Appeal No. 2002-0932
Application No. 09/510,533
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Chen in view of Katz and
Malik (Answer, page 5). Claims 5-6 and 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Chen in view of Katz and
Chiu (id.). Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Chen in view of Katz, Malik and Chiu (Answer,
page 6).
We reverse all of the examiner’s rejections on appeal
essentially for the reasons stated by appellants on pages 11-12
of the Brief and the reasons set forth below. Pursuant to the
provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(a), we also remand this application
to the jurisdiction of the examiner for action consistent with
our opinion below.
OPINION
The examiner finds that Chen discloses a method of
fabricating a magnetic recording medium by electrolessly
depositing an amorphous NiP seed layer on a substrate, with
subsequent formation of the sequential layers of a
polycrystalline underlayer, a magnetic recording layer, a
protective overcoat layer, and a lubricant topcoat layer (Answer,
page 3).
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