Appeal No. 2001-0241
Application No. 08/997,373
that "[a]s a result, it is possible to obtain rough-surface
plates with even better adhesiveness to photosensitive film,
water retentivity and wear resistance" (page 3 of translation,
fourth paragraph, emphasis added). In addition, the reference
discloses that "[f]or the obtained rough-surface plate, plate
manufacturing was performed using a diazo-based photosensitive
solution. The obtained plate was then used to perform offset
printing" (page 5 of English translation, third paragraph).
Manifestly, appellants err in arguing that Nippon does not
disclose or suggest a photosensitive layer formed on the printing
plate.
Appellants also rely upon the specification data as evidence
of nonobviousness, i.e., unexpected results. Appellants
maintain that the specification data demonstrates that using a
combination of a phosphate-containing unsaturated monomer and
nitric acid roughening of the aluminum support results in an
unexpectedly superior printing plate compared to printing plates
comprising only one of either a nitric acid treated support or a
phosphate-containing unsaturated monomer in the photosensitive
resin layer.
In addition to not establishing that the specification data
would be considered truly unexpected by one of ordinary skill in
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