The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte AKIHIKO OKAMOTO
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Appeal No. 1998-0996
Application No. 08/498,385
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HEARD: March 16, 2004
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Before BARRETT, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 25, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an optical disc holder the
cover of which filters out specific wavelengths of ambient light,
thereby preventing them from passing through the cover, and
allows visible light to pass through the cover. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. An optical disc holder, comprising:
a body;
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