Claims 1-20 are pending in this application.
DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1 The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Priority
2 Acknowledgment is made of applicant's claim for foreign priority based on an application 2022-050467 filed in 03/25/2022. It is noted, however, that applicant has not filed a certified copy of the application as required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Specification
3 Applicant is reminded of the proper language and format for an abstract of the disclosure.
The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a single paragraph on a separate sheet within the range of 50 to 150 words in length. The abstract should describe the disclosure sufficiently to assist readers in deciding whether there is a need for consulting the full patent text for details.
The language should be clear and concise and should not repeat information given in the title. It should avoid using phrases which can be implied, such as, “The disclosure concerns,” “The disclosure defined by this invention,” “The disclosure describes,” etc. In addition, the form and legal phraseology often used in patent claims, such as “means” and “said,” should be avoided.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
4 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.
Claims 1-20 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.
Claims 1, 4-5, 8, 17 and 18 recite the phrase “specific”. The phrase “specific” renders the claim indefinite because it is unclear whether the limitations following the phrase are part of the claimed invention. Correction is required.
Claim 8 recites the term “substantially”. The term “substantially” is a relative term which renders the claim indefinite. The term “substantially” is not defined by the claim and the specification does not provide any guidance. Clarification or Correction is required.
Claims 2-3, 6-7, 9-16 and 19-20 dependent upon a rejected based claim. Therefore, claims 2-3, 6-7, 9-16 and 19-20 are rejected as well.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
5 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.
6 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 –
(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.
Claims 1, 4, 6-9 and 11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)1 as being anticipated by Cornford Et al. (CN 104662141 A). English translation of the Patent No. (CN 104662141 A) is used in this Office action.
Cornford et al. (CN’ 141 A) teaches a cleaning composition comprising sorbic acid, citric acid, monoethanol amine (alkanolamine), phosphoric acid and phosphonoalkene (phosphono group) (see page 42, paragraph, 0041) and wherein the cleaning composition has a pH in the range of 4-9 as claimed in claims 1, 4 and 6-7 (see page 47, paragraph, 0066). Cornford et al. (CN’ 141 A) teaches a cleaning composition identical to the claimed composition, which inherently should have same electrical conductivity as claimed in claim 9 and wherein the cleaning composition is free of abrasive grains as claimed in claim 8 and wherein the cleaning composition should have same utility of cleaning a semiconductor substance as claimed in claim 11. Cornford et al. (CN’ 141 A) teaches all the limitations of the instant claims. Hence, Cornford et al. (CN’ 141 A) anticipates the claims.
Conclusion
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/EISA B ELHILO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1761
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