The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BARTLEY D. MAXON
and MICHAEL S. STARCH
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Appeal No. 2004-06001
Application No. 10/024,9832
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ON BRIEF
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Before: SPIEGEL, LANE and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, 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 7 through 12, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
A. Findings of fact (FF)
The following findings of fact are supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
1. The invention is directed to water-in-oil (W/O) compositions (claims 7-12) "having
a discontinuous aqueous phase dispersed in a continuous oil phase. ...[containing] a
1 The application on appeal was received by the Board on December 15, 2003.
2 Application for patent filed December 19, 2001 The real party in interest is the DOW CORNING
CORPORATION.
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