Appeal No. 94-3575
Application 07/929,044
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on
appeal reads as follows:
1. In a transdermal therapeutic adhesive composition
comprising an adhesive layer containing a pharmacologically
active agent and adapted to adhere the composition to the skin,
the improvement wherein the adhesion of the composition to the
skin is provided by a polymer having lipophilic monomer units and
hydrophilic monomer units in a weight ratio in the range from
98:2 to 0:100, wherein the composition has an adhesive strength
of at least 25 g/12 mm and wherein the composition comprises 5 to
100 weight parts of a C -C alcohol, 0 to 50 weight parts of a
2 3
percutaneous absorption promoter and 10 to 40 weight parts of
water, respectively based on 100 weight parts of the polymer.
THE REFERENCES
The prior art references relied on by the examiner are:
Song et al. (Song) 4,789,547 Dec. 6, 1988
Petereit et al. (Petereit) 5,133,970 Jul. 28, 1992
Sablotsky et al. (Sablotsky) 5,186,938 Feb. 16, 1993
THE ISSUES
The issues presented for review are:
(1) Whether the examiner erred in finally rejecting claims 1
through 9, 11 through 19, 21, and 22 under 35 USC § 103 as
2
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