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               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
              Ex parte WILLEM ANTHEUNISSE, CORNELIS PAUL VAN DER LOGT,                
          NEIL JAMES PARRY, and TON SWARTHOFF                                         
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2004-0290                                  
                             Application No. 09/742,692                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     

          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-24,             
          all the claims pending in the present application.  Claim 1 is              
          illustrative:                                                               
               1.  Enzymatic bleaching detergent composition comprising a             
          bleaching enzyme capable of generating a bleaching chemical and             
          having a high binding affinity for stains present on fabrics,               
          said enzyme comprising an enzyme part capable of generating a               
          bleaching chemical which is coupled to a reagent having a high              
          binding affinity for stains present on fabrics, wherein the pI of           

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