Appeal No. 1996-1783 Application No. 08/195,025 presence of an additional fatty phase by noting that claim 20 does not clearly indicate that the fatty phase is in addition to the lipidic phase (Id.). Appellants specifically addressed the examiner’s argument by amending claim 20 on appeal by insertion of “an additional phase comprising” between “when present” and “a fatty phase” (see the amendment dated Feb. 21, 1996, Paper No. 14, and the Reply Brief, pages 3-4). 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007