Appeal No. 2000-0834
Application No. 08/798,679
characterized in that the layer comprises a dopant capable, by a
redox reaction of changing the oxidation state of the organic
conjugated compound, the material is soluble, the organic
conjugated compound is a polymer or an oligomer, and the
electroconductivity of the layer in a written state is
permanently lower than in an unwritten state.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Marrocco, III (Marrocco) 4,945,257 Jul. 31, 1990
Atkins EP 0,115,191 Aug. 08, 1984
Claims 2 through 4 and 6 through 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Marrocco in view of
Atkins.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 23,
mailed January 11, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellant's Brief (Paper No.
22, filed November 18, 1999) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 24, filed
March 13, 2000) for appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the claims, the applied prior
art references, and the respective positions articulated by
appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of our review, we
will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 2 through 4 and
6 through 9.
Regarding sole independent claim 9, the examiner asserts
(Answer, page 3) that "Marrocco teaches an organic material based
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