Appeal No. 2006-0266 Page 2
Application No. 09/867,235
agents, oil-soluble anti-cellulite agents, oil-soluble topical
anesthetics, and mixtures thereof, wherein said skin care active
is delivered into the skin in order to impart positive skin care
benefits;
b) a silicone oil; and
c) a silicone elastomer.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Rouquet et al. (Rouquet) EP 0,908,175 A1 Apr. 14, 1999
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary (Mosby), “erthyema,” 4th Edition, Mosby-Year Book,
Inc., (1994)
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary (Stedman), “sunscreen,” 27th Edition, Thomson
PDR, (2002-2004)
GROUND OF REJECTION
Claims 27-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Rouquet.
CLAIM GROUPING
Appellants do not separately group or argue their claims. Accordingly,
claims 27-31 stand or fall together. Since all claims stand or fall together, we
limit our discussion to representative independent claim 27. Claims 28-31 will
stand or fall together with claim 27. In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 590, 18 USPQ2d
1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991).
DISCUSSION
According to the examiner (Answer, page 3), Rouquet teaches “stable
topical compositions containing solid elastomeric organopolysiloxane….”
Specifically, the examiner finds (id.), Rouquet exemplify (page 10), a water-in-oil
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