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 .
Acknowledgement of Election
Applicant’s election without traverse of Group I, Embodiment I, Figures 1.1-1.6 in the reply filed on 12/10/2025 is acknowledged.
Specification Objections
The specification is objected to under 37 CFR 1.1067 for failing to provide figure descriptions. The description should indicate the type of view shown in the corresponding figure, such as "front view," "perspective view," "top view," etc. The following is suggested:
--Description of the Reproductions:
1.1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of the Hammock showing my new design;
1.2 is a right side view thereof;
1.3 is a front view thereof;
1.4 is a back view thereof;
1.5 is a top view thereof;
1.6 is a bottom view thereof.--
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The claim is rejected for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention as required in 35 U.S.C. 112(b). The claim is indefinite because the reproductions include, in figures 1.1 – 1.6, broken lines that are not described in the specification, and the scope of the claimed design cannot be determined.
If the broken lines represent portions of the article or environmental structure for which protection is not sought, applicant may overcome this rejection by inserting a statement similar to the following into the specification immediately preceding the claim, provided such statement does not introduce new matter (see 35 U.S.C. 132):
--The broken line shown in the figures is for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.—
Conclusion
The claim is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b).
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/JESSICA RUTH GRABLE/Examiner, Art Unit 2932 /JENNIFER L REMPFER/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2932