The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RAJIV JANJIKHEL, PHILIP IZEVBEHAI,
MAHENDRA G. DEDHIYA, and CHARLES LINDAMOOD III
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Appeal 2007-3734
Application 11/286,137
Technology Center 1600
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Decided: September 25, 2007
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Before TONI R. SCHEINER, DONALD E. ADAMS, 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
pharmaceutical composition. The Examiner has rejected the claims as
obvious. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The Specification describes “a pharmaceutical formulation comprising
ibuprofen . . . , oxycodone . . . , and 14-hydroxycodeinone . . . , and its use
for the treatment of pain” (Specification 2). The Specification states that the
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