Appeal No. 2006-0012
Application No. 10/061,338
compositions for bleaching human keratin fibers (human hair).
See the specification, pages 1 and 4. These compositions include
at least one peroxygenated salt, at least one nonionic
amphiphilic and/or anionic amphiphilic polymer comprising at
least one fatty chain, and at least one polydecene in a medium
suitable for bleaching. See the specification, page 4. The
claimed nonionic and anionic amphiphilic polymers can be selected
from the appellants’ vast disclosure of nonionic and anionic
amphiphilic polymers. See the specification, pages 5-11,
relating to exemplified, but not limited to, thousands of
nonionic and anionic amphiphilic polymers.
The claimed polydecenes are said to be described in “the
CTFA Dictionary 7th edition (1997) of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and
Fragrance Association, USA, and also to the same INCI name in the
USA and in Europe.” See the specification, page 11. They are
said to be “sold under the name Silkflow® 366 NF Polydecene by
the company Amoco Chemical.”2 Id. Nowhere does the
specification, however, indicate the function of the claimed
2In the event of further prosecution, the examiner is advised to obtain and review the
contents of the CTFA Dictionary and the Silkflow Product Sheet Published by Amoco Chemical.
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