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 .
35 U.S.C. 112 (a) and (b) PARAGRAPH REJECTION
The claim is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) and (b) paragraphs, as the claimed invention is not described in such full, clear, concise and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the same, and fails to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention.
The following is a list of deficiencies with the claimed design due to a lack of clarity:
1. It is not clear in the front view of Fig. 1.5 what the full shape and design is of series of shapes located part way down the back surface of the stand based on the views provided. Specifically, there is a rectangular shape and two sets of vertical lines that are not clear. It is not clear if they are flat lines on the surface or recede into the base of the design. This leaves the full shape and design of the display open to conjecture. See below for an annotated drawing of these features. It is suggested that in order to overcome the 35 U.S.C. 112 (a) and (b) Paragraph Rejection these features be converted to broken lines.
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2. It is not clear in the top view of Fig. 1.7 what the full shape and design is of the depths of the openings based on the views provided. Specifically, the depths of the “compartments” are not clear and it cannot be assumed that they run to the bottom of the display.
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NOTE
It must be noted that the addition of any views that introduce design features not present in the original drawings could constitute new matter. New matter is anything (structure, features, elements) which was not apparent (seen) in the drawings as originally filed. It is possible for new matter to consist of the removal as well as the addition of structure, features, or elements.
[AltContent: textbox (It is not clear in Fig. 1.5 what the full shape and design is of the series of shapes on the back of the display based on the views provided. )]This failure to clearly distinguish the exact shape of all the elements in the claimed design warrants a 35 U.S.C. 112 (a) and (b) Paragraph Rejection.
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/Kelley A Donnelly/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2913
10/14/2025