Application of Richard C. Byce and Jack K. Dale

SMITH, Judge.

Appellants appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals which affirmed the final rejection of claims 1 through 10 of their application. 1 The application relates to “anionic detergent compositions containing neomycin and certain salts thereof.”

The appealed claims stand or fall together. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads:

1. A germicidal detergent composition characterized by effective detergency and consisting essentially of a water-soluble, non-soap, synthetic, organic, anionic detergent and a germicidally-effective concentration of neomycin.

The issue is whether the claims were…