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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PAUL ROLAND BERGQUIST and
CRAIG STEPHEN SLAVTCHEFF
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Appeal No. 2006-0269
Application No. 10/166,154
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, MILLS, 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 1, 2, and 6-11 which are pending in this application and on appeal.
Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. An article for cleansing body surfaces, the article comprising:
an effervescent cleansing composition capable of generating a foam upon
contact with water; and
a pouch comprising first and second water-insoluble substrates, at least one
being water permeable, the first and second substrates forming therebetween an area
housing the cleansing composition, the second substrate comprising a high loft sheet
bonded to a non-woven sheet, and the first substrate comprising a spun lace or a
carded/chemically bonded non-woven material.
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