The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DAVID BODMER, THOMAS KISSEL, FRIEDRICH RICHTER, and HARRY TIEMESSEN __________ Appeal No. 2001-1044 Application No. 08/881,216 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, 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 18-21 and 23-26, all of the claims remaining. Claims 18 and 23-26 are representative and read as follows: 18. A topical, pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of formula lPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007