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            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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                    _____________                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                      
                             Ex parte MARK A. SMERZNAK,                                
                                WALTER A.M. BROECKX,                                   
                                IWEIN J.M.J. GODERIS,                                  
                                   ROGER J. JONES,                                     
                                    DIANE PARRY,                                       
                                    JAY I. KAHN,                                       
                                         and                                           
                                    JEAN WEVERS                                        
                                    _____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2000-1877                                   
                              Application No. 08/881,457                               
                                    ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                         
                                   _______________                                     
          Before HANLON, OWENS, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from              
          the final rejection of claims 1-17, all the claims pending in the            
          application.  The claims on appeal are directed to a non-aqueous             
          liquid detergent.  Claim 1 is representative and reads as                    
          follows:                                                                     




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