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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CLAUDIO CAVAZZA
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Appeal No. 2005-0027
Application No. 09/777,874
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HEARD: January 13, 2005
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Before MILLS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
MILLS, 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 11-18 and 20-31, which are all of the claims pending in this
application.
Claims 11 and 25-30 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and read as follows:
11. A composition comprising:
(i) a first component selected from the group consisting of acetyl L-carnitine, a
salt thereof and an ester thereof; and
(ii) a second component selected from the group consisting of hydroxycitric acid
and a hydroxycitric acid derivative.
25. A method for facilitating the metabolism of lipids, comprising administering to
a subject in need thereof, an effective amount of the composition of Claim 11.
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