CTNF 18/800,584 CTNF 75770 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. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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 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 AIA Claim(s) 19-22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 a1 as being anticipated by Hanamura et al. (WO2014199800A1) . With respect to claims 19-22, Hanamura describes a resin composition to form a polymer comprising repeating monomers including styrene having formula: PNG media_image1.png 200 400 media_image1.png Greyscale (page 5). The styrene would have R3 represents a hydrogen atom . 07-15-aia AIA Claim(s) 19-22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 a1 as being anticipated by Tokimune (JP2011080023A) . With respect to claim 19-22, Tokimune teaches a rubber composition comprising a copolymer of a compound: PNG media_image2.png 200 400 media_image2.png Greyscale , wherein R0 represents hydrogen, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or PNG media_image3.png 200 400 media_image3.png Greyscale , R3 and R4 present hydrogen, which provides claimed L2-L3-NH2, L2 represents a single bond, and L3 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The rubber composition would provide a resin comprising a repeating unit and/or copolymer derived from the compound above. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 1-18 are allowed because Hanamura and Tokimune, even though describes a composition with a polymerizble compound containing a nitrogen atom; however, neither Hanamura nor Tokimune teaches a composition a ClogP of the polymerizable compound is 0.5 or more and a solubility of the resin in water at 25 degrees C is 0.01% by mass or more. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to DUY VU NGUYEN DEO whose telephone number is (571)272-1462. The examiner can normally be reached 9-5 M-F. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Joshua Allen can be reached at 571-272-3176. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /DUY VU N DEO/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1713 6/1/2026 Application/Control Number: 18/800,584 Page 2 Art Unit: 1713 Application/Control Number: 18/800,584 Page 3 Art Unit: 1713 Application/Control Number: 18/800,584 Page 4 Art Unit: 1713
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