Appeal No. 1998-0434
Application 08/620,745
OPINION
We reverse the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and
affirm the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
The appellants state that the claims stand or fall
together (brief, page 3). We therefore limit our discussion
to one claim, i.e., claim 1. See In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565,
1566 n.2, 37 USPQ2d 1127, 1129 n.2 (Fed. Cir. 1995); 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7)(1995).
Rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102
In order for a claimed invention to be anticipated under
35 U.S.C. § 102, all of the elements of the claim must be
found in one reference. See Scripps Clinic & Research Found.
v. Genentech Inc., 927 F.2d 1565, 1576, 18 USPQ2d 1001, 1010
(Fed. Cir. 1991).
Yamada discloses a fixing solution which contains a
thiosulfate, can contain a water-soluble aluminum salt as a
hardener, can contain gluconic acid, tartaric acid, citric
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