Appeal No. 2003-1561 Page 2
Application No. 09/632,840
20. A chewing gum composition for an animal comprising:
a water soluble gum portion; and
a water insoluble gum portion including at least one
animal digestible elastomer wherein the chewing gum
composition is capable of sticking and conforming to an
animal’s teeth when chewed such that the animal is required
to chew the gum over an extended period of time as compared
to a chewing gum that does not include the animal digestible
elastomer.
33. A method of delivering an agent to an animal
comprising the step of:
providing a chewing gum including the agent, a water
soluble gum portion, and a water insoluble gum portion
including an animal digestible elastomer; and
administering the chewing gum to the animal such that
the chewing gum is capable of delivering the agent to the
animal when the animal chews the chewing gum.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Cherukuri et al. (Cherukuri) 4,980,177 Dec. 25, 1990
Shaw et al. (Shaw) 5,366,740 Nov. 22, 1994
Cook 5,482,722 Jan. 09, 1996
Abdel-Malik et al. (Abdel-Malik) 5,882,702 Mar. 16, 1999
Claims 42 and 46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph as lacking descriptive support in the application as
filed. Claims 20-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Abdel-Malik. Claims 20-32 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Shaw. Claims 20, 21, 23-28 and
30-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
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