Appeal No. 2006-3151
Application No. 10/767,679
encompasses both “terpenes and oxygen containing derivatives thereof
having at least one C5H8 hydrocarbyl unit which may have one or more
points of unsaturation and/or be part of a cyclic unit within the chemical
structure.” (Id. at 2.) “Terpenoids are a fragrance raw material of many
perfumes and scents.” (Id.)
The specification describes a personal care composition that includes
a terpenoid-containing fragrance, a salt of malonic acid, and a carrier. (Id.
at 3.) The specification states that “salts of malonic acid are effective at
stabilizing terpenoid fragrance components against degradation.” (Id.) The
malonic acid salts “may either be the half or fully neutralized malonic acid
or combinations thereof as represented by general formulas (I) and (II):
wherein X is a cationic counterion.” (Id. at 3-4.)
DISCUSSION
1. CLAIMS
Claims 1-11 are pending and on appeal. Only claims 2, 3, and 11
have been separately argued and they have been argued as a group.
(Br. 9-10.) We will focus on claims 1 and 2, which are representative.
Claims 4-10 stand or fall with claim 1. Claims 3 and 11 stand or fall with
claim 2. 37 C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii).
Claims 1 and 2 read as follows:
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