When determining the field of search, three reference sources must be considered - domestic patents (including patent application publications), foreign patent documents, and nonpatent literature (NPL). None of these sources can be eliminated from the search unless the examiner has and can justify a reasonable certainty that no references, more pertinent than those already identified, are likely to be found in the source(s) eliminated. The search should cover the claimed subject matter and should also cover the disclosed features which might reasonably be expected to be claimed. The field of search should be prioritized, "starting with the area(s) where the invention would most likely be found in the prior art. "

I do not understand the true ramifications of the newly cited prior art or what the examiner is claiming..........are we able to overcome it in your opinion, or are we looking at possibly "more" non final actions??

Thank you.

Deb