Appeal No. 2005-2709 Page 3
Application No. 10/113,648
Noda et al. "A Blue-Emitting Organic Electroluminescent Device Using a Novel
Emitting Amorphous Molecular Material, 5,5'-Bis(dimeeitylboryl)-2,2'-bithiophene"
Advanced Materials, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1999), pp. 283-285. (Noda)
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
The Examiner entered the following rejections (Answer, pp. 5-12):
(a) Claims 13-25 stand rejected under 35 USC § 112 first paragraph, as
lacking an adequate written description in the specification.
(b) Claims 9, 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35 USC § 112, second
paragraph, as indefinite.
(c) Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9,11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 USC § 102(b)
as anticipated by the Kido.
(d) Claims 3 and 8 stand rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as obvious over
Kido and Noda.
(e) Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as obvious over Kido
and Nakaya.
(f) Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as obvious over Kido
and Xie.
(g) Claims 13-15, 19, 20 and 22-25 stand rejected under 35 USC §
103(a) as obvious over Kido in view of Roitman or the admitted prior art.
(h) Claims 16 and 21 stand rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as obvious
over Kido in view of Roitman or the admitted prior art and further in view of the
Noda.
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