Appeal No. 95-4066 Application 07/963,189 a reflecting layer coupled to said protective overcoat; a recording layer coupled to said layer; and a plastic substrate coupled to said recording layer, wherein said reflecting layer is a silver-copper alloy, wherein said copper content of said silver copper alloy is in the range of 1- 30 at.%. THE PRIOR ART In addition to what the examiner has characterized as "appellants' admissions", the references of record which are being relied on by the examiner as evidence of obviousness are: Takahashi et al. (Takahashi) 4,717,628 Jan. 5, 1988 Shindo et al. (Shindo) 5,032,470 Jul. 16, 1991 Tomie et al. (Tomie) 03-25737 Feb. 4, 1991 (Japanese Kokai) Kobayashi et al. (Kobayashi) 01-204243 Aug. 16, 1989 (Japanese Kokai) Hasegawa et al. (Hasegawa) 04-102241 Apr. 3, 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007