Appeal 2006-3001
Application 10/747,840
teaches writing to a CD on the binding line, and thus, whether the Examiner
erred in rejecting claims 1 through 3, 6, 7, 21, and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
over Pace in view of Hill I.
Pace discloses (abstract) inserting a compact disk into a folder with
the folder positioned for binding the folder into a magazine. Pace does not
disclose writing electronic information to or reading electronic information
from the disk on the binding line, as admitted by the Examiner (Answer 3).
Hill I discloses (col. 4, ll. 45-68) a method of producing verified, embossed,
and encoded credit cards mounted to matched carrier forms. The method
includes the steps of embossing the face of a credit card, magnetically
encoding similar information on a magnetic strip on the back of the card,
and inserting the card into a verifiably matched and correctly printed carrier
form. We find nothing in Hill I that would suggest writing electronic
information to or reading electronic information from a CD on a binding
line. As neither reference teaches or suggests writing electronic information
to or reading electronic information from the CD on the binding line, the
Examiner failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness.
The Examiner (Answer 3) adds Harris to the combination of Pace and
Hill I in rejecting claims 4, 8, and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Appellants
contend (Br. 14) that Harris fails to teach or suggest printing personalized
indicia on the printed product after associating the optical disk with the
printed product. Accordingly, the fourth issue is whether Harris teaches or
suggests printing personalized indicia on the printed product after
associating the optical disk with the printed product, and, thus, whether the
Examiner erred in rejecting claims 4, 8, and 9 over Pace in view of Hill I and
Harris.
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