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             Appeal No. 2007-0307                                                                               
             Application No. 09733,640                                                                          
                   Claim 1 is directed to:                                                                      
                          1. An injectable composition for controlled release of a bioactive agent,             
                             comprising:                                                                        
                   a biodegradable crystallizable polymer;                                                      
                   a biodegradable amorphous polymer;                                                           
                   a biocompatible solvent having a miscibility with water less than 7 percent by               
                   weight; and                                                                                  
                   a bioactive agent.                                                                           
                          34.   A method of administering a bioactive agent, comprising:                        
                          inserting an injectable composition for controlled release of a bioactive             
                   agent into an organism, wherein the composition comprises:                                   
                          a biodegradable crystallizable polymer;                                               
                          a biodegradable amorphous polymer;                                                    
                          a biocompatible solvent having a miscibility with water less than 7 percent           
                   by weight; and                                                                               
                          a bioactive agent.                                                                    
                          38.  A method of making an injectable composition for administering a                 
                   bioactive agent, comprising:                                                                 
                          combining ingredients, wherein said ingredients comprise                              
                          a biodegradable crystallizable polymer;                                               
                          a biodegradable amorphous polymer;                                                    
                          a biocompatible solvent having a miscibility with water less than 7 percent           
                   by weight; and                                                                               
                          a bioactive agent.                                                                    


             Grounds of Rejection                                                                               
                   1.  Claims 1, 5-7, 17-18, 34, 38, 51-53, 55-56, 58, 60, and 66-67 stand                      
                rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Lundgren.                                                
                   2.  Claims 1, 3, 5-7, 17-18, 34, 38, 49, 51-53, 55-56, and 58-72 stand                       
                rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(b) over Shukla in view of Lundgren.                              
                   3.  Claims 1, 3-19, 34, 38, and 49-72 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(b)                
                over Brodbeck in view of Lundgren.                                                              



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