The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MYRIAM MELLUL AND DIDIER CANDAU __________ Appeal No. 1999-0997 Application 08/397,141 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before ROBINSON, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 14-27, all of the claims remaining in the application. Claim 14 is representative and reads as follows: 14. A cosmetic composition for the skin or nails, comprising a dispersion of solid organic particles in a binder, wherein at least a portion of the organic particles are introduced into the composition in the form of particles whose surface is coated with at least one cationic polymer.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007