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 .
DETAILED ACTION
Claims 27-41, 44 are pending in this application, which is a 371 of PCT/IL2023/050158.
The preliminary amendment dated 08/05/2024 adding new claims 27-44 and canceling claims 1-26 and the preliminary amendment dated 03/05/2026 canceling claims 42-43 have been entered.
Election/Restrictions
Applicant’s election of claims 41, 44 in the reply filed on 03/05/2026 is acknowledged. Because applicant did not distinctly and specifically point out the supposed errors in the restriction requirement, the election has been treated as an election without traverse (MPEP § 818.01(a)).
Claims 27-40 are withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a nonelected invention.
Specification
Applicant is reminded of the proper content of an abstract of the disclosure.
A patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and should include that which is new in the art to which the invention pertains. The abstract should not refer to purported merits or speculative applications of the invention and should not compare the invention with the prior art.
If the patent is of a basic nature, the entire technical disclosure may be new in the art, and the abstract should be directed to the entire disclosure. If the patent is in the nature of an improvement in an old apparatus, process, product, or composition, the abstract should include the technical disclosure of the improvement. The abstract should also mention by way of example any preferred modifications or alternatives.
Where applicable, the abstract should include the following: (1) if a machine or apparatus, its organization and operation; (2) if an article, its method of making; (3) if a chemical compound, its identity and use; (4) if a mixture, its ingredients; (5) if a process, the steps.
Extensive mechanical and design details of an apparatus should not be included in the abstract. The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a single paragraph within the range of 50 to 150 words in length.
See MPEP § 608.01(b) for guidelines for the preparation of patent abstracts.
It is noted that the claimed invention is directed to a product. The examiner suggests amending the abstract to reflect same.
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
It is noted that the claimed invention is directed solely to a product. The examiner suggests amending the title to reflect same.
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.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 41, 44 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being clearly anticipated by Beukes et al. (WO 2021/156196).
Beukes teaches a process and device for large-scale production of graphene (title) in which CVD is used for producing graphene coated surface (0098) for use in sensors, electronic circuits, and semiconductors (0101). It should be noted that the product of a graphene coated surface and the device claimed by the applicant is anticipated by Beukes and appears to be identical to the claimed product. In re Brown 459 F.2d 531, 535.
Claims 41, 44 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by JP 2013-513544 (see English Translation).
JP’544 teaches precipitation of graphene on a substrate (title) in which graphene is deposited on a glass substrate surface (p.18 first full paragraph) by aromatic hydrocarbons such as C34-C12PAH (p.10 fifth paragraph). In one embodiment, the product can be used in a touch panel display (p.18 6th paragraph). If the product in the product-by-process claims is the same as or obvious from a produced of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process. In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 698
Claims 41, 44 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by JP Veerasamy (2011/0143045).
Veerasamy teaches a graphene coated substrate surface (abstract). Once the examiner provides a rationale tending to show that the claimed product appears to be the same or similar to that of the prior art, although produced by a different process, the burden shifts to applicant to come forward with evidence establishing an unobvious difference between the claimed product and the prior art product. In re Marosi, 218 USPQ 289, 292 (Fed. Cir. 1983).
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/BRET P CHEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1718 03/31/2026
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