CTNF 18/677,826 CTNF 61100 Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim (s) 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by JP 2016-139539 . JP ‘539 (Figures 6 and 7) discloses a connector comprising: a housing member 90 that accommodates a terminal 71 and has a fitting portion 80 to be fitted with a mating connector 36 provided on a connection target; and a fixing member fixed to a fixed wall surface 10 of the connection target together with the housing member in a fitted state in which the fitting portion is fitted to the mating connector, wherein the fixing member includes a through hole 103 through which a fastening bolt 100 communicating with a fastening hole 25 formed in the fixed wall surface along a fitting direction of the fitting portion with respect to the mating connector in the fitted state and fastened to the fastening hole is inserted into the fixing member along the fitting direction, one of the housing member and the fixing member includes a positioning projection portion 116 positioned on an opposite side of the through hole across the fitting portion with respect to an intersecting direction intersecting the fitting direction and formed to project toward a side of the fixed wall surface in the fitted state, and the positioning projection portion is inserted into a groove portion 15 formed in the fixed wall surface along the fitting direction in the fitted state . 07-20-aia AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. 07-22-aia AIA Claim (s) 2 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over JP 2016-139539 as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of JP 2020-102307 . Regarding claim 2, JP ‘307 discloses a metallic shield shell 55 covering an outer side of the housing, and to provide JP ‘539 with a metallic shield shell thus would have been obvious, to facilitate EMI shielding. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to GARY F PAUMEN whose telephone number is (571)272-2013. The examiner can normally be reached M-Th. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Christopher Koehler can be reached at 571-272-3560. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /GARY F PAUMEN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2834 Application/Control Number: 18/677,826 Page 2 Art Unit: 2834 Application/Control Number: 18/677,826 Page 3 Art Unit: 2834 Application/Control Number: 18/677,826 Page 4 Art Unit: 2834
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