The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GORDON J. FREEMAN and
ANAKANTH ANUMANTHAN
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Appeal No. 2004-2339
Application No. 09/900,596
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1-3, 5-12, 14, 16, 17, and 19-24. Subsequently, the examiner withdrew the
rejection of claims 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, and 24. Thus, claims 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 16, 17, and
19-23 are before us for a review. In addition, claims 4, 13, and 25-30 are pending but
have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
1. A composition for treatment of pollution comprising:
a first component comprising a non-toxic, non-flammable, microorganism
assimilable carbon containing substance in an oil phase;
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