Appeal No. 2002-0530
Application No. 09/175,407
light guide plate is a molded product of an ionizing-radiation-
curable resin, and its maximum thickness of the plate is 1.0 mm
or less.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Nishio et al. (Nishio) 5,714,218 Feb. 03, 1998
Ishikawa et al. (Ishikawa) 5,967,637 Oct. 19, 1999
(filed Aug. 29, 1995)
Claims 1 through 4, 10, and 11 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Nishio in view of
Ishikawa.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 19,
mailed July 27, 2001) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellant's Brief (Paper No.
18, filed May 15, 2001) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 20, filed
September 17, 2001) 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 1 through 4, 10,
and 11.
The examiner asserts (Answer, page 3) that Nishio discloses
"an ionizing radiation curable resin composition for optical
article, and surface source, . . . comprising a light guide plate
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