A METHOD FOR MAKING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:

providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support including a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating provided on the support, the coating including a photopolymerizable layer including a photopolymerizable composition;

image-wise exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor;

optionally heating the lithographic printing plate precursor; and

developing the lithographic printing plate precursor with a gum solution so that the lithographic printing plate precursor is developed and gummed in one single step; wherein

the photopolymerizable composition includes a compound including at least one moiety according to Formula (I) and/or Formula (II):

and *denotes linking positions to remaining portions of the compound.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the compound is a monomer represented by Formula (III):

wherein

L represents a divalent, trivalent, tetravalent, pentavalent, or hexavalent linking group;

A represents an ethylenically unsaturated group;

n represents 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 respectively for the divalent, trivalent, tetravalent, pentavalent, or hexavalent linking group L.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the monomer is represented by Formula (IV):

wherein

L represents a divalent linking group; and

A represents an ethylenically unsaturated group.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the compound is a polymer including at least one monomeric unit derived from the monomer according to Formula (V):

wherein

L represents a divalent linking group; and

A represents an ethylenically unsaturated group.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the polymer further includes at least one monomeric unit according to Formula (V):

wherein R1 represents an alkyl group.

16 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated group is represented by an acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, styrene, maleate, fumarate, itaconate, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, allyl ether, and/or allyl ester group.

17 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated group is represented by an acrylamide, methacrylamide, or vinyl ester group.

18 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein L represents an optionally substituted alkylene, an optionally substituted cycloalkylene, an optionally substituted arylene, an optionally substituted heteroarylene, —O—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —C<, >C<, —NH—CO—O—, —NH—CO—NH—, —NH—CS—NH—, —CO—NR′—, —(CH 2 —CH 2 —O) e —, —NH—CS—NH—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —SO 2 —NH—, —CH═N—, —NH—NH—, —N + (CH 3 ) 2 —, —S—, —S—S—, and/or combinations thereof; and

e represents an integer greater than 1; and

R′ represents an optionally substituted alkylene, arylene, or heteroarylene.

19 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein L represents an optionally substituted alkylene group.

20 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the polymer is represented by the formula:

wherein

R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group;

n is in a range of 10 to 55 mol %;

m is in a range of 10 to 55 mol %;

q is in a range of 10 to 60 mol %;

r is in a range of 0.5 to 60 mol %; and

p is in a range of 0 to 10 mol %.