Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

first and second substrates having an active region, data and gate link portions, and a sealant region;

at least one first dummy pattern on the first substrate disposed between adjacent ones of the data link portions;

at least one second dummy pattern on the first substrate disposed between adjacent ones of the gate link portions;

a sealant pattern within the sealant region completely covering the first and second dummy patterns; and

a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate link portions and the data link portions have substantially identical layers.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second dummy pattern comprises:

a gate metal layer on the first substrate;

a gate insulating layer on the gate metal layer;

a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; and

a passivation layer on the gate insulating layer.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first dummy pattern includes:

a gate insulating layer on the first substrate;

a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer;

a data metal layer on the gate insulating layer; and

a passivation layer on the data metal layer.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second dummy pattern has a vertical structure substantially identical to the gate link portions.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first dummy pattern has a vertical structure substantially identical to the data link portions.