In re Rice

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the Patent Office Board of Appeals decision affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-4 of application serial No. 678,502, filed October 27, 1967, for a hangover remedy, *1317which was based on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in view of the prior art.

Claim 1 is the only independent claim and reads:

1. A therapeutic composition of matter containing the following ingredients present in the recited approximate parts by weight:

Ingredient Parts by Weight 4 10% By Weight

Aspirin 414

Aluminum Hydroxide 130

Acetaminophen 325

Magnesium Carbonate 65

Magnesium Trisilicate 65

Ni…