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          Appeal No. 95-3320                                                          
          Application 07/974,510                                                      
          having ordinary skill in the art to expect that antibody-                   
          containing                                                                  
          serum which has been obtained from the blood of a domestic                  
          fowl immunized using human hair as an antigen would be useful               
          in hair care products?                                                      
               (3) Would the combined prior art teachings have suggested              
          to one having ordinary skill in the art to use yolk antibody                
          which has been obtained from an egg of a domestic fowl                      
          immunized using human hair as an antigen in hair care                       
          products?                                                                   
               (4) Would the combined prior art teachings reasonably                  
          have led one having ordinary skill in the art to expect that                
          yolk antibody which has been obtained from an egg of a                      
          domestic fowl immunized using human hair as an antigen would                
          be useful in hair care products?                                            
               To answer these questions and determine the patentability              
          of the claimed subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in light                
          of the applied prior art, we have considered the evidence and               
          arguments of record, including the specification and claims,                
          appellants’ Appeal and Reply Briefs, the Examiner’s Answer,                 
          the applied prior art, the Declaration Under 37 CFR 1.132 by                
          Hiroshi Nojiri, filed February 17, 1994, the attachments                    
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