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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
__________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
__________
Ex parte MARIA ANNA VERHEUL-KOOT, CHANTAL NELLEKE KLEIJER,
ROBERT JOHAN JOSEPH HAGEMAN, ROELOF ANDRE BORK
and MAUD GOETHALS
___________
Appeal No. 2004-0339
Application No. 09/462,678
__________
ON BRIEF
__________
Before WINTERS, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
SCHEINER, 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 1, 2, 4-12 and 14-20, all of the claims remaining.
Claims 1 and 9 are representative of the subject matter on appeal:
1. A nutritional booster composition suitable for the treatment of pressure ulcers,
comprising proteins, carbohydrates and fats and, in a daily unit dose: 3-15 g of arginine
or equivalents thereof, 180-840 mg of ascorbic acid equivalents, 50-400 mg of "-
tocopherol equivalents, and 8-40 mg of flavonoids.
9. A composition according to claim 1, containing 50-100 g/l (or 22-38 energy %)
of proteins, 60-180 g/l (or 36-60 energy %) of carbohydrates and 20-40 g/l (or 20-30
energy %) of fats, the fats comprising 0.05-0.5 g/l of docosahexaenoic acid and having
an T-6/T-3 ratio of between 2 and 5.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007