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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH A. HASLWANTER and WILLIAM F. RENCHER
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Appeal No. 2004-1188
Application No. 09/940,784
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 15-33, which are all the claims pending in the
application.
Claims 15 and 29 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and are
reproduced below:
15. An aqueous nasal spray composition prepared by combining
ingredients comprising oxymetazoline hydrochloride and two or more
linear polymers of 1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone having different average
molecular weights.
29. An aqueous nasal spray composition prepared by combining
ingredients comprising: 0.01 to 0.1 percent by weight/volume of
oxymetazoline hydrochloride; a linear polymer of 1-Vinyl-2-
pyrrolidone having an average molecular weight about 40,000; a
linear polymer of 1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone having an average molecular
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