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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEFANO BADER, ENRIQUE HAUSERMANN,
and TIZIANA MONTI
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Appeal No. 2006-0182
Application No. 10/254,862
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Heard: April 25, 2006
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS and MILLS, 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 1-3 and 5-11, which are all of the claims on appeal in this application.
Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. Nimesulide topical formulations in the form of gel systems comprising
carboxyvinylpolymer neutralized with aqueous solutions of weak bases or a
polyacrylamideisoparaffin and 5-40% by weight of a solvent selected from the group
consisting of ethanol, isopropanol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, said formulations
comprising nimesulide dispersed in said solvent, and said formulations having a water
content from 40-95% by weight.
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