Appeal No. 1996-0454
Application No. 08/195,374
Yoshioka et al. (Yoshioka) 5,116,608 May 26,
1992
Kolc et al. (Kolc) 5,223,252 Jun. 29,
1993
British patent (Wella) 2 108 163 May 11,
1983
All of the claims on appeal are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Wella in view of Yoshioka or
Kolc.
We refer to the Brief and to the Answer for a thorough
discussion of the respective viewpoints expressed by the
appellants and the examiner concerning the above noted
rejection.
OPINION
This rejection cannot be sustained.
Wella discloses two separate compositions which are to be
mixed in order to obtain a ready-to-use composition for
permanent waving of human hair. However, these compositions
do not at all correspond to the here claimed first and second
compositions. More specifically, Wella’s component one
composition includes a thioglycolate and a carbonate in
admixture whereas the corresponding ingredients of the
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