Appeal No. 1998-0150
Application No. 08/435,224
1. Heat mode recording element comprising, in order:
(a) a support,
(b) a layer containing a roughening agent,
(c) a metal recording layer,
(d) a protective element.
In support of his rejection, the examiner relies on the
following prior art references:
Tabei et al. (Tabei) 4,388,400 Jun. 14,
1983
Wada et al. (Wada) 4,499,178 Feb. 12,
1985
Grzeskowiak et al. (Grzeskowiak) 4,711,838 Dec. 8,
1987
Yoshihara 5,017,449 May 21,
1991
Claims 1 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over either Tabei or Wada taken together with
Yoshihara or Grzeskowiak.
We have carefully reviewed the claims, specification, and
applied prior art, including all of the arguments advanced by
both the examiner and appellants in support of their
respective positions. This review leads us to conclude that
the examiner’s § 103 rejection is not well founded.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the examiner’s § 103
rejection for essentially those reasons set forth in the
Brief. We add the following for emphasis and completeness.
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