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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANDREW R. GRAYDON,
KEVIN G. BLYTH,
KEVIN L. KOTT, and
GLENN S. WARD
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Appeal No. 2007-0360
Application No. 11/050,001
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ON BRIEF
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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.
§ 134. We affirm.
Background
Laundry detergents that contain clay, silicone (including polysiloxane), and
flocculating agents are known in the prior art. Specification 2: 22-25. These are
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