Appeal No. 1998-0996
Application No. 08/498,385
disc case is made from a semitransparent material. Inaba solves
the problem by mixing titanium particles in the main body
material "in order to reflect light" (see column 6, lines 9-10).
The titanium particles reflect all wavelengths of light, thereby
attenuating the light that passes through the disc case. Inaba
makes no mention of filtering out specific wavelengths other than
visible light. Therefore, contrary to the examiner's assertions
(Answer, pages 4-5 and 11-12), Inaba fails to disclose the
claimed filtering. Accordingly, Inaba does not anticipate claims
1 and 21 and their dependents, claims 2, 6, and 7.
For claim 8 the examiner contends (Answer, page 6) that the
particular colors claimed are merely a matter of routine
experimentation. The examiner adds no evidence or convincing
line of reasoning to overcome the deficiencies of Inaba noted
supra as to filtering of specific wavelengths. Therefore, we
cannot sustain the obviousness rejection of claim 8.
The examiner (Answer, pages 6-7) includes Mori to reject
claims 3 through 5, 9, 14 through 17 and 22 through 25. Of these
claims, claim 15 is independent, with claims 16, 17, and 24
dependent therefrom; claim 25 depends from independent claim 18
which the examiner rejects over Inaba and AAPA (Answer, page 9);
and the rest depend from claims 1 and 21. Both claims 15 and 18,
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