Ex parte EDGREN et al. - Page 2



          Appeal No. 1996-3159                                                        
          Application No. 08/068,480                                                  

               4.  A method for administering a drug to the gastro-                   
               intestinal tract of a human, wherein the method                        
               comprises:                                                             
                    (a) admitting orally into the human a dosage form                 
                    comprising a drug of the formula:                                 







                         which drug possess antidepressant therapy and                
                    the dosage form comprises a member selected from                  
                    the group consisting of a sustained-release dosage                
                    form and a controlled-release dosage form; and,                   
                    (b) administering the drug from the dosage form                   
                    over an extended period of time in a therapeuti-                  
                    cally responsive dose to produce the antidepres-                  
                    sant therapy.                                                     
               The reference relied upon by the examiner is:                          
               Theeuwes et al. (Theeuwes)    3,916,899      Nov. 04, 1975             
               Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as                    
          anticipated by Theeuwes.  We reverse.                                       










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