Appeal No. 2005-0532
Application No. 10/152,877 Page 2
1. A photographic material comprising an
opaque reflective support, said support
having an image side and a non-image side,
said non-image side being coated with a
mordant at a lay down of from 100 to 400
mg/square ft. to absorb during washing of the
photographic material dyes selected from
absorber dyes and sensitising dyes that would
contribute to staining of the final image,
together with a gelatin binder.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Yutzy et al. (Yutzy) 2,882,151 Apr. 14, 1959
Campbell et al. (Campbell) 3,958,995 May 25, 1976
Claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yutzy in view of Campbell.
We refer to the brief and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellant and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
OPINION
Upon careful review of the respective positions advanced by
appellant and the examiner with respect to the rejection that is
before us for review, we find ourselves in agreement with
appellant’s viewpoint in that the examiner has failed to carry
the burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness.
See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444
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