Appeal No. 95-2136
Application 07/980,156
reaction product cannot be formulated with all perfumes and
flavors. We remind the examiner that it is not the function of
the claims to specifically exclude possible inoperable substances
of a composition. In re Dinh-Nguyen, 492 F.2d 856, 858-59, 181
USPQ 46, 48 (CCPA 1974). See also In re Kamal, 398 F.2d 867,
872, 158 USPQ 320, 324 (CCPA 1968) and In re Sarett, 327 F.2d
1005, 1019, 140 USPQ 474, 486 (CCPA 1964).
Based on the foregoing, the examiner’s decision rejecting
the appealed claims is reversed.
REVERSED
EDWARD C. KIMLIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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BRADLEY R. GARRIS ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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CHUNG K. PAK )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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