Appeal 2006-3001
Application 10/747,840
Appellants' invention relates to a method of producing magazines or
other print media which include personalized optical disks. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A method comprising:
writing electronic information to an optical disk on a binding line; and
associating the written optical disk with a printed product on the
binding line.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Harris, Jr. US 5,114,128 May 19, 1992
Hill (Hill I) US 5,388,815 Feb. 14, 1995
Pace US 6,126,201 Oct. 03, 2000
Hill (Hill II) US 6,431,453 B1 Aug. 13, 2002
Claims 1, 3, 6, 21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Hill I.
Claims 11, 13, 14, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Hill II.
Claims 1 through 3, 6, 7, 21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Pace in view of Hill I.
Claims 4, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Pace in view of Hill I and Harris, Jr.
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Hill II in view of Harris, Jr.
We refer to the Examiner's Answer (mailed March 10, 2006) for the
Examiner's complete reasoning and to Appellants' Brief (filed December 23,
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