The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JAMES A. ANGELLO __________ Appeal No. 2003-0736 Application No. 09/720,007 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before ADAMS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-9, all of the claims remaining. Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows: 1. A method for treating a mammal suffering from renal colic comprising administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a GABA analog. The examiner relies on the following references: Singh WO 98/03167 Jan. 29, 1998Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007