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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CHRISTIAN VICTOR,
ALESSIA MERIGGI, and
KARL BOOTEN
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Appeal No. 2006-2369
Application No. 10/169,618
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims directed to glucoside alkyl urethane compounds, and
methods of preparing them. The examiner has rejected the claims as obvious. We
have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We affirm.
Background
“Tensio-active agents are widely used as surfactants in compositions for
household and industrial applications . . . . The oldest type[s] of tensio-active agents
are the alkali soaps of fatty acids.” Specification, page 1.
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