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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GARY S. GRUBB
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Appeal 2007-1072
Application 09/872,250
Technology Center 1600
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, 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 1-11. Claim 1 is representative of the
claims on appeal, and reads as follows:
1. An oral contraceptive starter kit comprising at least two cycle
packs of oral contraceptives containing an estrogen and progestin,
and having a penultimate and a last cycle pack, the effective
dosage of steroid in the penultimate cycle pack being greater than
the effective dosage of steroid in the last cycle pack, the last cycle
pack providing no more than about 20 μg estrogen per dosage unit.
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