Ex Parte SUARES et al - Page 2




             Appeal No. 2001-1489                                                     Page 2                     
             Application No. 09/177,695                                                                          

                   Claims 1 and 11 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and read as follows:                 
             1.  A method for cosmetically improving human skin through a treatment regime                       
             comprising:                                                                                         
                   providing a first composition containing at least one first active within a first             
             pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the first composition functioning to impart a first            
             benefit to the skin;                                                                                
                   providing a second composition containing at least one second active within a                 
             second pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the second composition functioning to                   
             impart a second benefit to the skin, the first and second actives and benefits being                
             different from one another;                                                                         
                   storing the first composition in a first container;                                           
                   storing the second composition in a second container, the first and second                    
             containers being joined together;                                                                   
                   instructing consumers by placing on the containers or packaging associated                    
             therewith instructions on use of the first and second compositions in a sequential                  
             manner to achieve the first and second benefits in a treatment regime, the first and                
             second compositions being complementary products;                                                   
                   applying the first composition to the skin to achieve the first benefit; and                  
                   applying the second composition to the skin after application of the first                    
             composition to achieve the second benefit.                                                          
             11. A skin treatment regime product comprising:                                                     
                   a first composition containing at least one first active within a first                       
             pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the first composition functioning to impart a first            
             benefit to the skin;                                                                                
                   a second composition containing at least one second active within a second                    
             pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the second composition functioning to impart a                 
             second benefit to the skin;                                                                         
                   a first container for storing the first composition;                                          
                   a second container for storing the second composition, the first and second                   
             containers being joined together; and                                                               
                   instructions for consumers placed on the containers or packaging associated                   
             therewith on use of the first and second compositions in a sequential manner to achieve             
             the first and second benefits in a treatment regime, the first and second compositions              
             being complementary products.                                                                       



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