et al. (US 20220068994 A1) teach a display panel including two light emitting diodes emitting lights with different colors in one pixel separated by reflective components.
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/HSIN YI HSIEH/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2899 2/16/2026