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 .
1.Claims 1-19 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, line 3, “namely a front side…rear side (14) remote therefrom” constitutes a preferred limitation that should be set forth in a separate dependent claim. The language “namely” should be changed to --comprising—at line 3 to correct this. Claim 2, line 3, “particularly by machining” also constitutes a preferred limitation that should be set forth in a separate dependent claim. See also claim 13, line 3 and claim 15, line 4 for preferred limitations set forth in ”particularly…” and “in particular…” clauses. See also claim 16, last two lines and claim 18, line 4.
2.Claims 1-19 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.
The claims would be allowable over the art of record in that such art does not disclose the instant method wherein the semi-finished product and positioning retainer are transported together for further processing as set forth in instant claim 1 or the positioning retainer with positioning sections that are irregularly arranged around a central axis of the retainer and extend obliquely to the central axis and/or are radially displaceable as set forth in instant claim 8 or the combination of the positioning retainer of instant claim 8 and a spectacle lens semi-finished product as recited in instant claim 15.
3.The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Lobdell discloses forming notches on a molded lens using a gasket equipped with projections to form the notches.
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/MATHIEU D VARGOT/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1742
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