DETAILED ACTION
Claims 30-56 are pending in the instant application.
Applicant’s election of group (I), wherein W2 is C, W3 is C, W4 is C, W5 is C in the reply filed on 05/19/2026 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)).
The requirement is still deemed proper and is therefore made FINAL.
Claims 30-53, 55 in part wherein W2 is C, W3 is C, W4 is C, W5 is C are examined. Claims 54 and 56 and the remaining subject matter of claims 30-53, 55 are withdrawn per 37 CFR 1.142(b).
2. 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 30-53, 55 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Chen et al., US 8030518. Chen et al. discloses the instant claimed compound, which from the STN search is
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, which anticipates the instant compounds. Therefore, the instant claims are anticipated by Chen et al.
3. Claims 30-53, 55 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Follmann et al., US 20130131034. Follmann et al. discloses the instant claimed compound, which from the STN search is
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, which anticipates the instant compounds. Therefore, the instant claims are anticipated by Follmann et al.
4. Claims 30-53, 55 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Chen et al., US 9951019. Chen et al. discloses the instant claimed compound, which from the STN search is
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, which anticipates the instant compounds. Therefore, the instant claims are anticipated by Chen et al.
5. Claims 30-53, 55 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Skerlj et al., WO 2017192841. Skerlj et al. discloses the instant claimed compound, which from the STN search is
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, which anticipates the instant compounds. Therefore, the instant claims are anticipated by Skerlj et al.
6. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Niloofar Rahmani whose telephone number is
571-272-4329. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Renee Claytor, can be reached on 571-272-8394. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 703-872-9306.
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/NILOOFAR RAHMANI/
06/01/2026
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