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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BETH A. LANGE,
DAVID J. TYRRELL,
DUANE G. KRZYSIK,
JOHN E. LAABS, and
BRUCE S. WILLIAMSON
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Appeal No. 2006-2059
Application No. 09/998,500
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-71. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A breast pad for absorbing fluid leaking from the breast of a woman and minimizing
the soiling of clothing worn by the woman, said breast pad having a front side which faces the
breast and a back side which faces the clothing, said front side comprising from about 0.1 g/m2
to about 30 g/m2 of a composition for improving breast and nipple skin health, said composition
comprising omega-3 fatty acids, and wherein said composition is suitable for ingestion by a
suckling infant.
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