The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAM K. KAM,
WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, and MARK A. ARPS
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Appeal No. 2000-1243
Application 08/826,112
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ON BRIEF
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Before MARTIN, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 13-28, all of the pending claims. We
reverse.
A. The invention
The invention is a dual-layer pre-recorded optical image
storage disc employing a partially reflective layer formed of
antimony sulfide, which can take the form of antimony (III)
sulfide (Sb2S3) or antimony (V) sulfide (Sb 2S5). Specification
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