Appeal No. 2006-1021 Page 2
Application No. 09/851,882
of coenzyme Q10 and urea, wherein the ratio of urea to coenzyme
Q10 in the composition is from about 6:1 to about 10:1 (wt./wt.).
46. A method of moisturizing the skin, the method comprising applying to
the skin a composition comprising a skin moisturizing effective
amount of a combination of urea and coenzyme Q10, wherein the
ratio of urea to coenzyme Q10 in the composition is from about 6:1 to
about 10:1 (wt./wt.).
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Bertelli 4,654,373 Mar. 31, 1987
Hoppe et al. (Hoppe) 5,889,062 Mar. 30, 1999
Eucerin Product Insert (Product Insert) (date unavailable)
EucerinŽ Press Release (Press Release), “EucerinŽ The Medical Skin Care
Program Press Releases,” (Beiersdorf, AG, Hamburg) (date unavailable)
Raab, “Uses of Urea in Cosmetology,” Cosmetics & Toiletries, Vol. 105,
p. 97-102 (1990)
(FDC), “Beiersdorf Eucerin Plus with 5% sodium lactate, 5% urea is for ‘severely
dry, scaly skin’,” F-D-C Reports, Vol. 13, No. 43, pp. 14 (1992).
Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers (Business Wire), “Q-Pharma, Inc.-
Grants Non-Exclusive CoQ10 License to Beiersdorf AG,” Business Wire, pp. 1
(Feb. 1, 1999) (ProQuest abstract only)
EucerinŽ Medical Site (Eucerin), “EucerinŽ Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Sensitive Skin
Creme,” http://www.eucerinus.com/medicalsite/products/facialcare/q10/q0.html
(2002)
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
I. Claims 1-13, 17-29, and 32-68 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the combination of Hoppe and Raab.
II. Claims 1-12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38-41,
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