Appeal No. 1998-2876
Application No. 08/592,930
achieved by the orientation film positioned adjacent the film
of organic semiconductor material.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the rejections before us:
Masi 4,106,951 Aug.
15, 1978
Akiyama et al. (Akiyama) 1 5,468,519 Nov. 21,
1995
Tsumura et al. (Tsumura) 5,500,537 Mar.
19, 1996
(filed Jul. 30, 1993)
Kishimoto et al. (Kishimoto) 0 418 504 Mar.
27, 1991
(EP)
Claims 1-24 stand rejected under the first paragraph of
35 U.S.C. § 112 as failing to comply with the written
description requirement and/or with the enablement requirement
of this paragraph.2
Claims 1-7, 9-18 and 20-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
1The Akiyama reference is relied upon by the examiner in
support of his section 112, first paragraph, rejection.
2The examiner’s basis for this rejection is unclear in
that the statement of rejection reflects a written description
issue whereas the discussion of the rejection by the examiner
(e.g., in the “Response to Arguments” section of the answer)
reflects an enablement issue. This lack of clarity is
harmless in light of our disposition of the section 112, first
paragraph, rejection.
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