Ex Parte DEMEYERE et al - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 24           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                         Ex parte HUGO JEAN-MARIE DEMEYERE,                           
                    MARC JOHAN DECLERCQ, GAYLE MARIE FRANKENBACH                      
                               and ERROL HOFFMAN WAHL                                 
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2003-1914                                  
                             Application No. 09/485,989                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WARREN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2              
          and 14-27.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                        
          1.   A clear fabric softening composition comprising a fabric               
               softening compound, a principal solvent having a ClogP of              
               from 0.15 to 1.0 and a nonionic alkoxylated surfactant                 
               selected from the group consisting of:                                 
                  i)- alkyl or alkylphenol alkoxylated with less than 9               
                  alkoxy moieties;                                                    

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