The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ANDREW R. GRAYDON, KEVIN G. BLYTH, KEVIN L. KOTT, and GLENN S. WARD __________ Appeal No. 2007-0294 Application No. 11/050,224 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GRIMES, LINCK, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges. LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims to a solid particulate laundry detergent. The Examiner has rejected the claims as obvious. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm. STATEMENT OF CASE Laundry detergents that contain clay, silicone (including polysiloxane), and flocculating agents are known in the prior art. Specification 2: 18-21. These arePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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