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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANK NAUMANN, ASTRID KLEEN,
HORST HOEFFKES, and BERND MEINIGKE
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Appeal No. 2006-2423
Application No. 10/297,871
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ON BRIEF
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Before MILLS, GRIMES, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to compositions and methods for coloring hair. The
examiner has rejected the claims as obvious over prior art. We have jurisdiction under
35 U.S.C. § 134. We reverse the prior art rejections as applied to the method claims,
but vacate the rejections as they apply to the composition claims, and remand to the
examiner for further consideration and to take appropriate action.
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