Ex parte BARNET et al. - Page 1




                             THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                 

              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for                          
              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 
                                                                              Paper No. 13                                

                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                          Ex parte ALFRED G. BARNET and MERRILL R. MEZIKOFSKY                                             
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                                                Appeal No. 1996-2732                                                      
                                                Application 08/241,524                                                    
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before GRON, ELLIS and SPIEGEL,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
              Per curiam                                                                                                  

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         

                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of                       
              claims 9 through 18.  Claims 1 through 8 have been canceled.  Claim 9 is illustrative of the                
              subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:                                                              
                     9.     In a shaving composition in the form of a self-foaming gel comprising water,                  
              a water-soluble soap, and a volatile hydrocarbon self-foaming agent, the improvement                        
              wherein said shaving composition additionally comprises a fluorosurfactant and a                            
              hydrogenated polyisobutene.                                                                                 







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