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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DANIEL H. MAES, KENNETH D. MARENUS, and
CHRISTINA G. FTHENAKIS
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Appeal 2007-1144
Application 10/424,616
Technology Center 1600
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Decided: May 30, 2007
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Before TONI R. SCHEINER, DEMETRA J. MILLS, and ERIC GRIMES,
Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to a method
and composition for artificially tanning the skin. The Examiner has rejected
the claims as obvious. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We
affirm.
BACKGROUND
As the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum “represents
the major chemical and physical barrier between the body and the
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