VEHICLE USER INTERFACE

Application No. 18/747,349

• Filed: Jun 18, 2024
• Priority: Nov 27, 2012 — provisional 61/730,139
  • May 30, 2013 — provisional 61/828,713
  • Jun 04, 2013 — provisional 61/830,671
  • Jun 10, 2013 — provisional 61/833,161
  • Jun 23, 2013 — provisional 61/838,296
  • Jul 15, 2013 — provisional 61/846,089
  • Nov 25, 2013 — continuation of 8775023
  • Dec 04, 2013 — provisional 61/911,915
  • Dec 22, 2013 — provisional 61/919,759
  • Dec 26, 2013 — CIP of 9001087
  • Jan 22, 2014 — provisional 61/929,992
  • Mar 11, 2014 — provisional 61/950,868
  • Mar 31, 2014 — provisional 61/972,435
  • Apr 30, 2014 — provisional 61/986,341
  • May 30, 2014 — continuation of PCTUS1440112
  • Jun 03, 2014 — continuation of PCTUS1440579
  • Jun 23, 2014 — CIP of 9063614
  • Jun 24, 2014 — continuation of 8918252
  • Jun 24, 2014 — CIP of 9164625
  • Nov 24, 2014 — CIP of 9389710
  • Nov 28, 2014 — CIP of 9741184
  • Jan 06, 2015 — continuation of 9092093
  • Jul 21, 2015 — continuation of 9710144
  • Jul 12, 2017 — continuation of 10/254,943
  • Mar 26, 2019 — continuation of 10/719,218
  • Jul 17, 2020 — continuation of 11/650,727
  • May 12, 2023 — continuation of 12/032,817
• Examiner: ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Art Unit: 3661
• Tech Center: 3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce
• Assignee: Neonode Inc.
• OA Round: 1 (Non-Final)

Office Action

DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions.
Specification
Pages 1-5 of the specification need to be updated to include all patent numbers.
Double Patenting
A rejection based on double patenting of the “same invention” type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process... may obtain a patent therefor...” (Emphasis added). Thus, the term “same invention,” in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957).
A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the claims that are directed to the same invention so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101.
Claims 1-21 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claims 1-21 of prior U.S. Patent No. 9,092,093. This is a statutory double patenting rejection.

Conclusion

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/GERTRUDE ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3661

Prosecution Timeline

• Jun 18, 2024: Application Filed
• Nov 25, 2025: Non-Final Rejection (signed) — §101
• Jan 08, 2026: Non-Final Rejection mailed — §101 (current)