Ex parte HONG et al. - Page 2




              Appeal No. 1998-0139                                                                                      
              Application No. 08/503,320                                                                                

                                                  BACKGROUND                                                            
                      The invention is directed to a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a                      
               bilayer structure composed of a reproducing layer and a recording layer.  Claims 1, 7                    
               and 11 are representative of the invention are reproduced below:                                         
                      1.     A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a substrate and a                            
                             bilayer structure, said bilayer structure comprising a reproducing                         
                             layer comprising Nd (TbFeCoCr)       wherein x is an atomic                                
                                                  x           100-x                                                     
                             percentage greater than 0 and a recording layer comprising                                 
                             TbFeCoCr.                                                                                  
                      7.     A magneto-optical recording medium for use in a recording                                  
                             medium including a dielectric layer, a protective layer and a                              
                             reflective layer formed in sequence on a substrate, said                                   
                             magneto-optical recording medium comprising a bilayer                                      
                             structure located between said dielectric layer and said                                   
                             protective layer, said bilayer structure comprising a                                      
                             reproducing layer comprising Nd Gd (TbFeCoCr)                                              
                                                              a   b            100-(a+b)                                
                             wherein a and b are atomic percentages and a recording                                     
                             layer comprising TbFeCoCr.                                                                 
                      11.    A recording medium comprising:                                                             
                             a substrate;                                                                               
                             a dielectric layer;                                                                        
                             a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a bilayer                                    
                             structure, said bilayer structure comprising a reproducing layer and                       
                             a recording layer, said reproducing layer comprising                                       
                             Nd (TbFeCoCr)       wherein x is an atomic percentage with a value                         
                                x            100-x                                                                      
                             greater than 0 and said recording layer comprising TbFeCoCr;                               
                             a protective layer; and                                                                    
                             a reflective layer.                                                                        
                      As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner relies on the following reference:                       


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