Ex parte SAMUELSEN et al. - Page 1




                             THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                               

                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication     
                     in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                    
                                                                                             Paper No. 18               
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                               Ex parte PETER B. SAMUELSEN, DORTE U. NIELSEN                                            
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                                                Appeal No. 1997-0496                                                    
                                              Application No. 08/387,935                                                
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                                              HEARD: February 10, 2000                                                  
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              Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
              LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   


                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims                
              1 through 21 which are all the claims in the application.                                                 
                                                   THE INVENTION                                                        

                     The invention is directed to a dressing for dosing medicaments.  There is at least                 
              one medicament containing layer.  A barrier layer is situated between the medicament layer                
              and a release face.  The barrier layer contains a continuous hydrophobic phase and                        






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