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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANDREW PAUL CHAPPLE, JANE ANN JONES, JOHN LLOYD,
ROB THIJSSEN, and SIMON MARINUS VEERMAN
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Appeal No. 2004-0149
Application No. 09/803,612
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS , WALTZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 14 and 16, which are the only
claims remaining in this application. We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
`According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
method of reducing dye fading in the laundering of fabrics bearing
fadeable dyes in the presence of bleaching compositions, which
method comprises contacting stained fabrics bearing fadeable dyes,
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