Appeal 2007-1025
Application 10/658,811
cyclohexyl group, an alkyl group having a functional group, or an alkylester
group having a functional group, R3’ represents a hydrophilic group.
The prior art set forth below is relied upon by the Examiner as
evidence of obviousness:
Carlson US 2,297,691 Oct. 6, 1942
Tanaka US 4,504,563 Mar. 12, 1985
Kojima US 6,214,510 B1 Apr. 10, 2001
Shiraishi US 2003/0077534 A1 Apr. 24, 2003
Arthur S. Diamond and David S. Weiss eds., (hereafter “Diamond”),
Handbook of Imaging Materials 155-164, 173-89, 209, 210, 217-20 (2d. ed.,
Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 2002)
Claims 1-5, 13, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Tanaka; claims 11, 12, 14, and 17 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Tanaka in view of Diamond; claim
8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Tanaka,
Diamond in view of Shiraishi; claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as unpatentable over Tanaka, in view of Carlson; and claims 9, 10,
and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Tanaka,
Carlson in view of Kojima.
The § 102 rejection.
Claims 1-5, 13, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Tanaka.
Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires that a prior art reference
describe each and every limitation of a claimed invention with “sufficient
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