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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SONIA REGINA TUCCORI
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Appeal No. 2003-0944
Application No. 09/577,955
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 8-14
and 16. Claim 15 stands objected to as dependent on a rejected base claim, but
according to the examiner (Answer, page 2), is otherwise allowable.
Claims 8 and 16 are representative:
8. A method for topically treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with a
combination of:
(i) an amino acid, a salt of an amino acid, or a hydrosalt of an amino acid,
wherein said amino acid, salt of an amino acid or hydrosalt of an amino acid has
an aliphatic side chain; and
(ii) an amino acid, a salt of an amino acid or a hydrosalt of an amino acid,
wherein said amino acid, salt of an amino acid, or hydrosalt of an amino acid has
a basic side chain.
16. A method according to claim 8, wherein (i) is isoleucine and (ii) is lysine.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
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