The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte HUGO JEAN-MARIE DEMEYERE,
MARC JOHAN DECLERCQ, GAYLE MARIE FRANKENBACH
and ERROL HOFFMAN WAHL
Appeal No. 2003-1914
Application No. 09/485,989
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, WARREN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2
and 14-27. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A clear fabric softening composition comprising a fabric
softening compound, a principal solvent having a ClogP of
from 0.15 to 1.0 and a nonionic alkoxylated surfactant
selected from the group consisting of:
i)- alkyl or alkylphenol alkoxylated with less than 9
alkoxy moieties;
-1-
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