Appeal No. 2004-0290
Application No. 09/742,692
the reagent having the high binding affinity is lower than the pH
of an aqueous wash solution comprising 1 g/l of the composition.
In the rejection of the appealed claims, the examiner relies
upon the following reference:
Beggs et al. (Beggs) WO 98/56885 Dec. 17, 1998
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to an enzymatic
bleaching detergent composition comprising an enzyme having a
part that is capable of generating a bleaching chemical, such as
hydrogen peroxide, and such part is coupled to a reagent having a
high binding affinity for stains present on fabrics. Also, the
pI (isoelectric pH) of the reagent is lower than the pH of an
aqueous solution comprising 1 g/l of the detergent composition.
According to appellants, “[t]he detergent compositions of the
invention are particularly attractive to treating ‘problem
stains’ which occur only occasionally, such as tea, red-wine, and
blackberry juice” (page 7 of principal brief, second paragraph).
Appealed claims 1-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Beggs.
Appellants submit at page 10 of the principal brief that
“[a]ll claims stand or fall together.” Accordingly, all the
appealed claims stand or fall together with claim 1, and we will
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