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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GERHARD J. HAAS
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Appeal No. 2005-1738
Application No. 10/046,897
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ON BRIEF
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Before ELLIS, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-8. Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal, and reads as follows:
1. A method of sanitizing the udders and teats of dairy cows,
comprising washing or dipping said udders and teats with an
aqueous solution an active ingredient of which is a hop compound
in a concentration effective to kill pathogens on said udders and
teats without causing trauma to said cows.
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