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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES RUPERT TELFORD BROWN, PETER FAIRLEY,
and STANLEY LAM
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Appeal No. 2002-1559
Application No. 09/282,708
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ON BRIEF
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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 1-7 and 9-14. Claims 1 and 10 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal, and read as follows:
1. A hair treatment composition which has a thickened fluid form comprising:
(i) a first phase comprising at least one naturally derived polymer which is
capable of forming a reversible gel, which polymer is present in the composition
as a shear gel having a multiplicity of separate gel particles which have been
formed by subjecting the polymer to shear while gel formation takes place, and
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