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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOSEPH VERNICE and ALFRED R. GLOBUS _____________ Appeal No. 1997-2339 Application No. 08/177,576 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1, 3, 5 through 8, and 10 through 16, all the claims remaining in the application. Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows: 1. A clear, transparent, highly stable skin treatment composition in gel form for replenishing moisture in the skin and promoting healing of burned, infected, and irritated skin, comprising the product produced by combining 80-98% by wt.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007