Transcept Pharmaceuticals receives second patent for Intermezzo formulation

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSPT) today announced that the second patent covering the composition and use of Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablet), the lead Transcept product candidate, has been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Transcept has previously announced the issuance of a Notice of Allowance for claims under the application for this patent, U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/833,323, on November 4, 2009.  The newly issued patent, U.S. Patent No. 7,682,628, titled "Compositions for Delivering Hypnotic Agents Across the Oral Mucosa and Methods of Use Thereof," will expire no earlier than February 2025.