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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 .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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 9-19 are 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. The applicant has used double inclusion by claiming the same invention as disclosed in claim 1, which renders the claim indefinite as to whether or not the applicant is intending to claim the same invention in claim 9 as in claim 1. Applicant must clarify.
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.
Claim(s) 1-19 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Siegel et al (CN 204798856 U). Siegel et al. has disclosed a car seat attachable speaker device (20) comprising a body (22) comprised of a speaker (90), Bluetooth transmitter, a removable battery (via box 80), button (84) that can control the volume of the speaker and a fastener (76,76’,96,100,104). The body is in the form of an object and the body having indicia comprising an image (as shown in Figs. 2B, 2D, 3 and 5). Siegel further has disclosed the fastener may comprise an elastic band (not shown). Regarding claim 10, the speaker may be “angled” with respect to the main body upon the handle (70) protruding upwardly and outwardly from the main body (as shown in Figure 4). Regarding claims 11-12, Siegel has disclosed that the handle may have an insertion hole for charging the battery (therefore the battery is rechargeable and non-removable from the box). Regarding claims 13-16, the fastener may comprise an adjustable-length strap (104) and a secondary fastener, in the form of a hook (76, 96) and a sliding buckle (Fig. 7B). Regarding claims 17-19, Siegel et al. has disclosed the use of light (34) that is repositionable (to and from a night position (NP)) and a removable decorative cover (46).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Siegel at al. Siegel et al. has disclosed all the teachings of the claimed invention. Consequently the method steps as recited would have been incorporated within the use of the invention as taught by Siegel et al.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Reference Nos. 2015/0262465, 2021/0024032, 2023/0083148, CN 109109801 A and BR102013017334 A2 show features of the claimed invention.
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/ANTHONY D BARFIELD/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3636
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March 8, 2026