The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte BERND FABRY, JOSEF KOESTER, HERMANN HENSEN AND KARL-HEINZ SCHMID ______________ Appeal No. 2004-0273 Application 09/958,702 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, GRIMES, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, 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 11-32. Claims 11, 12, and 15 are representative of the subject matter on appeal, and are set forth below: 11. A composition comprising an emulsifier component containing: (a) a hydroxycarboxylic acid alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside ester; and (b) a fatty alcoholPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007