Appeal No. 96-1669
Application 08/054,125
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-
tion of claims 1, 3 through 6, and 9 through 13. At the time
of the final rejection, claims 2, 7 and 8 had been cancelled.
On March 21, 1995, Appellants filed an amendment after final
which was entered by the Examiner into the record. This
amendment cancelled claims 11 through 13 and amended claim 1.
Therefore, amended claim 1 is properly before us for our
consideration.
The invention relates to optical discs for recording
and reproducing data by a laser beam. In particular, the
invention is related to using a moisture proof film made of
AlSiN having a thickness that results in a refractive index of
42 nanometers or less. The moisture proof film is placed on
the optical disc so as to avoid the moiré phenomenon.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An optical disc comprising a recording film
formed on one surface of a plastic substrate transparent to
light, a first protection film formed on the recording film, a
2
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