The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DOUGLAS SHANDER, GURPREET S. AHLUWALIA, and DIANA MARKS-DEL GROSSO ___________ Appeal No. 2001-0914 Application No. 08/869,381 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 11, and 22 through 41, all the claims pending in the application. Claim 1, the only independent claim pending, is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows: 1. A process of reducing the rate of mammalian hair growth, comprisingPage: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007