DETAILED ACTION
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 .
General Remarks
This communication is considered fully responsive to Applicant’s response filed 12/29/2025.
Application filed: 07/15/2024
Applicant’s PgPUB: 2025/0030593
Claims:
Claims 1-4, 6, 7, 10-14, 16, 17 and 20-24 are pending.
Claims 1, 11 and 12 are independent.
Claims 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 20 are amended.
Claims 5, 8, 9, 15, 18 and 19 are canceled.
Claims 21-24 are new.
IDS:
Previous IDS:
IDS filed 11/14/2024 has been considered.
Priority/Continuity Data:
This Application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 63/512,200 filed 07/18/2023.
This Application is the 371 National Stage Entry of International Patent Application No. PCT/US24/38430 filed 07/17/2024.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments, see Applicant’s response, filed 12/29/2025, with respect to the rejection(s) of claim(s) 1-4, 6, 7, 10-14, 16, 17 and 20-24 under 35 U.S.C. 103 have been fully considered and are persuasive to overcome the prior rejection. However, upon further consideration, a new ground(s) of rejection is made in view of newly amended claims. Please see below.
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.
Claims 1-4, 6, 7, 10-14, 16, 17 and 20-24 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.
In particular, claims 1, 11 and 12 state “… wherein the collected additional data are used to compute an additional digital experience index of users of the subset of managed endpoints that is indicative whether the technical event is being experienced at the second endpoint.;”. Paragraphs 0062-0065 appears to be the closest teachings to cover the amended claim language but it falls short of covering the language presented. Examiner requires the Applicant to amend the claims to conform to the teachings of the specification or show how the specification teachings the newly amended claim language.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/TAYLOR A ELFERVIG/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2445
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