CTNF 18/790,286 CTNF 67948 DETAILED ACTION 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. Drawings The drawings contain fifteen sheets of figures 1A-1C, 2A-2E, 3A-3D, 4A-4D, 5A-5B, 6A-6C, 7A-7C and 8A-8D were received on 07/31/2024. These drawings are objected by the examiner for the following reasons. The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the feature regarding “an optical element” as recited in claim 1 on line 2 (see present specification in paragraph [0052]) must be shown or the feature canceled from the claim. No new matter should be entered. 06-22 Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. Specification 06-31 AIA The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification. 07-29 AIA The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: a) Paragraph [0052], on line 1 of the paragraph: what does applicant mean by “the fixed portion 1100 may include a fixed portion 1100. Should “including a fixed portion 1100” be changed to --including a case 1110--? (see paragraph [0071] on lines 8-9 of the paragraph); b) Paragraph [0068], on line 7 of the paragraph: “In other words. The first” should be changed to --In other word, the first--. There are still some grammatical and idiomatic errors in the specification. Applicant should carefully proofread the specification . Appropriate correction is required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-01 AIA 6. 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. 7. Claims 3-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph, for the following reasons. 07-31-02 a) Claim 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the enablement requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to enable one skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and/or use the invention. The claim is rejected by the feature thereof “the first circuit assembly … in the first axis” (lines 7-8). In particular, the disclosure does not provide support for the arrangement of the first circuit element (1310), the case element (1110) and the movably assembly (1200) as recited in the mentioned feature. b) The remaining claims are dependent upon the rejected base claim and thus inherit the deficiency thereof. 07-30-02 AIA 8. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. 9. Claims 3-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for the following reasons: a) Claim 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite because each of the features thereof “the case member” (line 8) and “the first axis” (line 8) lacks a proper antecedent basis. b) Claim 6 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite by the features thereof “the first circuit element … second connecting portion” (lines 2-4). The mentioned feature makes the claim indefinite because it is unclear about the number(s) of the first connecting portion(s)” of the first circuit element. Applicant should note that the claim recites “a first connecting portion” on line 4 and its base claim 4 recites “a first connecting portion” (claim 4 on lines 2-3) thus as a result, there are two “first connecting portions” of the first circuit assembly as recited in claim 6. However, the disclosure discloses only one first connecting portion (1511) for connecting the first and second segments (1311 and 1312), see specification in paragraph [0068] and fig. 5A, for example. c) Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite by the features thereof “the driving assembly … the second circuit element” (lines 2-10). The mentioned feature makes the claim indefinite because it is unclear about the number(s) of the circuit assembly/assemblies. Applicant should note that the claim recites “a circuit assembly” on line 2 and its base claim 1 recites “a circuit assembly” (claim 1 on line 7) thus as a result, there are two “circuit assemblies” as recited in claim 13. However, the disclosure discloses a circuit assembly (1300) and a driving assembly (1400) wherein the driving assembly (1400) comprises a magnetic assembly (1420) and a coil assembly (1410), see paragraph [0054], for example. d) The remaining claims are dependent upon the rejected base claim and thus inherit the deficiencies thereof. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 10. In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 11. 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 12. Claim s 1-5, as best as understood, are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Minamisawa et al (US Patent No. 9,989,832) . Minamisawa et al discloses an optical unit with shake correction function. a) Regarding present claim 1, the optical unit as described in columns 8-14 and shown in figs. 2-9 comprises the following features a1) a movable assembly (10) for supporting an optical lens (1a); a2) a fixed portion (20) wherein the movable assembly (10) is movable relative to the fixed portion (20); a3) a driving assembly (500) for driving the movable assembly (10) to move relative to the fixed portion (20); and a4) a circuit assembly (1800, 1900) connecting the fixed portion and the movable assembly. b) Regarding present claim 2, the movable assembly (10) comprises a first movable portion (30) and a second movable portion (1) wherein the first and second movable portions are connected through the circuit assembly. c) Regarding present claim 3, as disclosed in the mentioned columns and figures, the following features are provided: c1) the circuit assembly (1800, 1900) comprises a first circuit element (1800) and a second circuit element (1900); c2) the fixed portion (20) comprises a case (1200, 1600, 1700) and a bottom (1440) arranged along a main axis (L); c3) the first circuit element (1800) is partially disposed between the bottom (1440) and the second circuit element (1900); and c4) the first circuit element (1800) is partially disposed between the movable assembly (10) and the case (1200, 1600, 1700) in a first axis (-Z , + Z). d) Regarding present claim 4, the first circuit element (1800) comprises a first segment (1861), a second segment (1871) and a connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810) wherein the first segment (1861) connects to the connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810), the second segment (1871) connects to the connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810) and the first circuit element (1800) is disposed on the second movable element (1) through the connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810). e) Regarding present claim 5, the first segment (1861) and the connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810) extend in different directions, i.e., the first segment (1861) extend in (-Y, +Y) direction, and the connecting portion (1830, 1820, 1810) extend in (-X, +X) direction, see columns 11-12 and figs. 7. 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