CTNF 18/917,323 CTNF 86587 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 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) 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Lee et al. (U.S. 2015/0009442) . Regarding claim 1, Lee discloses a liquid crystal display device (Figs. 1-2; page 2, para [0026-0027]), comprising: a substrate (110, Fig. 2; page 2, para [0043]); and a pixel electrode (191/199, Figs. 1-2 and 11; pages 3-4, para [0059-0060]) disposed on the substrate (110, Fig. 2), wherein the pixel electrode (191/199, Figs. 1-2) comprises: a stem portion (192b and 193b, Fig. 11; page 9, para [0135]) including a first portion (vertical portion 192b, Fig. 11) extending in a first direction (vertical direction, Fig. 11) and a second portion (193b, Fig. 11) extending in a second direction (horizontal direction, Fig. 11) intersecting the first direction (vertical direction, Fig. 11); a plurality of branch portions (194c, Fig. 11; page 9, para [0135]) extended from the stem portion (192b and 193b, Fig. 11) in a direction which is different from the first direction (vertical direction, Fig. 11) and the second direction (such as branch portions 194c extending obliquely with respect to the vertical first direction and the horizontal second direction, Fig. 11; page 9, para [0135]); and at least one slit (slits between branch portions 194c, Fig. 11) parallel to the first portion of the stem portion (since the vertically extending outer edges of the ends of the slits between branch portions 194c are parallel to the vertically extending first portion 192b as broadly interpreted, Fig. 11), and a portion of the plurality of branch portions (such as center portions of 194c, Fig. 11) is disposed between the at least one slit (outer edges of the ends of the slits between branch portions 194c, Fig. 11) and the first portion (vertical portion 192b, Fig. 11) of the stem portion (192b and 193b, Fig. 11) in the second direction (horizontal direction, Fig. 11). Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to PAUL CHANG LEE whose telephone number is (571)270-7923. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 10am-6pm. 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, Michael H Caley can be reached on 571-272-2286. 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. /PAUL C LEE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2871 Application/Control Number: 18/917,323 Page 2 Art Unit: 2871 Application/Control Number: 18/917,323 Page 3 Art Unit: 2871 Application/Control Number: 18/917,323 Page 4 Art Unit: 2871
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