Ex Parte Corbella et al - Page 1



          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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ALBERTO CORBELLA and                                          
                                  GIOVANNI GUIDOTTI                                                
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                                Appeal No. 2006-1530                                               
                             Application No. 10/221,959                                            
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                                      ON BRIEF                                                     
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         Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.                          
         KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                       

                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
              This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                               
         rejection of claims 11-21, which are all of the claims pending in                         
         this application.                                                                         
                                    BACKGROUND                                                     
              Appellants' invention relates to a hair dye composition and                          
         a method of dyeing keratin fibers therewith.  An understanding of                         
         the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim                            
         11, which is reproduced below.                                                            
              11. A hair dye comprising: (a) a cationic biopolymer; (b) an                         
         alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside; and (c) a dye.                                       













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