CTNF 18/948,125 CTNF 82783 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 Objections 07-29-01 AIA Claim 12 is objected to because of the following informalities: in line 2, “a plate structure” should be “the plate structure”, as it was assumed this was meant to be the same plate structure recited earlier in the claim . Appropriate correction is required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA 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. 07-34-01 Claims 2,4,5 and 7 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. In claims 2,4,5 and 7 the term “optionally” renders the claim indefinite, as it is unclear if the limitations following optionally are meant to be required by the claim, as such the metes and bounds of the claims can not be clearly determined. 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. 07-12-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim (s) 1-6,8-12 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1)/(a)(2 ) as being anticipated by Lee et al(US2012/0043363) . [claim 1] Lee teaches a bag hook (fig 2), suitable for third-party fixing-free attachment to a plate structure (26), the bag hook comprising: a hook member (14); and a boss (28) connected to the hook member; wherein the boss comprises at least one locating lip (60) and at least one resilient tongue (50). [claim 2] wherein the locating lip comprises a free end (62), and optionally wherein the free end curves away from the resilient tongue(fig 3). [claim 3] wherein the resilient tongue comprises a ramped surface(56) adjacent a cliff face(engaging end of 56). [claim 4] wherein the hook member is movable relative to the boss(about axis through 38), and optionally wherein the hook member is movable between a stowed position(folded) and a deployed position(fig 4). [claim 5] wherein the bag hook further comprises a cover plate(74), and optionally wherein the cover plate is arranged to obscure the boss from the view of an end user. [claim 6] wherein the boss is formed of a single piece of material(fig 3). [claim 8] wherein the at least one locating lip and the at least one resilient tongue are arranged to cooperate together in order to fix the bag hook to a plate structure(in 18). [claim 9] wherein the lip is curved to grip a far surface(52) of a plate structure(in 18, seen in fig 8) via a slot(front opening in 18). [claim 10] wherein the at least one resilient tongue is sized to provide a snap fit within an aperture(receiving 50, as seen in figures 7 and 8) of the plate structure. [claim 11] wherein the bag hook is reversibly attached to a plate structure(in 18). [claim 12] wherein, in order to attach the bag hook to a plate structure, location in a slot(front opening of 18) of the plate structure of the at least one locating lip is required prior to insertion of the at least one resilient tongue into an aperture of the plate structure(receiving 50 in figures 7 and 8) . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 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. 07-20-aia AIA 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. 07-23-aia AIA The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows: 1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art. 2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue. 3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. 4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness. 07-21-aia AIA Claim (s) 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lee et al. as applied to claim 1 above . [claim 7] Lee teaches a bag hook as detailed above, and further teaches parts of the apparatus can be formed of metal(see para[0023]). However Lee does not specifically teach that the boss is formed of a metal and optionally by stamping. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art as of the effective filing date to make the boss out of any known suitable material, such as a metal, by any known suitable method, such as stamping, as a matter of obvious design choice, as one of ordinary skill in the art would be able to select from known existing materials, such as polymers and metals to provide a boss with the required strength . Conclusion 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. US12409790, US11654833, US10961763, US10899279, US10689894, US20200130596, US10220791, US10040400, US20180208122, US9695975 . Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to BRADLEY H DUCKWORTH whose telephone number is (571)272-2304. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 9:30-6. 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