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UNITED STATES PATENT TRADEMARK AND OFFICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Oflice Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria. Virginia 22313-1450 w.uspto.gov

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

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FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

101184,118
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06/28/2002
06/19/2006

Moo Yeol Park

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EXAMINER PAIK, STEVE S

MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP
1900 K STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006

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DATE MAILED: 0611 912006

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

PTO-90C (Rev. 10103)

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Application No.

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PARK ET AL.

Office Action Summary

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-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address -Period for Reply
A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE 3 MONTH(S) OR THIRTY (30)DAYS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER, FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.

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Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a). In no event, however, may a reply be timely filed after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication. If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication. Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. 5 133). Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any earned patent t e n adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).

Status 1 Responsive to communication(s) filed on 3 1 March 2006. 2 b ) B This action is non-final. 2 a ) o This action is FINAL. 3 ) 0 Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.

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1 Disposition of Claims
4 ) a Clairn(s) 1-24 islare pending in the application. 4a) Of the above claim(s) islare withdrawn from consideration. 5)0 6)B 7)m 8)0 claim(s) islare allowed. Clairn(s) 1.2.4-10.13-1 7 and 19-22 islare rejected. Clairn(s) 3.11.12.18.23 and 24 islare objected to. Clairn(s) are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.

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Application Papers 9 ) 0 The specification is'objected to by the Examiner. I O ) ~ The drawing(s) filed on 24 Februaw 2004 islare: a ) m accepted or b ) O objected to by the Examiner. Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a). Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.I21(d). 11) 0 The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PTO-152.

I Priority under 35 U.S.C. 5 119
1 2 ) a Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 5 119(a)-(d) or (f). a ) m All. b ) O Some * c ) O None of: 1.IX] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received. 2 . 0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. . 3 . 0 Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)). * See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.

1) IX] Notice of References Cited (PTO-892) 2) Notice of Draftsperson'sPatent Drawing Review (PTO-948) 3) Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO-1449 or PTOlSBl08) Paper No(s)/Mail Date .
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Interview Summary (PTO-413) Paper No(s)lMail Date. . Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152) Other: .

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Application/Control Number: 101184,118 ' Art Unit: 2876

DETAILED ACTION
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114

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A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in

37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on March 31,2006 has been entered.
Response to Amendment

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Receipt is acknowledged of the Amendment filed March 3 1,2006.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC 8 103

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The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all

obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: (a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made. Claims 1,2, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19-22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being obvious over Egami et al. (US 6,304,311) in view of Jeong (US 6,573,968). The applied reference has a common assignee with the instant application. Based upon the earlier effective U.S. filing date of the reference, it constitutes prior art only under 35 U.S.C. 102(e)'. This rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) might be overcome by: (1) a showing under 37 CFR 1.132 that any invention disclosed but not claimed in the reference was derived from the inventor of this application and is thus not an invention "by another"; (2) a showing of a date of

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invention for the claimed subject matter of the application which corresponds to subject matter disclosed but not claimed in the reference, prior to the effective U.S. filing date of the reference under 37 CFR 1.131; or (3) an oath or declaration under 37 CFR 1.130 stating that the application and reference are currently owned by the same party and that the inventor named in the application is the prior inventor under 35 U.S.C. 104, together with a terminal disclaimer in accordance with 37 CFR 1.321(c). This rejection might also be overcome by showing that the reference is disqualified under 35 U.S.C. 103(c) as prior art in a rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103(a). See MPEP 5 706.02(1)(1) and 706.02(1)(2).

Re claims 1 , 2 and 21, Egami discloses a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the steps of preparing a lower substrate (3) and an upper substrate (6), applying a liquid crystal on one of the lower and upper substrates (col. 2,ll. 17-33), attaching the lower and upper substrates, and curing at least the main sealant (col. 4,ll. 7-37) Ultraviolet rays (8) are irradiated for curing the sealants. Egami fails to explicitly disclosing the step of forming auxiliary sealants formed in a dummy region and connects to the main sealant or extends outside from the main sealant. Jeong discloses a seal pattern that includes a plurality of main seal lines (2 1O), a first auxiliary seal lines (220) including a plurality of first openings, a second auxiliary seal line (230), .and a plurality of third auxiliary seal lines (240). As figure 8 discloses there is connection between auxiliary seal lines (240a, 240b). The third auxiliary seal lines pass only gas such as air and the main seal lines are protected from being damaged from a cleaning detergent or an etchant during a cleaning and etching process.

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Thus, it would have been obvious to an artisan of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to further incorporate the step of forming a plurality of auxiliary seals (210240) formed in a dummy region (outside the main seal 2 10) and connecting to the main sealant (through an opening 212), as taught by Jeong to the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of Egami due to the fact that main seals can be protected from a cleaning detergent or an etchant during a cleaning and etching process. Re claim 13, Egami in view of Jeong disclose the method as recited in rejected claim 2 stated above, wherein the UV light (8) is irradiated at a tilt angle (see Fig. 1E of Egami) with respect to the attached substrates (3 and 6). Re claim 14, Egami in view of Jeong disclose the method as recited in rejected claim 1 stated above, further comprising forming column spacers (14) on the upper substrates (col. 1, 11. 14-20). Re claims 16 and 17, Egami in view of Jeong disclose the method as recited in rejected claim 1 stated above, further comprising cutting the attached substrates (col. 1,lI. 63+). Re claims 19 and 20, Egami in view of Jeong disclose the method as recited in rejected claim 1 stated above, wherein the applying the liquid crystal includes dropping the liquid crystal onto the one of the upper and lower substrates. The liquid crystal is poured into respective panels (Fig. 4A-4D). Re claim 22, Egami in view of Jeong disclose the method as recited in rejected claim 21 stated above, wherein the UV light (8) is irradiated at a tilt angle (see Fig. 1E) with respect to the attached substrates (3 and 6).

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Claims 4-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Egami (US

6,304,31 1) as modified by Jeong (US 6,573,968) as applied to claim 2 above, and further in view of Yamanaka (US 6,146,927). The teachings of Egarni in view of Jeong have been discussed above. Egami in view of Jeong disclose a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the steps of preparing at least two substrates, providing a plurality of sealants, and bonding said substrates together. However, neither Egami nor Jeong specifically disclose the specific characteristics about the sealants. Yamanaka discloses an LCD comprises a liquid crystal driving device 11 and the color filter substrate CF which are combined through a sealer 13 (epoxy or acrylic ultraviolet irradiationlheat curing adhesive) therebetween, and a liquid crystal C sealed between an oriented film 12 provided on the side of the liquid crystal driving device 11 and an oriented film 12' provided on the side of the color filter substrate CF (col. 24,ll. 5-25). As appreciated by an artisan in the art, the sealer may be an epoxy or acrylic group depends on how the sealants are cured. One may use both an epoxy and acrylic group in accordance with a particular substrate
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of the LCD device. Therefore, it would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to have selected either an epoxy or acrylic group sealant or both an epoxy and acrylic group sealant based on the substrates of LCD to be bonded and a method of curing the sealants. Such selection would simplify the process of curing the sealants and imprive the adhesiveness of the substrates having a particular property.

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Application/Control Number: 101184,118 Art Unit: 2876 5. Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Egami (US

6,304,311) as modified by Jeong (US 6,573,968) as applied to claim 2 above, and fiuther in view of Wakita et al. (USPN 5,307,190).
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The teachings of Egami in view of Jeong have been discussed above. Egami in view of

Jeong disclose a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the steps of preparing at least two substrates, providing a plurality of sealants, and bonding said substrates together. Both of the aforementioned references fail to teach the main and auxiliary sealants are formed on upper substrates and the liquid crystal is applied to the lower substrate. Wakita discloses a method of manufacturing liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises the steps of loading a first substrate having liquid crystal arranged thereon (col. 4, line 54) and a second substrate having sealant coated thereon (ultraviolet-curable sealant on a peripheral portion of at least one of substrates) into a bonding chamber (vacuum chamber) and bonding the first and second substrates by varying an applied pressure (pressing the substrates in a vacuum chamber; col. 7,ll. 14-41).

In view of Wakita reference, it would have been obvious to an artisan of ordinary skill in
the art at the time the invention was made to fiuther incorporate the separate application process of the sealants on one substrate and the liquid crystal on the other substrate in addition to the method of fabricating an LCD of Egami modified by Jeong due to the fact that the separate application, which can be performed at the same time, would increase the speed of manufacturing process.

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Application/Control Number: 101184,118 Art Unit: 2876 Allowable Subject Matter

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Claims 3, 11, 12, 18,23, and 24 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base

claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. 7. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:

none of the cited prior arts of the record discloses, a method of manufacturing an LCD, comprising, among other steps, contiguous main and auxiliary sealant and providing a mask over a region where the main sealant is not formed before irradiating UV light such that the auxiliary sealant is not exposed to the UV light and cutting the attached substrates. Additional Remarks 8. Upon reviewing the applicant's Request for Continued Examination and further search of

prior art, it is concluded that previously allowed claims 1-20 and 23 are not allowable. The examiner regrets any delay caused by this Office Action. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Steven S. Paik whose telephone number is 571-272-2404. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday - Friday 5:30a-2:OOp (Maxi-Flex*). If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, Michael G. Lee can be reached on 571-272-2398. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 57 1-273-8300.

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Docket No. 8733.63 1.00-US (PATENT) IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE In re Patent Application of: Moo Ye01 PARK et al. Application No.: 101184,118 Filed: June 28,2002 For: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Mail Stop Amendment Commissioner for Patents P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 223 13-1450
RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION

Confirmation No. : 9942
Art Unit: 2876

Examiner: Steve S. Paik Customer No.: 30827

Dear Sir: INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS In response to the Office Action dated June 19, 2006, please amend the patent application identified above as follows: INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2 of this paper.
Remarks begin on page 5 of this paper.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
1. (Currently Amended) A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD)

device comprising: preparing a lower substrate and an upper substrate; forming an auxiliary sealant and subsequently forming a main sealant on one of the lower and upper substrates, wherein the auxiliary sealant is formed in a dummy region and connects to the main sealant, and wherein the auxiliarv sealant and the main sealant are contiguous; applying a liquid crystal on one of the lower and upper substrates; attaching the lower and upper substrates; and curing at least the main sealant. (Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the main sealant and the auxiliary

2.

sealant are at least partially curable by irradiating UV light and curing the main sealant includes irradiating UV light.

3. 4.

(Cancelled) (Original) The method of claim 2, wherein the sealant is formed using oligomers

each having both ends coupled to an acrylic group. (Original) The method of claim 2, wherein the sealant is formed using

5.

monomers each having both ends coupled to an acrylic group. (Original) The method of claim 2, wherein the sealant is formed using oligomers

6.

each having one end coupled to an acrylic group and the other end coupled to an epoxy group. (Original) The method of claim 2, whcrein the sealant is formed using

7.

monomers each having one end coupled to an acrylic group and the other end coupled to an epoxy group.

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8.

(Original) The method of claim 2, further comprising heating the sealant after

irradiating the UV light.
9.

(Original) The method of claim 6, further comprising heating the sealant after

irradiating the UV light. 10.

(Original) The method of claim 7, further comprising heating the sealant after

irradiating the UV light.

11.

(Original) The method of claim 2, wherein a region where the sealant is not

formed is covered with a mask during the irradiating with UV light. (Original) The method of claim 2, wherein a region where the main UV sealant

12.

is not formed is covered with a mask during the irradiating with UV light. (Original) The method of claim 2, wherein the UV light is irradiated at a tilt

13.

angle with respect to the attached substrates. (Original) The method of claim 1, further comprising forming column spacers

14.

on the upper substrate. (Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the main and auxiliary sealants are

15.

formed on the upper substrate and the liquid crystal is applied to the lower substrate.

16. substrates. 17.

(Original) The method of claim 1, further comprising cutting the attached

(Original) The method of claim 16, wherein the attached substrates are cut

across a portion of the auxiliary sealant.

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18.

(Original) The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing a mask over a region where the main sealant is not formed before irradiating UV light such that the auxiliary sealant is not exposed to the UV light; and cutting the attached substrates. (Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the applying the liquid crystal

19.

includes dropping the liquid crystal onto the one of the upper and lower substrates.

20.

(Original) The method of claim 19, wherein the liquid crystal is applied in a

predetermined pattern onto the one of the upper and lower substrates. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display

2 1.

(Currently Amended)

(LCD) device comprising: preparing a lower substrate and an upper substrate; forming an auxiliary UV sealant and a main UV sealant on one of the lower and upper substrates, wherein the auxiliary UV sealant is formed in a dummy region and extends outside from the main UV sealant, wherein the auxiliary UV sealant contacts the main UV sealant; applying a liquid crystal on one of the lower and upper substrates; attaching the lower and upper substrates; and irradiating UV light on the attached substrates. (Original) The method of claim 21, wherein the UV light is irradiated at a tilt

22.

angle with respect to the attached substrates. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary sealant

23.

contacts the main sealant.

24.

(Cancelled)

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REMARKS
At the outset, Applicants thank the Examiner for the thorough review and consideration of the subject application. The Office Action dated June 19,2006 has been received and its contents carefully reviewed. Applicants gratefully acknowledge the Examiner's indication of allowable subject matter in claims 3, 1 1, 12, 18, 23 and 24. By this Amendment, claims 1 and 2 1 are amended and claims 3 and 24 are cancelled without prejudice or disclaimer. Accordingly, claims 1, 2 and 4-23 are currently pending in the present application. In the Office Action, the Examiner rejected claims 1,2, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19-22 under 35 U.S.C.

9

103(a) as being unpatentable over Eaami et al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,304,311) in view

of Jeong (U.S. Patent No. 6,573,968); rejected claims 4-1 0 under 35 U.S.C.

5

103(a) as being

unpatentable over Enami et al. and Jeong in view of Yamanaka (U.S. Patent No. 6,146,927); and rejected claim 15 under 35 U.S.C.

8

103(a) as being unpatentable over E ~ a met al. and Jeong in i

view of Wakita et al. (U.S. Patent No. 5,307,190). Although Applicants respectfully traverse the aforementioned rejections, for the sole purpose of expediting the prosecution of the present application, claims 1 and 21 are amended. In particular, claim 1 as amended includes the allowed subject matter of claim 3 and claim 21 as amended includes the allowed subject matter of claim 24. Claims 2, 4-20 and 23 depend from claim 1 and claim 22 depend from claim 21. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully submit that all pending claims, claims 1, 2 and 4-23, are in condition for immediate allowance. If for any reason the Examiner finds the application other than in condition for allowance, the Examiner is requested to call the undersigned attorney at (202) 496-7500 to discuss the steps necessary for placing the application in condition for allowance. All correspondence should continue to be sent to the below-listed address. If these papers are not considered timely filed by the Patent and Trademark Office, then a petition is hereby made under 37 C.F.R. t 1.136, and any additional fees required under 37 j

C.F.R.

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1.I36 for any necessary extension of time, or any other fees required to complete the

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filing of this response, may be charged to Deposit Account No. 50-091 1. Please credit any overpayment to deposit Account No. 50-09 1 1. A duplicate copy of this sheet is enclosed.

Dated: September 15,2006 Registration No. 52,587 McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP 1900 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 496-7500 Attorneys for Applicant

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PATENT IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE In Re Application of: Confirmation No.:
Hsu et al,

9818 2871

Group Art Unit: Serial No.: Filed: 10/921,508 Examiner: August 19, 2004 TKHRRef: Client Ref: For:

Nguyen, Thanh-Nhan P. 250330.1010 92268US

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION Mail Stop: Amendment Commissioner for Patents P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 Dear Sir: The non-final Office Action dated December 19, 2006 has been carefully considered. In response thereto, please enter the following amendments and consider the following remarks.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS Please amend the claims as indicated below. The language being added is underlined (" ") and the language being deleted contains a strikethrough ("--").

LISTING OF CLAIMS 1. (Previously Presented) A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell comprising the following steps: forming a sealing member having a main portion enclosing a display region and a protrusion part extending from the main portion wherein the sealing member is formed by the following steps: applying a sealing material to either one of a pair of substrates from a position outside of the display region toward the display region to form the protrusion part of the sealing member; and continuing applying the sealing material along the display region to form the main portion of the sealing member, wherein
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positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region; dispensing a liquid crystal material upon one of the pair of substrates; superposing one of the pair of substrates upon the other one such that the liquid crystal material is enclosed by the sealing member; curing the sealing member; cutting the pair of substrates to obtain the liquid crystal display cell.

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2. (Original) The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell according to claim 1, wherein the sealing material is a radiation-curable adhesive.

3. (Original) The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell according to claim 1, wherein one of the pair of substrates has a light-shielding matrix, and the sealing member is not overlapped with a vertical projected area of the light-shielding matrix.

4. (Original) The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell according to claim 1, wherein the cutting step proceeds along a cutting line of the pair of substrates, and the cutting line is across the protrusion part of the sealing member.

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5. (Previously Presented) A liquid crystal display cell comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a sealing member disposed between the first and second substrates for fixing the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the sealing member has a main portion enclosing a display region and a protrusion part extending from the main portion and the sealing member is formed by the following steps: applying a sealing material to either one of a pair of substrates from a position outside of the display region toward the display region to form the protrusion part of the sealing member; and continuing applying the sealing material along the display region to form the main portion of the sealing member after forming the protrusion part, wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region.

6. (Original) The liquid crystal display cell according to claim 5, wherein the sealing material is a radiation-curable adhesive.

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7. (Original) The liquid crystal display cell according to claim 5, wherein the first substrate has a light-shielding matrix, and the sealing member is not overlapped with a vertical projected area of the light-shielding matrix.

8. (Previously Presented) A liquid crystal display device including at least a backlight module and a liquid crystal display cell, wherein the liquid crystal display cell comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a sealing member disposed between the first and second substrates for fixing the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the sealing member has a main portion enclosing a display region and a protrusion part extending from the main portion and the sealing member is formed by the following steps:
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applying a sealing material to either one of a pair of substrates from a position outside of the display region toward the display region to form the protrusion part of the sealing member; and continuing applying the sealing material along the display region to form the main portion of the sealing member after forming the protrusion part, wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region.

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9. (Original) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, wherein the sealing material is a radiation-curable adhesive.

10. (Original) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, wherein the first substrate has a light-shielding matrix, and the sealing member is not overlapped with a vertical projected area of the light-shielding matrix.

11. (Currently Amended) A liquid crystal display cell comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a sealing member disposed between the first and second substrates for fixing the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the sealing member has a main portion enclosing a display region and only a protrusion part extending from the main portion, wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region: and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and formed within the display region enclosed by the main portion of the sealing member.

12. (Original) The liquid crystal display cell according to claim 11, wherein the main portion has at least four side walls.

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13. (Original) The liquid crystal display cell according to claim 12, wherein the main portion is rectangular in shape.

14. (Original) The liquid crystal display cell according to claim 11, wherein the first substrate has a light-shielding matrix, and the sealing member is not overlapped with a vertical projected area of the light-shielding matrix.

15. (Currently Amended) A liquid crystal display device including at least a backlight module and a liquid crystal display cell, wherein the liquid crystal display cell comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; a sealing member disposed between the first and second substrates for fixing the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the sealing member has a main
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portion enclosing a display region and only a protrusion part extending from the main portion, wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and formed within the display region enclosed by the main portion of the sealing member.

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16. (Original) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 15, wherein the first substrate has a light-shielding matrix, and the sealing member is not overlapped with a vertical projected area of the light-shielding matrix.

17. (Original) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 15, wherein the main portion has at least four side walls.

18. (Original) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17, wherein the main portion is rectangular in shape.

19. (Previously Presented) The liquid crystal display device according to claim "N,
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15, wherein the width of the protrusion part is substantially the same width as the main portion enclosing the display region.

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REMARKS This is a full and timely response to the outstanding non-final Office Action mailed December 19, 2006. The Examiner is thanked for the thorough examination of the present application. Upon entry of this response, claims 1-19 are pending in the present application. Claims 1-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, 2nd paragraph, as allegedly being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. Claims 1, 5,11-13, and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(e) as allegedly being anticipated by Yoshizoe (U.S. Pat. No. 6,674,507). Furthermore, claims 2-4, 6, 7, and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as allegedly being unpatentable over Yoshizoe in view of Admission (Prior Art). Finally, claims 8-10 and 15-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as allegedly being unpatentable over Yoshizoe, in view of Admission (Prior Art), further in view of Suzuki (U.S. Pub. No. 2002/0012094). Applicants have amended independent claims 11 and 15 and respectfully request consideration of the following remarks contained herein. Reconsideration and
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allowance of the application and presently pending claims are respectfully requested.

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I.

Response to Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 112 The Office Action states on page 2 that claims 1-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.

§112, 2nd paragraph, as allegedly being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. Specifically, the Office Action refers to the feature in independent claims 1, 5, 8 which recites, "wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region." The Examiner states that the terms "initial end" and "opening area" [sic] are unclear as claimed. (Applicants assume that Examiner meant "overlapping area" rather than "opening area" since these terms were emphasized in the Office Action on page 2.) To aid the Examiner in understanding this feature, Applicants refer to FIG. 3 from the specification as shown below:

208
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The "initial end" recited in the claims refers to end (208) shown in the figure. Furthermore, the "overlapping area" refers to area (210) shown in the figure. As clearly illustrated in FIG. 3 above, the initial end and the overlapping area are different. Furthermore, the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region (e.g., the top side of display region (122) above). Therefore, Applicants submit that the feature, "wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region," is not indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the Applicants regard as the invention. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request that the §112 rejection of claims 1-10 be withdrawn.

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Response to Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 102 Claims 1, 5, 11-13, and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(e) as allegedly

being anticipated by Yoshizoe. For at least the reasons set forth below, Applicants traverse these rejections. Independent Claim 1 is Patentable Over Yoshizoe Applicants respectfully submit that independent claim 1 patently defines over Yoshizoe for at least the reason that Yoshizoe fails to disclose, teach or suggest certain features in claim 1. Claim 1 recites: 1. A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell comprising the following steps:

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forming a sealing member having a main portion enclosing a display region and a protrusion part extending from the main portion wherein the sealing member is formed by the following steps: applying a sealing material to either one of a pair of substrates from a position outside of the display region toward the display region to form the protrusion part of the sealing member; and continuing applying the sealing material along the display region to form the main portion of the sealing member, wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region; dispensing a liquid crystal material upon one of the pair of substrates; superposing one of the pair of substrates upon the other one such that the liquid crystal material is enclosed by the sealing member; curing the sealing member; cutting the pair of substrates to obtain the liquid crystal display cell. (Emphasis added.) The Office Action alleges that the Yoshizoe reference teaches all the features of claim 1. However, the Office Action completely fails to take into consideration the feature emphasized in claim 1 above ("wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region"). Applicants submit that in light of the arguments made in response to the §112 rejection above, this feature
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should not be excluded from claims 1-10. (The Office Action states on page 2 that "for the examination purpose, claims 1-10 will be interpreted as excluded the limitation above.") Even assuming, arguendo, that the Office Action had included this feature in its rejection, Applicants submit that the Yoshizoe reference does not teach this feature. Applicants refer to FIGS. 4 and 8 of the Yoshizoe reference, which illustrate the overlapped portions of a sealant loop formed in accordance with the invention of Yoshizoe.

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As seen in the figures above, the Yoshizoe reference does not teach the feature, "wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region," as illustrated in FIG. 4 from the present invention below (area 210).

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Applicants submit that if anything, the Yoshizoe reference actually teaches away from the feature in claim 1 reciting, "the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region." The Yoshizoe reference states the following: ... the sealant is coated such that the sealant is formed traveling apart gradually from the display region toward start and termination points of the sealant while overlapping a part thereof outside the closed loop portion and therefore, even when the two substrates are adhered to each other to

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resultantly widen the width of the sealant, the sealant never intrudes into the display region. (Col. 2, lines 33-40; Emphasis added.) That is, the Yoshizoe reference teaches that the "overlapping area" lies outside the display region rather than extending along one side of the display region as taught in claim 1. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully submit that independent claim 1 patently defines over Yoshizoe for at least the reason that Yoshizoe fails to disclose, teach or suggest the highlighted features in claim 1 above.

Independent Claim 5 is Patentable Over Yoshizoe The Office Action applies the same arguments from claim 1 to reject claim 5. Claim 5 also recites the feature emphasized in claim 1 above ("wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region"). Accordingly, as discussed in the preceding section, Applicants respectfully submit that independent claim 5 patently defines over Yoshizoe for at least the reason that Yoshizoe .fails to disclose, teach or suggest certain features in claim 5.

Independent Claim 11 is Patentable Over Yoshizoe The Office Action applies the same arguments from claim 1 to reject claim 11. Claim 11 (as amended) also recites the feature emphasized in claim 1 above ("wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region"). Accordingly, as discussed in the preceding section for claim 1, Applicants respectfully

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submit that independent claim 11 patently defines over Yoshizoe for at least the reason that Yoshizoe fails to disclose, teach or suggest certain features in claim 11.

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Dependent Claims 12-13 are Patentable Over Yoshizoe Applicant respectfully submits that dependent claims 11-13 are believed to be allowable for at least the reason that they depend from allowable independent claims. See, e.g., In re Fine, 837 F. 2d 1071 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

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Response to Claim Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 103 Claims 2-4, 6, 7, and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as allegedly

being unpatentable over Yoshizoe in view of Applicants' own admission. Finally, claims 8-10 and 15-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as allegedly being unpatentable over Yoshizoe, in view of Applicants' own admission, further in view of Suzuki. For at least the reasons set forth below, Applicants traverse these rejections. Independent Claim 8 is Patentable Over Yoshizoe, in View of Applicants' Own Admission, Further in View of Suzuki Applicants respectfully submit that independent claim 8 patently defines over Yoshizoe, in view of Applicants' own admission, further in view of Suzuki for at least the reason that the combination fails to disclose, teach or suggest certain features in claim 8. Claim 8 recites the same feature recited in claims 1, 5, and 11 above: "wherein positions of an initial end and an overlapping area within the sealing member are different and the overlapping area extends along one side of the display region." As discussed in depth and as illustrated by the figures from the Yoshizoe reference, the x .J>

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