Appeal No. 2000-1243
Application 08/826,112
'111 application depends on claim 12 via claim 22, the rejection
is being treated as based on claims 12, 22, 23, and 25 of the
'111 application.4
D. The § 103(a) rejections
Nagashima's Figure 1, reproduced below, shows a dual-layer,
pre-recorded, optical data medium which resembles Appellants'
Figure 1 embodiment in that the same wavelength is used for
reading both layers. More particularly, Nagashima's medium
includes a transparent substrate 1 of glass or plastic, a semi-
transparent film 3 overlying a data surface 2 of substrate 1, a
transparent material layer 4 overlying a semi-transparent film 3
and having a data surface 5 therein, a non-transparent reflective
film 6 overlying data surface 5, and a protection layer 10
(unnumbered in figure) over film 6 (col. 3, l. 54 to col. 4,
l. 2). The type of plastic suitable for use as substrate 1 is
not specified.
4 The Appendix to this decision includes a copy of claims
12, 22, 23, and 25 from the '111 application as amended by the
Amendment Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.116 (Paper No. 9) received on
July 16, 1998, and approved for entry by the examiner in Paper
No. 10 (at 2).
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