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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 .
Specification
The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities:
Change “inter-slot repletion” in ¶[0075] to “inter-slot repetition”.
Appropriate correction is required.
Response to Amendment
In response to the amendments received in the office on 07/06/2026, the office acknowledges the current status of the claims:
Claims 1, 13-16, 30, and 33 have been amended.
Claims 2-12, and 23-24 have been cancelled.
Claims 17-22, 25-29, and 31-32 were previously cancelled.
Claims 34-36 have been added.
Accordingly, claims 1, 13-16, 30, and 33-36 are now pending in the present application.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claim(s) 1, 13-16, 30, and 33-36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Regarding claim 1, this claim recites in line 15, “wherein the second symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”. Applicant states that support for the amendments can be found at least in paragraphs [0038], [0046], [0055], [0056], [0064], [0076], [0077], and [00102]. After a review of these paragraphs and the rest of the specification, the specification does not appear to support the above feature. The closest the Examiner could find is in paragraph [0075] of the specification which recites in part “For example, as shown in FIG. 5 , if the gap between the PDSCH 510 and the PDSCH 520 is smaller than the time offset, the terminal device 110-1 may apply the time offset to the time-domain location of PDSCH transmission in slots associated with the TRP 120-2, to avoid the potential overlapping of PDSCH transmission from both TRPs”. In view of claim 1 reciting “wherein the second symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”, paragraph [0075] does not support the above limitation. Claims 13-16 fail to resolve the deficiency of the independent claim and are thus rejected under similar rationale.
Regarding claim 13, this claim recites in lines 3-4, “the third symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”. Applicant states that support for the amendments can be found at least in paragraphs [0038], [0046], [0055], [0056], [0064], [0076], [0077], and [00102]. After a review of these paragraphs and the rest of the specification, the specification does not appear to support the above feature. The closest the Examiner could find is in paragraph [0063] of the specification which recites in part “The DL transmission 310 can comprise a first symbol which comprises a CP 311-1 and a non-CP part 312-1, a second symbol which comprises a CP 311-2 and a non-CP part 312-2, a third symbol which comprises a CP 311-3 and a non-CP part 312-3, and a fourth symbol which comprises a CP 311-4 and a non-CP part 312-4”. In view of claim 13 reciting “the third symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”, paragraph [0063] does not support the above limitation.
Regarding claim 30, this claim recites in line 17, “wherein the second symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”. Applicant states that support for the amendments can be found at least in paragraphs [0038], [0046], [0055], [0056], [0064], [0076], [0077], and [00102]. After a review of these paragraphs and the rest of the specification, the specification does not appear to support the above feature. The closest the Examiner could find is in paragraph [0075] of the specification which recites in part “For example, as shown in FIG. 5 , if the gap between the PDSCH 510 and the PDSCH 520 is smaller than the time offset, the terminal device 110-1 may apply the time offset to the time-domain location of PDSCH transmission in slots associated with the TRP 120-2, to avoid the potential overlapping of PDSCH transmission from both TRPs”. In view of claim 30 reciting “wherein the second symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”, paragraph [0075] does not support the above limitation. Claims 33-36 fail to resolve the deficiency of the independent claim and are thus rejected under similar rationale.
Regarding claim 33, this claim recites in lines 4-5, “the third symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”. Applicant states that support for the amendments can be found at least in paragraphs [0038], [0046], [0055], [0056], [0064], [0076], [0077], and [00102]. After a review of these paragraphs and the rest of the specification, the specification does not appear to support the above feature. The closest the Examiner could find is in paragraph [0063] of the specification which recites in part “The DL transmission 310 can comprise a first symbol which comprises a CP 311-1 and a non-CP part 312-1, a second symbol which comprises a CP 311-2 and a non-CP part 312-2, a third symbol which comprises a CP 311-3 and a non-CP part 312-3, and a fourth symbol which comprises a CP 311-4 and a non-CP part 312-4”. In view of claim 33 reciting “the third symbol is at least partially overlapped with the first symbol”, paragraph [0063] does not support the above limitation.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Song et al. (US 2025/0097749 A1) discloses a timing measurement reporting method and apparatus, a timing configuration method and apparatus, and an information transmission method and apparatus
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/MANG BOI THAWNG/Examiner, Art Unit 2476
/AYAZ R SHEIKH/ Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2476
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