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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VERONIQUE DOUIN,
BENEDICTE CAZIN, and
SANDRINE DECOSTER
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Appeal No. 2004-0378
Application No. 09/765,675
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HEARD July 27, 2004
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, 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 1-83, all of the claims in the application. Claims 1, 17, 20, 23, 64,
and 78 are representative and read as follows:
1. An oil-in-water nanoemulsion comprising oil globules with an average size
of less than 150nm comprising at least one oil, at least one amphiphilic
lipid, and at least one cationic polymer comprising at least one
hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block.
17. A nanoemulsion according to claim 1 wherein said at least one amphiphilic
lipid is chosen from nonionic amphiphilic lipids and anionic amphiphilic
lipids.
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