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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BILL W. NOBLE,
VIRGINIA LAZAROWITZ, and
TIMOTHY C. MORRIS
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Appeal No. 2003-0824
Application No. 09/713,974
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GRIMES, and GREEN, 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 1-9 and 11-18. Claim 10 is also pending and has been
indicated to be allowable. Claims 1, 3, 16, and 17 are representative of the
claims on appeal and read as follows:
1. A process for decreasing skin irritation caused by shaving
comprising contacting the skin with a composition containing
chitosan.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein the composition is a solid powder.
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