The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte PETER GALLAGHER, TIPAWAN KREU-NOPAKUN, and ANDREW MALCOLM MURRAY __________ Appeal No. 2002-0608 Application No. 09/294,173 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before SCHEINER, MILLS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. GREEN, 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 1-16.1 Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal, and reads as follows: 1. An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water: i) at least one cleansing surfactant; ii) a cationic deposition polymer; andPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007