Ex Parte PORTMANN et al - Page 2



              Appeal No. 2003-1199                                                                  Page 2                 
              Application No. 09/125,329                                                                                   
              used, for example, as an antiepileptic (id.).  According to applicants, they have                            
              surprisingly found that different crystal modifications or polymorphs, characterized at                      
              length in their specification, may be prepared by using specially selected process                           
              conditions, e.g., an appropriate solvent for recrystallization or the duration of                            
              recrystallization (id.).  The invention here relates to the novel crystal modifications A                    
              and A', and to their preparation and use in pharmaceutical preparations.                                     
                     Claims 1, 7, 26, and 28, which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal,                      
              read as follows:                                                                                             































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