The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DEGUANG ZHU and YAO ZHU
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Appeal No. 2005-0403
Application No. 09/748,466
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, MILLS and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 5, 9-14 and 16, which are all the claims
pending in the application.
Claim 5 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
below:
5. A method of increasing skin firmness and elasticity, reducing lines and
wrinkles of skin, improving age spots and clarity of skin, raising ability of
skin or scalp to scavenge oxygen free radicals, raising ability of skin or
scalp against UV-induced damage, treating aging of skin or scalp,
preventing skin or scalp from aging, treating winter itch, or improving
secretion of sebaceous and sweat glands comprising:
topically applying an effective amount of a composition consisting
essentially of insulin, which can be natural, synthetic, recombinant,
human or animal, to the skin or scalp.
The examiner relies on the following prior art:
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