Appeal No. 96-0676 Application 07/963,165 up to 8 carbon atoms or benzyl, or denotes aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy or by straight-chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy each having up to 6 carbon atoms, R denotes straight-chain or branched alkyl or7 alkenyl each having up to 8 carbon atoms, each of which is optionally substituted by cycloalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl or A has one of the abovementioned meanings and 1 2 R and R are identical or different and represent hydrogen or straight-chain or branched alkyl, or represent phenyl or benzyl, each of which is optionally monosubstituted to trisubstituted by identical or different substituents from the [sic] selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, difluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethyl and trifluoromethyaxy or by straight-chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy each having up to 8 carbon atoms, if appropriate in an isomeric form, and their salts. 8. The method of treating diseases which are characterized by disturbances of the serotoninergic system related to 5 HT receptors in a patient in need thereof which 1 comprises administering to such a patient an amount affective therefor of a compound or salt thereof according to claim 1. THE REFERENCES2 2 The examiner cites a number of references in the examiner’s answer which were not cited in the final rejection and are not included in the statement of any rejection in the examiner’s answer. Appellants have refused to address these references, on the ground that they are not relied upon in a rejection (reply brief, page 7; supplemental reply brief, 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007