Appeal No. 1997-2182
Application 08/137,443
the claimed compounds to a mammal. We consider the term
"treatment" to encompass a method which results in the
mitigation of any symptom of the condition being treated but
not to encompass "curing" the condition. We also disagree
with the examiner's position that a method of treating a
disease or medical condition must address the underlying
disease or condition. Persons who suffer from allergies such
as hayfever, for example, "treat" their symptoms with
antihistamines and, yet, still have the underlying allergy.
Appellants' specification describes how to synthesize the
claimed galanthamine compounds (see page 3, line 11 through
page 5, line 17 of the specification), including eighteen
examples of the synthesis of compounds within the claims
(pages 10 through 23 of the specification). Appellants
disclose how the claimed compounds may be administered, what
constitutes effective quantities for administration and the
form in which the compounds may be administered (page 7, line
26 through page 9, line 11 of the specification). Possessed
of this disclosure, we have no doubt but that the skilled
routineer would be able to prepare and use the claimed
compounds in the manner disclosed above, without resort to
"undue" experimentation.
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