Appeal No. 1997-3701 2
Application No. 08/141,457
been canceled. Claims 24, 26 and 27 have been allowed.
THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a photographic element having a layer comprising a 1-
aryl-4-aryloxy-2-pyrazolino-5-one magenta dye forming coupler. A separate compound
is present which contains a sulfide, sulfoxide, or sulfone moiety. Other features of the
claimed subject matter are set forth in the illustrative claim appended to this decision.
THE CLAIM
Claim 2 is illustrative of appellants’ invention and a copy of the claim is appended
to this decision.
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references:
Lestina 3,519,429 Jul. 07, 1970
Fuseya et al. (Fuseya) 4,246,333 Jan. 20, 1981
Lok et al. (Lok) 4,451,557 May 29, 1984
Ogawa et al. (Ogawa) 4,511,649 Apr. 16, 1985
Okamura et al. (Okamura) 4,708,927 Nov. 24, 1987
Rody et al. (Rody) 4,933,271 Jun. 12, 1990
Ichijima et al. (Ichijima) 4,985,336 Jan. 15, 1991
Rody et al. (Rody) 5,006,665 Apr. 09, 1991
Negoro et al. (Nogoro) 5,360,711 Nov. 01, 1994
2
Kaneko (J63/220142) 2JP 63-220,142 Sep. 13, 1988
(published Japanese Kokai Patent Application)
2We rely on the attached PTO translation.
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