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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PETER FAIRLEY, NEIL S. SHAW, and DAVID C. STEER
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Appeal No. 2006-2731
Application No. 10/102,077
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, GRIMES, and LINCK, Administrative Patent Judges.
LINCK, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of all
of the pending claims in Application No. 10/102,077, filed March 20, 2002 and claiming
a priority date of March 21, 2001.1
Claims on Appeal
Claims 1-3, 6-10, and 12-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). Only
dependent claims 2 and 15 have been argued separately. Thus, we consider claims 1, 2,
and 15. The remaining claims stand or fall with claims 1 and 2.
1 The real party in interest is Unilever-Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco.
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