Appeal No. 2005-0708
Application No. 09/968,967
structure comprising at least two layers, each layer being made
of at least one material chosen from MgF2, CeF3, ZnS, ZnSe, Si,
SiO2, Ge, Te, Fe2O3, Pt, V, Al2O3, MgO, Y2O3, S2O3 [sic], SiO, HfO2,
ZrO2, CeO2, Nb2O5, Ta2O5, TiO2, Ag, Al, Au, Cu, Rb, TI, Ta, W, Zn,
MoS2, Cr, mica oxide, and cryolite, and said particulate phase
additionally comprising at least one pigment, other than said
goniochromatic pigment, present in a quantity of 0.01 to 5% by
weight.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Simon FR 2 777 178 A1 Oct. 15, 1999
(French Patent)
Medelnick et al. (Medelnick) DE 199 07 313 A1 Aug. 24, 2000
(German Offenlegungsschrift)2
Claims 1, 4, 6-13, 19-24, 26-27, 30, 33 and 37-48 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Medelnick
(Answer, page 3). Claims 29 and 34-36 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Medelnick in view of
Simon (Answer, page 6). Based on the totality of the record, we
affirm both grounds of rejection on appeal essentially for the
reasons stated in the Answer and those reasons set forth below.
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2We rely upon and cite from full English translations of
each reference, previously made of record.
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