Ex Parte Aleles et al - Page 58



             Appeal No. 2006-2248                                                                                 
             Application No. 10/158,618                                                                           

                                                  Appendix 2                                                      
                                    Claims after presentation of amendment                                        
                               in original application (bold and spacing added)                                   
                         (matter in [brackets and strikeout] deleted by the amendment                             
                                 matter underlined added by the amendment)                                        
                    1.    A cosmetic composition comprising:                                                      
                          (a)  from about 0.001 to about 1% by weight of the total composition of                 
                          a retinoid compound;                                                                    
                          (b)  an oil-soluble antioxidant;                                                        
                          (c)  a compound selected from the group consisting of emulsifiers or                    
                          surfactants,                                                                            
                    said composition being substantially free of irritating compounds, where said                 
                    composition has a pH from about 4 to about 7.                                                 
                    2.    A cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition                    
                    further comprises                                                                             
                          a branched-chain fatty alcohol ester.                                                   
                    3.    A cosmetic composition according to claim 2 wherein said retinoid                       
                    compound is selected from the group consisting of                                             
                          retinoic acid,                                                                          
                          retinol,                                                                                
                          retinaldehyde                                                                           
                          and                                                                                     
                          esters of retinoic acid.                                                                
                    4.    A cosmetic composition according to claim 2 wherein said oil-soluble                    
                    antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of                                          
                          butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT),                                                         
                          ascorbyl palmitate,                                                                     
                          butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA),                                                         
                          a-tocopherol,                                                                           
                          phenyl-a-naphthylamine,                                                                 
                          hydroquinone,                                                                           
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