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                         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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ISABELLE AFRIAT                                              
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                                            Appeal No.  2005-2743                                              
                                         Application No.  09/847,388                                           
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                                                 ON BRIEF1                                                     
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                Before ADAMS, MILLS and GREEN, 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 1, 3-20, 35,36 and 43-47, which are all the               
                claims pending in the application.                                                             
                      Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced                
                below:                                                                                         
                   1. A cosmetic, skincare or make-up composition comprising fibers and at                     
                      least one active agent for treating greasy skin, wherein the at least one                
                      active agent is selected from the group consisting of ß-lactam derivatives;              
                      quinolone derivatives; ciprofloxacine; norfloxacine; tetracycline and its                
                      salts; erythromycin and its salts; amikacin and its salts; 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-          
                      hydroxydiphenyl ether; 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide; phenoxypropanol;                     
                      phenoxyisopropanol; doxycycline and its salts; capreomycin and its salts;                
                                                                                                               
                1 In accordance with 37 CFR § 41.73(f), the Board decided that an oral hearing was not         
                necessary in this appeal.                                                                      





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